The EU plans to ban Russian oil by 2027—but just asked Ukraine to get the pipeline running again. Russia bombed Druzhba on 27 January. Hungary's response? Cut diesel to Ukraine until oil flows resume. Brussels wants a repair timeline. The ban is due next year.

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NYT: Putin believes he is winning the war and is ready to continue fighting for Donbas https://
ift.tt/OA52PhR #liga #news

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Russian forces are using LTE mobile networks and Ukrainian SIM cards to remotely control FPV drones, Serhii Beskrestnov, adviser to Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, said.

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Russian 'mothership' drones prompt Ukraine to weigh passport requirement for SIM card sales.

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Foreign Minister Sikorski @sikorskiradek:

In Poland, we think that if Putin succeeded in conquering Ukraine, we would be next, and the cost of deterring him on the Polish border would be much higher.

We are paying for Ukraine's sustenance both as a state and in the defensive… pic.twitter.com/QgfnVoYnYP

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 18 février 2026

Foreign Minister Sikorski @sikorskiradek
: In Poland, we think that if Putin succeeded in conquering Ukraine, we would be next, and the cost of deterring him on the Polish border would be much higher. We are paying for Ukraine's sustenance both as a state and in the defensive

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The train he was trying to board consisted of 37 cars and was carrying oil tanks. The train was reportedly traveling from Szczecin to Ukraine. Suddenly, the man activated the emergency brakes on three cars. The police note that this could have caused the train to derail.

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❗️The situation in 🇷🇺Belgorod for Russians is rapidly deteriorating. The local authorities are already preparing for the possibility that due to power outages the sewerage system in the city may completely stop working. For this purpose, about 250 portable toilets have already… pic.twitter.com/vRHBRLKVLm

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 18 février 2026

The situation in Belgorod for Russians is rapidly deteriorating. The local authorities are already preparing for the possibility that due to power outages the sewerage system in the city may completely stop working. For this purpose, about 250 portable toilets have already

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The Kyiv Independent’s Martin Fornusek speaks with Bill Browder, investor and longtime sanctions advocate, about why Western sanctions have so far failed to change Russian President Vladimir Putin’s behavior.

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On 17 February, footage confirmed new Russian tactic: Shahed-type strike UAVs are being used as “carrier drones” to deploy FPV attack drones FPVs can operate for up to 45 minutes and may be controlled from outside Ukraine, reducing operator exposure

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