Today, we are opening exports. Ten export centers across Europe will be operating as early as 2026 – in the Baltic and Nordic states. Ten representative offices will be active in 2026. By mid-February, we will already see the production of our drones in Germany. I will receive

An important decision. Many Ukrainian defense companies have excess capacity and struggle because the MoD was their only customer and often only signs short-term contracts. Access to foreign funding will help them achieve economies of scale and invest more in research and

A busy few days for Ukrainian defense firms. President Zelenskyy says Ukrainian drone companies will begin exporting their products abroad by the end of 2026.

& two Ukrainian companies make the Pentagon’s list of firms in the running for U.S. drone contracts (General Cherry & Ukrainian Defense Drones Tech Corp)

⚡ The enemy continues to use the relatives of captured Ukrainian defenders as a tool to achieve its military goals. The latest invaders’ manipulation involves attempts to circumvent the blocking of Starlink terminals, which they used to provide communication in their units.

When Defense of Ukraine announced the decision to register the 200,000+ Starlinks across Ukraine to deny Russian access, experts told me they were skeptical that Ukraine would be able to both effectively register their own terminals and deter Russian access. This week, Russia has been

"Bureaucrats may want to close their eyes for the reality, but the problem is that the reality does not disappear if you close your eyes and if you just want to ignore the largest war of aggression in Europe since World War II happening right now.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not plan to make an announcement about looming presidential elections on Feb. 24, an adviser to the Ukrainian leader told CBS News, after a report suggested he would schedule a national vote due to pressure from President Trump.

An adviser to Ukraine's leader says there's been "no change in the negotiations" that would lead to an announcement of elections in the coming weeks. cbsn.ws/4rdLyF6

President Zelenskyy says no agreement yet on the next trilateral meeting between Ukrainian, American, and Russian officials. He says Ukraine agreed to a meeting that the US proposed in Miami for this week, but Russia did not.

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honors athletes killed in Russia's war on his country. cbsn.ws/4ksuE2M

"This world of mine looks like hypocrisy. A lot of our people have been killed… Our athletes have been killed. And now it's already the fourth year of the war, and it feels like no one cares. Everyone just looks on, silently." - Iryna Protts, the artist who painted the helmet

“First Lady Melania Trump successfully united Russian and Ukrainian children with their families today. For the third time, the U.S. First Lady has helped facilitate the return of children to their families after they were separated because of the regional conflict.”

When I spoke to experts tracking Ukrainian children forcibly transferred into Russia during the war, their number one concern was that the Russians would exploit the channel with Melania Trump to continue to release small numbers of children to assuage American concerns and draw

Vladyslav Heraskevych’ was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday after refusing to remove a helmet commemorating 24 Ukrainian athletes killed in the war. Olympic officials had told the athlete, Vladyslav Heraskevych, that the helmet violated the Games’ prohibition on

Next round of trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the US will take place in Geneva Feb 17-18

As Russia and Ukraine confirm a 3rd round of U.S.-mediated peace talks, this time in Europe, Zelenskyy says Trump admin "must put pressure on Russia." cbsn.ws/4tw090d

It’s true U.S. has pushed Ukraine towards a deal. Ditto - has embraced idea of referendum (needing ukr legislation). What it hasn’t done is push Ukraine to hold elections in super quick time. That impulse seems to be coming from Ukrainians.

"We need for the administration to unleash the Tomahawk missiles," says GOP Senator Roger Wicker. But, he says, we might be at a turning point, with more pro-Ukraine sentiment in recent US polls, and an upcoming vote on Russia sanctions -- perhaps as early as next week.

Status update on US sanctions as Zelenskyy meets with US Senators today: The Graham-Blumenthal Sanctions bill was introduced in April 2025. This January, Graham said Trump green lit it and more recently that Senate Majority Leader Thune has committed to taking up the bill as