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Reuters: North Korea has deployed additional troops to Russia, but the scale of the contingent was not immediately known, South Korean media reported on Thursday, citing the country's intelligence agency.
CNN: Hundreds of North Korean troops were likely transported by sea to Russia to fight in its war against Ukraine, satellite images have revealed, according to a new analysis from a US-based think tank shared exclusively with CNN.
The Kyiv Independent: Finland announced on Feb. 26 that it would provide 660 million euros in military equipment for Ukraine, supplying the embattled country with domestically-produced equipment.
ISW: Russia is demanding that Ukraine surrender several large cities that Russian forces do not currently occupy and have no prospect of seizing, handing over one million Ukrainians to Russia.
The Kyiv Independent: The Romanian parliament passed a law on Feb. 26 that allows the country to shoot down drones that violate its airspace.
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AFP: Trump on Wednesday ruled out offering US security guarantees or NATO membership for Ukraine as his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to visit to seal a deal on handing over natural resources.
Bloomberg: US and Russian officials have identified the Arctic as a possible area for economic cooperation, part of the broader detente Trump is pursuing with Moscow (archive).
Reuters: The United States on Wednesday abstained from a statement by members of the World Trade Organization condemning Russia's aggression in Ukraine.
AP News: The framework of an economic deal with the United States is ready, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, but it does not yet offer U.S. security guarantees that Kyiv views as vital for its war against the Russian invasion. Trump says Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign the deal.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian airstrikes on Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast killed at least five civilians and injured 11 others on Feb. 26, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.
Reuters: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Sunday host leaders of Italy, Germany, Poland and other allies - possibly including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy - to discuss their response to Donald Trump's push for peace in Ukraine.
AFP: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday that any peace deal in Ukraine must include "security guarantees", to be "implemented in the context of the Atlantic alliance", a reference to NATO.
Reuters: European leaders must resist "capitulation" to Russia over Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, ahead of a virtual meeting of EU leaders to discuss the war following Trump's overtures to Moscow.
France 24: Disinformation targeting Ukraine and its leader Volodymyr Zelensky is surging as Trump's shift on the war frays relations with Kyiv and threatens to cripple support for the battle-worn nation.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine targeted key Russian military and industrial sites in occupied Crimea and Krasnodar Krai, striking the Saky and Kacha military airfields and the Tuapse oil refinery, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Feb. 26.
Reuters: Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure that would allow for the setting up of new courts to settle high-level political disputes, as part of a reform effort being closely watched by Kyiv's Western partners.
AP News: Diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced on Wednesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian troops have regained control of the village of Kotlyne, near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, the 25th Separate Airborne Brigade reported on Feb. 26.
Reuters: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow could not consider "any options" for European peacekeepers being sent to Ukraine.
Politico: Romania’s pro-Russia presidential election front-runner Călin Georgescu has been taken in by police for questioning, in relation to last November’s controversial canceled vote that he won.
Reuters: Dozens of dignitaries walked out of Russia's speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Wednesday in support of Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: All civilian airports in Poland must be modernized and adapted for potential use by the country's military, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Feb. 25.
Reuters: Russia attacked Ukraine with nearly two hundred drones overnight, targeting mostly the Kyiv region and energy facilities in the east in strikes that killed two people, authorities said on Wednesday.
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