French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has explained that Western troops would not take part in hostilities if they were to depart for Ukraine, as Emmanuel Macron previously suggested.

The prime ministers of the four Visegrád Group countries – Czechia, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary – publicly voiced their disagreement over Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine following a summit in Prague on 27 February.

During a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda expressed concern about the West's lag in military equipment and ammunition production from Russia.

Today, the EU has reached an agreement on providing Ukraine with everything it needs to counter Russian aggression; any other decisions are up to the member states.

The European Parliament has approved the allocation of a €50 billion macro-financial assistance package to Ukraine by a majority vote.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the Alliance does not have plans to deploy troops to Ukraine. He emphasised that individual decisions made by specific member countries do not necessitate unanimous support from all member nations.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesperson for the Russian president, stated that the presence of NATO troops on the territory of Ukraine would lead to a direct conflict between the Alliance and the Russian Federation, escalating the situation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "gains every day" the aid package for Ukraine remains frozen in the House of Representatives, said Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor of the United States.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that European nations should not wait for the results of the US presidential election to decide whether to reinforce their own military capabilities and that of Ukraine, but should act now.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has said that Kyiv's allies have not reached an agreement to send troops to Ukraine, as French President Emmanuel Macron had previously suggested. 

Several European countries support the Czech initiative to purchase shells for Ukraine from outside Europe to provide more support to the Ukrainian army. 

German officials are holding secret talks with India to purchase ammunition for Ukraine.

Czech President Petr Pavel has granted permission for 20 Czech citizens to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

About twenty heads of state and government, mostly from Europe, will gather in Paris on Monday at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron to push for support for Ukraine.

Due to the acute shortage of ammunition in the Ukrainian army, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called upon Europe to ban its countries from exporting ammunition to nations other than Ukraine.

Hungary is blocking the adoption of a joint EU statement on the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to disagreement with certain wording.

On 23 February, in Lviv, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, have signed an agreement on security cooperation and long-term support. 

US President Joe Biden has said that those who obstruct the adoption of a bill on military aid to Ukraine are only playing into Putin's hands.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Lviv for a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

The European Union enacted its 13th tranche of sanctions against Russia, targeting 106 individuals and 88 legal entities.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has warned the US of "profound consequences" for US allies around the world if Congress fails to approve more than US$60 billion in aid to Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with foreign leaders in Paris on Monday, 26 February, to discuss bolstering international cooperation in support of Kyiv.

The United States will impose sanctions on more than 500 targets on Friday, 23 February as part of measures to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The UK government has announced the supply of 200 more Brimstone surface-to-surface or air-to-surface missiles to Ukraine.

A NATO spokesman has confirmed to the Financial Times that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was indeed referring to Ukraine's right to self-defence, including striking legitimate Russian military targets outside Ukraine. 

Peter Stano, the speaker of the European Commission on foreign policy issues, sees no reason to comment on Dmitry Medvedev's statements as Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation's Security Council, but advises him to seek psychological help.

Italy expects to sign a bilateral agreement on security cooperation with Ukraine in the near future.