Developments in Ukraine The dismissal of two high-ranking military officials in Kiev was denied

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the Ministry of Defense On Monday, Ukraine denied the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Valery Zalogeny and the head of the ministry, Rostam Umerov. In the statement published on the telegram channel of the Ministry of Defense, it is stated very briefly: “Dear journalists, we will immediately answer all questions in this regard. No, such a thing is not true.”

Sergei Nikiforov, the press secretary of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, also denied the rumor about the dismissal of Valery Zalogeny, the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces. He told reporters: “There is definitely no such thing. The president has not fired the commander-in-chief of the army.”

Meanwhile, on Monday, Boryslav Birza, a member of the Supreme Parliament of Ukraine, announced the issue of Zalogeny’s dismissal from his post. . Alexei Goncharenko, another representative, also confirmed the information about the dismissal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. It was raised in early November, when Valery Zalogeny said in an interview with “The Economist” that Ukrainian soldiers cannot achieve success because the conflict has reached a stalemate and the prolongation of the war poses great risks for the Ukrainian armed forces.

A few days later, Zelensky contradicted the opinion of the commander-in-chief of the army, although he admitted that the situation of the armed forces was difficult due to the fact that the Russian forces had complete control of the skies. , but “the situation is not a dead end.”

At the same time, Igor Zhukova, deputy head of Zelenskyi’s office, noted that Zalognyi’s words were inappropriate and caused panic among the officials of Western countries. After that, the Security Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament demanded the resignation of Zalogeny and reminded that the Commander-in-Chief did not present a combat operational plan for the armed forces in 2024.

In the end In November, The Economist reported that the conflict between Zelenskyi and Zalognyi was due to the failure of the Ukrainian military’s counteroffensive operation. The publication also noted that relations between the president and the commander-in-chief worsened after Zalogeny’s interview with The Economist. Speculations in this regard continue.

Next, you can follow the developments related to the 766th day of the Ukrainian war:

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Blinken: The United States sees the consequences of stopping the delivery of arms to Ukraine

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned at a press conference in Washington this morning with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that the US government is currently Sees evidence of how the lack of military aid to Kiev has affected the battlefield situation and all the “achievements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” in the conflict are further jeopardized by lack of funding.

He continued without citing any specific evidence for this, for example: There is no other magic pot of money. Now the military aid we have provided to Ukraine has run out, and we are even seeing evidence of the shortfall on the battlefield.

As ​​Blinken noted, he The US Congress has asked to approve President Joe Biden’s request, which foresees the allocation of multi-billion dollar aid to Kiev. The foreign minister emphasized: “Otherwise, without allocating the necessary funds, everything that the Ukrainians have achieved so far and everything that we have helped them will be at risk”.

By not giving money to Kiev, Washington is sending a signal to all its opponents that the United States is “not serious about defending freedom, defending democracy,” Blinken said.

NATO Secretary General’s intention to talk with members of the US Congress about supporting Ukraine

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General Also, in his joint press conference with Anthony Blinken, the US Secretary of State in Washington, he announced that he plans to discuss the continuation of military support to Ukraine with members of the US Congress on Tuesday, January 30.

Stoltenberg also expressed the opinion that arming Ukraine “is the only right path to peace”. He said that this support is beneficial and serves the interests of the United States and its NATO allies, as it represents an investment in strengthening their security.

The NATO Secretary General also promised He said that allies and partners in Europe and Canada will provide significant aid to Kyiv, which is more than what has been provided by Washington so far.

President Czech President: If Trump becomes president, he may reach an agreement with Putin

Czech President Peter Pavel warned last night in an interview with Czech Radio He said that if Donald Trump becomes the president of the United States again in the November 2024 elections, he may reach an agreement with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, regarding Ukraine.

He said : We should expect that if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, he will enter into negotiations with Vladimir Putin and conclude some kind of agreement with him. While such an agreement may be beneficial neither for Ukraine nor for Europe.

Powell stressed that Trump sees many things differently and his comments “may have consequences.” have a special” that is not beneficial for the western countries.

122 million euros aid from the Netherlands to Ukraine for cyber security and ammunition purchase

Dutch authorities have sent a new financial aid in the amount of 122 million euros to Ukraine, which is supposed to be spent on the purchase of ammunition, various types of equipment, as well as strengthening the country’s cyber security.

Permanent representatives of EU member states agreed to the proposal of the European Commission regarding the use of revenues from frozen Russian assets.

This issue was announced by the Presidency of the Council of the Belgian Union. The statement published on the social network X (former Twitter) states: The permanent representatives of the European Union reached an agreement in principle on Monday regarding the proposal to use the income from frozen assets of Russia in the European Union to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia warned that any attempt by Western countries to confiscate Russian properties and assets will be given an appropriate and decisive response.

Scijarto rejects discussion of EU help in talks with Ukraine

Peter Scijarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs The Foreign Ministry of Hungary announced that the issue of allocating 50 billion euros to Ukraine from the European Union was not discussed in the negotiations between the authorities of Kyiv and Budapest. He said: “As for supporting Ukraine in the amount of 50 billion euros, this issue is not related to bilateral relations and will be discussed only in Brussels.” He ruled out discussing the possibility of signing a security agreement similar to the one Ukraine has concluded with Britain. According to him, Budapest will only provide humanitarian aid to Kyiv and will not provide military equipment to continue the war. About the proposal for peace talks

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitriy Kolaba and the Chief of the Presidential Office Andriy Ermak in The city of Uzhhorod reminded them that Budapest’s offer of readiness to host peace talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine still stands. He mentioned to the authorities of Kiev in February 2022 and said: When I spoke with you three days after the start of the military conflict, I said that Hungary is ready to host any negotiations aimed at achieving peace. This proposal is still valid.

