French President Emmanuel Macron has said he has approached several European leaders with a proposal to join efforts to restore direct dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Russia has no intention of launching a military attack on any NATO state this or next year but will continue rebuilding its armed forces out of concern over European rearmament.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has denied that the United States set a deadline for a peace agreement by the summer, as previously claimed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Catherine Vautrin, French Minister of the Armed Forces, have signed a Letter of Intent on the joint production of weapons in both countries.

Czechia is planning to cut spending on humanitarian aid to other countries by more than two-thirds.

Sweden's government has announced an energy support package for Ukraine for SEK 1 billion (almost €94 million), with the funds to be directed towards the most urgent needs in electricity generation and the recovery of damaged infrastructure.

US Vice President JD Vance has said in an interview with journalist Megyn Kelly that Washington does not rule out cooperation with Russia in certain areas, arguing that this does not contradict the US position on the war in Ukraine.

Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko has said that a shipment of 177 generators has arrived in the capital from the European Union.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has visited Chernihiv Oblast during his two-day trip to Ukraine, including the village of Yahidne, where Russian forces held more than 300 civilians captive.

A Polish Ministry of Defence employee detained on 3 February on suspicion of working for foreign intelligence services has been remanded in custody for three months.

Ukrainian Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced that France will deliver 150 generators to Ukraine this month and will allocate a total of €71 million in energy support in 2026.

Russian spacecraft may have intercepted communications from at least ten key satellites belonging to European countries, putting the confidentiality of sensitive state information across the continent at risk.

Sweden and Denmark will jointly provide Ukraine with an aid package worth SEK 2.6 billion (€246 million), which will include air defence systems. The systems are already in production and are expected to be delivered to Ukraine within a few months.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said during his visit to Kyiv that 90% of missiles Ukraine uses for air defence have arrived through the PURL programme.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit.