The global rise of "wrecking-ball politics" will be the focus of this week's Munich Security Conference, organizers said, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to lead a large U.S. delegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/wrecking-ball-politics-munich/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #munich #germany #eu #europe #defense #us #donaldtrump #nato #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia's most senior military intelligence officers, Russian officials said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/russia-general-shooting-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #gru #fsb #vladimiralexeyev
The Davydenkos are among many in Ukraine who say they will never leave their land, a sentiment fueling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s push against maximalist Russian demands in ongoing peace talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/society/kyiv-family-pets-russia-cold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
The U.S. wants Moscow and Kyiv to end their war before summer arrives, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/us-russia-ukraine-summer-zelenskyy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious March goal for Russia and Ukraine to agree on a peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/us-march-peace-deal-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump
A top Russian military intelligence official was shot in his Moscow apartment building and rushed to hospital on Friday, investigators said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/russian-official-shot-moscow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine
Many in the Estonian town of Narva along the border with Russia fear it could be Vladimir Putin's next target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/world/politics/russia-estonia-town-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #estonia #vladimirputin #defense
The central question for Japan is no longer whether its past support was justified, but whether it can be sustained. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/06/japan/japans-support-for-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #russia #ukrainejapanrelations #aid #sanctions #g7 #nato #defense
Russia and Ukraine's first prisoner exchange since October saw emotional reunions as the released Ukrainian soldiers returned home, but also dashed hopes for the kin of those not among them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/world/politics/ukraine-soldiers-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #pow
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- Russian central bank says export outlook to worsen in first quarter
- Russia's budget deficit may almost triple this year as oil revenues decline
- Russia's oil and gas revenue halved in January y/y to lowest since July 2020
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- EU envoys agree details of €90b euro loan for Ukraine
- Macron's top diplomat held talks in Moscow on Tuesday
- Growing number of EU capitals seek talks with Russia
- Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics
- Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites
- N.Korean troops in Russia attack Ukrainian border communities
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- Russian central bank says export outlook to worsen in first quarter
- Russia's budget deficit may almost triple this year as oil revenues decline
- Russia's oil and gas revenue halved in January y/y to lowest since July 2020
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💬 Telegram: https://t.me/russiaukrainedaily
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Morning Briefing:
- EU envoys agree details of €90b euro loan for Ukraine
- Macron's top diplomat held talks in Moscow on Tuesday
- Growing number of EU capitals seek talks with Russia
- Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics
- Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites
- N.Korean troops in Russia attack Ukrainian border communities
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Ukrainian and Russian officials had a "productive" first day of new U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, according to Kyiv's lead negotiator, as fighting in Europe's largest conflict since World War II continued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/ukraine-russia-us-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for New Delhi halting Russian oil purchases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/politics/us-tariffs-india-russian-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #oil #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #russia #russiaukrainewar
Russia’s Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, as Russia keeps a close eye on Japan’s “accelerated militarization.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/shoigu-russia-china-taiwan-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #russia #china #taiwan #sergeishoigu #wangyi #chinajapanrelations #russiajapanrelations #russiaukrainewar
Foreign prisoners of war in Ukraine who had joined the Russian military are facing a long wait for a prisoner exchange that may never come. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/foreign-pows-ukraine-prison/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #pow #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, praised U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that behind his chaotic approach to governing "lies a completely conscious and competent line." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/russia-medvedev-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #dmitrymedvedev #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #submarines
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he still wants the U.K. to join the European Union’s flagship €150 billion ($178 billion) defense fund after negotiations last year ended in failure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/starmer-uk-eu-defense-fund/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #uk #eu #europe #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #defense
The number of Russian soldiers killed in action in the war in Ukraine has jumped in recent weeks, a dynamic that could make it hard for the Kremlin to replace troops without some form of mobilization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/world/russia-war-deaths-recruitment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #eu #europe
A European crisis fund with more than €430 billion ($514 billion) of firepower could lend money to countries for defense, the head of the European Stability Mechanism said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/world/european-crisis-fund-defense/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #europe #eu #defense #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #nato #donaldtrump #us