EU countries have agreed on a new package of anti-Russian sanctions targeting aluminum, oil, and the banking sector.

The UK is considering sending Typhoon fighter aircraft to Ukraine to carry out an air patrol mission.

After talks between the new US administration and Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that Donald Trump "can resume a useful dialogue" with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will participate in the second crisis meeting of European states convened by French President Emmanuel Macron.

US President Donald Trump has assured that he is not going to withdraw US troops stationed in European countries.

Kaja Kallas, the European Union's chief diplomat, has talked about the telephone conversation between European ministers and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

US President Donald Trump has backed the idea of deploying European troops to Ukraine for a peacekeeping mission.

US President Donald Trump, commenting on Ukraine’s possible disappointment over its absence from the talks between the US and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia, has said that he himself was "disappointed" by the prolonged duration of the war.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is sceptical about the idea of deploying European troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and Minister of Justice, has said that an agreement with the US on the use of natural resources is still being discussed.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, met with Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, on Tuesday, 18 February.

Armin Papperger, CEO of German defence concern Rheinmetall, has said that European countries have found themselves "at kid’s table" in negotiations on Ukraine's future due to decades of underinvestment in defence.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys believes that after the war in Ukraine ends, it may be necessary to send hundreds of thousands of European soldiers to prevent new Russian aggression.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who took part in the summit of European leaders in Paris, has called the meeting "anti-Trump".

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, commenting on the outcome of the summit of the European leaders in Paris, has stated that it was only a "prelude" to events in the coming weeks.