Wednesday February 7, update on the situation late evening
- New deadlock in US Senate during vote on Ukraine, Israel and immigration
American senators on Wednesday struck a deal aimed at unlocking new funding for Ukraine and Israel and reforming the United States’ immigration system. Under pressure from Donald Trump, Republicans eventually voted in opposition. The Senate should immediately try its luck again on a bill similar to the first, minus the immigration reform. At NATO headquarters, Jack Sullivan, the American national security adviser, was confident about continuing American assistance. Ukraine said it regretted the situation, “confusion”In the USA.
- kyiv urges EU to “increase” its deliveries of shells
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, asked Twenty-Seven, among other things. “Sign long-term contracts with companies” Ukrainian Defense, “Reorganize the existing contract for the delivery of shells to Ukraine” and D’“Increased import of ammunition from third countries”.
- The Ukrainian parliament passed the first reading of the draft law on military mobilization
According to some parliamentarians on social networks, two hundred and forty-three elected officials voted in favor of this document (the minimum required was 226). To be adopted, the text must, however, still be the subject of parliamentary debates, proposed amendments and votes on second reading; This process can take weeks.
- The Swedish prosecutor’s office closed the investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline
Swedish prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said on Wednesday that an investigation into the September 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline “Not within the jurisdiction of the Swedish jurisdiction” And thus closed it. “There is no indication that Sweden or Swedish nationals were involved in this attack in international waters.”He adds.
- Five killed in fresh attack on Ukraine
Russia had fired forty missiles and twenty explosive drones against Ukraine that morning; Of these two-thirds were “destroy”, says the main command of the Ukrainian army. Kharkiv police say a North Korean-made rocket was used in Wednesday’s bombing.
- An explosion at the site of a Russian missile engine manufacturing plant
A powerful explosion occurred at the Watkinsk military plant testing ground, located 12 kilometers from Izhevsk, the capital of the Udmurt Republic, near the Urals. The factory is among the companies approved by the EU, UK and US to manufacture missiles and munitions for the Iskander and Tochka-U systems, which Russia uses against Ukraine. Ministry of Emergency Situations has quoted “Planned Rocket Engine Tests”.
