• A new Russian offensive is being prepared for February 24, the day one year after Russia invaded Ukraine., assured Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, a guest on the set of BFM-TV. According to him, “Russia is preparing very seriously for the offensive and for mobilizing 500,000 men.”
• Vladimir Putin travels to Volgograd on Thursday to celebrate the 80^e anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over the Nazis in Stalingrad.
• The European Union wants to train 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers to help their country withstand the Russian invasion. This new target will be formally announced at a summit Ukraine European Union scheduled for Kiev on Friday. This Twenty-Seven summit is an important step, a few months after Ukraine became an official candidate for EU membership.
• Russia warned Israel on Wednesday about possible arms shipments to Ukraine. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his country is considering military aid to Ukraine. “I’m definitely looking into it”, he said on CNN. Mr. Netanyahu has also offered to mediate if the belligerents and Washington ask him to.
• Ukraine has launched a wave of anti-corruption investigations aimed at administrations, officials and personalities, the authorities who ensure that the fight against embezzlement is a priority in the context of the war effort and Western aid. The European Union has made it a condition for the country’s integration into its ranks.
• Russian journalist sentenced to eight years in prison for allegedly broadcasting “fake news”. The reporter, who went into exile after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, was found guilty of broadcasting “fake news” on social networks about the bombing of a maternity ward in Mariupol, for which Moscow denies responsibility.

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