Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with former US President Donald Trump in Florida on March 8.
NATO launches a large-scale military exercise called Nordic Response 24 near the Russian border, involving more than 20,000 troops from 14 countries led by Norway.
Finland will participate for the first time in NATO's Nordic Response 2024 as a full member of the Alliance.
Sweden will provide export credit guarantees aimed at ensuring priority supplies of essential goods to Ukraine to support its economic development and recovery.
The speaker of the Hungarian parliament has signed Sweden's ratification of NATO membership and sent it to the president's office for publication after lawmakers approved it, ending months of delay in finalizing Sweden's security accession to the alliance amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European defense and foreign ministers will meet in Paris to further discuss support for Ukraine and protect Moldova from Russian destabilization.
NATO and partner nations will conduct military exercises Nordic Response 2024 in Norway, Finland and Sweden from 3 to 14 March, focusing on the collective defense of the Nordic region.
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer warned against an "escalation spiral" in Russia's war against Ukraine and pointed out that new solutions are needed to bring it to a peaceful conclusion, including with the involvement of BRICS countries such as China and India.
On Wednesday evening, a freight train in Sweden hit three pedestrians at a station in Örebro and seriously injured them.
The Vatican calls Macron's proposal to send troops to Ukraine a "frightening scenario" that could lead to further escalation.
Sweden's accession to NATO may be delayed until next week because Hungary's newly elected president has not yet taken office to sign the ratification.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said that French President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to discuss the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine deserves attention.
The Lithuanian ambassador said that if russia dares to challenge NATO, the Alliance's troops will first of all neutralize russian Kaliningrad.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that sending Western troops to Ukraine, as proposed by French President Emmanuel Macron, is "not relevant now" for Sweden.
The White House urged Hungary to quickly finalize the ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO after the Hungarian parliament ratified Sweden's application, removing the last major obstacle to membership.
The Hungarian parliament voted 188 to 6 in favor of Sweden's accession to NATO, approving Sweden's membership in the alliance. However, the law still needs to be signed by the President of the Republic before it can enter into force.
During the week, Ukrainian defenders destroyed almost 12 Russian battalions, neutralizing more than 200 artillery pieces and 5,750 occupants.
According to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, international partners have not done enough to respond to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, despite being united in their rhetoric, as Ukraine still lacks sufficient weapons and funding.
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.
The Ministers of Defense of Sweden and Ukraine discussed military cooperation and the effectiveness of Swedish self-propelled artillery systems Archer, which Ukraine is already effectively using at the front.
President Zelenskyy met with Swedish Defense Minister Paul Johnson on the second anniversary of russia's invasion of Ukraine to discuss prospects for joint arms production and a security assurance agreement.
Israel may refuse to participate in Eurovision if the organizers demand that the lyrics of their participant's song be changed.
Hungary will sign a defense industry agreement with Sweden and ratify its NATO membership application in parliament on Monday.
The Swedish Security Service calls Russia the main threat to the country's security.
The Ministry of Defense presented Ukraine's needs for the development of an unmanned coalition to the military attaches of partner countries and asked them to support the financing of Ukrainian drone production.
The Hungarian parliament may vote on February 26 to ratify Sweden's application for NATO membership, as the ruling Fidesz party has promised to support the proposal.
Sweden has announced the largest military aid package to Ukraine, worth $683 million, including artillery ammunition, air defense systems, anti-tank missiles, grenade launchers, boats, and medical supplies.
Sweden will provide Ukraine with its largest-ever military aid package, worth $700 million, to be announced on Tuesday.
The Hungarian government refused to meet with a bipartisan U. S. Senate delegation that arrived in Budapest to persuade Hungary to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid.
Ukraine and Sweden agree to cooperate in countering russian disinformation campaigns.
