Russia-Ukraine War: List of key events, day 1,055 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Here are the key developments on day 1,055 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 14:

Fighting

• Ukrainian jets are headed for the gas compressor station of the TurkStream pipeline that pumps Russian gas to Europe via Turkiye, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke of “power terrorism” carried out by what he called Ukraine’s “transoceanic friends”, following the attack on the Russkaya pumping station in the southern Krasnodar region, about 320 kilometers (198 miles) from the frontline of – Ukrainian-Russian. .
• Russian troops are overtaking the key base and strategic hub of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture. Instead, they focused on cutting the lines to the city by targeting the main road from there to the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, the Ukrainian military said.

• Ukraine has halted production at its Pokrovsk coal mine, which supplies the country’s steel industry, due to the approach of advancing Russian troops, Reuters news agency reported.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and they discussed the idea of ​​Western “conflicts” being sent to Ukraine. Zelenskyy did not say whether he was talking about the West sending troops or peacekeepers.
• Ukraine is currently not in a strong enough position to negotiate with Russia, NATO chief Mark Rutte said. “At the moment, it is clear that Ukraine does not exist, because at the moment they cannot negotiate in a strong position,” Rutte told European Union lawmakers.

Military assistance

• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is opposed to any increase in the level of arms deliveries to Ukraine if it will require cuts elsewhere in the German budget.

Russian oil and gas

• Ten EU countries have asked the 27-nation bloc to ban imports of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, according to Reuters. The 10 countries include the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia and Finland.
• The EU is preparing its 16th package of sanctions against the Russian economy, ahead of the three-year anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
• The prime minister of Moldova’s separatist region of Transnistria said the sudden cut in Russian gas supply – caused by the suspension of gas pipelines to Ukraine – had not only plunged his region into an energy crisis but had also disrupted both its exports and imports.
• Russia’s oil transit through Ukraine by 2024 has fallen 16 percent to the lowest level since Kyiv gained independence in 1991, Ukrainian consulting firm ExPro said.
• United States President Joe Biden believes that oil prices will stabilize after Washington imposes comprehensive sanctions targeting Russian oil and gas revenues, said US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
• At least 65 oil tankers have left anchor in various locations around the world, including off the coasts of China and Russia, since the US announced a new package of sanctions against Russia on January 10, ship tracking data showed.

Regional security

• Crews aboard an oil tanker suspected of destroying undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were ready to cut more cables and pipes when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month, the head of Finland’s investigation said.
• Identifying suspected destroyers and limiting their activities is the most effective way to protect critical undersea infrastructure, said European Commission Vice President Henna Virkkunen.
• NATO countries in the Baltic Sea will look to strengthen security when they meet in Helsinki today, following the destruction of undersea cables that are highly suspected in Russia.
• The defense ministers of Poland, Germany, France, Italy and the UK met in Warsaw and agreed on efforts to improve Ukraine’s arms industry in its fight against Russian aggression.
• EU leaders will meet in Belgium on February 3 for a special “retreat” involving the UK prime minister and the NATO secretary general.

Politics

• Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Iranian counterpart this week where a comprehensive cooperation agreement between Moscow and Tehran will be signed, the Kremlin said.
• Biden said that his handling of US foreign policy has left his country safe and economically secure, and that US President-elect Donald Trump will inherit a nation that is considered stronger and more reliable than it was four years ago.
• Trump said he would meet with Putin “very soon” after taking office next week.
• Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico invited President Zelenskyy to visit Slovakia for talks after weeks of accusations and threats. Fico said Slovakia has always supported its neighboring country and suggested that Zelenskyy might use the newly opened train link from Kyiv to Slovakia. Zelenskyy responded to Fico with a counter-invitation to platform X, saying, “Okay. Come to Kyiv on Friday. “