On 24 February, the European Parliament adopted a resolution "on four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine".

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in an address to the European Parliament that the EU must ban entry for everyone who took part in Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The European Commission has said it expects Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to honour a pledge he made at the European Council meeting on 19 December and approve a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine for 2026-2027.

The European Union's new, 20th package of sanctions against Russia is unlikely to be adopted on Monday 23 February, due to a blockage by Hungary.

The EU's Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) failed to agree on the details of the European Union's 20th sanctions package against Russia on 20 February.

The European Union is not putting pressure on Ukraine to repair the damaged Druzhba oil pipeline and resume the transit of Russian oil.

On 18 February, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive strategy to support the EU's eastern regions that share land borders with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

The EU is closely following Ukraine's anti-corruption policy and recognises the efforts of its anti-corruption bodies, a European Commission spokesperson has said former Ukrainian energy minister.

A package of EU legislation providing for a €90 billion loan to Ukraine in 2026-2027 is due to receive formal approval from the Council of the European Union on 24 February.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told journalists that Europe's path to victory lies in ceasing financial support to Ukraine.

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has announced ahead of a meeting of ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels that London is set to allocate an additional £500 million for urgent support to Ukraine's air defence.

European ministers will discuss military support for Ukraine from the EU, as well as cooperation in defence innovation, with Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov during the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the level of defence ministers.

US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker has said peace in Ukraine is as close as it's ever been, although it has not yet been determined when the Ukrainian and US presidents will sign a peace agreement to end Russia's unprovoked aggression.

The United States is expecting NATO member states to announce new pledges to purchase American weapons for Ukraine under the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme when NATO defence ministers meet in Brussels on 12 February.

The European Commission has presented a draft of the new, 20th sanctions package of the European Union against Russia, with a primary focus on energy, financial services and trade.

The publication of the European Commission's 20th EU sanctions package against Russia, which was planned for this week, has been delayed due to discussions over a proposal to impose a full ban on the provision of maritime services in EU ports to all vessels transporting Russian oil.

On Wednesday 4 February, ambassadors of European Union member states agreed on the mechanisms for providing Ukraine with a €90 billion loan in 2026-27, including allowing third countries to participate.

The European Commission is well aware of Russian attacks on satellites and other European Union space assets and has the capacity to detect and counter them.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Kyiv at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The EU published the REPowerEU regulation in its Official Journal on 2 February, setting out the gradual cessation of Russian gas imports. The regulation takes effect on 3 February, with the first contracts to be cancelled from 25 April.