EU STATES LEAVE #ZOOM AND #TEAMS TO DISTANCE U.S.: Last week, #Paris announced that 2.5 million public sector employees will stop using #American video conferencing tools by 2027, AP reported. https://apnews.com/article/europe-digital-sovereignty-big-tech-9f5388b68a0648514cebc8d92f682060
MORE #UKRAINIANS READY TO #CEDE #DONBAS, BUT WITH #SECURITY GUARANTEES: In 2022, more than 80 percent of Ukrainians considered ceding territory to Russia unacceptable. Now, 40 percent are willing to give up #Donbas, but only under the condition of lasting peace and strong security guarantees from #European and #American partners, The New York Times reported. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-donbas-region.html