🇺🇸 An immediate ceasefire and end to hostilities is a priority for the US administration in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war, — Rubio

🇻🇦🇺🇦 Zelensky: I spoke with Pope Leo XIV. It was our first conversation, but already a very warm and truly substantive one. I thanked His Holiness for his support of Ukraine. We deeply value his words about the need to achieve a just and lasting peace for our country and the release of prisoners.

Russia launched an overnight drone attack against Kyiv, killing at least three people including a five-year-old girl and her father; Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on March 23 condemned Russia's continued attacks on civilians; and more.

What happens in Ukraine isn’t a movie, but it surely reminds you of some dystopian cinema pieces. Explosions and destruction are daily occurrences. Unfortunately, they don’t end after the credits roll. We wait for a day when we, too, will see this only on screen.

⚡️BREAKING: Putin ready for ceasefire but demands 'guarantees' depriving Ukraine of aid.

‼️‼️ European intelligence received a document with Russian proposals for possible peace talks, — WP The document was ready a week before the US-Russia meeting on February 18: – Trump's plan to achieve peace in 100 days is unrealistic. – There can be no peace in Ukraine until 2026.

🇺🇦 Zelensky: "We are fighting for our independence. And therefore, we will not recognize any territories occupied by Russia. This is a fact. Our people fought for this, our heroes died. How many were wounded, how much has happened.

⚡️ Zelensky is holding meetings in Saudi Arabia. Tomorrow, Ukraine will propose establishing a ceasefire at sea, banning long-range strikes, and securing the release of prisoners. Ukraine is also ready to sign an agreement on metals during the meeting. suspilne.media/967193-u-sau...

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 45-minute-long press briefing that ended in a heated argument; Trump is considering ending ongoing shipments of military aid to Ukraine; and more.

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Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Spain and EU leaders all in Kyiv today

"When the history of the era is written, Zelensky will be seen as the global leader of the anti-authoritarian resistance, who refused to accept the terms that the powerful sought to impose on his nation," Franklin Foer writes.

3 years ago I went to sleep with a growing feeling of dread. I was expecting the invasion on 22/02/2022, but it was February 24 at 5 AM that I woke up from a huge explosion - first ballistic attack. Russian tanks were crossing the border in Chernihiv region. The war came to us.

The general state of affairs lately.

🇪🇺 The EU is preparing a €20 billion military aid package for Ukraine, including artillery, air defense systems, missiles, drones, and more. The package aims to strengthen Ukrainian brigades but faces potential delays due to opposition from Hungary. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is an excellent and timely factsheet on Ukraine, U.S. v. European security assistance, and other misunderstood or lied about aspects of the war, by our friends at @thestudyofwar.bsky.social. I'll summarize a few main points below, with additional sources of my own:

NEW: Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are not isolated incidents, but seem to be part of a broader pattern that suggests a systematic policy. By @christopherjm.ft.com @joesinft.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @digitalcampbell.ft.com @samjoiner.bsky.social and me. on.ft.com/4i6Yzve

🇺🇦🕊️ 11 years ago today, Berkut opened fire in the center of Kyiv and killed 48 protesters. During the "Revolution of Dignity", 107 people were killed. ❗️On the same day, Russia’s open aggression began - February 20, the first actions of Russian troops were recorded in Crimea.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Andriy Yermak met with U.S. Special Representative Kellogg. They addressed European and global security, preparations for high-level meetings, and Kellogg’s upcoming visit to Ukraine. Yermak emphasized that helping Ukraine now is much cheaper than dealing with a stronger Russia in the future.

🇸🇪🇺🇦 A joint statement from the Nordic-Baltic leaders: We stand fully and firmly behind Ukraine. Ukraine and Europe must be involved in any negotiations to achieve just and lasting peace. www.government.se/statements/2...

This is footage of a Russian drone hitting the protective shield at Chernobyl power plant. I don't know where to begin.

A huge sinkhole has formed in one of Kyiv's districts after a night attack.

⚡️ Russian missile attack on Kyiv damages state-run TV channel's office. A Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv on Feb. 12 damaged the office of the state news channels Freedom TV and Dim, the news channels announced.

