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The Swedish government has presented its 21st military support package for Ukraine, worth nearly SEK 12.9 billion (approximately $1.42 billion), making it one of Sweden's largest-ever military aid packages.

European intelligence chiefs are pessimistic about the chances of an agreement being reached this year to end Russia's war in Ukraine, despite Donald Trump's assertions that U.S.-brokered talks have brought the prospect of a deal "reasonably close."

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators were to resume a second round of peace talks in Geneva on Wednesday, as Washington’s top envoy signaled optimism in its bid to end Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II. The talks are the latest diplomatic bid to halt the fighting, which has killed hundreds of thousands, forced millions to flee, and decimated much of eastern and southern Ukraine. The United States has been pushing for an end to the nearly four-year war, but has failed to broker a compromise between Moscow and Kyiv on the key issue of territory. Two previous rounds of negotiations between the two sides in Abu Dhabi failed to yield a breakthrough. But US envoy Steve Witkoff, representing the Trump administration at the talks, said President Donald Trump’s diplomatic efforts had made strides in Washington’s bid to end the conflict. “President Trump’s success in bringing both sides of this war together has brought about meaningful progress,” he wrote on X, without elaborating. “Both parties agreed to upd...

Yuriy Ignat, head of the communications department of the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has denied reports by a French outlet claiming that foreign pilots are involved in protecting Ukraine’s airspace.

An emergency response headquarters will begin round-the-clock operations on Wednesday, February 18, due to deteriorating weather conditions across Ukraine.

More than 80% of all military support for Ukraine is currently coordinated and delivered through NATO.

Ukraine is serious about ending the war, while Russia carried out a massive attack even on the day talks were held in Geneva.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset have discussed the opening of a representative office of the Council of Europe Development Bank in Ukraine.

More than 15,000 civilians have been killed and over 41,000 injured in Ukraine since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Russia is deliberately striking American businesses in Ukraine, with 47% of U.S. companies operating in the country affected since the start of the full-scale war.

On Tuesday, February 17, the Latvian government decided to allocate EUR 10 million to support Ukraine under the NATO initiative called PURL.

At the international BIOFACH 2026 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany, Ukraine showcased its National Pavilion, where 26 companies highlighted the export potential of the country’s organic sector.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov has stated at the forum "Resilient Economy: Leadership Challenges 2026" that Ukraine needs neo-industrialization.

First Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Oleksandr Poklad is engaged in cleansing the SBU of those who do not serve the Ukrainian state.

Negotiations aimed at achieving peace, including those scheduled soon in Geneva, only give Vladimir Putin time to continue the war and serve as a way for him to prevent Europeans from militarily strengthening Ukraine.

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on ten Russian athletes who support Russia's war and place sport at its service.

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has said that a EUR 90 billion loan for Ukraine for 2026-2027 will be signed during a special session of the European Parliament on February 24, marking the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In January 2026, Russia fired 91 ballistic missiles at Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new support packages that Ukraine will receive from its partners.

The opening of a factory in the United Kingdom, which was supposed to produce ammunition for both the British Army and Ukraine, has been delayed by more than six months.