EU will provide further funds to Ukraine, von der Leyen says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) meets with President of EU Comission Ursula von der Leyen (R) during a bilateral meeting as part of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switerland on January 16, 2024.
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The chief of the European Union’s executive Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday said she was “confident” all 27 member states will find a solution to provide funds to Ukraine, an issue currently in gridlock over Hungary’s resistance.
Von der Leyen spoke to lawmakers in the EU parliament after EU leaders last month had agreed to start accession talks with Ukraine but failed to green-light a financial package worth 50 billion euros ($54 bln) to Kyiv over Hungary’s veto.
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Kharkiv and Odesa targeted by Russian missiles and drones
This photograph taken oh January 17, 2024 shows a residential building destroyed as a result of a missile attack in Kharkiv late on January 16, 2024. At least 17 people were wounded in Russian strikes on the Ukrainian city on January 16, 2024, the regional governor said. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv and Odesa were hit by Russian missiles and drones Tuesday evening, injuring civilians and damaging residential buildings, Ukrainian officials said.
Two Russian missiles damaged 19 residential buildings in Kharkiv, northeast Ukraine, Mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram Wednesday morning.
“Seventeen townspeople are injured, 14 of them are in the hospital, one is in serious condition. 14 cars were crushed. All relevant services continue to work on site. All the necessary help is provided to everyone who needs it,” he said.
Terekhov described the attack on the city center as “exclusively terrorist in nature,” saying there was no military infrastructure in the area. Russia says it does not…
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