⚡️CNN: Biden says US won't send F-16 jets to Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 30 that he wouldn't send American fighter jets to Ukraine, even though the U.S. is ramping up military assistance in the form of artillery and tanks.
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby later defended the Biden administration’s decision not to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, pointing instead to the aid the U.S. is providing, including Abrams tanks.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Jan. 30 that he wouldn't send American fighter jets to Ukraine, even though the U.S. is ramping up military assistance in the form of artillery and tanks.
White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby later defended the Biden administration’s decision not to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, pointing instead to the aid the U.S. is providing, including Abrams tanks.
⚡️Global News: Canada's lawmakers adopt motion to designate Wagner Group as terrorist entity.
Canada's House of Commons voted on Jan. 30 to designate Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group as a terrorist entity. The designation, which is largely symbolic, follows the United States’s move last week to designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization.
Canada's House of Commons voted on Jan. 30 to designate Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group as a terrorist entity. The designation, which is largely symbolic, follows the United States’s move last week to designate Wagner as a significant transnational criminal organization.
⚡️Reuters: Brazil's Lula stops short of condemning Russian invasion during Scholz visit.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Jan. 30 said Russia made a mistake invading Ukraine but refused to condemn the full-scale invasion during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
"I think Russia made the classic mistake of invading another country's territory, so Russia is wrong," Lula said, Reuters reported.
"But I still think that when one won't, two won't fight. You have to want peace," he said, adding that he did not think either side was interested in finding a peaceful end to the war.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Jan. 30 said Russia made a mistake invading Ukraine but refused to condemn the full-scale invasion during a press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
"I think Russia made the classic mistake of invading another country's territory, so Russia is wrong," Lula said, Reuters reported.
"But I still think that when one won't, two won't fight. You have to want peace," he said, adding that he did not think either side was interested in finding a peaceful end to the war.
⚡️ISW: Sources continue to indicate Russia preparing for imminent offensive.
Western, Ukrainian, and Russian sources continue to indicate that Russia is preparing for an imminent offensive, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest update on Jan. 30.
Western, Ukrainian, and Russian sources continue to indicate that Russia is preparing for an imminent offensive, the Institute for the Study of War said in its latest update on Jan. 30.
⚡️General Staff: Russia turns 2 maternity hospitals in Luhansk Oblast into field hospitals.
Russia has turned two maternity homes in the city of Luhansk into field hospitals for wounded Russian soldiers amid heavy losses, drastically reducing the number of available places to give birth, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported in its morning briefing.
Russia has turned two maternity homes in the city of Luhansk into field hospitals for wounded Russian soldiers amid heavy losses, drastically reducing the number of available places to give birth, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported in its morning briefing.
⚡️Ukraine moves up in global corruption rating.
Ukraine earned 33 points out of 100 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022, one point higher than the year before.
"Although it still scores low, war-torn Ukraine is one of few significant improvers on the CPI, having gained eight points since 2013," Transparency International said.
Ukraine earned 33 points out of 100 in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022, one point higher than the year before.
"Although it still scores low, war-torn Ukraine is one of few significant improvers on the CPI, having gained eight points since 2013," Transparency International said.
⚡️UK Defense Ministry: Russian forces plan concentrated assault near Pavlivka, Vuhledar.
Russia is preparing a concentrated assault around the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar, located 50 km southwest of Donetsk, according to the U.K Defense Ministry.
According to the report, Russians have advanced approximately several hundred meters beyond the established front line of the Kashlahach River.
Russia is preparing a concentrated assault around the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar, located 50 km southwest of Donetsk, according to the U.K Defense Ministry.
According to the report, Russians have advanced approximately several hundred meters beyond the established front line of the Kashlahach River.
⚡️Norway will deliver tanks to Ukraine ‘as soon as possible.’
Norway's Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram told AFP news agency that the country will deliver tanks to Ukraine "as soon as possible."
The decided upon number of tanks could arrive in Ukraine as soon as the end of March.
Norway's Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram told AFP news agency that the country will deliver tanks to Ukraine "as soon as possible."
The decided upon number of tanks could arrive in Ukraine as soon as the end of March.
⚡️Russian attacks across 9 Ukrainian oblasts kill 1, injure 4 over past 24 hours.
Russian attacks were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Luhansk oblasts in the east, south, and north of Ukraine.
Photo: The consequences of the Russian overnight attack on the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Mykola Lukashuk/Telegram).
