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Trump pounced on Zelensky."Russia wants a deal and the Ukrainian president must hurry or he will miss a huge opportunity. He must act."Rubio missed a meeting with European leaders scheduled for today in Munich and is scheduled to meet Zelenskyy tomorrow.Meanwhile, Peskov said there would be new talks in Geneva on February 17 and 18.

Rubio will see Zelensky tomorrow

America has announced that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tomorrow.

Moscow: "International order never existed"

Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in response to German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz's statement at the Munich Security Conference that "there is no longer an international order based on rules", reminded him that such an order never existed.Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel: "And if she had carefully studied the speeches of Russian officials at the same Munich conference for the past 19 years, she would have known that it never existed."

Zelensky: "Russia does not want to stop the war"

Russia does not want to stop the war unless it is subject to "the demand".The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, said this in an interview with Politico on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference."We made a lot of agreements. Putin and his friends are not in prison. This is the biggest debate the world has ever had," Zelensky said. When asked if the United States would impose similar sanctions on Ukraine and Russia, he replied: "I have some ideas to keep to myself."

Two killed in an attack in Belgorod, Kiev.Moscow: "Terrorism"

In a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian territory in Belgrade, two men were killed who were in the territory of an unspecified "infrastructure".This was announced by the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, where five other people were injured, one of them in serious condition."The bombings caused serious damage to the energy infrastructure," he added, "there were power, heating and water outages."Ukraine has not yet responded to the attack in Belgrade.Russian forces have been targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure for years, periodically killing hundreds of thousands of people without heat, power or electricity.and withholds water from it.Referring to the attack, the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moscow, Maria Zakharova, spoke of "the terrorism of the Kyiv regime against the civilian population."

Tajani: "Reiterate Kyiv's support, including energy, to Zelensky."

"On the occasion of the Munich Security Conference, I attended a summit on Ukraine. Focus on the serious energy emergency. The government will continue to support the Ukrainian people and their right to defense. We will also continue this through energy supplies, the commitment of our civil defense and the involvement of Italian companies," he added.Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani wrote this in X and published a photo of him talking to Volodymyr Zelensky.

"The presence of international troops in Ukraine is fundamental," said the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.

For kyiv Foreign Minister Andrii Sybihav, it is essential to have international troops in Ukraine with American support.Speaking at a panel at the Munich Security Conference, the minister repeated that the United States "told us directly that they are not ready to deploy troops on the ground and we understand that," but at the same time "I do not believe in any effective security architecture in Europe without American support and after this the talks in Abu Dhabi made it clearer what American support means."The Minister did not want to specify how this support will materialize, and stated that he will do so at another time.He also added that the troops on the ground are "a guarantee for future investors and an element that encourages them to invest in Ukraine," and specified that "they will not be close to the front line" and will only arrive "after the ceasefire."

Macron in Munich: "Negotiations can be made without Europeans, but peace will not be achieved"

French President Emmanuel Macron sees "building peace" in Ukraine, but warns that Russia continues to "kill civilians"."We must continue to strike the Russian shadow fleet - he said at the Munich Security Council - we must apply pressure. We clearly see that Russian income has decreased by 25%, which shows that targeting this fleet is really working."And then: "I want to express myself very clearly: if you want, if you want, you can negotiate without the Europeans, but there will be no peace at the negotiating table."

Media: "Rubio promises to meet with European leaders on Ukraine"

According to the Financial Times, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will skip a planned meeting in Munich with European leaders from Ukraine.

Trump: "Zelensky will go ahead, Russia needs a deal"

"Russia wants a job and Zelensky has to move or he will lose a big place. He has to move," said US President Donald Trump in a conversation with reporters.

Mr Dmitriev in Geneva for a new round of talks

Kirill Dmitriev, special representative of the Russian president for investments and economic cooperation with foreign countries and director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), is coming to Geneva next week to participate in negotiations with Ukraine.

Kyiv: "One killed, one wounded in Russian military attack near Sumy".

Ukrinform news about the governor of the third region, Ole Hrykhorov, said: Ukrainian police said that a drone belonging to the Russian military crashed into a house in the city of Konotop - in the north of Ukraine, killing a woman and injuring another person.Hrykhorov, meanwhile, was quoted by the online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, accusing Russian soldiers of previously attacking the premises of the "Children's Hospital".According to the governor, Workers and children are at home and no one is injured."Many windows in the hospital were damaged," Hrihorov said.

Mass media."There are no security guarantees from the US until a ceasefire".

