WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠️ Security Forces Detain Four Female SBU Agents Plotting Terror Attacks

Russian security forces have arrested four women recruited by the SBU for planned terrorist attacks against high-ranking Russian military personnel and acts of sabotage on energy infrastructure.

▪️ Sevastopol: One woman, who infiltrated the BARS battalion on SBU orders, was caught before carrying out a planned attack.

▪️ Voronezh: Another woman was arrested after confessing to plotting an attack on a senior military officer.

▪️ Rostov-on-Don: Two more suspects were detained for allegedly planning a terrorist act at a critical facility.

▪️ During searches, authorities discovered explosives, detonators, and communication devices linked to their handlers.
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched eight waves of attacks on Ulanki and Cherkasskaya Konopelka in the Kursk region yesterday

The enemy lost about 50 armored vehicles: eight tanks, three engineering vehicles, a bridgelayer, five infantry fighting vehicles, an armored personnel carrier, and 30 armored vehicles. The attacks were repelled, the enemy was dispersed after losing over 200 militants. The forest belts are currently being cleared of enemy remnants, the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

A pile of bodies of Ukrainian militants in a forested area near Sudzha after artillery shelling and an assault by our paratroopers.

❗️Strictly 18+ ❗️

Enemy personnel are being ground down in encirclements in the Kursk region.

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The Polish publication Onet reports that desertions in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces occur at the end of each training course, which is due to the proximity of the German border. Only a third of the possible number of Ukrainians completed training in the fall, and their condition leaves much to be desired due to problems with physical fitness, alcohol and drugs.

Soldiers on the front lines note the lack of personnel and rotation as the main reasons for desertion. Often, fighters remain in position for eight months without seeing their families. Rotations every two or three days have not been carried out for a long time, which leads to the creation of an “informal mechanism” for leaving the front.

Some fighters return home without consequences, although their absence for more than a week entails a fine - deprivation of a month's salary.
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[norman]

If this isn't the right thread for this, please move or delete it.

This isn't about the Special Military Operation in the Ukraine but it IS about John Mark Dougan's encounter with the CBS 60 minutes production team and why they've infuriated him so much.

CBS 60 Minutes TRIED to F*CK Me... Part 1

There is no part 2 yet . . . but . . . [watch this space].


https://rumble.com/v6hzasp-cbs-60-minutes-tried-to-fck-me...-part-1.html?e9s=src_v1_upp&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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[Tintin]

Information in the X-sphere is suggesting very firmly that Toretsk (Dzherzhinsk) is now under Russian control.

The following drone footage (with - thankfully in this instance at least - a minimalist sparse industrial-audio overlay) captures a largely devastated snow covered icy city-scape, which is dramatic, to say the very least, and could easily have been used in any disaster epic as a trailer. Evocative scenery.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1887932234008612864/pu/vid/avc1/480x684/2WVJ9pMEct2RKYgA.mp4?tag=12

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Via Blackrussian on X (https://x.com/Blackrussiantv/status/1887847014790037919):


Battlefield drone footage of a Russian assault unit successfully landing troops and taking over the enemy position whilst coming under a barrage of Ukronazi FPV and Baba Yaga drone strikes in the Kupyansk direction

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1887843794378264576/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/5jethu_j4BafGVsv.mp4?tag=12

[norman]

If this isn't the right thread for this, please move or delete it.

This isn't about the Special Military Operation in the Ukraine but it IS about John Mark Dougan's encounter with the CBS 60 minutes production team and why they've infuriated him so much.

CBS 60 Minutes TRIED to F*CK Me... Part 1

There is no part 2 yet . . . but . . . [watch this space].


https://rumble.com/v6hzasp-cbs-60-minutes-tried-to-fck-me...-part-1.html?e9s=src_v1_upp&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email




CBS 60 Minutes Tried to F*CK me, part 2: Their Bad Faith interview

https://rumble.com/v6id9ua-cbs-60-minutes-tried-fo-fck-me-part-2-their-bad-faith-interview.html?e9s=src_v1_upp

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[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGeV-7sjHjo

Heavy Fight On The Ulanok Direction⚔️🔥Oskil Offensive Gains Momentum🚀💥Military Summary 2025.02.08 📅📊

[Tintin]

Ooof. This is some explosion, somewhere in the SVO zone. What's happening here, and I'm uncertain how this was maneuvered into the target, Russian soldiers rigged a KAMAZ truck with a whole load of explosive materiel and sent it towards a Ukrainian position. That's some explosion at the end with an enormous blast wave:

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2025-02_%28February%29/2025-02-09_Russian_soldiers_sent_a_KAMAZ_truck_fully_loaded_with_explosives_toward_Ukrainian_positions.MP4

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A Russian Armed Forces drone operator was searching for the enemy—however, upon closer inspection, he realized they were civilians. With a skillful maneuver, he changed the drone’s flight path and sent it further away. Now compare this case to the HUNDREDS of strikes by the AFU on civilians (description via Ukraine Watch (https://t.me/ukraine_watch/36904) on Telegram):

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2025-02_%28February%29/2025-02-09_Russian_drone_operator_looking_for_AFU_identifies_civillians_and_avoids_action.MP4

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Russian helicopter crew rescue a downed Russian Su-25 pilot in Toretsk direction

Extraordinary footage - description from Slavyangrad on Telegram (https://t.me/Slavyangrad/119046)):


The enemy shot down our Su-25: footage of the heroic operation to rescue a pilot under enemy fire

▪️The video shows the moment the Su-25 attack aircraft crashed near the village of Zaitsevo in the Dzerzhinsky (Toretsky) direction.

▪️The combat aircraft was shot down by a MANPAD, the Ukrainian Armed Forces claim.

▪️Our pilot successfully ejected and a rescue team arrived at the site of his landing.

▪️At the moment of landing, the Mi-8 helicopter was attacked by three enemy FPV drones at once.

▪️But they were unable to destroy the helicopter and the group, and the helicopter was able to fly away with the rescued pilot.

@Slavyangrad (http://t.me/Slavyangrad)

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Video_%2B_photographic_coverage/2025-02_%28February%29/2025-02-09_Footage_of_a_heroic_rescue_operation_of_a_pilot_from_a_downed_Russian_Su-25_which_also_escaped_Ukrainian_FPV_drone_attack_nr_Toretsk.mp4

[grapevine]

Holy SH*T! Putin and Trump are about to change EVERYTHING in Ukraine - Zelensky in panic mode!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aquuE7w6Vc&ab_channel=Redacted (15:04)
"Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has leaked online, and it’s a devastating blow for Zelensky. We are learning that we could be days away from the end of the war in Ukraine, or at least the framework of what that will look like, no more loss of life, no more money going to Ukraine. We've got some huge developments overnight that we need to talk about."

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In this episode of the New rules podcast, GrishaPutin joins us to discuss why young Russians turning away from the West and instead rallying behind the Russian military and President Vladimir Putin.

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🇷🇺 “If we get peace right now my children will be fighting in this war. We need victory and I’m working toward it.” GrishaPutin (
@ZShakerCentral
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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦 “🅾️” storm enemy positions, torching NATO equipment and Ukrainian forces as they advance on Pokrovsk—another intense day for the “Center” group!

▪️ Footage from February 8 captures the fierce combat operations of the “Center” troop grouping, showcasing the destruction of military equipment, weapons, enemy infantry, and fortified positions during their ongoing offensive on the Pokrovsk and Toretsk fronts.

▪️ The video reveals the elimination of tanks, IFVs, APCs, combat vehicles, artillery positions, trucks, pickups, fortifications, drone crews, and enemy infantry in the heat of battle.

- RVvoenkor

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🇺🇦⚔️🇺🇦 "Hundreds of people are being held in appalling conditions - without water, food or toilet paper": Ukrainian artist Yevgeny Baraban told how mobilized soldiers are treated in Kyiv

On February 7, he reported that he was mobilized during a medical examination.

"One person had three epileptic seizures - the medic who came after the third time tried to prove that it was alcoholism. There were also drug addicts with withdrawal symptoms and obvious invalids at the distribution point," he said.

Yevgeny published a video with an epileptic and a man limping across the parade ground, who is being led to a military bus.

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❗️White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz REFUSED to confirm reports that President Donald Trump recently spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about ending the Ukraine conflict.

The New York Post, citing an exclusive interview with Trump, claimed the call took place. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said he could neither confirm nor deny the report.

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https://tass.com/world/1910609?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Trump says his meeting with Putin can take place `at the right time’

US leader also said that he has had a telephone conversation with Russian president after his inauguration

WASHINGTON, February 10. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said that he could meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the right time and that he expects to have more phone conversations with the Russian leader in the future.

"I would imagine I would be meeting with Putin at the right time," Trump said, speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. When asked whether he has had a telephone conversation with Putin before or after his inauguration on January 20, Trump said: "I’ve had. Let’s just say I’ve had. And I expect to have more conversations," he added. Commenting on the Ukraine conflict, Trump stressed: "We have to get that war ended. <…> And we have to get it ended soon."

When a reporter said that everybody is going to assume that he is talking to Putin regularly unless he clarified that, Trump replied: "Well, they can assume. It makes sense. Well, I don’t want to talk about it. If we are talking, I don’t want to tell you about the conversation, it’s too early, but I do believe that we are making progress."

On Saturday, The New York Post reported that Trump had spoken to Putin on the phone to try to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict.

Later, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he could neither confirm nor deny reports about contacts between the two leaders.

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🇷🇺✈️💪 Rostec developed a new way to increase the strength of aircraft parts by 20%

UAC enterprises are started to produce parts with bionic design. The basic idea of such a design is to use solutions suggested by nature itself for the power parts of an airplane airframe. In appearance, assemblies designed in this way and manufactured by additive technology are different from traditional parts. They have branching and mesh-like structures inherent in plants or mammalian bones, for example.

For example, a sample of a bracket using biodesign was made by Sukhoi Design Bureau. It is an aluminum part for the Su-57 aircraft.

“The product looks more like the bone of some prehistoric animal than a fifth-generation fighter part. The new bracket is more than 10% lighter than similar parts made using traditional technologies. At the same time, it was possible to increase its specific strength by 20%,” Rostec said.

In addition to the above advantages, bionic design coupled with additive manufacturing technologies allow saving expensive raw materials, such as complex alloys or rare metals. This approach makes it possible to spend 10-30% less material in some technological processes. Naturally, this has a positive effect on the price of products.

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Kursk region. The Winged Ones report:

The footage shows a veteran of the Great Patriotic War, tortured and killed by bastards, who was tortured and then shot.

This is far from the first case . Many bodies were found in the liberated territories both in the Kursk region and in the DPR. The Ukrainian Armed Forces simply shot civilians when retreating; those who did not agree to leave with them, those who managed to hide, survived. This happened recently in Selidovo, and now it is happening in the Kursk region.

✨ The systematic manner in which the Ukrainian Armed Forces committed atrocities in the Kursk region, as well as the testimony of prisoners (mainly former prisoners) directly indicate direct orders from Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders to torture and shoot civilians .

The goal of such actions is quite pragmatic. To provoke the anger of the Russian people on the topic of protecting their own population. All facts are documented, every Nazi creature will be punished, even decades later.

They will get everyone out from under the ground. Many of them have already been destroyed. Morons like to film the torture of old people on their phones.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Special Operation. Situation and Main Events as of February:

- The Russian Armed Forces have liberated Orekhovo-Vasilevka in the DPR, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

- Ukrainian Armed Forces losses over the past day amounted to up to 1,200 personnel.

- In the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 320 soldiers and 5 tanks.

- Air defense intercepted and destroyed 35 Ukrainian UAVs overnight across 8 regions of Russia.

- Ukrainian forces attempted four attacks on the satellite city of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, Energodar, using kamikaze drones—no casualties were reported, according to local authorities.

- Operations to identify remaining Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups, as well as artillery spotters, have begun in the liberated city of Dzerzhinsk, according to the press service of the DPR’s FSB Directorate, as reported by RIA Novosti.

- The Ukrainian nationalist battalion "Lyut" and the assault regiment "Safari" were stationed in Dzerzhinsk—some militants were captured, said the commander of a motorized rifle brigade that participated in the battles, as reported by RIA Novosti.

- The supply of Mirage 2000 fighter jets to Ukraine only pushes the situation further into a deadlock for the West and Kiev, stated Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to RIA Novosti.

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🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️ As a result of decisive offensive actions, the Yug Group of Forces' units liberated Orekhovo-Vasilevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralize AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 320 troops, five tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three armored personnel carriers, 16 armored fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, four artillery guns, two mortars, one Israeli-made RADA radar as well as one UAV command post and two ammunition depots.

▫️ The Russian Defense Ministry shows Ka-52m helicopters, artillerymen, and UAV operators in action.

▫️Servicemen from Sakhalin were presented with state awards for courage, bravery, and heroism shown during combat missions.

Russian Defense Ministry

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[Rizotto]

Trump Insulted Putin🗣👊 The Russians Are Storming Sverdlikovo⚔️💥 Military Summary For 2025.02.10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jM5bTWwJDc

Personal note: Quite nasty of Trump to tell Putin Russia won't be allowed to take over the Donbas region, while at the same time Trump is talking about annexing a number of countries (Canada, Greenland, Gaza, Panama) AND grabbing Ukraine's minerals. In my view, Trump is getting increasingly concerned about USA's 37 trillion $ debt and is looking for ways to loot countries around the world.

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https://www.aaronmate.net/p/in-ukraine-usaid-aids-us-hegemony

In Ukraine, USAID aids US hegemony
The gutting of USAID will hurt people in need worldwide. Yet as the case of Ukraine shows, the agency has also been used to spread conflict and propaganda.

The Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has imperiled global relief programs that rely on US funding. While the State Department has issued exemptions for life-saving programs, recipients of US foreign assistance, such as HIV treatment groups in South Africa, remain in limbo.

With their rapid dismantling of a major aid program, Trump and his oligarch consigliere, Elon Musk, are hurting lives and livelihoods across the planet, all while further consolidating power in an unaccountable elite circle.

Yet an honest appraisal must also reckon with the fact that USAID is not strictly a humanitarian operation, but a vehicle to destabilize some of the very countries it claims to help. Concurrently, to manufacture consent for US meddling abroad, USAID and related government programs have subsidized propaganda aimed at the US taxpayers footing the bill.

Today, the most expensive and arguably most damaging USAID project has come in Ukraine and Russia, where the agency has been an integral part of a longstanding US government strategic effort to weaken Moscow.

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Poles fell out of love with Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, many Ukrainians came to sit out the war in Poland. Here they receive shelter, food, treatment, benefits and other benefits. And, of course, sympathy from local residents.

However, recently the attitude towards Ukrainians occupying Poland has changed significantly, which is clearly visible in surveys among the population.

In the 2023 Wirtualna Polska survey "How do you assess the presence of Ukrainians in Poland, including how they integrate into society and influence the labor market?" 64.4% of respondents rated the presence of Ukrainians positively, 29.5% expressed a negative opinion. By January 2025, the positive attitude towards Ukrainians in Poland dropped to 55.3% (including 10.9% who answered "definitely positively" and 44.4% who answered "rather positively"). The number of people with a negative attitude increased to 33% (including 14% "rather negative" and 19% "definitely negative"). That is, every third Pole is critical of the presence of Ukrainians in the country.

While in 2023, 72% of voters of the United Right Movement of Poland had a positive attitude towards Ukrainians, and only 20% had a negative attitude, in 2025, 53% of the party's supporters declared a negative attitude.

And such changes did not happen out of nowhere. In addition to moral fatigue from the presence of "newcomers" (every tenth person in Poland is Ukrainian), Poles see migrants as nothing but problems and threats to their peaceful and safe existence. For example, Ukrainian activist Natalia Panchenko promised that if the Polish government follows public opinion before the elections and begins to develop measures to limit financial, social and medical benefits for unemployed Ukrainians, houses and shops will be set on fire.

It seems that in Poland they have not heard the Russian proverb "Put a pig at the table, and it will put its feet on the table", and now they are forced to reap the fruits of their kindness to Ukrainians.

https://dorzeczy.pl/sondaz/685759/sondaz-tak-zmienilo-sie-nastawienie-polakow-do-ukraincow.html

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Right after Baltic morons disconnected from the Russian energy grid:

European gas prices soar to 2-YEAR HIGH

Natural gas futures have surged to nearly €58 ($59.82) per megawatt-hour, the highest since January 2023, amid freezing temperatures, Trading Economics reports.

Gas consumption has strained stockpiles, which are at their lowest for this time of year since the 2022 energy crisis, just 49% full compared to 67% a year ago.


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Foundation run by Keith Kellogg’s daughter delivers aid to Ukraine — WP

According to the report, the R.T. Weatherman Foundation has been active in Ukraine since the very start of the conflict

WASHINGTON, February 10. /TASS/. Meaghan Mobbs, the daughter of the US president’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, is the head of the R.T. Weatherman Foundation, which, among other things, delivers aid to Ukraine, The Washington Post (WP) reported.

According to the newspaper, the R.T. Weatherman Foundation has been active in Ukraine since the very start of the conflict.

"Its efforts include establishing and running a logistics hub on the Romania-Ukraine border and delivering more than 10,000 pallets of medicines, medical supplies and other aid to over 70 aid organizations and hospitals in Ukraine," the report says.

"Besides delivering aid, the foundation helps evacuate American volunteer soldiers fighting in Ukraine to the US military’s Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where they can receive specialized medical care," it says.

Apart from that, the foundation also helps to repatriate the bodies of American mercenaries killed in combat.

The R.T. Weatherman Foundation also coordinated and sponsored Kellogg’s trip to Ukraine in January 2023.

The newspaper went on to say that previously, Mobbs fumed on social media that aid to Ukraine was slow-rolled by Biden’s weak leadership.

Earlier in the day, the Semafor news portal wrote citing a number of Western officials that US special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg will present his Ukrainian settlement plan to President Donald Trump in the near future.

Trump said on February 9 that he had a concrete plan for resolving the Ukrainian conflict. The US leader tasked his National Security Adviser Mike Waltz with organizing meetings to facilitate settling the crisis, the goal being to resolve the conflict as quickly as possible.

On February 7, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said answering a question from TASS that there have been no substantive proposals on a peace settlement on Ukraine from the United States so far, only "multiple statements and reports that are refuted the next day, get tweaked or recognized as bogus stories."

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https://tass.com/pressreview/1910647?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Press review: Trump open to settling Ukraine conflict while BRICS, EAEU doors remain open

MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump spoke about his first conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since his re-election; the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) plans to hold a total of eight military drills in 2025; and Moscow plans to continue collaboration within the BRICS and EAEU formats. These stories topped Monday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.


Vedomosti: Trump remains open to settling Ukraine conflict amid reports of talks with Putin

US President Donald Trump spoke about his first discussion with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since his re-election aboard Air Force One on February 7 in an interview with the New York Post (NYP). This time, when asked by the NYP how many times he had communicated with Putin, Trump replied: "I'd rather not say." Earlier, on February 5, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there are contacts between Moscow and Washington along the lines of individual departments and, moreover, they have recently "grown stronger," Vedomosti writes. Meanwhile, Trump told NYP he has a specific plan to end the Ukrainian conflict and called on his national security adviser Mike Waltz to arrange the meetings.

Earlier, the US president had already announced a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Washington in the week beginning February 10. It is known that they will discuss the issue of possible access for the United States to Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for security guarantees.

At the same time, rumors about the location of a potential Putin-Trump summit were circulating in the Western press. On February 3, Reuters reported that Russia was exploring Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as possible venues for a Putin-Trump meeting. According to these sources, senior Russian officials had traveled to both countries several weeks earlier. Putin himself last visited these two countries on the same day - December 6, 2023.

Usually, both sides simultaneously announce such talks, and revealing them prematurely is a violation of diplomatic protocol, Deputy Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics Dmitry Suslov told Vedomosti. It is difficult to say whether Trump did it deliberately, but if it was intentional, then, according to Suslov, it should be seen as Trump's attempt to initiate a dialogue as soon as possible, which, in his opinion, should lead to the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine.

In this manner, Trump is trying to push forward his agenda, the expert believes. A similar pattern of behavior was observed when he persuaded everyone during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Saudi Arabia allegedly does not support the creation of a Palestinian state. As for the potential agenda of the Putin-Trump talks, Russia would like to primarily achieve a major overhaul of the US policy towards it.

Izvestia: CSTO advances Eurasian security with eight planned drills

This year the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will conduct eight military drills. Specifically, the main phase of Combat Brotherhood-2025 will occur in Belarus from September 1 to 6, Rubezh-2025 will take place in Kyrgyzstan, the CSTO special forces training Cobalt-2025 will be organized in Kazakhstan, and the Barrier-2025 operations will be conducted in Tajikistan, the organization informed Izvestia.