Russian attacks were reported in Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, and Luhansk oblasts in the east, south, and north of Ukraine.
Photo: The consequences of the Russian overnight attack on the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Mykola Lukashuk/Telegram).
⚡️Security Service arrests pro-Russian council member on suspicion of treason.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reports arresting a Siversk City Council member for alleged treason.
The man represented the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party.
The suspect is accused of collecting intelligence for the Russians on Ukrainian troop movements in neighboring Bakhmut since October 2022.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reports arresting a Siversk City Council member for alleged treason.
The man represented the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party.
The suspect is accused of collecting intelligence for the Russians on Ukrainian troop movements in neighboring Bakhmut since October 2022.
⚡️Euractiv: EU-Ukraine summit to praise Kyiv's progress but unlikely to commit to quick accession.
The European Union's top officials, set to visit Kyiv on Feb. 3 for the EU-Ukraine Summit, won't commit to the country's quick entry into the union, Euractiv reported, citing a draft summit communique.
EU member states remain divided over using positive language concerning the speed of Ukraine's accession, four diplomats told the publication.
The European Union's top officials, set to visit Kyiv on Feb. 3 for the EU-Ukraine Summit, won't commit to the country's quick entry into the union, Euractiv reported, citing a draft summit communique.
EU member states remain divided over using positive language concerning the speed of Ukraine's accession, four diplomats told the publication.
⚡️Lithuanian president: NATO countries should supply Ukraine with all the weapons it needs.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told LRT TV that NATO countries should not have "red lines" and supply Ukraine with the weapons it needs to win the war against Russia.
The president explained that many of the so-called red lines that the West is afraid to cross were drawn by Russia.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda told LRT TV that NATO countries should not have "red lines" and supply Ukraine with the weapons it needs to win the war against Russia.
The president explained that many of the so-called red lines that the West is afraid to cross were drawn by Russia.
⚡️Foreign Ministry criticizes Croatian president's statement about Crimea 'never to be Ukraine again.'
Foreign Ministry's spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Jan. 31 that Croatian President Zoran Milanovic's recent statement about Crimea was "unacceptable."
The day before, Milanovic criticized the West's decision to send tanks to Ukraine and said that the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula would "never again be part of Ukraine," according to CNN.
Foreign Ministry's spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Jan. 31 that Croatian President Zoran Milanovic's recent statement about Crimea was "unacceptable."
The day before, Milanovic criticized the West's decision to send tanks to Ukraine and said that the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula would "never again be part of Ukraine," according to CNN.
⚡️Austria, Hungary agree not to supply weapons to Ukraine.
Austria and Hungary have agreed not to send military assistance to Ukraine, Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at a meeting in Budapest on Jan. 30, cited by Euractiv.
Austria and Hungary have agreed not to send military assistance to Ukraine, Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at a meeting in Budapest on Jan. 30, cited by Euractiv.
⚡️Budanov: Approximately 326,000 Russian soldiers currently fight in Ukraine.
Chief of Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with the Washington Post that approximately 326,000 Russian soldiers are currently fighting in Ukraine.
According to Budanov, only 9% of Russia's long-range Kalibr missiles remain. Those numbers can't be independently verified.
Chief of Defense Intelligence Kyrylo Budanov said in an interview with the Washington Post that approximately 326,000 Russian soldiers are currently fighting in Ukraine.
According to Budanov, only 9% of Russia's long-range Kalibr missiles remain. Those numbers can't be independently verified.
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⚡️Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: 120-140 Western tanks to be delivered.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine would receive 120-140 tanks in the first round from its Western allies.
Currently, the coalition of western allies includes 12 countries, but not all can be named publicly.
The incoming tanks include Leopard 2, Challenger 2, and M1 Abrams models.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine would receive 120-140 tanks in the first round from its Western allies.
Currently, the coalition of western allies includes 12 countries, but not all can be named publicly.
The incoming tanks include Leopard 2, Challenger 2, and M1 Abrams models.
⚡️UK government rules out sending fighter jets to Ukraine.
The U.K. Prime Minister's spokesman said on Jan. 31 that "it is not practical" to send British fighter jets to Ukraine, as quoted by Sky News.
"The U.K.'s Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly," explained the spokesman.
The U.K. Prime Minister's spokesman said on Jan. 31 that "it is not practical" to send British fighter jets to Ukraine, as quoted by Sky News.
"The U.K.'s Typhoon and F-35 fighter jets are extremely sophisticated and take months to learn how to fly," explained the spokesman.