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OPINION: The Munich Rebuke: Take Your MAGA Values and…
The message was simple: We Europeans share American values, not MAGA values. In fact, MAGA values are anathema to the American values Europe has long championed.
Feb. 18, 2026
War in Ukraine
Putin Presses NATO to Lock in Promise It Won’t Expand East
Moscow also wants to nullify the 2008 Bucharest Summit decision, which declared that Ukraine and Georgia could eventually join the alliance.
Feb. 18, 2026
Ukraine
OPINION: If Tehran Shakes, Moscow Could Sway
Any shock in Tehran would force recalculations in Moscow and Beijing. Those recalculations would inevitably intersect with Ukraine’s fight for survival.
Feb. 18, 2026
Poland
Poland Bans Chinese-Made Vehicles from Military Sites Over Spy Sensor Fears
Such vehicles may still be allowed onto secured sites if specified functions are disabled.
Feb. 18, 2026
US
What to Make of Rubio’s Show of Support for Orbán?
After Munich, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Orbán and Fico, promising US support in Hungary’s election: “Your success is also our success.”
Feb. 18, 2026
War in Ukraine
‘Meaningful Progress,’ Says Witkoff – but 6-Hour Geneva Talks Reportedly Strained
Zelensky said in his evening address that Ukraine is ready “to move quickly towards a worthy agreement to end the war,” but questioned whether Russia is genuinely interested in peace.
Feb. 18, 2026
Drones
Drone Attacks Hit Mykolaiv, Kill Woman in Zaporizhzhia Amid Stalled Geneva Negotiations
Russian drone strikes damaged homes in Mykolaiv and killed a woman in Zaporizhzhia as tense Ukraine-Russia peace talks entered a second day in Geneva.
Feb. 18, 2026
Ukraine Is Integrating Into Europe’s Defense-Industrial System
For Europe, this means strengthening NATO’s eastern flank and increasing overall defence capability in the region.
Feb. 18, 2026
War in Ukraine
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 17, 2026
War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on February 17, 2025
Feb. 18, 2026
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Wife Battles Blackouts to Keep Terminally Ill Husband Alive
Russia’s incessant strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid over the last month have made Olena Grygorenko and Anatoli Kuchynsky’s fight against his condition even more perilous.
Feb. 17, 2026
Ukraine
Peace Talks in Geneva ‘Very Tense,’ Set to Resume Wednesday
In an interview with Axios on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky said that any territorial breakthrough would require a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin.
Feb. 17, 2026
War in Ukraine
Russians, Belarusians to Compete Under Own Flags at Paralympics
Athletes from Russia and Belarus had previously been banned from competing under their own flags since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Feb. 17, 2026
Ukraine
Germany to Learn Drone Warfare From Ukraine’s Combat-Tested Troops
Germany’s Bundeswehr is to get a crash course in drone warfare and defensive tactics from Ukrainian veterans with frontline experience, according to a spokesperson cited by Der Spiegel.
Feb. 17, 2026
Russia
France Releases Grinch ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker After Multimillion-Euro Fine
France freed a suspected Russian “shadow fleet” tanker after a huge fine as a senior Kremlin aide warned that Moscow could deploy its navy to prevent European countries from seizing Russian ships.
Feb. 17, 2026
Russian War Crimes
Zelensky Says 2,000 Children Rescued From Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the recovery of 2,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia but cautioned that many more are still being held or remain missing.
Feb. 17, 2026
EU
Full List of Deals Signed at Munich Security Conference 2026
Ukrainian private defense manufacturers signed joint ventures for drone and unmanned ground vehicle production in Germany, highlighting the key milestone at the 62nd Munich Security Conference.
Feb. 17, 2026
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