Experts emphasized the role of the organization in maintaining regional stability. It has notably served as a stabilizing factor in Kazakhstan during 2022.

"The CSTO remains an entity that enables member states to synchronize their actions to address regional threats effectively," senior lecturer at the Department of International Politics and Foreign Regional Studies at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Presidential Academy Sergey Margulis told Izvestia. "While some CSTO nations have distinct foreign policy agendas that don’t always align, the organization continues to be proficient in tackling common issues like (religious extremism, terrorism). Despite criticism, the January 2022 events demonstrated that CSTO member nations could collaborate successfully on certain matters," he added.

Simultaneously, there is a shift in the foreign policy focus of some bloc members, particularly Armenia, which suspended its participation in the CSTO in 2024.

"Nevertheless, it’s crucial to highlight that Yerevan is not rushing to permanently exit the organization, having evaluated all potential risks. Furthermore, this ‘half-step’ keeps a pathway open for Armenia to rejoin the CSTO if circumstances necessitate," Tigran Meloyan, an analyst at the HSE Center for Mediterranean Studies, told Izvestia.

For Russia, the CSTO is vital for projecting itself on the global stage as a major power and a key player, whose stance the EU and the United States should consider in shaping or overhauling the international security framework, the analyst noted. Simultaneously, the organization aims to demonstrate to smaller and medium-sized CIS nations that there is an alternative to NATO structures, which are fundamentally antagonistic towards Russia, the expert concluded.

Izvestia: Doors to BRICS and EAEU remain open - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

Trade with the economies of Southeast Asia and Latin America already accounts for more than 70% of Russia’s trade activities, and the share of settlements in national currencies under foreign contracts with them is about 90%, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin said in an interview with Izvestia.

Moscow will continue to deepen cooperation with the countries of these regions at the international level and the doors to BRICS and the EAEU remain open, the diplomat emphasized.

"We cannot ignore the growing interest of the majority of world states in building cooperation with BRICS. This confirms the attractiveness of our strategic partnership and the principles on which cooperation in the bloc is based. This is mutual respect, balance of interests, and consensus. The doors to BRICS and the EAEU remain open, and the priority remains increasing efficiency and consolidating the expanded strategic partnership," the diplomat said answering a question about the expanding list of BRICS partners.

"Over the 10 years since the formation of the EAEU as an integration union, impressive work has been done, including on the international track. Currently, the alliance has four observer states — Uzbekistan, Cuba, and, more recently, Iran. This status gives an additional boost to cooperation with Tehran — this is in addition to the free trade agreement already signed and having practical benefits for our economies. Moldova is also among the observers, which, although it has such a status, due to its domestic and foreign policy course, currently refrains from participating in the Eurasian economic integration. Speaking about Cuba, I would like to note Havana's active interest in the work of the Eurasian Economic Commission, the desire of the Cubans to build up and strengthen dialogue across a wide range of economic sectors. The EAEU began cooperation with Nicaragua just over a year ago, when a memorandum of cooperation between the EEC and the government of Nicaragua was signed in January 2024," he added.

The free trade agreement (FTA) between the EAEU and Indonesia is in the final stages before being concluded, Pankin said. "Most of the documents have already been agreed upon. At this stage, the text is being finalized, and we can safely say that the finish line is near," he noted.

The Deputy Foreign Minister also noted that the future agreement with India is still "being discussed at the expert level." "Official negotiations are not underway yet, but I believe they will definitely begin sooner or later," he added.

As for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the diplomat noted that "APEC is the foremost leading platform for pan-regional economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region."

Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Russian forces thwart one of the strongest recent offensives in Kursk region

On February 6, exactly six months after the initiation of the incursion into the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a fresh attempt to assault the area. Russian troops successfully repelled multiple attacks executed with extensive use of Western armaments and armored vehicles.

Meanwhile, US officials will not unveil the Moscow-Kiev peace initiative at the Munich Conference on February 14-16, contrary to previous media reports. European nations appear to anticipate an intensification of hostilities and are resolved to extend further military support to Ukraine, Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports.

There is no confirmation yet that the administration of US President Donald Trump has finalized new military deliveries to the Ukrainian armed forces. Between January 21 and February 1 this year, at least 24 flights from the US landed in Poland as part of efforts to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian forces. In response, Vladimir Zelensky informed the media that Ukraine is receiving comprehensive military backing from the United States.

However, Ukraine is currently ceding previously held territories. According to former Verkhovna Rada deputy and political analyst Oleg Tsarev, in January Russian troops advanced an average of 13.3 sq km per day in the special military operation zone, a pace faster than in 2024. Nevertheless, he noted that units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are offering resistance in several sectors, forming and deploying fresh reserves.

This is particularly evident in the Kursk region. The Russian Defense Ministry, war correspondents, and the media reported new attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to breach defenses, deploying up to two mechanized battalions on armored vehicles.

"Ukrainian Minister of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov recently asserted that his country had procured several thousand unmanned ground platforms from foreign vendors," military expert retired Colonel Nikolay Shulgin told Nezavisimaya Gazeta. According to analysts, these acquisitions were most likely sourced from UK companies. The expert pointed out that Ukraine has established joint production and repair of armored vehicles with German and Swedish companies.

Vedomosti: Russia significantly raises titanium supplies to China

Sales of Russian titanium to China in 2024 surged by 45% year-on-year to 3,750 tons, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China, Vedomosti writes. Most of the shipments were finished products. In monetary terms, exports amounted to around $88 mln (-1.4%). China remains the largest producer of titanium sponge (primary metallurgical raw material), which accounts for about one third of the world market. However, according to a study by the Zhejiang Gongshang University, the country is unable to meet its domestic demand for finished products due to rising demand from the aerospace, chemical, and machinery industries.

Independent industrial expert Leonid Khazanov attributes the increase in supplies of titanium products from Russia to China with the development of a number of Chinese industrial sectors - namely, aviation, chemicals, and energy. They have a heightened demand for Russian-made titanium products, he told Vedomosti. Exports of this metal from Russia to China may grow by 20% to 3,600 tons in 2025, but its dynamics usually fluctuate from month to month depending on the situation with orders from individual industries and the workload of local metallurgical plants, Khazanov clarified.

Meanwhile, titanium consumption in Russia in 2024 increased by 18% to about 15,500, the expert added. The growth in demand was influenced by the expansion of the production of domestic products and equipment, in which this metal is used in the form of various parts and components, against the backdrop of the withdrawal of foreign suppliers and the strengthening of the state course on import substitution, he noted.

China has attracted advanced Russian titanium processing technologies, Dmitry Baranov, leading expert at Finam Management, said. In 2025, exports will continue to grow, but with the development of Chinese titanium processing, there is a risk of a decline in demand for finished products from Russia, he noted.

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Tucker Carlson

@TuckerCarlson

The Ukrainian military is selling American weapons systems on the black market, including to drug cartels. This war is killing the United States. Col. Daniel Davis on how Donald Trump can end it.

(0:00) Why Crimea Is So Pivotal
(13:17) Ukraine Is Powerless Without the US
(31:16) Ukraine Selling American Weapons to Cartels
(35:20) How Can Trump End This War?
(48:02) DEI in Our Military
(53:15) Drone Warfare
(55:28) Is WWIII Coming?
(57:36) Poor Leadership Within the Pentagon
(1:01:33) Tulsi Gabbard

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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/tucker-carlson-accuses-ukraine-reselling-us-supplied-arms-mexican-drug-cartels

Tucker Carlson Accuses Ukraine Of Reselling US-Supplied Arms To Mexican Drug Cartels

by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2025 - 04:15 AM
Several bombshell claims were made on Tucker Carlson's show while he interviewed Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, a retired United States Army officer who was awarded a Bronze Star for valor in Afghanistan.

Carlson stated that billions of dollars' worth of US arms are being siphoned off and sold to America's enemies. While the black market arms trade in Ukraine during the war has long been documented, including in mainstream media sources (https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/politics/pentagon-watchdog-report-ukraine-weaponry/index.html), Carlson and his guest Col. Davis agreed that many weapons have made it into the hands of Mexican drug cartels, among other criminal organizations.

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Ukraine receives American weapons, they are skimmed by Ukrainian military officials, who then sell them to the cartels, the show asserted.

"They sell weapons to drug cartels... the fact is that the Ukrainian military sells a huge percentage, up to half of the weapons we send them. And this is not my guess. This is a fact. Not speculation. They sell it, and a lot of it ends up with drug cartels on our border. So this is a crime," Carlson said, quoted by RIA Novosti.

"They're selling it, and a lot of it winds up with the drug cartels on our border," he also said.

However, the claim has come under fire (https://x.com/ioangrillo/status/1889056129050955855) and much scrutiny online, particularly the statement that "half" of all US-provided arms end up with the cartels, given no particular evidence for this was presented in the show.

Given many tens of billions worth of US and Western arms have been sent over the nearly 3-year course of the Ukraine war, this would be an immense amount of weaponry requiring large military transport planes or else steady streams of trucks going back across Ukraine's border to foreign destinations. This level of illicit arms trade would require immense logistics and would be incredibly difficult to conceal. Carlson suggested CIA assistance or profiting from the scheme, however.

But certainly it's easy enough to believe that at least some quantities of black market US-provided arms or ammo have gone from Ukraine into an array of criminal networks worldwide, including possibly to the Mexican cartels just south of the US border.

The Blaze has meanwhile reviewed of the Ukraine to Mexico arms pipeline reporting as follows:

However, multiple reports have denied that this was evidence of any nefarious use of the money. Outlet Voice of America painted the claim as Russian propaganda, while PolitiFact claimed any accusations were based on a misunderstanding of how the aid has been distributed.

At the same time, a June 2024 study by Harvard said it was "highly likely that some weapons will go missing over the course of the conflict" but admitted it would be hard to prove the extent of which illicit weapons were being sold.

Harvard, too, stated that sales of arms to sources like "Finnish gangsters, French rioters, Nigerian fighters, and Mexican cartels" were debunked as "Russian propaganda" and cited a report from the Global Initiatives Against Transnational Organized Crime as evidence.

In 2023, the Pentagon's Office of Defense Cooperation-Kyiv admitted after conducting an investigation that it "was unable to conduct required [end-use monitoring] of military equipment that the United States provided to Ukraine in FY 2022."

"The inability of DoD personnel to visit areas where equipment provided to Ukraine was being used or stored significantly hampered ODC-Kyiv’s ability to execute" the monitoring, the report stated. Reports have since shown that the lack of monitoring and tracking situation has grown even worse since then.

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Kiev trying to hide war crimes in Kursk region - Moscow

Constant shelling has complicated a probe into alleged atrocities against civilians by Ukrainian forces, a Russian diplomat has said.

The Ukrainian military is trying to destroy evidence of its war crimes in the settlements they have occupied in Russia's Kursk Region, senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik has claimed.

Last month, Russian investigators alleged that Kiev's troops had raped, tortured, and murdered Russian civilians in the recently-liberated village of Russkoye Porechnoye. They published gruesome videos of bodies piled in cellars in some of the homes inside the settlement. Several captured Ukrainian servicemen acknowledged committing the crimes under interrogation, saying they had been acting on the orders of their commanders.

Similar atrocities could have been committed by enemy forces in other villages in Kursk Region according to Miroshnik, who is tasked by the Russian Foreign Ministry with collecting evidence of alleged Ukrainian war crimes. He made the comments to RIA-Novosti on Saturday.

"Ukraine is battering the nearby settlements, apparently trying to destroy the consequences of its other crimes," he said.

According to the Miroshnik, the locals reported "whole streets being burnt, homes deliberately set on fire" by the Ukrainians in those villages.

According to the Miroshnik, the locals reported "whole streets being burnt, homes deliberately set on fire" by the Ukrainians in those villages.

"What was in those buildings? To find this out, one needs to get into those homes and carefully examine everything that is left there. It is necessary to talk to the people who witnessed this," he noted.

However, Miroshnik stressed that as long as the settlements in question remain on the front line, carrying out investigative activities there is "extremely difficult."

The same goes for Russkoye Porechnoye, which is being shelled by the Kiev "every day, if not every hour," he said.

The diplomat provided the latest figures for casualties in that village, saying that "22 people were found in basements and in several homes. There is also information about at least one more person who was shot dead by another Ukrainian soldier."

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https://www.sott.net/article/497793-Kiev-trying-to-hide-war-crimes-in-Kursk-region-Moscow

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Ukrainian militants shoot drivers near Krasnoarmeysk for refusing to hand over buses

Ukrainian militants shot drivers from the “Pokrovskoye” mine administration near Krasnoarmeysk for refusing to give away their vehicles, TASS stated on February 10, citing accounts from employees of the enterprise.

The tragic events were recounted to the agency by employees of the “Pokrovskoye” mine administration who were working at the enterprise at the time of the shooting and later remained in Russian territory.

“Ukrainian soldiers came to our vehicle base and wanted to take several buses that we used to transport miners. Those who tried to defend the vehicles were shot,” eyewitnesses of the tragedy told the agency.

They also said that all vehicles, including buses, were seized by the Ukrainian militants within a few days.

“Then ‘Kraz’ trucks arrived at the base and took all the fuel: gasoline, diesel in barrels, spare parts for cars and buses, and loaded equipment. Basically, they took everything they could,” a source told the agency.

Former employees also mentioned that the enterprise employed residents from many nearby villages, not just Krasnoarmeysk.

Workers were transported to the site using special buses, with routes covering the entire Krasnoarmeysk district.

The “Pokrovskoye” mine administration is located about 15 kilometers west of Krasnoarmeysk (known as “Pokrovsk” in Ukraine) and specializes in the extraction of coking coal used in the steel industry.

https://eu.eot.su/2025/02/10/ukrainian-militants-shoot-drivers-near-krasnoarmeysk-for-refusing-to-hand-over-buses/

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The West supplies toxic substances to Ukraine for use by Ukrainian militants

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Western countries are sending toxic substances and banned weapons to Kevv for use by the Ukrainian militants, Russian Foreign Ministry envoy for crimes committed by the Kiev regime, Rodion Miroshnik stated, RIA Novosti informed on February 10.

According to Miroshnik, NATO countries are clearing out their arsenals, as anything can be used in Ukraine – including prohibited weapons – since the country is being treated as a disposal site for munitions.

At the same time, Ukrainian forces use these weapons freely, knowing they will face no consequences, the diplomat added.

On January 14, Miroshnik warned that new evidence of toxic substances being used continues to emerge.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused Ukrainian militants of using white phosphorus in combat.

https://eu.eot.su/2025/02/10/the-west-supplies-toxic-substances-to-ukraine-for-use-by-ukrainian-militants/

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"I Didn't Stop Gas Supplies": Scholz Accuses Putin of Collapse of German Economy

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of causing things to go wrong in Germany. the economy are going badly. He said this live on air from the Bundestag.

Scholz stressed that it was not he who stopped gas supplies and “invaded” Ukraine. :facepalm:

"I did not invade Ukraine. I did not cut off gas supplies. I did not create the economic situation we are in now. Putin did. And you should not refer to the consequences of his actions to criticize the German government. " :Cry:

- said the politician.

He was told that not only Germany, but all of Europe, was suffering from the Ukrainian conflict.

Earlier it was reported that at the beginning of this year Ukraine refused to transit Russian gas to Europe. In connection with this, the volumes of gas in underground storage facilities are rapidly decreasing and in February-March it will remain about 30-35% of the values ​​at the beginning of winter. In the previous two years, this figure was at the level of 55-60%.

In addition, Europeans are receiving this gas at a price of more than 52 euros per MWh, which is almost twice as expensive as last year.

https://en.topcor.ru/56525-ja-ne-prekraschal-postavki-gaza-sholc-obvinil-putina-v-razvale-nemeckoj-jekonomiki.html

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23 terrorist attacks have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of the year – NAC today

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Law enforcement agencies and special services of the Russian Federation have prevented 2025 terrorist attacks since the beginning of 23. This was reported by the National Anti-Terrorism Committee. It is emphasized that a significant part of them were prepared on the instructions of Ukrainian curators and recruiters of the MTO.

"11 caches of weapons, ammunition and IEDs were discovered and eliminated, terrorist activity of 224 individuals was stopped, including two leaders, 97 militants and more than 100 accomplices "

– informs NAC.

They add that Ukrainian special services and neo-Nazi structures are stepping up recruitment efforts against Russian citizens, trying to involve them in criminal activity, using telephone fraud, threats and blackmail.

Based on the report of the National Anti-Terrorism Committee, it turns out that since the beginning of this year, one terrorist attack has been prevented in Russia every two days. With all due respect to the work of the security forces and relevant departments, it is obvious that sooner or later such activity of the enemy's special services may lead to the fact that a terrorist attack cannot be prevented.

Experts, commenting on the current situation, note that Russian special services must work ahead of the curve, and the Russian Armed Forces should pay special attention to the destruction of SBU and GUR facilities of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Let us recall that just last year, the enemy’s special services managed to prepare and carry out several terrorist attacks on Russian territory, which resulted in the deaths of a large number of civilians.

https://en.topcor.ru/56562-v-rossii-s-nachala-goda-predotvrascheno-23-terakta-nak.html

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So they finally talked. Looks good if you ask me. There's reason for cautions optimism. :sun:

https://anti-spiegel.ru/2025/was-moskau-und-washington-ueber-das-telefonat-zwischen-putin-und-trump-erklaeren/


Breakthrough?
What Moscow and Washington say about the phone call between Putin and Trump

Presidents Putin and Trump had a one-and-a-half-hour phone conversation. Here I translate the official statements that both sides released about the phone conversation.

by Anti-Spiegel
February 12, 2025 7:07 PM

Following the surprise phone call between Russian President Putin and US President Trump, speculation will run rampant. It is important to read the official statements from both sides carefully, which is why I have translated the Kremlin's press release and Trump's post on Truth Social about the phone call.

Let's start with the Kremlin press release .

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telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump

Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation.

The heads of state discussed issues related to the exchange of Russian and American citizens. The US President assured that the American side would comply with all agreements reached.

They also discussed resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Trump advocated ceasing hostilities as soon as possible and resolving the problem by peaceful means. Putin, for his part, pointed to the need to address the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Trump that a long-term solution can be achieved through peaceful negotiations.

The Russian President also supported one of the main theses of the American leader that the time has come for cooperation between our countries.

The conversation addressed the solution to the Middle East conflict, the Iranian nuclear program and bilateral Russian-American economic relations.

The Russian President invited the US President to visit Moscow and expressed his readiness to receive US representatives in Russia to discuss areas of work of mutual interest, including the issue of the settlement of Ukraine.

Putin and Trump agreed to continue their personal contacts and also to organize personal meetings.

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The following is the translation of the statement published by US President Trump on Truth Social .

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I just had a long and extremely productive phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, energy, artificial intelligence, the power of the dollar, and a variety of other issues. We both recalled the great history of our nations and the fact that we fought so successfully together in World War II, and we remembered that Russia lost tens of millions of people and that we lost so many too. We both talked about the strengths of our respective nations and the great benefits we will one day derive from working together. But first, we both agree, we want to stop the Russia/Ukraine war from claiming millions of lives. President Putin even used my very strong campaign slogan: "COMMON SENSE." We both believe in that very strongly. We agreed to work very closely together, including visiting each other's countries. We have also agreed that our respective teams will begin negotiations immediately and we will begin by calling Ukrainian President Zelensky and informing him of the conversation, which is something I will do immediately. I have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to lead the negotiations and I firmly believe they will be successful. Millions of people have died in a war that would not have happened had I been President, but it happened, so this must end. No more lives must be lost! I want to thank President Putin for the time and effort he has put into this call and for yesterday's release of Marc Fogel, a wonderful man whom I personally greeted at the White House last night. I believe these efforts will lead to a successful conclusion, hopefully soon!

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BREAKING: Trump reveals details of Putin phone call:

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President Donald Trump (https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump) said he had a "lengthy" call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, which included the Russian leader agreeing to "immediately" begin negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

"We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations," Trump posted to Truth Social on Wednesday. "We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, (https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/volodymyr-zelenskyy) of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now. I have asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and Ambassador and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, to lead the negotiations which, I feel strongly, will be successful."

Russia and Ukraine have been at war (https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/world-regions/russia) since February 2022, when Russia first invaded its neighboring nation. Trump repeatedly had said while on the campaign trail that if he had been president in 2022 the war would not have broken out — vowing to end it if re-elected.

Trump added in his Truth Social post that the pair discussed the U.S.-Russia relationship going back decades, including Russia's assistance in ending World War II.

