Following the results of today’s meeting of the National Security and Defense Council, which considered issues of ensuring national security, the secretary of the council Alexey Danilov and president Vladimir Zelensky They said that the authorities “everything is under control, there is no reason to panic.”
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“The result of this particular meeting is not high-profile decisions for the media space, but very important conclusions for our society. They sound simple: everything is under control, there is no reason to panic,” Zelensky said.
He noted that Ukraine is working to de-escalate the situation in the east through a peaceful settlement.
“We know about everything, we are ready for anything, we believe in the best and we do absolutely everything that is necessary for this,” the president said.
The same, he says, applies to energy – the second issue that was considered at today’s meeting. Zelensky assured that Ukraine “will calmly go through this entire heating season.” According to him, there are enough gas and coal reserves. “At power stations and ports, they have already exceeded 1 million tons,” the president said.
About the situation with COVID-19 he noted that the number of infections is indeed growing, but the level of hospitalizations is almost two times less compared to the peak incidence in the fall of 2021. There is also a much lower mortality rate, only 28% of beds are occupied in medical facilities.
Zelensky noted that the state will continue to stimulate coronavirus vaccination.
He recalled that from today, people over 60 can spend 1,000 hryvnias from the state on the purchase of medicines. During February, it is planned to expand the program – older people will be able to use these funds to pay utility bills.
Also, the program will soon be extended to Ukrainians aged 14-18. “In addition to the basic goals for sports, museums, cinema, theaters, travel and more – they will be able to spend money on education, on educational courses, educational services, etc.” Zelensky said.
In addition, the state intends to encourage the introduction of a booster dose.
“As part of the єPіdtrimka program, more UAH 500 plus for those citizens who will receive the third booster dose vaccinations,” the president said.
According to him, there is every chance to hope that 2022 could be the last year for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Danilov at a briefing after the meeting of the council said that they considered a number of issues, primarily related to priority measures to ensure national security from internal and external threats. At the meeting, the heads of the power bloc, as well as representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers, made presentations – they spoke about the state of the economy.
Regarding the threats from Russia, Danilov said: “A lot of paramilitary fiction appears in the media. I would like to appeal to all of you (media representatives – ed.). Friends, colleagues, reduce the existing tension a little. The situation that exists is for us completely understandable. There is no reason for you and me to panic at this time. I would really ask everyone to be calm.”
“We have one country. We are not going to give it away to anyone. Victory will definitely be ours. If necessary, we will all stand shoulder to shoulder in order to protect our country. But today we are not see,” he added.
Head of the Ministry of Defense Alexey Reznikov reported that, according to the law on national resistance that had come into force, the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was increased by 11,000, of which 10,000 are terrorist defense forces, one thousand are special operations forces that should support the resistance movement.
Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said, what there are no threats to the functioning of the national economy, except for disinformation pressure.
“The dollar exchange rate today is $28.3 – there is a currency band in which it fluctuates, and this is one of the key macroeconomic indicators of a healthy economy and stability,” the prime minister said.
According to him, tariffs for electricity and gas remain unchanged until the end of the heating season.
- The statement that the Russian Federation could attack Ukraine at any moment was widespread official speaker of the White House. On January 19, it was repeated in Ukraine by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
- At the end of November, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov declaredthat Russia is preparing an invasion of Ukraine at the end of January – beginning of February: it plans to strike from Belarus, in the eastern regions and Odessa. With him disagreed in the National Security and Defense Council.
- Danilov in the comments LIGA.net saidthat there are now approximately 127,000 Russian troops on the border with Ukraine. To plan a full-scale ground operation, Russia, he said, will need at least a million troops.
- NSDC Secretary explains loud statements by some Western countries about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine by geopolitical and domestic political processes in these countries.
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