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The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Kaja Kallas, stated that in the upcoming negotiations concessions must be demanded from Moscow and acknowledged that member states are not prepared to set a date for Ukraine's accession to the bloc. While the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, began a tour of Slovakia and Hungary. For its part, Russia claims to have taken 12 towns in eastern Ukraine during February and reports damage to the port of Taman after an attack with Ukrainian drones.

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This minute by minute has ended. Below are the most representative events of the day of February 15 related to the war in Ukraine and security in Europe:

Munich Security Conference concludes: Ukraine and Denmark at the center of concerns

Almost 1,600 buildings remain without heat in Ukraine

Around 1,600 buildings remained without heat in kyiv on Sunday, according to local authorities, as a result of a barrage of Russian attacks on energy infrastructure.

Ukraine confirms having hit a Russian oil terminal in Krasnodar

Ukraine said this Sunday that it hit an oil terminal in southern Russia in an attack.

“The hit against the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Volna, in the Russian Krasnodar Territory, has been confirmed,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement.

A fire broke out at the facilities and they indicated that the magnitude of the damage is still being evaluated.

In addition, they stated that in the town of Kacha, on the Crimean peninsula, a Russian Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and artillery system was successfully hit.

Slovak PM accuses kyiv of using Druzhba pipeline as a tool of political pressure

The Druzhba pipeline, which transports Russian crude oil through Ukrainian territory to Hungary and Slovakia, has already been repaired after recent damage.

However, Ukraine would be delaying the resumption of supplies to pressure Budapest to withdraw its rejection of Ukraine's future entry into the European Union, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico.

"I interpret what is happening around oil as a form of political pressure against Hungary for its firm stance regarding Ukraine's accession to the EU," said Fico after his meeting in Bratislava with the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

The president of Romania will attend the 'Peace Council' meeting in Washington as an observer

The president of Romania, Nicușor Dan, announced that he will participate as an observer in the first meeting of the 'Peace Council' promoted by the president of the United States, Donald Trump.

"Next week I will participate in the first meeting of the Peace Council in Washington, responding to the invitation made by the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump," Dan wrote in X, after having recently indicated that his country was still evaluating whether to join the body, chaired by Trump.

Energy aid: Zelensky announces new European packages after a week of massive attacks from Russia

Zelensky maintained on the social network

And he announced that in Munich Ukraine had agreed with the leaders participating in the event on specific energy and military aid packages that should be finalized before February 24, and called for daily air defense to prevent Russia from gaining “influence through terrorism.”

He also stated that Russia launched some 1,300 attack drones, more than 1,200 guided aerial bombs and 50 missiles, almost all of them ballistic, against Ukraine in the last week. He added, the regions of Odessa, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy were attacked this Sunday.

Latvia warns that Russia could keep its military apparatus after the end of the war in Ukraine

The head of Latvia's intelligence service noted that Moscow will hardly dismantle the war economy structure it has built, even if fighting in Ukraine stops.

According to Egils Zviedris, the degree of Russian aggressiveness will depend on how the conflict ends, whether it freezes and whether Western sanctions continue.

The official warned that an eventual lifting of sanctions would allow Russia to accelerate the strengthening of its military capabilities, although he confirmed that there are Russian plans that contemplate possible actions against Latvia and other Baltic countries, he specified that, for now, Moscow does not constitute an immediate military threat to his country.

Kallas asks for firmness with Russia but rules out a date for Ukraine's accession to the EU

The head of EU diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, urged from Munich to adopt a hard line towards Moscow in the upcoming negotiations, warning that the greatest risk is that Russia obtains more at the dialogue table than on the battlefield.

He called for limiting the size of the Russian army, demanding that it pay for the destruction caused in Ukraine and ensuring that it is held accountable for war crimes. He also rejected comments from US officials who have discredited the EU at the conference, although he appreciated the change in tone by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

However, Kallas cooled expectations about Ukraine's accession to the bloc by acknowledging that member states are not prepared to set a specific entry date. He noted that there is still "a lot of work to do," although he stressed the political urgency of moving forward and demonstrating that Ukraine is part of Europe.

Photo: Michael Probst, AP

Rubio arrives in Slovakia to begin his tour of Eastern Europe

The US Secretary of State is scheduled to arrive in Slovakia to begin a two-day visit aimed at strengthening ties with Eastern European leaders who maintain close relations with the Trump administration.

Rubio will use the trip, which includes a visit to Hungary on Monday, to discuss energy cooperation and bilateral issues, including commitments to NATO, the State Department said in a statement.

"They are countries that are very strong with us, very cooperative with the United States, they work very closely with us, and it is a good opportunity to visit them, in addition to the fact that they are two countries that I have never been to," Rubio told reporters before leaving for Europe.

Corruption in Ukraine: a former Ukrainian minister involved in a scandal is arrested

Ukraine's anti-corruption agency Nabu announced the arrest of former Energy Minister German Galushchenko as he attempted to cross the country's border. He had resigned in 2025 in the context of a widespread corruption scandal.

A dozen villages in eastern Ukraine were taken in February, Russia claims

The chief of the Russian General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, visited Moscow's troops in Ukraine and assured that Kremlin forces captured a dozen towns in the east of the country during February, according to the Ministry of Defense.

"In two weeks of February, despite severe winter conditions, the combined forces and units of the combined arms group liberated 12 towns," Gerasimov said. AFP was unable to independently verify these claims.

Russia says Ukrainian drone attack damaged Black Sea port

The governor of Krasnodar, Veniamin Kondratiev, said the attack caused a fire. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

It occurred in the port of Taman, a strategic enclave on the Black Sea, which has been a frequent target of drone attacks by Ukraine.

What happened on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference?

The NATO secretary general stated that Russia has suffered some 65,000 casualties in two months in Ukraine and called those losses "enormous."

Zelensky criticized Washington for asking for concessions only from kyiv and denounced the limited European presence in the negotiations, while attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure continue.

For his part, Marco Rubio defended that the US wants to "revitalize" the transatlantic alliance, amid European calls to strengthen its role in defense within NATO.

Welcome to this coverage of the most decisive moments of the day of February 15 related to the war in Ukraine and security in Europe.

With information from EFE, AFP, Reuters and local media

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