Conflict situation:1. Russian Ministry of Defense: 18 drones were shot down in various regions of Russia last night. 2. Ukraine's three major nuclear power plants are facing the threat of power outage, and external power interruption may cause overheating of the reactor core. 3. Russian attacks damaged the Philip Morris factory in Kharkiv, Ukraine. 4. Ukrainian President Zelensky: Russia is shifting its focus to attacking logistics facilities. Ukraine did not launch any attacks on Russian energy infrastructure on Friday. A week-long moratorium on attacks on energy facilities begins on Friday. Peace negotiations:1. Ukrainian President Zelensky: There is no formal ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia on energy goals. 2. Kremlin: Trump personally requested Putin to suspend the attack on Kiev before February to create favorable negotiating conditions. 3. US President Trump: I think we are about to reach an agreement on Russia and Ukraine. There is still a chance for upcoming U.S.-Russian talks. Other situations:1. The EU considers replacing Russian oil price caps with service bans. 2. The Dutch ruling coalition plans to provide 3 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine every year. 3. The UK and Germany will host the Ukrainian Defense Contact Group meeting on February 12. 4. Data from the Central Bank of Ukraine show that Ukraine’s current account deficit will be US$31.9 billion in 2025. 5. Speaker of the Russian Parliament: Lawmakers insist on using more powerful weapons to achieve goals in the Ukraine conflict. 6. Ukrainian President Zelensky: Ukraine will technically be ready to join the EU in 2027.

U.S. President Trump: I am pleased to nominate Brett Matsumoto to be the next director of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. natural gas futures surged 12.00% during the day and are currently trading at $4.389/million British thermal units.

Fed's Mussallem: Warsh is fully qualified to be the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

U.S. Democratic Senator Warren sent a letter asking Kevin Warsh to take a stand on the investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and Federal Reserve Governor Cook. Warren said that the next chairman of the Federal Reserve must promise not to be influenced by political considerations when making policy decisions.

US President Trump will attend a policy meeting in ten minutes.