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8:46 PM

Hungary seeks removal of eight names from EU Russia sanctions list, Reuters reports.

Hungary is demanding the removal of eight individuals from the EU's Russia sanctions list and guarantees on Ukraine's gas transit talks before agreeing to renew restrictions, Reuters reported on Feb. 25, citing sources familiar with the matter.

6:25 PM  (Updated:  February 25, 2025 8:45 pm)

1 killed, 16 injured in Russian attack on Kramatorsk.

Four children are among the injured, according to Ukraine's National Police.

8:42 PM

Trump & Ukraine

Explainer: Did Trump lie about $350 billion aid to Ukraine, and does Kyiv have to repay it?

8:16 PM

Ukraine approves Vidmak drone system to target Russian vehicles.

"These high-speed FPV drones are capable of chasing down any wheeled vehicles of the invaders," the Defense Ministry said.

7:19 PM

Business

What we know about the US, Ukraine minerals deal

6:09 PM

Poland pledges $210 million in new military aid for Ukraine.

"This is the forty-sixth contribution, and we will continue to help," Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Feb. 25, according to the Polish media outlet Interia.

5:14 PM

US opposed Ukraine's UN resolution to avoid 'antagonizing' Russia, Rubio says.

"We didn't feel it was conducive, frankly, to have something out there at the UN that’s antagonistic to either side," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

4:30 PM

UK plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Starmer says.

It is the largest sustained increase in British defense spending since the end of the Cold War.

4:05 PM

France could send nuclear-armed jets to Germany, Telegraph reports.

The proposal comes as the U.S. shifts away from Europe and Ukraine, sending clear signals that the continent won’t be able to rely on Washington for its security in the future.

3:47 PM

Ukraine needs $524 billion for recovery, reconstruction after 3 years of Russia's full-scale war.

The required reconstruction costs are 2.8 times higher than Ukraine's nominal GDP for 2024, according to a new report.

3:07 PM

Opinion

In calling Zelensky a ‘dictator without elections,’ Trump misunderstands democracy

11:59 AM  (Updated:  February 25, 2025 3:03 pm)

European Commission denies EU has offered Ukraine its own proposal on minerals.

The day prior, AFP reported that the EU has offered Ukraine its own deal on the country's natural resources, describing it as "mutually beneficial" and a "win-win partnership."

2:34 PM

Peace Negotiations

In negotiations with Russia, Trump is repeating ‘complete disaster’ peace deal with Taliban

2:26 PM

Opinion

How North Korea’s role in Russia’s war undermines the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

2:14 PM

'I was tired' — Serbia's president apologizes for accidentally backing Ukraine's UN resolution.

"I apologize to the citizens of Serbia for that, and I take the blame for that because I was probably tired and overwhelmed," Aleksandar Vucic said.

2:11 PM

Opinion

Peace in Ukraine must look like Korea, not Vichy

2:01 PM

Russia will not be readmitted to G7, German finance minister says, rebuffing Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 13 that he would "love" to see Russia readmitted into the G7, calling Russia's 2014 expulsion from the group a "mistake."

1:26 PM

Ukraine passes resolution on elections when there is 'sustainable peace' at 2nd attempt.

The decision was supported by 268 members of parliament, while 12 others abstained.

1:07 PM

Second round of Saudi Arabia talks with US not happening today, Russia says.

The first round of talks on Feb. 18 in Saudi Arabia marked the first direct negotiations between the U.S. and Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion began.

12:20 PM

G7 still discussing joint statement on Russia's full-scale invasion due to disagreement with US.

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly's statement comes after the U.S. voted against the U.N. resolution, which condemns Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb. 24.

12:06 PM

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 2, injure 36 over past day.

The Russian military regularly attacks Ukrainian cities and villages with drones, missiles, glide bombs, and artillery.

2:36 PM  (Updated:  February 25, 2025 10:35 am)

Updated: Boris Johnson backs Trump's deal on Ukraine's natural resources.

"The deal should be signed," Boris Johnson said, speaking at the YES conference event held in Kyiv by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation on Feb. 24, the third anniversary of the Russian full-scale invasion. "It commits the U.S. to a free and sovereign Ukraine. A continued American support is well worth the price for Ukraine."

10:15 AM

US, Ukraine close to signing deal on minerals worth 'hundreds of billions of dollars,' Axios reports.

According to the draft obtained by Axios, the U.S. would express its desire to keep Ukraine "free, sovereign and secure."

8:20 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 869,530 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022.

This number includes 1,300 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

6:21 AM

Reclaiming occupied territories possible but 'not easy' for Ukraine, Trump claims.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 24 that he believes Ukraine might be able to reclaim some of its territories occupied by Russia, but it would be challenging.