According to official reports, six soldiers were injured in the past day during the fighting in Donbas. Militants opened fire at Ukrainian position near Donetsk Aiport, Maryinka, Horlivka, and near Talakivka and Starohnativka in Mariupol direction. Intelligence reports about the transfer of the large amounts of manpower and equipment of the Russian occupation troops to Pervomaysk, Horlivka and Stakhanov, which creates two attack forces targeting Artemovsk.
Participant in Minsk negotiations Herashchenko said that the second reading of the amendments to the Constitution may only take place after the real implementation of the Minsk agreements by Russia and Russian-controlled militants.
Russia has once again blocked the extension of the OSCE mission mandate to control all the checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Russian border.
According to Donbas observers, the mobilization announced by the militants frustrated due to the reluctance of the locals to fight. Russia reinforces its border in Rostov region to prevent the defection of mercenaries and soldiers from Donbas.
OSCE Mission urged to simplify the procedure for crossing the demarcation line with the occupied territory of Donbass and to increase the number of checkpoints.
Deputy Chief Monitor of the Mission Hug said that if the attack on the OSCE and the restriction of observers’ movement by the militants continue, the Minsk process would be terminated.
NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe Breedlove said that the tension in the war zone in Donbas has increased, while the number of heavy weapons used decreased.
Foreign Ministry condemned the arrest in absentia of the Crimean Tatar leader Dzhemilev by a Simferopol court in the occupied Crimea.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the governing bodies of the European Union to proceed with the inclusion of Ukraine in the list of countries for which visa restrictions are canceled. MEPs ]expressed hope that the Ukrainian leadership would perform its commitments to fight corruption in Q1. In another resolution, the European Parliament called on the EU to abandon the implementation of the second stage of the Nord Stream pipeline, since it is contrary to the concept of diversifying energy sources, and to make the full use of Ukraine’s transit potential.
According to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, trade turnover between Ukraine and Russia declined by 80% in 2015, and the trend would increase this year due to the introduction of mutual embargo.
German Chancellor Merkel rejected the idea of limiting the number of refugees received annually to 200 thousand, as required by CSU party of the ruling coalition. Federal Minister of the Interior de Maizière said that border control introduced at the country’s borders until February 2016 may be extended indefinitely.
For the first time in 40 years, American oil tanker arrived to Europe after the removal of export restrictions by President Obama.
Despite the judicial proceedings in France against the Head of the IMF Lagarde, the Fund’s management nominated her for a second term. Analysts predict that she would keep her job.
IMF Chief Lagarde expressed confidence in a positive decision on continued funding of Ukraine and the allocation of the next tranche of the loan. President Poroshenko hopes that the IMF would provide $7 billion in February.
A London court suspects President Putin and FSB Chief Patrushev of ordering the murder of former FSB officer Litvinenko carried out in 2006 in the UK. The United States are not planning any actions against Russia in connection with the proceedings, but may take such steps in the future.
Dutch Prime Minister Rutte believes that less than two months are left to save the Schengen borders code, because the flow of refugees to Europe would increase dramatically with the end of the winter.
According to American financier Soros, Russia will have enough reserves for two years in an unfavorable economic environment, with its most difficult year to be in 2017.
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