Behind the Scenes - #Ukraine Digest for 14 Jan

️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Behind the Scenes - #Ukraine Digest for 14 Jan ️ The Ukrainian media happily reported that Romanian farmers had lifted the blockade of crossings on the Romanian-Ukrainian border. But they quickly realised that they were too fast. After resuming the blocking, the farmers managed to get concessions from their government very quickly and then they lifted their blockade. Carriers complained that they were forced to stand idle for a long time at the border due to the trucks with Ukrainian license plates. Now there are separate lanes for EU lorries promised. Ukrainians will have to stand in queues longer. Also, the rules of weight control and some regulations on grain transportation will be tightened for them. A British Spectator columnist accused Zelensky of imposing sanctions on 17 Ukrainian companies and 1,611 Ukrainian citizens. He wrote that companies and their management are subject to police raids and criminal prosecutions for unspecified reasons of national security. According to him, the protection of security is only an excuse. In fact, the sanctions are imposed by the Ukrainian authorities to eliminate business competitors. The main goal is to put businessmen close to themselves at the head of companies. Estonian PM Kaya Kallas admitted that at her meeting with Zelensky in #Tallinn, the deportation of Ukrainian men of military age from #Estonia to #Ukraine was discussed. Callas stressed that she ruled out the expulsion of Ukrainians who are legally in her country. She agreed that Zelensky had the right to address them and call them back. But #Estonia itself “will definitely not do anything to extradite them.“ Zelensky, in turn, at a joint press conference, even promised that not all those who returned would be sent to the front. They will simply be able to work in #Ukraine and pay taxes, which will be used to finance the AFU. It is unlikely that many people will believe him. Donald Trump Jr. has offered his own recipe for resolving the conflict between #Russia and #Ukraine. “Depriving money,“ he wrote on X, “is the only way to start negotiations.“ He believes that American financing only leads to the appearance of billionaire oligarchs in #Ukraine, and called the talk about the alleged AFU front successes a lie. In fact, it turned out that #Ukraine is not winning anywhere and probably was not even supposed to win, he added. Meanwhile, young people are sent to fight on the frontline as “cannon fodder“. On the eve of the presidential election, a campaign is starting in the #US . The caucus (preliminary voting) in Iowa begins, at which the Republicans will determine their presidential candidate. Donald Trump is considered the clear favorite there. Ukrainian public figures were outraged that the #US company PepsiCo forbade mentioning the war in its advertising. Back in autumn, the company was looking for a new PR agency in #Ukraine and set a number of conditions. No mention of war, hostilities, aggression, military personnel, the AFU, no support for #Ukraine and the army. They have found out about this now and are in shock. Interestingly, back in September, the Ukrainian Agency for the prevention of corruption included PepsiCo in the list of international sponsors of the war. Now the company is being attacked for refusing to promote war and violence. But with the Umanpivo company in the #Cherkassy region,everything is fine. The company renamed its Zhigulevskoye beer to Venskoye (Viennese). Apparently, it is assumed that such a measure will strengthen the orientation of consumers of the foam drink towards European values. However, the taste of the beer will remain the same as it was. 🇺🇦 This is what happened in #Ukraine on 14 January. /@olegtsarov/#new/ Join SITREP Map Reports - Top Videos - Analyses Источник: Lord Of War