(JTA) — KYIV, Ukraine — Viktoria Maksimovich’s students at the Sha’alavim Jewish Day School no longer run for shelters when air raid sirens sound. “They don’t want to hear the alarms. They don’t care about the shots and bombs.

Ukraine, Russia ‌and the United States have held several rounds ⁠of talks ⁠in Abu Dhabi and Geneva as Washington seeks an ​end to four years of war since Moscow's 2022 invasion. "I think at the end of the week, this week," Kyrylo Budanov ​told reporters when asked about the next round of talks.

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LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine's former top general Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, now serving as ambassador to the UK, dismissed questions about his presidential ambitions as "pub talk" and said he would not address his political future until after martial law ends.

EADaily, February 24th, 2026. Ukraine must win this war and will win it. This was stated by the Polish Ambassador to In Kiev, Pyotr Lukasevich, speaking about the current conflict on Ukraine.

Hungary said that it would block both the latest sanctions package on Russia and a financial aid package to Kyiv worth about $106 billion.

Ukraine's president argues Trump isn't putting enough pressure on Putin, adding that they can't give the Russian president everything he wants.

Experts say Vladimir Putin has peruaded U.S. negotiators that he wants to cut a deal – even as Moscow rains missiles and drones on Ukrainian cities.

KYIV, Feb 23 - Ukraine's economy is enduring its toughest period since the early months of Russia's invasion after sustained air strikes left its power system in tatters as the war enters a fifth year,