French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have personally assured President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of their support for "as long as necessary".

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking to both Houses of British Parliament, thanked the United Kingdom for military assistance and noted the special contribution of London.

Robert Habeck, German Economy Minister and Vice-Chancellor, believes that Germany's promised further supply of tanks will help Ukraine protect itself from the expected new wave of a Russian offensive.

Germany's Federal Security Council has approved the supply of 178 Leopard 1 tanks from their industrial stocks to Ukraine.

The Bundeswehr has begun testing a new self-propelled artillery system, the RCH-155 [Remotely Controlled Howitzer – ed.], Ukraine will be the first country to order them.

The Lithuanian army conducted a two-week training course for Ukrainian soldiers, during which they were taught how to use the Swedish L70 anti-aircraft gun.

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), used to work in Geneva for the Soviet KGB foreign intelligence service in the 1970s.

Finland has joined the core group working on the creation of a Special Tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The Council of the European Union adopted aid measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) that provide further military assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine ahead of the Ukraine-EU summit. These consist of a seventh package worth €500 million and a new €45 million assistance measure supporting the training efforts of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine).

Russian Foreign Minister sees "Nazism" in Western support for Ukraine and intentions to "solve Russian question"

The European Union is going to train 15,000 more Ukrainian soldiers and allocate €25 million for clearing the territory of Ukraine from explosive devices.

Ukrainian soldiers have already arrived in Germany to start training with Patriot air defence systems. 

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is in Washington for negotiations with high-ranking politicians on increasing support for Ukraine, has called for Ukrainian troops to be provided with all the weapons they need.

Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria, has arrived in the city of Kyiv.

Spain will provide Ukraine with four to six German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks that have been in storage for a long time.

Austria and Hungary have agreed not to send weapons to Ukraine, Austrian Defence Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Hungarian counterpart Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky said at a meeting in Budapest, emphasising their close cooperation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine considers the statement of the President of Croatia, who said that Crimea will never be Ukrainian again, unacceptable.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited Mykolaiv Oblast.

The issues to be discussed at the February 3 EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv include the military situation, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace plan, and the support of Ukraine by its partners.

Ben Wallace, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom, has said that on 11 February, at a meeting with a Russian counterpart in Moscow, he received false assurances from Sergei Shoigu that Russia was not going to attack Ukraine.

Given Russia's current ability to produce high-precision missiles, it could strike Ukraine, in the most pessimistic scenario, for another six to nine months.

Poland is planning to send another 60 modernised Soviet-made tanks, including PT-91 Twardy, to Ukraine, apart from a company [14 units – ed.] of Leopard 2 tanks.

The next meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of defence ministers will be held on 14-15 February, and on 14 February – a meeting of the Contact Group on Defence of Ukraine.

According to German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, Germany could send the first Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine in about three months.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has called on members of the Alliance to strengthen support for Kyiv, including tanks and other heavy equipment.