Key developments on Feb. 10 * Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals, Ukraine says; * More arms purchases for Ukraine under NATO-led PURL initiative on the way; *

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years.

By Max Hunder KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine is opening up exports of its domestically produced weapons, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, a way for Kyiv to cash in on a wartime technological arms race against Russia to generate badly needed funds.

Russia and the United States agreed to resume high-level military contacts, in a major step of rapprochement between the world's top nuclear powers at Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday."The U.S.

U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are back around a table for a second round of technical talks, but in Kyiv, Russian bombs bring suffering and skepticism.

This footage shows how Ukraine is turning electricity into a weapon of war. Precision drone strikes hit key thermal power plants in occupied Donetsk, shutting down critical nodes of the energy grid. Entire Russian military systems — from air defense to electronic warfare — went dark.

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Thursday it had carried out a series of "successful" strikes in January on a launch site for Russian intermediate-range ballistic missiles. Ukraine's General Staff said some buildings were damaged to varying degrees,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Ukraine of trying to "disrupt the negotiation process" searching for an end to the war.

Belarusian President Aliaksandr Lukashenka has mobilized his troops for a month-long combat inspection, putting Ukrainian authorities on high alert.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces close in on key strategic city as ‘last battles’ rage - Kyiv says its military still holds on in northern part of Pokrovsk and is defending a smaller city nea