Ukraine

According to Ukraine's Foreign Minister, the allocation of 50 billion euros to Ukraine for 2024-2027 demonstrates Kyiv's continued support. In addition, it destroys statements about international partners' fatigue with the war.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that a €50 billion aid package will strengthen Ukraine's long-term economic and financial stability, which is no less important than military aid and sanctions pressure on russia.

Satellite imagery from January 31 shows a 500-meter trail from the crash of a Russian Il-76 military transport plane that crashed near Belgorod on January 24.

The EU has agreed that the European Council may propose to the European Commission to review the €50 billion support program for Ukraine in two years, if necessary.

Ukraine is advancing its climate policy by drafting a law on greenhouse gas emission quotas, which is key to EU integration, and planning the full launch of an ETS by 2026.

Russians are bringing propaganda literature to the occupied Ukrainian territories and removing Ukrainian books from libraries to replace them with their own books.

Ukraine welcomes EU leaders' approval of a €50 billion aid package over four years to help finance Ukraine's budget deficit.

The son of Russian oligarch Igor Churkin has been detained in Argentina for attempting to fraudulently retain control of a business in Ukraine with a loan from a state-owned bank.

According to the Prosecutor General, an independent UN commission of inquiry into violations in Ukraine concluded that "in none of the situations considered by the Commission did the displacement of children meet the requirements established by international humanitarian law.

A spokesperson for the National Guard of Ukraine said that the intensity of Russian attacks on the eastern and southern directions has almost doubled compared to last fall: 146 attacks in the east and 87 in the south over the past 24 hours.

EU leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with €50 billion in additional support from the bloc's budget.

Turkish banks have begun to close the accounts of an increasing number of Russian companies and impose stricter requirements on individuals as they tighten their policies toward Russian clients amid sanctions imposed in connection with the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine is installing surveillance cameras along its northern border with Belarus to monitor any changes in the security situation.

In 2023, Ukraine significantly increased its own drone production: 67 models were codified and 58 received government contracts.

The expert believes that in Ukraine it is permissible for an official to "make mistakes" in the interests of the state, the scale of which is distorted.

A spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service said that most attempts by Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups to enter Ukraine are recorded on the border with Russia in Sumy region, with some activity in Kharkiv region.

This week, the European Commission will start informal meetings to discuss the 13th package of sanctions against russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The proposals are expected to focus on closing loopholes in existing sanctions.

The Belgian prime minister expressed confidence that EU leaders will be able to reach an agreement on financial assistance to Ukraine at their summit.

In January 2024, Ukrainians bought 4. 4 thousand new passenger cars, which is 47% more than in January 2023.

British intelligence reports that the Kremlin has incorporated the remnants of the Wagner group into the Russian Guard to strengthen its control over them.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that the decision of the International Court of Justice that Russia violated international law in its actions in Ukraine is the first time that the UN court has issued a final decision on Russia's violation of international law.

Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat urged Ukrainians to wait for official confirmation of the consequences of the "explosions" at the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea.

Ukraine is actively developing partnerships in the defense industry, having concluded dozens of agreements on joint arms production with more than two dozen countries.

Customs officers in Ukraine found 15 tons of new clothes worth UAH 20 million hidden among used clothes in a truck on the Krakovets-Korchova border with Poland.

Secretary of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin and UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps discussed further joint support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.

According to Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Ukrainian defenders destroyed over 400 Russian soldiers and 39 pieces of military equipment in the Tavria operational area over the past day.

How former banker Rudukha circumvented the law by concealing a conflict of interest.

The head of Ukrainian intelligence noted that ammunition is one of the most decisive factors in the war waged against Ukraine by Russia.

In 2022-23, three Moldovan companies supplied $15 million worth of aircraft parts to Russia, circumventing EU sanctions against the Russian aviation industry.

EU leaders are gathering for an emergency summit where they are expected to confront Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over his refusal to authorize a new €50 billion aid package for Ukraine, with efforts to persuade Orban doubling in the last 24 hours but failing as Hungary has demanded an annual veto on the funding, The Guardian reports.