On January 31st, the official website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Intelligence Agency reported that the director of the agency, Budanov, said in an interview with foreign media that Ukraine will do its best to try to bring Crimea back to Ukraine before the end of the summer. Russian President's press secretary Peskov said on January 30th that the West is encouraging Ukraine's demand for new weapons and preparing to provide them. ——Budanov said that the focus of the Russian military this year is to occupy more land in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but Crimea will return to Ukraine. Budanov believes that Russia is unlikely to launch a ground attack on Ukraine from Belarus. ——Peskov also said that the Western arms supply to Ukraine has led to a serious escalation of the situation, and NATO countries are increasingly directly involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but special military operations will continue. He stated that NATO has long ceased any substantive contact with Russia, and the prospects for dialogue between the two sides are worrying. ——According to the Ukrainian state news agency on January 30th, Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmeikal said in an interview with foreign media that Ukraine plans to join the European Union within two years and looks forward to starting negotiations on joining the EU in 2023. Shimegar said that the upcoming Ukraine EU summit in Kiev on the 3rd will specifically discuss this topic, and Ukraine hopes to make significant progress in certain areas. ——According to the Ukrainian State News Agency on January 31, Markian Dmitrasevich, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Policy and Food of Ukraine, said that Ukraine has exported 19 million tons of agricultural products through the Black Sea Grain Corridor. He said that currently, the average monthly export capacity of ports in southern Ukraine is only 3 million tons. The main reason is that Russia limits the speed of inspection for grain transport ships. Currently, an average of 2 to 3 grain transport ships can complete inspections per day, which is lower than the average daily inspection of 6 to 7 ships in September and October last year. ——After meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister Leznikov on January 31, French Defense Minister Sebastian Le Corney stated that France will deliver an additional 12 155mm Caesar mounted howitzers and anti-aircraft equipment to Ukraine in the coming weeks, and send 150 soldiers to Poland to train Ukrainian soldiers. According to French media reports, France has previously delivered 18 Caesar mounted howitzers to Ukraine. ——On January 30th, when answering questions from reporters at the White House, US President Biden stated that the United States will not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. (Lai Xin She)