Russia-Ukraine War: List of Key Events-Day 1.088 | Russia-Ukraine War News

Here are the main developments on the 1088th day of the full-scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine.

Here's the situation on Sunday, February 16:

Struggle

• President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy He said he wanted the special envoy of the United States President Donald Trump to Ukraine Keith Kellog to visit his country's Eastern Front to report Trump on the realities on the spot.
• “It is very important to me that he sees this,” Zelenski said in Munich Security ConferenceS “I really want him to bring all this to President Trump … to show him, tell him.”
• Russian military achievements in December and January south and southwest of the city of Pokrovsk-northwest of Donetsk in the eastern part of Ukraine-have slowed over the last two weeks, the US-based defense tank reported in the US Study Study (ISW).
• The fun progress over Pokrovsk may show that Russia's military command will prioritize offensive operations against the bone bone – the most southern point on Ukraine's front line in Donetsk – in the warm months later, ISW reported.

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• ISW also said progress could be delayed due to first line The Russian parts embedded by the battle and intensive Ukrainian drone operations in the area.
• Ukraine also has recently advanced in Russian forces near Pokrovsk in Ukraine, while Russian troops have recently advanced near Toretk and Velka Novosilka in the Russian Kursk region, which is being held by Ukrainian forces, ISW said.
• Belarus denied plans to re -opened and attack Ukraine after Zelenski warned of such a scenario at the Munich conference. “We do not pose a threat to anyone, we do not increase the number of troops or weapons systems – unlike our neighbors, the Poles and the Baltic, who focus on militarization,” said the secretary of the National Security Council in Belarus Alexander Uludovic.

American plans for Ukraine

• Senior officials from the Trump administration will start talks with Russian and Ukrainian negotiators in Saudi Arabia in the coming days, according to The Politico News Outlet, citing sources familiar with the plan.
• But Europe will not have Seat on the table for peace talks in Ukraine, Kelloge said.
• European leaders have diverged To break through the table for any conversation, as Washington has announced that a team of US senior officials are planning to meet in Saudi Arabia with colleagues from Moscow and Kiev.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Middle East Messenger Steve Vikof will head to Saudi Arabia for the talks, US officials said without giving details of when the meeting would happen.
• NATO chief Mark Rute said that Europe should come up with “good suggestions” to secure peace in Ukraine if he wanted to participate in the US -led negotiations.

• European leaders are now planning to hold a special summit of the conflict in Ukraine in response to Trump's plans.
• France will host the summit, writes Radoslav Radoslav Radoslav Sikorski on X, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will be present.

Policy and diplomacy

• Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rubio discussed the situation in Ukraine at a call on Saturday, as well as the elimination of “one -sided barriers” to normalize relations.
• During the call that was initiated by Washington, Lavrov and Rubio agreed to work on the restoration of “mutually respectful interstate dialogue” in accordance with the tone determined by Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
• Speaking in Munich, Zelenski also called for Setting up a European armyThe continent can no longer rely on Washington. “We cannot rule out the opportunity to say no to Europe on issues that threaten it,” he said.
• The United States has asked European nations what they can contribute to the security guarantees for Ukraine, Finland President said.
• Zelenski has announced that it has blocked a deal that would provide US access to huge quantities of Ukrainian natural resources because it lacks “security guarantees” from Washington to Kiev.

• Poland Foreign Minister Sikorski said the “authenticity” of the United States as an ally depends on the result of the war in Ukraine.
• The foreign ministers of the group of seven (G7) leading industrialized nations have confirmed their “unwavering support for Ukraine.” The G7 countries provided Kiev's military and financial support, including by making available to the Russian state assets of Ukraine, frozen in the West.
• The United Kingdom Prime Minister Kyar Starmer said Europe “must” take on a more NATO role and work with the United States to “secure the future of Ukraine” against the “threat we face from Russia”.
• Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrius Sibiha and the Chief of Staff of Zelenski Andriai Jermak have said they have discussed Kiev's vision as a way to peace in Ukraine with China Foreign Minister Wang YI.
• Wang told the Munich conference on Friday that China believes that all stakeholders in the conflict in Russia-Ukraine should participate in peace talks, emphasizing the role of Europe.

Military assistance

• An initiative, led by Czechs to supply Ukraine with large -caliber ammunition, has delivered 1.6 million shells and will continue, said Czech President Peter Paul.

Regional development

• ISW reports that Russian cargo ships continue to evacuate Moscow's military assets from the port of Tartous, as Russia negotiates its prolonged presence in Syria with the new temporary government after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad, Moscow ally.