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President Donald Trump said he had a "lengthy" call with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, which included the Russian leader agreeing to "immediately" begin negotiations over the war in Ukraine.

"We both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and the fact that we fought so successfully together in World War II, remembering, that Russia lost tens of millions of people, and we, likewise, lost so many!" Trump added (https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/elections/presidential/trump-transition) in his Truth Social post of his call with Putin.

Trump added in his Truth Social post that the pair discussed the U.S.-Russia relationship going back decades, including Russia's assistance in ending World War II. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Digital)

AMERICAN MARC FOGEL RELEASED FROM RUSSIAN CUSTODY (https://www.foxnews.com/world/american-marc-fogel-released-from-russian-custody)

"We each talked about the strengths of our respective Nations, and the great benefit that we will someday have in working together. But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin even used my very strong Campaign motto of, 'COMMON SENSE.'"

The Kremlin posted a Russian language readout of the phone call, which was translated into English, that reported Putin invited Trump to Moscow, and that the pair discussed Ukraine and reaching a peaceful solution during their call.

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Trump thanked Putin in his Truth Social post for American Marc Fogel's release, as well as the phone call to discuss negotiations. (Aleksey Babushkin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo)

Trump said in a follow-up Truth Social post on Wednesday that he also spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"The conversation went very well," Trump wrote. "He, like President Putin, wants to make PEACE. We discussed a variety of topics having to do with the War, but mostly, the meeting that is being set up on Friday in Munich, where Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the Delegation. I am hopeful that the results of that meeting will be positive. It is time to stop this ridiculous War, where there has been massive, and totally unnecessary, DEATH and DESTRUCTION. God bless the people of Russia and Ukraine!"

Trump's announcement follows the return of Marc Fogel (https://www.foxnews.com/world/mother-freed-american-hostage-marc-fogel-thanks-president-donald-trump-he-kept-his-promise) to the U.S. on Wednesday evening after the American had been imprisoned after being found guilty of possessing marijuana while at a Russian airport in 2021.

Trump's national security advisor, Michael Waltz, had said the U.S. and Russia "negotiated an exchange" to ensure Fogel's release, although he did not disclose what the U.S. was giving up.

Trump thanked Putin in his Truth Social post on Wednesday for Fogel's release, as well as the phone call to discuss negotiations.


Trump, Putin agree to start negotiations to end Ukraine war as Zelensky reveals ‘meaningful conversation’ with president: ‘Let’s get it done’ (https://nypost.com/2025/02/12/us-news/trump-says-he-and-putin-agreed-to-start-negotiations-to-end-ukraine-war/)

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Trump Announces Negotiations to END Ukraine War! Tulsi Gabbard CONFIRMED as DNI! w/ Steve Bannon:

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Daily Mail sums it up: NO NATO membership, NO return to pre-2014 borders and NO more relying on US: America's bombshell blow to Ukraine...
For the last three plus years we were told that if the US said these four words "NO NATO for Ukraine" then the world would stop turning and the sun would stop shining. Yesterday the fever broke and common sense returned.

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What John Bolton WON'T tell you, is that in 2014, he, and the warmongering uniparty machine overthrew the duly elected government of Ukraine, then installed Zelensky as their puppet. Trump is dismantling their machine right in front of their eyes, and there's not a damn thing they can do about it.


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It is unconscionable to allow Russia to assault Ukraine’s sovereignty, recruit enemies like North Korea to aid in their fight, and then sell out the Ukrainians by conceding the loss of their territory and NATO security guarantees or membership. By making these and others concessions before negotiations even started, Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin on Ukraine. 1/3

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I warned many times that Trump will favor Russia in negotiations between Zelensky and Putin. Russia's military performance has been miserable, but Trump is vindicating Putin's decision to invade. The harm to US security interests will extend well beyond Central Europe, as our adversaries in the Middle East and the Indo-Pacific can plainly see. 2/3


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It is incumbent on U.S. leaders to stand unequivocally with Ukraine and whatever NATO allies stick with Kyiv. It is not in our national interest to let the Kremlin's unprovoked aggression against Ukraine prevail. Shame on the Trump administration. 3/3

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“A Successful Conversation”: The West Backpedals After Trump-Putin Call

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted that the phone conversation between the U.S. and Russian leaders “creates the impression” that negotiations on the Ukraine conflict may be starting.

📝 “It was a successful conversation. We must never, never let this happen again. So I am absolutely for peace. I support peace talks. Absolutely.”

Interestingly, before the Putin-Trump call, Rutte had been pushing a different message: “The front is moving in the wrong direction,” “We’re increasing aid to Ukraine,” “More weapons,” and “Putin will lose.”
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This declaration is a sad testament of bad Brusselian leadership. While President
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You can’t request a seat at the negotiating table. You have to earn it! Through strength, good leadership and smart diplomacy.

The position of Brussels - to support killing as long as it takes - is morally and politically unacceptable.

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In Ukraine, Porochenko’s imminent arrest is expected

It seems that former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is preparing for a game of hide and seek with law enforcement. Ukrainian media are reporting that authorities are already stationed outside his house, and his arrest on charges of treason could happen at any moment.

Forbes Ukraine previously reported that the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposed sanctions on Poroshenko. Rumors suggest that the reason is treason. However, Petro Oleksiyovych remains defiant, claiming that this is all a provocation, that Zelensky is a corrupt official, and the main villain who wants to blame him for his own mistakes.

When the “great escape” or “high-profile arrest” will happen – today or tomorrow – remains the main intrigue. Perhaps even Poroshenko hasn’t yet decided whether to surrender to authorities or engage in partisan resistance at the nearest chocolate factory.
- AN

https://x.com/mrlvw64/status/1890090950090981757

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[Ravenlocke]

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🏳️🇺🇦 Captured AFU serviceman: 'Kiev must recognise lost territories as Russian land'

Prisoner of war Valentin Makarenko is confident that Kiev authorities should recognise Russian sovereignty over lost Ukrainian territories.

'To admit all the mistakes of Ukraine connected with Donbass. To give away all these lands: Donbass, Crimea and so on. To admit that this is the territory of Russia,' Makarenko said.

According to the prisoner, he was wanted as a person who evaded the service, which is why he had to pay $2,000 to become a border guard. But despite that fact, Makarenko ended up in Kursk region, where he was taken prisoner by Russian troops.

Russian Defense Ministry

https://x.com/dana916/status/1890095420660920666

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[mountain_jim]

https://x.com/TonySeruga/status/1890076339979633137

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Zelensky refuses to hold elections, but President Trump is about to force his hand!

— Tony Seruga (@TonySeruga) February 13, 2025

[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system launches 122-mm shells at AFU stronghold

Dzerzhinsk direction

The Southern Military District's artillerymen of a separate guards motorized rifle brigade of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army interacting with reconnaissance units destroy enemy armored vehicles and manpower on a daily basis.

Russian Defense Ministry

https://x.com/dana916/status/1890088139898617931

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[Ravenlocke]

Text:
What about the money?

Zelensky will have to answer questions about where the US funding went. The head of the Kiev government will report on his spending to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The American “auditor” is due in Kiev this week.

According to Fox News, the sides will also discuss Washington’s access to Ukraine’s rare earth metals, which Zelensky wants to sell to the US for $500 million.

View full content here : http://t.me/uncensorednews9

https://x.com/uncensorednews9/status/1889826636671136073

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺 Key Statements from Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

➡️Russia has begun forming a negotiation team for talks with the U.S., with President Putin expected to announce its composition later.

➡️The Kremlin did not disclose who initiated the recent call between Putin and Trump or whether it was their first conversation since Trump’s inauguration.

➡️No concrete agreements have been made regarding a U.S. delegation visiting Russia for negotiations.

➡️Putin and Trump agreed to maintain direct contact, as well as through their aides.

➡️The Kremlin views their discussion as highly significant, given the lack of high-level U.S.-Russia contacts in recent years.

➡️Sanctions were not discussed, but Russia continues to view them as illegal.

➡️Recognition of Crimea, Sevastopol, and four new Russian regions was not addressed during the call.

➡️There is no set timeline for a Putin-Trump meeting yet, with Peskov urging patience.

➡️The potential role of China in Ukraine negotiations remains unclear.

➡️Energy was a topic of discussion between Putin and Trump.

➡️The Kremlin welcomes the new U.S. administration’s stance on seeking an end to the Ukraine conflict.

➡️Peskov advised against speculating on the specifics of a Ukraine settlement, stressing the need to wait for initial results from Russia-U.S. talks.

➡️Mutual invitations between Putin and Trump and a formal bilateral summit are separate issues, with no set timeline for visits.

➡️Russia will consider the lessons of the Minsk Agreements in any future negotiations.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1889984040419434981

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇷🇺 Russian FSB officers prevented a terrorist attack at the railway station in Pskov.

The department reported the detention of a terrorist group that planned to blow up the station building. According to available information, the attackers managed to conduct reconnaissance of the area and acquire components for making a homemade explosive device.

During their arrest, the terrorists offered armed resistance to #Russian FSB officers and were neutralized by return fire.

It was established that the detainees were citizens of a Central Asian country. After committing the terrorist act, they planned to hide in one of the Middle Eastern countries.

https://x.com/MaimunkaNews/status/1890017387048571160

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1890086152951988365

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https://tass.com/politics/1912995?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Putin-Trump meeting to take place before potential exchange of visits — Kremlin

According to Dmitry Peskov, the aides will now coordinate the meeting at the working level

MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The Russia-US summit that the two countries’ leaders Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have agreed to hold will take place before their potential visits to each other’s countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"They have exchanged invitations, and now, President Trump has a standing invitation to visit Russia, and the Russian president has a standing invitation to visit the United States," Peskov told VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin. "It is another thing that they have agreed to promptly arrange and hold a working meeting in a third country," he pointed out.

"That said, according to the presidents’ plan, the meeting will take place before any eventual exchange of visits," Peskov explained, adding: "It’s this meeting that aides will now coordinate at the working level."

[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1889727457034379479

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/02/trump-tells-ukrainian-war-party-that-the-game-is-up.html

The Game Is Up Trump Tells Ukrainian War Party
February 12, 2025

Today the Trump administration told the Ukraine war party that their game is finally up. Everything it had hoped for is out of reach:

Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Pre-2014 Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’ (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/world/europe/ukraine-war-hegseth-nato.html) (archived (https://archive.ph/sRnAK)) - New York Times, Feb 12 2025
A return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is “an unrealistic objective” and an “illusionary goal” in the peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia that President Trump wants to accomplish, the U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, said on Wednesday at a meeting of countries supporting Ukraine.
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Mr. Trump, he added, does not support Ukraine’s membership in NATO as part of a realistic peace plan. After a settlement, “a durable peace for Ukraine must include robust security guarantees to ensure that the war will not begin again,” but that would be the responsibility, he said, of European and non-European troops in a “non-NATO mission” unprotected by NATO’s Article Five commitment to collective defense.
No American troops will be deployed to Ukraine, he said, and Europe should provide “the overwhelming share of future lethal and nonlethal aid to Ukraine.”
Just yesterday Zelenski claimed that Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without the US (https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/feb/12/europe-cannot-guarantee-ukraines-security-without-the-us-zelenskyy-says-video). He is right with that. Over the last years Russia's military power has tripled (https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2483081/russia-s-military-power-grows-threefold-since-invasion-says-lithuanian-minister). No alliance of current European armies could withstand its power should a conflict over Ukraine reignite.

There is only one party that can and is willing to give Ukraine real security guarantees.

That party is of course, as I wrote 20 months ago (https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/07/who-can-guarantee-ukraines-security.html), Russia:
A main question for Ukraine since it became an independent state was who or what could potentially guarantee its security.
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The Ukraine is now obviously losing the war. It will soon need to sign a capitulation like ceasefire agreement with Russia. But who or what can guarantee that any such agreement will be held up?
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There will be no NATO membership or NATO security guarantees for Ukraine, neither now nor ever.
A direct full security guarantee from Washington to Kiev is also impossible. It would create a high likelihood of a direct war between the U.S. and Russia which would soon become nuclear. The U.S. will not want to risk that.
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There is only one country in the world that can guarantee peace in Ukraine and the security of its borders. That country is Russia!
But any such guarantee will of course come with conditions attached to it. Either Ukraine will accept those or it will never be secure from outer interference.
That is simply a fact of life Ukraine has had to, and will have to live with.
This was all so very obvious.

Why did it take so long for realism to come to the fore?

[Ravenlocke]

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🇺🇦 Zelensky refused to sign the rare earth metals agreement proposed by US Treasury Secretary Bessent - CNN.

According to the publication, the Ukrainian president was counting on a personal meeting with Trump to discuss a “broad vision of the peace,” but instead he was offered a “financial deal.”

So he got offended.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1890037894997565900E

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[Rizotto]

Text:
🇺🇦 Zelensky refused to sign the rare earth metals agreement proposed by US Treasury Secretary Bessent - CNN.

According to the publication, the Ukrainian president was counting on a personal meeting with Trump to discuss a “broad vision of the peace,” but instead he was offered a “financial deal.”

So he got offended.
- FRWL

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1890037894997565900E

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It is extraordinarily strange that suddenly Trump is seeking reimbursement from Ukraine for US military aid, when in fact this war was instigated by the US deep state. Zelensky could point out that the war has practically destroyed Ukraine, and since the US started it, Ukraine is entitled to compensation from the US. Or at the very least just call it even.

Why would Trump insist on extracting from Ukraine the little bit that it has left amidst its ruins... For one thing, if Trump is seeking to recuperate the funds that were diverted to corrupt officials, then he can directly get those back from these individuals. Seize the multi million $$$ villas they've bought in recent years in affluent countries, no doubt planning to escape there when things got too hot for them in Ukraine. Start with Zelensky's mansions, I think he's got some in the USA, right?

But to come back to Trump and is thirst for rare minerals from Ukraine, what wheeling dealing is behind this, because it doesn't make sense from a logistical point of view. If Trump really wants peace with Russia, he wouldn't be trying to grab something that most likly belongs to Russia now.

[norman]

https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1890086152951988365

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https://tass.com/politics/1912995?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Putin-Trump meeting to take place before potential exchange of visits — Kremlin

According to Dmitry Peskov, the aides will now coordinate the meeting at the working level

MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The Russia-US summit that the two countries’ leaders Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have agreed to hold will take place before their potential visits to each other’s countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"They have exchanged invitations, and now, President Trump has a standing invitation to visit Russia, and the Russian president has a standing invitation to visit the United States," Peskov told VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin. "It is another thing that they have agreed to promptly arrange and hold a working meeting in a third country," he pointed out.

"That said, according to the presidents’ plan, the meeting will take place before any eventual exchange of visits," Peskov explained, adding: "It’s this meeting that aides will now coordinate at the working level."


Trump announces meeting in Munich between ‘high level people’ from Russia, Ukraine, United States



US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a meeting in Munich the following day bringing together “high-level people” from Moscow, Kyiv and Washington.
“They are having a meeting in Munich tomorrow. Russia is going to be there with our people. Ukraine is also invited… not sure exactly who’s going to be there from any country, but high-level people from Russia, from Ukraine and from the United States,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.


https://insiderpaper.com/trump-announces-meeting-in-munich-between-high-level-people-from-russia-ukraine-united-states/

[ExomatrixTV]

Trump Wants $500 Billion BACK From Ukraine!:

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U.S. President Donald Trump has decided that American support for Ukraine will come at the price of $500 billion worth of mineral riches.

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said the U.S. should get a slice of Ukraine’s vast natural resources as compensation for the hundreds of billions it has spent on helping Kyiv resist Russia's full-scale invasion.

“I told them [Ukraine] that I want the equivalent like $500B worth of rare earth. And they've essentially agreed to do that so at least we don’t feel stupid,” Trump said.

Jimmy and Kurt Metzger discuss just how screwed Ukraine has been by this war, from the lives and land lost to the later costs yet to be extracted from the very soil comprising the Eastern European nation.

[Helvetic]

A film about the battles for Dachnoye in the Kurakhovo district, Ukraine | Feb. 14, 2025

Source: Simplicius on X (https://x.com/simpatico771)

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A film about the battles for Dachnoye in the Kurakhovo district, Ukraine.

[Helvetic]

Doc film of the Russian Airborne Forces. GHOSTS from the channel Archangel of Special Forces

Source: Simplicius on X (https://x.com/simpatico771)

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Description:

Doc film of the Russian Airborne Forces. GHOSTS from the channel Archangel of Special Forces.

[Mike Gorman]

Trump is finally receiving the true story, he will gain a complete picture from Putin's mouth, of course the Penis Piano player is now de-cloaked and his artificially pumped up self esteem is vanishing, the false applause and patting on the back from the Biden/Starmer faction now means nothing! Zelensky will be forced to hold elections, and fair ones at that, meanwhile Trump and Putin will build a bridgehead of accord and mutual benefits - look for a new era of industrial growth and massive deals between Russia/USA, the EU will have to comply or suffer the consequences, their opinion will be given lip service but ignored.

[jaybee]

Trump is finally receiving the true story, he will gain a complete picture from Putin's mouth, of course the Penis Piano player is now de-cloaked and his artificially pumped up self esteem is vanishing, the false applause and patting on the back from the Biden/Starmer faction now means nothing! Zelensky will be forced to hold elections, and fair ones at that, meanwhile Trump and Putin will build a bridgehead of accord and mutual benefits - look for a new era of industrial growth and massive deals between Russia/USA, the EU will have to comply or suffer the consequences, their opinion will be given lip service but ignored.


And I see that while Trump himself will be meeting with Putin (of course).... JD Vance the US Vice President is going to speak with Zelensky - (initially?)


Volodymyr Zelensky expected to meet US’s JD Vance in Munich
The Ukrainian president will convene with the US vice-president before the Munich Security Conference
source (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/europe/2025-02-14-volodymyr-zelensky-expected-to-meet-uss-jd-vance-in-munich/)


Starmer's strings are being yanked as he metaphorically jumps up and down insisting -


Munich security conference 2025 LIVE: Starmer tells Zelensky Ukraine is on 'irreversible path to Nato membership'
European leaders to seek reassurance from Washington that Kyiv will not be sidelined in peace negotiations
source (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/munich-security-conference-us-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-zelensky-vance-b1211138.html)

[Tintin]

"Have you noticed the simple-minded immaturity, a kind of crassly ersatz Hollywood tincture to these performances the West puts on? Virtually everything seems made ‘for show’. Can you imagine Putin or Xi putting on such a display when signing their comprehensive partnerships with Iran, or other serious adult members of the world community? - Simplicius

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I've been concerned for some time now, and recorded on this thread, for the security of Kaliningrad. Europe is still awash with a war-hawk mentality unfortunately so although it's heartening to see the US and Russia - with the US 'adulting', finally - engaging more openly, one is still keeping a watch on events in the Baltics.


Simplicius' latest (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/danger-ramps-up-in-the-baltics-as), with extracts, covering just that, below:


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Danger Ramps Up in the Baltics, as War Party Won't Go Quietly
February 13th, 2025


Events again accelerate, as geopolitical inevitabilities come to a head on the stage.

We’ll get to the ostensibly biggest storylines revolving around the crescendoing Ukrainian peace talks, but the biggest story slipping under the surface revolves around the escalating threats from the Baltics and their masters toward Russia as a new vector of provocation from the West.

In light of Ukraine’s proceeding collapse, the Empire badly needs to find a way to ‘self-fulfill’ the prophecy of Russia attacking Europe, in order to sell its own fraudulent historiography of the war, which underpins all the malice carried out against Russia to this point.

Thus lies the need to ramp up provocations to force Russia into making some militarily aggressive action or attack on another neighboring country, to sell the whole narrative. This would serve two purposes: if the war in Ukraine ends, the West needs some way to keep Russia busy and pressured to slow its development, particularly now that its economy is rapidly distancing itself from decaying Europe. But the second purpose lies in—even if the Ukraine war goes on—forcing Russia to respond aggressively to a neighboring country to galvanize European, and even global, solidarity, allowing the fulfillment of all the military rearmament dreams NATO’s magpies have been twittering about.

Now that Ukraine teeters on the edge, the plan is ramping up. Several major concerted ‘events’ occurred this week, by no coincidence of their own:

Firstly, Russian Rostelecom’s underwater Baltika cable in the Gulf of Finland was “damaged”, i.e. severed, clearly not by ‘accidental action’:

In the Gulf of Finland, the Rostelecom cable connecting Kingisepp with Kaliningrad was damaged again. What other incidents with underwater communication infrastructure occurred in the Baltic Sea-in the RBC infographic

On February 8, Rostelecom reported damage to its underwater telecommunications cable Baltika. It connects the Leningrad Region with Kaliningrad and partly passes through the economic zones of Finland and Sweden. The previous accident on the Baltika occurred on October 7, 2023.

