The key developments of the 1,0888th day of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine are:
The situation for Sunday, February 16th is as follows:
Fineting
Ukrainian President Voldimi Zelensky said he hoped President Donald Trump’s special mission to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, to visit the eastern frontline of his country and report to Trump about the reality of the earth. I said that. “It’s very important to me that he’s seeing this,” Zelensky told a security conference in Munich. “I really want him to bring all this to President Trump… show it to him and tell him.” Russia’s military in December and January slowed in the past two weeks in January and southwest of Pokrovsk city, located northwest of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. The speed of progress around Pokrovsk could indicate that Russian military commands prioritize attack operations against Kostiantynivka, the southernmost and southernmost tip of Ukraine in Donetsk.
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– February 16, 2025
ISW also said that progress could be slower as frontline Russian units deteriorated due to combat and intense Ukrainian drone operations in the region. Ukraine recently advanced into Russian forces near Pokrovsk, Ukraine, but the Russian forces have recently advanced near Tretsk and Belika Novosilka in the Kursk region of Russia, which is being held by Ukrainian forces, ISW says. I did. Belarus rejected plans to raise and attack Ukraine after Zelensky warned about such a scenario at the Munich Conference. “We are not a threat to anyone. We are not increasing the number of military or weapons systems. Unlike our neighbors, Poles and Balticus, we focus on militarization.”
Ukraine’s US plan
Top Trump administration officials will begin consultations with Saudi Arabia’s Russia and Ukrainian negotiators in the coming days, Politico News reports, citing a source familiar with the plan. But Europe will not be sitting at the table for peace negotiations in Ukraine, US Kellogg said. European leaders were rushing to force their way for every story as Washington announced that they were planning to meet with their Moscow and Kiev counterparts in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Middle Eastern envoy Steve Witkov said they will head to Saudi Arabia for consultations without elaborating when the meeting will happen. NATO Chief Mark Latte said if Europe wants to be involved in US-led consultations, it must come up with a “good proposal” to ensure peace in Ukraine. European leaders are currently planning to hold a special summit on the Ukrainian conflict, in response to Trump’s plans. France will hold a summit, Polish Foreign Minister Radslo Sikorski writes in X, with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tass in attendance.
Politics and diplomacy
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the US Secretary of State discussed the situation in Ukraine and the removal of “unilateral barriers” to normalizing relations in Saturday’s call. In a call launched by Washington, Lavrov and Rubio agreed to work on a resilience of “mutually respected interstate dialogue” along the tone set by Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Speaking in Munich, Zelensky also called for the creation of a European army, claiming that the continent could no longer rely on Washington. “We cannot rule out the possibility that America will say no to Europe on issues that threaten it,” he said. The US asked what it could contribute to European countries in terms of security assurance in Ukraine, the Finnish president said. Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv’s lack of “security guarantees” from Washington has blocked transactions that allow the US to access vast amounts of Ukrainian natural resources. Polish Foreign Minister Sikorsky said the US “credibility” as an ally depends on the outcome of the war in Ukraine. The seven-member group (G7) was the Foreign Minister of the major developed countries reaffirmed its “unwavering support for Ukraine.” The G7 countries have provided military and financial support to Kiev, including the freezing of Ukraine Russia’s national assets in the West. British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer said Europe must “take a bigger role in NATO” and worked with the US to “ensure Ukraine’s future amidst the threats facing Russia.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andri Sibikh and Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Andri Yamak said they discussed Kiev’s vision for Ukraine’s path to peace with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The Wang told the Munich meeting on Friday that China believes all stakeholders in the Russian-Ukraine conflict should take part in peace negotiations.
Military assistance
The Czech-led initiative to supply Czech ammunition to Ukraine will deliver 1.6 million shells and continue, Czech Petr Pavel said.
Regional Development
ISW says Russia’s collapse of Bashar al-Assad regime – Russian cargo ships evacuate Moscow’s military assets from Tartas port as Russia negotiates ongoing existence in Syria after the collapse of Moscow’s former allies He reports that he continues to do so.
