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A channel for smuggling conscripts to Poland for $18,000 was uncovered in Lviv region
Law enforcement officers detained two men who, during martial law, organised the illegal departure of conscripts to Poland, hiding them in a specially equipped hiding place in a truck and ensuring their further legalisation abroad.
The US and Iran have announced progress in nuclear talks in Geneva
Another round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on the nuclear programme took place in Geneva, following which the parties announced progress and an agreement to work on the text of a potential agreement. At the same time, both sides recognise that many complex technical issues still lie ahead.
Zelensky: Ukrainians will not allow Donbas to be handed over to Russia unilaterally
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian society would not support a peace agreement that would involve the unilateral withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the controlled part of Donbas and its transfer to Russia. According to him, any decision regarding the territories must be put to a referendum.
Ukraine expects new defence aid packages by 24 February, with over 80% of support coordinated through NATO
Ukraine expects that new defence support packages, tailored to clearly defined needs, will begin to arrive by 24 February. This was stated by Deputy Head of the President's Office Ihor Zhovkva during a meeting with NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Boris Ruge.
The SSU carried out a series of strikes on Russian rear facilities: headquarters, warehouses and drone production facilities were hit.
Special forces from the Alpha Special Operations Centre of the Security Service of Ukraine carried out a series of night strikes on Russian military infrastructure deep behind enemy lines. Among the targets destroyed were headquarters, warehouses, a logistics hub and a drone production facility.
Negotiations on Ukraine in Geneva: a chance for a breakthrough or new obstacles?
On the eve of the resumption of peace talks in Geneva, the situation surrounding Ukraine remains complex and controversial. Despite cautious optimism at the beginning of the year, recent events in Kyiv and Moscow have revealed new risks, and key issues of security and territory remain unresolved.
Half of Ukrainians who left for Germany at the beginning of the war are already working
Half of the refugees from Ukraine who arrived in Germany in the first six months of the full-scale war were able to find employment within three and a half years of their arrival in Germany. At the same time, the employment rate among Ukrainians remains below the national average due to the war, psychological trauma and the high proportion of mothers who are single parents.
Ukrzaliznytsia delivered two block-modular boiler rooms with a capacity of 1,700 kW to Kyiv
Block-modular boiler rooms and components for them were delivered to Kyiv and the Kyiv region by rail. The equipment was provided as humanitarian aid by the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration to ensure a stable heat supply during peak loads.
The Epstein files: references to Putin, Russian officials and suspicions of a large-scale smear campaign
A bunch of documents on the Jeffrey Epstein case that the US Department of Justice put out has thousands of mentions of Russia and Vladimir Putin, as well as emails with Russian officials. This has made people think even more that the financier might have been involved in some dirty tricks and foreign intelligence stuff.
Romania to build rare earth metals processing plant using raw materials from Greenland
A rare earth element processing plant will be built in Brasov, with the concentrate to be mined by an American company in Greenland. The project will be implemented on a parity basis by Romania and Critical Metals Corp.
Iran says progress has been made in talks with the US in Geneva, but an agreement is not close
Iran and the United States agreed on the main guiding principles for further work on the nuclear deal during talks in Geneva, but the final document is still a long way off, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
A 5,000-year-old bacterium resistant to modern antibiotics has been discovered in a Romanian ice cave.
In the Skerishoara cave in Romania, scientists isolated a strain of bacteria that had been lying under ice for about 5,000 years and proved resistant to 10 modern antibiotics from 8 different classes.