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The Ministry of Justice has announced the launch of the official website of the International Register of Damages, which will register claims for compensation for damages caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Belgian Prime Minister emphasized the need to do more to support Ukraine and help it achieve victory over russia.

In response to the 13th package of EU sanctions, Russia expanded the list of citizens banned from entering the country to include representatives of the Council of Europe and members of the OSCE PA and PACE.

Alain Berset, former President of Switzerland and candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe, arrived in Kyiv to focus on the role of the Council of Europe in supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a methodology for the use of languages of national minorities in their traditional habitats as part of Ukraine's commitments to the EU to protect minority rights.

The ICC blocks Ukraine's attempt to create a specialized international tribunal to try Russian leaders for crimes committed on the territory of Ukraine.

January 28 is International Data Protection Day, established in 2007 by the Council of Europe to promote the protection of privacy rights. The concept of personal data protection and privacy was pioneered by Louis Brandeis, an American lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1916 to 1939.