According to a related statement, Hamas leader Haniyeh accused Israel of a lack of progress in achieving the ceasefire agreement.

[An apartment building in the Donetsk region was shelled, resulting in 4 deaths and 6 injuries] On February 17, local time, Pushilin, the head of the Donetsk region, posted on social media that the area’s Pentremonovka A two-story apartment building was shelled, killing 4 people and injuring 6 others.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Welcome former US President Trump to visit Ukraine.

[The "UAV Alliance" within the framework of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group was officially launched] On February 17, local time, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced that Ukrainian Defense Minister Umerov signed a letter of intent to officially launch the framework of the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group. "Drone Alliance" within. According to sources, the mass production and delivery of drones will enhance the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is reported that Latvia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia and the Netherlands have joined the "Drone Alliance".

Market news: Germany extends expanded border control measures.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine will surprise Russia this year with drone systems and electronic warfare.

German Chancellor Scholz: I hope European allies will provide assistance to Ukraine just like Germany.

German Chancellor Scholz: The United States provides $20 billion in military assistance to Ukraine every year, and every European country must make at least a considerable effort.

German Chancellor Scholz: Regardless of the outcome of the US election or how the Russia-Ukraine conflict ends, Europe must pay more attention to its own security.

German Chancellor Scholz: We discussed the development of long-range precision weapons with France and the United Kingdom.

German Chancellor Scholz: Germany will increase defense spending to 2% of GDP in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond.

German Chancellor Scholz: We must strengthen NATO’s European pillar to show that we can defend every inch of the NATO alliance.

Houthi armed military spokesman: Attacked British oil tanker Pollux with missiles in the Red Sea.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian drones over the Kaluga, Voronezh, Bryansk, Belgorod and Kursk regions overnight.

According to the Wall Street Journal: As President Biden pushes for a ceasefire agreement, the United States still plans to send weapons to Israel.

According to The Times of Israel: Palestinians are fleeing Rafah and returning to central Gaza, UN officials say.

US Secretary of State Blinken will meet with the Israeli President in Munich at 2 pm local time.

US Secretary of State Blinken will meet with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan in Munich at 9 a.m. local time.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of February 13, the net short position in the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond was the smallest since December last year.