Putin agreed to a 30-day halt of attacks on energy infrastructure during a call with Trump.
Iraq faces worsening power shortages after the US cuts waivers tied to Iranian gas and electricity imports.
Here are the key developments on the 1,093rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
![A Ukrainian serviceman of the 68th Jaeger Brigade attends military exercises at a training ground in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on February 20, 2025 [Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-20T154516Z_731590854_RC28YCAGURH0_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-DRILLS-1740104726.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
Here are the key developments on the 1,091st day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
![Ukrainian servicemen from the 24th Mechanised Brigade conduct field training with a French made VAB armoured personnel carrier, in the Donetsk region, on February 16, 2025 [Genya Savilov/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AFP__20250217__36XY2XK__v1__HighRes__UkraineRussiaConflictWar-1739930007.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
These were the Russia-Ukraine war updates for Tuesday, February 18.
Here are the key developments on the 1,084th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have officially joined the EU grid in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Ex-Soviet nations warn of sabotage and cyberattack threat as they cut power links with Moscow to hook up to EU network.
![An announcement near the Energy Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, indicating that the Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian electricity grid to synchronise with Continental Europe [Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/AP25035659952754-1738998127.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Canada, which sends nearly all its crude oil to the US, has little leverage as the US buys most of Ottawa’s products.
China will impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and LNG from the US in retaliation for 10 percent levy.
Here are the key developments on the 1,076th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here are the key developments on the 1,072nd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Here are the key developments on the 1,069th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Despite protests from locals, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam.
