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• Deadly Russian missile, drone attacks hit Kyiv VOA 12 Feb 2025 -- Ukrainian officials said Wednesday Russian forces launched overnight attacks involving ballistic missiles and more than 120 drones, killing at least one person in Kyiv.

Ukraine

• Allies to discuss Ukraine military aid VOA 12 Feb 2025 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said allies gathering Wednesday in Brussels would discuss the supply of military aid for Ukraine, including accelerating deliveries of key weapons such as air defense systems.
• Ukraine-U.S. Partnership and Economic Security Guarantees: The President Met with the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury President of Ukraine 12 Feb 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Had a Phone Conversation with Donald Trump President of Ukraine 12 Feb 2025
• We Believe That America's Strength Is Sufficient to Pressure Russia into Peace, Together with Us, Together with All Our Partners - Address by the President President of Ukraine 12 Feb 2025
• Our Shared European Security Requires Significant Investments from Every Country - Ihor Zhovkva President of Ukraine 12 Feb 2025

Russia

• Report by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (12 February 2025) Russia MoD 12 Feb 2025 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
• Ukraine plotting to stage 'sabotage acts' to drag NATO into war: Russia Press TV 12 Feb 2025 -- Backed by Western support, Ukraine has been preparing to stage a foreign vessel explosion in the Baltic Sea, aimed at implicating Moscow and drawing US-led NATO into a direct military confrontation with Moscow.

United States

• Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (As Delivered) DoD 12 Feb 2025
• US defense chief: Return to Ukraine's 2014 borders 'unrealistic' VOA 12 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO military allies on Wednesday that Ukraine's hoped-for return to its 2014 borders is an "unrealistic objective," and that the United States does not believe that Kyiv membership in NATO is a "realistic outcome" of a negotiated end to Russia's three-year war on Ukraine.
• Hegseth Says Return To Ukraine's Pre-2014 Borders 'Unrealistic' RFE/RL 12 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it's "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine's borders to return to their pre-2014 positions after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv could offer Moscow territory seized by Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region in exchange for land occupied by Russia.
• U.S. defense secretary says Ukraine returning to pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic' IRNA 12 Feb 2025 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says it is "unrealistic" to expect Russia to return territory seized from Ukraine in 2014 back to Kiev.
• Pentagon Chief Casts Doubt on Ukraine's NATO Gamble As Peace Talks Loom Sputnik 12 Feb 2025 -- The United States holds the view that Ukraine's NATO membership is not a feasible outcome of any potential negotiation with Russia, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
• Hegseth Calls on NATO Allies to Lead Europe's Security, Rules Out Support for Ukraine Membership DoD News 12 Feb 2025 -- Stating that the U.S. does not believe NATO membership for Ukraine would be a "realistic" outcome of any negotiated peace settlement with Russia, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, today, called on NATO allied countries to increase their defense spending and take the lead in providing for Ukraine and Europe's security.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Holds Media Availability in Stuttgart, Germany DoD 12 Feb 2025
• Trump launches diplomatic blitz to end war in Ukraine VOA 12 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday set in motion a diplomatic charge aimed at ending the nearly 3-year-old war in Ukraine and laid down what appears to be his condition for continued U.S. support.
• Trump Says He And Putin Agreed To 'Start Negotiations Immediately' On Ending War In Ukraine RFE/RL 12 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, stepping up his push to broker a peace deal and saying he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed their teams would "start negotiations immediately" on ending the war in Ukraine.

NATO

• NATO Defence Ministers to address defence spending, industrial capacity, support to Ukraine NATO 12 Feb 2025 -- Defence Ministers will meet in Brussels tomorrow (13 February 2025) to begin preparations for the NATO Summit in The Hague in June.
• Chair of the NATO Military Committee visits Ukraine NATO 12 Feb 2025 -- On 07 and 08 February 2025, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Cavo Dragone paid a visit to Ukraine. This is the first official foreign visit undertaken in the Chair's new position. This visit underscores the NATO Military Authorities' unfettered support to Ukraine.

United Nations

• Update 274 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 12 Feb 2025 -- Today's scheduled rotation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team currently based at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was cancelled as a result of intense military activity in the region, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.

Foreign Reactions

• High Stakes For Ukraine As World Leaders To Meet For Munich Security Conference RFE/RL 12 Feb 2025 -- All eyes will be on southern Germany this weekend as world leaders assemble at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof for the three-day Munich Security Conference.
• Weimar+ Statement by Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, the European External Action Service and the European Commission Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Feb 2025 -- "We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine. We commit to its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia's war of aggression."
• G5+ STATEMENT Spain MFA 12 Feb 2025 -- France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, United-Kingdom, EEAS, ​European Commission
• UK leads major Ukraine Summit and announces £150 million firepower package UK MOD 12 Feb 2025 -- Defence leaders from across the world have gathered in Brussels today as the UK convenes a major Ukraine summit at NATO HQ.
• Ukraine: The Federal Council adopts the 15th EU sanctions package Federal Council - Swiss Government 12 Feb 2025 -- On 12 February, the Federal Council decided to adopt the measures of the 15th EU sanctions package against Russia. These measures will come into force on 13 February. On 23 December 2024, 54 individuals and 30 entities had already been added to Switzerland's sanctions list against Russia.
• Support for reconstruction: Federal Council adopts 2025-28 country programme for Ukraine Federal Council - Swiss Government 12 Feb 2025 -- The 2025-28 country programme marks the start of a twelve-year federal support process for reconstruction, reform and sustainable development in Ukraine. At its meeting on 12 February, the Federal Council defined the priorities of the country programme, namely protection of the civilian population, peace, economic recovery and strengthening institutions. CHF 1.5 billion from the international cooperation budget has been earmarked up to 2028. Ambassador Jacques Gerber, the Federal Council's delegate for Ukraine, is responsible for implementing the country programme.
• Support for Ukraine, security cooperation and Sweden's neighbourhood in the spotlight in this year's Statement of Foreign Policy Government Offices of Sweden 12 Feb 2025 -- Today, 12 February, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard presented the Government's 2025 Statement of Foreign Policy in the Riksdag.
• Budrys met with the President of Finland: "Temporary unsustainable solutions will not stop Russia's aggression" Lithuania MFA 12 Feb 2025 -- On 12 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, in Helsinki. They discussed support for Ukraine and measures to achieve lasting and sustainable peace.
• Working together for the future of Ukraine and Syria: Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Paris Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Feb 2025 -- Foreign Minister Baerbock is travelling to Paris today to discuss further support for Ukraine with the Foreign Ministers of France, Poland, Italy, Spain, the UK and Ukraine, as well as the EU High Representative. Then on Thursday, she will take part in an international conference on Syria.

News Reports

• Ukraine's Battlefield Fights Are Messy. Its Political Battles Are Getting Messy, Too. RFE/RL 12 Feb 2025 -- The mayor of Ukraine's capital city is feuding with the president. The defense minister is under investigation as part of a bitter fight over control of weapons purchases. Recruiters are struggling to get enough men to the front. Ukrainians are fighting calls to lower the draft age.