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Davos 2023-Polish President says crucial to give Ukraine modern weapons

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday he was afraid that Russia was preparing a new offensive in Ukraine within months, adding that it was crucial to provide additional support to Kyiv with modern tanks and missiles.

Reuters

US to help Ukraine repair power grid after Russian strikes

The Biden administration will provide $125 million for parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country’s electrical system

The Independent UK

Ukraine war: supply of advanced tanks will give Kyiv an edge over Russia and move it closer to Nato

When he appeared before the UK’s House of Commons Defence Committee in November 2021 to defend his government’s cuts to the armed forces, the then prime minister, Boris Johnson, declared that “the old concepts of fighting big tank battles on European land mass are over”. Committee chairman Tobias Elwood noted…

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Munich Security Conference did not invite Russian government this year

Russian government officials were not invited to this year's Munich Security Conference, the man chairing the annual event that brings together the world's defence and security elite said on Wednesday in an interview.

Reuters

Russia rainy day fund shrinks by $38 billion as government plugs deficit

Russia's National Wealth Fund shrank to $148.4 billion as of Jan. 1, down $38.1 billion in a month, as the government took out cash to plug its budget deficit, data showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Davos 2023: Germany's Scholz upbeat on energy, warns on deglobalisation

Germany's energy supply for this winter is secure, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, adding that the ability of Europe's largest economy to swiftly wean itself off Russian gas has shown how flexible and speedy it can be.

Reuters

Davos 2023: NATO chief calls for significant boost in arms for Ukraine

Ukraine needs a "significant increase" in weapons at a pivotal moment in Russia's invasion and such support is the only way to a negotiated peaceful solution, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Ukraine city mourns dead, cares for survivors of airstrike

Since Russia invaded Ukraine almost 11 months ago, many Ukrainians had fled to Dnipro

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 329 of the invasion

Ukraine’s interior minister Denys Monastyrskiy among at least 14 dead after helicopter crashes near kindergarten in Kyiv outskirts

The Guardian - AU

Bulgaria secretly supplied Ukraine fuel and ammunition in early months of war

Former PM tells of crucial operation, which was launched covertly due to pro-Russia sympathies in political class

The Guardian - UK

Putin: Russian military-industrial might makes victory in Ukraine 'inevitable'

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia's powerful military-industrial complex was ramping up production and was one of the main reasons why his country would prevail in Ukraine.

Reuters

US military spending in Ukraine reached nearly $50 billion in 2022 – but no amount of money alone is enough to end the war

The U.S. Defense Department announced in early January 2023 that it is giving a further US $3.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in support of its war against the Russian invasion.

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Vladimir Putin rambles on about Patriotic War as Ukraine helicopter crash kills 18

As rescue workers scoured through the debris of the helicopter crash site in Brovary, Kyiv today, twisted despot Vladimir Putin bragged and droned on about Russia breaking the siege of Leningrad 80 years ago

Daily Mirror

Putin: Ukraine action aimed to end 'war' raging since 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow’s action in Ukraine was intended to stop a “war” that has raged in eastern Ukraine since 2014

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Don’t believe the hype; tanks are still vital for Ukraine

Some say the time of the tank is over, but Ukraine needs the weapons to push Russia out of its territory.

The Independent UK

NATO warns of Russia's long war in Ukraine, vows to be ready

NATO says Russia is preparing for a long war so the alliance must get ready to support Ukraine for as long as it takes

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin: Ukraine Action Aimed to End 'War' Raging since 2014

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Moscow's action in Ukraine was intended to stop a “war” that has raged in eastern Ukraine for many years. Speaking at a meeting with veterans, Putin said that Moscow had long sought to negotiate a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine's eastern industrial…

Reuters

Russia's Lavrov says Moscow ready to send mission to Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was ready to deploy troops to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border to quell tensions between the two countries, but Yerevan's hardline position had so far prevented it.

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Wagner chief Prigozhin attacks Putin administration over failure to block YouTube

The increasingly prominent head of the Russian private military group Wagner on Wednesday took aim at the Kremlin administration for failing to block the U.S.-owned video sharing platform YouTube.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Lavrov: West’s ‘Hybrid War’ Won’t Stop Moscow

Russia will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a “hybrid war” waged by the West against Moscow, the top Russian diplomat said Wednesday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the goals of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are “determined by Russia’s core legitimate interests” and will be fulfilled. “There…

Reuters

Broad backing needed for new tribunal to prosecute Russia over Ukraine - EU justice official

Any new tribunal to judge Russia's invasion of Ukraine must have enough international backing to credibly prosecute the highest political and military leaders in Moscow, the European Union's top justice official said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Davos, UN Chief Warns the World is in a 'Sorry State'

The world is in a “sorry state" because of myriad “interlinked” challenges including climate change and Russia's war in Ukraine that are “piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash,” the UN chief said at the World Economic Forum's meeting Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivered his gloomy message…

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The head of the United Nations says the world is in a “sorry state” because of myriad “interlinked” challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine

Reuters

Davos 2023: Lithuania sees tank deliveries to Ukraine, pushes for more support

Lithuania's foreign minister said on Wednesday he was confident that main battle tanks would be delivered to Ukraine but the West still needed to do more to ensure Kyiv won the war against Russia.

The Independent UK

Russia's top diplomat: West's 'hybrid war' won't stop Moscow

Russia's top diplomat says his country will achieve its objectives in Ukraine despite a “hybrid war” waged by the West against Moscow

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