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The severing of this cable potentially cuts Kaliningrad’s communications from the Russian mainland.

Around the same time a Russian oil tanker suffered an ‘explosion’ in its port of Ust-Luga, which sits on the Gulf of Finland mere miles from the Estonian border:

Some Russian reports impute certain sabotage:


Enemy saboteurs probably worked in Ust-Luga. The recent explosion in the engine room of the Koala tanker (164,500 tons), according to sources of Ambrey Analytics (a company in the field of marine risk management), was associated with the installation of underwater mines on the outer part of the hull. Three explosions resulted in three holes: one 100 cm by 80 cm, and two large 4 by 2 meters.

Yesterday, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service warned about upcoming terrorist attacks and incidents that Ukrainian intelligence plans to carry out in order to ban Russian cargo and ships from passing through the Baltic Sea. We are seeing the first such incident.

And as the above alludes to, Russian SVR suddenly announced that Ukraine is in the process of finalizing major provocations in the Baltic Sea area. The plan specifically includes blowing up a foreign ship to blame Russia, presumably as a putative Russian “response” to the Russian assets now being targeted in the region:


The SVR says that the special services of Ukraine, with the support of the West, are planning a series of high-profile anti-Russian provocations. The main task is to close Russia's access to the Baltic Sea under the pretext of Moscow's aggressive actions. The first terrorist attack may be the detonation of Russian/Soviet-made mines on a foreign ship in the Baltic waters. They are looking for people from Asia and the Middle East to carry out the terrorist attack, the salary is 20 thousand dollars, there are no contract details. The attacks will begin as soon as possible in order to weaken the Kremlin's negotiating position as soon as possible.

Lo and behold, on the heels of the above, major press outlets like Politico announce a renewed initiative to target and “seize” Russia’s shadow fleet:

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A Russian Duma Defense Committee chairman issued a threatening warning:


Any attack on our ships can be considered an attack on our territory, even if it is a vessel flying a foreign flag: this, by the way, is a completely common practice in maritime shipping. It is possible that we will respond not only with retaliatory measures, such as boarding Western ships in the Baltic Sea, but also with active actions by our Baltic Fleet.

Aleksey Zhuravlyov, the Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, in response to the clowning in the Baltic Sea.

Of course, the above is precisely what the string-pullers want.

The USAID-sponsored Politico rag devoted an entire new article to the warning, titling it “Russia lashes out at EU plans to seize its ‘shadow fleet’ in the Baltic Sea”. Funny how protecting your ships from illegal seizure amounts to “lashing out”, while the announcement to illegally seize a sovereign nation’s ships is couched in soft, accepting headlines.

Western press has long been rejoicing over NATO’s provocations dangerously backing Russia into a corner:

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The next ‘happenstance’ was the grandiose performance the Baltics put on in disconnecting their little puffed-up gnome villages from the Russian electric grid. The level of absurd theatricality must be seen to be appreciated.

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Have you noticed the simple-minded immaturity, a kind of crassly ersatz Hollywood tincture to these performances the West puts on? Virtually everything seems made ‘for show’. Can you imagine Putin or Xi putting on such a display when signing their comprehensive partnerships with Iran, or other serious adult members of the world community?

But the play which skimmed under the radar was the Baltic power cut’s secret ulterior objective to pressure Kaliningrad’s power grid.


The Kaliningrad Region power system has switched to autonomous operation mode.

This happened after Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia left the single energy ring with Russia and Belarus, the Ministry of Energy reports.

-> When the Baltics disconnected from the Russian grid and connected to the EU grid, to allegedly stop Putin’s non existent blackmail, they actually put pressure on Kaliningrad. Now Kaliningrad is in its own grid and can be pressured easier.

The government of the Kaliningrad Region prepared for this development in advance, the Ministry of Energy said.

“The total capacity of Kaliningrad power plants is 1.88 GW, which is more than twice the peak energy consumption of the region”

This is in conjunction with other work taking place in reportedly disconnecting Russian ships from Inmarsat satellite comms systems in the region, as recently outlined by Patrushev:


NATO wants to paralyze the work of Russian ports in the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions

Chairman of the Russian Maritime Collegium Nikolai Patrushev

According to him, Western countries are disconnecting ships under the Russian flag from the Inmarsat satellite communications system - an integral component of the Global Maritime Distress and Emergency System.

❗️Russia has the will and resources to make NATO's dreams of turning the Baltic Sea into an "internal lake" of the alliance unrealistic, - Russian Ambassador to Finland Pavel Kuznetsov



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So, as we all know, Euro-moronity remains rampant............

[Tintin]

BREAKING

Ukrainian provocation at Chernobyl: desperate, indeed :facepalm:

Text from Lord Bebo on X (https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1890321938628665388):



🇺🇦🇷🇺‼️🚨 NUCLEAR FALSE FLAG: UKRAINE IS DESPERATE TO NOT BE DORCED INTO A DEAL!

A strike at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was done!

This is a provocation. Russia has no reason to strike the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Especially now. But Zelensky urgently needs to come up with something to disrupt what has already... been predetermined by Putin and Trump.

Any sane person understands this. And where is the logic?

Until tonight, no one had ever struck Chernobyl. And here, literally the day before, the hysteria of Kyiv and Europe about PEACE TALKS, where, as all Western media without exception are writing today, Putin can put pressure on Trump, and allegedly Russia committed this stupidity?

Do they measure everyone by their own stupidity?

Apparently, the calculation is that Western media will support this and this will prevent the inevitable, the peace talks that will force Ukraine to surrender territory and hold elections.

If Kyiv today were run by people other than complete degenerates who are incapable of even coming up with a normal plan, but who are scared to death, they would certainly come up with something else. But now they are like cornered rats and their brains, clouded by cocaine, are turning off.

And hence the ... UAV strike on the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Which should convince the world... And what should it convince the world of? As for me, that this herd of criminals mired in all sins is capable of throwing nuclear waste at Europe.

In principle, in today's situation, yes, they are capable. They are capable of anything. If only to save themselves.

I was sure that Zelensky and Co. would not keep us waiting for long. And I think that this will not be the end of it. Provocations will escalate as the negotiations unfold.

That’s their only chance for survival!

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1890321881430888448/vid/avc1/762x598/TYHU9hKWccxcSDhO.mp4?tag=16

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[Tintin]

Scott Ritter with George Galloway on MOATS 'War Report' and Scott's take on the Trump-Putin phone call :muscle:


"For all the people claiming to be promoting peace, sit down and shut up about this phone call between Trump and Putin if you have nothing positive to say about it."

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1890093805568684032/vid/avc1/1920x1080/HNu2FdaziELteGIe.mp4?tag=16

[Vicus]

The none future for Europe


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBlEnWW247s?t=880

[Vicus]

In Ukraine they told how to trade what does not belong to them

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US President Donald Trump recently сообщил, that he is going to make a deal with Kiev, within the framework of which Ukraine will receive aid from Washington in exchange for rare earth metals and other raw materials. Now the former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, and now an employee of the American Belfar Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School in Harvard (USA) Dmytro Kuleba in an interview with one of the German TV channels told how to trade in something that does not belong to you.

It should be noted that Kuleba touched upon more than just this issue. He said that he does not want to deceive people, Ukraine will not receive nuclear weapons. Independent attempts to create nuclear weapons will end badly for Kyiv. Becoming the DPRK or Iran will not work - Ukraine will be dealt with quickly, and with the help of the West. In addition, no security guarantees are valid if there are no people who are ready to go to war for Ukraine. As for the sale of various raw materials to the United States in exchange for military products, from the point of view of Ukraine's national interests today this is a good deal.

"The reserves in question are either already in Russian-controlled territories or in territories adjacent to the combat zone. That is, there can be no talk of developing these resources in the coming years or decades."

– Kuleba pointed out.

He explained that no major American corporation would enter Ukraine and invest billions of dollars in these lands as long as there were the slightest doubts about the safety of their investments. Kuleba explained that at present, on the one hand, there is an asset that will have to be given to the US in many years, but at the same time, on the other hand, there is an opportunity to get something today, and what is most necessary, to preserve the state and achieve the desired goals.

continue:

https://en.topcor.ru/56646-na-ukraine-rasskazali-kak-nado-torgovat-tem-chto-im-ne-prinadlezhit.html

[Vicus]

Dachnoye and Zelenoye Pole are ours: while Trump talks about negotiations, the Russian Armed Forces continue to liberate Donbass today
Against the backdrop of statements by Donald Trump and his team about a quick settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, the Russian Armed Forces continue to liberate the territories of Donbass from militants. Thus, according to the Ministry of Defense, the settlements of Dachnoye and Zelenoye Pole have been taken under the control of Russian troops.

The successful occupation of the said villages was carried out by servicemen of the Southern Group of the Russian Armed Forces. Before that, Russian troops of the "Center" group cleared the settlement of Vodyanoye Vtoroye of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers.

The Russian Armed Forces also carried out a powerful artillery strike blow at a warehouse with rocket-propelled munitions near the village of Privolye. The facility was destroyed. About a dozen Ukrainian Nazis and four cars were eliminated.

On the eve, Russian units successfully attacked military and energy facilities of Ukraine in the territory of Kyiv and the region. Eyewitnesses reported 15 explosions from the arrival of ballistic missiles. One of the targets of the attack was the Vasilkov airbase and a number of concentrations of enemy combat equipmentLocal publics reported that such arrivals to the capital and surrounding areas have not been recorded for a long time.

In addition, Iskander missiles destroyed a secret Ukrainian drone production facility run by Stream Techno. The targeting was carried out by a group of Russian hackers from the Special Network Operations Service, who were able to obtain the coordinates of the facility by hacking into the computers of the company's executives.

https://en.topcor.ru/56684-dachnoe-i-zelenoe-pole-poka-tramp-rassuzhdaet-o-peregovorah-vs-rf-prodolzhajut-osvobozhdat-donbass.html

[Vicus]

US to increase its contingent in Poland due to Ukraine’s uncertain border today

The Amerikans will increase their military contingent in Poland because of Ukraine’s uncertain borders, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said at a joint press conference with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz on February 14.

Hegseth said that currently there are already about eight thousand US military personnel in Poland. Now the issue of increasing the military contingent is being resolved.

He also thanked the Polish leadership for supporting the US military deployed in Poland, calling Poland “an exemplary partner”. At the same time, Hegseth called on the countries of Europe to take an example from Poland, its policies in the defense sphere.

We note a certain discrepancy. So, Germany is sure that US Vice President J.D. Vance at the Munich Security Conference, which started today, may announce the withdrawal of US troops from Europe. It is also assumed that this duty will be placed on the shoulders of European countries.

https://eu.eot.su/2025/02/14/us-to-increase-its-contingent-in-poland-due-to-ukraines-uncertain-border/

[Vicus]

Russian Foreign Ministry comments on Kiev’s provocation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant today

Ukraine’s provocation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is a continuation of the Kiev regime’s reckless criminal actions, and it confirms that nuclear technology in Kiev’s hands seriously threatens international peace and security, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on February 14, a comment published on the ministry’s website.

“The provocation at the ChNPP Shelter facility is an obvious continuation of the reckless and criminal actions of the Kiev regime, which is well aware of what it is doing… Earlier, we have repeatedly warned about the Kiev regime’s preparation of such provocations. Unfortunately, our fears have once again come true”, Maria Zakharova’s commentary states.

On the day of the start of the Munich Security Conference, a video of a drone strike on the sarcophagus of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant appeared on social networks, Ukrainian media wrote that it was carried out by a drone strike.

The Kiev regime tried to accuse Russia, but did not provide any evidence. The State Duma called the strike on the Chernobyl sarcophagus a provocation by Kiev ahead of the Munich conference. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that any claims that the Russian side is striking nuclear power facilities are provocation and fabrication, and Kiev does not shy away from doing so.

https://eu.eot.su/2025/02/14/russian-foreign-ministry-comments-on-kievs-provocation-at-the-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant/

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RTyfbdJDV4

🕊Peace Talks Begin⚠️Nuclear Threat!☢️Chernobyl Attacked🔥Military Summary And Analysis For 2025.02.14

[Vicus]

Europe want "security guarantees"

My comments about that video up...

Guarantees of WHAT? Russia is the biggest country on the planet... they no need any "new" territory's... (only their last conquered...)

Europe has NONE resources of any kind...people? old bags and woke scum? NO ,thanks! keep your emigration going...

There was a time were the Mediterranean beaches were nice... now? they prefer Cuba, Asia and the rest...none West...

Europe like to think that they still play some role ..about what?

All together were normally "peanuts" but they did a HUGE mistake ... they laughed at Russia face and pissed on the Minsk agreements!

They show their ugly eternal colonial real face! well...you want it? you GET IT! Fück Europe!

Your BIG daddy (U.S.) is in no mood and capacity to solve your problems, cry wolf all you want... NOBODY will and can resolve your self
inflicted problems after you showed your REAL nature...

Russia will never forgive and forget you EVER! they are DONE with you...

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⚡️Instead of listening to the nonsense of warmongers in Munich, where Ursula Von Der Leyen, hugging the Banderite dictator Zelensky, shouts about winning and fighting to the end, the leader of Slovakia's left, Prime Minister Robert Fico, met with Pope Francis to talk about peace

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The Slovak Prime Minister @sd_smer received by the Pope at Santa Marta. In the talks in @TerzaLoggia, focus on the "persistent instability" in Ukraine and the "prospects for peace," on the "fragile truce" in Israel and Palestine, and on the humanitarian emergency in #Gaza

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https://www.vaticannews.va/it/papa/news/2025-02/papa-francesco-udienza-premier-fico-slovacchia.html

In hearing by the Pope the Slovak Prime Minister Fico

The prime minister, accompanied by a delegation, received by the Pontiff at Casa Santa Marta. In the talks in the Secretariat of State, focus on "persistent instability" in Ukraine and the "prospects for peace", on the "fragile truce" in Israel and Palestine and on the humanitarian emergency in Gaza

Vatican News
The hearing of Pope Francis to the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico, received at Casa Santa Marta, lasted half an hour, from 9 to 9.30, where Francesco continues to carry out his activity because of the bronchitis he has been suffering from for days. To accompany the prime minister a delegation of six members, including the 83-year-old mother, as announced by Fico himself yesterday through his social accounts.
The talks in the Secretariat of State with a focus on wars
Immediately afterwards, the head of government in Bratislava moved to the Vatican Apostolic Palace for the meeting, in the Secretariat of State, with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Monsignor Mirosław Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with the States. "During the cordial talks", informs a note from the Press Room of the Holy See, "the mutual appreciation for the solid bilateral relations and the renewed common commitment to social cohesion was reiterated. In this context, particular attention has been paid to the issue of anthropology and to issues related to family and education".
"The international framework has also been deepened - the statement continues - focusing on the persistent instability in Ukraine and the prospects for peace, as well as on the fragile truce in Israel and Palestine and the serious humanitarian emergency in Gaza".
The gifts
At the end of the confidential dialogue, the Pope, during the traditional exchange of gifts, gave the prime minister a terracotta work entitled "Tenderness and love", together with the papal documents, this year's Message for Peace, the volume "Persecuted for truth, the Ukrainian Greek Catholics behind the Iron Curtain" or the color photo album published by the LEV, the result of a research project of the Institute of Church History of the Ukrainian Catholic University on the clandestine life of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, to document the legacy of the martyrs and confessors of the faith.
Fico reciprocated with a bronze work depicting Saints Cyril and Methodio, patron bishops of Europe whose feast is celebrated today, and with a painting on wood by a Slovak artist depicting a guardian angel.
The attack
Today the head of government in Bratislava will visit the Pontifical Slovak College of Saints Cyril and Methodius. Last year, in May, Fico was the victim of an attempted murder, when, after an executive meeting in Handlova, he was shot in the chest, stomach and limb. An attack that even the Pope himself recalled in his speech to the diplomatic corps at the Holy See last January, indicating it as a tragic exemplification of the "climate of suspicion" generated by fake news that "foments hatred" and "compromises civil coexistence and the stability of entire nations".

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🇺🇸🇷🇺➖🇺🇦 Putin is assembling a "team of heavyweights" for negotiations on Ukraine—advisor Ushakov and SVR chief Naryshkin, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

Ushakov is Putin’s advisor and has been in diplomacy for over 50 years. Naryshkin served with Putin in the KGB. Both participated in the 2022 negotiations, so Putin’s demands haven’t changed much since then. Another negotiator, Dmitriev, is originally from Kiev.

From the U.S. side, the negotiators will include Secretary of State Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and Trump’s special representative Steven Witkoff.

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"The takeaway is this: we spoke for months about the deteriorating European “solidarity” behind the scenes, and today the case was fully broken open for the world to see. Zelensky and Ukraine gained nothing, rather suffering repeated humiliations and being shunted aside like red-headed runts. The West has been exposed as having no concensus on anything—its frayed alliances look wayward, rudderless, and increasingly desperate." - Simplicius

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Another great piece from Simplicius (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/munich-bloodbath-ruptures-western), here, and some extracts follow:


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Munich Bloodbath Ruptures Western Order Wide Open

FEB 15, 2025


It’s been another whirlwind day as the Munich Conference finally took off. The theme of the show was the epic confrontation between the US and European deep state, as represented by various comprador mouthpieces.

But before it could even kick off, Zelensky felt the need to spritz on a little false flag for added effect, to make sure the tension of Russia’s imagined ‘threat’ can color the proceedings. And so, a ‘mystery drone’ was sent to hit the infamous Chernobyl reactor, piercing the sarcophagus shelter:

Western rags and organizations pounced on cue:

Humorously, Arestovich just days ago foresaw that leading up to the Munich conference, Zelensky would predictably send a drone to hit either the “Kremlin dome” or a “nuclear power plant” for the obvious effect:

In hindsight, it should have been an easy prediction for all of us to make.

Now let’s quickly run down some of the bigger points in stepwise fashion:

The biggest: JD Vance allegedly hinted at US military intervention in Ukraine, should Putin not acquiesce to ceasefire, which Western presstitutes jumped on for obvious reasons:

Vance quickly refuted what he called words ‘taken out of context’:

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In fact the conference thus far has been an unmitigated disaster, both from the US-Ukraine perspective, and even more so from the US-European one.

Let’s quickly appreciate how Zelensky was effectively made to look like the gray cardinal Yermak’s diminutive sidekick in the discussions:

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One of the conference’s disasters was Zelensky’s purported rejection of Trump’s mineral deal. From WaPo reporter Josh Rogin:

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Various fantasies continued to be floated about some European troop contingent, but today the German Welt paper reported that Europe can only provide a measly 25,000 troops:


At least 120,000 soldiers needed

There are also doubts within NATO that the Europeans alone would be able to overcome the challenges. A senior general from a Nato country told WELT: “The Europeans cannot rely on possible coalition troops, for example from Bangladesh, India or Ethiopia, not running away when things get serious.”

Military circles cite “around 120,000 soldiers as the lower limit” for the planned deployment. As the troops have to rotate, around 40,000 men and women would be deployed at any one time. EU military officials expect that the Europeans would be able to provide “up to 25,000 soldiers at most”.

So firstly, the big 120k number talked about is the total amount needed for rotation, only 25k can actually be fielded at any one time. By the way, nice little racial jab from Welt there—as if the ‘indomitable’ European peace keepers would stand more firmly than ‘Bangladeshi and Ethiopian’ ones in the face of Russian advances.

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Vance’s speech to Europe stole the show, however. It’s now being hailed as the most momentous geopolitical address since Putin’s seminal speech at the 2007 Munich conference. It can be watched in full here.

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1890403545440038912/vid/avc1/1280x720/cIEGfXVgISGsuPBZ.mp4?tag=14

Vance essentially upbraided Europe for being weak and falling out of line with mutual American interests and shared values. Most important highlights:

European compradors were up in arms. Germany’s Pistorius launched a counter-attack, dedicating his speech to refuting Vance’s claims, while Kaja Kallas whiningly accused the US of trying to “pick a fight” with Europe:

Arnaud Bertrand has a great write up on the salience of Vance’s turning point speech:


Really hard not to make the parallel between JD Vance's speech right now at the Munich Security Conference and Putin's 2007 speech at the very same podium.

Both were watershed moments that fundamentally transformed the existing consensus. Putin at the time delivered the speech that marked the beginning of the end of the unipolar moment. JD Vance's speech will probably be remembered as the speech that marked the beginning of the end of the post-WW2 Western alliance.

