International activities

The Israeli Foreign Ministry will summon Ukrainian Ambassador Yevhen Korniychuk, as he previously compared the statements of Minister Yair Lapid with "Russian propaganda", "The Jerusalem Post" reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Kiev for a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. As the "Observer" told, the Turkish President greeted the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the slogan "Glory to Ukraine".

The possibility of provocations in the Donbass by the Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot be ruled out, but at present there are no signs of them.

The EU is discussing the possibility of excluding Russia from the SWIFT international bank payment system and completely putting a halt on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Moscow launches an invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss international issues in Beijing. This was announced on January 28, by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov.

Inge Auerbacher, a former prisoner of the Theresienstadt concentration camp, expressed regret that anti-Semitism has once again become commonplace in many countries.

Speaking in the Bundestag on Thursday, January 27, Annalena Baerbock again threatened Russia with a tough response to the further escalation of the conflict with Ukraine.

To resolve the internal Ukrainian crisis, it is necessary to comply with the Minsk agreements, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

The Ukrainian authorities may be hatching plans to resolve the conflict in the southeast of the country by force.

Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin are perceived by citizens as sanctions against the people, commenting on the statement by US President Joe Biden about the possibility of imposing sanctions against the Russian president.

The Russian concern Gazprom refused to change the terms of the contract with Moldova for the supply of gas and warned about the termination of supplies in case of non-payment. Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spynu called such actions "unfriendly".

US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as well as leaders of several European countries, the European Union and NATO have discussed developments in the situation around Ukraine, including sanctions against Russia in case the conflict escalates.

Members of the foreign policy committees of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party have called on the government to impose economic sanctions on Russia if it "invades" Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new program of macro-financial assistance and an increase in grant support for Ukraine.