It has emerged that fighters from Hungary's Counterterrorism Centre who detained seven cash-in-transit guards from Ukraine's state-run Oschadbank on the Budapest ring road on 5 March 2026 were equipped with an armoured personnel carrier, machine guns and grenade launchers.

Most EU countries did not support the idea of "accession in advance" or "reverse enlargement", which was proposed within the European Commission for Ukraine.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about stalled EU decisions on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and a 20th sanctions package against Russia.

The United States has announced the closure of its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait after both came under Iranian drone attacks.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran wants to negotiate, but that it is now "too late".

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has claimed there is a "Ukrainian threat" to Hungary's energy system and announced the deployment of troops to protect the energy infrastructure.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated that the EU will find ways to implement the agreement to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan, despite Hungary blocking one of the procedural steps required for it.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has amended the composition of Ukraine's delegation for negotiations with the European Union on the country's accession agreement, appointing Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka as chief negotiator.

Slovakia will stop emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine from 23 February.

The European Union has imposed sanctions against eight Russian officials from the judicial and penitentiary systems for their involvement in human rights violations in Russia.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Hungary may have to use its strategic reserves due to problems with transit through the Druzhba oil pipeline, for which he blamed Ukraine.

The United Kingdom has announced that it will supply Ukraine with an additional 1,000 multirole missiles to strengthen the country's air defence capabilities.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said she will initiate talks with EU member states on a list of concessions Europe should demand from Russia as part of a potential agreement to end Russia's war against Ukraine.