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The recent meeting on Ukraine held in Davos can be described as a failure for Kiev and its Western sponsors, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

Political dysfunction and the plummeting popularity of funding for Kiev have combined to imperil the US ally’s efforts to wage war.

The liberation of Soledar, Artemovsk (Bakhmut), and Maryinka is significant both for security and for the complete liberation of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, the DPR head, told Sputnik.

Denis Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk Peoples Republic (DPR), said Monday that seven people were as a result of the shelling of the city of Donetsk by Ukrainian troops on New Years Eve.

Ukraines military shelled the city of Donetsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) shortly after midnight on New Year’s Eve.

Moscow sees no political will for peace either in Kiev or in the West, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Sputnik.

Analyst Daniel Lazare sees peace and neutrality in Ukraine’s future if the United States is willing to allow it.

Ukrainian forces shelled Belgorod, damaged civilian houses, killed one person and left four others injured. As a result, 10 private houses, two cars and the water supply system in the city were damaged, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

The air defense systems shot down two drones over Bryansk and Bryansk region. No injuries were reported per preliminary information, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

US House Republicans are investigating whether President Joe Biden tried to influence or obstruct his son Hunter Bidens cooperation with the House impeachment inquiry, Congressmen James Comer and Jim Jordan said in a letter to the White House.