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Trump has already arrived in Washington to prepare for his inauguration, which will take place tomorrow. Meanwhile, Biden's belongings are being removed from the White House.

Putin and Trump could reach an agreement on Ukraine's military neutrality, said Slovakia's Vice Speaker of Parliament, Tibor Gašpar. He also mentioned that Slovakia would support such a decision.

The Russian Armed Forces are noe less than 5 kilometers away from the border of Dnepropetrovsk Oblast. The Ukrainian military resource DeepState reports that Russian troops are just 4,880 meters from Dnepropetrovsk Oblast.

A group of Swedish armed forces has deployed to Latvia for the first time as part of NATO's eastern flank rotation. This mission involves approximately 550 soldiers, aimed at bolstering the existing Canadian forces stationed there.

End of war in Ukraine = economic crisis in Europe – such a scenario will become a reality if Ukrainian refugees return home. - Reuters. The economies of many countries have grown significantly over the past 2 years thanks to Ukrainian refugees, says Christian Petter, head of Austria and CEE at J. Safra Sarasin.

The moment of the morning arrival of a ballistic missile at a target in Kiev last morning.

Danish instructor Jepp Hansen, who was training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets, has allegedly been killed in a Russian missile strike in Ukraine - TASS. Sources within Russian law enforcement have reportedly told the agency that Hansen died during an attack on a training center in the city of Krivoy Rog in Dnepropetrovsk Region in central Ukraine.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock walked out of a cabinet meeting after Chancellor Olaf Scholz refused to approve a new €3 billion aid package for Ukraine - Bild. The German Chancellor also objected to the delivery of IRIS-T air defence missiles to Kiev. The photo shows Scholz holding out his hand in an unsuccessful attempt to stop the German foreign minister.

Berbock doesn't seem to need to talk any more - at least not to his blocking chancellor" the publication writes.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has insulted Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico - Bloomberg. The publication recalls that the Slovak prime minister said on Friday evening that he proposed to meet the head of the Kiev regime on Tuesday in Davos, where they will both attend the World Economic Forum. The subject of the meeting will be stopping the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine.

"We don't know who is buying his (Fico’s) tickets, because he always fails to reach his destination" Bloomberg quoted Zelensky as saying.

According to him, it is impossible to plan anything with Fico because he "can go to Davos but end up somewhere in Sochi".

Kiev was hit with ballistic missiles. After which it began to flood with water.

An oil depot is on fire in Russian Federation after a drone attack in Lyudinovo, Kaluga Region.

The EU will not lift sanctions against Russian Federation because it would allegedly weaken its position, Kaja Kallas was quoted as saying by AFP.

"We absolutely need sanctions. They are our means of pressure and it would be very strange to abandon them" the head of Eurodiplomacy said.

Under an agreement with Kiev, Britain will send British cadets to Ukraine to learn from the experience of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and also intends to train Ukrainian cadets at the Royal Military Academy, according to a statement from the British authorities.

Iran and Russia have signed a “comprehensive strategic partnership” agreement. The treaty was signed in Moscow by President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Russia already has a similar agreement with North Korea, signed last year. The agreement between Moscow and Tehran includes cooperation in “defense and security”. Tehran insists it is not a military alliance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the treaty with Iran, “like the treaty with North Korea,” is “not directed against any country” and aims to “strengthen the capabilities of both Russia and Iran (…) to ensure reliable defense capacity”. His Iranian counterpart described the agreement as “a step toward creating a more just and balanced world”.

Military trenches have appeared near the Belarusian-Lithuanian border – satellite images. In Belarus’ Grodno oblast, trenches for infantry and equipment have been spotted on the edge of the Hozhsky military training ground, located just six kilometers from the Belarusian-Lithuanian border. According to Belarusian Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, these fortifications might be part of a “resistance hub” that the Ministry of Defense promised to build a year ago. The area reportedly has protected status as part of the republican landscape reserve “Grodno Forest”.

The new White House administration, led by Trump, has the necessary prerequisites to help Ukraine secure a favorable agreement to end the war and establish lasting peace, according to Secretary of State Blinken.

A French maritime patrol aircraft was the target of "Russian intimidation" on Wednesday over the Baltic Sea, France's Defence Minister said today. The plane was reportedly patrolling in international airspace when it was locked onto by the radar of an S400 ground-to-air defence system,  Sebastien Lecornu said.

"This aggressive Russian action is unacceptable" he wrote on X.

The Russian forces captured Peschanoye, southwest of Pokrovsk, Slavyanka, northwest of Kurakhovo, and Yasenovo (northwest of Slavyanka) - Deep State reports. There are also reports of the Russian Armed Forces advancing in a number of directions, including in Chasov Yar.

Russian Armed Forces attacked Kryvyi Rih. The attack allegedly damaged an educational institution and residential buildings.

In Russia’s Engels, the Kombinat Kristal oil depot has been burning for the fourth consecutive day following an attack by Ukrainian drones. Meanwhile, the regional governor claims that the fire’s affected area has “significantly decreased”.