The Guardian: Britain and Germany’s highest ranking military leaders have made an unprecedented joint appeal to the public to accept the “moral” case for rearmament and prepare for the threat of war with Russia.

Bloomberg: Russia is becoming increasingly reliant on foreign fighters in the war on Ukraine as its forces sustain more losses than they’re able to replace, UK Defence Secretary John Healey said (archive).

BBC: The UK wants action to be taken after evidence showed Russia killed political prisoner Alexei Navalny with frog poison, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.

Reuters: Ukraine has agreed new energy and military support packages with European allies ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday.

The Kyiv Independent: Former Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko was detained while attempting to cross the border, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine said on Feb. 15.

BBC: Ghana intends to request the extradition of a Russian man accused of illegally recording his sexual encounters with several women and sharing footage online without their consent.

United24 Media: Russian authorities have significantly expanded the use of property confiscation in criminal cases, with court rulings involving asset seizures nearly tripling between 2023 and 2025. Ukrainian intelligence links the trend to mounting fiscal pressure associated with Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine carried out strikes on an oil terminal in southern Russia and a Russian air defense system in occupied Crimea overnight on Feb. 14–15, according to Ukraine's military intelligence.

Reuters: French Foreign Minister Jean‑Noel Barrot on Saturday said Putin was willing to use chemical weapons against Russians, citing latest Western conclusions that Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal nerve agent.

The Kyiv Independent: President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 14 that territorial concessions by Ukraine would not bring peace, just as the 1938 Munich Agreement did not prevent World War II.

United24 Media: Ukraine’s Security Service reported that its Alpha special operations unit destroyed approximately half of Russia’s Pantsir air defense systems in 2025 through a series of long-range strikes.

Reuters: Russia is suffering "crazy losses" in Ukraine, tallying around 65,000 soldiers over the last two months, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference.

United24 Media: Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian BK-16 landing craft and several other military targets in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine on February 12–13, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Reuters: Some G7 countries have expressed willingness to move ahead with maritime services ban of Russian oil and France is "reasonably optimistic" a deal can be reached, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday.

Forbes: As battlefield dynamics continue to evolve, Ukraine is now introducing a new drone-deployable, anti-vehicle landmine intended to target the smaller vehicles currently used in Russian assaults.

Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced hope on Saturday that U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva next week would be substantive, but he said Ukraine was being asked "too often" to make concessions. He also accused Moscow of seeking to delay decisions by changing its lead negotiator.

Forbidden Stories: An unprecedented leak of 1,431 internal documents exposes a Russian network orchestrating disinformation and political influence operations across Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Reuters: Ukraine's government and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to ease some conditions, including sensitive tax increases, for a new $8.2 billion lending programme, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Saturday.

The Kyiv Independent: A Ukrainian cyber unit claims it tricked Russian soldiers into revealing their positions and donating money to Ukraine's Armed Forces by pretending to help them reconnect Starlink devices they were using on the battlefield.

The Moscow Times: Russian steelmakers have warned the government of mounting financial strain, citing falling output, weaker revenues and job cuts, and have sought tax relief to cushion the downturn, Forbes Russia reported.

Reuters: The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his “helmet of remembrance".

The Kyiv Independent: Russia appeared to confirm on Feb. 13 the existence of a sweeping U.S.-Russia economic proposal known in Kyiv as the "Dmitriev package," days after President Volodymyr Zelensky first disclosed it publicly.

Politico: Ukraine will need Western troops to enforce any ceasefire with Russia’s Putin, but voters in Europe’s two most powerful economies are deeply reluctant to help.

Reuters: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he had visited a joint Ukrainian-German drone production facility and received the first jointly made attack drone.

The Kyiv Independent: Ukraine struck a Russian 55Zh6U "Nebo-U" long-range radar station, estimated to cost around $100 million, near Yevpatoriia in occupied Crimea, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Feb. 13.

The Moscow Times: Russia’s external debt has reached nearly $62 billion, data published by the Finance Ministry on Thursday showed, marking its highest level in two decades as Moscow is forced to borrow more money to finance the war against Ukraine.

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