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The Kremlin has assured this Tuesday that the Atlantic Alliance is a "hostile" organization for Russia, a condition that it demonstrates "every day".

"NATO is a hostile organization for us, which confirms its hostility every day and is doing everything possible to make its involvement in the conflict in Ukraine more and more clear," said Russian Presidency spokesman Dmitry Peskov, at a press conference.

In the final hours of the

, the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has faced heavy fighting as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has backed reports by local officials that it has started

days before the first anniversary of the

Next February 24 will mark one year since the

began and Russian President Vladimir Putin has already announced that a few days before, on the 21st of this month, he will give his traditional speech before both chambers of the Parliament, adjourned in December.

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19:38

The European PP distances itself from Berlusconi

The group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament distanced itself on Tuesday from the criticism of the former Italian prime minister and leader of Forza Italia,

towards the president of Ukraine,

, whom he has blamed for the Russian invasion of his country .

's narrative and Ukraine can count on our full support.

" , the group wrote in a message on Twitter two days after Berlusconi's remarks.

The Italian assured this Sunday that, if he were prime minister, "

because we are witnessing the devastation of his country and the killing of its soldiers and civilians", referring to this week's meeting with the president of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, with the Ukrainian president in Brussels.

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19:09

NATO will improve air defense

A total of

coordinated their efforts on Tuesday in a new meeting chaired by the United States, with a view to mainly improving Ukrainian air defenses in the face of the offensive that Russia is expected to launch in the spring but not yet including aircraft. combat.

"Today we met again with our valued allies and partners to make sure Ukraine has what it needs when it needs it," US Secretary of State for Defense Lloyd

said at a news conference after the group's ninth meeting. Contact for Ukraine.

The meeting, which was held at NATO headquarters and preceded a two-day meeting of allied defense ministers, served for Ukraine's partners to hear from the Ukrainian Defense Minister, Oleksii Reznikov - who upon arrival showed

handkerchief with a drawing of an airplane -, the most pressing needs of their country, and to coordinate their contributions.

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7:00 p.m.

Ukraine claims that in January it received 3.92 billion euros from its allies

Ukrainian Prime Minister

announced Tuesday at a meeting of the Council of Ministers that Ukraine received an amount of 3.92 billion euros from its allies last month.

He added that throughout February the Government hopes to attract aid worth

, in statements quoted by the "Ukrinform" agency.

"In January we received

[3.920 million euros] from the European Union and the United States. This month we plan to attract more than 2 million dollars [1.870 million euros] from the United States, the World Bank and other donors" , said.

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18:33

Moldova says its airspace closure was linked to a 'trial balloon'

The Moldovan air authorities said Tuesday that they were forced to temporarily close the country's airspace throughout the day due to "a

. "

"At around 12:30 p.m., the Ministry of Defense received information that a small unidentified object similar to a weather balloon was detected in the airspace of the Republic of Moldova in the region of the city of Soroca," the Aeronautical Authority

. Civil (CCA) of the former Soviet republic in a statement.

The note states that in view of the adverse "weather conditions and the impossibility of monitoring and identifying the object, as well as its flight path (...) the decision was made to temporarily close

. "

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18:07

Brussels asks to include Ukraine in roaming and internet connection within the EU

The European Commission has proposed this Tuesday to include Ukraine in the free roaming area through which Europeans can make calls and surf the Internet from anywhere in the European Union without additional charges

their usual mobile phone bills.

The Community Executive proposes that this advantage be included in the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, but, for this, it will first be necessary for the Twenty-seven to give their approval and then to adopt the change in the EU Trade

The pace at which Ukraine will integrate into the EU's Internal Roaming Market, however, will depend on the pace of approximation and implementation of the

, as warned by the Community Executive in a statement.

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17:50

Two Dutch F-35 fighters intercept three Russian military planes near Poland

Two

have intercepted a formation of

near

and escorted them out of the country's airspace, the Dutch Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"The aircraft - whose identity was unknown at the time - approached the Polish NATO area of ​​responsibility

," according to the ministry's statement collected by Reuters.

Kaliningrad is a

located

, members of NATO and the European Union.

"After their identification, they turned out to be three aircraft: a Russian IL-20M Coot-A that was escorted by two Su-27 Flanker," the statement expanded.

