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Ukraine's call to join EU in 2027 forces major re-think of enlargement rules

EU officials and diplomats say several “new models” for integrating candidate countries are being considered in response to Zelenskyy’s demand for a date on Ukraine’s EU membership in US-brokered peace talks.

Euronews

Europe can defend itself against Russia without the US if it wants to

Trump is alienating the US from the West, while the threat from Russia is becoming ever more real. Even without the US, Europe could secure its defence independently in the future, former President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy Karl-Heinz Kamp writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

Euronews

Trump savaged for global ‘sweeping destruction’ as crucial Munich Security Conference opens

The Munich Security Report 2026, titled Under Destruction, says that ‘the world has entered a period of wrecking-ball politics’

The Independent UK

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Newsletter: Summer deadline for EU economic relaunch

Also in this newsletter: our correspondent Shona Murray reports from Kyiv as continued bombardment of energy sites leaves civilians needing urgent aid; and why the top adviser of the European Court of Justice has taken issue with an EU payment to Hungary.

Euronews

‘Everything is frozen’: bitter winter drags on for Kyiv residents as Russia wipes out power

Kremlin’s repeated targeting of power grid has left thousands without heating, reliant on shelters and desperate home hacks

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv drone strikes hit Black Sea ports ahead of crucial US-backed peace talks

Another round of US-brokered peace talks will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Rubio to meet Zelenskyy in Munich as Russian strikes leave thousands without power

US secretary of state says ahead of Munich Security Conference appearance that ‘we live in a new era of geopolitics’; Ukrainian cities pounded in latest attacks. What we know on day 1,451

The Guardian - AU

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Why forcing Ukraine into an election could misfire for Trump

This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox.

The Conversation

Ukrainian Star Rips IOC in Scathing Post After Getting Disqualified at Olympics

Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton athlete for Team Ukraine, was disqualified after refusing to change helmets at the Milan Cortina Games.

Sports Illustrated

Risk-Off Sentiment in Asset Markets Weighs on Crude Oil Prices

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) on Thursday closed down -1.79 (-2.77%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) closed down -0.0630 (-3.18%). Crude oil and gasoline prices sold off sharply on Thursday, with gasoline falling to a 1-week low. The slight easing of US-Iran tensions sparked long liquidation in energy...

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Ukrainian athlete lodges appeal over Olympic disqualification after helmet row

Heraskevych was ruled out of competing at the Olympics before the skeleton competition began on Thursday

The Independent UK

French Defence Minister questions whether Russia ‘really wants peace’ with Ukraine

The French Defence Minister told Euronews that, based on what she witnessed on a recent visit to Ukraine, she questioned whether Russia wants peace. She emphasised, however, the importance of continued dialogue with Moscow.

Euronews

Ukrainian Lugers Kneel in Protest Hours After Teammate Is Disqualified Over Helmet

Skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for refusing to change his helmet from one that features the faces of athletes and coaches killed in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Sports Illustrated

John Healey tells Ukraine’s allies to make 2026 ‘the year this war ends’

The Defence Secretary was speaking at a press conference after a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Brussels.

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The Independent UK

Creator of Ukrainian Olympics helmet speaks out on Vladyslav Heraskevych’s ban

Working from photographs of the fallen athletes and coaches, she said the emotional weight of the task was immediate

The Guardian - UK

Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC on to PR back foot at Winter Olympics

Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda

The Conversation

Ukraine: if elections are held this spring, who might be the next president?

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, is under intense pressure from the US to take his country to the polls as early as this spring. Donald Trump is demanding elections as a condition for American security guarantees for Ukraine against any future Russian invasion.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech - and gets disqualified

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back

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Five reasons Trump’s plan for Ukrainian elections and a peace referendum will only prolong the war

In a surprise announcement on February 10, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that his administration was preparing to hold presidential elections before the middle of May. Alongside these elections, he is reported to be planning to hold a referendum on a peace deal with Russia.

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Crude Oil Prices Slip as US-Iran Tensions Ease

March WTI crude oil (CLH26 ) today is down -1.19 (-1.83%), and March RBOB gasoline (RBH26 ) is down -0.0533 (-2.69%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply lower today as the chances of a US attack on Iran eased. Also, mounting crude supplies in floating storage are undercutting oil...

Euronews

Greece bets on LNG corridor to power Europe’s post-Russia energy future

Once overlooked, the region around Alexandroupolis is now at the centre of plans to secure gas supplies and reshape the EU’s energy map.

The Independent UK

Who is Kirsty Coventry? The tearful IOC president at centre of Ukraine athlete helmet ban

Kirsty Coventry was appointed president of the IOC last year. Her organisation have banned a Ukrainian athlete over his helmet which paid tribute to those lost in the Russia war

The Independent UK

Russian nuclear agency insists it can run seized Ukrainian atomic power plant

Europe's largest atomic power station was seized by Russia from Ukraine in 2022

Radio France Internationale

'Madness': Ukrainians furious over Olympian ban for memorial helmet

Ukrainians were outraged Thursday by a decision from the International Olympic Committee to disqualify their skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics over his helmet honouring killed athletes.

The Conversation

How to get away with mass murder: 4 tactics Ethiopia used to hide Tigray atrocities from the world

The Tigray region in Ethiopia’s north has endured one of the world’s deadliest armed conflicts of the 21st century. Between 2020 and 2022, as many as 800,000 people were killed (out of a regional population of about 7 million). This rivals estimates from recent major conflicts, including those in Ukraine,…

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