Revised mobilization bill, national debt doubles, EU moves ahead on RU asset transfers

Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

●     Ukrainian government sends revised mobilization bill to Verkhovna Rada, says MP Honcharenko
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a new bill on mobilization and sent it to the parliament, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko announced on Jan. 30.

●     Russia currently unable to launch another offensive aimed at Kharkiv — Ukrainian military
Available Russian troop reserves are not enough for another major offensive aimed at Kharkiv, Ukrainian Armed Forces spokesman Volodymyr Fitio told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Jan. 30.

●     Russian offensive to culminate by early spring — Budanov
The ongoing Russian offensive will exhaust itself by early spring 2024, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Jan. 30.

●     The Ukrainian national debt has more than doubled since the beginning of the war, exceeding 5.5 trillion hryvnias — Ministry of Finance
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine's national debt has increased by 102%, said the Ministry of Finance.

●     NATO chief Stoltenberg in Washington to drum up support for $60 billion in U.S. aid for Ukraine

●     Government to provide aid to refugees returning to Ukraine from abroad
The Cabinet has adopted a resolution authorizing financial assistance to Ukrainian citizens who have returned from abroad and are yet to find a job, for up to six months, Ukraine’s Reintegration Ministry said in a message on its website on Jan. 30.

●     FM Kuleba about meeting with his colleague Péter Szijjártó — Ukrainian side managed to "get the most possible"
The meeting between the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó was "very timely and useful," Kuleba said in an interview for Ukrainian outlet Ukrinform on Jan. 30. 

●     EU envoys greenlight using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine aid
The Council of the European Union has reached a preliminary agreement to fund Ukraine aid with profits from frozen Russian assets, the Belgian delegation at the Council announced via Twitter on Jan. 29.

●     European Parliament investigating Latvian MEP for working for Russia’s FSB spy service
A Latvian member of the European Parliament (MEP) is under investigation for being a trusted asset of Russian intelligence since at least 2005, Yuriy Lass, a representative of the EU Parliament Speaker, told DW.

●     Europe must be ready to assist Ukraine even if Trump wins in November — Macron
If Donald Trump returns to the White House in January 2025, European countries will have to assist Ukraine in its war against Russia without U.S. support, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a visit to Sweden on Jan. 30.

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