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17:35

Brussels issues 7,000 million debt to support recovery plans and aid to Ukraine

The European Commission today issued €7 billion in European Union (EU) bonds in its second syndicated operation for 2023, consisting of a seven-year EU bond extension maturing on December 4, 2029

a extension of the 20-year bond maturing on November 4, 2042 to support the Recovery and Resilience funds and macro-financial assistance to Ukraine.

Investors have shown strong interest in EU bonds, with each of the two tranches being oversubscribed,

and

.

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17:12

The battle for the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut is far from over

, estimated Tuesday

.

Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine, has been the target of one of the

since the operation in Ukraine began nearly a year ago.

Experts believe that the position is not strategic, but that the town has acquired

and political value, and is located in the Donetsk industrial region that Moscow aspires to control in its entirety.

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4:46 p.m.

Montenegro denies any link to the alleged subversions in Moldova

The Prime Minister of Montenegro,

, today denied that his country is linked to the alleged participation of its nationals in subversive actions in Moldova, and announced that he will request information from the Moldovan authorities in this regard.

Moldovan President

accused Russia on Monday of planning a coup with the help of military-trained citizens of Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro who would carry out violent actions disguised as protests.

The center-Ziquierdista Abazovic, who assured that he learned of the accusations through the press, announced that his government will contact Sandu's Cabinet "to obtain more clarification" and indicated that if necessary, the Montenegrin intelligence services will carry out additional checks, reported the local

Pobjeda .

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4:23 p.m.

Drones, essential for Ukrainians, who ask for more weapons

Thousands of mass-produced commercial drones

repel Russian attacks, devices now essential to control the battlefield and use limited ammunition more effectively.

Images from the

are often reminiscent of the two great world wars of the 20th century due to the extensive use of artillery and frontal infantry attacks.

Numerous factors make this war different and one of the most unique is the massive use of drones.

Danylo, 24, who is called "Ali" by his colleagues from the Ukrainian Army's 93rd Brigade, says several drones often move at the same time overhead.

Often

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16:07

Russian Navy Practices Iskander Missile Launches in Kaliningrad

The Russian Navy's Baltic Sea Fleet conducted Iskander missile practice today in the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad amid tensions

by the Russian military campaign in Ukraine.

"In the framework of a planned exercise of the missile units of the

, the platoons of the Iskander operational tactical missile complexes practiced the virtual launch of missiles," the military entity reported, quoted by the Russian agency Interfax.

According to the Black Sea Fleet, more than

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2:38 p.m.

FP students send incubators to Ukraine, "cribs that save lives"

A group of Vocational Training students

, which depends on the Salesians religious order, will send half a dozen basic incubators to Ukraine in the next few days, as part of the "cribs that save lives" project in which they collaborate centers of Castilla y León.

This project began last year, presented this Tuesday in Logroño, in which eight training centers from

linked to Los Salesianos also collaborate, which has allowed a dozen of these incubators to already be installed in hospitals in African and South American countries.

inside

.

In addition, they can work connected to both the

, which means that they do not stop working when there are power outages, as is the case now in Ukraine.

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2:17 p.m.

Ukraine asks Spain for "practical decisions" to provide tanks and logistics

The Ukrainian Defense Minister,

on Tuesday demanded that Spain make "practical decisions" on sending battle tanks and their components and ammunition, insisting that the idea is to form tank battalions contributed by Western countries.

Speaking to Europa Press before participating in the meeting of the

that meets at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Reznikov has insisted that announcements about components, repair and maintenance should come out of the meeting, apart from the tanks themselves. .

Asked about the role of Spain, the Ukrainian minister said that he awaits "practical decisions", although he stressed that military aid does not come from just one country, but that Ukraine seeks to "form battalions" with the contributions of the allies

which "They can have Spanish, Portuguese or Canadian tanks."

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1:55 p.m.

Russia denies the alleged plan to "destabilize" Moldova

Russia has denied an alleged "plan to destabilize Moldova" the day after the president of that country, Maia Sandu, denounced a plan by Moscow to overthrow her pro-European government.