He added that Hungary supports the ceasefire as soon as possible and the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine exclusively at the negotiating table. He emphasized: “The number of people killed in the battlefield is increasing and we should not allow more people to be killed.” The war must end, human lives can be saved only with peace.”

Kremlin announced Russia’s readiness to negotiate with Ukraine

Yuri Ushakov, adviser to the Russian president on international affairs, emphasized that the country is ready to negotiate with Ukraine, but there is no one to talk to.

This Kremlin official told reporters: We respond to the requests of various countries about our readiness for negotiations and tell them that we were ready from the beginning and it was not us who interrupted these negotiations and Now we are ready to negotiate, but there is no one to talk to, because the Ukrainian side has forbidden itself from negotiating with the Russians.

Ushakov added Russia has not sent any signal to Western countries regarding the peace talks.

Putin’s visit to Turkey in February is being prepared

Yuri Ushakov also mentioned that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey to negotiate with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being prepared for February.

In response to the question whether Putin’s visit to Turkey will really take place in February, the adviser to the president said: Yes, this trip is being prepared.

On Monday, Novosti news agency, citing a diplomatic source in Ankara, reported that the resolution of the situation in Ukraine may also be discussed in the talks between Putin and Erdogan. . According to him, there are repeated requests from both sides to resume the Istanbul peace process. does

Norwegian authorities are tightening the conditions for the reception and residence of asylum seekers from Ukraine in order to control their numbers and enable them to get to work faster.

Emilie Enger Mehl, head of Norway’s Ministry of Justice, announced this on Monday, noting that Norway already had a law that allowed refugees to stay in the country if refused. Public reception centers should benefit from special economic assistance. Mehl added: “We are removing this law, which means that new arrivals from Ukraine will be accommodated in a refugee reception center, and if they want to live privately, you will have to pay for their stay.”

Norwegian government has also proposed to reduce economic assistance to spouses and people without children, and has considered the requirement to stay in this country for at least one year to receive benefits after the birth of a child.

According to the information of the Ministry of Justice, after the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine, more than 73 thousand Ukrainian refugees entered the territory of Norway.

Ukraine’s army has adopted 88% of NATO’s recommended standards

The Ministry of Defense announced that the forces The armed forces of this country have accepted 88% of NATO’s recommended standards.

In a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have adopted 18 new NATO standards since December 2023 have been implemented.

According to this information, in total, 315 NATO standards have been recommended to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other parts of the security and defense sector: [of these] 192 (88 percent of them) within the framework of Ukraine and NATO partnership goals, which are the basic standards of this alliance. These standards relate, for example, to naval training in communication and information systems, diving, navigation and hydrographic support, and other areas.

Also, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine It is reported that 123 other standards have been adopted by the armed forces of Ukraine on the initiative of this country and outside of partnership with NATO. In addition, another 50 standards are scheduled to be implemented in 2024.

There are 1,135 standards in NATO that member states are required to implement.

Zelensky: 880,000 military personnel serve as part of Ukraine’s “million-strong” armed forces

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with Germany’s ARD TV channel on Monday, claimed that about 880,000 people serve in the armed forces of Ukraine and noted that the country has an army of “one million”.

Zelensky, in response to a question about the use of Ukrainian men who left the country for military service, emphasized that Ukraine has a “million-strong army”. He said: “At least 880,000 people are serving in our million-strong army.” Besides, now our country has 30 million people and now specifically 30 million people are working, and maybe even a little more. I can’t say an exact number.” Zelensky stressed that the Kyiv authorities are trying to return citizens of Basij age to the country, although not all of them should go to the front. But they have to serve the country in different capacities.

In mid-January, The Times reported that more and more citizens are fleeing Ukraine because of the new mobilization bill. And while the Ukrainian army has suffered heavy losses, fewer Ukrainians are ready to fight for their country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has admitted to using force by employees of the registration and military service when summoning men of military age on the streets and in other public places .

In an interview with the German television channel ARD, he said: Yes, there are cases when the employees of the registration and recruitment offices were forced to walk in the streets and Look for people who have not voluntarily introduced themselves to these centers.

Zelensky admitted that this action was wrong, and for this reason, he asked the military forces and members of parliament. to approve the bill related to the new laws of Basij as soon as possible, so that the military commissars will not have the possibility to issue summonses in the streets.

It will solve public mobilization.

Unpreparedness of industries EU defends aid to Ukraine

Joseph Burrell, EU Foreign and Defense Policy Seoul, admitted on Monday in an article for the German publication Die Welt that European countries have often delayed providing the necessary military aid to Ukraine, because the European defense industry is not ready for such a big challenge, and this issue has cost the lives of Ukrainians.

The head of European diplomacy also called for the provision of long-range missiles and other modern weapon systems to Ukraine and also emphasized the need to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense capabilities. “We often hesitated to provide the necessary weapons to Ukraine for too long and often acted only when Russia threatened to gain the upper hand,” Borrell wrote. This doubt has cost many lives.”

Belgium Foreign Minister: EU may find an alternative to financing Kyiv

Belgian Foreign Minister Aja Liabib announced on Monday that the EU member states may consider another alternative for the implementation of Ukraine’s long-term financial program after the February 1 summit.

He said: We will examine an alternative, of course, this issue will be clarified after the February 1st meeting, and currently the goal is to reach an agreement in this It is special.

Belgium’s foreign minister explained this in the interpretation of media reports that the European Union apparently wants to deal a serious blow to Hungary’s economy if the country prevents the allocation 50 billion euros for Kyiv at the February 1st meeting. According to Liabib, the most important issue in the current situation is to reach an agreement between the 27 member states of the European Union. However, he did not comment on the overheard statement threatening to “destroy the Hungarian economy”.

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