There have been no signs over the past week that Russia is preparing for a possible ceasefire, on the contrary, the Russians are increasing the number of attacks to achieve better negotiation conditions.

A sabotage group attempted to set fire to a shipment of military aid heading to Ukraine but was successfully stopped.

A member of the British government has backed US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the presence of American workers in Ukraine as a result of the minerals deal will deter future attacks by Russia.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has invited more than ten European leaders to a summit on Ukraine and security to be held on 2 March.

Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers (government) has authorised Yuliia Svyrydenko, Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha to sign a bilateral minerals agreement with the US.

German election winner and likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss future partnership, particularly support for Ukraine.

Oleksii Makeiev, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany, has been calling on Germany to swiftly form a government and reach a rapid agreement on defence funding.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna calls on European states to use all their influence on Russia in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said that the agreement on minerals with the United States takes into account agreements reached earlier with the European Union in this area. 

Marcel Ciolacu, Romania's Prime Minister and head of the Social Democratic Party, said on Wednesday, 26 February, that he opposes the deployment of Romanian troops to Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump, speaking to the press at the White House on Tuesday, 25 February, has said that the countries need to find a format of a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine that would be acceptable for each side.

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has said that Poland is preparing the 46th package of military assistance to Ukraine for €200 million.

Germany's incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has begun talks with the Social Democrats to approve a €200 billion defence spending package as soon as possible. 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the United States voted against a UN resolution condemning Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine because it was "antagonistic" and contradicted efforts to negotiate an end to the war. 

Former Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis has said that Europe should prepare to fight Russia without American support.

The Kremlin has said that it has nothing to add to what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has already stated about a potential peacekeeping mission of European states in Ukraine.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin offered on Monday evening to sell Russian rare-earth minerals to the United States, including from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

To mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the buildings of the Italian Foreign Ministry and the two chambers of the Italian parliament in Rome were lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag.

Andrej Danko, the leader of the Slovak National Party, would like Ukraine to return €3.5 billion in aid provided by previous Slovak governments.

Almost six out of ten Poles surveyed on how they think Ukraine should behave in the war with Russia believe it should "seek peace as soon as possible". 

Ukraine has enough weapons to continue fighting at the current pace until the summer without US military aid.

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that many European countries are ready to contribute to ensuring a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia with their peacekeeping forces but would like to have the support of the United States.

The Group of Seven countries have so far failed to approve a joint statement on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to sharp disagreements with Washington's position. 

European Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Stéphane Séjourné has stated that he proposed a mutually beneficial agreement on Ukraine’s critical minerals to Ukrainian officials during his visit to the city of Kyiv with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

French President Emmanuel Macron hopes that a ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine is possible in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, he believes that this would only be a prerequisite for full-fledged peace talks.

Poland has scrambled its military aircraft due to the activity of the Russian Federation's long-range aviation, which is targeting, in particular, sites in western Ukraine.

The Norwegian government plans to allocate NOK 3.5 billion (about US$314 million) to purchase military equipment from the Ukrainian defence industry for Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had a conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump at the G7 meeting and expressed hope for continued US support for Ukraine.