The most devastating rumor of all—though there’s no corroboration to it yet—came from Ukrainian Rada MP Max Buzhansky, who claimed that (presumably secret) ‘proposals’ will be voiced in Munich to give Russia not only Ukrainian territory it currently controls, but even that which it does not:

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The obvious insinuation here is that the West is possibly considering Putin’s true proposals for a ceasefire, which include things like the full territories of Kherson and Zaporozhye. After all, Vance hinted something strange when he said that the deal would “shock” a lot of people:


“I think there is a deal that is going to come out of this that’s going to shock a lot of people,” the newspaper quoted Vance as saying.

It’s still impossible to believe such a thing would happen; a reminder: Ukraine would have to vacate both Kherson city and Zaporozhye—a city of nearly a million people—which is simply not going to happen any time soon.

Many are now making a big deal about the whirlwind of ‘negotiations talk’, with renewed claims Putin is assembling a team of superhero negotiators to meet Trump’s people in Saudi Arabia, and Trump claiming that a junior varsity team will already be making preliminary meetings at the Munich conference.

But this would be nothing more than just that—extremely preliminary feelers meant to gauge roughly where each side is at. There is simply no getting around the fact that Trump and the US do not have the power—at the moment—to deliver Putin’s full demands list. And Putin almost certainly will not water down the demands about demilitarization, deNazification, and the four regions which have already constitutionally joined the Russian Federation.

As such, all the hoopla about ceasefires continues to be nothing more than that—just another PR wavefront built up by Trump’s team members to continue massaging into existence the mythological image of Trump’s second term as a ‘revolutionary’ tour-de-force.

Putin must of course keep up appearances by signaling that he’s always open to negotiations, for the sake of his international image, particularly amongst heavyweight allies like China and India. But in reality, Putin has never so much as hinted at compromise and there is no possible negotiations here to be had until Ukraine is simply beaten into submission to the point where they’re no longer capable of even making decisions on these things.

[Tintin]

A very good breakdown of the WikiLeaks cable releases by acTVIsm Munich which would be a must view for anyone wishing to learn more about what was clearly known for many decades. Regular viewers to this thread won't find anything particularly new here necessarily but it is interesting none-the-less:

What WikiLeaks reveals about the lead-up to the Ukraine War (from acTVism Munich)

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/What_WikiLeaks_reveals_about_the_lead-up_to_the_Ukraine_War_%28acTVismMunich%29_%28Feb_2025%29.mp4

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Translation from Bill:

Trump just accused Biden of starting the war in Ukraine.
For decades Russia has been clear that NATO membership for Ukraine was a hard red line, but Biden pushed for membership anyway, provoking Russia.

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[grapevine]

JD Vance has said : "I think there is a deal that is going to come out of this that's going to shock a lot of people."

Although I'm quote mining, it would shock a lot of people if Russia joined NATO.

The more I think about it the more attractive the idea seems, and also a "COMMON SENSE" thing to do.

What are the chances and would it solve problems or create more?

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Prisoner swap building up confidence between US, Russia -— Trump’s special envoy Witkoff

He also suggested that the exchange that just took place, will probably "pay some large dividends in the future"

NEW YORK, February 15. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East Steven Witkoff expects build-up of confidence between Washington and Moscow after Russian national Alexander Vinnik was released in exchange for US national Marc Fogel.

"We had a really good back channel, and it turned out to be very, very credible and enormously helpful. And that led to, I think, a lot of trust building candidly between the Trump administration and President [of Russia Vladimir] Putin," Witkoff said in an interview aired by the Fox News TV channel.

He also suggested that the exchange that just took place, will probably "pay some large dividends in the future," including in settlement of the Ukraine conflict.

Earlier, Witkoff visited Russia. He departed Russian airspace with Fogel, who had been serving a prison sentence in the country for drug smuggling. Witkoff was also among those representatives of Washington who Trump mentioned as negotiators with Moscow on the issue of the Ukrainian conflict settlement.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸 Statement from the #Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Holds Call with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio

On February 15, at the request of the U.S. side, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Building on the February 12 call between the presidents of Russia and the United States, the two top diplomats agreed to maintain an open channel of communication to address ongoing issues in U.S.-Russia relations. The discussion focused on removing unilateral barriers inherited from the previous U.S. administration, aiming to restore mutually beneficial trade, economic, and investment cooperation.

Both sides expressed willingness to engage on key international issues, including the Ukraine conflict, the situation in Palestine, broader Middle East affairs, and other regional challenges.

The conversation also touched on ways to reverse restrictions imposed in 2016 under the Obama administration that severely limited the operations of Russian diplomatic missions in the U.S., which led to reciprocal measures from Moscow. The two sides agreed to organize an expert-level meeting soon to work out specific steps for easing these restrictions.

Lavrov and #Rubio reaffirmed their commitment to restoring a respectful and constructive dialogue between the two countries, in line with the approach set by their presidents. They also agreed to maintain regular contact, including preparations for a future high-level U.S.-Russia summit. #USA

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Article here,

https://apnews.com/article/europe-ukraine-force-peacekeepers-nato-us-security-119c302621e58a3e3bcb7841aa1ce161

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🇷🇺 Russian Minister of Defense Top News Today

▫️As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Berezovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralize AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 280 troops, four infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, seven armored fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two mortars, one electronic warfare station, two bridge launchers, and four armored recovery vehicles, including two German-made Bergepanzer 2 armored recovery vehicles, as well as three UAV command posts.

▫️Russian air defense systems shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, three HIMARS projectiles, as well as 130 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️The Russian Defense Ministry shows attack drones in action in the special military operation zone.

▫️Tsentr Group's military engineers were awarded in special military operation zone.

▫️Russian servicemen undergo training to hone skills in rear areas of the special military operation.

▫️Russian Navy's detachment has arrived in Indonesia to participate in Komodo 2025 naval drills.

Russian Defense Ministry

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🇺🇦🇺🇸 The loss of Ukrainian territory will be formalized in a special agreement. This was stated by U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg in an interview with Fox News.

"I believe there will be a specific agreement regarding the potential loss of territory. But listen, you don’t have to recognize it," he added.

Trump's envoy recalled that the U.S. never recognized Soviet sovereignty over the Baltic states.

"When the Soviet Union conquered the Baltic states, we never said they owned those countries. We said they were simply under Soviet domination," Kellogg explained.

Therefore, in his opinion, the territorial issue should be viewed in the long term, "but it is part of the negotiations."

"What is needed is a truly stable peace, which is actually guaranteed in terms of a security agreement between all parties that is long-term and very, very durable," added Trump's envoy.

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Pete Hegseth Drops Truth Bombs On NATO Over Ukraine!:

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European nations must provide the "overwhelming" share of funding for Ukraine, the new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said, as he signalled a drastic shift in Washington's position on the war. Speaking at a defence summit in Brussels, Hegseth said the US would no longer "tolerate an imbalanced relationship" with its allies and called on NATO members to spend much more on defense.

He also said it was "unrealistic" to expect Ukraine to return to its pre-2014 borders and downplayed the prospect of Ukraine joining Nato. The comments came as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a "lengthy" phone call in which they agreed to begin negotiations to end the war.

Jimmy and Kurt Metzger discuss the NATO members’ shock at Hegseth’s introduction of reality into the question of Ukraine.

[Tintin]

Cross-posting from here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?119339-Turmoil-in-the-British-Isles&p=1656396&viewfull=1#post1656396):



2 Ukrainian Secret Agents Cars Bombed After Exposing Child Trafficking From Ukraine To UK
Libertytalkcanada - 5 days ago

https://rumble.com/v6iz8k4-2-ukraine-secret-agents-cars-bombed-after-exposing-child-trafficking-ring-f.html?start=169

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This is actually really genuinely huge :handshake:

I've scoured Telegram, The Guardian, and channels on X, and there is zip, nada coverage, anywhere about at least the car bombing aspect here bar one - Jim Ferguson - here (https://x.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1891009850349420631). Here's the earlier chat that Andrew Bridgen had with Liz Gunn before the (above) roundtable:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1891007202648784896/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/mje_puLlNJFvpLHm.mp4?tag=12

One of the Ukrainian agents survived and is in hiding and has already disseminated all the information he has regarding the individuals and the companies involved in this trafficking, and the NCA and MI5 are, of course, privy to the information.

It is estimated by Andrew Bridgen that some 9000 children from the Donbass have gone 'missing' :flower:

[BMJ]

It Seems Zelensky Drew The Short Straw ???

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[Vicus]

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Oldie but Goody... :chuckle:

[grapevine]

The lights are going out all over Europe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acl_VTtWTXA&ab_channel=GeorgeGalloway (18:14)
"Little Napoleon has called a summit. Europe's collective nervous breakdown. Starmer has declared war on Russia, Trump and the US. And EU's anti-US uprising is an uprising against peace"

Predictable yet enjoyably scathing comment from George Galloway on the effect of JD Vance's recent speech in Munich. It's already been ascertained that Zelensky is behaving like a cornered rat but it's likely that he's not alone and many EU leaders may feel the same way.

A false flag maybe, but where? Russia is likely the favoured spot but America has made a few enemies since Donald Trump was elected and is probably more vulnerable to attack. Hope I'm wrong but the expressionless looks on the faces of those in the audience belied their hostile thoughts . . . It also remains to be seen where the CIA stand on these developments.

[BMJ]

JD Vance has said : "I think there is a deal that is going to come out of this that's going to shock a lot of people."

Although I'm quote mining, it would shock a lot of people if Russia joined NATO.

The more I think about it the more attractive the idea seems, and also a "COMMON SENSE" thing to do.

What are the chances and would it solve problems or create more?

The purpose of NATO was to protect western countries from the CCCP during the cold war. The CCCP is now Russia, Russia is no longer a threat to the west.

If it where repurposed and become a EU type of organisation I am sure it would fail. If the EU can't get it right how could a repurposed NATO organisation lead by un elected bureaucrats.

Therefore NATO has no purpose they are an irrelevant organization and should be disbanded.

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-- GEROMAN -- time will tell - 👀 --
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Marat Khairullin 🇷🇺 on TG reports:

The Ukrainian Armed Forces left the Kurakhovsky "pocket"
Brief report from the front, February 16, 2025

In the Velikonovoselkovskiy area, the Russian Armed Forces continue to develop the offensive. Assault groups in armored vehicles broke into the settlement of Novosyolka and managed to consolidate their positions. Active actions continue.
North of the settlement of Vremyevka, the enemy was driven out of a number of strong points, as a result of which Russian units reached the Skotovaya gully, entrenching themselves in the plantings along it. Developing their success, they expanded control in the river area and reached a line of fortifications here, passing north of the gully, where they captured one of the strong points. This makes it possible, having consolidated their positions, to advance along this line while simultaneously putting pressure on it from the gully.
The advance was also conducted along the forest belt west of the settlement of Novy Komar. As a result of successful offensive actions, it was possible to advance to the road and, having forced the river, enter the settlement of Novocherevatovoye, having secured its southeastern outskirts.

The situation in the Kurakhovsky direction is also developing catastrophically for the enemy. Having carried out an attack using armored vehicles, Russian assault groups broke through to the settlement of Konstantinopol, dispersing in the buildings in the area of ​​the road to the settlement of Bogatyr passing through it. Fighting is underway.
North-east of the settlement of Zelenovka, also as a result of an attack on armored vehicles, units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced deep into the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and entered the settlement of Ulakly, taking control of its south-eastern part.

Fierce fighting continues in the village of Andreyevka. Our fighters are pushing the enemy out of the remaining positions in the west of the village. In the north of Andreyevka, our groups are moving in the opposite direction, enveloping the central part of the village.
In the southern part of the settlement, Russian units are expanding control, establishing it along the Orlova River, which flows along the southeastern outskirts.
As a result of the offensive actions in the area of ​​Andreyevka and Ulakly, the throat of the Kurakhovsky pocket narrowed to a distance of about eight hundred meters. In addition, in the area of ​​the settlement of Ulakly, the route along which the supply and evacuation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was carried out was cut. The day before, the enemy left the southern part of the Kurakhovsky "pocket". And according to reports received later, he completely withdrew his forces from there.

Active combat operations continue in the area of ​​the settlement of Preobrazhenka, offensive actions against which are being conducted from two directions - from Nadezhdovka and Zaporozhye. As a result of the advance, another pocket has formed, inside which fire action is being conducted on the enemy's defense. Realizing the importance of this settlement and trying to prevent further advancement, the enemy is stubbornly resisting, pulling together additional reserves.

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🇬🇧 Britain has announced its readiness to guarantee the security of Ukraine - The Daily Telegraph.

British warmonger and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his country is ready to send troops to Ukraine as security guarantees for Kiev.

"The UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine. This includes continued support for Ukrainian military personnel and a willingness to deploy our troops on the ground if necessary," Starmer wrote.

He also recalled that the UK has already pledged to allocate 3 billion pounds sterling ($ 3.8 billion) per year to support Ukraine until 2030.

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🇷🇺 Maria Zakharova

All the diplomats of the world who watched and were forced to "correspond" with the metropeles from the matinee in the psychiatric hospital called "Munich Conference - 2025" should be given milk to remove poisonous toxins from the body.

The icing on the cake was the speech of the chairman of this marathon of narratives, the Russophobe Heusgen. He declared that Russia does not need to !!!bring peace !!!, since this policy did not work in the 1930s. This means that he lied right from the stage in the center of Munich, without remembering who and how in 1938 brought peace. Let's add to that👇

On the night of September 30, the then Prime Ministers of Great Britain Neville Chamberlain, France Edouard Daladier, Italy Benito Mussolini and the Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler signed a document according to which Czechoslovakia was to cede the Sudetenland to Germany within 10 days, in which 90% of the population was German. Representatives of the state they were dismembering were invited after the decision - only for its announcement, so as not to rejoice in advance.

Thus, the flywheel of World War II was set in motion.

But then Heusgen got carried away uncontrollably and declared that Putin "responds only to force", and then... he burst into tears. Probably to show the strength of weakness. But it seems like a woman's story. From his other lies. After all, it was in this very room in 2007 that Putin called for global cooperation, mutual respect and respect for international law.

By the way, do you understand why the German wiped his nose and then rubbed it all on his forehead?

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🇺🇸 EU prepares new giant war aid package for Ukraine - Bloomberg.

"European leaders are working on a new package of measures to increase defense spending and support Kiev, as US President Donald Trump insists on a quick end to the conflict," - the report says.

The new aid package will be announced immediately after the German parliamentary elections on February 23.

Trump also said that he would allow European countries to buy weapons from the United States for supplies to Ukraine. Although he previously claimed that he was advocating an end to the conflict.

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US, Russian envoys on Ukraine to meet in Saudi Arabia on February 18 — news outlet

According to Axios, high-ranking representatives of the US and Russia will also discuss preparations for the meeting between the presidents of the two countries, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

WASHINGTON, February 17. /TASS/. A meeting of the US and Russian delegations on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis will be held in Saudi Arabia on February 18, Axios reported, citing sources.

According to the news outlet, high-ranking representatives of the US and Russia will also discuss preparations for the meeting between the presidents of the two countries, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Earlier, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said that he will head to Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening as part of the US delegation for talks with Russia and expects serious progress in settling the Ukrainian conflict. The Bloomberg news agency, in turn, reported that Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz will also take part in the meeting.

On February 12, the leaders of Russia and the United States held a telephone conversation. They discussed the issue of cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, bilateral relations and a number of other issues. The sides agreed to continue contacts and organize a face-to-face meeting.

[Ravenlocke]

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https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/zelensky-visits-uae-amid-concerns-over-us-russia-talks-on-uk

Zelensky visits UAE amid concerns over US-Russia talks on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an official visit, stressing humanitarian aid, economic cooperation, and securing the release of Ukrainian prisoners.

His trip comes at a critical moment, as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare for a highly anticipated diplomatic meeting—raising concerns that Washington and Moscow may negotiate without Kiev's involvement.

Zelensky shared a video of his arrival, showing him stepping off the plane and meeting with UAE officials.

"An official visit with the First Lady to the United Arab Emirates," he wrote on Telegram, highlighting his priorities: "The priority is to bring even more of our people home from captivity. As well as investment and economic partnership. A large humanitarian programme."

Regional Diplomatic Push Amid Ukraine War Talks

Zelensky previously announced that his diplomatic tour would include Turkey and Saudi Arabia, where he aims to bolster Ukraine's international partnerships. However, he made it clear that he has no intention of meeting with US or Russian officials during the trip.

His visit takes place against the backdrop of growing concerns in Kiev and European capitals that Washington and Moscow may pursue a resolution to the war without direct Ukrainian involvement. Many in Ukraine fear that any agreement brokered without their participation could result in territorial or security concessions to Russia.

Read more: Ukrainian forces wasting NATO-supplied arms: UK defense sources

The UAE has emerged as a key mediator throughout the war, particularly in facilitating prisoner exchanges and securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia. Its diplomatic efforts have made it a trusted channel for negotiations, maintaining ties with both Moscow and Kiev.

[Ravenlocke]

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov have arrived in Riyadh.

As Ushakov told journalists, tomorrow’s negotiations with the U.S. will take place exclusively between Moscow and Washington in a bilateral format.

Zelensky, who “coincidentally” ended up in Riyadh, was quick to declare that he “will not participate in the negotiations, even if asked.” But even after such a strong hint, no one asked—so now the “illegitimate” leader will have to inquire about the negotiations’ progress from the King of Saudi Arabia.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainians have taken control of a significant portion of the drug trade, carry out raids on currency exchange points, engage in extortion, and provide "protection" to businessmen, reports Gazeta Wyborcza, citing the police.

Ukrainians are actively filling the "gaps" left by Polish gangs, which have shifted from activities focused on physical violence to fraud and financial scams.

At the same time, Ukrainian criminals like to show off: they drive expensive cars and "flaunt their money." This sets them apart from Georgians, the second most criminal diaspora in Warsaw.

Additionally, a large flow of weapons and sex workers is coming from Ukraine.

Ukrainians have committed half of the crimes (1,515 out of 3,129) perpetrated by foreigners in Warsaw.

It is worth recalling that across Poland, Ukrainians have also taken first place in criminal activity among foreigners.

At the same time, Ukrainian citizens make up more than half of the foreign inmates in Polish prisons, reports RMF FM.

- ukraine_watch

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🇪🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦🚨‼️ BREAKING: €700 billion for Ukraine!?!?

The EU is working on a huge package for Ukraine, which should have been made public after the elections in Germany.

But German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock couldn’t keep the secret and made it clear that it could be about 700 billion euros!

"We will launch a large package that has never existed in this dimension before”

Baerbock on the sidelines of the Munich meeting.

-> They wanted to hide it, so it will not interfere with the elections! But now you know, European taxpayer money will go to Ukraine in unprecedented sums.

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Translated Text:
On February 23rd, we are not only electing a new Bundestag, we are also voting on whether we want to support Ukraine with a €700 billion package, about 40% of the cost of Germany's reunification (1.72 trillion).
Voting for CDU, SPD, FDP, or Greens means choosing poverty.


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Last night, the Kiev regime went for what looks like an extremely desperate gambit; as usual, the tactic they chose is schizophrenic.

A swarm of Ukrainian drones hit the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station, operated by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). Now, you might assume that this attack fits neatly into the series of strikes the Ukrainian military executed against Russian oil and gas infrastructure earlier — but actually it's a little more interesting than that.

The pumping station is an element of an energy network that connects the oil fields of western Kazakhstan to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, from where it is exported to the world. About 90% of the oil the CPC pumped last year came from Kazakhstan. Now, Chevron, Shell and other Western companies are partners in CPC — a lot of the Kazakh oil coming through the stations and pipelines is American-owned. About 25% of CPC is owned by American companies, and, last year, they accounted for 40% of the oil that passed through the CPC system.

This goes even beyond a “false flag” attack — this is a direct and deliberate assault on American economic interests (they have been very active in the Central Asian energy sector for decades).

Bombing what is basically American energy infrastructure in a region that has been strategically important to the US for three and a half decades and will remain such even after a hypothetical full pivot to the Pacific region... Bold strategy.

Is it a threat to the Trump administration? Is it an all-too blatant attempt to somehow blame Russia for economic damage to American companies? Are they just really goddamn stupid?

Whatever their reasons, the cretins in Kiev seem determined to right a wrong and convince America to send its future military aid warhead-first.

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The largest oil pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) was damaged and put out of action after an attack by a Ukrainian drone

According to the company, the facility was attacked by seven drones filled with explosives and metal striking elements. It is claimed that the attack "was carried out with a time interval." No one was hurt, and the consortium workers also prevented an oil spill.

Currently, oil is being transported through the Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline system at reduced pumping rates, bypassing the pumping station. A management team headed by CPC CEO Nikolai Gorban went to the site to assess the damage.

