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The Constitution of Georgia does not recognize the existence of South Ossetia, so it is desirable that the European Union exclude this name from official documents. This was stated by the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia Nikoloz Samkharadze.

Argentina is facing a difficult economic situation today. This was stated by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez before the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine is ready to purchase new unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey. This is reported by "Bloomberg" with reference to the head of the Public Relations Department of the Turkish Presidential Administration, Fahrettin Altun.

As of 00:00 on February 3, a total of 44,641,667 people received the first dose of the vaccine in the country. The vaccination rate in South Korea was 87%. This was reported on February 3 by "Newsis" with reference to its sources.

State Duma deputy Sultan Khamzaev supported the initiative to expel surrogate alcohol dealers from Russia and deprive them of their citizenship.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country receives weapons from Western countries solely for defensive purposes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the need to strengthen the Russian world and make it attractive to the rest of the world.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin is certainly concerned about the likely sanctions from the United States.

About 80% of COVID-19 cases in Moscow and St. Petersburg are caused by the Omicron strain, sequencing data show.

Violation of human rights in Ukraine has become systemic. This was announced on February 1 by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in Russia will continue for some time, the peak will come by mid-February.

Diplomats of the United States and other countries in Belarus are not in danger. This was announced on Tuesday, February 1, by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Anatoly Glaz.

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.

The Arctic Expeditionary Force and a detachment of Russian Northern Fleet warships practised anti-submarine tasks in the Norwegian Sea.