Photo: STEPHANIE LECOCQ / EPA-EFE The leaders of European countries consider the option of entering troops into Ukraine after the end of hostilities to maintain a ceasefire. About this writes The Washington Post with reference to sources. What will be the exact size of the contingent is still unknown, but the number of united troops can be 25-30 thousand soldiers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. EPA-EFE/TATYANA MAKEYEVA/POOL There is no role for Europe at the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told a press conference on Monday as he confirmed he would fly to the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Tuesday to meet representatives of US President Donald Trump’s negotiating team.

Will the oldest radio station interrupt the broadcast due to a muffler named Musk? Headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, Czech Republic, February 10, 2025.

Two veteran Ukrainian soldiers reflect on the prospect of a US-brokered peace deal A sniper does target practice at a shooting range near the front line in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, 23 December 2023.

Residents of the Kursk region massively complain about the cases of looting. The head of one of the affected areas may be involved in them Residents of the temporary accommodation point in the Kursk region. Photo: Administration of the Kursk region A month ago, the Kursk garrison military court issued the first verdict in the case of looting in the Kursk region. The soldier Stanislav Lopatin was found guilty under Part 1 of Art.

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomes Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to Abu Dhabi, UAE, 17 February 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE / Presidential Press Service Any agreement reached during bilateral talks between the United States and Russia in Riyadh on Tuesday will not be recognised by Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters at a press conference on Monday.

In the Moscow region, the security forces detained a man in an extortion case (part 3 of article 163 of the Criminal Code) of the leadership of a Russian company more than 16 million rubles, said Irina Volk, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, 16 January 2025, Photo: EPA-EFE / SERGEY DOLZHENKO Writing in The Telegraph on Monday, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer indicated the UK’s readiness to deploy troops to Ukraine to ensure the country’s security and help implement any future peace agreement.

Ilya Azar tells how Alexei Navalny was remembered in Berlin on the anniversary of his murder - and that helps the supporters continue his work The girl has flowers at the improvised memorial in memory of Alexei Navalny at the Russian embassy in Berlin. Photo: Voleemor / "New Gazeta Europe" On February 16, Aleksey Navalny’s memory was held both in Russia and in dozens of cities around the world.

Novyevropa recalls the history of amnesties from Peter I to Putin. Should we wait for the release of political prisoners for the 80th anniversary of victory? Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova / "New Gazeta Europe" The Beriyevskaya Amnesty remains the largest act of humanism from the state in the country's country in relation to political prisoners. The last amnesty in modern Russia was exactly ten years ago, on the 70th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Apple The Volga City Court arrested for 14 days a member of the Federal Bureau of Yabloko Party Alexander Efimov for laying flowers in memory of politics Alexei Navalny. This was reported to the "Novyevropa" by the relatives of Efimov. He is charged with "demonstration of extremist symbolism." The reason for the case was a portrait of Navalny, which he brought together with flowers to the memorial in the city of Volzhsky on February 16.

Vladimir Putin meets with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at Riyadh’s Al Yamamah Palace, Saudi Arabia, 6 December 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE / ALEXEI NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK The first official high-level meeting between representatives of Russia and the United States for three years is to be held in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Monday.

Photo: EPA-EFE Dmitry Peskov said that today, on behalf of Vladimir Putin, Sergey Lavrov and Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov fly to Riyadh. This was reported by the telegram channel "You listened to the lighthouse." Putin’s spokesman said that tomorrow's meeting with the United States “will be devoted to the restoration of a complex of Russian-American relations, as well as the preparation of possible negotiations on Ukrainian settlement and organizing a meeting of two presidents”.

Police detain an elderly woman for placing a portrait of Alexei Navalny on a memorial to political prisoners in St. Petersburg, Russia, 16 February 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE / ANATOLY MALTSEV At least 26 people in 12 cities across Russia were detained by police on Sunday for attending unsanctioned rallies commemorating the first anniversary of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in prison, Russian human rights organisation OVD-Info reported .

Cyrus Starmer and Vladimir Zelensky. Photo: Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA-EFE British Prime Minister Kir Starkmer announced the country's readiness to send his military to Ukraine to ensure security guarantees and implement a peace agreement. The politician said this in an article published in The Telegraph newspaper. According to Starmer, Great Britain “is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine,” including supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine.