Russia-Ukraine

nytimes Feb 23, 2026

EU Support for Ukraine Stumbles as Hungary Looks to Delay Aid

Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion….

POLITICO Feb 23, 2026

EU countries furious at Hungary over plan to block Russia sanctions and Ukraine loan

EU’s top diplomats “really upset and frustrated” over Budapest’s stonewalling….

Foreign Policy Feb 23, 2026

How Putin Sold a False Win in Ukraine to Trump

Eight thinkers on four years of Russia’s war against Ukraine….

nytimes Feb 23, 2026

The Ukrainian Bureaucrat Working to Squeeze Russia’s War Machine

Vladyslav Vlasiuk has spent the past four years pressing Western allies to squeeze the Russian economy through more sanctions. He hopes that 2026 will be the tipping point….

Foreign Policy Feb 23, 2026

Why Ukrainians Don’t Believe in Lasting Peace

Eight thinkers on four years of Russia’s war against Ukraine….

the Guardian Feb 23, 2026

New Russia sanctions on hold as Hungary blocks EU package ahead of fourth anniversary of Ukraine war

European foreign policy chief says ‘there is not going to be progress’ on sanctions package today…

USA TODAY Feb 23, 2026

Trump’s Ukraine peace deal stalled as bloody war hits 4-year mark

Experts say Vladimir Putin has peruaded U.S. negotiators that he wants to cut a deal – even as Moscow rains missiles and drones on Ukrainian cities….

Al Jazeera Feb 23, 2026

The Ukraine war in numbers: People, territory, money

Four years into Russia’s grinding war on Ukraine, Al Jazeera looks at the costs — to people, territory and treasuries….

bbc Feb 23, 2026

Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects

Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia’s war, and how people are coping….

Reuters Feb 23, 2026

South Korea urges Russian embassy to remove ‘victory’ banner as Ukraine war anniversary nears

South Korea has asked the Russian embassy in Seoul to take down a large banner reading “Victory will be ours”, its foreign ministry said, just ahead of this week’s fourth anniversary of the start of t…

The Independent Feb 23, 2026