The Ukrainian president will visit Switzerland from Monday, his services announced on Sunday. At a time when Ukraine is trying to secure reliable support from its allies, he will meet the Swiss president and attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. Follow the latest information on the conflict.
7:38 p.m
ZELENSKY MONDAY IN SWITZERLAND
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Switzerland from Monday, his services announced on Sunday, at a time when Ukraine seeks to secure reliable support from its allies as the second anniversary of the invasion approaches. Russian.
“President Zelensky will begin his visit to the Swiss Confederation on January 15,” the Presidium said, specifying that he will “meet the chairmen of both chambers of Parliament, party leaders as well as the Swiss President and take part in the Forum World Economy” in Davos.
17:23
PARIS AND BERLIN ARE YOUR SUPPORT
The new head of French diplomacy and his German counterpart reiterated on Sunday their countries' desire to support Ukraine “for as long as necessary” in the face of the Russian offensive.
“We completely agree” that we must support the Ukrainians for as long as necessary, Stéphane Séjourné told the press during a visit to Berlin. The head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock, echoed him, saying we should “stay on Ukraine’s side for as long as necessary.”
09:53
Pyongyang in Moscow
North Korea's foreign minister will visit Russia next week, according to official North Korean media, as Washington and its allies condemned alleged arms transfers from Pyongyang to Moscow over its war in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea, long-time allies, have shown rapprochement since Kim Jong Un's trip to the Russian Far East in September 2023 to meet with Vladimir Putin.
09:51
RUSSIAN ATTACKS
According to the local military administration, Russian forces attacked 12 rural communities in Sumy Oblast yesterday, injuring a civilian in the town of Shostka. In the town of Shostka, about 50 km west of the Russian-Ukrainian border, a civilian was injured in a rocket attack on Saturday morning. The attack damaged more than 300 homes and artillery, mortars, mines and drones were used in the 12 recorded attacks.
07:03
EUROPEAN AID
According to Stéphane Séjourné, Paris will use “all its weight” to ensure that Kiev receives a European financial framework of 50 billion euros, which is currently blocked by Hungary. But how does the aid sent to Ukraine work? Will the country one day have to repay the international support it receives? Here you will find full details of these mechanisms introduced since the war.
07:01
FRANCE IN SOLIDARITY
Yesterday, the new foreign minister from Kiev assured that Ukraine would remain “France's priority”. “Russia hopes that Ukraine and its supporters will give up before then. We will not weaken,” Stéphane Séjourné said at a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kouleba. The minister spoke with the Ukrainian President in particular about “European issues related to the Extraordinary Council of February 1 and the leading role of France, so that this summit should once again signal united European support for Ukraine.” The latter must now travel to Germany and Poland on Monday to meet with his counterparts and advance Ukrainian issues in European committees, according to his entourage at AFP.
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WELCOME
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Stéphane Séjourné, the new head of French diplomacy, assured in Kiev on Saturday that Ukraine would remain “France's priority” and pledged his full support “despite the multiplication of crises.” “Russia hopes that Ukraine and its supporters will give up before then. We will not weaken,” the foreign minister said at a press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kouleba.
Stéphane Séjourné noted that the choice of Kiev for his first official visit, two days after his appointment, was in itself a “message to Ukrainians.”
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According to his entourage, he spoke for an hour with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in particular on “European issues related to the Extraordinary Council of February 1 and the leading role of France, so that this summit once again signals the united support of Europeans for Ukraine. “.
The head of French diplomacy, who quickly replaced her successor Catherine Colonna, reiterated on this trip that “the future of Ukraine lies in the European Union.” Paris, he said, would “do with all its might” to ensure that Kiev receives a 50 billion euro European aid package, which is currently blocked by Hungary’s veto.
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