Kremlin representatives have been constantly reminding Russia of its commitment to its initial military goals in Ukraine to various media sources that reach international and domestic audiences.
This is according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
On February 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave an interview to TV BRICS, a Russian news agency covering the BRICS and candidate countries; on February 10, he gave an interview to the Russian state channel NTV, which also broadcasts in the United States, Canada, and Belarus; also gave an interview on February 11 to "Empathy Manuchi", a popular Russian podcast channel by Russian propagandist Vyacheslav Manucharov on RuTube (the Russian equivalent of YouTube).
The "Empathy Manuchi" channel on RuTube is aimed at a younger Russian audience and promotes Russian state propaganda, including interviews with Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova and Russian propagandist and RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan.
Lavrov's three interviews were likely intended to reach audiences in the West and Russia's allied and partner states, as well as a younger audience in Russia itself.
Russian Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev similarly conducted a three-way interview on February 1 with "Reuters", the Kremlin news agency TASS, and pro-war Russian blogger and head of the military social media project WarGonzo, Semyon Pegov, which was likely intended to influence both Russian and Western audiences.
Lavrov and Medvedev directly referenced Russian President Vladimir Putin's June 2024 speech to the Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA), in which Putin called on Ukraine and NATO to capitulate to Russia's initial military demands and cede the illegally annexed Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson regions - including the unoccupied areas of these regions.
The United States, Ukraine, and Russia may hold another round of trilateral talks on February 17 and 18. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Bloomberg on February 11 that Ukraine had accepted the U.S. offer to host another round of talks in the United States on February 17 and 18.
However, Zelensky said it was unclear whether Russia would agree to participate in the talks. Zelensky also told reporters on February 11 that Russian officials had not confirmed their participation in a trilateral meeting in Miami and would likely request that the parties meet again in Abu Dhabi.
Zelensky said that the next round of meetings could discuss Ukraine's post-war economy and the U.S.-Ukraine prosperity plan.
Zelensky called on Ukraine, the United States, and Russia to use future trilateral talks to further discuss the U.S. proposal to create a "free economic zone" as a buffer zone in Donbas. However, the Kremlin explicitly rejected in December 2025 a proposal to create a demilitarized zone in the Donetsk region.
Zelensky also said that Ukraine had not received a response from Russia regarding the US proposal to renew a moratorium on strikes on energy infrastructure.
The Kremlin appears to be subordinating two key security institutions to the Chief of the Russian General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov, a Putin loyalist. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on February 11 designating the Russian General Staff as the main command authority for the Rosgvardia troops.
US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker highlighted the success of the "Priority Ukrainian Requirements List" (PURL) initiative, which funds NATO purchases of US-made weapons for Ukraine. Whitaker said on February 11 that 21 NATO member states, Australia and New Zealand have contributed $4.5 billion to PURL since the program launched in the summer of 2025.
Whitaker said Norway, the Netherlands and Germany have made significant contributions to PURL. Whitaker noted that unspecified countries will announce new commitments to PURL at a NATO ministerial meeting on February 12.