World leaders and top officials in Egypt for COP27, the annual U.N. climate conference, made the shadow cast by the war in Ukraine on the world’s energy systems — underscoring the crisis wrought by dependence on fossil fuels — a theme in their remarks.
“Climate and energy security go hand in hand,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at the conference, in an initial appearance on the world stage as leader of his country.
Millions of Ukrainians remained without power Monday as the state-owned Ukrenergo energy operator warned that blackouts introduced to relieve the strain on Ukraine’s energy grid, caused by repeated Russian attacks, would continue through the end of the day.
In the occupied Kherson region, Ukrainian forces claimed responsibility for an attack on a Russian base as they continued to target logistics there. But Ukraine’s capital was quiet, much to the relief of residents who had braced for renewed Russian strikes like the barrages that had hit Kyiv nearly every Monday since early October.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects around the world.
5. Analysis from The Washington Post
A Republican winter may be coming for Ukraine: If the Republican Party makes significant gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections, it could revamp the United States’ approach to supporting Ukraine, Ishaan Tharoor writes in the latest Today’s WorldView newsletter.
“Under Republicans, not another penny will go to Ukraine,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said last week.
There is no consensus within the Republican caucus on how best to support Ukraine’s resistance. However, various GOP lawmakers and candidates have indicated that the fire hose of funding must be turned off.
Pietsch reported from Seoul and Timsit from London. Allyson Chiu, Karoun Demirjian, Paulina Firozi, Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe, Siobhán O’Grady and Matt Viser contributed to this report.
