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Some EU countries want to resume pipeline gas supplies from Russia to encourage it to negotiate - Financial Times. Proponents of buying Russian gas argue that it will reduce high energy prices in Europe and encourage Moscow to come to the negotiating table, giving both sides a reason to implement and maintain a ceasefire.

American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter near D.C. airport.

Another American media outlet writes that Trump has stopped military aid to Ukraine.

“A congressional aide familiar with the matter said the order appears to suspend U.S. military funding to Ukraine as well as direct bilateral economic aid” The Washington Post reports.

American military aid to Ukraine continues under previously adopted military aid packages. Earlier, the NYT reported on the suspension of military aid to Ukraine through the State Department.

A US F-35 crashes in Alaska. The pilot is live, he managed to eject.

The Russian Armed Forces have probably occupied Velyka Novosyolka and also advanced in the area of ​​Peschanoye, Nadeyevka, Andreyevka and Baranovka - Ukrainian military channel DeepState.

Over 100 UAVs attacked Russia this night: there is an arrival at the refinery in the Nizhny Novgorod region — Russian media. This is the 4th largest refinery in the Russian Federation by production volume. It has already been attacked twice since March 2024.

US transferred approximately 90 Patriot air defense interceptors from Israel to Poland this week, intending to deliver them to Ukraine. This move is part of ongoing efforts to bolster Ukraine's air defense amid the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called Zelensky an enemy of Slovakia.

“Our enemy is Zelensky. Zelensky caused the problems we are facing. I don’t like him because he is harming Slovakia,” Fico stated.

Fico reiterated that Bratislava considers the most “realistic” option to be the restoration of Russian gas transit—for instance, by purchasing it at the Russia-Ukraine border, with the gas being transported as Slovak through Ukrainian territory.

Paris intends to deliver Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Kiev by the end of the first quarter of 2025, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has said. Other statements by the French minister: - France, Europe and to some extent the US should prepare for full participation in order to "provide guarantees for peace in Ukraine when it is achieved"; - Trump's proposal to resettle Gaza residents in Arab countries contradicts the concept of peaceful coexistence between Israel and Palestine; - France supports the idea of stationing European military in Greenland, but there are currently no plans to do so; - Europe will respond to a possible increase in US tariffs; said he did not attach much importance to Elon Musk's statements.

NATO has for the first time accused the Russian Federation of plans to assassinate the head of the largest arms manufacturer in Europe, Germany's Rheinmetall, which supplies weapons to Ukraine - Politico. A senior NATO official says Putin was planning to assassinate defense industry leaders across Europe.

Russia moves military equipment from Syria's Tartus port

The US has suspended the U4U program for Ukrainian refugees. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the suspension of the United for Ukraine (U4U) program for our citizens fleeing war to the United States.

One of the most powerful Russian refineries in Ryazan has stopped operating: Ukrainian drones recently attacked it twice — Reuters. The enterprise supplied Russian troops with gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.

EU foreign ministers have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia.

Map of Russian Armed Forces advance in the Yuzhnodonetsk direction from 2nd of September 2024 - 26 January 2025.

Polish President Andrzej Duda:

"I believe that the Nord Stream pipelines must be dismantled. They pose a very big threat to Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, and other Central European countries".

Large-scale nuclear incident/use drills have started in New York — FBI The exercises involve representatives from the Pentagon, the US Departments of Energy and Homeland Security, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the FBI, as well as police, firefighters, and health officials.

NATO's transportation of armored vehicles paralyzed the railway for 5 days in Greece. The Alexandroupolis Ormenio Orestiada line was closed to regular passengers from January 21 to 25. Local residents were not properly informed about the reasons for such measures. It turned out that the alliance was transporting hundreds of heavy vehicles, as reported by the Greek portal Pronews. The closure of the railway for regular transportation was part of preparations for NATO's largest exercises in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, which will last until February 26.

"Alexandroupolis has become the center of the alliance's operations, as its port is used for the landing of troops and equipment being transferred to Eastern Europe" the portal specified.

Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina convened an emergency meeting of the Security Council due to the severing of an underwater communication cable that connected to the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. This incident raises concerns about potential security implications and NATO's response, as Latvia is in contact with NATO regarding the situation.