European Union - Ukraine summit, deliveries of long-range missiles to Ukraine, prison for a Russian journalist critical of Putin's offensive...
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Deliveries of long-range missiles to Ukraine will not curb the Russian offensive
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It will not change the course of events.
The Kremlin was clear on Wednesday February 1, estimating that the potential delivery of longer-range missiles to Ukraine would in no way influence the continuation of the Russian offensive in the country.
Missile supplies with a range of 150 km would lead “
to a heightening of tensions, to an increase in the level of escalation.
We see it, it would mean additional efforts for us, but it will not change the course of events, the special military operation will continue
,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Imprisonment in absentia for a Russian journalist critical of the Russian army
A Russian journalist and former MP, Alexander Nevzorov, was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for allegedly spreading "false information" about the actions of the Russian army in Ukraine.
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From the first weeks of its assault on Ukraine launched on February 24, 2022, Russia implemented heavy penalties to suppress any criticism of its offensive and the army.
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Mr. Nevzorov is sentenced to an eight-year prison term to be served in a penal colony,
" said judge Evgenia Nikolaeva of the Basmanny court in Moscow according to Russian agencies.
EU-Ukraine summit Friday in kyiv, a “strong signal” sent to Moscow
Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kiev on Friday, February 3, with the Ukrainian government welcoming this "
strong signal
" sent to Moscow almost a year after the start of the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian soldiers drive a car, in Bakhmout, Donetsk region, Ukraine, January 27, 2023. STRINGER / REUTERS
This summit takes place even as the Russian army, on the offensive in recent days, has claimed the conquest of a village near Bakhmout, a hot spot in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Such a meeting with the twenty-seven is an important step, several months after kyiv obtained the status of official candidate for EU membership.
Netanyahu says he is considering military aid to Ukraine
For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu said that his country was considering military aid for Ukraine, while offering to mediate in the conflict between kyiv and Moscow.
"
Well, I'm definitely looking into it
," Netanyahu said in an interview with US broadcaster CNN, when asked if Israel was planning to offer help to Ukraine, such as its security system. Iron Dome air defense.