PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, February 11, 2026: The Financial Times suggests Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky might hold elections in the spring amid US pressure. Also, US authorities have released footage of Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper. Next, social media is accused of being addictive and dangerous in a Los Angeles court. Meanwhile, a "top of the flops" exhibition opens in Paris. Finally, Estonians can drive on the sea.

The Financial Times has published an exclusive article on Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president is reportedly planning "spring elections alongside a referendum on peace deal after US pressure". The paper notes that holding elections would be a dramatic pivot for Zelensky, who has previously said that elections in the country are impossible while it remains under martial law. 

Meanwhile, footage of Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper has been released. The New York Times reminds us that she disappeared on February 1 and has not been seen since, in what is suspected to be an abduction. CNN analyses the footage and says that the abduction was "highly premeditated and very poorly planned". NBC reports that a man has been detained in connection with Guthrie's disappearance. 

A number of papers are discussing a landmark social media trial in the US. The Atlantic says the jury will decide whether Instagram can ruin your life. The BBC reports that Instagram and YouTube have been called "addiction machines". The New York Times quotes YouTube's lawyers, who claim that "infinite scroll and video recommendations are meant to help users, not harm them".  

The Times reports on a "top of the flops" exhibition, which is on in Paris at the Musée des Arts et Métiers and features a collection of the world's biggest design flops.

Meanwhile, it is so cold in Estonia that locals can drive from one island to another across a 20km stretch of frozen sea, the Guardian tells us. 

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