The EU's upcoming €6 billion military aid package to Ukraine may include air defense systems and 1.5 million artillery shells.

Source:Politico

Denmark will spend 50 billion DKK ($7 billion) to rearm its military.

Initially, Danish government wanted to allocate more money to the fund, but European arms manufacturers are having a hard time keeping up with demand.

Source: Danish Broadcasting Corporation

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt:

Our administration, including President Trump, has been in direct correspondence with Ukrainians and our European allies.

You have to speak to both sides of the war in order to solve problems.

The State Department office responsible with the resettlement of Afghans in the United States has been told to develop plans to close by April.

Source: Reuters

Colombian President Petro claims that drug traffickers acquired two missiles to shoot down his plane and kill him.

Western intelligence officials speaking to NBC:

Vladimir Putin still wants to control all of Ukraine.

He thinks he’s winning.

He feels empowered by recent comments by Trump administration officials.

He could agree to a ceasefire and broader peace deal because it would give his military time to reset and rebuild.

US Secretary of State Rubio briefed European ministers on his talks with Russians in Riyadh.

Source: Al Arabiya

French President Macron:

Trump can restart a useful dialogue with Putin.

I would obviously take Putin on the phone if he calls me.

Macron on sending troops to Ukraine:

France is not preparing to send ground troops, belligerents in a conflict, to the front.

It would be possible to send experts or even troops in limited terms, outside any conflict zone, to comfort the Ukrainians.

Footage from Egyptian military exercises.

Saudi Crown Prince MbS had requested Zelensky to be present at the talks in Riyadh but both the Americans and the Russians insisted that they wanted to meet without the Ukrainians.

Source: Bloomberg

Iran unveils its FPV drones.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after meeting with Russian officials in Riyadh today:

There is an incredible opportunity to partner with the Russians geopolitically, on issues of common interest, and, frankly, economically.

Trump says he is not against sending European troops to Ukraine, but there will be no American troops.

Trump:

Russians did not want to destroy Kyiv, and if they wanted to, they would have done so.

There are cities in Ukraine that are similar to Gaza.

Trump:

There haven't been any elections in Ukraine for a long time.

Zelensky now has a 4% approval rating.

Trump:

Ukraine needs elections if it wants a place at the negotiating table.

Zelensky doesn't know where half of the money the US gave him.

Trump:

It was the current Ukrainian leadership allowed the war to continue.

Trump:

Ukraine will have to pay, or find out where the money went.