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Washington may ease sanctions against Venezuela as early as next week to open up oil sales lines. The US is also seeking to resume cooperation with Caracas with the IMF and the World Bank.
On the morning of 12 January, a student attacked a teacher and a classmate with a knife in a Kyiv school. The victims are receiving medical care, and the attacker was detained by police.
The Swedish government has decided to allocate SEK 15 billion to develop air defence systems to protect cities and critical infrastructure. The reason for this was the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine and the growing air threats in Europe.
Donald Trump's administration plans to attract at least $100bn of investment from major oil companies in Venezuela. Negotiations on market access will be conducted exclusively by the US government.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces struck three Lukoil drilling rigs in the Caspian Sea, a Buk M3 anti-aircraft system in Luhansk region and a Russian army depot in Kherson region. The hits were recorded.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that decentralised generation is a key element of Ukraine's energy security. Kyiv region already has 51 plants with a total capacity of almost 110 megawatts.
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that Kyiv expects to switch to the planned electricity supply schedule by the end of 10 January. Heat supply has already been restored and electricity has been restored to 275,000 homes in Kyiv region.
After the night attack by Russia on 9 January, 417,000 families in four districts of Kyiv were left without electricity. Almost 50 residential buildings were damaged, 4 people were killed and 25 others were injured.
The US Coast Guard has boarded a Venezuelan-linked oil tanker for the fifth time as part of its campaign to block oil exports. The operations exacerbate geopolitical tensions and have important implications for the global energy market.
During the massive nighttime shelling of Kyiv and the region, rescuers worked at more than 20 locations, rescued 32 people, and caused casualties, injuries and extensive damage to energy and civilian infrastructure.
Russian forces carried out one of the most powerful combined attacks on Kryvyi Rih. The attack by two ballistic missiles resulted in the death of a person, dozens of wounded and serious damage to residential infrastructure.
Turkey declares its readiness to lead the naval dimension of security guarantees for Ukraine and to join air patrols. A ceasefire and a clear mission mandate are called a condition for the possible deployment of the contingent.