The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

Ukraine, Saturday morning. Poltava, Odesa, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia attacked with glide bombs, aviation missiles, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, drones. Dead and injured reported. Russia is a terrorist state that should be dismantled and not sponsored by buying gas from them.

🧵1/3 "2000 Meters to Andriivka" – A Frontline Perspective This powerful new documentary by Mstyslav Chernov, premiering at Sundance, takes you into the trenches, showing the harsh reality of those who gave their lives and those still fighting for Ukraine. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=I136IoNNJAA

Special Forces Battalion "Donbas" shows how Chasiv-Yar is being 'liberated' by Russia. A ghost town, completely destroyed, just as all the other cities Russia is attacking. Once people lived here, now, Russian terror is approaching.

The EU is discussing the possibility of resuming Russian gas supplies as part of a peace settlement in Ukraine. Some German & Hungarian officials back the idea, hoping to cut gas prices & push Russia to talks. But Brussels & Eastern European diplomats are outraged. www.ft.com/content/a19a...

/1. What’s the most unique part of this attack on Russian oil pumping station is the unusual weapon system which was used for this operation. Russian Novozybkov oil pumping station was attacked by drone-dropped 250kg bombs - FAB-250 M-54.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Finished my little nephew's vyshyvanka 🪡 🧵 Turquoise is his favorite color, so of course it had to be turquoise 💚🩵

"Porcelain War", a documentary directed by Brendan Bellomo and a Kharkiv artist and soldier Slava Leontyev, was nominated for Best Documentary Feature Oscar. It follows the experience of Ukrainian artists Slava, Anya, and Andrey as they face the russian invasion of Ukraine.

This article is an on-site version of KI Insights' The Week Ahead newsletter covering events from Jan. 20-Jan. 26. The global spotlight will be fixed firmly on Washington D.C. next week as Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States on Jan. 20.

📽️ The 1968 Ukrainian film Evening on the Eve of Ivan Kupala, directed by Yuriy Illienko, inspired Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. Eggers, known for The Lighthouse and The VVitch, is curating nine influential films for New York’s Lincoln Center. (1/5)

‼️ 4 people dead after russia hit Kyiv with x 4 Iskander-M / KN-23 ballistic missiles early Saturday morning

🔥💥 More details — as a result of a joint special operation by SBU and AFU, the following were hit: 📍Aleksinsky Chemical Plant (Tula region) 📍Ammunition warehouses (FAB, KAB, cruise missiles) at Engels airfield (Saratov region) 📍Saratov Oil Refinery 📍Bryansk Chemical Plant

We are facing a moment when much will change for the worse, not just in policy, but in the structure of politics itself. We need to be imagining a better America. A Shadow Cabinet would be a positive form of opposition. snyder.substack.com/p/shadow-cab...

🔴 Zelenskyy: Russian forces used 700 aerial bombs and over 600 attack drones to target Ukraine last week alone. 💬 "The Russian war continues only because the Russian army retains its ability to terrorize Ukraine and exploit its superiority in the sky."

🔴 At least 13 killed in Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia.

🔥 A state of emergency has been declared in Engels: fuel depot tanks keep detonating, and the fire is visible all the way in Saratov. During firefighting efforts, two emergency workers were killed, and one was injured.

Another night, another swarm of Shahed drones, or as I like to call them "lawnmowers in the sky," is attacking Ukraine. That's my front row view in Chernihiv - air defense gods working tirelessly 💪

"It’s dangerous to believe your own shtick. Trump himself seemed to think that his election alone would be enough to convince Putin that it was time to cut a deal." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

U.S. Defense officials speaking to the Associated Press said the upcoming Ukraine aid package, scheduled to be announced on Jan. 9, will draw from existing stockpiles with the intent of delivering most of the pledged weapons to Kyiv before Trump takes office.

Sooo, the nuclear option it is.

🥊 The World Boxing Council named Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk the 2024 Fighter of the Year.

A Ukrainian Stryker AFV in the Kursk region is crushing Russian infantry