Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said Budapest will not change its position on financial decisions until oil supplies are restored via the Druzhba pipeline.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said she sees no desire among member states to conclude energy deals with Russia, even "behind closed doors".

The European Union has offered Ukraine financial and technical support to restore oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia through the Druzhba pipeline, and Kyiv has agreed.

Moldovan border guards have found debris of a drone, likely a Russian Shahed loitering munition, near the border with Ukraine.

The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russia's ambassador to Moldova and handed him a note of protest in connection with a Russian strike that caused a leak of petroleum products into the Dniester River.

The Council of the European Union has imposed sanctions on nine Russian citizens linked to war crimes committed during the Russian occupation of Bucha in Kyiv Oblast.

A Russian strike on the Dnister Hydroelectric Power Plant in Ukraine's Novodnistrovsk has put Moldova's water supply at risk.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the partial easing of US sanctions on Russian oil currently at sea could enable Russia to earn up to US$10 billion in additional funds to continue the war.

Leaders of eight EU member states have urged the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission to prepare a joint decision to restrict entry to the Schengen area for individuals who have served in Russia's armed forces.

Russia is recruiting thousands of low-income citizens in African countries, Asia and Cuba and sending them to Ukraine on false pretences to take part in combat operations alongside Russian forces.

Lithuania is planning to ban Russian service members who took part in the war against Ukraine from entering the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States have been postponed until next week at the US's request.

Russian personnel with experience as mercenaries and security operatives have begun appearing among the crews of the shadow fleet tankers transporting Russian oil.

Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has reported that during his visit to Moscow, Russia handed over two prisoners of war who fought in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and hold both Hungarian and Ukrainian citizenship.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine has held discussions with the United States regarding the possibility of changing the venue and timing of a planned trilateral meeting with Russia.

Katarína Mathernová, EU Ambassador to Ukraine, has requested permission through the Office of the President of Ukraine to inspect the damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline or to send other EU diplomats in her place, but her request was denied.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have held a phone conversation during which they discussed Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has stated that US ammunition stockpiles are currently at "the highest end" but still do not meet his expectations.

EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos has commented on whether Ukraine can join the European Union while the war remains in its active phase.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees a window of opportunity to end Russia's war against Ukraine before the US midterm elections in November.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reiterated the United States' current position as a mediator in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that President Donald Trump does not understand why Ukraine and Russia cannot reach an agreement to end the war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council and head of Ukraine's negotiating delegation, will hold talks with US negotiators in Geneva on Thursday 26 February.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on the morning of 25 February that he and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had discussed a strategy for significantly strengthening Ukraine's resilience.

Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Ambassador to the United States, has said she received an official warning from Washington over Ukrainian strikes on Russia's port of Novorossiysk.

On the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Group of Seven (G7) countries confirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes there is currently no real chance of achieving peace in the Russo-Ukrainian war.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has reported in a new study that Ukrainian women who have received protection in EU countries are frequently subjected to physical, sexual and psychological violence.

Bloomberg has reported, citing NATO allies, that the United States is allegedly seeking to end the Russo-Ukrainian war by 4 July, when the US marks Independence Day.