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13:38

Margarita Robles assures that the number of tanks for kyiv will depend on availability and coordination

The Spanish Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, has assured this Tuesday that the exact number of Leopard 2A4 tanks that her country will provide to Ukraine will depend on coordination with the rest of the allies and on the availability that Spain has, since battle tanks of that model that the army has must be repaired.

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1:30 p.m.

Moldova temporarily closes its airspace

Moldova has temporarily closed its airspace, as announced by the state airline on Tuesday and collected by Reuters.

"Dear passengers, at this time, Moldova's airspace is closed. We are waiting for flights to resume," they announce on Facebook.

The announcement comes amid heightened tensions with Russia over the

.

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13:00

Spain will train 55 Ukrainian soldiers in the management and maintenance of the Leopard

Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced on Tuesday that the Spanish Armed Forces will train 55 Ukrainian soldiers in handling the Leopard tanks that Spain has promised to send to Ukraine, although it has evaded specifying the total number.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the meeting in Brussels of allied ministers who support Ukraine, Robles explained that Spain will receive between 50 and 55 Ukrainian troops at the end of this week who will be specifically instructed in the tank that Spain promised to deploy together with a series of countries at the end of January.

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12:50 p.m.

Norway to donate eight Leopard tanks to Ukraine

Norway is donating eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks as well as ammunition to Ukraine.

This was indicated by the Norwegian government on Tuesday.

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12:48

Russians in Donetsk report "fierce fighting" in Vuhledar and Mariinka

Russian forces have engaged in "fierce fighting" with Ukrainian troops in the eastern Ukrainian cities of Vuhledar and Mariinka, according to the Moscow-imposed acting chief in Donetsk, Denis Pushilin.

"There is fighting in the southeastern part of Vuhledar. The situation is very difficult, the fighting is fierce, but we see some progress," Pushilin told Russian public television.

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12:14

The Kremlin says that NATO is "hostile" and shows it "every day"

El Kremlin ha asegurado este martes que la Alianza Atlántica es una organización "hostil" para Rusia, condición que demuestra "todos los días". "La OTAN es una organización hostil para nosotros, que confirma su hostilidad todos los días y que está haciendo todo lo posible para que su participación en el conflicto en Ucrania sea cada vez más clara", ha dicho el portavoz de la Presidencia rusa, Dmitri Peskov, en rueda de prensa.

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11:20

EEUU asegura que dará a Ucrania con unidad y urgencia el apoyo prometido

El secretario estadounidense de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, ha asegurado este martes que los aliados de Ucrania le proporcionarán "con unidad y urgencia" el apoyo militar que le han prometido para que pueda defenderse ante la ofensiva rusa que esperan para esta primavera. "Con unidad y urgencia prestaremos de nuevo el apoyo que hemos prometido a Ucrania. Pondremos las capacidades en manos de fuerzas ucranianas entrenadas para que pueda integrarse en el campo de batalla", ha indicado Austin al comienzo de la novena reunión del grupo de contacto de apoyo a Ucrania que se celebra hoy en la sede de la OTAN en Bruselas.

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11:15

La OTAN insiste en la urgencia de enviar a Ucrania el armamento prometido

El secretario general de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, ha insistido este martes en la urgencia de proporcionar a Ucrania los tanques, artillería pesada, defensa antiaérea y munición prometidos por sus socios occidentales, visto que Rusia se prepara para nuevas ofensivas. "Lo urgente ahora es entregar lo que ya se ha prometido", ha afirmado Stoltenberg.

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10:20

Polonia estará en alerta máxima durante la visita de Joe Biden

El ministro polaco de Interior, Mariusz Kaminski, ha confirmado este martes que la visita a Polonia del presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden activará "el más alto estándar de seguridad" en todo el país. "El presidente Biden es un líder mundial y su visita un gran desafío", explicó el ministro. "Estamos cooperando muy de cerca con los servicios estadounidenses responsables de la seguridad del presidente", ha añadido.

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9:38

El opositor ruso Ribakov asegura que Rusia está "cerca" de convertirse en dictadura

El ruso Nikolái Ribakov, líder del único partido opositor legal en Rusia, el liberal Yábloko, ha asegurado que Rusia está "muy cerca" de convertirse en una dictadura y advierte de que, cuanto más dure el conflicto con Ucrania, más autoritario se volverá el régimen de Vladimir Putin.

