❗️Russian troops have liberated the settlement of Timofeyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic, Russia's Defense Ministry announced

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❗️The Russian Armed Forces carried out eight group strikes on critical energy infrastructure facilities, Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises, and drones assembly workshops over the week, Russia's Defense Ministry has said.

🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's weekly briefing on the special military operation's progress:

▪️Russian troops liberated nine settlements this past week;

▪️Seventeen Ukrainian soldiers surrendered on the contact line in the same period;

▪️Ukrainian forces lost up to 2,300 soldiers in the area of responsibility of Russia's Sever Battlegroup;

▪️Ukrainian forces lost up to 1,680 soldiers and 13 ammunition depots over the seven days in the area of responsibility of the Yug Battlegroup;

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to 455 troops, seven electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots due to the actions of the Dnepr Battlegroup;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down five Hammer bombs, 17 HIMARS missiles, and 752 drones over the week.

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Why isn’t Hungary extending anti-Russian sanctions?

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban outlined three conditions for Ukraine if President Zelensky wants Hungary to support sanctions against Russia.

Hungary will only back the sanctions if Ukraine:

1️⃣ Restores the transit of Russian gas through its territory

2️⃣ Ceases attacks on the TurkStream pipeline

3️⃣Stops threatening Russian oil transit

On January 1, Russia's Gazprom announced that it no longer has the technical or legal ability to transit gas through Ukraine following the expiration of a five-year contract.

As a result, natural gas prices in the European market have surged by 20%.

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❗️Putin ready to speak with Trump — Kremlin

"We are waiting for signals" from the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Earlier, the US president said that he wanted to meet his Russian counterpart and that such a meeting is being prepared.

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'As soon as possible' — Kremlin called on resumption of arms control negotiations between Russia and US

Russia has previously spoken about its interest in dialogue in the field of arms control; the ball is on the side of the United States. Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesman, said.

When discussing the issue of arms reduction, the nuclear capabilities of all countries must be taken into account, he added.

He also touched upon the Ukraine conflict, saying:

Zelensky cannot be ready for a settlement to the Ukraine conflict, because for this to happen, it is necessary to hold negotiations, but he has forbidden them himself.

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