Cover image: General view of the summit between Ukraine and the European Union, in kyiv, on February 2, 2023. PA
- Candidate for membership of the European Union (EU), Ukraine is hosting a summit in kyiv on Friday with European representatives. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in kyiv on Thursday, accompanied by the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell and around fifteen European commissioners.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky felt his country deserved to start as early as ” This year “ talks about joining the European Unionto which the country has officially been a candidate since June 2022.
- The European Council announced on Thursday a seventh envelope of military aid to Ukraine of some 500 million euros, as well as 45 million euros to finance training missions. The EU has already disbursed around €60 billion to help Ukraine, including €12 billion in military assistance.
- Speaking during the ceremonies for the 80e anniversary of the Soviet victory at Stalingrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday drew a new parallel between Russia’s offensive against its neighbor and the Second World War, seeing in the supply of German tanks to Ukraine a repetition of history. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia would use its full potential to respond to Western arms deliveries.
- Russia has mobilized hundreds of thousands of reservists, and increased its ground attacks, particularly in eastern Ukraine. Russian forces have had some success on the battlefield around Bakhmout, which they have been trying to capture since the summer.
- HAS Kramatorskwhere buildings were targeted by a strike on Wednesday evening, the body of a new victim was found on Thursday evening, bringing the toll to 4 dead and 18 injuredsaid the rescuers, adding that the search had now ended.
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