Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson He told the BBC during an interview for a documentary about the clash between Moscow and the West that before invading Ukraine, the Russian president threatened to hit the UK with missiles. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy calls for new weapons to prevent Russia from prolonging the war. “We must speed up events, speed up supplies and open up new weapon options that are necessary for Ukraine.” Chancellor Scholz: “The war in Ukraine will not become a conflict between Russia and NATO. We will prevent it with all our might.”
The war in Ukraine, global tensions: what you need to know
Live news from the Ukraine-Russia conflict
10 am
Governor of Belgorod, 2 wounded in Kyiv attack on Beslyudovka
The governor of the Belgorod region of Russia, Vyacheslav GladkovAccording to reports, Kiev troops shelled the village of Beslyudovka in the Shebekinsky district on Russian territory bordering Ukraine. The preliminary budget would be two wounded.
(Portal) 09:58
Moscow, West backs protests in Iran against nuclear deals
The West is supporting the protest movement in Iran with the aim of diverting attention from the resumption of talks to reactivate the Iranian nuclear deal. This was announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry quoted by Tass.
09:54
Slovenia, two foreign nationals arrested for spying for Moscow
Slovenian security forces have arrested two foreigners suspected of being responsible for acts of espionage against Russia. In its report, the newspaper Delo states that the operation that led to her arrest was carried out by the Intelligence and Security Service (Sova) in Ljubljana. The two were arrested for espionage and spreading false news. According to the newspaper Delo, one of the two is a citizen of a Latin American country.
09:50
Kyiv, 5 killed by Russian attacks in the last 24 hours
The civilian death toll in Russian raids on Ukraine over the past 24 hours is five dead and thirteen wounded. This was reported by the Kiev Independent, citing local authorities. The destinations were the regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhia, Dnepropetrovsk and Lugansk. In particular, it is said that the Kherson region was hit 42 times, and the attacks killed three people and wounded eight others. The other two victims were registered in Kharkiv and Krasnohorivka in the Donetsk region.
(afp) 09:44
The director of the foreign affairs commission of the Chinese Central Committee in Moscow
Former Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, currently Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee, will visit Moscow in February. This is what the Russian newspaper Vedemosti writes, citing some informed sources. Meetings are also possible Wladimir Putin.
08:49
Johnson: ‘Putin threatened to bomb Britain’
The Russian President Wladimir Putin he threatened Boris Johnson with a rocket attack during an “extraordinary” phone call in the run-up to Moscow’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine: said the former British Prime Minister himself, who was interviewed by the BBC for a documentary entitled “Putin against the West”. . The then prime minister said Putin told him “one minute would be enough”. It is impossible to know whether Putin’s threat was genuine, writes the BBC.
08:43
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: “No talks with Kyiv or its allies”
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Ryabkov rules out talks with Ukraine or its allies. After the US decided to supply tanks to Ukraine, it makes no sense for Russia to talk to Kyiv or its Western “puppeteers,” Ryabkov told Russia’s state-run RIA news agency. No one in the West, he added, has developed serious initiatives to resolve the Ukraine crisis. According to the deputy minister, “small steps” are needed for Moscow and the United States to move closer to an agreement on bilateral issues. “We hope that the tactic of small steps will allow us to reach mutually acceptable solutions on the most important issues on the bilateral agenda,” concluded Ryabkov. The Guardian is to report on this.
05:40
Kyiv, western tanks begin operations in spring
It is likely that “in the spring” the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin to use Western tanks on the battlefield. This was stated by Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov in an interview with Canadian television channel Cbc. Reznikov stated that the Ukrainian military intends to form at least two tank battalions with supplies promised by Western countries to be used “to continue the counter-offensive”. The minister then expressed the hope that the West would continue to supply tanks to Kyiv in the future. He said the promises made by the tanks weren’t the end of the story, just the beginning.
05:37
Stoltenberg (NATO) asks Seoul for more military support
The NATO Secretary General called on South Korea to increase its military support to Ukraine, reminding that other countries have changed their policy of banning arms sales to belligerent states after the Russian invasion. Stoltenberg, speaking at the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies in Seoul, thanked South Korea for the aid it has given Kyiv so far, but called for more to be done amid an “urgent need” for ammunition, local media reported. . Seoul has signed important contracts to supply tanks, planes and other weapons to NATO member Poland
(afp) 02:55
Scholz: “The war in Ukraine will not be a war between Russia and NATO”
He stressed this at the end of a meeting with the Chilean President Gabriel Boric during his deployment in Latin Americathe German chancellor Olaf Scholz. “We helped prevent the conflict from escalating because it would have serious consequences for the whole world. But it will not come to that: we will do everything in our power to prevent it, we have succeeded so far and will continue to do so.” . “It’s about supporting Ukraine, having a serious debate to make the decisions that need to be made, and this shouldn’t be a race to see who sends the most arms,” he added. And he said so, as did his American counterpart biden, does not want to send troops to Ukraine right now to avoid an escalation. Scholz had already ruled out sending combat aircraft to Ukraine, instead promising to deliver 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks in the past few days
00:34
Rocket attack in Kharkiv: one dead and three wounded
The bombing of a residential building a Kharkov which took place in the evening, killed one person and injured three others. This was announced by the mayor of the second largest Ukrainian city, Igor Terekhov, who was quoted by the UNIAN agency. According to reports, the fourth floor of part of the building was destroyed; The rescue services are still mobilized.