Ukraine
EU grants 500 mn euros more military aid to Ukraine
Training for the country's military worth 45 million euros has also been agreed, EU foreign chief Josep Borrell was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. "This is the seventh package of military aid for Ukraine," Borrell told a press conference after the EU foreign ministers' meeting.
Ukraine storing weapons at nuclear plants: Russia
He claimed that Kiev has been using the plants as cover for ammunition stockpiles, RT reported."There is credible information that Ukrainian troops are stockpiling the Western-supplied weapons and ammunition on the territory of nuclear power plants," Naryshkin said, according to a statement on the intelligence service's website.
Boris Johnson visits Ukraine, meets Volodymyr Zelensky
The Conservative MP said it was a "privilege" to visit the country at the invitation of Zelensky, the BBC reported. The unannounced visit came as fresh questions over Johnson's personal finances emerged in the UK, including claims that BBC Chairman Richard Sharp helped Mr Johnson secure a loan while he was Prime Minister.
Germany postpones decision on Leopard tank delivery to Ukraine
"There are good reasons for the delivery, there are good reasons against it," the country's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Friday after meeting his US and European counterparts in Ramstein, Germany. Pistorius added that his ministry would check the country's stocks of the Leopard tank for possible delivery to Ukraine in the next few weeks, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sweden to send Archer artillery system to Ukraine
The package is worth around 4.3 billion Swedish kronor ($415 million) and also includes around 50 CV-90 armoured vehicles with ammunition, NLAW anti-tank missiles, disposable anti-tank weapons, and mine clearing equipment, the government said at a press conference here on Thursday. Ukraine has repeatedly requested that Sweden provides them with Archer, a vehicle-mounted howitzer with a range of up to 50 km, Xinhua news agency reported.
More nations pledge weapons for Ukraine
The announcements came at a meeting on Thursday during which the UK, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark, Czech Republic, Estonia, the Netherlands and Slovakia promised more support, the BBC reported. The announcements came at a meeting on Thursday during which the UK, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Denmark
Kremlin rubbishes Zelensky's claims about Putin
Russia and Putin are "a big problem" for Zelensky, so it's natural that he "would prefer that neither Russia nor Putin existed", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday, RT reported. He was reacting to a claim that Zelensky had made earlier in the day during his virtual appearance at the Ukrainian Breakfast, an event hosted on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, RT reported.
Canada to donate 200 additional armoured vehicles to Ukraine
According to a statement issued by the Defence Ministry on Wednesday, Anand made the announcement during her visit to Kiev and these vehicles, which are being purchased from Roshel, a Canadian company based in Ontario, are valued at more than 90 million Canadian dollars ($72 million), Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia deploys lethal anti-aircraft systems around Moscow
Putin has now deployed Russia's fearsome S-400 defence missiles to two locations in the capital amid fears Kyiv could launch attacks on the city, the Daily Mail reported. The S-400 'Triumf' air defence system is designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles. It can also be used against ground objectives.
Russian strike in Ukraine's Dnipro: Death toll mounts to 21
Confirming the death toll in Saturday's incident, Dnipro Regional Council Head Mykola Lukashuk posted on Telegram that 73 people were injured while 38 were rescued. Relief and rescue operations are on, Ukrinform reported. In the attack, 72 apartments were destroyed and over 230 damaged in the apartment block, where two sections, from floor 2 to floor 9, were smashed.
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