On January 20, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine summoned Juan Pedro Scherer, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Ukraine, to discuss some incorrect public statements made by the Committee's leadership.
On January 22, the Ukrainian community in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) will celebrate Ukrainian Unity Day with a rally and a symbolic march through the city's central streets to demonstrate their unbreakable unity with their homeland.
Since the beginning of the day, a total of 61 combat clashes have been recorded on the front line. Fighting continues in five sectors, with the Russian army exerting the most pressure on Pokrovsk and increased activity in the Huliaipole and Kostiantynivka sectors.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis expressed outrage over the strong reaction to his government's decision to deny Ukraine the sale of four small aircraft that could have helped strengthen the country's air defense as Russia continues its relentless terror.
Ukraine has received 39 units of industrial boiler equipment with a total capacity of nearly 53 MW from Italy. The equipment will be transferred to frontline communities.
All units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are currently engaged in combat missions, and Ukrainian troops will not participate in training abroad, including in Greenland.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the charges against Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Batkivshchyna parliamentary faction, in offering unlawful benefits to MPs, are not related to the upcoming elections.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that European leaders have so far taken no steps toward his proposal to establish unified European Armed Forces, despite growing security threats from Russia.
Following Russia's shelling, which threatens nuclear safety, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on the IAEA to convene an emergency meeting of the Board of Governors to resolve the issue of Russia's membership.
Ukraine has so far not received an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to join the Group of Seven meeting scheduled to take place on Thursday, January 22, in Paris; however, he expects such an invitation.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda believes that Russia is not ready for peace negotiations and will not abandon its imperial ambitions even if a peace agreement is concluded.