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Today marks International Mermaid Day, which honors the mythical sea creatures that have captured the human imagination for centuries.

Denmark will sell 24 F-16 fighter jets to Argentina for $300 million, promising 19 to Ukraine.

Baltic leaders call on NATO members to reintroduce conscription and significantly increase military spending to Cold War levels to deter potential Russian aggression.

President Zelenskyy met with Danish Defense Minister Lund Poulsen, thanking Denmark for its support and discussing strengthening Ukraine's air defense, joint weapons production, artillery and aviation coalitions, and training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s.

Ukrainian freestylists Angelina Brykina and Maksym Kuznetsov won the overall European Acrobatics Cup in Airolo, Switzerland.

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands visited the training ground in the UK, where Ukrainian soldiers are undergoing training as part of Operation Interflex, and spoke with instructors and Ukrainian soldiers.

Slovakia and Hungary refused to participate in financing a Czech initiative to purchase 800,000 artillery shells for Ukraine, citing their opposition to the provision of lethal weapons and their belief that the conflict has no military solution.

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with 350 million euros of military aid, including 150 million euros for the purchase of air-to-ground munitions for F-16 fighters and more than 200 million euros for unmanned aerial vehicles to be transferred to Ukraine.

Zelensky said that this war decides whether Putin will be able to expand the zone of ruins in Europe and the world, thanked Ukrainian soldiers in the Kupiansk, Lyman, Orikhiv directions and noted the assistance of the United States, Denmark, Germany, Canada and other countries that support Ukraine's defense.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Denmark for its solidarity with Ukraine. It is noted that Denmark is the first Scandinavian country to sign a security agreement with Ukraine.

Ukraine has started negotiations with Latvia on a bilateral security agreement, defining its content, key elements and thematic blocks.

More than two dozen heads of parliamentary foreign affairs committees, including the United States and Israel, signed a statement denying the legitimacy of the elections held by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

Denmark plans to expand conscription to include women and to extend the period of military service from approximately 4 months to 11 months, with the aim of increasing the annual number of recruits to 5,000.

The Czech Republic secured an opportunity to purchase an additional 200,000 units of artillery ammunition for Ukraine from third countries.

Nord Stream is suing insurers for about 400 million euros for refusing to cover the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.

Foreign companies from Austria, Germany, and Turkey have begun rebuilding infrastructure in Ukraine, expecting large investment opportunities after the conflict ends, Bloomberg reports.

Western allies, including Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, and France, have expressed support for the Czech Republic's initiative to purchase hundreds of thousands of artillery shells for Ukraine from non-EU countries, with almost all of the necessary funding already secured.

Macron announces France's support for the Czech plan to buy hundreds of thousands of artillery shells from non-EU countries to help Ukraine.

Prime Minister Shmyhal expects all NATO member states and more than 30 other countries to sign security agreements that will guarantee Ukraine's defense.

Macron's statement about the possible deployment of troops to Ukraine shows that Western leaders have realized the importance of Ukraine's victory.

Zelenskiy announced that Ukraine is preparing new security and arms agreements with partners to be signed in March to help defeat Russia and restore security.

Ukraine and the Netherlands sign a bilateral security agreement that provides for €2 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year and further defense assistance over the next ten years.

The Netherlands orders 9 DITA anti-aircraft missile systems from the Czech Republic as part of its aid package to Ukraine.

Estonian Prime Minister Kallas hopes that Denmark's decision to send all of its ammunition to Ukraine will inspire other countries to provide more military assistance.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced that Estonia will allocate 0. 25% of its GDP for military support to Ukraine for four years.

Europe must increase military spending to deter a more aggressive Russia, says Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

Today, on February 27, animal rights activists and wildlife lovers join the celebration of the International Polar Bear Day. Polar bears are the largest terrestrial carnivores on the planet.

Ukraine is working on a security cooperation agreement with Japan and will discuss the content of the agreement with the United States after Congress approves further assistance to Ukraine.

Prime Minister Shmyhal expects Ukraine to sign security agreements with all G7 countries to receive financial and military support in the coming years.

Zelenskiy said that Ukraine is preparing to continue active international work in the coming weeks to sign new agreements that will strengthen the military and urban defense.