Up to 100 Ukrainians dying every day in east, Zelenskiy says | First Thing

Ukraine rules out any ceasefire deal that involves ceding territory to Russia as the conflict makes its mark in Davos. Plus, Putin's gift to Londoners damaged

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said 50 to 100 Ukrainians are dying every day on the war's eastern front in what appeared to be a reference to military casualties. The Ukrainian president's comments were made as he prepares to address the World Economic Forum in Davos.

How is Russia retaliating against what it has called hostile US actions? Russia has released a list of 963 Americans it said were banned from entering the country, a punctuation of previously announced moves against president Joe Biden and other senior US officials.

What else is happening? Here's what we know on day 89 of the invasion.

What is the US position on Taiwan? In accordance with Beijing's one-China principle", the US acknowledges Beijing's position that there is only one Chinese government and does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. But it maintains unofficial contact, including a de facto embassy, and supplies it with military equipment.