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Friday, January 16
Czech president visits Kyiv amid worsening energy crisis
Czech President Petr Pavel and President Volodymyr Zelensky will discuss ways "to advance our strategic partnership, defense cooperation, and peace efforts," said Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.
UK opposes French and Italian push to restart talks with Kremlin
"I think what we need is evidence that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin actually wants peace, and at the moment, I'm still not seeing that," U.K. Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper told Politico.
Residential building in Russia's Ryazan Oblast hit in drone attack, media reports
An unidentified drone crashed into a residential high-rise in the Russian city of Ryazan overnight on Jan. 16, as Russia reported a wave of drone attacks across multiple regions.
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado meets Trump at White House, gifts him her Nobel Peace Prize medal
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado presented U.S. President Donald Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize medal during a White House meeting on Jan. 16.
Thursday, January 15
Zelensky meets Ukraine's ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi, prominent volunteers as part of 'new policy'
In an unexpected move, President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with several popular public figures in recent days, with the latest being Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.K. and former Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi. "I thanked (Zaluzhnyi) for his work as part of Ukraine's team," the president said on Jan. 15. "We discussed the diplomatic tasks that are relevant now and could strengthen all of us — Ukraine, our resilience." A source in the President's Office told the Kyiv Independent that Zaluz
Poland approves transfer of 9 fighter jets to Ukraine
Poland has approved the transfer of nine MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, Deputy Defense Minister Pawel Zalewski said Jan. 15 in an interview with Polish media.
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