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17/01/2025
Fico invites Zelenskyy to meet at Davos forum: our meeting could determine the future of Slovak-Ukrainian relations
The head of the Slovak government said that Zelenskyy's decision to stop gas transit through Ukraine allegedly "causes significant damage to Slovakia and billions of losses to the entire European Union."
Fico also added that if the Ukrainian president's decision does not change, Slovakia will take "retaliatory measures."
17/01/2025
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has urged Brussels to abandon sanctions and restore relations with Russia, while also praising Hungary’s role during its previous EU presidency.
“It’s time to throw the sanctions out the window and establish sanction-free relations with Russia,” he stated.
According to Orbán, this will take time, but a “sobering up” will eventually happen in Brussels. For now, he described them as being in a “state of intoxication.”
17/01/2025
Ukraine extends helping hand to Moldova while Kremlin leaves it to freeze - top diplomat
Moldova has not forgotten the fact that Ukraine supports its neighbors in difficult times while the Kremlin leaves them to freeze and tries to plant a pro-Russian government.
This was stated by Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi at the first ministerial meeting “Ukraine – South-East Europe” in Kyiv.
“In these difficult times for the people of Ukraine, they find humanity to support their neighbors. And this is at a time when the Kremlin leaves Moldovan citizens to freeze and uses them as pawns in a geopolitical game, making Moldova suffer, influencing our political development by meddling in our affairs, in order to ultimately impose a pro-Russian government on us and stab Ukraine in the back,”
he said.
17/01/2025
The United States has disclosed information about its assistance to Ukraine with drones that was previously secret, the NYT reports.
In particular, the US spent $1.5 billion to increase drone production in Ukraine.
In addition, Washington has also sent intelligence officers to Ukraine to help develop the program and worked to establish ties between American technology companies and Ukrainian drone manufacturers.
17/01/2025
Russia signs a 20-year “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement with Iran
Russian and Iranian officials said that the agreement covers various areas: economic, trade, energy, scientific, technological, military, as well as “topical issues of the regional and international agenda.”
After the signing ceremony, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said that he favored a political settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
17/01/2025
SOF eliminate and capture Russians who shot dead two Ukrainian soldiers
Operators from the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have killed and captured Russian invaders who shot dead two soldiers from the Territorial Defense Forces.
The SOF command announced this on its page
The Russian invaders captured two soldiers from the Territorial Defense Forces a few days ago in one of the sectors.
Meanwhile, a unit from the Special Operations Forces was carefully planning an operation to eliminate the enemy group and return the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.
During the operation, the SOF operators eliminated part of the enemy group and forced the rest to surrender.
17/01/2025
Slovenian foreign minister arrives in Kyiv.
Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs Tanja Fajon has arrived in Kyiv to participate in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe ministerial meeting.
This was announced by Slovenia’s MFA on social media
“At the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sibiha, Minister Tanja Fajon is attending the Ukraine-Southeast Europe ministerial meeting in Kyiv,”
the report says.
17/01/2025
We are beginning to see cracks in the Russian economy, we need to increase sanctions, - Veldkamp
“We are starting to see cracks in the Russian economy, and we need to widen those cracks by increasing sanctions efforts and sanctions compliance. We are working on a package of 16 sanctions,”
Minister Veldkamp said during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiga.
For his part, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister also emphasized that sanctions against Russia are effective and called for further strengthening of the sanctions policy.
“We also see the manifestations of “some turbulence” in the Russian economy, despite the bravura statements that the Russian economy has coped. No, it is not. It is very important that together with our European and American colleagues we raise the price of aggression for Russia and make the manifestations of problems in the Russian economy a trend,”
Sybiga added.
17/01/2025
Zelenskyy meets with Slovak opposition leader Michal Šimečko
The President recalled that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico had been invited to the talks today, but “another leader came.”
17/01/2025
Putin's reserve fund has decreased by $76 billion over three years of war, it may run out this year
The National Welfare Fund (NWF) of Russia, created under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, amounted to 11.88 trillion rubles or $116.84 billion in equivalent as of January 1, 2025. Over the year, it decreased by $16.6 billion.
However, 8.07 trillion rubles of the total amount of the NWF were actually spent or invested in various projects. At the same time, the amount of liquid, i.e. unused, funds of the fund decreased by a third last year (by $18.4 billion) to $37.5 billion. This is the lowest level since 2008, when the fund was created, The Moscow Times notes.
