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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022

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U.S. says Russia’s attack may be imminent
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 - The White House believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine at any moment, press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday, warning that an “extremely dangerous situation” is building along the Ukrainian border, NBC News reported. 14:55 | More

Britain airlifts anti-tank weapons to Ukraine as Russian invasion looms
LONDON, Jan 17 - Britain said on Monday it had begun supplying Ukraine with anti-tank weapons to help it defend itself from a potential invasion, during a stand-off with Russia which has massed troops near the Ukrainian border, Reuters reported. 14:52 | More

Germany may shut Nord Stream 2 if Russia attacks Ukraine
BERLIN, Jan 18 - Germany signaled on Tuesday that it could halt the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia if Moscow invades Ukraine, and Western nations rallied behind Kyiv over a Russian troop buildup that has stoked fears of war, Reuters reported. 14:49 | 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.

Ukraine may not need IMF loans in H2 in absence of shocks, lawmaker says
KYIV, Jan 18 - Ukraine, in the absence of additional shocks, may pass the second half of 2022 without an urgent conclusion of a new program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Danylo Hetmantsev, the head of the Verkhovna Rada committee on finance, taxation and customs policy, believes. 14:48 | More

IN FOCUS	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
Poroshenko returns to face treason charges KYIV, Jan 17 - Former President Petro Poroshenko has returned to Ukraine to fight treason charges he rejects as politically motivated, setting the stage for a divisive political storm as the government seeks the support of its Western partners amid heightened tensions with Russia. 23:20 \| 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