Washington has made clear it will not sign any security guarantees to protect Kiev from future Russian attacks until Ukraine and Russia agree to end the war, two European officials and a senior White House official told Politico.The peace process appears to have stalled with Moscow sticking to its territorial claims, which Ukraine does not accept, Politico noted, while February 17 and 18 was set as a new date for trilateral talks in Geneva today." Donald Trump "They're not trying to use the protection agreement against Volodymyr Zelensky," a US official said. He just doesn't want to sign it because if it interferes with new peace talks, what's the point?" he added.Moscow has not given up its demands on the entire Donbas, so the peace process is on hold for the time being.The territorial issue is the "main stumbling block," an American source told Politico.The United States - according to some international media - opposed his participation in the talks last year because he was held in the talks last year.

Kremlin: "Europeans will not hold talks on Ukraine in Geneva"

No representative of the European Union or international organizations will be present at the new round of negotiations between Russia, Ukraine and the US scheduled for February 17 and 18, in Geneva.This was highlighted by the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, quoted by the Tass agency."It is only a trilateral format, that is to say, between Russia, America and Ukraine there will be no Europeans," emphasized the spokesman of President Vladimir Putin.

Finnish President Stubb: "Kiev is already winning the war, Moscow has the wrong strategy"

"I believe that Ukraine is already winning. Russia has made a mistake in its strategic calculation."Finnish President Alexander Stubb said this while answering a question from a Ukrainian journalist during a panel dedicated to international trade in Munich.Sal conquered only 1% of the territory and lost thousands of irreplaceable soldiers."Ukrainians will win in the end," he concluded.

Zelensky: "A big day in MunichNew general safety measures"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he has arrived in Munich for a security conference.“This is an important day when we will take a new step in the common security of Ukraine and Europe – he wrote. “We need more joint production, more resilience, more coordination and efficiency in the common security architecture of Europe – he continued.The most important thing we can achieve together is to end the war with a dignified peace and create reliable security for Ukraine and all of Europe so that no one loses protection.in Europe."

Moscow: "New round of talks in Geneva next week"

A new round of talks on Ukraine is expected between January 17 and 18 next week, confirmed by Moscow, as the conflict that led to Russia's massive invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in statements reported by Russian media about talks with representatives from Washington and Kiev.

In Kramatorsk, 4 victims, including children

Three brothers, one of whom was a minor, and a man were killed and two of their relatives injured after the Russian attack on the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region last night.This was reported by Ukrainska pravda.The regional prosecutor's office writes in Telegram: "At 21:15, troops of the attacking state attacked Kramatorsk. The residential sector was located in the impact zone. As a result of a direct hit on a private, two 19-year-old boys and their 8-year-old brother died in the house. In addition, a 43-year-old grandmother and 5 deceased boys were injured."born in 1962. “We are discovering the final consequences of Russian terror,” said the city’s mayor, Oleksandr Honcharenko.

Four injured in an attack in Odessa.Electricity, water and heating on tap

Four people were injured in a night attack by Russian troops in Odesa.The local media reported it."The enemy continues to attack the Odesa area with attack drones. Despite the performance of the air defense forces, direct effects and debris from the downed drones were recorded," said Governor Oleh Kiper.One of the injured is in hospital in critical condition, he added, due to damage to housing, industry, power and port infrastructure.Electricity, heating and water supplies were also disrupted, officials said, and restoration work was underway.

Ukrainian drones also operate: three injured in the Volgograd region of Russia

It was recorded that drones fell near residential buildings in the Volgograd region of Russia, and debris fell on industrial facilities in the region.Governor Andrey Bocharov reported this with reference to the Telegram channel of the regional akimat.Three people were injured.According to Bocharov, air defense forces are repelling a large-scale terrorist attack by a drone in the Volgograd region.

UN: Five thousand buildings left unheated by Russian bombings

In Ukraine, the United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs announced that another large-scale attack took place across the country on the night between Wednesday and Thursday, which damaged the energy infrastructure.In Kiev, Kharkiv and Odesa, "almost 5,000 residential multi-storey buildings were again left without heating".

A new Russian attack on Odessa

Russian forces returned at night to bombard Odessa with drones.This was reported by RBC-Ukraine.According to initial assessments, damage was caused to civilian infrastructure, residences and shopping malls.Fires broke out in various parts of the city.

Zelensky: "Ready to continue the war and not accept a bad deal"

Ukraine wants peace and is ready to continue the war if necessary.Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with The Atlantic: "I want to give up the opportunity for cooperation than to force people to accept something bad. After four years, I am ready to continue the war", the words of the president of Ukraine.Zelensky seems to be looking at the behavior of Donald Trump.

"I don't think there will be a better victory for him than stopping the war between Russia and Ukraine," he said.