Ukraine received 150 million euros of financial assistance on a non-refundable basis from the EU; Fico fears World War III if Ukraine joins NATO. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Ukraine received 150 million euros of financial assistance on a non-refundable basis from the European Union
Grant funding will help provide priority measures for the restoration of critical facilities damaged as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, including transportation infrastructure, public utilities and services, social infrastructure and places of residence.
Fico said he would block Ukraine’s NATO membership
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has said he will block Ukraine’s NATO membership, hiding behind what he says is “the start of the Third World War.” He said Slovakia would veto as long as Fico himself had “the opportunity to influence the Slovak political scene.” He also added that it will take many years for Ukraine to join the EU, but he is not against such a decision.
In Slovakia, thousands of people rallied against the Fico government
Thousands of people rallied in Slovakia’s main cities against Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plans to amend the country’s Criminal Code. Changes proposed by the coalition government include a proposal to abolish the special prosecutor’s office, which deals with serious crimes such as bribery, organized crime and extremism. Fico’s critics worry that his next rise to power could lead Slovakia to abandon its pro-Western course.
Ukraine’s economic growth has slowed
In November, almost a month-long blockade of the Polish-Ukrainian border by Polish road carriers became the main negative factor for the export of manufacturers and manufacturers who depend on imported raw materials for the delivery of products by road.
Russia struck Ukraine with 19 Shahed-136 drones and S-300 missiles. Three arrivals were recorded
The Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with Shahed-136 kamikaze drones and S-300 missiles on the night of December 20. The enemy launched drones from the Cape Chauda and Balaklava areas in the temporarily occupied Crimea. In total, 19 drone launches were recorded, 18 of which were destroyed by air defense. Combat work was carried out in the regions of Odessa, Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk, Vinnitsa, Khmelnytsky, Kyiv, Chernigov and Kirovograd.
The invaders also fired two S-300 anti-aircraft guided missiles from the Belgorod region at Kharkov. A transport depot in the Saltovsky district of Kharkov was attacked. According to law enforcement officials, craters measuring 9 by 3.5 meters were recorded at the impact site.
Zelensky appointed his new deputy in the Verkhovna Rada
President Vladimir Zelensky appointed his representative to the Verkhovna Rada – people’s representative from the People’s Servant Galina Mikhailyuk. He is Vice-Chair of the Law Enforcement Committee and a member of the delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The people’s representative is also co-chairman of the parliamentary groups for interparliamentary relations with Japan and Australia, and deputy head of the groups for relations with the USA, Great Britain, Norway, Canada and Singapore. He is also a member of the Presidential Commission on Legal Reform. Mikhailyuk is a Doctor of Law.
The Minister announced the UAV plan
The Minister for Strategic Industries, Alexander Kamyshin, announced plans for the production of drones for 2024. According to him, on December 19, President Vladimir Zelensky promised that Ukraine will produce a million drones next year – he clarified that the head of state meant FPV drones. Kamyshin said that as of December Ukraine was producing more than 50,000 FPV drones per month. In addition to FPV, by 2024 it is planned to release more than 10,000 medium-range attack drones (hundreds of km), as well as more than 1,000 drones with a flight range of 1,000 km.
Xi warned Biden at the summit that Beijing would ‘connect’ Taiwan to China
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden at their recent summit in San Francisco that Beijing will “reunify” Taiwan with mainland China, but “the time has not yet been determined.” The Chinese leader told Biden that “China prefers peaceful to the forcible annexation of Taiwan.”
More than 50 thousand illegal migrants enter Spain a year
This year, from January 1 to December 15, 52,945 illegal migrants arrived in Spain through different routes, which is 76.2% more than the same period last year. The majority of illegal migrants this year arrived by sea. Among them, 72% reached the Canary Islands, which is 140% more than in the past. This is a new record for the islands since 2006.
Find out what the Eurovision 2024 stage will be
The organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which will take place next May in Malmö, Sweden, have presented the first mock-ups of the stage. In particular, the stage in the shape of a cross is located in the middle of the auditorium, which means that the audience will be able to watch the performances of the participants from all sides. In addition, moving LED cubes, LED floors, video and stage technologies will be combined to create impressive effects in the arena.
Named the worst movie of 2023
The film industry has released the first results of critics for films released in 2023, and among them there are several films that have received the title of “worst.” The list includes: a superhero movie, a horror movie, not one but two thrillers, a Wes Anderson movie.
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