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Ukraine February 2025
Catchup: In the week of February 24, 2025, the EU Delegation in Geneva marked the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reaffirming its unwavering support for Ukraine through a series of commemorative actions. — 4 March 2025 (LINK)
— On Sunday, 23 February, EU diplomats and staff joined the solidarity march through Geneva, walking side by side with members of the Ukrainian community and supporters
—Starting on 24 February, the EU Delegation displayed the photo exhibition "The Lost Childhood" exhibition, dedicated to children that have lost their lives during Russia's war of aggression, written by their families, in its premises.
— "Resistance to the Russian Aggression" Side Event at the Human Rights Council: The EU Delegation co-sponsored the side event at the 58th session of the Human Rights Council, organized by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine.
— In a display of unity, dozens of dignitaries, including ambassadors, walked out during Russia's speech at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Gathering outside the session room, they stood alongside Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa, reaffirming their support for Ukraine.
Several European leaders pledge to stand by Ukraine after confrontational Oval Office meeting with Trump. — 28 February 2025 (LINK)
— A major summit is scheduled for Sunday in London, hosted by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. More than a dozen European and EU leaders, including Zelenskyy, will gather for a meeting meant to drive forward action on Ukraine and security.
Zelensky, in Fox News interview, reacts to Trump confrontation. — 1 March 2025 (LINK)
— Asked whether he thinks he owed Trump an apology, Zelensky did not give one. But he did say that he regretted the exchange, which ended with Trump ordering him to leave the White House and with a minerals deal unsigned.
Trump-Zelensky summit explodes: "He can come back when he is ready for peace". — 28 February 2025 (LINK)
Trump-Zelensky Oval Office shouting match, Trump cancels press conference. — 28 February 2025 (LINK)
Ukraine PM says minerals deal agreed with US. — 26 February 2025 (LINK)
— Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said a clause said that the US was "supporting Ukraine's efforts to obtain security guarantees needed to build lasting peace". Media reports say Washington has dropped initial demands for a right to $500bn (£395bn) in potential revenue from the natural resources but has not given firm security guarantees. US President Donald Trump said he was expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington to sign the deal this week.
US twice sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine. — 24 February 2025 (LINK)
— First, the US opposed a European-drafted resolution condemning Moscow's actions and supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity — voting the same way as Russia and countries including North Korea and Belarus at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Then the US drafted and voted for a resolution at the UN Security Council which called for an end to the conflict, but contained no criticism of Russia. The Security Council passed the resolution, but two key US allies, the UK and France, abstained after their attempts to amend the wording were vetoed.
— US diplomats pushed their limited resolution mourning the loss of life during the "Russia-Ukraine conflict" and calling for a swift end to it. European diplomats tabled a more detailed text, blaming Russia for its full-scale invasion, and supporting Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
— UNGA members backed the European resolution by 93 votes but, extraordinarily, the US did not abstain but actually voted against it, along with Russia, Israel, North Korea, Sudan, Belarus, Hungary and 11 other states, with 65 abstentions. The UNGA also passed the US resolution but only after it was amended to include language supporting Ukraine, which led to the US abstaining.
European leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war: top US officials stay away: Ukrainian official says talks on minerals deal in final stages. — 24 February 2025 (LINK)
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U.K. unveils 100 sweeping new sanctions on Russia and its global backers. — 24 February 2025 (LINK)
Russia launched 'record' 267 drones on Ukraine overnight — Ukrainian army. — 23 February 2025 (LINK)
US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that's far short of rival European statement. — 22 February 2025 (LINK)
In reversal, Trump says Russia attacked Ukraine. — 21 February 2025 (LINK)
— "Russia attacked, but they shouldn't have let him attack," Trump said in an interview with Fox News Radio.
Russia, US have been holding secret talks on Ukraine in Switzerland for months. — 21 February 2025 (LINK)
— Sources say the participants were not government officials but individuals with diplomatic or security backgrounds, without naming them. It is not known exactly what was discussed, whether Ukrainian representatives were involved, or when these meetings first started.
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters rocks UN on 17 February with explosive anti-war speech. — 21 February 2025 (LINK)
CNN: Trump delivers another blow to Ukraine with claim it started war and offers a new boost to Putin. — 19 February 2025 (LINK)
BBC: Fact-checking Trump claims about war in Ukraine. — (LINK)
— Ukraine didn't start the war. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, having annexed Crimea in 2014.
— Russia also backed proxy forces who seized areas of eastern Ukraine, and it accused the new government in Kyiv of discrimination and genocide against Russian speakers. The International Court of Justice has rejected Moscow's claims.
Trump freezes immigration benefits for Ukrainians who fled to US. — 19 February 2025 (LINK)
European leaders to host Ukraine summit as Trump pushes peace talks with Russia. — 17 February 2025 (LINK)
Zelenskyy calls for 'armed forces of Europe' as EU leaders bristle at new US policies on Ukraine. — 15 February 2025 (LINK)
Zelensky meets Vance as Ukraine says Russia hit Chernobyl nuclear plant. — 14 February 2025 (LINK)
Zelensky says no peace deal without Ukraine involvement. — 13 February 2025 (LINK)
Russia hammers Ukraine with huge drone attack hours after Putin-Trump call. Kremlin forces also shelled residential buildings in Kherson. — 13 February 2025 (LINK)
Full Ukrainian liberation from Russia 'unrealistic', Hegseth tells allies. U.S. won't send troops to enforce any peace deal with Russia: one of the most detailed delineations of the Ukraine-Russia peace deal envisioned by President Donald Trump's new administration.. — 12 February 2025 (LINK)
— "We want, like you, a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine, but we must start by recognizing that returning to Ukraine's pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective," he told allies. "Chasing this illusionary goal will only prolong the war and cause more suffering."
