{
  "id": 18838269,
  "title": "Anand expresses her position on abduction of children and Russian strikes on civilians to Lavrov",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/anand-expresses-her-position-on-abduction-of-children-and-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T01:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ukrinform - Politics",
    "slug": "ukrinform-politics",
    "url": "https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4182518-anand-expresses-her-position-on-abduction-of-children-and-russian-strikes-on-civilians-to-lavrov.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand expressed her stance on multiple issues during her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Ottawa. Anand, who had sat across from Lavrov during the G20 meeting in Atlanta the previous week, made it clear that she would not extend an invitation to Lavrov for any Canadian conference or one hosted by Canada. Despite his previous invitation to the G20, Anand took the opportunity to condemn Russia's illegal war against Ukraine and draw attention to what she deemed irresponsible actions, such as the abduction of Ukrainian children, strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and repeated attacks on civilians.\n\nAnand also discussed the prospect of establishing a ceasefire in the Black Sea with India's foreign minister, emphasizing that the talks centered around linking a potential truce to an end to attacks on energy infrastructure, including nuclear facilities. This comes in light of Ukrinform's previous report that next year's G20 summit will be held in Manchester in November, with UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio highlighted the importance of Russia's participation in G20 events for fostering dialogue aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.",
  "summary": "During a G20 meeting, Canada's foreign minister used the opportunity to convey her position to Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov regarding attacks on civilians, energy infrastructure, and the abduction of Ukrainian children. She stated she would not invite him to any future meetings.\n\nRussian missile strikes targeted energy infrastructure in the areas surrounding Kyiv and in the Zhytomyr region, which reportedly left five people injured. According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, the attacks caused power supply problems that affected water supplies and district heating. The strikes also damaged Kyiv’s North Bridge over the River Dnipro, causing temporary closure, and severed power lines for trolleybuses. Euronews reported that a kindergarten in the capital was severely damaged, leaving a large crater in its grounds and debris among children's toys. In Chernihiv, the attacks led to a total power cut, according to Unian news agency via the city administration.\n\nThe Russian Ministry of Defence claimed the attack on the bridge was due to its use for Ukrainian military transport. Moscow also stated it targeted a factory producing Flamingo cruise missiles, the Tripillia power station south of Kyiv, and a substation in the Zhytomyr region. Euronews noted that crews were seen using jets of water to combat flames at burning industrial structures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Kiev roiled by power cuts, bridge damaged in Russian air strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/kiev-roiled-by-power-cuts-bridge-damaged-in-russian-air-strikes",
        "published": "2026-11-07T22:30:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}