"Estamos muy cerca de una dictadura, pero aún nos encontramos en un estadio de autoritarismo. Eso sí, cuanto más duren las acciones militares, más autoritario será el país", ha comentado Ribakov en las oficinas de Yábloko en Moscú.

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9:33

El belga que tiene más tanques Leopard en un almacén que el ejército de su país

En un enorme hangar de Tournai, a 10 kilómetros de Bruselas, está una de las llaves del futuro de Ucrania. Perfectamente alineados, en impecables filas verdes y negra y sin una mota de polvo en sus cañones de 105 mm, hay 50 tanques Leopard I, los que Kiev suplica que le envíen y los que varios gobiernos continentales se apremian para poner a punto para frenar la temida avanzada del ejército ruso. Lo increíble es que los tanques no pertenecen al Ejército belga, ya no. Ni a la OTAN, que tiene sus cuarteles generales en la capital. Ni siquiera tienen que ver con la Unión Europea, que a través del irónicamente llamado Mecanismo para la Paz ha movilizado miles de millones de euros para la compra de armas, munición y suministros para las tropas de Zelenski. Los tanques pertenecen a Freddy Versluys, un señor de 61 años, consejero delegado de OIP Land Systems, empresa del ámbito de la Defensa que los compró hace años en un saldo y que está dispuesto a revendérselos al Estado, o al país que quiera, a cambio de unos cientos miles de euros la unidad.

Lee la información completa de Pablo R. Suanzes en EL MUNDO.

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9:14

Rusia desmiente tener planes para desestabilizar Moldavia

Rusia ha desmentido desestabilizar Moldavia, como denunció este lunes la presidenta moldava Maia Sandu, en base a informaciones recibidas de las autoridades ucranianas. "Estas afirmaciones son gratuitas y carecen de todo fundamento", ha subrayado la portavoz de la diplomacia rusa, María Zajárova, en un comentario publicado por el Ministerio de Exteriores.

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8:50

Ucrania advierte de que hay minas navales a la deriva en la costa del Mar Negro debido a una tormenta

La navegación y las comunidades costeras en torno al principal puerto marítimo de Ucrania, Odesa, han recibido este martes una advertencia de los oficiales militares sobre el alto riesgo de minas navales a la deriva a lo largo de la costa que podrían llegar a tierra.

Ucrania y Rusia se acusan mutuamente de utilizar minas frente a las costas ucranianas, lo que impide la navegación segura en la región. Las minas de fabricación soviética estaban ancladas, pero en caso de tormenta algunas de ellas podrían soltarse y ser arrastradas por la corriente.

"Hay una alta probabilidad de que las minas navales se suelten de sus anclas y lleguen a la costa, así como de que vayan a la deriva a lo largo de la costa", escribió Serhiy Bratchuk, portavoz de la administración militar de Odesa, en la aplicación de mensajería Telegram.

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7:46

Prigozhin, el 'señor Lobo' de Putin chamuscado por su éxito en el frente

No tiene galones, pero tampoco límites. Puede insultar a un general o bendecir una ejecución. Sus hombres muertos no existen y sus victorias brillan en redes sociales antes de que el Ministerio de Defensa las dibuje en los mapas. Evgeni Prigozhin, jefe de la compañía de mercenarios Wagner, ha sido el señor Lobo de Vladimir Putin en la guerra de Ucrania. Igual que los personajes de John Travolta y Samuel L. Jackson en Pulp Fiction, el Kremlin está ahora hasta el cuello de sangre y problemas. Evgeni Viktorovich Prigozhin (Leningrado, hoy San Petersburgo, 1961) fue un convicto durante la URSS. Hoy es el ex vendedor de perritos calientes que más alto ha llegado en Rusia. Tras su avance en Soledar, aparenta tener la receta mágica para vencer. Pero tras años de éxito en las tinieblas, su exposición a la luz del putinismo puede quemarlo.

Lee la información completa de Xavier Colás en EL MUNDO.

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7:25

Bajmut se enfrenta a un intenso combate en medio de la nueva gran ofensiva rusa

In the final hours of the

, the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has faced heavy fighting as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has backed reports by local officials that it has started

days before the first anniversary of the

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