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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022

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OSCE-Russia talks end without breakthrough
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 - A senior US official warned Thursday that the "drumbeat of war is sounding loud" following a week's worth of diplomacy between the West and Russia that wrapped up Thursday, CNN reported. 16:19 | More

U.S. senators propose Nord Stream 2 sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 – US Democratic senators in a bill providing for sanctions against Russia in case of an attack on Ukraine call for measures to prevent Nord Stream 2 from ever starting operation. 16:17 | More

Oil shipments via Ukraine to Europe drop 3.2% on year in 2021
KYIV, Jan 13 – Transit of crude oil through Ukraine by pipeline transport to European countries and Belarus in 2021 fell by 3.2% on the year to 12.725 million tons, according to the data of Ukrtransnafta. 16:16 | More

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of the US Congress, which included senators Robert Portman, Chris Murphy, Jeanne Shaheen, Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal and Roger Wicker. The President thanked the United States Congress for its solidarity with the people of Ukraine against the backdrop of current security challenges.

Western sanctions may stop Putin from invading Ukraine, Herbst says
KYIV, Jan 13 – Russian President Vladimir Putin will probably not launch a major invasion of Ukraine, because he understands that this threatens with serious Western sanctions against the Russian Federation and the strengthening of Ukraine's weapons, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in 2003-2006 John Herbst said. 16:15 | More

IN FOCUS	U.S. quietly OKs $200-mln in Ukraine aid WASHINGTON, Jan 11 – The Biden administration has quietly authorized an additional $200 million in security assistance to Ukraine in late December as tensions with Russia have increased, CNN reported Monday. 13:31 \| More
NATO-Russia meeting makes little progress BRUSSELS, Jan 12 - Russia has not committed to de-escalate on the Ukrainian border after two rounds of diplomatic talks this week, Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said Wednesday, CNN reported. 14:00 \| More

COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Threats persist from Chernobyl and Fukusima, Greenpeace reports The forest areas around Ukraine's Chernobyl and Japan's Fukusima remain sources of radiation and carry a potential threat to the health of local residents, Greenpeace said.More	Consumer inflation slowing faster than expected, NBU reports The actual slow of consumer inflation in February in annual terms is quicker than the inflation-slowing trajectory to 12% as of late 2016 projected by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator has reported on its website.More
ING analysts forecast 2016 GDP decline, citing political risks Analysts from ING Bank have confirmed the forecast of a decline in real gross domestic product in 2016 by 1%, pointing to a predominance of political risks in the economy.More	NBU: Hryvnia slide caused by temporary and fundamental factors The decrease of the hryvnia exchange rate on the interbank currency market continue being caused by both temporary and fundamental market factors that result in the reduction of supply of foreign currency, Deputy National Bank of Ukraine Governor Oleh Churiy said.More