The war in Ukraine entered its second year on Friday with no end in sight, with Russia expelled from the United Nations in a vote calling for the withdrawal of invading forces, while G7 leaders are poised to coordinate efforts to provide more aid to Ukraine.

Volodymyr ZelenskyiPhoto: President of Ukraine / Zuma Press / Profimedia
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The latest on the war in Ukraine, day 365, LIVETEXT:

07:56 A message posted by Zelensky on Telegram on Friday morning:

“On February 24, millions of us made a choice. Not a white flag, but a blue-yellow one. Not running, but fighting. The face of the enemy. Endurance and struggle”.

It was a year of pain, sadness, faith and unity. And this is the year of our invincibility. We know that this will be the year of our victory!”

06:54China presented its position “on the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis”: “Nuclear weapons cannot be used”

02:22 Ukraine has amassed troops and military equipment on the border with Transnistria, Moscow accuses. “This is a direct threat to the Russian contingent”

01:09Zelenskyi: The military situation in the south of Ukraine is quite dangerous in some places

A quick recap of the latest developments on Friday morning:

  • Ukrainian officials said Thursday that several explosions had occurred in the occupied city of Mariupol, a supply hub and base for Moscow forces.
  • The latest Eurobarometer survey shows that Romanians are the Europeans most opposed to EU aid to Ukraine.
  • The countries of the Great Seven (G7) promised to increase financial support to Ukraine to 39 billion US dollars
  • ​The European Council adopted a declaration a year after the start of the war in Ukraine, in which it again condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and notes that “no country has the right to invade its neighbor.”
  • On Friday, Ukraine will not think about the anniversary of the Russian invasion, but about the year of successful resistance, said the wife of the Ukrainian president, Olena Zelenska.
  • The statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense about possible provocations by Ukraine in Transnistria is an element of a psychological operation and not real intentions, Chisinau said.
  • The vehicular part of the Kerch bridge, which connects Russia with the Crimean peninsula illegally annexed in 2014, was reopened to traffic on Thursday, the Russian vice-prime minister said.
  • Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the Russian Navy has significantly increased its presence in the Mediterranean Sea, an area strategic for Europe and NATO, and has an “aggressive mood”, so there is a “risk of an incident”, the head of the Italian Navy warned on Thursday.
  • People from the closest circle of Russian President Vladimir Putin cooperated with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said the head of the GRU, Kyrylo Budanov.
  • Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Thursday that Moscow would send its troops the necessary ammunition after a public spat in which he accused the military leadership of treason.

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