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German Army infantry fighting vehicles, known as Puma, have been deployed to Latvia to strengthen NATO's military presence on the eastern flank of the Alliance.

Lukashenko gets 87.6% of votes in Belarus Presidential election.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko:

"If Poland enters Ukraine, it will have to deal with Russia and Belarus".

Footage from Russia's Ryazan after Ukrainian drone attack on oil refinery.

American diplomats have demanded that aid to Ukraine be urgently excluded from the order of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to freeze aid programs to other countries for 90 days. Officials from the State Department's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs asked Rubio to rescind the order for USAID staff responsible for aid to Kiev to stop their work.

“We don’t yet know whether this request will be approved in full or in part, but so far there are positive signals from Washington” the news agency noted.

US President Donald Trump confirms the foreign aid freeze. Even though there are still conflicting reports on what foreign aid was frozen exactly.

Ukrainian Armed Forces drones attacked Ryazan region tonight. There are reports of a new fire at a local oil refinery.

Presidential elections have begun in Belarus, where it is highly likely that the President Alexander Lukashenko will secure a seventh term. This time, voting is only permitted within Belarus, as polling stations abroad have been closed. The election results are expected to be announced by February 5. Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already stated that it will not recognize Lukashenko as president following these “elections”.

Another echelon with North Korean 170-mm self-propelled guns "Koksan" somewhere on Russian territory.

Polish PM Tusk threatens Hungarian PM Orban with "consequences" if he blocks further anti-Russian sanctions.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico:

"Ukraine will never be in NATO, and will also have huge problems joining the EU".

Fire at energy facility in Kharkov after Russian drone strike. Local groups in Kharkov report a fire at an energy facility following a drone strike. Ukrainian media also mention an attack on an administrative building. The city's mayor stated that some areas are facing power and water outages.

Russian Armed Forces have advanced in Toretsk, according to a map from the Ukrainian military public Deep State. Ukrainian military officials report that Russian troops are controlling the area of ​​high-rise buildings and are outflanking the Toretskaya mine, which is held by the Ukrainian soldiers.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the US hasn't stopped providing military aid to Ukraine.

Buying weapons to Kiev using frozen Russian assets is being discussed, but there is no decision yet - Trump's special representative for Ukraine - Fox News.

"We've talked about using frozen Russian assets to buy American weapons more than once. That's one of the things that needs to be discussed. And that's something that will be discussed with the president. But that's not a solution. That's an interesting point that's worth discussing" Keith Kellogg stated.

He also believes that the world cannot force Russia to end the war simply by helping Ukraine on the battlefield. He suggested that the answer could be tougher measures to influence the Russian oil industry:

"Russia makes billions of dollars from oil sales. What if the price dropped to $45 a barrel?" Kellogg said.

The decree on stopping aid does not apply to military aid — journalist Ostap Yarysh, referring to the Pentagon.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered an immediate 90-day suspension of funding for almost all foreign aid programmes, including those "likely to be for Ukraine" - Politico.

The UN supports the possibility of talks between Trump and Putin and hopes that efforts for dialogue between Russia and the United States will continue, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General.

In an interview with Fox News, US President Donald Trump stated that Zelensky chose to fight against a much larger and more powerful army, which he believed was a mistake. According to Trump, a deal could have been made at no cost, but Zelensky decided to engage in the conflict instead.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

"If the US under Trump takes into account the interests of the Russian Federation, the dialogue between Moscow and Washington will gradually be restored, if not, "everything will remain as is".