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The United Kingdom will provide Ukraine with up to £2 billion for the purchase of air defense systems and missiles, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.
US President Donald Trump stated that he will talk to Putin and believes they may achieve something significant.
He also mentioned that "very serious" discussions with Russia about ending the war are already underway.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said yesterday that there has been no contact between Trump and Putin yet.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has again threatened to veto EU sanctions against Russia in six months if Ukraine does not resume Russian gas transit by then.
He stated that he had received guarantees that gas transit would be restored. [this might explain the recent rumours of pressuing Ukraine to restore gas transit. why the hell is Hungary still in the EU?]
The Czech Republic is seeking funding for a new initiative to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský told Süddeutsche Zeitung.
“It is a question of political will, and if many EU member states join our initiative again, we can achieve a lot for Ukraine,” Lipavský said.
As part of the first initiative, supported by about 20 European countries, the Czech Republic purchased 1.5 million 122mm and 155mm shells, which are now being supplied to Ukraine.
The Center for Countering Disinformation has refuted claims that Russia is planning the serial production of Iskander-M missiles with a 1,000 km range.
Earlier, this information was circulated online, citing Military Watch Magazine, which claimed that Russia would soon begin mass production of an upgraded Iskander-M system with double the original range.
The CPD stated that this claim has no factual basis and is false. The publication previously spread misinformation about Russia allegedly producing 25 Oreshnik missiles per month, which also turned out to be untrue.
[...] In reality, sanctions have made the production of Iskander-M missiles significantly more difficult.
A second vessel suspected of damaging the Ventspils-Gotland cable in the Baltic Sea was detained on January 26, according to Tromsø County Police in Norway.
"Based on a lawful request from Latvian authorities and a decision by the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court, police have detained the Norwegian-registered vessel Silver Dania, owned by a Norwegian company. The vessel operates between St. Petersburg and Murmansk, and its crew is Russian.
This morning, the vessel was brought to the port of Tromsø, where police are conducting searches, interrogations, and evidence collection," the statement said.
Earlier, Swedish authorities detained the Bulgarian vessel Vezhen, sailing under the Maltese flag, also on suspicion of damaging the cable.
Palantir, the Secretive Tech Giant Shaping Ukraine’s War Effort (united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/palantir-the-secretive-tech-giant-shaping-ukraines-war-effort-5519)
As AI technology becomes more integral to daily life, companies like Palantir play an increasingly vital role in global day-to-day. In Ukraine, Palantir’s AI-driven data analytics are helping the military with real-time intelligence and supporting demining and reconstruction efforts.
With its advanced data analysis tools, Ukraine could accurately identify and destroy thousands of Russian military vehicles and equipment, turning intelligence into a force multiplier on the battlefield.
The Russians may have started conserving their forces for the first time, Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Operational Strategic Group “Khortytsia,” told Reuters regarding their new tactics in the Pokrovsk direction.
According to Tregubov, Russian forces are no longer launching direct assaults on large, well-fortified cities as they did before. Instead, they are attempting to bypass and encircle Pokrovsk from the west.
“This tactic differs from their previous approach, where they relied on frontal assaults and street battles, suffering heavy losses. Perhaps they have started to save their forces for the first time,” he noted.
Despite having a numerical advantage, Russian infantry continues advancing near Pokrovsk “day and night,” attacking in small groups and using terrain and poor visibility to evade Ukrainian UAVs, according to the deputy commander of Ukraine’s 59th Separate Assault Brigade.
However, he added that over the past month, Russian assaults have slightly decreased in intensity, with fewer artillery attacks than six months ago.