Zelenskyy and Klitschko clash over Kyiv's energy crisis

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko are publicly blaming each other for severe failures in preparing for Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, causing a major supply crisis in the capital. The dispute, which has simmered for years, has erupted over widespread power, heating, and water outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people. Both leaders accuse the other of negligence in protecting critical infrastructure from the recent waves of Russian missile and drone strikes. The crisis is part of Russia's ongoing campaign against Ukraine's energy grid, which has also forced the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant onto emergency diesel power. Trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the US are scheduled for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.