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Why Russia targeting civilians shows peace talks won’t work

November 10, 2026 · 17 min

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Even as delegates gathered in Abu Dhabi for renewed negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Moscow’s missiles continued to hit key Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Of course, the response from Russia is that retaliatory strikes on oil and gas sites amount to the same thing.

But the United Nations has identified a growing number of Russian attacks on civilian targets that have little or no military justification.

Niall Paterson is joined by Sky’s defence analyst Robert Clark, who argues Moscow’s continued action shows they have little appetite to stop the fighting.

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