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.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has turned into a triple failure for Moscow and stressed that support for Ukraine in its fight against aggression will continue.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed the importance of a visit by the US president to Ukraine so that he could understand that pressure must be applied to Russia.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles III of the United Kingdom, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė has said she will boycott the upcoming Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games in protest against the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags.

The United States is pressuring its NATO allies to ensure that Ukraine and partners from the Indo-Pacific region – Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea – do not formally take part in the Alliance's annual summit, which will be held in Ankara in July.

Amid problems with transit through the Druzhba oil pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has stated that Hungary is suspending diesel fuel supplies to Ukraine until the pipeline resumes operations.

Hungary's position on Russian sports officials could delay the adoption of further EU sanctions against Moscow.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that Russia's large-scale attack ahead of the Geneva talks demonstrates the need to increase pressure on Moscow to bring the war to an end.