- The Ukrainian parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that would introduce a state of emergency on February 24, amid the ongoing tensions with Russia, according to the parliamentary press service.

- The Kremlin has said that the heads of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions have asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for "help" to "repel aggression" by the Ukrainian army, according to the TASS news agency.

- U.S. President Joe Biden's administration imposed sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers, a White House statement read on Wednesday.