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- ⚡️US approves $185 million sale of spare parts for Ukraine’s vehicles and weapon systems. The U.S. Department of State on Feb. 6 approved a potential $185 million “Foreign Military Sale” to Ukraine for spare parts and related equipment to support U.S.-supplied vehicles and weapon systems.
- ⚡️ Moldovan president rejects Nobel Peace Prize nomination, says Ukrainian POWs deserve it instead. "Today, I was watching Ukrainian (prisoners of war) who returned home from Russia, and these are the people who deserve the Peace Prize," Moldovan President Maia Sandu said.
- Many avant-garde artists rejected national labels, imagining art as universal. Malevich was no exception. But, as Myroslav Shkandrij, professor emeritus of the University of Manitoba, points out, indifference to national identity does not prevent later appropriation.
- Jared Goyette speaks with a Canadian volunteer, Brittney Shki-Giizis, who left the Canadian military to fight in Ukraine. A former tank instructor, she explains why she chose to come to the front to serve in a Ukrainian unit.
- ⚡️ Drone crashes at Polish military base, operator detained. The drone, a small commercially available model, crashed at the 1st Air Cavalry Battalion's base in the Lodz province after snagging a tree. No damage was recorded, the Polish military police reported.
- ⚡️ EU proposes 'powerful' 20th Russia sanctions package with full ban on oil maritime services. "The new package of sanctions covers energy, financial services, and trade," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
- ⚡️Ukraine war latest live: 'Horrific terror' — Russian attack hits animal shelter in Zaporizhzhia, killing, injuring dozens.
- ⚡️ Former Ukraine border guard chief embroiled in bribery scandal dismissed from military. Serhiy Deineko, who headed the State Border Guard from 2019 to Jan. 4, 2026, was charged last month in relation to a 204,000 euro bribery scheme.
- ⚡️ US ambassador questions troop presence in Poland after official says Trump doesn't deserve Nobel Prize. Poland has been among the United States' closest allies in Europe since the 1990s.
- ⚡️ Russia derides Macron's attempt at dialogue with Putin as 'pathetic diplomacy.' "If you want to call and talk about something serious, then call. Putin will always pick up the phone," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
