Germany Foreign Minister Baerbock and Defense Minister Pistorius want to provide Ukraine with billions in new aid for weapons. Chancellor Scholz considers this unnecessary 10/

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American Enterprise Institute report claims Russian victory would require $808 billion increase in Pentagon spending through 2029. 7/

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AEI argues assisting Ukraine now is less expensive than long-term costs of Russian victory. Report warns Russian victory would change Europe's face and embolden Russia to threaten NATO members. 8/

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Bloomberg: US imposed new sanctions targeting firms handling 25% of Russia's seaborne oil exports. 5/

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Russia simplifies deportation of Ukrainians as ‘foreigners’ from occupied Ukraine. While making it easier to deport those whom the occupying state calls ‘foreigners’ for refusing Russian citizenship, Russia is also threatening those with a Russian passport with deportation if

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Zelenskiy announced this plan after meeting allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The peacekeeping initiative was originally started by French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron and Starmer discussed joint peacekeeping force during dinner at Chequers countryside retreat 4/

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Politico: EU diplomat Kaja Kallas said EU would be ready to lead Ukraine support if US becomes unwilling Kallas added "it is not in the interest of America that Russia will be the strongest force in the world." 2/

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Bloomberg: UK Prime Minister Starmer will visit Ukraine to discuss international peacekeeping force deployment after conflict ends 3/

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Ukraine Digest 1. Scholz blocks new billion-euro aid package for Ukraine 2. Trump says meeting with Putin being arranged 3. Ukraine’s defeat would cost the US more than aid 4. EU prepared to take lead on Ukraine instead of the US 5. Starmer to visit Ukraine to discuss postwar peacekeeping force

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Ukraine and Russia not prepared for peace talks, White House says. U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Jan. 10 that neither Russia nor Ukraine is currently prepared for talks to end the war. “There is no expectation now that either side

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