Zelenskyy in the Baltics, mobilization bill withdrawn, Ihnat on RU strike goals

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Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Friday, January 12, 2024.

●      Zelenskyy arrives in Tallinn, Estonia on second leg of Baltic tour
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Estonian capital of Tallinn on Jan. 11, as he continues his tour of the Baltic nations.

●      Casualties climb to 13 in Russia’s attack on central Kharkiv hotel
The number of victims has climbed to 13 after Russia targeted a central Kharkiv hotel in a missile strike on Jan. 10, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram.

●      US Senate Majority Leader urges Congress to pass Ukraine aid bill
Ukraine’s position on the battlefield is becoming dire due to lack of ammunition as the U.S. Congress remains unable to agree on a deal to allocate additional funding for U.S. military aid to Kyiv, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement on Jan. 10.

●      Government withdraws controversial mobilization bill from parliament
The Ukrainian government has withdrawn a bill that sought to reform Ukraine’s approach to mobilization from the parliament, Cabinet press service said in a Telegram post on Jan. 11.

●      Ukrainian opposition MPs push for parliament speaker Stefanchuk to resign
Opposition MPs have begun collecting signatures to force a no-confidence vote in the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Ruslan Stefanchuk, co-chair of the European Solidarity parliamentary party Iryna Herashchenko said in a Telegram post on Jan. 11.

●      Global beverage giant PepsiCo bans mention of war and Ukrainian Armed Forces in ads
Global food and beverage giant PepsiCo has banned any mention of the war in Ukraine in its advertising, even in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers (UCSC) reported on Jan. 11.

●      White House supports bill on confiscating Russian assets and transferring them to Ukraine
The Biden Administration has affirmed its support for a bill that would allow for the confiscation of some of the $300 billion of frozen Russian assets for reconstructing Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 10.

●      Three powerful missile attacks in a short time. What is Russia's goal?
Anti-aircraft battles are going on almost every day. – Ihnat

●      U.S. wants to see Ukraine’s war plan for 2024 at next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos
The United States wants to hear a more refined war strategy from Ukraine during a discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week in Davos, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 11.

●      Unprecedented inflation for basic foods has Russians queuing for eggs – Soviet-style
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin seems so keen on bringing back the Soviet Union that he’s introduced something the failed state was best known for – long lines for basic goods.

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