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Europe
Brussels Aims to Ban Russian Crypto Activity Amid Sanctions Crackdown
The European Commission is pushing a broad ban on Russian crypto, moving beyond targeting individual copycat platforms to block all Russia-linked crypto activity.
Feb. 10, 2026
US
US Vice President Vance on Peace Bid in Azerbaijan After Armenia Visit
The visit follows US President Donald Trump’s mediation last year of a peace agreement between the historical rivals Baku and Yerevan, which have fought two wars over the Karabakh region.
Feb. 10, 2026
Russia
Russia Moves to Throttle Telegram as User Complaints Surge
Russia has begun slowing Telegram nationwide, triggering outages and traffic drops.
Feb. 10, 2026
Russia
US Sanctions Shuttered Russian Lukoil’s Grain Trading ‘Start-Up’ in Dubai
Unable to sell enough petroleum products Russian oil giant Lukoil tried to set up a grain trading company in Dubai, but stiff sanctions instituted by Washington stopped it before it could start.
Feb. 10, 2026
Putin
EU Must Decide What it Wants from Putin Before Any Talks: Top Diplomat
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said she intended to circulate a list of “ideas” to the EU’s 27 member states laying out the demands that should be made to Moscow.
Feb. 10, 2026
Ukraine
EU Weighs 5-Step Plan to Bring Ukraine Into the Bloc by 2027
Brussels is considering an unprecedented “reverse enlargement” model that could give Ukraine partial membership before full reforms are completed, looking to lock Kyiv into the EU amid Russia’s war.
Feb. 10, 2026
US
OPINION: Epstein: Super Pimp
From Epstein’s island to Europe’s elite, he and Maxwell ran a global sex and blackmail empire implicating billionaires, royals, and politicians.
Feb. 10, 2026
Peace Plan
Lavrov: Ukraine Peace Talks Far From Over, Trump ‘Overhyped’
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Ukraine peace talks remain far from complete, dismissing “over-enthusiastic perceptions” of progress.
Feb. 10, 2026
War in Ukraine
Belarus as Russia’s Military Platform, Must Be Part of Any Ukraine Deal, Tsikhanouskaya Says
The Belarusian opposition leader warns that sidelining Minsk in negotiations would entrench Kremlin control and undermine regional security.
Feb. 10, 2026
Japan to Join NATO’s PURL – Will Fund Only Non-Lethal US Gear for Ukraine
Under the plan, Japan will bankroll purchases of non-lethal equipment for Ukraine – likely including radar systems and body armor – while continuing to avoid direct funding of lethal weapons.
Feb. 10, 2026
US
US Senator Calls Orbán ‘a Puppet to Putin’ After Ukraine Remarks
A Republican from North Carolina, Tillis has consistently supported Ukraine, backed US aid packages and strongly condemned Russia’s invasion.
Feb. 10, 2026
Georgia
EU Moves to Sanction Ports in Georgia and Indonesia Over Russian Oil Trade
The EU has proposed sanctioning ports in Georgia and Indonesia over their role in handling Russian oil, according to a document seen by Reuters.
Feb. 9, 2026
Ukraine
Russian Military Rushes Satellite Internet Terminals to Front After Communications Collapse
Moscow had grown dependent on thousands of illicit Starlink terminals smuggled into Russia, frequently via Central Asia, to maintain connectivity among units deployed along the front line.
Feb. 9, 2026
NATO
US Set to Relinquish Several Senior NATO Command Posts
The United States will meanwhile take over the command of NATO’s maritime forces, based in the United Kingdom, the diplomats said.
Feb. 9, 2026
Europe
Munich Report Warns Europe’s Window to Deter Russia is Shrinking
The report warns that Europe is divided between “fiscally solid high spenders in the northeast and fiscally strained lower spenders in the southwest” and that these gaps raise the risk of friction.
Feb. 9, 2026
War in Ukraine
Russian Court Fines Pensioner for Liking YouTube Videos
A 72-year-old Ukrainian citizen living in Russia was fined 30,000 rubles for “discrediting the army” after FSB agents found liked videos on his private YouTube account.
Feb. 9, 2026
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