Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held a phone call with his Slovak counterpart Robert Fico and announced that the two countries will set up an investigative commission to examine the condition of the Druzhba oil pipeline.

EU officials believe Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may have another condition for unblocking the allocation of a €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

Norway is set to tighten its residence rules for newly arrived Ukrainian men eligible for military service.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has requested the EU to launch a "fact-finding mission" to assess the damage done to the Druzhba oil pipeline, saying it could help unlock an EU loan for Ukraine.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, speaking in the Sejm (Polish parliament) on 26 February, praised Ukrainian immigrants for their high level of economic activity in Poland.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reiterated the United States' current position as a mediator in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that President Donald Trump does not understand why Ukraine and Russia cannot reach an agreement to end the war.

EU officials are looking for ways to give Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán an opportunity to save face ahead of his country's elections.

Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski is expected to say in a speech to the Sejm (Polish parliament) on Thursday 26 February that Russian aggression against NATO's eastern flank would cost those countries at least €1.2 trillion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council and head of Ukraine's negotiating delegation, will hold talks with US negotiators in Geneva on Thursday 26 February.

The EU is looking for a way out of the Hungarian blockade of a €90 billion loan for Ukraine but concerns have been raised that putting pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during the election campaign "might not be the smartest move".

Bloomberg has reported, citing NATO allies, that the United States is allegedly seeking to end the Russo-Ukrainian war by 4 July, when the US marks Independence Day.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has stated that full integration of Ukraine into the military and political structures of the Euro-Atlantic area is necessary for long-term peace in Europe and North America.

Reuters, citing a senior US State Department official, has reported that the US delegation has already held talks with Russian representatives and is preparing to meet Chinese diplomats on nuclear arms control.

On the fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has called on the international community not to ignore Russia's imperial ambitions and stressed that the democratic world must remain united in the face of such challenges.