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Due to the limited supply of ammunition caused by the inaction of the US Congress, the Ukrainian military was forced to retreat from Avdiivka on February 17.

India has defended its relations with russia, emphasizing that it does not accept the Ukrainian or Western position on russia's invasion of Ukraine.

An interagency group, the Ukraine Deal Team, has started operating in Ukraine and is already actively pursuing three major projects with American defense companies.

During the meeting at the Munich Security Conference, the leaders of Ukraine and Azerbaijan discussed bilateral cooperation in trade, economy, energy, humanitarian aid and other areas, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Ilham Aliyev for the projects to reconstruct Irpin and expressed hope for further cooperation in restoring Ukraine's economy.

At a meeting with U. S. lawmakers in Munich, Zelenskyy thanked the United States for its support of Ukraine and expressed hope for further assistance.

Zelenskyy discussed the situation on the battlefield with Biden and emphasized Ukraine's need for further support to defend democracy and freedom from Russian aggression.

President Zelenskyy thanked the U. S. senators for their bipartisan support for Ukraine and discussed defense priorities with them.

The Czech Republic could supply Ukraine with 500,000 155-mm and 300,000 122-mm artillery shells from third countries within weeks if it secures the necessary funding.

Zelenskiy said that Ukraine is working on future security agreements with the US, but is now focused on getting Congressional approval for vital military aid to preserve their strategic partnership.

Harris expressed confidence that the Congress will approve additional military assistance, which is vital for Ukraine, with bipartisan support.

Ukraine expects a positive decision by the US Congress on the military aid package, which is vital for maintaining the US strategic partnership.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urged the U. S. Congress to approve aid to Ukraine as a matter of urgency.

The United States will transfer half a million dollars of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine via Estonia, the first such transfer through a third country.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz avoided direct answers about providing Ukraine with long-range missiles and supporting Ukraine's accession to NATO.

President Zelenskyy meets with US Vice President Harris at the Munich Security Conference.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the G7 countries to move faster with the decision to confiscate frozen Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine and received confirmation of additional military aid.

Zelenskiy said he was ready to go with Trump to the front in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Kuleba briefed US Secretary of State Blinken on Ukraine's priority defense needs and spoke in favor of providing Ukraine with ATACMS missiles with a range of more than 300 km, and Blinken confirmed further US support.

The Pentagon continues to supply military equipment and ammunition to Ukraine using previously allocated funds and existing contracts, but needs additional funding from Congress to provide new assistance.

Today, February 17, everyone can join the Day of Spontaneous Acts of Kindness. The event originated in 1995 in the United States. Its goal is to make people a little happier and spread a bit of kindness around.

A New York court has found Donald Trump guilty in a fraud case and ordered him to pay a fine of $355 million, banned him from holding executive positions in New York companies, including his own Trump Organization, and imposed a two-year ban and a $4 million fine on his sons.

The United States provided the National Police of Ukraine with 66 vehicles, 250 drones, 9 3D laser scanning systems and a DNA laboratory to document russian crimes.

South Korea and the United States launched joint military exercises involving 400 marines to strengthen regional defense capabilities against potential threats from North Korea.

Controversy with German entrepreneurs over Green Deal initiatives could affect Ursula von der Leyen's programme when she is re-elected president of the European Commission.

Today the US President will make a statement on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a Russian colony.

India resumed oil imports from russia, purchasing a shipment of Sokol oil through a trader and probably paying in UAE dirhams.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is deploying a new grouping of mine countermeasures forces in the Black Sea using two British Sandown-class mine countermeasures ships.

Between December 30 and February 7, Russia fired 24 North Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine, killing 14 civilians.

The US vice president warned that isolationism and abandonment of allies is dangerous and undermines stability, implicitly rejecting Trump's worldview.

Zelenskyy expects the U. S. Congress to approve further aid to Ukraine to continue its defense against Russian aggression.