Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Yuri Ushakov, Russian ruler Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy advisor, will fly to Saudi Arabia to meet with US representatives.
Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian media outlets with reference to Putin’s spokesman …
Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has stated that the country does not rule out sending troops to Ukraine as part of any post-war peacekeeping mission.
Source: Malmer Stenergard in a comment to Swedish media; Reuters; European Pravda.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, 17 February, to hold talks between the US and Russian delegations on the settlement of the war in Ukraine.
Source: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Rubio, along with U…
The Russian military has attacked Ukraine with 147 Shahed attack UAVs and various types of decoy drones since the evening of 16 February. A total of 83 drones have been destroyed and 59 disappeared from radar.
Source: Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram
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The Russian troops attacked Kyiv Oblast with drones on the night of 16-17 February, causing fires and damaging houses in four districts.
Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, acting Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: “Air defence force…
The administration of US President Donald Trump has informed European officials that it aims to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine by Easter, which falls on 20 April this year.
Source: Bloomberg, citing informed sources, as reported by European Pravda
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that agreement with the US regarding Ukraine’s rare-earth minerals must include security guarantees for Ukraine.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with NBC News
Quote: “Help us defend this, and we will make …
Brian Hughes, White House National Security Council spokesman, called the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to refuse to sign a proposed agreement granting the US access to rare earth minerals in Ukraine “short-sighted”.
Source: AP, a…
Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes Europe needs a special envoy for Ukraine to secure a meaningful role for Europeans in any future peace process.
Source: Reuters, citing Stubb’s remarks at Munich Security Conference on 16 February, as reported…
Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, has stated that there have been no meetings between the Ukrainian and Russian representatives and none are scheduled until a plan to end the war is developed.
Source: Yermak on Telegram, as repor…