Riyadh comes to Ukraine’s aid to the tune of USD 410 mn: Saudi Arabia is making good on a pledge to send some USD 410 mn in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including a USD 300 mn grant to purchase oil products, Bloomberg reports. The agreements were signed during a surprise visit to Kyiv by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Sunday, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Also worth knowing this morning: Turkey is set to resume talks with Sweden and Finland on 9 March over the Nordic countries’ bids to join Nato. Sweden’s bid to join the military has faced resistance from Turkey, which has accused its government of having ties to Kurdish militant groups. (Reuters)

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