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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Norway fears Putin could invade it next as Moscow claims gains in Zaporizhzhia

Moscow claims its forces have captured a rural settlement in Zaporizhzhia

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: France to start making weapons with Kyiv

Ukraine says deal paves way for ‘large-scale joint projects’ while separately Kyiv opens exports of its locally made weaponry. What we know on day 1,448

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine to open battlefield-tested arms export centres across Europe, Zelenskyy says

The much-anticipated decision is set to transform Ukraine’s defence industry and allow Kyiv’s partners to access the rarest type of weapons – those tested on the actual battlefield, the Ukrainian president said on Monday.

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France and Ukraine agree weapons production deal, as US peace talks announced

Ukraine and France have agreed to start joint weapons production, Ukraine's defence minister said on Monday, after hosting his French counterpart in Kyiv.

Radio France Internationale

Journalism may be too slow to remain credible once events are filtered through social media

In the first weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a strange pattern emerged in Western media coverage. Headlines oscillated between confidence and confusion. Kyiv would fall within days, one story would claim, then another would argue that Ukraine was winning. Russian forces were described as incompetent, then as…

The Conversation

Vladimir Alexeyev shooting: All we know about ‘attempted assassination’ of Putin’s senior general

Kyiv has denied accusations by Moscow that the shooting was an attempted assassination by Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces close in on key strategic city as ‘last battles’ rage

Kyiv says its military still holds on in northern part of Pokrovsk and is defending a smaller city nearby

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Zelenskyy says US set June deadline for peace deal, as Russia launches new attacks on energy sites

The development follows US-brokered trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi during the week, which produced no breakthrough. Russia continues to press Ukraine to give up the Donbas region, a condition Kyiv says it will never accept.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Man detained in Putin general shooting while Zelensky reveals Trump’s peace deadline

New reports suggest that US negotiators are hoping to wrap up talks within weeks

The Independent UK

Russia blames Ukraine for attempted assassination of top general – as it happened

Sergei Lavrov blames shooting of Vladimir Alekseyev on Ukraine but does not back up Kremlin claim with evidence

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine is being left out in the cold

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The Conversation

Ukraine-Russia war latest: US ‘aims for March peace deal’ amid fallout over Putin general shooting

The ambitious goal has been discussed between Ukrainian and US negotiators, sources said

The Independent UK

US and Russia agree to re-establish military dialogue after Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi

The US and Russia have agreed to resume military communications hotlines following talks in Abu Dhabi. The move comes as Washington continues to intensify diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine, nearing its fourth anniversary.

Euronews

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv and Moscow hold major prisoner exchange

Whitkoff says ‘significant work remains’ as second day of US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi concludes: What we know on day 1,444

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Farcical peace talks in Abu Dhabi resolve nothing as Ukraine shivers under Russia’s winter onslaught

Russia, Ukraine and the US met for a second time this week for trilateral talks to discuss a possible cessation of hostilities. Once again little was resolved apart from a prisoner swap, something that has happened several times over the four years of the full-scale conflict between the two countries.

Euronews

Ukraine peace deal without Kyiv would shatter Western credibility, Warsaw mayor tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews, Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski warned that ending Russia's war in Ukraine without Kyiv’s full consent would undermine Western unity and embolden authoritarian regimes worldwide.

The Guardian - UK

Second day of Ukraine-Russia peace talks in UAE end without breakthrough

Prisoner exchange agreed at most significant contact between Kyiv and Moscow in months, but ‘work remains’

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky French TV interview: 'If Ukraine doesn't stop Putin, he will invade Europe'

Amid a flurry of diplomatic meetings in Moscow and Abu Dhabi, in an interview on TV channel France 2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on his European partners – as well as United States President Donald Trump – to put more pressure on Russia to end the four-year war.

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The Independent UK

Russia and Ukraine hold a second day of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi

Negotiators from Moscow and Kyiv are holding a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi to end their war

Euronews

Russian drones strike Kyiv as capital battles power cuts and cold

Ukraine woke to fresh attacks on its capital on 5 February 2026, as Kyiv faces a growing energy crisis and renewed Russian strikes.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: ‘Catastrophe’ for Putin as front line cut off from vital Starlink satellites

Elon Musk appears to stop Moscow’s forces using internet service they rely on to operate weapons

The Independent UK

Kremlin says it won’t stop fighting until Kyiv gives in as first day of peace talks end in Abu Dhabi

The talks were hailed as ‘productive’ but Russia refuses to compromise on its territorial demands

The Guardian - UK

EU deal on Ukraine loan could boost UK if it agrees to help pay costs

British firms could get more opportunities to supply defence equipment to Kyiv if agreement can be reached

Euronews

EU Parliament to hold extraordinary plenary session on anniversary of Ukraine invasion

The session will also see MEPs approve a €90bn loan to Kyiv funded with joint debt to keep Ukraine's war effort going.

The Independent UK

Ukraine says Russia is illegally targeting the power grid. Here's what the law says

Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid in recent weeks

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