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The United States rejects Russia's demand that Ukraine be barred from joining NATO. (BBC News)
U.S. President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, says "the Russians could invade Ukraine in February". (BBC News)

COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
  - Germany reports a record for the second consecutive day of 203,136 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 9.2 million. (Anadolu Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Russia
  - Russia reports a record for the seventh consecutive day of 88,816 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 11,404,617. (Azeri Press Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey
  - Turkey reports a record 82,180 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  - The government's Plan B restrictions, including mandatory usage of face masks on public transport and in shops, and usage of NHS COVID passports for large events are lifted in England. (Sky News)
- COVID-19 drug development
  - The European Medicines Agency conditionally approves the use of the Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid for high-risk adult patients. (France 24)
COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil
- Brazil reports a record for the second consecutive day of 228,954 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 24.7 million. (Business Standard)
COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record for the third consecutive day of 14,518 new COVID-19 cases, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 777,497. (Asian News International)