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The President of Ukraine has revealed his personal income for the first time since the beginning of the war with Russia, as part of his efforts to increase transparency within his government. Volodymyr Zelensky, published his wealth statement for 2021 and 2022 on Sunday, showing that the income of the leader of Kiev has decreased, according to The Kyiv Independent. According to data from the Ukrainian presidency’s website, the family’s money flow has decreased by 1.8 million hryvnias in 2022 compared to 2021, or $47,500. The Zelensky family earned $285,198 in 2021, although almost $141,278 of that amount came from…

The European Union will sabotage the economy of Hungary in case the Orban Government blocks the granting of a new aid for Ukraine at the summit scheduled for this week, Financial Times (FT) argues, citing a confidential plan elaborated by Brussels. According to the FT, cited by Reuters and Agerpres, Brussels has even outlined a strategy to explicitly target Hungary’s economic vulnerabilities, destabilize its currency, and undermine investor confidence, in an attempt to hit the country’s “jobs and growth.” if Prime Minister Viktor Orban refuses to lift his veto against aid for Kiev. The document, accessed by the British financial…

The war in Ukraine will soon enter its third year, with no sign of the fire stopping. It is becoming increasingly clear that many in the West are growing impatient with the impasse and are reluctant to continue offering military support to Ukraine. However, wars do eventually come to an end, often with one side making concessions in exchange for peace. And throughout the war in Ukraine, influential voices in the West – whether it is the late Henry Kissinger, former President Donald Trump, or NATO official Stian Jenssen, to name a few – have stated that Ukraine will have…

The Russian Ministry of Energy proposed a series of measures on Monday, January 29, after multiple attacks that took place this month on Russian oil infrastructure, strikes that were blamed on Ukraine, reports the daily newspaper Vedomosti. Including on Monday, such an attack occurred, reports Reuters. The Russian air defense announced that they have countered a drone attack on the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in the city of Yaroslavl, northeast of Moscow, said regional governor Mikhail Evraev. The Novo-Yaroslavsk oil refinery (Slavneft-YANOS) was opened in 1961. Currently, it is one of the largest refineries in Russia that produces refined products. This…

Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Turkey in February, his first visit to a NATO country since the start of the war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022. “Yes, a visit is being organized,” said Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, quoted by the Interfax news agency. The Kremlin has not announced a date for this visit.The war in Ukraine will be a major topic of discussion during Putin’s visit to Turkey, writes the DPA news agency, cited by Agerpres. Putin has been accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court in The Hague and has largely avoided traveling…

The Biden Administration is developing a new strategy that will shift the focus from regaining territories to supporting Ukraine’s capabilities in rejecting new Russian advances, as part of a long-term plan to strengthen the country’s military power and economy in its war against Russia, according to the Washington Post. A senior official of the American administration told WP that the US aims to help Ukraine maintain its positions on the battlefield, while at the same time putting the country “on a different trajectory to be much stronger by the end of 2024 […] and to put it on a more…

The documents from the Kremlin and interviews with Russian officials and business leaders suggest that Russia is becoming increasingly confident that deepening economic and diplomatic ties with China and countries in the Global South will allow it to challenge the international financial system dominated by the United States and to “undermine the West,” writes The Washington Post. The publication notes that Russia’s success in deterring the Ukrainian counter-offensive, supported by the West, has led to a political impasse in Washington and Brussels regarding the continuation of funding for Kiev. According to Moscow, the United States’ support for Israel in the…

The commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Oleksii Neizhpapa, told Sky News that the state of the war would have been very different if the allies had not imposed restrictions on Kiev regarding the use of Western weapons. In an interview published on January 27, Vice Admiral Neizhpapa noted that Kiev could have won the war faster if they had been given permission to use Western weapons against targets inside Russia. “We must have the necessary capabilities to ensure that Russia will give up the idea of even looking towards Ukraine, including at sea,” said Neizhpapa, quoted by Sky News. Throughout…

A reputable specialist in the economy of Eastern European countries publishes a complex analysis of the military aid situation provided by the US to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Anders Åslund is a senior researcher at the Stockholm Free World Forum and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Throughout his career, he has advised both the Russian and Ukrainian governments. Åslund has drafted an analysis for the Kyiv Post, in which he presents behind-the-scenes details about the negotiations conducted in the US to determine the military aid provided to Ukraine. The expert summarizes the history of US-Ukraine-Russia relations…

The video footage released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense earlier this month shows the new combat drone vehicle ‘Ironclad’ in action against Russian forces. The video, which was shared on X, formerly Twitter, bears the markings of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade of Ukraine and appears to show the remotely controlled drone firing the M2 machine gun at a Russian outpost. Mikhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, stated in a Facebook post in September that the drone has been used to “attack enemy positions, conduct reconnaissance, and provide fire support to the army.” https://twitter.com/DefenceU/status/1745872771769340370 “This is a revolutionary…