Ukraine welcomed these “two extremely important events” for European integration. Prime Minister Denys Chmygal confirmed on Tuesday, January 31, the holding of a Ukraine-European Union summit on Friday in kyiv. The day before, these are “intergovernmental consultations” between Kyiv and the European Commission which will take place “for the first time in our history”, he recalled. Follow the news of the conflict in our direct.
“A strong signal to our enemies.” According to the head of the Ukrainian government, the fact that the summit on Friday will be held in Kyiv “is a strong signal sent to both our partners and our enemies”. Thursday’s talks and Friday’s summit should enable “Europe to believe in the victory of Ukraine”all in “supporting our rapid movement towards EU membership”insisted Denys Chmygal.
Soon Israeli aid to Ukraine? Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his country was “considering the matter” military aid for Ukraine. He is silent has so far refrained from taking a firm stand, anxious to spare Russia, which controls the airspace of Syria neighboring Israel. He also offered as a mediator in the conflict between kyiv and Moscow.
Moscow claims a village near Bakhmout. On the ground, Russian forces seem determined to regain the initiative, after setbacks in the fall forced them to retreat to the northeast and south of the country. On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that “the locality of Blagodatné had been liberated”.