Overview
- NATO, EU and UK figures advanced stepped‑up deliveries, with talks to grow PURL, confirmation that the Czech ammunition initiative will continue, a new UK pledge of over £500 million for air defense, and partner commitments totaling €38 billion at the latest Ramstein meeting.
- Volodymyr Zelensky said any settlement must be preceded by binding security guarantees and pressed Washington to increase pressure on Moscow rather than seek Ukrainian territorial concessions.
- To underscore urgent air‑defense needs, Zelensky displayed a visualization of Russia’s Feb. 12 barrage involving 24 ballistic missiles, one guided air‑launched missile and 219 attack drones striking cities including Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa.
- Senior Western officials, including U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, argued that Vladimir Putin has not negotiated in good faith and will only shift under tougher sanctions and stronger Ukrainian capabilities.
- Analysts warned that a territorial‑first peace sequence could leave Ukraine exposed, Bloomberg reported China’s deeper material support to Russia in 2025, and a new East SOS report documented school militarization and coercive practices in occupied areas for prospective legal action.