Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said after a visit to a western region to discuss border defenses amid speculation about the potential for a renewed Russian offensive via neighboring Belarus on January 11 that Ukrainian defense forces "must be ready both at the border and in the regions."
Officials from the European Union and NATO have agreed to "strengthen" their cooperation on security and in support of Ukraine as it battles to repel Russia's invasion.
The independent Russian-language Dozhd TV channel, which was suspended in Russia over its war coverage and then yanked by Latvian authorities in December, has been given a license to broadcast in the Netherlands, according to editor in chief Tikhon Dzyadko.
The Russian Energy Ministry said on January 10 that it has been working on additional measures to limit discounts to international benchmarks on Russian oil prices, after the West imposed price caps.