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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.
After participating in the Munich Security Conference, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a working visit to Slovakia and Hungary, where he will discuss regional security, energy and NATO cooperation.
Against the backdrop of indirect talks between Washington and Tehran in Oman, Israel insists that the future agreement should cover not only nuclear restrictions, but also missiles and support for allied groups in the region.
The state has begun to fill its reserve of mobile energy equipment, directing the first deliveries to the regions with the greatest need.
On the night of 9 February, the Russian army launched a massive attack on Odesa with strike drones, killing one person, injuring two others and causing significant damage to residential infrastructure.
The US administration has announced plans to unite allies in a special trade bloc for critical minerals in order to reduce dependence on China and protect its own production.