{"id":2498089,"date":"2025-10-12T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-urges-no-weakening-of-pressure-amid-russian-strikes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T12:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T16:37:56","slug":"zelensky-urges-no-weakening-of-pressure-amid-russian-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-urges-no-weakening-of-pressure-amid-russian-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky urges &#8216;no weakening of pressure&#8217; amid Russian strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-urges-no-weakening-of-pressure-amid-russian-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2498089&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on international allies to maintain strong pressure on Russia as the country continues to strike Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure. He highlighted that Russia is escalating attacks, exploiting global focus on the Middle East peace process. Zelensky emphasized that sanctions, tariffs, and actions against buyers of Russian oil must continue to cut off financing for the war and help pave the way for lasting peace in Europe. Despite recent ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas, Russia has launched numerous missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-mayor-releases-photo-from-electeds-of-color-party-that-sparked-outrage\/\" title=\"Boston mayor shares controversial photo from &#039;diverse elected officials&#039; gathering, causing uproar\">causing widespread blackouts<\/a> and civilian casualties. Zelensky also proposed establishing a joint aerial defence system with European allies to counter these attacks and requested long-range missiles from the U.S. to compel Russia to negotiate an end to the war.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky urges &lsquo;no weakening of pressure&rsquo; as Russia strikes Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kerry-implies-net-zero-emissions-goal-not-good-enough-says-we-need-to-get-carbon-dioxide-out-of-the-atmosphere\/\" title=\"John Kerry Implies Net-Zero Emissions Goal Not Good Enough, Says We Need To \u2018Get Carbon Dioxide Out Of The Atmosphere\u2019\">energy plants<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2369514\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> urged his allies on Sunday to maintain pressure on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia<\/a> as strikes on Ukraine&rsquo;s energy infrastructure continue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moscow allows itself to escalate its strikes, openly exploiting the fact that the world is focused on ensuring peace in the Middle East. That is precisely why no weakening of pressure can be allowed,&rdquo; Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1977297159398600752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847287\/trump-israel-hostages-middle-east-visit\/\">Trump to greet freed Israeli hostages in Middle East visit, Vance says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847232\/afghanistan-pakistan-border-operations\/\">Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3847190\/witkoff-kushner-visit-gaza-tel-aviv-ahead-of-hostage-release\/\">Witkoff and Kushner visit Gaza and attend rally in Tel Aviv ahead of hostage release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Throughout this week, many regions of Ukraine have been under fire, and in many <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >regions air raid sirens<\/a> are now sounding again because of the threat of attack drones. Russia continues its aerial terror against our cities and communities, intensifying strikes on our energy&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OP5yhENGcS\">pic.twitter.com\/OP5yhENGcS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1977297159398600752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Sanctions, tariffs, and joint actions against the buyers of Russian oil &ndash; those who finance this war &ndash; must all remain on the table. And it is exactly this approach that can open the path to lasting peace for Europe,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;The world can guarantee this in parallel with the peace process in the Middle East. I thank everyone who is helping.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hamas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3843357\/trump-peace-deal-israel-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">agreed<\/a> to the first phase of a new ceasefire last week as the yearslong conflict between Russia and Ukraine persists.<\/p>\n<p>Despite President Donald Trump&rsquo;s efforts to secure peace in Eastern Europe, Russia has launched a large number of combined missile and drone assaults on Ukraine&rsquo;s energy plants that have left many citizens in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action\/\" title=\"In Line For Senior Job at State, Sanders Aide Accuses Biden of Illegal Military Action\">war-torn country<\/a> without electricity in their homes.<\/p>\n<p>In Zelensky&rsquo;s Sunday post, a video shows photos and footage of the destruction committed by Russia seen in Ukraine&rsquo;s Odesa, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipro, and Kherson regions. Zelensky said the aerial attacks against Ukraine escalated last week, with Russia using more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles, and about 1,360 glide bombs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Russia continues its aerial terror against our cities and communities, intensifying strikes on our energy infrastructure. The immorality of these crimes is such that every day Russians kill our people,&rdquo; he said, citing the death of a child killed in Kostiantynivka.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3845512\/blackouts-envelop-ukraine-russia-targets-energy-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BLACKOUTS ENVELOP UKRAINE AS RUSSIA TARGETS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zelensky has pointed to the continued Russian strikes as justification for establishing Ukraine&rsquo;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-successfully-tests-new-laser-missile-defense-system\/\" title=\"Israel Successfully Tests New Laser Missile Defense System\">aerial defense systems<\/a>. Late last month, he proposed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/3828406\/ukraine-joint-aerial-shield-european-allies-russian-drones-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">joint aerial shield<\/a> operated by Ukraine and its European allies to counter Russian drones and missiles. Additionally, Zelensky is asking Trump to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3843759\/volodomyr-zelensky-ukraine-nominate-trump-nobel-peace-prize-stipulation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long-range Tomahawk missiles<\/a> to Ukraine to force Russia to the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<p>Over three years after Russia&rsquo;s invasion, Ukraine is calling on its partners to quickly end the war, just as the United States has helped mediate the start of a ceasefire in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky urges allies to keep pressure as Russia hits energy sites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2498090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283641792888.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32402,39864,4280,6991,8630],"class_list":["post-2498089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-international-relations","tag-military-conflict","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283641792888.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498089"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498093,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498089\/revisions\/2498093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}