Since the start of the day, Russian troops have attacked Ukrainian positions 129 times, exerting the greatest pressure on the Pokrovsk sector, while also showing increased activity on the Huliaipole, Kostiantynivka, and Oleksandrivka regions.
Russian commanders are using force, shouting, and threats to "improve" the morale and psychological state of their subordinates and send them into suicidal assaults.
The focus on supporting Ukraine must remain central; otherwise, Russia will gain space for further aggression. At the same time, Europe and Canada must increase defense spending and take the initiative in all NATO deterrence operations.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with a bipartisan delegation of US senators on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference and discussed sanctions against Russia.
Future security guarantees for Ukraine must be reliable and real, not a "paper tiger" like the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call with U.S. presidential envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner ahead of the upcoming trilateral meetings in Geneva.
Each head of a regional military administration must submit, within two weeks, a regional resilience plan for 2026-2027, detailing specific facilities, capacities, reserves, funding, and implementation timelines.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has received the Ewald von Kleist Award of the Munich Security Conference, which this year was bestowed upon the Ukrainian people.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio have discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defense and the next steps in trilateral negotiations during a meeting in Munich.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed investments in the energy and defense sectors, as well as proposals for Ukraine's recovery plan, with the heads of international investment companies.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that at present it is exclusively Europe that is providing financial support to Ukraine, while Europe itself is "not very present in the negotiations."