Plane crash in South Korea and presidential inauguration in Georgia - Weekend brief
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A Boeing 737-800 airplane of Jeju Air crashed in South Korea. Meanwhile, Mikheil Kavelashvili took the oath of office in the Georgian parliament.
Read more about what happened over the weekend.
Deadly plane crash in South Korea
Yesterday, on December 29, a Boeing 737-800 of Jeju Air crashed at the Muang Airport in South Korea. The plane was flying from Thailand. It was unable to land safely at the South Korean airport, as the landing gear did not get into the appropriate position, so the plane went off the runway, crashed into the airport wall, and burst into flames.
There were 181 people on board. Two people were rescued. According to media reports, more than 170 people have been confirmed dead.
Read more about the airplane crash and its causes in RBC-Ukraine's article.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacted to the plane crash in South Korea.
Inauguration of Georgia's President
On Sunday, Georgia's opposition president Salome Zourabichvili voluntarily left the presidential palace.
Meanwhile, the newly elected President Mikheil Kavelashvili took the oath of office in the parliament building.
RBC-Ukraine also reported that after his inauguration, security forces in Georgia made the first detentions of protesters who were near the parliament building.
After the inauguration of the new president, a number of EU countries jointly called on the Georgian authorities to hold new elections.
Zelenskyy appoints military ombudsman to protect soldiers' rights
A special military ombudsman institution will be established in Ukraine. Ukrainian servicemen made the relevant request.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed the creation of such an institution with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, the military command, and representatives of civil society.
Poland will help Ukraine if Slovakia stops supplying electricity
Ukraine has decided to stop the transit of Russian gas to Europe from January 1, 2025. It will affect Slovakia, which is dependent on Russian gas.
Kyiv immediately rejected any options for continuing transit, but Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine could transport gas to Europe, but only if it was not Russian.
Last week, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. During the meeting, they discussed Kyiv's refusal to transit Russian gas.
Afterward, Fico threatened that the country would stop supplying the electricity that Ukraine needs during power outages.
According to Western media, Poland is ready to help Ukraine if Slovakia does cut off electricity due to the gas conflict.
