Daily review

Moscow threatens "retaliation weapons" ahead of 4-5 February negotiations; SpaceX moves to block Russian drone exploitation of Starlink.

Energy warfare escalates as Russian blackouts cascade across borders.

Baltic state urges ICC to expand war crime charges; 378 Kyiv buildings remain without heating.

European allies are stepping up on two fronts: France says it now provides two-thirds of Ukraine's intelligence, while Germany, Poland, and the EU are delivering emergency energy aid ahead of severe cold. On the battlefield, an analyst reports Russia is drawing personnel from nuclear forces, Navy, and Air Force to fill infantry ranks.

Meanwhile, enforcement pressure on Russian oil exports has left 140 million barrels stranded on tankers after India chose to purchase from European suppliers instead.

Russia intensifies infrastructure attacks as Kharkiv loses 80% power and Odesa sustains colossal damage.

Closed-door negotiations began between Ukrainian, American, and Russian delegations, while G7+ countries pledged thousands of generators and hundreds of millions in funding amid Ukraine's harshest winter of the war.

Poland rushed 400 generators from state reserves to Kyiv as the Ukrainian capital endures its worst heating crisis since the war began.

Russia's latest mass attack knocked out power at Chornobyl and left millions facing strict rationing, while Europe rushes emergency aid.

The SBU revealed it destroyed $4 billion worth of Russian air defense systems in 2025, providing "safe passage" for Ukraine's deep strike weapons.

Ukraine's energy grid buckles under a week of relentless drone attacks, forcing schools online and cities onto emergency power.

In a separate development, Russia sold 2 million tons of stolen Ukrainian grain as its own in 2025, using ship-to-ship transfers to conceal the grain's origin before exporting it to Saudi Arabia.

Every Ukrainian power plant has been damaged by Russian strikes as the country faces its worst energy crisis of the war, with demand at 18 GW against just 11 GW capacity. European allies responded with over €160 million in emergency aid.

Wartime curfew relaxed to let freezing residents seek warmth; British intelligence reports Russia lost 415,000 troops in 2025.

Meanwhile, Russia sacks its general after failed assaults.

NATO crisis deepens as US lawmaker introduces Greenland annexation bill amid Russia's war.

President Trump told The New York Times that Ukraine has "no leverage" and refused to promise that America would defend Ukraine if Russia attacks again after any future peace deal, stating "Zelenskyy's only card is me."