Lithuania approves defense aid to Ukraine worth 200 million euros; Ukraine took the 18th place in the ranking of the most powerful army in the world. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Vladimir Zelensky made a working visit to the capital of Lithuania – Vilnius
The topics of the negotiations include security, Ukraine’s integration with the EU and NATO, cooperation in the field of electronic warfare and drones, and further coordination of European support.
The President of Ukraine met in Vilnius with the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda. The leader of Lithuania said that the country’s authorities approved a package of long-term military aid to Ukraine totaling 200 million euros. According to the President of Lithuania, in January his country will send ammunition to Ukraine, generators, explosive systems, and in February – M577 armored personnel carrier. Lithuania will also train Ukrainian soldiers and strengthen defense industry cooperation with Ukraine.
Poland proposed the introduction of quotas on “sensitive” goods from Ukraine
Markets in EU Member States must be protected from further increases in imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. One such solution could be the introduction of quotas on the “most sensitive products.” The Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Sekierski wrote about this in a letter to the European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis. The minister listed groups of Ukrainian goods, whose excessive imports create market problems and threats to Poland. According to Sekierski, they appear “not only in the corn, wheat and canola sectors, but also in the sugar, poultry, egg, berry (especially frozen raspberries) or apple concentrate sectors. “
Ukraine took the 18th place in the ranking of the most powerful army in the world
The Ukrainian army took the 18th place in the ranking of the most powerful army in the world. In the ranking of the best army in the world, Ukraine is between Israel (17th place) and Germany (19th place). The top five armies in the world by rating include the USA, Russia, China, India and South Korea.
Ukraine took 32nd place in the passport ranking
The Ukrainian international passport took the 32nd position in the international ranking of the Passport Index. Ukraine shares its position with Grenada and Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. Ukrainian passport holders can travel visa-free or with a visa on arrival to 148 countries. The first place is shared by France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain.
The Ukrainian Consulate in London has called on Ukrainian men to register for military service
Ukrainian men living in the UK must register. This was stated by the press service of the Ukrainian Consultation Service in the United Kingdom. They recalled that all men of military age (18-65 years) must register for military service outside Ukraine if they stay abroad for more than three months. Information about people of conscription age (18-65 years) accepted for temporary consular registration at the Embassy is simultaneously entered into the military register of conscripts, conscripts and reservists, which is maintained by the institution.
Russia has begun using its new drones with night vision cameras
The Russian army has started using new drones with night vision cameras. The enemy used it to attack Nikopol. According to the head of the RVA, in the morning the Russian Federation continued its “experiments” in launching drones in the region. An air alert was announced due to the possibility of an attack from these UAVs.
Ukraine has identified the Subway restaurant chain as a sponsor of the war
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption has added the American fast food chain Subway to its list of international war sponsors. Subway is one of the largest chains in the world in terms of the number of catering establishments. He has been working in Russia for more than 20 years, he has 550 restaurants there (more in Europe – only in the UK and Germany), operating as a franchise. It is owned by Subway Russia Service Company with its headquarters in St. Petersburg.
Subway is not the first American company on the NAPC list. Previously, that included PepsiCo, Philip Morris, Mars, Mondelez, P&G, Schlumberger.
The number of Russians who support the war against Ukraine has been revealed
A new poll from the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago shows that most Russians see the war in Ukraine as protection from the West, and Putin’s approval ratings remain high despite worsening living conditions for millions of Russians. The poll found that 67% of participants approve of Putin’s foreign policy, 58% approve of his domestic policy, and 66% plan to vote for Putin in the presidential election this March.
NASA has postponed the first Artemis mission to the Moon
The Artemis 2 mission, which was scheduled to launch in November 2024, was pushed back to September 2025. The crew of four had to orbit the Moon without landing. The delays were due to safety reasons, NASA said.
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