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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 21.02.23 Ukraine MOD 21 Feb 2023
• Russia Kills 5 in New Attack on Ukraine's Southern City of Kherson VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Tuesday accused Russia of "mercilessly killing" civilians in the southern city of Kherson following a missile strike that left five people dead and 16 others injured.
• Russian Invasion of Ukraine Exacting Devastating Toll on Civilians VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- The latest estimates of civilian deaths and injuries incurred since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly one year ago only hint at the grim human cost of this war.
• Russian Attacks Kill More Ukrainian Civilians As Zelenskiy Vows To Do 'Everything' For Victory RFE/RL 21 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian forces were confronted by a fresh wave of Russian attacks across the front line in the east over the past 24 hours as Moscow struck civilian and infrastructure targets, killing at least six civilians, Kyiv said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to do "everything" to defeat Russia's aggression this year.

Ukraine

• Zelensky Says US, Ukraine Working on Delivery of Arms Not Previously Supplied to Kiev Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday, following the meeting with US President Joe Biden in Kiev, that Ukraine and the United States are working on the delivery of arms, including long-range weapons, that have yet to be supplied to Kiev.
• It is very important that despite all the pressure on our forces, the frontline has not changed - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023
• Air defense equipment provided by Italy is what really saves the lives of our people - Volodymyr Zelenskyy following talks with Giorgia Meloni in Kyiv President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023
• Joint Declaration of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023
• The dynamics of Ukraine's European integration progress should be based on success in reforms - Ihor Zhovkva President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the delegation of the Knesset of the State of Israel President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023
• President of Ukraine met with the delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives led by Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Michael McCaul President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023
• Andriy Yermak discussed support for the Ukrainian Peace Formula with National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India President of Ukraine 21 Feb 2023

Russia

• Presidential Address to Federal Assembly President of Russia 21 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin delivered his Address to the Federal Assembly. The ceremony took place in Gostiny Dvor, Moscow.
• Putin's Speech: From Russia's Economic Growth & Military Advancements to New START Suspension Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 delivered a keynote speech addressing the Federal Assembly. Even though the West targeted Russia's economy, society, and military, it has failed to inflict damage on the nation, according to Putin.
• From New START Freeze to Reasons for Ukraine Op: Key Takeaways From Putin's Federal Assembly Address Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin delivered an annual address to the Federal Assembly on February 21, underscoring that his speech came at a "borderline time of drastic changes in the world, defining the future of the entire country."
• West Warns Of Instability As Putin Suspends Russian Participation In Nuclear Treaty RFE/RL 21 Feb 2023 -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia is suspending its participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last remaining nuclear arms accord with the United States, further raising concerns over global security during Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Putin: Russia to Suspend Participation in START Nuclear Treaty VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he is suspending Moscow's participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control pact.
• Putin's Speech: From Russia's Economic Growth & Military Advancements to New START Suspension Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 delivered a keynote speech addressing the Federal Assembly. Even though the West targeted Russia's economy, society, and military, it has failed to inflict damage on the nation, according to Putin.
• From New START Freeze to Reasons for Ukraine Op: Key Takeaways From Putin's Federal Assembly Address Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Vladimir Putin delivered an annual address to the Federal Assembly on February 21, underscoring that his speech came at a "borderline time of drastic changes in the world, defining the future of the entire country."
• Russia summons US ambassador over 'aggressive course' in Ukraine Press TV 21 Feb 2023 -- Russia has summoned the ambassador of the United States to Moscow over Washington's "growing involvement" in the war in Ukraine and the "aggressive course" the White House is pursuing in dealing with the Kremlin.
• Putin blames West for Ukraine war, suspends nuclear treaty with US Press TV 21 Feb 2023 -- In a state-of-the-nation address in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries of fanning the flames of a year-long war in Ukraine that has killed tens of thousands of people.
• Russia Makes Demarche to US Ambassador Over Washington's Growing Involvement in Ukraine Conflict Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Since the start of the Russian special op in Ukraine, the United States has poured billions into the Ukrainian armed forces, supplying vast amounts of military equipment and intel data to Kiev while claiming that Washington is not part of the conflict.

United States

• Remarks by President Biden Ahead of the One-Year Anniversary of Russia's Brutal and Unprovoked Invasion of Ukraine The White House 21 Feb 2023
• FACT SHEET: One Year of Supporting Ukraine The White House 21 Feb 2023
• After Putin Blames West For War, Biden Says Ukraine Will 'Never Be A Victory For Russia' RFE/RL 21 Feb 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden used a speech in the Polish capital on February 21 to reiterate "unwavering" support for neighboring Ukraine in its war with Russia, hours after President Vladimir Putin sought to justify Russia's unprovoked invasion and announced he'd suspended Moscow's last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States.
• Biden: 'Ukraine Will Never Be a Victory for Russia. Never' DoD News 21 Feb 2023 -- After an unprecedented visit to Ukraine, President Joe Biden told a Warsaw crowd that "brutality will never grind down the will of a free Ukraine. Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. Never."
• Biden Defends Western Support of Ukraine Against Russia's Year-long Invasion VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday night in Warsaw robustly defended the Western alliance's year-long effort to help Ukraine fend off Russia's invasion and vowed it would not stop.
• Rallying NATO allies in Poland, Biden vows unwavering support for Ukraine Press TV 21 Feb 2023 -- US President Joe Biden has arrived in Poland after an unannounced visit to Ukraine, and rallied NATO allies, stressing "unwavering" support for the ex-Soviet republic in its current war with Russia.
• Biden makes surprise trip to Kiev amid anti-war rally at home People's Daily 21 Feb 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit here on Monday, one day after demonstrators rallied in Washington to protest against the United States' war-mongering foreign policy and its role in various conflicts across the globe.

