Read the whole story hereMon, Jan 30 20237:32 AM ESTRussia will soon issue new history textbooks to studentsA schoolgirl looks at a computer screen showing a map of Russia including annexed Ukrainian territories in Moscow on Oct. Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty ImagesRussia will roll out a new history textbook to high schools in the coming months, with students to be taught about the "special military operation, " as Russia calls its invasion of Ukraine, according to a report by news agency InterfaxThe history textbooks will cover Russia's version of events in Ukraine, including "the entry into Russia" of the Donetsk and Luhansk "People's Republics" as well as Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, four regions that Russia claimed to have annexed last September following spurious referendums.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said EU membership for Ukraine is likely to be a process that will take "decades. "EU commissioners are heading to Kyiv on Friday to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Politco noted that their task will likely be "managing expectations" regarding such a tight timetable for entry into the EU.
The Office of the U. High Commissioner for Human Rights said the death toll in Ukraine is likely higher, because the armed conflict can delay fatality reports. "Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects, including shelling from heavy artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, missiles and air strikes, " the international organization wrote in a release.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the claim as a "lie" Monday, telling reporters "What Mr. Johnson said is not true. More precisely, it is a lie, " he said according to an NBC News translation of the comments. "This may either be a deliberate lie by Mr. Johnson, and then the question arises as to the reasons for his presentation of such a version of events. Or he actually did not understand what President Putin was talking about with him. And in this case it becomes a little worrying for the interlocutors of our President, " Peskov said. "But once again I officially repeat: this is a lie, there were no threats with missiles.
Speaking to Politico, Shmyhal said "we have a very ambitious plan to join the European Union within the next two years... So we expect that this year, in 2023, we can already have this pre-entry stage of negotiations, " he said. Ukraine has made no secret of its wish to join the EU and has already applied to join the bloc. It is not the only candidate country. Others, such as North Macedonia and Montenegro have waited over ten years for any progress in their own respective membership applications.
— Amanda MaciasMon, Jan 30 20233:12 PM ESTIran and Russia sign financial agreement connecting their national banksIranian President Ebrahim Raisi greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 19, 2022. Putin likely wanted to show that Moscow is still important in the Middle East by visiting Iran, said John Drennan of the U. Institute of Peace. Sergei Savostyanov | AFP | Getty ImagesAn Iranian media organization reported that Tehran and Moscow signed a financial contract on Sunday that connects their national banks via a new terminal. The infrastructure of the banking terminal is reportedly not reliant on the West. Nearly a year ago, the U. S., European allies and Canada agreed to remove key Russian banks from the interbank messaging system, SWIFT, an extraordinary step that severed the country from much of the global financial system.
— Holly EllyattMon, Jan 30 20235:05 AM ESTRussia warns United States: the end of nuclear arms control may be nighRussia told the United States on Monday that the last remaining pillar of bilateral nuclear arms control could expire in 2026 without a replacement due to what it said were U. efforts to inflict "strategic defeat" on Moscow in Ukraine.
Iran was removed from SWIFT in 2014 following developments in it's nuclear program. — Amanda MaciasMon, Jan 30 20232:25 PM ESTPoland is ready to hand over F-16 fighter jets, Ukraine saysAn F-16 fighter jet takes part in the NATO Air Shielding exercise near the air base in Lask, central Poland on Oct. 12, 2022. Radoslaw Jozwiak | Afp | Getty ImagesAndrii Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, said via his official Telegram that Poland is ready to provide some of its F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
Both Russia and the United States still have vast arsenals of nuclear weapons which are currently partially limited by the 2011 New START Treaty, which in 2021 was extended until 2026. What comes after Feb. 4, 2026, however, is unclear, though Washington has indicated it wants to reach a follow-on agreement with Russia. Asked if Moscow could envisage there being no nuclear arms control treaty after 2026, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the RIA state new agency: "This is quite a possible scenario. "Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says the risk of direct clashes between Moscow and Washington have increased after the U. decision to supply more advanced rocket systems to Ukraine.
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