Published on: 02/14/2026 - 07:16 Modified on: 02/15/2026 - 11:00
Russia has recorded around 65,000 "casualties" among its soldiers in two months in Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on the second day of the Munich security conference. He also assessed that the Alliance was strong enough to deter any Russian attack at this stage. Find the thread for Saturday February 14, 2026.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was surprised that Russia had decided to change the leadership of its negotiating team for peace talks scheduled in Geneva next week, a move he said was intended to postpone any decision.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, he added that foreign troops would be needed in Ukraine after a peace deal was reached to deter future aggression from Russia.
He said the United States had offered a security guarantee valid for 15 years after the war, but Ukraine wanted an agreement lasting 20 years or more.
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Mark Rutte says Russia is suffering 'crazy losses' in Ukraine
Russia is suffering "crazy losses" in Ukraine, with around 65,000 casualties among its soldiers in the past two months, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at the Munich Security Conference.
He also estimated that the Atlantic Alliance was strong enough to deter any Russian attack at this stage. “We would win every confrontation with Russia if it attacked us today, and we must make sure that is still the case in two, four or six years,” he added.
200,000 people demonstrate in Munich against the presence of Iranian authorities (police)
Around 200,000 people gathered on Saturday afternoon in Munich against the Iranian authorities, the police in the Bavarian capital, where the security conference is being held, reassessed for AFP.
The police had shortly before given an initial assessment to around 80,000 demonstrators who had come to demand the fall of the Islamic Republic, after the bloody repression which stifled a vast wave of protest since the end of December.
Nobody in Europe is talking about replacing the American nuclear umbrella (NATO secretary general)
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said no one in Europe was looking to replace the US nuclear umbrella, after Germany announced it was discussing its nuclear deterrent with France.
"I think all the discussions in Europe to collectively strengthen nuclear deterrence are a good thing, but no one in Europe is advocating doing this to replace the American nuclear umbrella," he told reporters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
The son of the former Shah of Iran present on the sidelines of the Security Conference
Also speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the exiled son of the deposed shah, Reza Pahlavi, said it was "time to put an end to the Islamic Republic", calling on Donald Trump to "help" the Iranian people.
“The Iranian people have heard you say that help is on the way, and they have faith in you. Help them,” he said to the American president.
Former crown prince and now key opposition figure, Reza Pahlavi, takes part in a discussion at the Munich Security Conference, February 13, 2026. Credit: AFP
Volodymyr Zelensky underlines the importance of an EU accession date against Vladimir Putin
Volodymyr Zelensky said that it is very important for Ukraine to have a date for its EU membership, otherwise Vladimir Putin will do everything he can after the war to block it.
“The United States often asks what concessions Ukraine can make, but does not ask Russia this question”
The Ukrainian president says he hopes that next week's trilateral meetings between the UKrainians, Russians and Americans will be substantial.
“The United States often asks what concessions Ukraine can make, but does not ask Russia this question,” he also said.
Zelensky says Russia loses 156 soldiers per square kilometer conquered
“Weapons evolve faster than political decisions,” denounces Zelensky
The Ukrainian president speaks of "last moment" deliveries for Ukrainian air defense, and regrets that "weapons evolve faster than political decisions".
“Sometimes we manage to deliver new missiles for our Patriots or NASAMS just before an attack, and sometimes at the very last moment,” he said, calling for faster delivery of weapons for Ukraine's Western-supplied air defense systems.
'Not a single Ukrainian power plant' spared from Russian strikes, says Zelensky
From Munich, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that more than 6,000 Russian drones attacked Ukraine in January and that no Ukrainian power plant was spared from these attacks.
“Most of the strikes target our power plants and other major infrastructure, and there is not a single power plant left in Ukraine that has not been damaged by Russian attacks,” he said precisely, while these strikes have caused serious heating cuts in recent weeks, in the middle of a freezing winter.
Speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Munich Security Conference in Munic, February 14, 2026. Credit: Reuters
Europe must not be a “spectator” of negotiations on Ukraine, says China
From Munich, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi declared that Europe should not be a "spectator" of discussions for a resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, while a new round of negotiations is planned for next week.
Last year, "when the United States and Russia resumed dialogue, Europe seemed to have been left out," he lamented. "The war is taking place on European soil, and Europe certainly has the right to participate in the negotiation process when the time comes. Europe must not be on the menu, but at the table," he said.
The United Kingdom will deploy its carrier strike group to the North Atlantic “this year”
We must strengthen our “military power”, added Keir Starmer. “I can announce today that the United Kingdom will this year deploy its carrier strike group to the North Atlantic and the High North, centered on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, operating alongside the United States, Canada and other NATO allies (...),” declared the Labor leader at the Munich Security Conference.
He called the announcement “a strong demonstration of our commitment to Euro-Atlantic security.”
'The UK will come to your aid today if you call on it for help,' Starmer tells Europeans
The British Prime Minister reminded Munich of his country's support for its European NATO allies: "Our commitment to Article 5 [of NATO] is stronger than ever, have no doubt that the United Kingdom will come to your aid today if you call on it for help."
The British Prime Minister at the Munich Security Conference, February 14, 2026. Credit: Reuters
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