Zelenskiy vows to defend 'fortress' Bakhmut, hosts EU leaders in Kyiv

EU leaders were in Kyiv for a summit on Friday in a show of support for Ukraine. But the EU is not expected to fast-track Ukraine's membership while it is at war, as Kyiv wants

Russia's monthly budget revenues from oil and gas fell in January to their lowest level since August 2020 under the impact of Western sanctions, Finance Ministry dataThe German government said it had approved the delivery of Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine from its stocks. The tanks could be delivered sooner than advanced Leopard 2s that Germany and other countries pledged last week.

Russia has been intensifying pressure on Ukrainian forces in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv says Moscow is sending thousands of soldiers and mercenaries to their deaths for small gains.

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