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EU High Representative: If the US wants peace, it should put pressure on Russia, not Ukraine
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (514+ words) The US strategy of pressuring Ukraine in peace negotiations is failing and President Donald Trump should redirect that pressure toward Russia, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said in an interview with Bloomberg TV on 23 February" four years…...
“Putin has not achieved his goals”: Zelenskyy marks four years of full-scale war with address from underground bunker
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (298+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on 24 February by recording a video address in which he walked through the bunker on Bankova Street where he spent the first days of the war, according to…...
"What broke your heart in service?" Ukrainian soldiers answer on war's fourth anniversary
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (1770+ words) Actually, the war didn't start four years ago. It crossed the 13-year mark, beginning with the occupation of Crimea. Russia's goal is not territory or money. It is the destruction of Ukraine as a sovereign state, and, if not by…...
Hungary blocks EU sanctions AND $106 billion loan for Ukraine, risking a domino collapse
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (342+ words) Hungary vetoed the EU's 20th sanctions package against Russia on 23 February and blocked a "90 billion ($106 billion) loan to Ukraine'breaking a December promise not to obstruct the aid'on the eve of the war's fourth anniversary. "Without that support from the EU and…...
Zelenskyy says Russia and Belarus discuss new joint military exercises on Belarusian territory
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (205+ words) President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia and Belarus are again in talks about holding joint military exercises on Belarusian territory, warning that this poses major risks for both Ukraine and Belarus. "I know that they are talking about military exercises together…...
From 10% to 48%: Employment of Ukrainian women in Austria has grown fivefold in three years
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (381+ words) In 2022, only about one in ten Ukrainian women in Austria was employed. By 2026, that figure has reached 48%, according to a detailed study by the Austrian Integration Fund (sterreichischer Integrationsfonds), as reported by Kurier. "The labor force participation of Ukrainian women…...
President Pavel walks among protesters as 800 rally in Prague on invasion anniversary
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (265+ words) Around 800 people gathered at Prague's Old Town Square on Saturday for the "Together for Ukraine" rally marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ceske Noviny reported Czech President Petr Pavel joined the crowd, mingling with demonstrators before…...
Bilateral deals for Washington, maximalist war aims for Moscow — ISW maps the Kremlin’s two-track play
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (431+ words) Russia will not accept any Ukrainian government that rejects Kremlin control, and Putin is pushing for Ukraine's capitulation now " before economic pressures force difficult choices in late 2026 " while dangling bilateral business deals to distract Washington from the war negotiations,accordingto…...
Slovakia can’t legally cut power to Ukraine under EU rules—any blackout move would break ENTSO-E deal
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (354+ words) Slovakia has no legal grounds to unilaterally halt electricity supplies to Ukraine. Any one-sided suspension of cross-border electricity flows is prohibited by the rules of ENTSO-E, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, says Volodymyr Omelchenko, Director of…...
Churches, tariffs, and drones: Russia and China are outpacing Ukraine across Africa
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (477+ words) In a single week in February 2026, three things happened on the same continent. China's Xi Jinping announced zero tariffs for 53 African nations. Bloomberg published an investigation revealing Russia's Orthodox Church had expanded to at least 34 African countries in under three…...