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Within 24 hours of the terrorist attack on one of the capital's central streets, law enforcement officers exposed and detained two Russian agents involved in the bombing of a car near an SSU facility.
The financial condition of medium and large enterprises in Russia continued to deteriorate until the end of 2025, and against the backdrop of sanctions, falling demand and the Central Bank's tight policy, the risks of bankruptcies in 2026 will increase primarily in industry and export sectors.
On 11 February, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated on RTL radio that he had referred the matter to the French judicial authorities after the name of a French diplomat appeared in a new publication of documents relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case, describing the facts as "extremely serious".
On 14 February, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a group of US senators in Munich, thanked them for their bipartisan support for Ukraine, emphasised the need for additional missiles for air defence and equipment for the energy system, and discussed strengthening sanctions against Russia and preparing security guarantees.
Two months before the parliamentary elections in Hungary, the Tisza party maintains its lead over the ruling Fidesz, while the number of undecided voters has fallen to 24 per cent.
At the Munich Security Conference, Finnish President Alexander Stubb stated that Russia has already suffered a strategic defeat in the war against Ukraine, and that the countries of the Global South will play a decisive role in shaping the new world order.
The Norwegian Economic Crime Authority is investigating Thorbjørn Jagland, who has been named as a suspect in a case involving serious corruption offences linked to American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The European Union must adopt specific decisions by June to strengthen its competitiveness amid growing external pressure from China and the United States. This was stated by French President Emmanuel Macron during an informal summit of EU leaders in Belgium.
On 12 February, Sweden will announce a third package of military aid to Ukraine under PURL, NATO's mechanism for rapid procurement in the United States, primarily in the air defence segment.
London will allocate £150 million to the PURL programme, which allows allies to purchase weapons from the United States for Ukraine's needs. By 2025, the initiative had already raised approximately $5 billion.
Operatives from the Odessa Border Guard Detachment shut down a channel for the illegal departure of men across the Transnistrian segment of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. The two organisers charged $7,500 for their services and received the money in three instalments.
Acting Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger said that Russia is waging a hybrid war against Germany and all of Europe, and that a possible Russian connection to the Jeffrey Epstein case would not surprise him.
