France will supply Ukraine with 3,000 shells per month
This is the objective announced by the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu: France will triple its munitions delivery to Ukraine. At the end of the first year of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, France was delivering 2,000 shells per month to Kiev. In January 2024, France will increase to 3,000 shells: “We are in the process of getting our hands back on the powder stock. We are recycling powder on ammunition that has not been used” declared the minister.
A “constructive” meeting between the head of Hungarian diplomacy and Ukraine
Ukrainian diplomacy chief Dmytro Kuleba praised the “constructive nature” of his meeting with his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijártó on Monday. The meeting promises to be crucial as Europe must decide on the release of new financial aid very soon. “I want to emphasize the main point of this conversation: openness, honesty and constructiveness,” said the Ukrainian minister.
Pressure is mounting on Hungary
Three days ahead of an extraordinary European summit aimed at unblocking Viktor Orbán’s veto on aid to Ukraine, tensions are rising with the European Union hiding its growing exasperation over the Hungarian nationalist leader’s stance. “It is no coincidence that the EU member state that most violates our common values, that violates the rule of law, namely Hungary, is also the member state that still finds itself outside the EU consensus on the subject of aid to Ukraine” , condemned the German State Secretary for European Affairs, Anna Luhrmann.
Russian presidential election: Vladimir Putin’s candidacy officially recognized
Vladimir Putin may run for president. Although there was no suspense in the matter, the candidacy of the Russian president was officially recognized by the Russian Election Commission, the organization indicated on Telegram. Opponent Boris Nadezhdin is still trying to get his candidacy recognized by the organization, under the control of Russian authorities. 100,000 initials of support from Russian citizens are required. The presidential election will be held on March 17.
To “continue to save lives”, a pregnant doctor stopped at the front
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Ukraine announced that it had shot down eight Russian drones
In its morning bulletin, Kiev claimed to have destroyed “eight Shahed-type attack drones launched from southern Russia”. Independent Kiev . The targets of this latest attack are the regions of “Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Khmelnitsky and Rivne”. Ukraine is currently subject to almost daily drone attacks.
The number of fires at Russian recruitment centers increases
The number of fires in registration centers in Russia is increasing. The British Ministry of Defense sees this as a sign of “a great feeling of dissatisfaction with the war among the Russian population”. The Guardian .
If Moscow attacked a NATO country, “it would be the beginning of the Third World War”, believes Zelensky
In an interview with a German television channel on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that if Russia were to attack a NATO country, “it would be the beginning of World War III.”
Meeting between Ukrainian diplomat Dmytro Kuleba and heads of Hungarian Peter Szijártó
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, will meet this Monday, January 29, his Hungarian counterpart, Peter Szijártó.
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