Zelensky Launches Direct Talks With Mayors on Winter Grid Defense
President Volodymyr Zelensky convened his first meeting in a new regular format with Ukrainian mayors and local self-government representatives on Friday, Nov. 13, focusing on winter preparedness, energy infrastructure defense, and municipal budget capacity. Zelensky demanded accurate, real-time reporting from local officials after criticizing multi-day blackouts and misleading reports in Bila…
President Volodymyr Zelensky initiated direct talks with Ukrainian mayors and local government representatives on Nov. 13, focusing on winter grid defense, energy infrastructure protection, and civilian support amid escalating Russian strikes. The new consultation format aims to align municipal, regional, and central government responses to wartime utility disruptions.
Zelensky emphasized the importance of accurate reporting from local officials to resolve outages quickly, expressing frustration over prolonged blackouts and misleading official dispatches in the Kyiv region. The inaugural session brought together mayors from various cities, including Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Uzhhorod, alongside other local government representatives.
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