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France 24 reported that Vladimir Putin seeks to hammer Ukraine's power grid and water supplies as winter approaches. The outlet said renewed diplomatic efforts to end Russia's war on Ukraine remain unlikely to produce a settlement. France 24 cited Russia's irreconcilable territorial demands, competing visions of European security and an unpredictable, pro-Moscow US. Mark Galeotti, Executive Director of Mayak Intelligence, argued that Moscow's maximalist position conceals a more complex negotiating stance.