Cellphone footage showing tongues of flame and thick, black smoke billowing from a ship in the Strait of Hormuz is an ominous image underlining fears of disruption to global oil supplies amid the US and Israeli conflict with Iran.
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The US-Israeli attack on Iran will likely have little effect on the battlefield in Ukraine, but it may make Russian President Vladimir Putin “even more adamant that he has to come out on top” in the full-scale war he launched four years ago, Hanna Notte, an expert on Russia-Iran ties, told RFE/RL.
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Latvia’s foreign minister said the Kremlin lacks the political will to end the war in Ukraine and argues that only sustained military and economic pressure will bring Moscow to serious negotiations. Baiba Braze also warned of broader Russian destabilization efforts beyond Ukraine.
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Unused and empty following a 2023 missile attack, the destruction of the naval headquarters in Sevastopol serves as a metaphor for the diminished fortunes of the Russian Navy, and for the successes of the Ukrainian military in making that happen.
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Drone strikes hit multiple sites across Russia, including a chemical plant where officials say at least seven people were killed. Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed involvement, though Kyiv says it recently struck a defense facility deep inside Russian territory.
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Russian drone attacks targeted several Ukrainian cities overnight on February 26 ahead of planned talks in Geneva between Ukrainian and US diplomats. Officials in Kharkiv said at least 14 people were injured in the attack. RFE/RL spoke to residents in Zaporizhzhya where at least seven people were hurt and 19 apartment buildings were damaged according to authorities.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv is counting on a future trilateral meeting with the United States and Russia to take place in early March after Ukrainian and US negotiating teams wrapped up the latest round of peace talks in Switzerland.
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US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke by phone on February 25, a high-stakes conversation confirmed by both the White House and Kyiv as diplomatic efforts intensify ahead of renewed negotiations in Geneva.
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Ukrainians marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion with memorial ceremonies across Ukraine. European leaders attended events in Kyiv as people reflected on the war’s toll and their hopes for peace. On the day of the anniversary, drone strikes hit the city of Zaporizhzhya.
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Nearly 200,000 requests to trace missing people have been submitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from both Ukrainian and Russian families since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ICRC Director-General Pierre Krähenbühl told RFE/RL.
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Ukrainians have been laying flowers, lighting candles, and remembering the fallen at ceremonies in towns and cities across the country marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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The European Union has failed to agree on more sanctions on Russia as planned by the fourth anniversary of the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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