Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1562: Zelenskyy writes open letter to Putin as Berlin, Paris, and London sketch a plan to bring Moscow to talks

Zelenskyy issued an open letter telling Putin the war is his personal choice, as Germany, France, and the UK sketched a plan to bring Moscow to the negotiating table — with Kyiv holding the final say. On the battlefield, Ukraine claimed "fire control" over occupied Donetsk Airport, closing out its heaviest deep-strike month of the year. Sweden and France seized Russian shadow-fleet assets, while the IAEA reported fresh attacks on power infrastructure tied to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.

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