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Reuters: A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators will offer a resolution backing Ukraine on Monday, amid fears that Trump could make a deal with Moscow that leaves Kyiv on the sidelines three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

AFP: Trump said Monday that he and Putin are discussing "major" economic deals as part of discussions on ending the war started by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters: Putin offered the U.S. the opportunity for joint exploration of the country's rare earth metals deposits, as well as the supply of aluminum to the U.S. domestic market, under a future economic deal.

The Moscow Times: U.S. and Russian officials are planning to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a diplomatic source told AFP, marking a follow-up to last week's high-level discussions between the two countries.

This year, the UK will spend £4.5 billion on military assistance for Ukraine – more than ever before.

The UK has also announced the largest sanctions package against Russia since 2022. It targets Russian military supply chains, revenues fuelling Putin’s illegal war, and kleptocrats driving profits for the Kremlin.

Reuters: Europe should use money from frozen Russian assets for further military support of Ukraine and relax its fiscal rules to boost defence spending, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Monday.

BBC: The taoiseach (Irish prime minister) has said the Republic of Ireland will "contribute more financially" to Ukraine as it continues to defend itself from Russia.

The Kyiv Independent: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland will allocate additional humanitarian, military, and energy aid to Ukraine, the governments announced on Feb. 24, the day marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion.

Reuters: Spain will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth 1 billion euros this year, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday in Kyiv during an international meeting held on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion.

European Commission: Ukraine will receive a new €3.5 billion disbursement from the EU in March, Ursula von der Leyen said.

EU Council: EU foreign ministers adopted a 16th package of sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24, which targets a cryptocurrency exchange for the first time.

The Kyiv Independent: The Australian and New Zealand governments announced new sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24 in a show of solidarity with Ukraine on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.

Reuters: Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations after an attack by Ukrainian drones on Monday.

The Kyiv Independent: Russia releasing all of its Ukrainian captives would be a good step toward peace, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the Support Ukraine summit on Feb. 24.

Reuters: Azerbaijan has closed the Baku office of Russian state media outlet Rossiya Segodnya and revoked the accreditation of a reporter for the U.S.-government funded Voice of America broadcaster.

RFE/RL has obtained exclusive hospitalization records, revealing the true scale of Russia’s war casualties.

Reuters: Ukraine and the United States are in the final stages of negotiating a minerals deal considered central to ending Russia's three-year-old war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian official said on Monday.

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