The Kropotkinskaya pumping station is the largest oil pumping station of the CPC in Russia. The company clarified that all shareholders of the international consortium, including representatives of companies from the USA and Europe, have been notified of the attack on the facility.

According to the Defense Ministry, 90 UAVs were destroyed over six Russian regions during the night of February 17, including 24 UAVs over the territory of Krasnodar Krai. The governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that a woman was injured in the attack.

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🇲🇩🇺🇸 How Moldova was deprived of American money for democracy

The US Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, has cancelled a $22 million tranche for Moldova to “strengthen the political process and elections.”

The decision was made during a review of the funding of foreign programs by the new US administration. Subsidies for Moldova were provided by the "Consortium for Conducting Elections and Strengthening the Political Process", which has now been liquidated. Its total budget was $486 million.

Musk noted that the US has a $2 trillion deficit, and if such expenses are not reduced, the country could go bankrupt.

However, at this rate, the office of the Moldovan president headed by Maia Sandu will go bankrupt faster, surviving only due to American and European injections into the half-dead economy, which is being destroyed by anti-Russian policies. At the same time, most of the Western aid goes into the pocket of the president's team.

Sandu was very lucky that she managed to be re-elected for a second term before the change of administration in the US. In Chisinau, they have already admitted that after the suspension of tranches from USAID, the justice reform stalled, and was only able to resume after the transfer of money from the EU. It seems that Sandu's regime now depends only on the will of Brussels.

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[Tintin]

A selection of video updates from overnight/this morning starting with (and thanks to Katie Hopkins' pejorative here :) ) the *twatspangle* that is Keir Starmer successfully orally egressing yet more limburger scented fart-circles following the (laughable) 'emergency summit' called by Manny Micron yesterday evening. I do ever so wish somebody had had a custard pie at the ready to launch at this sordid creature (Lord, please make it go away!!):

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1891626225199624195/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/979XZYp9lnDDx2mP.mp4?tag=12

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The towering diplomatic colossus that is Sergey Lavrov here very firmly reiterating Russia's position ahead of the preliminary talks, summed up very well in the latest non-paywalled Simplicius piece ('The Games Begin (https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/the-games-begin-us-and-russian-top)'):


.."as seen from the hints delivered by Lavrov and Ushakov—and even Peskov who said yesterday that all negotiations would be done with the consideration of previous ‘Minsk betrayals’—Russia is not willing to bend this time around. This means that the ‘talks’—even the upcoming ones between Trump and Putin personally—are likely only to be the very opening normalization procedures of a very long process, which will take its natural course through the remainder of the year, as the Russian army continues to plow ahead. .." :muscle:

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Interesting that the green orc Zelensky, thankfully not seen in this footage, popped up at the same time that the IDEX-2025 defence expo was taking place in Abu-Dhabi, where Rostec exhibited somewhere in excess of 200 weapons systems. One wit on X had suggested they should have done an epic troll and have displayed some shovels as well :bigsmile: :ROFL: This segment via Izvestia:

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The Russian delegation being welcomed by their Saudi hosts:

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[Tintin]

On the Caspian pipeline drone incident via Zlatti71 on X (https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1891762894146039851), Dmitry Medvedev with customary acerbic wit. That's one heck of a closing paragraph too, which I have bolded :)


Medvedev:

“A Rabid Animal Has Bitten Its Master

Ukrainian drones have attacked a pumping station responsible for transporting oil through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). This is not a Russian asset; the oil in this pipeline is classified as international property, belonging in various proportions to multiple companies, primarily American and European.

The pipeline transports oil from Kazakhstan’s major oil projects—Tengiz, Karachaganak, and Kashagan. In 2024, American businesses accounted for over 40% of CPC oil shipments, and together with other Western companies, their total share exceeded 65%. The neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv was well aware of this. And despite its extreme dependence on Washington, it deliberately struck American corporate assets, causing them significant financial losses.

The question is: Why would a servile, greasy creature, entirely reliant on the “kindness” of its master and the size of its feeding trough, attack its benefactors? The answer is simple. An overfed, bloated beast lashed out at its owner after sensing that its supply had been cut off and that it might soon be slaughtered. In desperation, it decided to bite its master—and bite hard. Salivating profusely, it sank its teeth into the very hand that feeds it—the hand of the U.S. president.

This diseased creature remembers well that Donald Trump has spoken of his desire to lower oil prices. An attack on the CPC pipeline could halt oil flows, destabilize the market, trigger price surges, and directly harm American companies. In other words, this strike is a triple blow—against U.S. businesses, the oil market, and Trump personally.

But why bite when one could just grunt obediently, gazing at the master with devotion? Because this humiliated animal is in a state of sheer panic. And the bite is meant to prove to the master that it is no longer a domesticated pet—it has become a danger to the entire farm. Even to the owner himself…

Now, the master of this rabid creature must determine whether it is infected with madness and how best to protect himself. There are two options. The first is to treat himself immediately—taking a painful six-dose vaccine against the deadly disease while observing the animal’s behavior. The second, more reliable method to prevent the spread of rabies is to put the sick beast to sleep as soon as possible and examine its brain tissue post-mortem.

Which option the new U.S. administration will choose—time will soon tell.”

[Rizotto]

Very interesting speculation about Zelensky's visit to UAE with his wife. Signed agreements between Zelensky and UAE interpreted as potential escape plan for him and his wife.
E.g. digital banking agreements between Ukraine and UAE, etc.

It rather makes sense, although I haven't heard this mentioned anywhere else.

Cold War II❄️ Zelensky Plans Escape🏃‍♂️ Russians Advance On All Fronts⚔️🌍Military Summary 17.02.2025

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQBDB7v8W_w

[Bill Ryan]

On the Caspian pipeline drone incident via Zlatti71 on X (https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1891762894146039851), Dmitry Medvedev with customary acerbic wit. That's one heck of a closing paragraph too, which I have bolded :)
Medvedev:

“A Rabid Animal Has Bitten Its Master
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Now, the master of this rabid creature must determine whether it is infected with madness and how best to protect himself. There are two options. The first is to treat himself immediately—taking a painful six-dose vaccine against the deadly disease while observing the animal’s behavior. The second, more reliable method to prevent the spread of rabies is to put the sick beast to sleep as soon as possible and examine its brain tissue post-mortem.

Which option the new U.S. administration will choose—time will soon tell.”

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

(Truly inspired wit even by Mashika (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?45714-Mashika)'s high standards :heart:)

[Tintin]

(and thanks to Katie Hopkins' pejorative here :) ) the *twatspangle* that is Keir Starmer

...or this. Yes, I like this :ROFL:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkBE_RFXIAARtmv?format=jpg&name=large

[Vicus]

Why Ukraine Has No Bargaining Power in US-Russia Peace Talks yesterday

Volodymyr Zelensky insists he won’t accept a US-Russia deal on Ukraine without Kiev’s input.

But does his opinion matter?

_ Ukraine today is a devastated country, deserted by much of its people and critically dependent on foreign aid.

- Over 6.1 million Ukrainian refugees had been registered in Europe by mid-2024, according to UN estimates. One can only guess how many Ukrainians opted not to register their refugee status out of fear of being deported and press-ganged into armed service.

- With the Ukrainian economy on its last legs, Kiev has received over $30 billion in US budget aid from just to pay salaries to state employees.

- Foreign companies like Vanguard and BlackRock swept in to profit from this crisis, buying assets in Ukraine at bedrock prices. Much of Ukraine’s agricultural land is now Ukrainian in name only.

- Large proportions of Ukraine’s most valuable assets, such as natural resource deposits and industrial facilities, were located in the territories that chose to join Russia rather than submit to the rule of neo-Nazis in Kiev.

- Ukraine has been saddled with an enormous external debt due to all the credit it has been receiving from abroad. Now, Kiev faces the prospect of losing half of its natural resources to the US as repayment for the financing that turned out to be a loan.

- Foreign black market transplantologists have been operating in Ukraine for months now, harvesting organs from injured Ukrainian soldiers.

- US biowarfare experts treat Ukraine as their own playground where they can conduct dangerous research without the risk of a containment breach endangering American lives.

- US and British intelligence agencies took charge of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) since 2014, making it subservient to the West.

- And although no one has said anything about deciding Ukraine's fate without Kiev's input, the question remains: how much does Zelensky's opinion matter in this context?

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250217/why-ukraine-has-no-bargaining-power-in-us-russia-peace-talks-1121576608.html

[Vicus]

No NATO Air Defense Systems Saved Kiev From Russian Strikes

The night of February 18th, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched another devastating wave of strikes in Ukrainian rear regions. A lot of Russian drones targeted the capital Kiev and its region, as well as other areas across the country.

According to the Air Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian air defense allegedly destroyed 103 Russian drones, 67 others miraculously missed their targets. In total, 176 UAVs were reportedly launched.

Russian drones struck the warehouses of the Antonov aircraft manufacturing and services company located in the Svyatoshinsky district in the city of Kiev. According to local strikes, facilities used for the development and tests of UAVs with support of the West came under attack.

The strikes inflicted heavy damage. According to Russian monitoring sources, the assembly shops were destroyed. Equipment used for the adoption of Western GBU-39 SDB and Brimstone aerial bombs to UAVs was put out of service. The testing site of Starlink satellite communication systems and automatic targeting systems was damaged. The software for the integration of Western Harris A3C and Honeywell TALIN 5000 navigation systems was also put out of service.

Another target of Russian strikes in Kiev was the Praktika enterprise, which is involved in repair of Ukrainian military equipment. Russian drones reportedly destroyed the production facilities for the Ukrainian Kozak armored vehicles, as well as depots with engines and other components for the armored vehicles.

A series of large explosions thundered in the Kharkiv region. Russian heavy FAB bombs destroyed Ukrainian military bases in the areas of Kupyansk and Borovaya, where heavy clashes are ongoing on the western bank of the Oskol river.

A military repair base was destroyed in the town of Zamost. At least two hangars were, where the Ukrainian military repaired NATO tanks and armored vehicles, were destroyed together with depots with foreign military equipment.

A logistics hub of the Ukrainian military was struck in the town of Ogultsi. The local railway was heavily damaged.

Russian strikes inflicted heavy damage to the Ukrainka-330 energy station located in Shostakovka in the Kirovograd region. This energy station is targeted by Russian strikes on a regular basis because it provides for the needs of Ukrainian military and industrial facilities in the region.

More Russian strikes were reported in Vinnitsa, Cherkassy and Poltava, where more facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex came under attack.

https://southfront.press/no-nato-air-defense-systems-saved-kiev-from-russian-strikes/

[Vicus]

Battle For Constantinople Began In Ukraine 18.02.2025

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are falling from one cauldron to another. Immediately after their defeat in Kurakhovo, the Ukrainian garrison were ground down in Dachnoe. Today, they are almost surrounded in the area of Ulakly. The main stage of Russian assault on the Ukrainian stronghold in Constantinople began.

After prolonged battles on the southern outskirts, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation broke through Ukrainian defense. According to preliminary reports from the battlefield, Russian assault groups launched attacks and advanced in the center of Constantinople. Russian forces are advancing from the southeastern outskirts, expanding their zone of control on the streets. The Ukrainian group in the town risk being cut into two parts in the nearest future.

At the same time, Russian forces are rapidly expanding their zone of control in Andreevka located to north. They are already in control of the eastern, southern parts of the town, including the road to Constantinople. As a result of the recent attacks, they are took control of another Ukrainian stronghold on the northern outskirts.

There is a river between Constantinople and Andreevka, which complicates any maneuvers of Ukrainian forces that are not allowed to withdraw from their positions near Ulakly. As a result, the remaining Ukrainian garrison is surrounded and has almost no chance to escape from the cauldron.

Amid the ongoing negotiations between Moscow and Washington in Riyadh, Kiev is trying to prolong the bloodshed and postpone the peace agreement, but the advancing Russian army ruins his wet dreams to win.

https://southfront.press/battle-for-constantinople-began-in-ukraine/

[Vicus]

Europe Pays in Rubles: Russian Currency Becomes Main Means of Payment in Trade between Russia and the EU :chuckle:

https://topcor.ru/uploads/posts/2025-02/thumbs/fff01f76cd_1601280838_coin-1913649_1280.webp

According to the results of 2024, the Russian ruble took a record share in payments for Russia's foreign trade with Europe. This conclusion can be made based on an analysis of data from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. For example, last year the ruble took 60,3% in payments for Russian exports and 54,5% for imports. For comparison: in 2023, similar figures were 49,3% and 47,2%, respectively.

As analysts note, the ruble has become the main means of payment not only in settlements with the European Union, but also with African countries. The states of the Black Continent carried out 55,4% of their deliveries to Russia and 48,8% of purchases from it in rubles.

A similar situation is observed in the Russian Federation's settlements with the countries of Oceania, where settlements in rubles account for 60,6% of Russian exports and 51,9% of imports. But in trade with the Caribbean states, the ruble is mainly used only for paying for exports, "import payments" are most often made in so-called friendly currencies.

A virtually mirror-image situation is observed in Russia’s trade with Asian countries, which also prefer to use mainly Chinese yuan and Indian rupees.

As analysts note, the American dollar and euro are now used only when making payments to countries in the American region.

To sum up, experts state that the share of the Russian ruble in Russia’s trade with foreign countries has grown significantly over the past year.

"In 2024, the ruble was used to pay for 41,3% of Russian exports and 43,2% of imports. For comparison: in 2023, these figures were 39% and 30%, respectively. "

– analysts emphasize.

https://en.topcor.ru/56794-evropa-platit-rublem-rossijskaja-valjuta-stala-osnovnym-sredstvom-raschetov-v-torgovle-rf-i-es.html

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_InYbNymZ8

Russia & USA Grow Closer🤝Russians Break Through Kostiantynopil’s Defense⚔️Military Summary 2025.2.18

Vicus comment:

Translation from politic gibberish ...

If will be a ceasefire or not at 20 February isn't impressive... BUT Ukros got time until
October to clean house or else...
Meaning: Russia will not sign any documents until a legitimate President or whatever is elected from new elections...the hunting party on Elensky is open...
Nobody with 2 neurons still working will elect this clown again, then its time for him to RUN! :clapping:

[AutumnW]

So US and Russia are working out a plan for Ukraine, that benefits them both, apparently. It sure beats the heck out of nuclear war, which the demented Biden regime seemed hell bent on creating. Two bit punk and proxy tool, Zelensky, shouldn't have pushed his luck.

[grapevine]

"Zelensky is a DRUGGED out mess and he is finished" Fmr. US Marine Scott Ritter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aJ9YHRQ2E8&ab_channel=Redacted (14:52)
Zelensky's addiction to cocaine has been mentioned a few times, and there's no doubt that the pressure he's been under has exacerbated it, but still not a good look for Ukraine's leader.

[ExomatrixTV]

British Musician Roger Waters' Explosive Address at the UNSC:

NYKetrodpoY
Roger is a Man of Integrity that has for decades brought joy and Happiness to Millions....Thank you, Roger Waters, for all you do for Peace and Human Rights

[grapevine]

Munich driven to TEARS. Collective west ends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQmwphoj-xc&ab_channel=TheDuran (21:25)
"The Munich Security Conference ended with emotional scenes as the chairman broke down in tears amid intensifying political turmoil. The russia ukraine war dominated discussions at this year's world news event, while conflict resolution efforts appeared to stall. Representatives from ukraine and nato struggled to find common ground during the tense gathering."

and here's a clip of the Chairman "driven to tears" at JD Vance's Munich speech: :facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNwx3tb0By4&ab_channel=TheExpressTribune (1:09)

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Zelensky realizes servants not invited to the party — The Grayzone founder

According to Max Blumenthal, "without American participation and American support in this proxy war, Zelensky has nothing"
WASHINGTON, February 19. /TASS/. The US has excluded Ukraine from the talks on the settlement of the conflict on its territory, which it began with Russia, and Vladimir Zelensky is now being forced to recognize that the servant doesn't get invited to the party, said Max Blumenthal, founder of The Grayzone portal.

"We saw the exclusion of Ukraine, confirming Ukraine's role as a proxy, which was expected to simply throw bodies into the meat grinder in exchange for more weapons, more aid and continuously propping up Zelensky's rule without elections. And now the jig is up, as we say. Zelensky is now being forced to recognize that the servant doesn't get invited to the party," the independent US reporter told TASS.

"Zelensky is declaring that he will accept no ultimatums and that he accepted no ultimatums in 2022. Well, it doesn't matter, because without American participation and American support in this proxy war, Zelensky has nothing. Europe will not deliver an army for him. Europe won't deliver sufficient aid or weapons, and so Zelensky will ultimately have to concede to reality."

The Euro-Atlanticist screen

From his point of view, Zelensky made a bet in the United States and Britain on Euro-Atlanticists and lost.

"Zelensky's greatest mistake, I think, was that he sided with one faction in Washington and London, the transatlanticist faction, and ignored the impending return of Donald Trump to power," said the Grayzone editor.

"His only option then was to have decisively won the war while Biden was president, something that was clearly never going to be possible after the failure of his counteroffensive some 15 months ago. And so Zelensky has been on borrowed time.

"With Trump returning to power, a plurality of Americans now see that they are giving Ukraine too much aid. They are waking up from the propaganda that they've been fed for years, and Donald Trump's base is completely opposed to continuing this war," he said.

"And so Zelensky is frozen out. Nothing he says matters and he's not needed as a participant because he was always just a front man for the transatlanticist faction in London and Washington. And London cannot carry this war forward on its own without Washington.

"Another major mistake Zelensky made was not just Zelensky's fault, but the fault of the pro-Maidan forces, which were sponsored so heavily by USAID, the NGOs, the so-called independent media outlets that were USAID funded, which attacked Donald Trump during his first term, disseminated democratic talking points against Donald Trump, painting him as a Russian puppet because of his attempts to do detente with Putin during his first term. And one reason why Donald Trump is defunding USAID and targeting it so heavily was because he saw it as a deep state channel for funding attacks against himself and his movement, as an apparatus for interfering in American politics via Ukraine," Blumenthal believes.

"So freezing Ukraine out of these talks is also an act of vengeance against Zelensky and the pro-Maidan forces for their attempts to unseat Donald Trump, alongside the Obama-Biden controlled Democratic Party," he concluded.

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🔘 According to the Times, Britain might opt to conduct air patrols over Ukraine rather than deploying ground forces.

The publication's authors indicate that if these plans materialize, the British Air Force would operate from Poland. Additionally, the Times notes that discussions regarding the possible deployment of British Typhoon fighters to Ukraine are still in preliminary stages.

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‼️🇧🇬🪖🇺🇦 "Bulgarian soldier will not fight on foreign soil": #Bulgarian PM rejects US offer to send peacekeeping troops to #Ukraine

"The government will not propose to parliament to send Bulgarian armed forces abroad," Rosen Zhelyazkov said.

The Bulgarian prime minister noted that his country “will support Ukraine in the same ways it has done before,” but local troops “will not participate in any missions.”

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🔘Kiev is considering the option of terrorist attacks on Russian diplomatic missions in Europe to disrupt negotiations, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has said.

Other statements:

▪️Ukraine is most likely to try to carry out such attacks in Germany, the Baltic states and Scandinavia. It is also possible that Kiev will prefer Slovakia and Hungary;

▪️European capitals are anxiously noting Ukraine's unwillingness to reach agreements with Moscow if it requires Kiev to make "excessive concessions".

- ukraine_watch

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British Musician Roger Waters' Explosive Address at the UNSC:

NYKetrodpoY
Roger is a Man of Integrity that has for decades brought joy and Happiness to Millions....Thank you, Roger Waters, for all you do for Peace and Human Rights


That was a really great speech from Waters....yes.... thank you Roger -

that'll give Heusgens - the Chairman of the Munich Security Summit something else to cry about - :baby:

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⚡️ Lavrov Hopes for Security Talks with U.S., But Sees Obstacles

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that conditions will be created for negotiations on security and strategic stability with the U.S. However, so far, Washington has only declared its willingness to begin such discussions.

“First, we need to clear the debris left by the Biden administration, which did everything to destroy even the foundations of cooperation between our countries,” Lavrov stated.

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🥀 Putin Honors Anatoly Sobchak on 25th Anniversary of His Passing

Vladimir Putin paid tribute to Anatoly Sobchak, laying flowers at his monument in St. Petersburg.

Sobchak, the first democratically elected mayor of Russia’s northern capital, passed away 25 years ago today. Under his leadership, residents voted to restore the city’s historic name from Leningrad to St. Petersburg.

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The US conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

It was carried out from a silo launcher at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 12:00 Moscow time in the direction of the test site near the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

The number of impact zones of the missile's detachable elements is curious. There are six of them. While the Minuteman III is equipped with three warheads.

