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  • Vladimir Putin assured Monday that Russia was not going to absorb Belarus, while advocating a strengthening of military ties with this allied country, following talks with President Alexander Lukashenko.

  • The Russian army has said it will take part in "tactical" maneuvers in Belarus, after the announcement in October of the formation of a joint force of several thousand men.

  • The Kremlin, however, denied that Vladimir Putin went to Minsk to convince his neighbor to directly participate in the conflict in Ukraine, calling the allegations "stupid" and "baseless".

  • kyiv suffered in the night from Sunday to Monday a new massive assault by drones sent by Russia.

    According to local authorities, 23 of these devices were seen in the sky of the capital, 18 of which were neutralized by anti-aircraft defense.

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06:37: The Russian and Chinese navies hand in hand

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6:30 a.m .: kyiv to follow reforms to obtain IMF support

Ukraine will follow IMF recommendations under an economic surveillance program with the institution, which could pave the way for aid given that the country's budget and operating needs are estimated at between 40 and 57 billion dollars for 2023, the Fund said on Monday.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has reviewed Ukraine's surveillance program (PMB) “aimed at maintaining financial stability and catalyzing donor funding”.

The Ukrainian authorities are committed to reforms concerning in particular the collection of taxes, the domestic debt market, transparency and the independence of the Central Bank.

They have four months to prove their progress.

06h20: Welcome to this new Live

Hello everyone.

On this Tuesday, December 20, and like every day, the editorial staff of

20 Minutes

is mobilized to give you all the information on the conflict.

On Monday, Vladimir Putin was in Minsk to meet his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.

During this summit, the master of the Kremlin assured that Russia was not going to absorb Belarus.

A statement that the US State Department called "the height of irony coming from a leader who seeks in the present moment - exactly now - to violently absorb his other immediate peaceful neighbour" Ukraine.

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