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• Russian aerial attacks hit Kyiv, Sumy VOA 25 Feb 2025 -- Multiple regions of Ukraine came under aerial attack from Russian forces overnight, with officials in Kyiv and Sumy saying Tuesday there were injuries and damage to buildings.

Ukraine

• Ukraine's Lawmakers Back Zelenskyy After Trump 'Dictator' Barbs RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- Ukraine's parliament, in a symbolic show of support, has approved a resolution reconfirming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's legitimacy as the country's leader amid questions from the United States and Russia over his legal standing.
• The Presidents of Ukraine and France Coordinated Next Steps for Achieving Guaranteed Peace President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Members of the European Parliament and the Global Parliamentary Network "United for Ukraine" Discussed Steps of Support for Ukraine President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025
• Ukraine Must Be Strong So That Diplomacy Can Work Successfully Through That Strength - Address by the President President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025
• Strengthening Economic Cooperation and Ensuring Support for Ukraine: The Presidential Office Hosted a Coordination Meeting with the Heads of Foreign Diplomatic Missions in Africa President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025
• Ukraine's NATO Membership Remains on the Agenda of Our Relations - Ihor Zhovkva During a Meeting with Assistant Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025
• The President of Ukraine and the Prime Minister of Belgium Coordinated Positions and Agreed on Plans for the Near Future President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025
• President and Foreign Leaders Inspected the Latest Models of Ukrainian Defense Products President of Ukraine 25 Feb 2025

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (25 February 2025) Russia MoD 25 Feb 2025
• Press release on the Ukrainian crisis resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Feb 2025
• Kremlin Casts Doubt After Trump Says Putin OK With European Troops In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- The Kremlin has declined to confirm a statement by U.S. President Donald Trump saying Russia is ready to "accept" European troops in Ukraine as part of a peace deal, although it left room for a potential agreement.
• Russia 'Reactivates' Secret Soviet-Era Submarine Base In Occupied Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- In a video posted on Telegram in early February, two floating barriers are shown at the entrance to the natural harbor at Balaklava in Russian-held Crimea.
• Putin says not opposed to Europeans' involvement in Ukraine talks Press TV 25 Feb 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says he is not opposed to Europeans' involvement in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

United States

NATO

United Nations

• Ukraine: Post-war reconstruction set to cost $524 billion UN News 25 Feb 2025 -- The total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine is estimated at $524 billion (€506 billion) over the next decade, according to a new study published on Tuesday.
• Noting Ukraine's People Have Endured Three Years of Relentless Death, Destruction, Displacement, Senior Official Tells Security Council 'It Is High Time for Peace' UN Security Council 25 Feb 2025 -- "It is high time for peace in Ukraine," a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, as Member States echoed that call and outlined contrasting visions of ending the three-year conflict.
• Washington vs. Europe: U.S. rejects Ukraine's anti-Russia resolution at the U.N. IRNA 25 Feb 2025 -- The United States has voted against a U.N. resolution condemning what it called Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine, marking a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy and a growing split with Europe under President Donald Trump.
• Ukraine Scores Diplomatic Win With Passage Of Resolutions At UN RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- The United States on February 24 split with its European allies at the United Nations by rejecting wording that blamed Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in resolutions seeking an end to the war.
• UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for swift end to Russia-Ukraine conflict Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution appealing for a swift end to the conflict and urging a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, as the world marked the third anniversary since the full escalation of the crisis.

