The German defense giant Rheinmetall is currently producing more ammunition than it has signed contracts for, including for Ukraine. The company is ready to significantly increase deliveries of weapons and equipment if additional funding is provided, says CEO Armin Papperger, Table.Today reports. Papperger’s statement highlights a strategic gap between theContinue Reading
Between 13–15 February, about 130 resources involved in Russian foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) published approximately 21.4 thousand materials mentioning Ukraine. These were systematic campaigns of disinformation, propaganda, incitement, and psychological operations conducted by the aggressor state against Ukraine and its partners, Spravdi reports. As recorded by the analysts,Continue Reading
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has delivered a harsh message to Russians living in Europe and the US who, at the same time, support Russia’s war machine. Russian elites who live in Europe and the US should “f*** away to Russia,” he claimed. Russian propaganda continues to accuse and threaten the EU and theContinue Reading
Russia carried out targeted strikes on the Azerbaijan embassy in Kyiv, President Ilham Aliyev said during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference 2026 on 14 February. The embassy was attacked three times. During the Soviet era, Azerbaijan, along with Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Georgia, was under Moscow’s control and subject to centralized governance. Now,Continue Reading
In Munich, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych and his father, coach Mykhailo Heraskevych. Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had disqualified Vladyslav because of a helmet depicting 22 Ukrainian athletes killed by the Russian war. Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has allowed RussianContinue Reading
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny’s biological samples have tested positive for the highly toxic substance epibatidine. This was confirmed by laboratories in five European countries — the UK, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, according to The Insider. Navalny was imprisoned in 2021 and sentenced to over 20 years followingContinue Reading
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin is interested in nothing beyond war and territorial gains, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Putin consults more with Tsar Peter and Empress Catherine regarding territorial conquests than with any living person, he added, as per UNIAN. The Ukrainian president made these remarks during a speech atContinue Reading
The Czech initiative to supply artillery ammunition to Ukraine has encountered a significant funding shortfall this year, Reuters reports, citing an unnamed senior NATO military official. Meanwhile, €16 billion worth of ammunition is globally available. Russia continues replenishing its ammunition stockpiles through North Korea. Since 2023, North Korea has reportedlyContinue Reading
On the Lyman front, Ukrainian drone operators have destroyed a Russian self-propelled gun (SPG) in three precise hits. The combat footage has been released by the Signum battalion channel of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade, named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh. The operation took place on the border between Donetsk and LuhanskContinue Reading
Russia intends to bring Ukraine back under its sphere of influence first, and then the entirety of Eastern Europe. Moscow will not limit itself to only Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, says Roman Kostenko, Secretary of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Radio NV reports. Russia has noContinue Reading
The EU is providing Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies with large-scale, systematic support, both technical and expert. Semen Kryvonos, the chief of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), has emphasized the strategic importance of this cooperation for the state, as per UkrInform. According to Kryvonos, EU assistance has long gone beyondContinue Reading
In 2026, the Ewald von Kleist Prize of the Munich Security Conference was awarded to the people of Ukraine, Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany, announced. The prize recognizes contributions to international cooperation and conflict resolution. The Munich Security Conference is an annual international security policy forum held in Munich,Continue Reading
Russian attempts to recruit criminals for sabotage in Europe. Normunds Mezgviets, the head of Latvia’s State Security Service (SDB), says that Moscow is trying to enlist individuals from the criminal underworld to carry out sabotage operations in the country, Delfi reports. Latvia has been one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters sinceContinue Reading