Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the U.S. has set a June deadline for Kyiv and Moscow to end the war, according to NPR Politics. This announcement comes as Washington and Russia are reportedly discussing $12 trillion in economic deals that could potentially impact Ukraine.
The news, reported on February 9, 2026, by NPR, cited Zelenskyy's intelligence services as the source of the information. The exact details of the U.S. involvement in setting the deadline and the specifics of the economic deals remain unclear.
Meanwhile, in Japan, Sanae Takaichi, the country's first female Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is set to pursue a conservative agenda following the party's landslide victory in the lower house elections, as reported by NPR News.
In other news, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing calls to resign from his post, according to Time. This follows the release of Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein, which revealed details about Lutnick's relationship with the late convicted sex offender. The documents show Lutnick and Epstein corresponded regularly and socialized together for at least 13 years, contradicting Lutnick's previous claims.
Also, the U.S. mixed doubles curling team, featuring Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse, is giving the U.S. another shot at gold, according to Time. The team beat host Italy in a tense semifinal match to reach the Olympic gold medal game.
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