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Portugal has become the 15th country to accede to the Expanded Partial Agreement on the Special Tribunal, which will investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing with Chen Li-wen, leader of Taiwan’s largest opposition party, the Kuomintang. During the talks, he stated that Beijing would not allow Taiwan to become independent, whilst Chen Li-wen emphasised the importance of peace and her party’s readiness to restore relations with China should it return to power.
Ukraine has made significant progress in repairing the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline and will complete the repairs in the spring, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated, against the backdrop of a serious dispute with Hungary over disruptions to Russian oil supplies.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has named four countries that are holding back Ukraine’s progress towards membership of the North Atlantic Alliance.
Ukrainian defence forces continue to repel the Russian offensive and inflict casualties on the enemy. Over the past 24 hours, dozens of attacks have been recorded across various fronts.
Russian President Vladimir Putin secretly sent submarines to target the UK’s cables and pipelines, but the operation failed.
Over the past 24 hours, there have been 164 combat engagements on the front line. The highest level of activity by Russian forces was observed in the Pokrovsk sector.
Iran has stated that it could switch to full-scale defence at any moment due to Israel’s breach of the ceasefire. This was announced by a senior security official.
A strategic oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which transports oil from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea, has come under attack. The facility is crucial for oil exports given the restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Russian army wants to establish a buffer zone in the Vinnytsia region on the border with unrecognised Transnistria. Pavlo Palisa, Deputy Head of the President’s Office, said that this is the first time the Kremlin has made such plans, but that he does not yet see the Russians having sufficient forces to carry them out.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have concluded their investigation into the case involving Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna party and Member of Parliament.
The Verkhovna Rada has approved Bill No. 14005 at its second reading. It provides for the introduction of an automatic debt recovery system in Ukraine. This mechanism will prevent debtors from concealing their assets.
