Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine's commitment to peace negotiations with Russia and the special importance of US military assistance for the security of Ukraine.
Europe will not be able to fully meet Ukraine's military needs and provide adequate security guarantees without the participation of the United States.
This is stated in its daily analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Zelensky called on the West to provide Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense systems and noted that the United States has an indispensable role in supplying these systems to Ukraine.
He noted that Ukraine's allies can help rebuild Ukraine together with Ukrainian companies and that Ukraine is ready to discuss such plans in detail.
Zelensky said that he would provide U.S. President Donald Trump during their next meeting with a more detailed plan on how the United States can participate in rebuilding Ukraine and jointly extracting natural resources.
Ukraine has the largest reserves of uranium and titanium in Europe, and suggested that the West prevent these resources from falling under Russian control, the president urged.
On February 7, Zelensky told "Reuters" that during closed-door meetings in the fall of 2024 has floated the idea of allowing allies to invest in the extraction of critical minerals.
Zelensky said that Ukraine is offering its partners a "mutually beneficial partnership" for the joint development of Ukrainian resources and is not proposing "giveaway" of Ukrainian resources.
The United States will receive priority access to this opportunity, and the White House and Kiev are considering the possibility of storing American liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities.
Russian officials are trying to limit Russian military blog coverage of the current front line in the Kursk region, possibly in response to concerns that the West will pressure Russia to exchange Russian territory for occupied Ukrainian territory.
On the night of February 10-11, Ukrainian forces struck an oil refinery and reportedly hit the Engels air base. in the Saratov region.
On February 11, the State Duma of Russia voted to remove the deputy of the State Duma of Russia and former deputy commander of the Southern Military District (SMD), retired Lieutenant General Andrei Gurulev, from the Duma Defense Committee.
It is possible that the Kremlin is creating information conditions for possible false flag attacks in the Baltic Sea and against Russian opposition politicians living abroad, with the aim of discrediting Ukraine.
Ukrainian forces are continuing new offensive actions in the Kursk region, with fighting taking place in the areas of Pogrebki, Sverdlikovo and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Russian sources claim to have repelled Ukrainian attacks and made some progress in the Sverdlykovo and Kurylovka areas, as well as retaking positions in Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
In Kharkiv Oblast, Russian forces continue their offensive, but without confirmed territorial gains. Intense fighting is taking place in the Volchansk area, and Ukrainian units have successfully used drones to strike Russian positions near Liptsy.
In Luhansk Oblast, Russian units are intensifying their attacks around Kupyansk, and according to Russian sources, they have advanced west of Zapadne and reached the outskirts of Doroshovka. The General Staff of Ukraine has confirmed Russian gains north of Makeyevka, as well as progress in the Liman area near Ivanovka and Yampolevka.
In Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces continue their offensive near Chasov Yar, with Russian sources claiming to have captured Orekhovo-Vasilyovka. The Ukrainian military notes that Russian troops are using armored vehicles to transport infantry. In the Pokrovsk region, Russian forces are advancing on Udachnoye and Baranovka, but Ukrainians are counterattacking, and according to Kiev, Russia lost about 7,000 soldiers in this sector in January.
On the southern front, Russian forces are recording territorial gains near Marfopol, southeast of Gulyaipole, and positional fighting is taking place in Zaporizhia Oblast.
Russian regional authorities are reducing payments to Russian soldiers who have sustained minor injuries.
The reason is regional budget deficits.