- Margara Bridge is fully ready for the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border.
- Work is underway to expand Georgia’s transit and logistics potential: Kobakhidze.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry denies reports claiming 30,000 deaths during protests.
- Ukraine is facing a severe energy crisis: Zelensky.
- U.S.-Ukraine-Russia talks that began in Abu Dhabi will continue next week: Kremlin.
- White House envoys discuss the implementation of the second phase of the U.S. peace plan with Netanyahu.
- Protests demanding justice take place in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, one day after the killing of another demonstrator.
- Canada will not sign a free trade agreement with China: Carney.
- Another 80 political prisoners released in Venezuela: BBC.
- Traffic disrupted in several U.S. states due to snowfall.

Kremlin demanded withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass for third time in past week
Russian officials have publicly repeated the same condition three times in the past seven days, demanding that Ukraine withdraw its forces from the entire Donbas

