"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that while he wanted the war to end, he would never sign a weak peace agreement that would only fuel the war, in a televised address on New Year's Eve. The Ukrainian leader said that a peace agreement was 90 percent ready but that a critical 10 percent remains undecided. That 10 percent contains everything; it is the 10 percent that will determine the fate of peace, the fate of Ukraine and Europe and how people will live, he said."
"Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised the military to call up reserve soldiers to protect critical infrastructure in an official decree this week. The order also calls for the government to determine a list of critically important facilities to be protected. The Moscow Times reported the order follows recent changes to Russian law in November that allow reservists to be called up in peacetime."
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian forces downed five Ukrainian drones near the city. Ukrainian officials reported Russian drones struck apartment buildings and critical infrastructure in Odesa overnight, injuring six. President Vladimir Putin authorised calling up reserve soldiers to protect critical infrastructure and ordered the government to list facilities to be protected. The decree follows November legal changes allowing reservists to be mobilised in peacetime. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a peace agreement is 90 percent ready but a decisive 10 percent remains undecided and he will not sign a weak deal. Putin said he believes Moscow will win and urged Russians to support 'our heroes.'
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