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- Previous stories
- UKRAINE WAR: The Russians Are Lying, The Ukrainians Are Also Lying.‐ Falode, HOD, History And International Studies Department, LASU
- UKRAINE WAR: The War Is Heading Toward Uncontrolled Escalation - Western Ministers
- Russia Vs Ukraine War: 100 Days Of Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
- Ukraine Crisis: EU Consider Admitting Ukraine, US To Send $1 Billion Aid
- Ukraine Invasion: Russia To Accept 16,000 Machineries From Middle East
- BREAKING: Ukraine Retaliate Russias Provocation On Its Provinces
- Ukraine War: Recount, 74 Days Of Russia Invasion Of Ukraine
- Russia pounded Ukraine with missiles in Kharkiv's eastern region, Odesa's Black Sea region, and Vinnytsia's west-central region, hitting critical infrastructure and leaving some areas without power as people sought refuge in shelters, according to Ukrainian officials.
- According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, a new Russian offensive could begin in February, when half of the 300,000 soldiers conscripted by Russia in October to support the war complete training.
- In the last 24 hours, Russian forces carried out 23 air raids, four missile strikes, and 78 bombardments using multiple rocket launchers in the Donetsk region, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
- least eight people were killed and 23 were injured by Ukrainian shelling in the village of Lantrativka in Ukraine's Russia-controlled Luhansk region, according to Russia's state news agency TASS.
- Further attacks on Ukraine's infrastructure, according to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, could result in severe humanitarian deterioration and displacement.
Diplomacy
- After Poland withdrew its objections to a minimum corporate tax as the bloc prepared to cap gas prices and prop up its industry, European Union leaders concluded their final summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide 18 billion euros ($19 billion) in financing to Ukraine next year and slap more sanctions on Russia.
- According to Jiri Sedivy, chief executive of the European Defence Agency, EU states should buy arms together to replenish stocks after supplying Ukraine, warning that the US may not always be able to shield Europe from threats.
- During visits to Germany's capital Berlin and Brussels this week, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will urge allies to continue "timely" support for Ukraine and discuss how to implement the price cap on Russian oil, according to the Treasury Department.
- According to the Pentagon, the US military will expand its training of Ukrainian military personnel in Germany, including training 500 Ukrainians per month in combined arms.
Economy
- The United States has imposed new financial penalties on individuals and entities involved in Russia's financial sector, including one of the country's wealthiest men, Vladimir Potanin.
- President Vladimir Putin said Russia will expand trade with new partners, including switching gas flows to eastern neighbours amid EU sanctions, saying "we will never take the route of self-isolation".
- According to UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, it is unlikely that the Black Sea grain deal will be expanded to include more Ukrainian ports or reduced inspection times in the near future.
- According to the UN, more than 14 million tonnes of grain have been exported from Ukraine under the Black Sea deal with Russia, lowering global food prices.