The current rate of spending from the NWF (an average of $25 billion per year of war) indicates that the fund could be almost exhausted by 2025, says Anders Aslund, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.
17/01/2025
For the fourth day in a row, the oil depot of the Kristall plant in Engels, Saratov Region, Russia, has been on fire, having been hit by Ukrainian drones on the night of January 14.
In addition, a fire at an oil depot in the Liskinsky district of Voronezh region, which was hit by drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has intensified, prompting the introduction of a state of emergency.
The governor of the region called on local residents to “refrain from taking photos and videos of the emergency response, and to plan routes to avoid the oil depot.”
17/01/2025
The number of wounded in Kryvyi Rih due to Russian attack has increased to 7, says the head of the RMA Lysak
17/01/2025
UK to allocate at least £4.5B for Ukraine's defense this year
The United Kingdom will provide at least £4.5 billion for Ukraine's defense needs in 2025.
This is said in a statement published on the UK Government website.
“This year the UK will give more military support to Ukraine than ever before, with £3 billion already committed for lethal aid, and the first £1.5 billion from a £2.26 billion loan as part of the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration scheme set to be released for major procurement projects,”
the statement says.
17/01/2025
Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Serhiy Kyslytsia, affirmed Ukraine’s commitment to peace but firmly rejected the idea of “peace at any price,” stating that such an approach would only embolden the aggressor and fail to establish a real and lasting peace.
Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, Kyslytsia emphasized that Russia’s ambitions extend beyond Ukraine’s borders. He reminded the international community of Russia’s pre-invasion demands, including NATO’s return to its 1997 borders, and urged nations that joined NATO after this date to remain vigilant.
“If we want to live in a safe and secure world, we must spare no effort to counter Russia’s aggressive imperialist policy,”
he said. He stressed that the “peace through strength” approach remains the most effective way to halt Russian aggression and secure a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace aligned with the UN Charter.
17/01/2025
France has held military exercises in preparation for the potential deployment of its troops to the territory of Ukraine.
The Intelligence Online website has reported on Wednesday. This was reported by Intelligence Online on Wednesday, January 15.
The Persée exercise lasted 10 days in the fall of 2024 at a training range in France, and about 3,200 military personnel took part in it. During the maneuvers, the reflection of a potential breakthrough of Russian troops into Ukraine from the territory of Belarus was practiced.
If the reported data is correct, it can be assumed that it is about the location of forces on the northern borders of Ukraine, which will allow Kiev to withdraw its units from there.
The area chosen for the exercise resembled a bend in the Dnieper River north of Kiev. According to Intelligence Online, the main goals of the drills were to practice the use of drones and electronic warfare.
17/01/2025
In Kryvyi Rih, an educational institution and a residential building were damaged as a result of a Russian attack. Information about the victims is being clarified - said the head of the RMA Lysak
Preliminary, three people were killed. There are also wounded - said the head of the RMA Lysak
17/01/2025
UK donates 150 artillery pieces and 15 mobile air defense systems to Ukraine, - Starmer
“I am delighted to announce today that we are providing 150 artillery pieces that have been manufactured in the United Kingdom and will be delivered to Ukraine in just a few weeks.
We will also be supplying a new mobile air defense system called Gravehawk, which is being co-financed with Denmark,” Starmer said.
Two prototypes of the air defense system were tested in Ukraine in September, and 15 more will be tested this year.
17/01/2025
Putin signs decree to call up Russians in the reserve for military training in 2025
The document provides for the organization of military training to “maintain combat capability and improve the level of training of persons in the reserve.”
Details on the timing of the training, the number of reservists involved, and their responsibilities will be defined in additional documents.
The decree also declares 2025 the “Year of the Defender of the Fatherland” in the Russian Federation.
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Discussed how to strengthen Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy summed up the meeting with the President of the European Council
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🔹 protecting Ukraine's energy infrastructure and protecting our children;
🔹 increasing domestic defense production.
Special attention was paid to the importance of uniting international efforts to bring a just peace closer. Especially from the very beginning of next year, we really need unity between the United States and the EU, and the countries of Europe, - Zelenskyy emphasized.
🇪🇺 Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed Ukraine's accession to the EU with the President of the European Commission
They also discussed the use of frozen Russian assets for the needs of Ukraine.
Thank you for the new EU macro-financial assistance of €18.1 billion within the G7 loan. We expect the first tranche in January 2025, - the President of Ukraine emphasized.
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