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Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is set to meet with Trump and sign a critical minerals deal on Friday as Kyiv works to regain U.S. support to fight off the Russian invasion as Washington reverses its punitive policy towards Moscow.
The Guardian: A network of Telegram channels with Russian links is encouraging UK residents to commit violent attacks on mosques and Muslims and offering cryptocurrency in return, campaigners have warned.
WSJ: Two North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine knew nothing about the war they were sent to fight. They were handed Kalashnikov rifles and told they would be facing off against South Koreans who were aiding Ukraine (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Turkish imports of Russian oil have quietly plummeted since harsher sanctions were imposed earlier this year, the Moscow Times reported on Feb. 27.
ISW: Kremlin guidelines to Russian state media about coverage of recent US–Russian meetings indicate Putin's determination to manipulate Trump and divide the West.
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Reuters: Russian forces staged mass strikes late on Thursday on energy targets in Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, the regional governor said.
Politico: British troops in a post-war Ukraine would be able to "take care of themselves," Trump said Thursday when he was asked by reporters whether he would come to the aid of British troops stationed in Ukraine if they are attacked by Russia.
Reuters: Trump said on Thursday that a minerals deal with Ukraine is the security guarantee Kyiv needs against Russia, brushing aside a plea from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for a commitment of U.S. military support.
AFP: Trump on Thursday downplayed an earlier jibe calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator." "Did I say that? I can't believe I said that," Trump responded when asked by journalists about his comment.
The Insider: A bill granting Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) the right to establish its own pretrial detention centers has been submitted to the State Duma. The initiative is nothing less than a “professional necessity” for Russia’s notorious security agency, says founder of the Perviy Otdel (lit. “Department One”) human rights advocacy project.
The Kyiv Independent: Russian troops have been bogged down near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Viktor Trehubov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's Khortytsia group of forces, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Feb. 27.
Reuters: Putin on Thursday warned "Western elites" against trying to sabotage a potential rapprochement between Russia and the United States, saying Moscow would use its diplomats and intelligence services to thwart such efforts.
The Kyiv Independent: France and Ukraine have been discussing the use of Ukrainian minerals for the purposes of the French defense industry since October 2024, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, as France Info reported on Feb. 27.
France 24: The Kremlin on Thursday ruled out giving back Ukrainian regions it claims to have annexed as part of a future peace deal, setting out a major red line as Russian and US officials met in Istanbul for a new round of talks aimed at normalising relations.
Bloomberg: Turkey, which has the second largest army in NATO after the US, is open to providing troops for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine (archive).
AFP: EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa will attend a Sunday meeting in London on the Ukraine war and European security, their spokespeople said.
Reuters: The United States has suspended sanctions for 30 days on Serbian oil company NIS, which is majority owned by Russian companies, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday.
Bloomberg: Putin's envoy is trying to get Trump and Musk hooked on prospects for major business deals with Russia as bait for ending the war in Ukraine on favorable terms (archive).
The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine has regrouped its troops on the battlefield, slowing down Russian forces' advance in the most "threatening areas," Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Feb. 27.
Reuters: EU Council President Antonio Costa on Thursday said he had invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the special summit of EU leaders on March 6, to discuss future support to Ukraine.
The Kyiv Independent: Western partners are planning to allocate 700 million euros to Kyiv for the purchase of demining equipment by 2034, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on Feb. 26.
worth mentioning
U.S. lawmakers urge Trump to stop supporting putin’s illegal war in Ukraine
ISW Special Report: Putin deepens Russia’s ties with US adversaries as US-Russia talks begin
North Korean soldiers struggle to fight drones, says Ukrainian military commander in interview
Fact Check: Fox News did not report USAID funded ‘information warfare’ in Ukraine
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