2023-01-23 18:05:14
Latvia expels the Russian ambassador
Latvia has announced it has asked the Russian ambassador to leave the country by February 24 “in solidarity with Estonia and Lithuania”. This was announced in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riga. Today the Ambassador of Russia to Latvia Mikhail Vanin was “invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs” and “informed of Latvia’s decision to lower the level of its diplomatic representation in Russia to that of the chargé d’affaires» from February 24th. Vanin “will leave Latvia by February 24”, and at the same time the Latvian ambassador to Russia will “leave Russia by the same date”.
2023-01-23 17:22:48
Erdogan: No to Sweden in NATO if it doesn’t respect Islam
“The Swedish government shouldn’t talk about rights and freedoms; First show respect for the beliefs of religious people, if there is no respect we will not give support for Stockholm’s candidacy for NATO. This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a speech broadcast by Turkish state television Trt, and he criticized Swedish right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan, who had burned a copy of the Koran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm in recent days. “No individual has the freedom to insult the faith of Muslims,” said the Turkish president.
2023-01-23 17:20:14
Tajani: Italy is not part of the debate about sending tanks
Italy “is not taking part in the debate on sending tanks to Ukraine”. This was stated by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, confirming that the issue had been discussed at the meeting of the 27 but would continue at “bilateral” level. “Italy, together with the French, has now committed to supplying missile defense systems and work in this direction continues.”
2023-01-23 16:25:56
Arrested former commander Wagner who had applied for asylum in Norway
The lawyer of the former commander of the mercenary group Russian Wagner who have applied for asylum Norway He said there was no chance that his client would be deported to Russia. “The risk of being deported? It’s zero,” said Brynyulf Risnes, Andrei Medvedev’s lawyer, as quoted by the Guardian. The lawyer’s clarification comes after a Russian group fighting for the rights of detainees previously said Medvedev had been told he was at risk of deportation. Risnes said the police arrested Medvedev because of a “disagreement” over the safety regulations imposed on him. Medvedev, 26, crossed the Russian-Norwegian border in the far north on the night of January 12-13 and asked for asylum in the Scandinavian country. He was ready “to talk about his experiences in the Wagner group with people who investigate war crimes”. . He said he fought for Wagner in Ukraine for four months before defecting in November when the paramilitary organization led by Yevgeny Prigozhin allegedly extended his contract against his will. The man was later arrested.
2023-01-23 16:09:31
Medvedev: The world is approaching World War III
“The world is approaching the risk of a third world war in the face of aggressive preparations against Russia.” This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, quoted by Tass. “The special operation being carried out in Ukraine was a coercive and extreme measure, a response to the preparation of aggression by the United States of America and its satellites. It’s obvious that the world was close to threatening World War III because of what happened,” he said.
2023-01-23 13:28:35
Lavrov: «The war with the West is no longer hybrid, but almost real»
The war between Russia and the West “is no longer hybrid” but “almost real”. This was stated by Moscow’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who was quoted by Russian authorities.
2023-01-23 12:07:38
Kyiv: We need hundreds of tanks, not 10-20
Ukraine needs several hundred tanks to win. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak, via telegram, as reported by Ukrinform. “We need several hundred tanks, not 10-20. Our goal is the 1991 borders and punishing the enemy who will pay for the crimes,” he stressed.
2023-01-23 10:28:34
Moscow expels the Estonian ambassador. Tallinn: “Total Russophobia”
Russia has expelled the Estonian ambassador in response to the Estonian government’s “total Russophobia”. This was announced by the Moscow Foreign Ministry.
2023-01-23 09:39:04
Zelenskyy: Tanks don’t solve the problem, but they motivate the army
Western tanks “do not solve the problem”, but “motivate the Ukrainian army”. That’s what President Volodymyr said Zelensky, in an interview with the German TV station Ard. “Since the Russian army has a thousand tanks, no country will solve the problem by deciding to give us 10-20-50 tanks. They only do one very important thing: they motivate our soldiers to fight for their values. Because they show that the whole world is with you.”
2023-01-23 09:18:04
459 children have died since the beginning of the war
The updated number of children killed by Russian shelling since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 is 459 dead and 914 injured, according to the Kyiv prosecutor’s office. The same source – quoted by Ukrainian media – speaks of 13,961 children illegally deported by Russian forces, of whom only 126 were returned to Ukraine. According to the Attorney General, 3,126 educational institutions in the country have been damaged since the beginning of the war, 337 of them completely destroyed.
2023-01-23 09:16:08
Kyiv: 720 Russian soldiers killed in one day
there Russia has lost 720 men in the last day, bringing losses in its ranks to 121,480 since the day of Moscow’s attack on Ukraine on February 24. This was reported by the Daily Bulletin of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, just published on Facebook, with numbers that cannot be independently verified. According to the Ukrainian military report, Russian losses today would be about 121,480 men, 3,150 tanks, 6,276 armored vehicles, 2,146 artillery systems, 447 multiple rocket launchers, 220 anti-aircraft systems. Russian forces also lost 287 aircraft, 277 helicopters, 4,936 vehicles, 18 naval units and 1,894 drones, according to the bulletin, which states that the data is being updated due to the intense fighting.
2023-01-23 09:08:35
Moscow: Kyiv stores Western weapons at nuclear sites
«Ukraine stores weapons and ammunition shipped to the West on the territory of nuclear power plants». This is what the Russian foreign intelligence service (SVR) claims without providing any evidence, reports the Tass agency. According to intelligence, this was done in the expectation that Russia would not attack them because of the threat of a nuclear accident. “There are reliable reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are storing weapons and ammunition supplied by the West on the territory of nuclear power plants. This refers to the more expensive missiles for the Himars multiple-launch missile systems and foreign air defense systems, which are in short supply in the Ukrainian army, as well as large-caliber artillery pieces,” the statement said.
2023-01-23 09:04:24
Kyiv is sending more troops to the Kherson region
Russia sends more troops to the occupied Kherson region. This was reported, writes the Kyiv Independent, the general staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in its morning briefing. According to the statement, between January 18 and 21, troops equipped with small arms and bulletproof vests arrived in the settlements of Vynohradove and Brylivka in Kherson Oblast. Ukraine’s armed forces liberated parts of the southern Kherson region, including the region’s capital, in early November after eight months of Russian occupation. From the early days of the invasion, Russia has also occupied parts of the nearby Zaporizhia region, where its forces have recently attempted to advance. On January 22, the Kyiv Independent reports, Ukraine announced that it had managed to repel Russian offensives in the region.
2023-01-23 09:02:52
Borrell: No decision on new aid today
“Today we will not take a decision on the new tranche of military aid to Ukraine under the European Peace Facility, but I hope for a political agreement. Very good decisions were made in Ramstein, there were concrete results and then each country decides at national level: Germany is very committed to Ukraine and we can’t just talk about the tanks. Of course, President Zelenskyy asks for it, but there are different ideas within the member states, and today we will talk about it.” This was stated by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, upon his arrival at the External Council in Brussels.
2023-01-23 09:02:25
Finland: We will be part of the armored coalition for Kyiv
“We talked about tanks for a long time, it is important that Kyiv gets what it wants quickly, Finland will be part of the coalition for Leopards, but it remains to be seen how it can be, providing training or spare parts, as well as with the Donation of some tanks, let’s see how the conversation develops». This was stated by Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto.