The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on January 26, local time, that Turkish armed forces killed five PKK militants in northern Iraq.

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg: I hope Hungary will approve Sweden’s membership of NATO when the parliament reopens at the end of February.

[British King Charles III is admitted to a hospital in London for treatment of prostate disease] On January 26, local time, Buckingham Palace confirmed that King Charles III of the United Kingdom went to a hospital in London to receive treatment for prostate disease as planned that day. The British royal family announced on January 17 that King Charles III needs treatment for prostate hyperplasia and will be hospitalized for surgery next week.

According to the Russian Sputnik Network: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with participants of the special military operation on Friday.

The Kremlin denied a Bloomberg report that Putin was "feeling out" the United States on terms for ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Kremlin: Bloomberg report that Moscow may abandon its demand that Ukraine remain neutral is completely untrue.

Kremlin: (On the possibility of Ukraine not extending the agreement on gas deliveries to Europe) Exports of LNG are still possible, there are other routes.

Buckingham Palace, UK: King Charles of the UK was admitted to a London hospital this morning for scheduled treatment.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: As we enter 2024, the likelihood of an interest rate cut increases exponentially, not linearly.

ECB Governing Council member Simkus: Still not as optimistic as the market about interest rate cuts.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: The risk of the ECB damaging the European economy is small.

ECB Governing Council member Vujcic: The committee is working smoothly and Lagarde is an excellent president.