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24.02.2026 17:10 Joint Statement at the High Level Segment

24.02.2026 17:10 Today, 23 February, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna participated in a meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, where Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East were discussed.

24.02.2026 17:10 At the start of the year, the humanitarian assistance decisions of Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs prioritise support for Ukraine, major refugee crises in Africa and the humanitarian situation in the Middle East. The humanitarian assistance Finland now grants totals EUR 72 million, and EUR 20 million of this assistance will go to Ukraine. Humanitarian needs are record high at the same time as

24.02.2026 17:10 On 23 February, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, emphasized before the meeting of the European Union Foreign Affairs Council that Europe had not yet done enough to ensure a Ukrainian victory.

24.02.2026 17:10 The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, defended on Monday, at the European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting held in Brussels, the need to approve the twentieth package of sanctions against Russia and for the €90 billion loan agreed in December to be made effective so that the resources reach Ukraine as soon as possible.

24.02.2026 17:10 Switzerland remains at the disposal of United States, Russia and Ukraine if they decide to continue talks, Swiss Foreign Ministry Communications chief Nicolas Bidault told Sputnik on Monday.

24.02.2026 17:10 Hungary blocked the 20th package of anti-Russia sanctions, as well as the 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, due to Kiev's shutdown of the Druzhba oil pipeline, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.

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24.02.2026 17:10 Today marks four years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in blatant violation of international law, including the United Nations Charter.

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24.02.2026 17:10 New Zealand will provide $8 million in new assistance for Ukraine and implement additional sanctions targeting Russia's war machine, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.

24.02.2026 17:10 New Zealand's National Terrorism Threat Level remains unchanged following an annual review by the Combined Threat Assessment Group , an inter-agency group hosted and led by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service .

24.02.2026 17:10 On 24 February 2026 the Foreign Minister announced Australia had lowered the Oil Price Cap applicable to maritime services provided in relation to Russian-origin crude oil from USD47.60 to USD44.10 per barrel.

24.02.2026 17:10 Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday that the autonomous territory of Denmark is not interested in receiving a U.S. hospital ship that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to send to the island.

24.02.2026 17:10 China's measures to add certain Japanese entities to the watch list and export controls list, announced by China's Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday, are aimed at curbing Japan's attempts at "remilitarization" and nuclearization, and are fully justified, reasonable and lawful, a MOFCOM spokesperson said.