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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine will not agree to territorial concessions in exchange for a ceasefire, because Vladimir Putin has no intention of ending the war. "I do not look at it simply as land. I see it as a surrender, a weakening of our positions, and the abandonment of…

An Economic Revival Can’t Happen Without a Political Transformation Francisco Rodríguez February 23, 2026 Walking in Caracas, Venezuela, January 2026 Maxwell Briceno / Reuters FRANCISCO RODRÍGUEZ is a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research and a Faculty Affiliate at…

News Hungary, Slovakia Block New EU Sanctions On Russia Share Share Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks in parliament in Budapest on February 23. The European Union has failed to agree on more sanctions on Russia, that were planned to be in place by the fourth anniversary of the Kremlin's…

Chivas the demining dog has a rapt audience when he takes part in mine safety awareness sessions in Ukraine, where one in every 10 landmine casualties is a child. Crossing his paws to indicate danger, Chivas helps kids stay safe in the world’s most heavily mined country. Trained to sniff out the…

Editor's note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Drones operated by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck a "critical" Russian oil transportation hub, the Kaleykino oil pumping station, in the Republic of Tatarstan overnight on Feb. 23, an undisclosed source in the agency told the…

The phone call 1-The-Beginning William Burns had travelled halfway around the world to speak with Vladimir Putin, but in the end he had to make do with a phone call. It was November 2021, and US intelligence agencies had been picking up signals in the preceding weeks that Putin could be planning to…

Why we wrote a song about missing home in Ukraine 18 hours ago Jeremy BallEast Midlands social affairs correspondent BBC Olksandra Harmash wrote some of the lyrics for the track Ukrainian children and teenagers have recorded a single about the trauma of leaving their homes before beginning a new…

Ukrainian school marks four years of 'horrible' war 1 day ago Zoe Applegateand Mousumi Bakshi,Northampton Stephen Huntley/BBC Children attending a Saturday school to instruct them in the culture and language of Ukraine join in events to mark the ongoing conflict A Saturday school set up to support…

School students in Russian-occupied Mariupol were formally inducted as “guardsmen” during a ceremony marking February 23, according to The Insider on February 23. The event took place at School No. 26 in Mariupol, where students recited an oath pledging allegiance to Russia. The outlet reported that…

Hundreds of journalists are forced into exile each year, from every corner of the world. As authoritarianism and censorship rise, reporters are among the first to feel the pressure — pushed out of their homes and separated from the careers, sources and communities they’ve built. The number of…

Residents in Bratislava, Žilina and Košice have the opportunity to view full-scale replicas of Shahed-136 drones – weapons widely used by Russia in attacks on Ukraine – as part of a public exhibition marking the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion. Turn off ads Turn off ads Článok pokračuje…

Military NATO Russia Europe Ukraine Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. More on this topic Since 2022, Russia’s war, covert operations in Europe, and demands for a larger sphere of influence have focused attention on a possible Russian attack on a NATO member. If Europe…

Geopolitics Military Russia Ukraine Russia’s War in Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. More on this topic Ukraine has no conventional navy, but it has sunk a large number of Russian warships and pushed most of what’s left of the Black Sea fleet far away from its home port in Crimea.…

Russian forces are trying to advance on the southern front to approach Zaporizhzhia, the main regional city, itself. The last major obstacle on their path is the small village of Stepnohirsk, which the Ukrainian soldiers are defending as fiercely as they can, The Times reports. If the village falls,…

Italy has delivered ten power generators with a combined capacity of 1,500 kVA to Ukraine, the Italian Embassy in Kyiv announced on Facebook. The generators were transferred under agreements reached between Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Each unit…

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#Europe #Neighbors #Poland #Reserve #World Polish soldiers prepare to fire a Spike-LR. Photo from open sources A conference on restoring compulsory military service was held at Poland’s National Security Bureau. Participants discussed whether conscription should be brought back in light of today’s…

#Europe #Germany #Lithuania #World 45th Panzer Brigade of the Bundeswehr. Source: jfcbs.nato.int The German government assured the Lithuanian government that Bundeswehr troops would be fully deployed in Lithuania. This assurance came after reports that the German army was facing difficulties…

#Armored vehicles #Artillery #Caesar ACS #Europe #France #Ireland #World Jaguar, Griffon and Serval armored vehicles during a demonstration. Photo from the network Ireland is preparing to purchase French armored vehicles and artillery from KNDS France. According to La Tribune Dimanche, Ireland is…

#Asia #Japan #Nuclear weapons #USA #World US Navy Trident 2 D5 ballistic missile. 2018. Photo: US Department of Defense The United States has confirmed its commitment to defend Japan using all of its defense capabilities, including nuclear weapons. The U.S. Department of State announced this. On…

A professor at Hunter College has built one of the largest special collections of contraband Russian literature in the world. Listen to this article · 10:49 min Learn more Yakov Klots grew up with contraband Russian literature in the Soviet city of Perm, near the Ural Mountains.Credit...Amir Hamja…

Mette Frederiksen, the Danish PM, retorts to president’s plan by highlighting failures of US healthcare system — as an American is airlifted from submarine off Nuuk George Grylls, Washington | Oliver Moody Sunday February 22 2026, 8.00pm, The Times President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the…

Julia Kochetova is unlike most of the people who cover Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the Guardian. The photographer lives in Kyiv; she is Ukrainian. It is her country that is being invaded, her friends who are being killed. The war that began in 2014 and brutally escalated on 24 February in 2022…

Dutch humanitarian organizations have warned of an increasing number of attacks and suspicious incidents that may be tied to Russian sabotage efforts, NOS reports. According to LifeLine Ukraine, Ukrainian intelligence last year prevented a planned attack on the organization’s office. A woman was…

RISHI SUNAK Drones have transformed modern defence and Ukraine is leading the way. Here is how Britain and Europe can catch up Rishi Sunak Saturday February 21 2026, 12.10pm, The Sunday Times On his diplomatic travels, President Zelensky carries with him an iPad with real-time information from the…

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The diamonds arrive in secret. Plucked out of one of the deepest holes ever cut into the earth, beneath the permafrost of Siberia, and then shipped across the world on shadowy fleets to be cut and polished in places such as India and Dubai. By the time they glitter in the light of Australian shop…

The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, on Monday reopened the door to a controversial plan to use immobilised Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s military and financial needs. The plan was shelved in December during a meeting of EU leaders after pushback from several capitals, most vocally Belgium. Prime…

The Ukrainian flag has been raised outside the European Commission building in Brussels as a sign of solidarity with Ukrainians ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on 24 February. Source: European Commission press service on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda…

Ukraine could adopt a contract army, as Russia has, if it received financial assistance from European partners, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with BBC, published on Feb. 23. Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has imposed martial law and a compulsory…

Ukraine’s Defense Forces have reportedly destroyed two Russian helicopters—a multipurpose Mi-8 and a Ka-52 attack helicopter—using strike drones in an operation carried out deep inside Russian territory, according to the Telegram channel Dosye Shpiona on February 22. The strikes reportedly took…

Major maritime industry stakeholders are voicing strong opposition to any proposed port fees, including the suggested universal infrastructure or security fee on foreign-built commercial vessels calling at U.S. ports. Almost a year after US President Donald Trump called for a revitalization of…

The U.S. Army wants to accelerate the development of a Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) anti-ship variant capable of being fired from the service’s highly mobile rocket launchers and striking maritime targets over a thousand kilometers away, according to a recent notice. PrSM Increment (Inc) 4 is…

ANALIZA KOMENTARZ 24 February 2026, 12:08 8 min. Four years of war in Ukraine have shown that the Russian Black Sea Fleet is unprepared for modern naval operations and is losing “even” to the Ukrainian Navy, which has virtually no ships of its own. Photo. Wikimedia Commons When Russian forces openly…

The prevalence of maritime cyberattacks doubled in 2025, according to Korean security firm Cytur, led by an explosion of malware and distributed denial of service (DDoS) incidents. Some of the most concerning examples involved a high-level penetration of the shoreside supply chain, giving the…

Sweden’s defence minister confirmed support for Ukraine’s efforts to restore its territorial integrity. On 23 February 2026, commenting on the transfer of Tridon Mk2 systems to Ukraine and €524 million in funding for long-range missiles, the minister made a clear statement on how Swedish assistance…

Russia's New Policy Paves Way for Mass Child Removal in Occupied Ukraine According to Novyny.live: Authorities installed by Russia in occupied areas of Ukraine are preparing for the large-scale removal of children who possess Ukrainian documents, a move that facilitates interference in custody…

Today in FocusUkraine More ways to listen Apple podcastsSpotifyRSS FeedDownload Presented by with Tracy McVeigh and Shaun Walker; produced by Alex Atack; executive producers Homa Khaleeli and Sami Kent Mon 23 Feb 2026 22.00 EST Share 00:00:0000:00:00 A DJ turned soldier explains how life has changed…