NATO

• NATO Secretary General welcomes Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba and EU High Representative Borrell to NATO Headquarters NATO 21 Feb 2023 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and EU High Representative Josep Borrell to NATO Headquarters today (21 February 2023).
• Joint press point with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell NATO 21 Feb 2023

United Nations

• Death, destruction and displacement ...and now poverty, stalk the children of Ukraine UNICEF 21 Feb 2023 -- "The past year has been one of violence, fear and loss for the children of Ukraine. There is not a single aspect of children's lives that the war has not impacted, with children killed, injured, forced from their homes, and missing out on critical education.
• UN rights chief deplores Ukraine death toll one year after Russian invasion UN News 21 Feb 2023 -- As the international community prepared to mark one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, UN rights investigators on Tuesday relayed disturbing testimonies about the high number of civilians killed to date.

Foreign Reactions

• Political Momentum Grows for Sending F-16 Jets to Ukraine VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- Since the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion of his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pleas to the U.S. for advanced fighter jets have gone largely unanswered, but even as experts warn that the planes might not make much of a near-term difference in the conflict, the idea is gaining support.
• EU Mulls Using Own Budget to Finance Purchase of Weapons for Ukraine, Reports Suggest Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- The European Union is considering the possibility of using its own budget to finance purchases of weapons and ammunition supplied to Ukraine, UK press reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
• Ukraine: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba and NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg European External Action Service (EEAS) 21 Feb 2023
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 21 Feb 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• Prime Minister in Munich: supporting Ukraine today means Europe's peace of mind tomorrow Republic of Poland 21 Feb 2023 -- The 59th Munich Security Conference discussed assisting Ukraine in the face of war with Russia. The Munich conference provided an opportunity for many bilateral meetings and behind-the-scenes conversations.
• China Accuses US of 'Fueling the Fire' in Ukraine Crisis VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- The Chinese foreign minister has warned the United States against blaming China and "fueling the fire" in the Ukraine conflict, saying it is "deeply concerned" that the situation could spiral out of control.
• 'US, Not China, Pouring Weapons Into Ukraine', Says Chinese Foreign Ministry Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- With the US accusing China of looking into selling weapons to the Russian military, China's foreign ministry says that - having pumped tens of billions in heavy weapons to Ukrainian militants - Washington is "not qualified" to lecture Beijing about international arms trafficking.
• China keeps striving for mediation by engaging all relevant parties in Russia-Ukraine conflict, while US only 'adds fuel to fire' Global Times 21 Feb 2023 -- Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi started his Russia visit on Tuesday after his trip to France, Italy, Hungary and a series of meetings with diplomats from countries including the US and Ukraine in Germany on the sideline of the Munich Security Conference, with analysts saying China is making efforts for mediation by engaging with all relevant parties involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while the US keeps on adding fuel to the flame and exploiting the conflict to make a political show.
• Malicious intention behind US' fake news about China supplying weapons to Russia: Chinese FM Global Times 21 Feb 2023 -- What are the intentions behind the US in spreading false information about China "providing weapons" for the Russia-Ukraine conflict? Where is the conscience of the US, the world's largest arms provider, when its military industry is making a fortune from the battlefield in Ukraine? The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday in response to recent remarks of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about China considering arming Russia with lethal support.
• Wang Yi Touts Rock-Solid Ties With Russia as Moscow Lauds 'More Just' Order Two Nations are Building Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Russia and China have ramped up bilateral economic, trade, and diplomatic cooperation over the past year amid the expansion of the Ukraine crisis into a full-on proxy conflict between Moscow and the West. At the same time, Russia has reiterated that the Taiwan issue is China's internal matter, and called on the US and its allies to butt out.
• China calls on US-led NATO to 'stop fueling fire' in Ukraine war Press TV 21 Feb 2023 -- China has expressed "deep concern" over the escalation in the protracted Ukraine-Russia war, urging Western countries to "stop fueling the fire" and warning of the possibility that it could "spiral out of control."
• Beijing Urges Foreign Nations to Cease 'Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow' Statements Sputnik 21 Feb 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday urged foreign countries to stop fueling the Ukraine conflict and to desist with speculation about Beijing's stance regarding Taiwan.
• China says U.S. in no position to lecture on Ukraine crisis People's Daily 21 Feb 2023 -- The United States is in no position to tell China what to do on the Ukraine crisis as it is the United States, not China, that has been pouring weapons into the battlefield, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Monday.

News Reports

• Calls Grow for Tribunal for Russia's 'Crime of Aggression' VOA 21 Feb 2023 -- In December, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy summoned his ambassadors from around the world to discuss his foreign policy priorities for the new year.