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- Ukrainian troops are engaged in a “fierce” confrontation with Russian forces trying to seize Vougledar in the east of the country. Read our article.
- Poland will deliver about 60 tanks to Ukraine, in addition to the already announced 14 German-built Leopard 2 tanks. read the summary
- French President Emmanuel Macron assured this Friday that he will continue to “talk with Russia”, despite the criticism it arouses. Read our article.
- Ukraine asks its allies to hand over fighter jets. France, which has Mirage 2000s, is reluctant to send its fighters to Kyiv. Read our article.
IOC does not respond to Ukraine’s call for the 2024 Olympics, Zelensky invites his leader to the Ukrainian front
Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the “hypocrisy” of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday, when the committee failed to respond to repeated calls by the Ukrainian president to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympic Games.
“It is obvious that any neutral flag of Russian athletes is stained with blood,” denounced Volodymyr Zelensky in his daily video speech.
“I invite Mr. Bach to Bakhmout to see with his own eyes that neutrality does not exist,” he added, inviting the IOC chief to visit a city considered one of the hottest in the war with Russia.
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Emmanuel Macron assures that he will continue “talking with Russia”
French President Emmanuel Macron assured this Friday that he will continue to “talk with Russia”, despite the criticism that this arouses, but he also called on China to speak out against the “imperialist war” in Ukraine.
“All our countries have a position to uphold, that of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity (…) whatever the friendships, the alliances that we can cultivate,” he said during a reception at the Elysee on the occasion of the New Lunar . Year.
“Some in other times have been able to reproach me for speaking with Russia and I will continue speaking with Russia,” he said.
>> Find our full article on the subject here.
Poland to deliver 60 more tanks to Ukraine
Poland will deliver to Ukraine, in addition to 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks, some 60 tanks, including 30 PT-91s, a modernized version of the Soviet T-72.
The decision was welcomed by Volodymyr Zelensky. “I welcome (…) such important decisions to provide Ukraine with 60 Polish tanks, including 30 PT-91s, as well as 14 Leopards,” he said on Twitter.
Fierce fighting for control of Vougledar, eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian troops are engaged in a “fierce” confrontation with Russian forces trying to seize Vougledar, southwest of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has intensified in recent days.
“Soon Vougledar could become a very important new success for us,” Denis Pushilin, head of the Moscow-appointed Donetsk region, said on Friday.
Both sides have claimed victory, but the city remains contested according to Kyiv.
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Welcome to this direct dedicated to the news on Saturday, January 28, related to the war in Ukraine.
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Source: BFM TV
