Ankara [Turkey], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ukraine-Turkey cooperation on the supply of Bayraktar drones to Kyiv forces is a big mistake that could lead to negative consequences for Ankara, Dogu Perincek, the Turkish Patriotic (Vatan) Party chairman, told Sputnik.
Washington [US] February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the Ukraine situation with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said.
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has discussed the Ukraine situation with French President Emmanuel Macron over the phone, ahead of the latter's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the White House informs.
Tel Aviv [Israel], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with US President Joe Biden on the phone on Sunday and agreed to stay in regular contact, the Israeli premier's office said.
Moscow [Russia], February 6 (ANI): India on Sunday joined the ranks with more than 30 countries that have authorized the use of the Russian one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus.
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted emergency-use permission to the single-dose Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, informed Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife a full recovery from the coronavirus and "good health for many years to come," the Kremlin press service said on Sunday.
Madrid [Spain], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO wants there to be a new gas interconnector built between Spain and Germany in order to reduce Europe's energy dependence on Russia, a Spanish daily reported Sunday.
London [UK], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Kingdom has sent more than 100 special forces advisers to Kiev to train and aid the Ukrainian military as tensions rise over Ukraine, the British newspaper Mirror reported on Sunday, citing a military source.
Bogota [Colombia], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano claimed that former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set fire to the country's Amazon rainforests to clear areas for extensive stockbreeding and coca production.
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The New York Times reported on Sunday on up to 50,000 possible deaths among civilians in the event of a military escalation in Ukraine, citing US senior officials.
Washington [US], February 6 (ANI/Sputnik): At least four people were injured when a man drove his vehicle through a group of demonstrators who were protesting against COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates in Winnipeg, the capital of Canada's Manitoba Province, the city police said.