“We have reason to believe that China reached out to Russia and said, ‘Don’t use it,'” according to Mr. Blinken. The US Secretary of State said the Washington government was “extremely concerned” because President Putin seemed to be considering it. mentioning the possibility of using nuclear weapons. “Even if the probability increases from 5 to 15% related to nuclear weapons, there is nothing more serious than that,” Mr. Blinken emphasized Discussing the comments of the US Secretary of State.
Points of conflict: The hottest fronts in Ukraine; Russia looking for an alternative to Syria?
In addition, Politico reported that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will chair a meeting of Ukrainian allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on January 9 to discuss military aid to Ukraine.
During the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Mr. Austin is expected to coordinate the 25th discussion between defense ministers from 50 countries since Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The last full meeting was in September last year. Since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States on November 5, 2024, no plenary meeting has ever been held.
Ukrainian firefighters put out a fire at a building in Kyiv that was attacked by Russia on January 1
Information about the final meeting of the Ukraine Defense Liaison Group before Mr. Trump took office on January 20 was posted while US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Washington planned to announce aid. New military aid to Kyiv, according to Reuters yesterday. Therefore, it is likely that the meeting will announce new aid in 2025 for Ukraine.
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram that in the first 3 days of 2025, Russia launched 300 suicide drones (UAVs) and nearly 20 missiles toward Ukrainian targets. According to Mr. Zelensky, most suicide UAVs and missiles were intercepted by this country’s air defense
