Drone power: Ukraine, Lithuania team up

In a crucial move bolstering Ukraine's aerial capabilities, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and his Lithuanian counterpart, Gabrielius Landsbergis, have announced plans to significantly ramp up drone production for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

President Biden and Germany's Chancellor Scholz to discuss Ukraine aid

US President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on 9 February as the West struggles to provide new aid for Ukraine in the war against Russia, Euronews reports.

Ukraine and Denmark will organize a forum of defense industries

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba announced on Friday that Ukraine and Denmark will organize a forum of defense industries, which will focus on the production of drones, writes Rador.

The Day of the Romanian Language could be established in Ukraine. The government in Kyiv will hold public debates

The Kyiv government is organizing public debates on February 7 to discuss the proposal to establish the Day of the Romanian Language in Ukraine, writes veridica.ro. The State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience requested representative organizations of the Romanian minority in Ukraine to send a point of view regarding this proposal and the date to be chosen to mark this holiday.

US approves $23bn sale of F-16 war planes to Turkey

The Biden administration has announced its approved a $US23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden’s Nato membership, the state department said, The Guardian reports.

Charles Michel abandons plan to run in European parliament elections

Charles Michel, president of the European Council, has abandoned his plan to seek a seat in the European parliament this summer and will instead remain in his job, three weeks after announcing he would run in the elections, The Financial Times reports.

Top UN court says Israel must take ‘all measures’ to prevent genocide in Gaza

The UN’s top court ordered Israel to “take all measures” to prevent genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for Israel to suspend its military campaign in the war-torn enclave, CNN reports.

Luminita Odobescu: Russia talks about spheres of influence and does not only refer to Ukraine

Russia talks a lot about spheres of influence, and not only about Ukraine, but also about Eastern Europe. Thus, the risks are major for Romania and we do not know what will happen in the coming years, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs from the neighboring country, Luminița Odobescu, in an interview for Digi24.

Swedish PM says won't negotiate with Hungary on NATO Bid

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday he would "not negotiate" with Hungary over Sweden's NATO bid despite Budapest now the sole holdout after Turkey's ratification, AFP reports.

The UN Commissioner for Refugees draws attention to the fact that the humanitarian situation in Ukraine is very serious

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said Wednesday that he’s worried that the war in Ukraine has been forgotten as the country prepares to mark two years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, AP reports.

Sweden's accession to NATO // The Swedish Prime Minister proposed to his Hungarian counterpart to meet in Brussels

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson proposed to his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán to meet in Brussels next week to discuss Sweden's NATO membership and other bilateral issues. Also, he would be willing to accept the Hungarian Prime Minister's invitation at "a convenient time for both sides", the Government in Stockholm announced on Thursday, writes Rador.

Hamas demands the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip before a new deal on the release of the hostages

The Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas demands the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip before any agreement is reached regarding a new deal for the release of the hostages, informs Agerpres.ro.