The UN adopted Ukraine's resolution condemning "the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine". The resolution was supported by 93 votes in favour, 18 against, including the US, Russia, Belarus, Hungary, Israel, North Korea, the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Mali, Sudan, Niger, Nicaragua, Palau and the Marshall...
The US has provided roughly $183 billion in aid to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with $65.9 billion spent on military support, according to the Pentagon and an interagency oversight group responsible for reporting to Congress. A further $3.9 billion approved by Congress remains unspent. Of the $183 billion in total aid, approximately $58 billion has been spent in the US....
Russia has forcibly conscripted thousands of Ukrainians from the temporarily occupied territories, surpassing its 2024 mobilisation plan by 104%, as Moscow seeks to minimise its war costs by having Ukrainians fight against their own people.
Russia has been targeting both Ukrainian and foreign journalists covering its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Nearly 150 journalists have been victims of forced disappearances, shootings, executions, and hostage-taking since 24 February 2022. 13 journalists have been killed by Russian forces, while 18 remain arbitrarily detained by Russia, and 1 is still missing - Reporters Without Borders (RSF). North Korea’s participation in the war against Ukraine will have long-term consequences for the security of the Asia-Pacific region, as North Korea modernises its technologies and gains combat experience. Ukrainian Defence Intelligence (DIU) chief, Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, highlighted the recent improvements in the accuracy of the North Korean KN-23 missile as just 1 example. Russia began its mass deportation of Ukrainian children 6 days prior to launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Over 2,700 children had been transported to Russia from orphanages and care homes by the morning of 19 February 2024. - As the Trump administration begins preliminary talks with Russian officials about ending the war in Ukraine, intelligence from the US and close allies shows that Russian President Vladimir Putin still wants to control all of Ukraine, according to 4 Western intelligence officials and 2 US congressional officials. The 6 officials said they believe Putin could agree to a ceasefire and broader peace deal because it would give his military time to reset and rebuild. - A significant portion of Ukraine’s non-military aid came through USAID, which ran nearly 40 programs. In 2024, Kyiv received $6 billion under these initiatives. A partial list of what Ukraine has purchased with USAID grants or received directly...
Peace talks this week between Russia and the US aimed at ending 3 years of war in Ukraine have not impressed front-line Ukrainian troops, who see no quick end to the fighting if Kyiv is left out of negotiations. Front-line troops say they are determined to fight on, citing years of bitter sacrifices and the loss of tens of thousands of comrades-in-arms. 20:02 - The US has signalled that it could leave an international effort to prosecute Russia for invading Ukraine. The US has not yet officially withdrawn from the scheme and is expected to attend its next meeting next month in Strasbourg, France. European capitals are now holding talks over a possible collapse of the special tribunal if the US does walk away as feared - The...
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military officials to develop a budget plan that would slash defence spending by 8%, a dramatic cut which could reshape military end-strength and readiness for decades. “February 20 is the day when we remember and commemorate those who made their choice — to be free, to build a strong, European Ukraine, and to resist subjugation. They sacrificed the most precious thing — their lives — so that we could live in a free state. It was during these days in 2014 that Russia chose war, taking its first steps towards the occupation of Crimea. While people in Kyiv were being killed defending their freedom, Putin decided to launch another strike — a very vile one. Since then, the world has been living in a new reality, where Russia is trying to deceive everyone. It is crucial not to fall for it, to stand together. It is crucial to support those who defend freedom. Eternal honour to the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred. Eternal gratitude to all brave Ukrainians who have fought for Ukraine and its independence” - Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. - Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia NPP has been relying on a single off-site power line for over a week after losing its only remaining backup line, underscoring the fragile nuclear safety situation amid the ongoing military conflict. Nuclear power plants require a stable external power supply for reactor cooling and essential safety functions. The Zaporizhzhia NPP has faced repeated disruptions, temporarily losing all off-site power 8 times in the past 3 years. The latest issue began on 11 February,...
Vladimir Putin is assembling a heavyweight team with decades of experience in high-stakes negotiations to face off against US President Donald Trump’s representatives for a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. They include Yuri Ushakov, his chief Kremlin foreign-policy adviser who has over 50 years of involvement in diplomacy, and his top spymaster, Sergei Naryshkin, who served with Putin in the Soviet KGB, according to people familiar with the situation. Kirill Dmitriev, a financier educated at Stanford and Harvard with ties to the Russian president’s own family, may play a key role as an unofficial back-channel with Trump’s negotiators, people familiar with the preparations said. Trump’s tea, by contrast, lacks the same depth of background on Ukraine and has little experience negotiating directly with Russia -...
“Last night, a Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the shelter protecting the world from radiation at the destroyed 4th power unit of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This shelter was built by Ukraine together with other countries of Europe and the world, together with America – all those committed to real security for humanity. The only country in the world that attacks such sites, occupies nuclear power plants, and wages war without any regard for the consequences is today’s Russia. This is a terrorist threat to the entire world. The shelter at the Chornobyl NPP was damaged by this drone. The fire has been extinguished. As of now, radiation levels have not increased and are being constantly monitored. According to initial assessments, the damage to the shelter is significant. Every night, Russia carries out such attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure and cities. Russia continues to expand its army and shows no change in its deranged, anti-human state rhetoric. This means that Putin is definitely not preparing for negotiations — he is preparing to continue deceiving the world. That is why there must be unified pressure from all who value life – pressure on the aggressor. Russia must be held accountable for its actions” - Ukrainian President, Volodymyr...
The Trump administration's freeze of foreign funding has begun impacting an international effort to hold Russia responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to numerous sources and a Ukrainian document seen by Reuters, halting dozens of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in aid. Ukraine has opened more than 140,000 war crime cases since Moscow's full-scale invasion, which has killed tens of thousands, ravaged vast swathes of the country and left behind mental and physical scars from occupation. US-funded international initiatives such as the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine (ACA) have provided expertise and oversight to Ukrainian authorities. Kyiv has been praised by its Western partners for probing alleged crimes while the war is still raging. At stake are 6 US-funded projects at the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) valued at $89 million, according to a Ukrainian document on the US funding and cuts seen by...
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