Ukraine will receive significant assistance from world leaders who visited Kyiv today.

🇫🇮 Finland: €4.5 million for infrastructure restoration and European integration.
🇦🇺 Australia: the largest package of sanctions against the Russian Federation, 70 individuals and 79 organizations.
🇳🇿 New Zealand: sanctions against the Russian Federation.
🇪🇸 Spain: €1 billion in military aid.
🇩🇰 Denmark: 270 million euros.
🇸🇪 Sweden: air defense systems worth $113 million.
🇬🇧United Kingdom: $5.6 billion in military aid.

UK is ready to send troops to Ukraine along with other countries.

British Prime Minister Starmer:

Britain will provide Ukraine with $5.6 billion in military aid.

We are ready to participate with forces in Ukraine with European allies. Trump created an opportunity.

The initial six-week truce between Hamas and Israel will end on March 1.

The two sides were supposed to use the six weeks to negotiate for a permanent deal, but it seems more and more likely that a permanent solution won't be reached.

The Israeli military has already made extensive preparations for a new campaign in Gaza.

The new attacks will reportedly include the targeting of Hamas officials and buildings and infrastructure used by the Hamas-run civilian government.

Still, the initial deal says that the “temporary cessation of hostilities” could be sustained beyond the deadline as long as Israel and Hamas are still negotiating.

Source: NYT

Congo Halts Cobalt Exports for Four Months

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world's top cobalt producer, has suspended exports of the critical mineral for four months due to oversupply. This move could impact global supply chains, particularly the EV battery industry.

Source: Bloomberg

US National Security Advisor Waltz:

Ukraine’s NATO membership is not on the table.

NEW: UK government:

Sanctions target producers and suppliers of goods for Russia’s military, which are based in various third countries, including Central Asian states, Turkey, Thailand, India, and China.

Sanctions also target North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol, along with other North Korean generals and senior officials, for their involvement in deploying over 11,000 DPRK forces to Russia.

Friedrich Merz:

AfD's strong support is the final warning to democratic parties to work together.

We Europeans must quickly be capable of acting, especially with an eye to defense.

The United States has taken the initiative in the UN General Assembly for a resolution that equates the actions of Ukraine and the Russian Federation during the war.

American resolution mourns “the tragic loss of life across the Russian Federation-Ukraine conflict”

Source: FT

The EU will prepare a 17th package of sanctions against Russia, EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas says.

EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas:

Statements from the US make us all worried.

Europe and the US have had differences before and worked them out, we expect to do the same this time.

We shouldn't throw something out of the window that has worked well so far.

American strategic bomber B-52 Stratofortress flying over Estonia near the Russian border.

Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan on Ukraine's NATO membership:

We don't mind if they want to be NATO members, but we have to be realistic.

Macron arrives at the White House to meet with Trump.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto:

The EU wants to allocate another 20 to 40 billion euros and an unimaginable amount of weapons to Ukraine, Hungary will always vote against these measures.

AFP claims that a US-Russian meeting will be held in Riyadh tomorrow, Tuesday, to follow up on the path to ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Putin:

Russia attacked Ukraine because that's how fate worked out and that's how God wanted it.

Washington will commit to a free, sovereign and secure Ukraine as part of the minerals deal that now appears imminent.

Washington will agree to a permanent partnership with Kiev and will indicate its intention to invest in Ukraine.

The new draft has been almost agreed upon and is awaiting a response from Washington, but the text is still not final.

Source: Bloomberg

US National Security Advisor Waltz:

There are enough minerals in Ukraine for everyone, including Europe.

Trump did not greet Macron at the entrance of White House.