Ukraine…Russia Day 1464….Putin IS in it for the Long Haul…..

It appears that Ukraine has lost one….

While several NATO countries have been spoeaking about deploying non-combat troops INTO Ukraine…..

Reports are that they would only do so with Putin’s approval, something that makes theses promises fantasies to make Zelensky feel better for something that just ain’t happening…

Reporst ARE that Putin is NOT intersted in any solution to conflict/war except him getting ALL of the Ukraine….PERIOD….

And EU countries have begun to worry about the security of their power facilities….

Contrary to media reports?

Russia’s only way of getting the Donbas region is if Ukraine gives it up….

Their military has little to no chance after 4 years to conquering it….

There will be more talks…And Talks….And More Talks…..

It seems that Trump told Zelensky he wants the thing over with ASAP.…

Don’t bet on it Donald…..

Ukraine will speed up the placement of anti-drone nets over roads in frontline areas, aiming to cover 4,000km of roads by the end of this year, the defence minister has said. A growing number of nets have been installed over the past year but more were needed, Mykhailo Fedorov said, adding that an additional 1.6bn hryvnias ($37m) had been allocated from the budget to bolster protection measures and counter Russian drones. Moscow has been targeting military supply routes and rear bases deeper and deeper into Ukraine with the remotely piloted aircraft and drones have also struck hospitals, infrastructure and civilian traffic. Nets can snag propellers and prevent drones from reaching their targets. “In just one month, we increased the speed [of coverage] from 5km per day in January to 12km in February,” Fedorov said on Telegram on Wednesday. “This significantly improved the safety of military movements and ensured stable functioning of frontline communities. In March, we plan to close 20km of roads per day.”
Several explosions shook central Kyiv early on Thursday after officials warned of air raids in the Ukrainian capital before planned talks in Geneva with US representatives on ending Russia’s war. The Ukrainian air force reported high-speed targets heading toward Kyiv shortly before Tymur Tkachenko, the head of the capital’s military administration, said Russia was attacking the city with strike drones and ballistic missiles. “Air defence is operating. Stay in shelters until the alert is cleared!” he said on Telegram. Elsewhere, the authorities reported a “combined air attack” in Kharkiv with impacts in two districts, Zaporizhzhia being attacked with at least one person wounded, and a strike in the central city of Kryvyi Rig wounding an 89-year-old man and causing a fire that damaged a high-rise building.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Ukrainian delegation would meet Donald Trump’s envoys on Thursday at the Geneva talks in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia. Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, was due to hold talks with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Geneva, the Ukrainian president said on Wednesday. Thursday’s meeting would include addressing details of a possible postwar recovery plan for Ukraine, Zelenskyy said, adding that he had also tasked Umerov with discussing a possible prisoner exchange. Kyiv expected the US-brokered talks with Russia to take place next week, he said. Meanwhile, the Kremlin’s economic affairs envoy Kirill Dmitriev planned to travel to Geneva on Thursday to meet US negotiators for talks, the Russian state news agency Tass reported. Washington’s peace push has brought Russia and Ukraine to the table in Abu Dhabi and Geneva this year but the talks produced no breakthrough as the war enters its fifth year.
Repairs to the Druzhba pipeline that carries Russian oil to eastern Europe cannot be completed quickly despite requests from the EU and protests by Hungary, Zelenskyy said on Wednesday. “Firstly, it’s not that fast,” he told reporters, adding that Russian strikes had destroyed the pipeline linking the Black Sea port of Odesa with Druzhba. “This is not their first strike, and they continue to hit the energy sector.” Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since 27 January, when Kyiv says a Russian strike hit pipeline equipment in western Ukraine, and Slovakia and Hungary say Ukraine is to blame for the prolonged outage. The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said during a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to mark the war’s fourth anniversary that the EU was asking Ukraine to speed up repairs. Zelenskyy said: “They advise us to repair it, but they know that there have already been attacks on Druzhba. Our people were injured so that it would work.”
The first Ukrainian drone production plant has started its operations in Britain, Ukraine’s ambassador said on Wednesday. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, a former commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, said the producer, Ukrspecsystems, founded in 2014, had proved the efficiency of its drones on the frontline. “Ukraine is fighting a war amid constant missile strikes, infrastructure destruction and threats to production facilities,” he said on Telegram. “Therefore, the launch of production in the UK has a deep strategic logic.”
Switzerland’s government announced that the purchase and import of Russian liquefied natural gas would be completely banned from 25 April, as the country aligns itself with the latest round of EU sanctions. It added that in the case of pre-existing long-term supply contracts, a transition period would apply until the end of the year…..

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ISW…Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 25, 2026

ISW has not observed evidence of Ukrainian forces operating within Pokrovsk since late January 2025, indicating that Russian forces seized the entire town on a prior date. Russian forces have failed to capitalize on the seizure of Pokrovsk and to make further operationally significant advances, demonstrating that the Russian seizure of the rest of Donetsk Oblast is not imminent or inevitable.
The Kremlin appears to have been successful in enacting a reflexive control campaign aimed at influencing the decision-making of the British- and French-led Coalition of the Willing.
Insider reports continue to indicate that Russia is uninterested in meaningful peace negotiations and is preparing for a protracted war.
The Kremlin is also reportedly purposely delaying negotiations to shape the battlefield to Russia’s benefit.
The Kremlin continues to manufacture justifications for a future Telegram ban.
The Kremlin is also increasing its efforts to control the Russian population’s ability to access Western-origin content on the internet.
Ukraine continues to expand joint production in Europe with its Western partners.
Ukraine’s Western partners continued to provide military aid to Ukraine on February 24.
Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk, Oleksandrivka, and in western Zaporizhia Oblast. Russian forces recently advanced in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area, in the Dobropillya tactical area, near Pokrovsk, and near Hulyaipole……

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EU gets ready for Russian attacks on power grids after Ukraine’s winter of blackouts

European countries along the Russian border are racing to defend their energy networks from military attacks after Moscow’s months-long bombardment of Ukraine’s power grid revealed the lethal consequences of leaving essential infrastructure exposed.

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have all been granted new European Union money to pay for the security measures.

Some €113 million will go to an array of new defenses, including physical barriers and jamming technology to prevent drone attacks, digital defenses to protect against cyber attacks, troops to defend critical installations, and rapid repair response teams. It’s the first time the European Commission has distributed EU money for this purpose….

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Two stories of Ukraine offocals making money helping the Russians…

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