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The latest news about Russia and Ukraine, hand-picked for you every weekday morning (09:30 GMT+3).
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💬 #Germany will deliver five additional PAC-3 missile interceptors to #Ukraine if other countries donate a total of 30, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.

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Germany wants to deliver 5 more missile interceptors to Ukraine, defence minister says
Germany will deliver five additional PAC-3 missile interceptors to Ukraine if other countries donate a total of 30, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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🇬🇧 A Good Law Project investigation has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK.

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#Russia #Britain
Putin’s megaphone: Orbán’s far-right push into UK universities is fuelled by Russian oil | Good Law Project
Good Law Project has uncovered a network funded by Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán, that uses profits from refining Russian oil to platform far right and anti-trans campaigners in the UK
goodlawproject.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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🇷🇺📉 Russia’s Ural Airlines said it will launch a domestic program to extend the service life of Airbus A320 family aircraft beyond 96,000 flight hours, as the country’s aviation sector grapples with Western sanctions and a shortage of spare parts.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/12/r...
Russia’s Ural Airlines to Extend Airbus A320 Lifespan Amid Parts Shortages - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Ural Airlines said it will launch what it described as a first-of-its-kind domestic program to extend the service life of Airbus A320 family aircraft beyond 96,000 flight hours, as the countr...
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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🇯🇵🇷🇺 #Japan opened two new specialized visa centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg on Thursday to keep up with surging demand for tourism from #Russia

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/12/j...

Business as usual.
Japan Opens New Visa Centers in Moscow and St. Petersburg - The Moscow Times
Japan opened two new specialized visa centers in Moscow and St.
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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🇪🇪 #Estonia deported a Russian man after he was accused of planning to gather intelligence on behalf of Moscow, authorities in the Baltic country said Thursday.

www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/12/e...

#Russia
Estonia Deports Russian Man Accused of Planning to Spy for Moscow - The Moscow Times
Estonia deported a Russian man after he was accused of planning to gather intelligence on behalf of Moscow, authorities in the Baltic country said Thursday.
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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🇷🇺 Pro-Kremlin social media accounts are using the latest Jeffrey Epstein files to bolster efforts to spread baseless claims that #Russia has saved Ukrainian children from sex trafficking, research by AFP and a London-based think-tank showed Thursday.

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#disinformation
Pro-Kremlin accounts using Epstein files to push conspiracy: research
Pro-Kremlin social media accounts are using the latest Jeffrey Epstein files to bolster efforts to spread baseless claims that Russia has saved Ukrainian children from sex trafficking, research by AFP...
www.rfi.fr
February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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🇳🇴🇫🇷 #Norway has agreed to contribute 4.2 billion Norwegian crowns ($443.25 million) in military support to #Ukraine while #France has guaranteed for a loan of about 3 billion crowns, the Norwegian government said on Thursday.

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Norway, France to finance more military support for Ukraine
Norway has agreed to contribute 4.2 billion Norwegian crowns ($443.25 million) in military support to Ukraine while France has guaranteed for a loan of about 3 billion crowns, the Norwegian government...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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🇷🇺🇺🇲 #Russia has outlined potential areas for economic cooperation with the #Trump administration, including a possible return to using the U.S. dollar in bilateral dealings, Bloomberg News reported, citing an internal Kremlin memo.

www.reuters.com/world/kremli...

#USA
Kremlin memo outlines potential US–Russia economic pact under Trump, Bloomberg News reports
Russia has outlined potential areas for economic cooperation with the Trump administration, including a possible return to using the U.S. dollar in bilateral dealings, Bloomberg News reported, citing ...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Ukhta oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic, located 1,750 kilometers (1,087 miles) from Ukraine's border, a source in the Security Service of #Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent on Feb. 12.

kyivindependent.com/ukraine-stri...
'A new range record'— Ukrainian drones strike oil refinery in Russia's Komi Republic, SBU source says
Following the strike, a fire and heavy smoke were reported at the facility.
kyivindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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🇷🇺🛢📉 Lukoil-owned Volgograd oil refinery in Russia's south has suspended oil processing on Wednesday after fire erupted following a Ukrainian done attack, Reuters reports.

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Russia's Volgograd oil refinery halts processing after drone attack, sources say
Lukoil-owned Volgograd oil refinery in Russia's south, has suspended oil processing on Wednesday after fire erupted following a Ukrainian done attack, two industry sources said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian arms producers have received the first wartime licences to export their goods abroad, the secretary of Kyiv's national security and defence council said on Thursday.

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#Ukraine
Ukrainian arms producers receive first wartime export licences, Kyiv says
Ukrainian arms producers have received the first wartime licences to export their goods abroad, the secretary of Kyiv's national security and defence council said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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💬 Russian oil transit to eastern Europe via the Ukrainian part of the Druzhba oil pipeline has been suspended since January 27 owing to a Russian attack, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Thursday.

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Russian oil transit via Druzhba pipeline suspended, Ukraine foreign ministry says
Russian oil transit to eastern Europe via the Ukrainian part of the Druzhba oil pipeline has been suspended since January 27 owing to a Russian attack, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK has announced it will urgently provide new air defence missiles and systems worth over £500 million to protect #Ukraine from Putin’s brutal attacks on energy sites and homes.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
UK announces urgent new air defence package for Ukraine worth over half a billion pounds
New half a billion pound package of air defence for Ukraine, including £150 million for NATO PURL, and additional 1,000 UK-manufactured missiles.
www.gov.uk
February 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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🇮🇳 🇷🇺 Security risks are prompting India to pull out of a lithium project in Mali backed by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, sources said, as New Delhi seeks to safeguard its investments in the politically unstable West African nation.

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India pulls out of Russian-backed Mali lithium project over security risks, sources say
Security risks are prompting India to pull out of a lithium project in Mali backed by Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom, sources said, as New Delhi seeks to safeguard its investments in the p...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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🇺🇦 Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honors athletes killed in the war with Russia.

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#Olympics #Ukraine
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refusesd to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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🇷🇺🇨🇺 #Russia is preparing to dispatch crude oil and fuel cargoes to #Cuba in the near future, Izvestia newspaper said on Thursday, citing the Russian embassy in Cuba.

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Russia to deliver crude oil and fuel to Cuba soon, Izvestia newspaper reports
Russia is preparing to dispatch crude oil and fuel cargoes to Cuba in the near future, Izvestia newspaper said on Thursday, citing the Russian embassy in Cuba.
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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- Czech ammunition scheme for Kyiv faces funding shortfalls
- Russian losses in Ukraine 'astonishing,' former MI6 chief says
- Russian firms scramble for state aid from budget strained by war
- Russia LNG producer Novatek says 2025 net profit fell over 60%

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February 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing:

- SBU sends text warning Russians are trying to recruit Ukrainians to register Starlink terminals
- Ukraine advances in Zaporizhzhia after Russian troops lose Starlink access
- US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025
- UK pledges $205m to send US weapons to Ukraine

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February 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian drones struck a Russian military plant in Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, and a Defense Ministry site in Kotluban, Volgograd Oblast, overnight on Feb. 11-12, independent media and local authorities reported.

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#russia #ukraine
Ukraine reportedly strikes Tambov Oblast defense plant, military site in Volgograd Oblast
Ukrainian drones struck a Russian military plant in Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, and a Defense Ministry site in Kotluban, Volgograd Oblast, overnight on Feb. 11-12, independent media and local authoriti...
kyivindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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💬 Oleh Handei, a Ukrainian short track speed skater, said on Feb. 11 that he will not be allowed to wear his custom helmet at the Olympic Games in Milan because it is inscribed with a line of Ukrainian poetry.

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#Olympics #Ukraine
'Remembrance is not a violation' — third Ukrainian athlete barred from wearing helmet at Olympics
Short track speed skater Oleh Handei said his helmet bore a line from Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko: "Where there is heroism, there is no final defeat." It was banned from the Olympics on the grounds o...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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🇪🇺 Leaders from across the EU are meeting Thursday in a Belgian castle as the 27-nation bloc faces antagonism from Trump, strong-arm economic tactics from China and hybrid threats from Russia — challenges that prompted a rethink of Europe’s approach to diplomacy and trade.

apnews.com/article/euro...
EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump
European Union leaders are gathering in Belgium as the bloc argues over how to stand up to pressure from the United States, China and Russia.
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 #Russia targeted #Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in an overnight attack on Feb. 12.

kyivindependent.com/russia-targe...

#Ukraine
Russia targets Kyiv, Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles as Moscow stalls on peace talks
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said the ballistic missiles were targeting the city's infrastructure facilities.
kyivindependent.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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🇷🇺 #Russia has "attempted to fully block" WhatsApp in the country, the company said, as the Kremlin continues to tighten restrictions on messaging apps.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia moves to block WhatsApp in messaging app crackdown
WhatsApp says the move aims to push its 90 million users in Russia to a "state-owned surveillance app".
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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🇨🇳🇷🇺 Tens of thousands of cars are being exported from China to #Russia under gray-market schemes that often circumvent Western and Asian government sanctions and automakers' commitments to exit the Russian market, Reuters reports.

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Foreign cars flow to Russia through China, skirting Ukraine war sanctions
Tens of thousands of cars are being exported from China to Russia under gray-market schemes that often circumvent Western and Asian government sanctions and automakers' commitments to exit the Russian...
www.reuters.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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🇺🇸 🇺🇦 U.S. military aid to #Ukraine fell by 99% in 2025, leaving European countries to fill the gap as Kyiv nears the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy reported on Feb. 11.

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US military aid to Ukraine dropped 99% in 2025, report finds
European countries stepped in to fill the gap, increasing military aid to Ukraine by 67% and non-military support by 59% in 2025, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
kyivindependent.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM