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• Crews in Ukraine's Odesa region work to restore power after Russian attacks VOA 20 Feb 2025 -- Tens of thousands of people remained without power Thursday in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa as a result of several days of Russian aerial attacks.

Ukraine

• Zelenskyy: Strong Ukraine relations with US 'benefit entire world' VOA 20 Feb 2025 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that "strong Ukraine-U.S. relations benefit the entire world," an apparent attempt to calm tensions with Washington after he and U.S. President Donald Trump traded barbs this week over efforts to end Russia's three-year war on Ukraine.
• Peace Is Always a Common Cause - Especially the Peace We Must Leave for All Future Generations - Address by the President President of Ukraine 20 Feb 2025
• President of Ukraine Met with U.S. Special Envoy Keith Kellogg President of Ukraine 20 Feb 2025
• Andriy Yermak Discussed Support for Ukraine with the Adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom President of Ukraine 20 Feb 2025
• Ukraine even more united after Trump attacks Zelenskyy: Defense expert CNA 20 Feb 2025 -- United States President Donald Trump's recent criticisms of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are "not true and unfair" and have only united Ukraine even more, a visiting Ukrainian defense expert said in a Taipei forum Thursday.

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (20 February 2025) Russia MoD 20 Feb 2025
• European shipyards sustain Russia's Arctic gas trade VOA 20 Feb 2025 -- European shipyards are providing vital servicing contracts to vessels carrying Russian liquefied natural gas, sustaining a trade that Kyiv says is funding the Kremlin's war on Ukraine.

United States

• Trump Repeats Harsh Criticism Of Zelenskyy, Says He Could Have Attended Riyadh Talks RFE/RL 20 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying again that he has done a terrible job and asserting that he could have attended talks with Russia this week in Saudi Arabia if he had wanted to.
• Trump 'Very Frustrated' With Zelenskyy, U.S. National Security Adviser Says RFE/RL 20 Feb 2025 -- The White House national security adviser said that U.S. President Donald Trump is "obviously very frustrated" with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and urged the Ukrainian president to reach an agreement soon granting the United States access to Ukraine's critical minerals.
• U.S. President Trump turns against Ukraine's Zelensky IRNA 20 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has turned against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, launching verbal attacks against the European leader while engaging diplomatically with Russia.
• Trump warns 'dictator' Zelensky to swiftly secure peace deal with Russia or risk losing Ukraine Press TV 20 Feb 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has escalated a public war of words with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky by labeling him a "dictator," warning that he needs to act quickly to secure a peace agreement with Russia or risk losing his country.
• Trump Repeats Harsh Criticism Of Zelenskyy, Says He Could Have Attended Riyadh Talks RFE/RL 20 Feb 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying again that he has done a terrible job and asserting that he could have attended talks with Russia this week in Saudi Arabia if he had wanted to.

NATO

United Nations

• Update 277 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 20 Feb 2025 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been relying on a single off-site power line for more than a week now after its only remaining back-up line was lost, once again highlighting an extremely fragile nuclear safety situation during the military conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

Foreign Reactions

• Europeans reaffirm calls for just, lasting peace in Ukraine People's Daily 20 Feb 2025 -- Following Russian-U.S. talks held on Tuesday in Riyadh, French President Emmanuel Macron convened a second meeting on Ukraine and European security on Wednesday, bringing together France's European and non-European partners.
• Council of Europe to mark third anniversary of start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine Council of Europe 20 Feb 2025 -- On 24 February the Council of Europe will hold a ceremony to mark the start three years ago of the Russian Federation's full-scale aggression against Ukraine, along with an extraordinary meeting of the Committee of Ministers (to be broadcast live).
• GRECO: Ukraine makes further progress in preventing corruption among parliamentarians, judges and prosecutors, but more efforts needed Council of Europe 20 Feb 2025 -- In a new report the Council of Europe's anti-corruption group (GRECO) concludes that Ukraine has satisfactorily implemented 18 out of 31 recommendations on corruption prevention in respect of members of parliament, judges and prosecutors.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 20 Feb 2025 -- Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Estonia delivers business support measure catalogue to Ukraine Estonia MoD 20 Feb 2025 -- During a working visit to Ukraine, the Secretary General of the Estonian Ministry of Defence, Kaimo Kuusk, handed over a catalogue of products and services offered by Estonian companies. Ukrainian authorities can select from these offerings based on their critical military needs.
• The 11th meeting of the Demining Capability Coalition for Ukraine takes place in a Vilnius Lithuania MND 20 Feb 2025 -- Representatives of the 22 nations that currently form the Demining Capability Coalition a year ago established and now co-coordinated by Lithuania and Iceland met in Vilnius for the 11th time. A year ago, the Coalition Partners met for the first time on January 11.
• FM says China's position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear, as Trump and Zelensky in bitter clash Global Times 20 Feb 2025 -- China's position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, in response to a media inquiry regarding US President Donald Trump's recent remarks calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and whether China believes Ukraine should hold presidential elections.
• Budrys in Stockholm: we need to act together to strengthen Ukraine and Europe's security Lithuania MFA 20 Feb 2025 -- On 19 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Peter Hultqvist, the Chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Defence, in Stockholm to discuss security and defence cooperation and support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia's brutal aggression.

News Reports

• Can The U.S. And Russia Strike Their Own Deal Without Ukraine? RFE/RL 20 Feb 2025 -- A whirlwind week that has seen two emergency summits in Europe and worried comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underlines the gnawing fear in capitals from Kyiv to London.