UKRAINE UPDATE: 4 JANUARY 2023: Nato allies seek deal to boost defence spending; Ukraine continues to down drones

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Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said allies are pushing to strengthen the alliance’s target of spending 2% of output on defence, with the aim of reaching an agreement by July.

Two people died and nine were injured in Kherson and the regions due to Russian attacks, Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych said on Telegram.

Russian forces continued to carry out unsuccessful attempts to improve their tactical positions northwest of Svatove after a tactical pause, the ISW said.UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone, pledging long-term support for Kyiv. The commitment was demonstrated by the recent delivery of 1,000 anti-air missiles, Sunak’s office said in an emailed readout.

Cargoes bound for China, India and Turkey, which have become a lifeline for Russian supplies displaced from Europe, saw a third straight drop. The country’s overall seaborne flows fell by 117,000 barrels a day to 2.615 million barrels on a four-week average basis.Germany is open to using billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine rebuild, as long as legal issues can be resolved and allies follow suit.

The issue is complex and some parts of the ruling coalition are more ardent than others, according to people familiar with the discussions.Some North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members want the alliance to sharpen its target of spending 2% of output on defence by making the guideline a minimum, according to Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

 

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