Foreign Reactions

• Macron Meets Trump At White House As Both Leaders Tout Potential Peace Deal On Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- French President Emmanuel Macron on February 24 said that a truce between Ukraine and Russia could be agreed "in the weeks to come" but also warned that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine.
• PM call with President Macron of France: 25 February 2025 Gov.UK 25 Feb 2025
• Prime Minister's Ukraine reception remarks: 24 February 2025 Gov.UK 25 Feb 2025
• China slams new sanctions of EU, UK, Canada on Chinese entities over Russia-Ukraine conflict Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- China expressed firm opposition and lodged serious protests to EU, the UK and Canada over their latest sanctions on Chinese entities, which they claimed supported the Russian military. A spokesperson from China's Foreign Ministry emphasized that normal exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Russian businesses should not be interfered with or affected.
• China has lodged representations over Canada's sanctions on Chinese entities allegedly supporting Russia: FM Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- In response to inquiry regarding Canada's announcement to impose sanctions against 76 foreign entities and individuals for providing dual-use items to Russia, including more than 20 Chinese entities, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that Canada imposing sanctions on Chinese entities is completely unreasonable and is a serious mistake, emphasizing that China firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with Canada.
• FM responds to EU sanctions on Chinese enterprises, lodges serious protests to EU Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- In response to a question about the EU's sanctions on Chinese enterprises, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that he has made clear China's attitude regarding relevant practices of Canada, and has also elaborated on China's position on the Ukrainian crisis. "I want to emphasize that China's position of clearly opposing illegal unilateral sanctions is consistent," Lin said, adding that normal exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Russian enterprises should also not be interfered with or affected.
• China supports all efforts dedicated to peace over Ukraine issue: Chinese ambassador to UN Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- China supports all efforts dedicated to peace, including the consensus reached between the US and Russia to initiate talks, and hopes that all parties involved and stakeholders will participate in the negotiation process, seeking a fair, lasting solution that takes into account each other's concerns, and ultimately reaching a binding peace agreement that is acceptable to all parties, said Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations before the UN Security Council voted on resolutions drafted by Ukraine and the EU and the US over the Ukraine situation.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Prime Minister of Canada 25 Feb 2025 -- Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Head of State: It Is Right for Europe to Support US Efforts to Find a Peaceful Solution to the War in Ukraine President of the Republic of Bulgaria 25 Feb 2025 -- Allocating sufficient funds for Bulgaria's security and defence is imperative, and 2.5% of GDP is not a limit that we must reach, but in all likelihood the necessary minimum, the president said after reviewing the analysis of the state and preparation of the Armed Forces in 2024.
• Dace Melbārde: peace talk processes do not change our aim of providing more and faster support to Ukraine and rapidly constraining Russia in a targeted way Latvia MFA 25 Feb 2025 -- The meeting was opened with a moment of silence to mark three years since Russia has been waging its brutal war of aggression in Ukraine.
• Statement by Latvia on behalf of the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - at the United Nations Security Council, 24 February 2025, New York Latvia MFA 25 Feb 2025
• Frozen Russia's assets must be put to use immediately, it is not a legal mater but rather a matter of political will, says D. Šakalienė Lithuania MND 25 Feb 2025 -- "The transatlantic bond remains key, while any security guarantees to Ukraine whatsoever will depend on Europe's success in preserving strong relations with the United States and investing in its own defence," underscored Minister of National Defence Dovilė Šakalienė on February 24 at the Yalta European Strategy (YES).
• European Union Stands Firm for Ukraine Poland - Chancellery of the Prime Minister 25 Feb 2025 -- The continuation of the European Union's support for Ukraine and the strengthening of Europe's defense capabilities were the main topics of the conversation between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Council President António Costa on Tuesday.

News Reports

• US-Europe divide widens after UN resolutions on Ukraine Global Times 25 Feb 2025 -- Differences between the US and Europe are deepening after the US voted against a European-backed UN resolution on Ukraine and the UN Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution appealing for a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict without blaming Russia.
• Don't Expect A Quick Ukraine Cease-Fire, Says Veteran Russian Expert Back From Moscow RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- The Kremlin is prepared for long negotiations with the United States, but Moscow currently holds the upper hand and there's little expectation of a wholescale "reset" in relations with Washington, a veteran U.S. Russia expert said.
• Rare Earth Minerals Front And Center In The Push For Peace In Ukraine RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- A few weeks ago, rare earth elements, critical minerals, and other natural resources seemed like just one more factor in efforts to end Russia's war on Ukraine.
• 3 years into Ukraine crisis, path to peace still laden with challenges People's Daily 25 Feb 2025 -- As the Ukraine crisis enters its fourth year, a comprehensive settlement remains fraught with challenges, driven by deep-rooted geopolitical divisions and competing interests.
• Belarus Selling Rapeseed Oil Sourced From Occupied Ukraine To The EU, RFE/RL Finds RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- In June 2022, at a time when swathes of fertile land in southern Ukraine had recently fallen under Russian military occupation, Belarus's pro-Moscow leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenko, boasted of growing European demand for his country's rapeseed oil.
• Analysis: Trump Rips Up Longstanding Rulebook Of U.S.-Russia Relations RFE/RL 25 Feb 2025 -- The outlines of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to reach a peace deal on Ukraine may still be faint, but the fault lines between Europe and Washington are beginning to show after a week of unprecedented rhetoric directed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• More Thai firms turning up on US sanctions list for trade with Russia VOA 25 Feb 2025 -- Thailand is emerging as one of Russia's main pipelines for machine and computer parts with the potential for military use, with a growing number of local companies accused of helping Moscow evade Western export controls meant to cripple its war on Ukraine.