NATO ministers to discuss Ukraine, and the US comments on alien hypotheses about downed objects: last night's highlights
NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss, among other things, the war in Ukraine, and the White House says there are no signs of aliens after a series of unidentified objects were shot down. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
US refutes alien hypotheses
The White House has said that there is no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial activity in several unidentified objects shot down over North American airspace.
At the same time, U.S. Air Force General Glenn VanGerk said he did not rule out aliens or any other explanation, instructing U.S. intelligence experts to find out.
Germany is not considering providing Ukraine with fighter jets
German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock has said that the German government is not currently considering supplying Ukraine with fighter jets. NATO says that such supplies are not ruled out.
At the same time, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg does not rule out supplying Ukraine with fighter jets. According to him, if NATO were to impose a no-fly zone over Ukraine, it would directly involve the Alliance in the war. But providing Ukraine with “various military capabilities” is quite another matter.
“Ukrainian diplomacy should reach all regions of the world”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukrainian diplomacy should reach all regions of the world where Kyiv's position is not yet sufficiently represented, “to make Ukraine and Ukrainian interests understandable to all those states and peoples” with which it does not yet have stable ties.
Zelenskyy also said that new bilateral talks and meetings are planned as part of a “diplomatic marathon”.
NATO Ministers to meet in Brussels
NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels on February 14-15. The meeting is expected to take decisions on strengthening the Alliance's defense and discuss further support for Ukraine.
“Together, we will address Ukraine's urgent needs,” said the NATO Secretary General, speaking about the agenda of the ministerial meeting. He also announced that the ministers will exchange views with their Ukrainian counterpart, Oleksii Reznikov.
Construction in Kyiv's historic areas now requires permission from the Ministry of Culture
From now on, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy will issue construction permits in Kyiv's historic areas to stop the chaotic development of the capital. This decision was made by the Supreme Court.
Other news:
- As of February 14, Ukrenergo did not impose any restrictions on electricity consumption. Nevertheless, there may be localized power outages in some parts of Kyiv.
- The baby found in Syria tied to the umbilical cord of her dead mother is in good condition. Hospital staff named her Aya, which means “a sign from God”. The girl's aunt will become her guardian.
- For the second time, border guards detained a Russian man who was sailing from Poland to Ukraine. This time near Moldova.
- As a result of the Russian shelling of Nikopol on February 13, a man was wounded and businesses and houses were damaged.
- Russians shelled 8 communities in Sumy Oblast in one day: shell hits about 100 times.
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