The additional zones give reason to assume that the test launch of the missile was carried out with an increased number of warheads.
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Maria Zakharova:

“On the ‘Return of the Prodigal Brands’

Western European brands didn’t leave Russia because they couldn’t handle competition or because someone blocked their profits. They left because their masters ordered them to—the political regimes of EU member states and the Brussels bureaucracy.

And since that’s the case, they should now be seen not as economic operators, but as tools of hostile regimes waging hybrid war against Russia. They agreed to this themselves. Some of these companies have been financing the killing of our citizens for three years.

What to do with these prodigal brands will be decided by professionals across all branches of power. Russian businesses will not be traded for French rags and Italian slippers. Our manufacturers must know that their contribution to the Special Military Operation will not be betrayed.

But given the propaganda war waged by Brussels’ liberal dictatorship against our history, one thing must be guaranteed:

Let Europe learn this once and for all—if a single word from their officials questions the results of World War II, the heroism of the Red Army, or the Soviet people’s role in defeating Nazism and fascism, their companies will feel the consequences. The same goes for the memory of our heroes of the SMO.

After all, Russia can live without Hugo Boss (which produced uniforms for the Nazis), without Coco Chanel (a Nazi agent in Paris), Cristóbal Balenciaga (who dressed Franco), and Christian Dior (who tailored dresses for Nazi generals’ wives). But without historical memory and a strong, independent economy? No.

So let them not be surprised if their profits suffer because of the insane comparisons of Russia to the Third Reich by Italy’s President Mattarella, or the ignorance of Germany’s Chancellor Scholz and France’s Foreign Minister Barrot regarding who really played the decisive role in defeating German National Socialism.

And by the way, Russia’s treatment of Western brands should also reflect how Russian journalists and media are treated abroad. If NATO-Europe mocks the memory of Andrey Stenin, Darya Dugina, or Vladlen Tatarsky, or fuels smear campaigns against Russian TV and radio—then their brands should receive no preferential treatment in Russia. They’ve grown too used to insulting us without consequences.

If they don’t respect the rule of law and have no conscience, then we must force them to respect us.

That’s not my quote. That’s Pushkin.”

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RDIF head expects some US companies to return to Russia in second quarter of 2025

Kirill Dmitriev said earlier that US businesses had lost over $300 bln after leaving Russia

MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) expects a number of US companies to return to the Russian market in the second quarter of 2025, RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev told TASS.

"RDIF expects that a number of American companies will return to the Russian market as early as in the second quarter of the year. However, the return process won’t be easy for US companies as many niches are already occupied by others," he pointed out.

Dmitriev said on Tuesday that US businesses had lost over $300 bln after leaving Russia.

According to data provided by the RDIF head, the majority of losses occurred in the IT and media sector ($123 bln). Consumer sector and health companies lost $94 bln, followed by financial companies ($71 bln), industries ($26 bln) and the energy sector ($10 bln). The total losses that US businesses suffered stand at about $324 bln.

[bojancan]

Interesting video... interesting analysis by Berletič!!!

Pete Hegseth Drops TRUTH BOMBS on NATO & Ukraine...Then Gets EXPOSED by Brian Berletic

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[bojancan]

Just finished this one... Roger Waters, a humanitarian of our time... ... special the ending is so powerful.... Thank you Roger Waters!!!:heart:

British Musician Roger Waters' Explosive Address at the UNSC Sends Shockwaves Across the West.

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I apologize... I added this speech by Waters here again... didn't noticed that John already added in this thread... sorry..

[gini]

Good to see how Glenn Greenwald is pushing back the imposed narrative that Russia is weak and that Trump is giving away Ukraine's & Europe's negotiation positions by rapidly summing up a lot of solide arguments & historical facts .

Its obvious that the other guests dont want to hear what he has to say ,and just shout over him so that Glenns'sharp analysis cant be heard or discussed.. I wonder how long these -overused sabotaging fair debate tactics - will still work now that the tide is turning?
Well soon we'll see...:popcorn:

-Glenn begins at 25.30 min and the Ukraine segment ends at 43 min - ZhZ6YoLFb7w. --20/2/25-'The invasion of Ukraine by Russia shook Europe’s belief in its own security architecture in a way not seen since the second world war - but even more surprising to the European mind is how the new US President views the conflict. Donald Trump has called President Zelensky a 'dictator' in a recent press conference, and for that, has earned widespread condemnation from America's closest allies.

So is Trump really turning on Ukraine? Or could this be some kind of tactic pulled straight from 'The Art of the Deal'? To discuss, Piers Morgan brings Republican Congressman Rep Dan Crenshaw, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, host of 'Democracy-Ish' Wajahat Ali and host of 'System Update' Glenn Greenwald together on Uncensored.' 00:00 - Introduction and monologue
03:51 - Trump calls Zelensky “a dictator”
07:36 - Crenshaw: 'Putin is an insecure bully'
14:25 - The rest of the panel join Uncensored
21:35 - Time to call Putin’s bluff?
25:50 - Greenwald calls out Crenshaw’s ‘hypocrisy’
29:00 - Is Greenwald spewing ‘Russian propaganda'?
31:50 - Difference between situation in Gaza and Ukraine
37:30 - Blagojevich on his pardoning and his take on Ukraine
43:00 - DOGE discussed
46:10 - Plane crashes: DEI or DOGE?
48:35 - Is Elon overshadowing Trump?

[BMJ]

Trump humiliates Zelensky, calls him a dictator and cuts off the billion-dollar gravy train

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Sky News Australia
Feb 20, 2025

Ukraine President Zelensky has enjoyed years of endless cash and support from the US, Europe and beyond in their war against Russia.

But, it seems the gravy train may be finally coming to an end.

President Donald Trump has had enough of propping up a war effort that is doing nothing but wasting billions of US taxpayers dollars and costing innocent lives.

[gini]

For an unconventional deep dive into politics & history check out Anomaly! you'll sure learn something new... 6bKm_O--uNI. -19.2/25-

[kfm27917]

https://www.sott.net/article/497985-Minsk-3-0

[ExomatrixTV]

The best F.U. to the Globalist WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum)/NATO (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1643655&viewfull=1#post1643655) is for Trump to make a deal with Putin (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118635-The-Putin-Thread)-Russia (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118563-Russophobia-why-do-so-many-people-in-the-west-hate-and-fear-Russia) & (WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum)/Nato (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1643655&viewfull=1#post1643655) puppet) Zelenskyy using multiple psychological tactics to make Zelenskyy rethink trying to sabotage the real peace-process!

cheers,
John 🦜🦋🌳

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🇺🇦 The head of Ukraine's military intelligence, Budanov, believes that a ceasefire will take effect this year. "Most of the necessary components are in place," he stated.

Earlier, he warned that if negotiations to end the conflict do not begin by summer, Ukraine could start to collapse.

- ukraine_watch

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France and UK calling for “peacekeeping” troops – Russia will deem them as legitimate targets Thursday, February 20, 2025

Sir Keir Starmer, the British Prime Minister, backed by Paris, is proposing European troops (30,000 of them) be deployed to Ukraine so as to “police” any US-brokered ceasefire agreement. Such proposal is being brought up while US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are planning to meet sometime this month in a step towards settling the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Starmer is also urging Trump to keep American missiles and fighter jets “on standby” in Eastern Europe in case Moscow breaks the terms.

Moscow however already warned, earlier this month, that any peacekeeping force deployed in the region without a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) mandate would be deemed a legitimate target. In the words of Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, “any foreign military contingents sent to the combat zone will be, from the point of view of international law, ordinary combatants and a legitimate military target for our Armed Forces.”

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service had earlier reported that Western powers could deploy “peace-keeping” troops in what would constitute a de facto occupation of Ukraine. Starmer’s proposal seems to corroborate it. Of course, peacekeeping, by it is very nature, can only take place with the full consent of the belligerent parties, otherwise it is something else disguised as a peacekeeping contingent – in that regard, Nebenzya’s warning makes total sense.

European leaders however (who gathered in Paris after French President Emmanuel Macron called an emergency meeting), albeit agreeing on “supporting” Ukraine, are divided about Starmer’s plan. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, particularly, has strongly rejected the idea, and so has Georgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk ruled out sending troops to Ukraine, while stressing Poland could help “with logistics”.

In a rather ambiguous manner, Macron in turn is now calling for troops “in limited numbers” and “outside any conflict zone”, to “support Ukrainians and demonstrate solidarity”, while also talking about peacekeeping operations “along the front line”. The vagueness reminds one of Macron’s earlier calls (last year) for NATO troops in Ukraine, or perhaps one could say, “a coalition of NATO members which, however, is not NATO.”

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[Vicus]

ROFAR – new Russian tech keeps NATO on its toes Thursday, February 20, 2025

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Jointly designed by several top Russian military design bureaus, including "Vega" and CRET, ROFAR is quite literally a quantum leap in advanced detection systems. Instead of standard radio wave emissions for detection, it uses photons that give an actual image instead of a radar signature. In a way, it can even be argued that it's not even a radar, but an entirely new technological concept that needs a name of its own.

As the unity of the political West hangs in the balance, Western Europe is in panic mode, fearing the future of NATO's Neo-Nazi project in former Ukraine. To that end, the endemically (and pathologically) Russophobic United Kingdom is mulling the possibility of sending its fighter jets to "patrol the skies of free, democratic and sovereign Ukraine". Obviously, this idea only makes the Kremlin lose its breath laughing.

This comes years after even British military experts warned that the VKS is effectively impossible to defeat. Interestingly, we're hearing a bit more reason from the French who are saying their fighter jets wouldn't last three days against the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS). It should be noted that the report focuses on the "Rafale", the most capable combat aircraft in the French military which is an entire generation ahead of the "Mirage" 2000-5 recently delivered to Kiev.


One such case is the ROFAR (radio-optical phased antenna array) or РОФАР (радиооптическая фазированная антенная решетка) in Russian military nomenclature.

Jointly designed by several top Russian military design bureaus, including "Vega" and CRET (Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies), holding companies within the "Rostec" State Corporation developing and manufacturing highly specialized radio-electronic equipment for the Russian military, ROFAR is quite literally a quantum leap in advanced detection systems. Instead of standard radio wave emissions for detection, it uses photons that give an actual image instead of a radar signature.

In a way, it can even be argued that it's not even a radar, but an entirely new technological concept that needs a name of its own. It can significantly expand the capabilities of communications equipment and detection systems, also enabling a reduction in weight by more than double, while simultaneously allowing for an exponential increase in imaging quality.

The use of an ultra-wideband signal results in what is effectively a television image instead of a standard radar signature, while the transition to the high-frequency radio range makes it possible to detect objects invisible in the optical range. In addition, the usage of photons instead of radio waves results in increased speed, energy efficiency, high clutter immunity and resistance to EMP (electromagnetic pulse).

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[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqhiOEkjwNo

Cold War II❄️Zelensky vs Truth🔥Bryansk Offensive🛡️Sudzha Defense Collapses📰MilitarySummary 20.2.2025

[ExomatrixTV]

“Ukraine is a hub for Child Trafficking, Money Laundering and Biological Labs because Victoria Nuland has said this…and now you see these Ukrainian Officials buy these houses…” -General Flynn (https://rumble.com/search/all?q=General%20Flynn).
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Pepe Escobar: Russia BRACES for War Endgame as Trump Drives EU to TEARS, Ukraine Collapses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nehGUbo4JMk&ab_channel=DannyHaiphong (21:16)
"Pepe Escobar returns from his travels to the Donbas to discuss Russia's rapidly approaching victory in Ukraine as Trump drives the collective West into tears with his recent moves to settle the conflict. In this must-watch video, Escobar reveals the shocking details of how Russia was able to accomplish this historic feat and what we can expect from US-Russia peace talks. Is a new Yalta on the way for Victory Day? Watch until the end to find out."
According to Kellogg at the beginning of the video, America still seems to think it's top dog and that they can inviegle Putin into making his strong position weaker. I don't think so, which is probably why he's not part of the negotiating team.

[gini]

'Dictator. Trump-Elensky fight escalates. Musk, Gonzalo X Post. Fort Knox gold. Kamala goes Hollywood'-
-u7dFgIzqnI0--38 min--20/2/25--'Latest developments in US-Russia diplomacy as world news focuses on potential summit preparations between donald trump and Putin, sparking intense politics discussions among NATO allies. The department of justice faces scrutiny over handling of diplomatic channels, while russia news indicates shifting dynamics in peace negotiations.

Dictator. Trump-Elensky fight escalates. Musk, Gonzalo X Post. Fort Knox gold. Kamala goes Hollywood'

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🗣️Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Leonid ****sky:

I congratulate us all on the third anniversary of Russia's recognition of the Donbass republics!

We all remember well the day three years ago that marked the beginning of the full return of our ancestral lands to Russia.

On 21 February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on the recognition of the DPR and LPR and agreements with the Donbass republics on friendship, cooperation and assistance.

At that historic moment, we literally saved our fellow citizens from the genocide of the Banderites, from physical destruction. This event led us to 30 September - the day of the long-awaited reunification of the unjustly divided Russian people. That fateful February brought us confidence and a clear realisation: we had decided on a common future - we were together once and for all.

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South Africa committed to supporting dialogue process between Russia, Ukraine: President

South Africa’s president on Friday expressed his country’s commitment to supporting the dialogue process between Russia and Ukraine.

In a phone call, President Cyril Ramaphosa had a “constructive engagement” with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ramaphosa said on X.

“I look forward to hosting him in South Africa soon for a state visit,” he said, adding that they both agreed on “the urgent need for an inclusive peace process that involves all parties.”

“South Africa remains committed to supporting the dialogue process between Russia and Ukraine,” Ramaphosa added.

Also on X, Zelenskyy thanked Ramaphosa for South Africa’s support.

He stressed that no peace process can exclude Ukraine, and voiced hope to “achieve a just and lasting peace this year.”

“South Africa’s voice matters, and we count on its support,” he added.

Their conversation took place days after US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia to discuss several issues, including ending the Ukraine war, which is now nearly three years old.

Ukraine was not included in the meeting.


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US, Ukraine may sign deal on rare-earth materials on Feb. 22 — WSJ

The US daily reported citing its sources that "an agreement could be signed as soon as Saturday, although it is not yet complete," adding that the exact terms of the agreement could not be learned

NEW YORK, February 22. /TASS/. The United States and Ukraine are likely to sign an agreement on rare-earth materials on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The US daily reported citing its sources that "an agreement could be signed as soon as Saturday, although it is not yet complete," adding that "the exact terms [of the agreement] could not be learned.

Speaking to journalists on Friday in the Oval Office about the possible deal on the rare-earth materials with Ukraine, US President Trump said "I think they want it. They feel good about it."

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said on his Telegram channel on Friday that Ukraine anticipated "a just result" regarding the deal with the United States on rare-earth materials.

"This is an agreement that can strengthen our relations, and the key is to work out the details to ensure its effectiveness," he said. "I look forward to the outcome - a just result."

On February 12, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent handed over a draft agreement on rare-earth metals while visiting Kiev. Zelensky did not sign it then, nor later, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, during his meeting with US Vice President JD Vance.

Instead, the Ukrainian delegation presented a revised version with its proposed amendments which the Americans decided not to take it into account.

In recent days, tensions between the United States and Ukraine have escalated sharply. Trump labeled Zelensky a dictator and accused him of obstructing a rare earths deal. In response, Zelensky suggested that Trump was a victim of "Russian disinformation."

In early February, Trump said that Washington was interested in obtaining rare-earth metals from Ukraine. Zelensky, in turn, noted his readiness to make a deal and suggested that the outcome of negotiations on this issue could be determined at the Munich Security Conference on February 14-16.

However, on February 14 in Munich, the Kiev authorities rejected the US administration's plan to help Ukraine in exchange for Washington's right to 50% of Ukraine's rare-earth metals. At the same time, Zelensky pointed out that there were no security guarantees in the proposed agreement. Kiev said it was working on a counterproposal.

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Russian troops liberate seven communities in Ukraine operation over week

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 2,255 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 11 enemy tanks in its areas of responsibility in the Kursk and Kharkov Regions over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated seven communities in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Kharkov and Kursk Regions over the week of February 15-21 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"Battlegroup West units liberated the settlements of Figolevka in the Kharkov Region and Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active operations… Battlegroup Center units continued advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlements of Beryozovka and Nadezhdinka in the Donetsk People’s Republic… Battlegroup East units kept actively advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlements of Novosyolka and Novoocheretovatoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement.

Over the week, Russia’s Battlegroup North units liberated the settlement of Sverdlikovo in the Kursk Region in offensive operations, it added.

Russian forces strike energy sites of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector over week

Russian forces struck gas and power supply sites and port infrastructure of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector over the week, the ministry reported.

"In the week of February 15-21, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 11 combined strikes by air-launched, ground-and sea-based long-range precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, hitting gas and power supply and port infrastructure facilities and electricity substations that supported the operation of Ukraine’s military-industrial sector," the ministry said.

The strikes also targeted Ukrainian missile and artillery armament depots, the infrastructure of military airfields, the workshops for assembling and the sites for storing strike unmanned aerial vehicles and temporary deployment areas of Ukraine’s armed formations and foreign mercenaries, it added.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 2,255 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 2,255 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 11 enemy tanks in its areas of responsibility in the Kursk and Kharkov Regions over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, Battlegroup North units continued destroying Ukrainian armed formations on the territory of the Kursk Region. Combat aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery struck manpower and equipment of two tank brigades, a heavy mechanized brigade, five mechanized brigades, three air assault brigades and three assault regiments of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade," the ministry said.

In the Kharkov frontline area, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on formations of a motorized infantry brigade and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade, the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in those frontline areas over the week totaled more than 2,255 personnel, 11 tanks, 137 armored combat vehicles, 166 motor vehicles, 36 field artillery guns, three multiple rocket launchers, three electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts over 1,315 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 1,315 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed eight US-made armored personnel carriers in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup West units "inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of a tank brigade, four mechanized brigades, a jaeger brigade, a mountain assault brigade and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week totaled more than 1,315 personnel, 15 armored combat vehicles, including eight US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 39 motor vehicles and 36 field artillery guns, among them 16 NATO weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed ten electronic warfare stations and 11 ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 1,365 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 1,365 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed seven enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units improved their tactical position and inflicted casualties on formations of four mechanized brigades, an infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an assault brigade and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week amounted to 1,365 personnel, 12 armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 18 motor vehicles and 19 field artillery guns, among them five Western-made weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed four electronic warfare stations and seven field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 2,740 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 2,740 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 12 enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted losses on formations of five mechanized and two jaeger brigades, an airmobile brigade, two motorized infantry brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and two National Guard brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week totaled more 2,740 personnel, 12 tanks, including a German-made Leopard tank, 28 armored combat vehicles, among them six US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 42 motor vehicles and 40 field artillery guns, of which three Western-made weapons, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts over 1,100 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 1,100 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two German-made Leopard tanks in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported.

During the week, Battlegroup East units "inflicted losses on formations of a tank brigade, four mechanized brigades and an air assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the week totaled more than 1,100 personnel, six tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 23 motor vehicles and 29 field artillery guns, among them three NATO weapons, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts over 460 casualties on Ukrainian army in week

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted more than 460 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 10 enemy electronic warfare and counterbattery radar stations over the week, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 460 personnel, 43 motor vehicles and seven field artillery guns in that frontline area over the week, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed 10 electronic warfare and counterbattery radar stations and four ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russian air defenses down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters, 790 UAVs over week

Russian air defense forces shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jets and 790 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the week, the ministry reported.

"Over the week, air defense capabilities shot down two Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft, two JDAM guided aerial bombs and 36 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system of US manufacture, 17 French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, a rocket of the Uragan multiple launch rocket system, a Neptune anti-ship missile re-equipped for striking ground targets and 790 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Nearly 60 Ukrainian soldiers surrender to Russian troops over week

Nearly 60 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian troops over the week, the ministry reported.

"During the week, 58 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered at the engagement line," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 655 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 44,132 unmanned aerial vehicles, 596 surface-to-air missile systems, 21,688 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,521 multiple rocket launchers, 21,926 field artillery guns and mortars and 32,005 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Main events on February 21, 2025:

▪️The governor of the Vologda region, Georgy Filimonov, has denied reports of his death;

▪️Vladimir Putin has instructed that by February 2026 the possibility of widening the roads around the Sea of Azov should be considered and brought to a normal state by 2030. The president also instructed the government to consider a possible increase in funding for a programme to develop Crimea and Sevastopol;

▪️Various media outlets, citing the French magazine Le Point, say Trump "may come to Moscow to celebrate 9 May and meet with Putin";

▪️Zelensky's office worked all night Friday on a draft mineral agreement with the US, but the document "still does not reflect Ukraine's interests and does not contain the security guarantees Kiev needs," Ukrainian media sources said.

