The US side at the Munich Security Conference demanded that Ukraine immediately agree to their version of the mineral resources deal in exchange for aid, otherwise, they threatened to prevent a meeting with US Vice President JD Vance.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the Munich Conference gave Europe an impulse and sped up important processes for Ukraine.

Andrii Yermak, Head of the Ukrainian President's Office, has reported that he has just had his first meeting with Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, and described the content of their conversation.

Ukrainian and Moldovan police have detained three Wagner Group mercenaries and other fighters from illegal armed groups involved in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The United Kingdom has added several more Russian nationals and Russian companies to its sanctions list, including the Russian deputy minister of defence.

Pete Hegseth, the new US Secretary of Defense, has stated that his previous remarks about Ukraine's NATO membership being unrealistic did not mean that Ukraine could not join the Alliance in the future.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says Europe is already engaged in a hybrid war with Russia and may struggle to withstand it without Ukraine.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine is ready to discuss various options for a deal with the US on access to the extraction of valuable natural resources on its territory, which Donald Trump is interested in. The key principle is that it should be a mutually beneficial format.

US President Donald Trump has stated that Ukraine "essentially agreed" to allow the US access to mineral extraction on its territory in exchange for aid.

Latvia has ordered Patria 6x6 armoured personnel carriers to be delivered to Ukraine later this year.

The Moldovan government has announced that the authorities in the unrecognised region of Transnistria, under pressure from Moscow, have rejected €60 million in EU aid to tackle its energy crisis. Despite this, gas will still be supplied to the region.

European countries are exploring a legal mechanism to tighten inspections and allow the confiscation of tankers transporting Russian oil through the Baltic Sea, citing their ongoing risk of environmental disaster and "accidental" damage to underwater infrastructure.

UK Defence Intelligence has stated that January 2025 was Russia's second-worst month in terms of personnel losses after December 2024, and that the Russians are expected to continue losing an average of more than 1,000 people a day.

The Georgian Dream, the ruling political party in Georgia, has announced additional restrictions on protests and the toughening of penalties.