— "The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement," Hegseth continued. "Instead, any security guarantee must be backed by capable European and non-European troops. If these troops are deployed as peacekeepers to Ukraine at any point, they should be deployed as part of a non-NATO mission and they should not be covered under Article Five," he added. "There also must be robust international oversight of the line of contact."
Ukraine General Staff: Russia has lost 853,030 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. — 12 February 2025 (LINK)
Fact Check: Are Ukrainian weapons being sold on black market as Tucker Carlson claims? There is no evidence that any such products have actually made it into the hands of a prospective buyer. — 12 February 2025 (LINK)
— Pro-Russian outlets have circulated images of a supposed Javelin anti-tank weapon for sale online. However, the listing was traced back to pro-Russian Telegram channels, and the images themselves dated to 2014 — preceding both the war and the current levels of U.S. military support.
Kremlin rejects territorial exchange in potential Ukraine peace talks. — 12 February 2025 (LINK)
— The statement follows President Volodymyr Zelensky's remarks in an interview with The Guardian, where he suggested Ukraine could cede the territory it controls in Russia's Kursk Oblast in exchange for Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detains its counter-terrorist centre chief accused of working for Russia: the suspect's illicit activities were documented in 14 separate cases, says head — 12 February 2025 (LINK)
Kremlin says Russian citizen released in US after Trump greets freed teacher. Trump did not give the name. — 12 February 2025 (LINK)
Russian FDI falls to 15-year low as russia faces 'wrong kind of growth'. — 10 February 2025 (LINK)
AFU crush Russian elite tank division in Kharkiv region, repels breakthrough attempt. — 9 February 2025 (LINK)
Zelenskyy confirms a new Ukrainian offensive in Russia's Kursk region and said North Korean troops were fighting alongside Russian forces there. — 7 February 2025 (LINK)
More Russian soldiers died near Pokrovsk in January than in entire Second Chechen War, military says. — 6 February 2025 (LINK)
Ukraine strikes Russian drone launch site in Krasnodar Krai, military claims. — 6 February 2025 (LINK)
What to expect from Ukraine's defence innovation in 2025: Ukraine's rapid advancements in defense technology are set to reshape the battlefield in 2025, with a focus on AI, drones, and electronic warfare. — 4 February 2025 (LINK)
UN documents 'alarming rise' in Russian executions of captured Ukrainians. — 3 February 2025 (LINK)
Trump has extreme new demand for Ukraine if it wants to see any aid: after halting all federal aid, Donald Trump wants access to Ukraine's land. — 3 February 2025 (LINK)
— "I want to have security of rare earth," Trump said. "We're putting in hundreds of billions of dollars. They have great rare earth. And I want security of the rare earth, and they're willing to do it." Rare earths are minerals that go into making various technologies like phones and computers.
Founder of Russian paramilitary battalion killed in Moscow apartment complex blast. — 3 February 2025 (LINK)
— Armen Sarkisyan, the founder of the Arbat Battalion, a paramilitary unit reportedly made up of ethnic Armenians recruited from prisons, was killed when an explosive device with a yield of up to 1kg of TNT detonated in the lobby of his apartment building, TASS reported, calling Sarkisyan’s assassination “carefully planned”.
Russia used US banks to send billions to Turkey, dodging sanctions, WSJ reports. — 3 February 2025 (LINK)
Ukraine January 2025
'They don't take prisoners': How North Korean soldiers are operating in Ukraine (video). — 28 January 2025 (LINK)
Trump suspends aid to Ukraine, vital NGOs 'don't know if they'll survive'. — 27 January 2025 (LINK)
Ukraine ratifies Aarhus Convention’s amendment on public participation in decisions on the deliberate release into the environment and placing on the market of genetically modified organisms, prompting its entry into force. — 25 January 2025 (LINK)
24 January 2025
Ukraine says it struck oil depots in Russia's Kaluga, Tula regions. — 18 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 34 media reports (LINK)
Bloomberg: Oil tankers U-turn and buyers go elsewhere as Russia sanctions bite. — 17 January 2025 (LINK)
Russian national sentenced to 7 years jail for funding Ukrainian forces With crypto. — 16 January 2025 (LINK)
US president Biden declares Trump-proof sanctions on Putin's Russia. — 15 January 2025 (LINK)
Guardian: US House speaker dumps key Ukraine backer Mike Turner: removes him as chair of powerful intelligence committee. What we know on day 1,058. — 15 January 2025 (LINK)
Ukraine fires US, British missiles into Russia, launches one of largest drone attacks so far. — 14 January 2025 (LINK)
Three out of ten Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland have a job. — 14 January 2025 (LINK)
— According to the figures, 12,280 people with S status were employed on December 30, 2024. This results in an employment rate of 29.6%. The government had set a target of 40% in November 2023.
Zelenskiy says he's ready to exchange North Korean soldiers for Ukrainians held in Russia. — 12 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 183 media reports (LINK)
Ukraine captures 2 North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Zelensky says. First time Ukraine has announced the capture of North Korean soldiers alive since their entry into the war last autumn. — 11 January 2025 (LINK) — ground.news: 325 media reports (LINK)
— Zelensky said of the two Korean soldiers who had been captured: "This was not an easy task: Russian forces and other North Korean military personnel usually execute their wounded to erase any evidence of North Korea's involvement in the war against Ukraine." — (LINK)
— According to Ukrainian and Western assessments, some 11,000 North Korean troops are deployed in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces occupy several hundred square kilometres after staging a cross-border incursion in August last year. Last week, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said more than 1,000 North Korean forces had been killed or wounded in Kursk in the last week of December.
— Ukraine had previously said it captured North Korean soldiers in combat, but that they had been badly wounded and died shortly afterward.
