The Donald Trump administration and the US President personally continue to force Ukraine to conclude an agreement on the division of the country's bowels to compensate for the already incurred and future American expenses for military and financial assistance to Kyiv.

In the suburbs of Tel Aviva Bat-Yam on the evening of February 20, three explosions occurred in buses parked in parking lots. It is reported by The Times of Israel. As a result of incidents, no one was injured. Almost simultaneously, two more bombs were found and neutralized in two other buses. The police called the incident a terrorist attack.

The US Senate approved the candidacy of Kash Patel for the post of head of the FBI. 51 senator voted for the appointment of Patel, against 49. The Washington Post notes that this is an extremely low result: usually the nominee for the post of director of the Bureau receives the support of both democrats and republicans. So, each of the three previous heads of the FBI received at least 92 senators. 44-year-old Patel is the son of immigrants from India.

In the first reading, the Diet of Latvia approved a bill prohibiting citizens of Russia and Belarus to acquire real estate in the country, reports LSM. In accordance with the document, real estate in Latvia will not be able to acquire both citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus, and companies, more than 25% in which belongs to citizens of these countries.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kyiv with the special representative of US President Kitu Kelllog. It was originally planned that after the meeting, Zelensky and Kelllog will hold a press conference, but it did not take place. “At the request of the American side, the meeting format provides for a protocol survey and does not provide for statements or questions,” said Zelensky press secretary Sergey Nikiforov.

The Latvian authorities confirmed that they decided to send the former OVD-Info employee to Maria Chashchilova from the country. This was reported by the New Gazeta Europe. The state security service of Latvia said that in February 2025 they recommended the Ministry of Internal Affairs to bring a lawyer to the black list of persons who are prohibited from entering the country. Where Chashchilova is now, the department did not specify.

Vinnitsa City Court sentenced the Russian actor and State Duma deputy Dmitry Pevtsov to 10 years in absentia in absentia. This was reported on the website of the prosecutor's office of the Vinnitsa region. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, singers, as a deputy of the State Duma, is part of the circle of “close to the Kremlin, who openly support the full -scale invasion of Russians”.

Investigate Europe journalists learned about the new important intermediary - India. We publish a translation of their investigation In March 2022, Boeing and Airbus one of the first Western companies announced a complete cessation of cooperation with Russia. Soon, the European Union , Great Britain and the United States imposed restrictions on the sale of aircraft details to Russia.

He looks like "Big Russian Roman" Julia loktev Ksenia Mironova The Berlin Film Festival showed a documentary of the American journalist of Russian descent Julia Loktev “My undesirable friends. Part I: Last air in Moscow.

The Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman and a resident of France Giselle Pelico, who became a symbol of resistance to sexualized violence, were included in the list of “Women of the Year” according to Time magazine.

The United States is opposed in the statement of the Big Seven on the occasion of the anniversary of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation to Ukraine in relation to Russia, the term "aggressor" is used, writes Financial Times with reference to sources. According to the publication, the US representatives in the G7 objected to the phrase “Russian aggression” and similar formulations, which the “large seven” consistently used in her commander to describe the conflict.

The court in Spain recognized the former head of the Spain of Spain Luis Rubiales, who kissed the football player of the national team Jennifer Ermos, who was perpetrated in sexualized violence. It was fined 10 thousand euros, reports The Guardian. He was also forbidden to communicate with Ermos for a year and approach it closer than 200 meters. At the same time, the court did not find him guilty of providing pressure on the football player.

The Kremlin did not expect such a sharp tone of the statements of US President Donald Trump to the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, a source familiar with the situation told Bloomberg. According to the interlocutor of the agency, Trump's statements “surpassed all expectations” of Moscow, which seeks to impose on the United States its view of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The stop of the Russian-Ukrainian war can help the Unicredit Italian bank get more favorable conditions for the sale of its assets in Russia. This was announced in an interview with Financial Times by the Executive Director of Unicredit Andrea Orchel. “If the policy changes, our ability to sell [Russian subsidiary] will improve on more attractive conditions, because for both sides the situation will become more normal. As a result, our departure will be accelerated, ”he said.

Politicians in Ukraine defend Zelensky from attacks from Trump. Ukrainians lose confidence in the United States, writes The New York Times Kevin Lamarque / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta US President Donald Trump sharply criticizes the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Trump accused him of unleashing the war, called him a “dictator” with a rating of 4% and said that Zelensky allegedly receives financial benefits from hostilities.