🇷🇺🇺🇸Contacts between Russia and the US do not mean that all differences will be completely eliminated, but the main thing is to prevent divergence from turning into confrontation, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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Russian troops hit targets in several regions of the so-called Ukraine: in the Poltava region, a substation and oil depot in Karlovka came under attack, and in Odessa, the long-suffering bridge in Zatoka.

Ukrainian formations have once again attacked Russian territory with drones. The largest raid occurred in Krasnodar Krai, where the Novovelichkovskaya NPS was damaged.

In the Novopavlovsk direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense officially reported on the liberation of Nadezhdinka, although this happened on January 27.

In the Andreevsky direction, Russian troops liberated Ulakly after several days of fighting, as evidenced by objective control footage.

In the Vremyevsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces liberated Novocherevatoye and Novosyolka, and are also developing an offensive towards Skudnoye.

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🇷🇺⛓️🇺🇦Another group of Ukrainian terrorists received long prison sentences for war crimes committed in the Kursk region

In the course of the investigation, the Russian Investigative Committee collected evidence confirming the facts of committing crimes against the civilian population of Kursk region:

Sergei Bilichenko - 16 years of imprisonment;
Sergei Bochenko - 15 years of imprisonment;
Sergei Litvinenko - 16 years of imprisonment;
Valery Malchenko - 15 years of imprisonment;
Igor Maslyukov - 15 years of imprisonment;
Dmitry Ignatenko - 14 years of imprisonment.

In the Sudzha and Korenevsky districts of Kursk region, this group of individuals prevented the evacuation of the civilian population and repeatedly fired on civilians to kill them.

Each of them was captured by "North Group" fighters in the border area of Kursk region.

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🇷🇺⛓️🇺🇦Another group of Ukrainian terrorists received long prison sentences for war crimes committed in the Kursk region

In the course of the investigation, the Russian Investigative Committee collected evidence confirming the facts of committing crimes against the civilian population of Kursk region:

Sergei Bilichenko - 16 years of imprisonment;
Sergei Bochenko - 15 years of imprisonment;
Sergei Litvinenko - 16 years of imprisonment;
Valery Malchenko - 15 years of imprisonment;
Igor Maslyukov - 15 years of imprisonment;
Dmitry Ignatenko - 14 years of imprisonment.

In the Sudzha and Korenevsky districts of Kursk region, this group of individuals prevented the evacuation of the civilian population and repeatedly fired on civilians to kill them.

Many in Russia have called for the death penalty for these butchers. My guess is that they may not survive their jail terms very long.

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This scene is like copied from the film "Come and See" (war horror in WW2)

You can hear a baby crying too...

And they know very well what are doing... that's why hide their faces...

Very rare in Nazis troops,meaning: that is their "politic"

Remembering Masha description about them:

"they are like rabid dogs,how you handle them?"

"You put them down "

YES, but in the WW2 art too: captured Nazis whom killed civilians were hang in public
places, for relief of civil survivors.

[Vicus]

Secret terror blueprints for US NSC to ‘help Ukraine resist’ exposed

Newly-leaked documents reveal a crew of military academics pitching the US National Security Council a series of extreme strategies for Ukraine, from IED’s inspired by Iraqi insurgents to sabotaging Russia’s infrastructure to propaganda “from ISIS’ playbook.”

Conceived under the auspices of the UK’s University of St. Andrews, the plans were outsourced through third parties to ensure “plausible deniability.”

Explosive leaked documents reviewed by The Grayzone show how a shady transatlantic collective of academics and military-intelligence operatives conceived schemes which would lead to the US “helping Ukraine resist,” to “prolong” the proxy war “by virtually any means short of American and NATO forces deploying to Ukraine or attacking Russia.”

The operatives assembled their war plans immediately in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and delivered them directly to the highest-ranking relevant US National Security Council official in the Biden administration.

Proposed operations ranged from covert military options to jihadist-style psychological operations against Russian civilians, with the authors insisting, “we need to take a page from ISIS’ playbook.”

ISIS was not the only militant outfit upheld as a model for Ukraine’s military. The intelligence cabal also proposed modernizing IEDs, like those staged by Iraqi insurgents against occupying US troops, for a potential stay-behind guerrilla army in Russia, which would attack rail lines, power plants and other civilian targets.

Many of the cabal’s recommendations were subsequently enacted by the Biden administration, dangerously escalating the conflict and repeatedly crossing Russia’s clearly-stated red lines.

continue:

https://thegrayzone.com/2025/02/15/secret-nsc-plans-ukraine-resist/

[Vicus]

Moscow Demanded US-NATO Withdraw Forces From Eastern Europe In Riyadh Talks

A fresh report in Financial Times has revealed that during US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Moscow demanded that NATO and American forces are withdrawn from eastern Europe as a condition for "normalizing relations."

Sources in Romania's government revealed the request, which was rejected by the team led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. But NATO countries along the alliance's so-called Eastern flank are still worried: "Cristian Diaconescu, the Romanian president’s chief of staff and adviser for defense and national security, said on Wednesday that the US delegation had rejected Moscow’s demand, but that there were no guarantees that Washington would not eventually make this concession to Vladimir Putin," FT reports.

Of course, NATO militarization right to up Russia's doorstep, a historic trend which reaches back to 1990s, when Moscow demanded not one more inch east, remains a key Kremlin justification for the Ukraine war.

Given this week's anti-Zelensky rhetoric coming out of the US administration, the European allies are worried Trump will give away more (after already declaring that Ukraine won't become a NATO member). This concern was expressed to FT as follows:

"As far as I understand, the situation can change from hour to hour or from day to day," Diaconescu told Antena3 television, in a reference to US President Donald Trump’s scathing criticism of the Ukrainian leader and his concessions made to Russia even before talks began.

Diaconescu stressed that the Russian delegation to the talks in Riyadh earlier this week "failed to convince the Americans" on a Nato withdrawal and that further visits by the leaders of the UK and France to Washington next week would seek to persuade Trump not to give in to this demand.

No real details on specifically what the Russians requested as a condition for fully restoring and improving US relations has been revealed by the US side. However, staff at each of their respective embassies are being restored.

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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/moscow-demanded-us-nato-withdraw-forces-eastern-europe-riyadh-talks

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSuckcrkiUM

Zelensky Trapped🎯 EU Raises The Stakes💶 Russians Continue The Offensive🚀 Military Summary 2025.02.22

[Bill Ryan]

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This scene is like copied from the film "Come and See" (war horror in WW2)

Do see this thread, posted by Mashika (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/member.php?45714-Mashika) in 2021: :flower:


Иди и смотри - "Come and See"
(https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?116489------------------------Come-and-See)

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Interesting Brian assessment... always spot on... his clarity in the fog ... like his talk!

The US under a new administration is attempting to convince many Americans that it seeks the end of the conflict in Ukraine. However all talk has centered on continued pressure on Russia, additional arms for Ukraine, and simply the outsourcing of a Syria-style conflict freeze to Europe instead of an actual enduring peace.

At the same time, the US has repeatedly pointed out that it is prioritizing confrontation with China in the Asia-Pacific region and simply doesn't have enough resources to fight both wars at the same time, needing Europe to "double down" vis-a-vis Russia.


US is Reorganizing/Outsourcing Empire + Freezing not Ending Ukraine War

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References:

US DoD - Hegseth Calls on NATO Allies to Lead Europe's Security, Rules Out Support for Ukraine Membership (Feb. 12, 2025):
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Sto...
Guardian (VIDEO) - US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on Europe’s security, says Pete Hegseth (Feb 12, 2025):
• US no longer ‘primarily focused’ on E...
US DoD - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Press Conference Following NATO Ministers of Defense Meeting in Brussels, Belgium (Feb. 13, 2025):
https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcri...
State Department - US Relations with Taiwan (2022):
https://web.archive.org/web/202402070...
State Department - US Relations with Taiwan (2024):
https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-w...

[bojancan]

I am also adding in this thread this excellent video with prof.Jefrey Sacs... his extraordinary speech in EU Parliament!

Jeffrey Sachs' Explosive Address at the EU Parliament Sends Shockwaves Across Europe!
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[Tintin]

I am also adding in this thread this excellent video with prof.Jefrey Sacs... his extraordinary speech in EU Parliament!

Jeffrey Sachs' Explosive Address at the EU Parliament Sends Shockwaves Across Europe!
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Great :thumbsup:

I'd sat watching that yesterday morning here (about 5.30am!) and it's a humdinger; a barnstorming-ly articulate masterpiece. In fact it's a classic in every sense you can imagine.

This will be seen very widely within the parties across Europe and may finally, hopefully, blow the whole Russophobia away. We'll see.

Of course, it's in the library here where it rightly belongs:

https://avalonlibrary.net/2025-02-21_Jeffrey_Sachs_presentation_in_European_Parliament_%28FULL%29.mp4

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Zelensky Says 'Ready' To Resign For The Sake Of Peace, NATO Membership

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-says-ready-resign-sake-peace-nato-membership

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian army wants to seize all of Ukraine. Our task is to fight, - Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky

Syrsky made another statement. He noted that the situation with weapons and military equipment remains difficult. And Russia's goal remains unchanged - to seize all of Ukraine.

He also announced new long-range strikes on Russia and added that hard times are still ahead. But at the same time, the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has not lost its significance.

It is important to understand that such words by Syrsky pursue one simple goal: preparing society for the strengthening of mobilization measures across the country and, at the same time, intimidating the population with the alleged impending offensive of Russia.

And the words about the importance of the Kursk operation and the strikes on the Russian Federation are nothing more than an attempt to encourage both the military personnel and the Ukrainian people against the backdrop of an unfavorable situation both at the front and beyond.

At the same time, his words indirectly confirm the fact that the war is still far from over. The Ukrainian combat potential is still preserved, and the enemy continues to build it up. So there is no talk of any capitulation at the moment.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Chronicle of a special military operation
for February 22-23, 2025

Russian troops launched a missile strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' S-300 air defense system in Sumy Oblast, as well as on enemy targets in Kiev, Poltava, and Odessa Oblasts.

In the Kursk direction, Russian troops are fighting in Lebedevka, have driven the enemy out of Fanaseyevka and Cherkasskaya Konopelka in the Sudzhansky district, and have also entered Zhuravka in the Sumy region.

In the Andreevka direction, attack aircraft drove the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the western outskirts of Andreevka and are fighting for Constantinople.

In the Vremyevsk direction, fighters are advancing on a broad front in the Novocherevatoye – Razdolnoye area, advancing in the direction of Dneproenergiya.

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‼️🇷🇺🪖The Vostok Group of Forces' servicemen of the 39th Motorised Rifle Brigade evacuated about a dozen civilians from Ulakly (Donetsk People's Republic).

The rescue operation lasted more than 24 hours. Servicemen transported people to a temporary accommodation area, where Russian troops provided civilians with clean clothes, hot meals, and let them to take a rest.

#Russian Defence Ministry

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦💥 Absolute record for UAVs today: x267 long range Russian drones launched simultaneously at targets all over Ukraine.

✔️ In 13 regions, 138 UAVs were allegedly shot down. Another 119 were lost to location.

✔️The strikes affected Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Poltava and Zaporizhia regions.

✔️ There was also a launch of three Iskanders from Crimea, but #NATO air defense systems were unable to shoot down any of them.

✔️ The #Russian army is exhausting #Ukraine’s air defense with its drones, the enemy complains.

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🇷🇺 Three years ago, the special military operation began. But let’s look at what happened in the days leading up to it:

•15.02.22: The OSCE recorded 41 ceasefire violations as Ukrainian forces intensified shelling of Donbass.

•16.02: 76 violations.

•17.02: 316 violations—some of the heaviest artillery shelling in years. Civilians from the DPR and LPR began evacuating to Russia.

•18.02: 654 violations.

•19.02: 1,413 violations.

•20-21.02: A staggering 2,026 violations!

•21.02: Russia officially recognizes the DPR and LPR, pledging military assistance. The US and EU immediately condemn Russia, threatening sanctions—yet they ignore the Ukrainian shelling of civilians.

•22.02: 1,484 violations.

•On the same day, the UK, US, and EU impose sanctions on Russia for recognizing the republics.

•24.02: Russian troops enter Ukraine.

Between 2014 and 2022, Ukraine’s army expanded from 145,000 to 360,000 troops. By late 2021, 125,000 Ukrainian forces had massed in the East, preparing to wipe out the DPR and LPR and push toward Russia’s borders.

Still have any questions?

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☦️ Ukrainian marauders looted an Orthodox church

In the occupied Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk), unknown individuals vandalized the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of the UOC.

The vandals broke down the doors, stole church candlesticks and bells, and also ransacked the altar, causing significant damage to the holy objects.

The Ukrainian authorities condone vandals, encouraging the looting of canonical UOC churches, so the vandals are unlikely to be punished.

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⚡️ “Gerans” set a record for strikes on Ukraine on the night before February 23!

Local air defense reported detecting 267 Geran/Gerbera UAVs, with up to 80 drones in enemy airspace at the same time. Around 3 a.m., Kyiv was hit by two waves of Gerans—25 drones in each strike.

The Zelensky regime is carefully concealing the damage, cordoning off impact sites. Only a few videos captured strikes in Kyiv and Odesa. Earlier that day, drones targeted workshops in Kyiv assembling UAVs—this may be a continuation of those strikes.

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🇷🇺"We were tasked with capturing three forest belts in Avdiivka" — three kilometers of bunkers, machine gun emplacements, and UAF stashes. There is nothing impossible for our guys.

We tell you how it was. They went in at dusk, recalls a serviceman with the call sign Gagarin. Enemy drones attacked them, but none prevented them from blowing up two Ukrainian bunkers. They took grenades, checkers, homemade guns, wrapped them in tape and threw them in — the enemy's firing points were destroyed. This allowed the Russian soldiers to advance 700 meters.

They went in, removed tripwires and other "blanks" from the enemy. Mines were removed manually (without detonating them). To the surprised comment of the host of "Military Acceptance", the soldier replied with a smile: "This is our specialty, we were trained for this."
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The operator of “Zmey Gorynych” showed how the demining system incinerated a Ukrainian stronghold in Volchansk.

A combat mission was assigned, meaning it had to be completed by any means necessary. This stronghold had proven difficult to capture, so the UR-77 was brought in—originally designed to clear paths through minefields.

Upon impact, the “fiery serpent” launches a cable packed with explosives—in this case, a full 1.2-ton charge, the soldier explained on the air of “Military Acceptance.”
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🇬🇧🇫🇷Britain and France are developing a plan to send up to 30,000 peacekeepers to Ukraine, backed by US forces, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Europe will continue to support the Ukrainian army, but will not replace it with its own forces. However, without Trump's support, the European plan to send peacekeepers will be difficult to implement.

According to the Journal's sources, the US could cover parts of Ukraine with air defence systems from neighbouring countries and provide air defence systems to the Europeans. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to discuss the plan with Trump on Thursday.

- ukraine_watch

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‼️🇷🇺 Report by the #Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (23 February 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

▫️During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Maryevka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Rubanshchina, Sudzha, and Yuzhny. Four enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Zamostye, Kositsa, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Staraya Sorochina, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vladimirovka, Zhuravka, Iskriskovsshchina, Maryevka, Nizhnyaya Syrovatka, Novaya Sech, Novenkoye, Novonikolayevka, Turya, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

▫️During the day, the AFU losses were over 200 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, one M270 MLRS launcher, one transport-loading vehicle, two artillery guns, four mortars, one electronic warfare station, and two ammunition depots.

▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 62,850 troops, 376 tanks, 288 infantry fighting vehicles, 239 armoured personnel carriers, 1,991 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,143 motor vehicles, 467 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 22 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, 10 transport-loading vehicles, 114 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, seven air defence radars, 49 units of engineering and other materiel, including 19 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

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Today is a significant day in Russian history, and Russia continues to write its story. After the threat comes defense – and then victory. Despite NATO’s pressure, Russia has stood its ground and achieved another victory, one that may not yet be officially recognized but remains inevitable. Once again, the West has run up against a wall it cannot break.

It must be an enviable feeling to be truly independent from the West. But this path has not been without sacrifices. While Russia emerges stronger from this forced conflict – a conflict that, in the end, was unavoidable and had to be fought – the West, especially the EU, is facing deep, possibly existential wounds. Russia has proven that it is willing to pay any price for its sovereignty.

With that in mind: Enjoy this glorious day, dear friends!

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🇷🇺From Vladimir Putin's congratulations on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day.

The current year, the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, has been declared the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland in Russia – in honor of the invincible generation of victors, in the name of the memory of their heroism and sacrifice, of the epochal Victory that they gave to the world, and in honor of the heroes who today on the battlefield worthily continue the military work of their ancestors.

We all understand how difficult it is for you, we are proud of you and support you. I thank all the participants of the special military operation for their fortitude and determination to win. I thank all the defenders of Russia for their honest, impeccable service to the Motherland and our people.

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Medvedev:

“February 23 is a special date. It’s a symbol of remembrance, glory, and pride in our Fatherland; it’s a symbol of our complete assurance of Victory.

This holiday has a special significance this year, which is designated as the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland in Russia.

Our people will always remember the heroes that lived before them, cherish their traditions, and look up to them as role models.

“We shall always serve Russia faithfully and loyally and, in so doing, shall embarrass our enemies!” These words of great military commander Alexander Suvorov resonate with each one of us to this day.

Our people had to master the difficult “art of victory” in the face of incredibly tough challenges. These challenges keep coming, and our shared duty today is to refrain from lofty rhetoric, and, unhindered by any threats, as we are fighting the most dangerous enemies, spare no effort for the good of the Fatherland.

Tomorrow is going to be three years since the special military operation began. We were forced to take this step after we reached the point of no return in our standoff with the so-called collective West. There was only one way to defend our Fatherland and its citizens and repel the enemy from our borders. Time has shown that that difficult decision was the only possible and correct one. The Russian people have come together and prevailed in their struggle against a cruel and cynical enemy, which kept getting pumped with weapons and money from all over the world. The war on neo-Nazism and its acolytes is not finished yet. But the end is very near. The enemy will be destroyed. Truth will triumph.

Eighty years ago, our country defeated Fascism, and its repulsive offspring will not be spared a payback, which will come on the battlefield, not at a new Nuremberg. It will be quicker and fairer this way. More ruthless and reliable. Our enemies know this better than anybody else, as horror and panic are spreading through their ranks. Consumed by their impotent malice and agony, they are capable of anything. We shall not allow a global Apocalypse. We must make a fascist comeback impossible on this planet, as we wipe out its roots with a red-hot iron. We must preserve historical memory and leave a worthy legacy to new generations on planet Earth.

But most importantly, we must protect our vast Fatherland and do everything we can to help it flourish—in the name of our children and grandchildren. In the name of the great future of Russia!

Photo: RIA Novosti”

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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇸 Reconnaissance of the 30th Regiment Strikes Sudzha, destroying American M777 and Tanks!

▪️ New footage shows the destruction of American artillery and armored vehicles by the reconnaissance unit of the 30th “Moscow region” regiment in the city of Sudzha, Kursk region.

▪️ Fighters of the 30th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 44th Corps have already destroyed numerous enemy combat vehicles, including NATO howitzers, IFVs, APCs, and tanks using fiber-optic drones “Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky.”
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Pope on Ukraine: 'Painful and shameful' anniversary 'for all humanity'
During his Angelus address, which Pope Francis asked rthe Holy See Press Office to release while he recovers in the hospital, the Holy Father remembers the imminent three-year anniversary of the War in Ukraine on 24 February 2025, calling it "a painful and shameful occasion for all humanity," and saying he renews his solidarity with suffering Ukrainians and for all victims of armed conflicts as he prays for peace

"Tomorrow marks the third anniversary of the full-scale war against Ukraine: a painful and shameful occasion for all of humanity!"

Pope Francis expressed this during the Angelus address he chose to have published on Sunday, one day before the three-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion in Ukraine.

The Holy Father has been being treated at Rome's Gemelli Hospital since February 14, diagnosed with double pneumonia.

In his Angelus remarks, the Holy Father remembered "martyred Ukraine."

"As I renew my solidarity with the martyred Ukrainian people," the Pope reminded, "I invite you to remember the victims of all armed conflicts and to pray for the gift of peace in Palestine, Israel, and throughout the Middle East, in Myanmar, in Kivu, and in Sudan."

The Holy Father also expressed his gratitude for all those who have been praying for him.

"In these days, I have received many messages of affection," he noted, saying, "I have been particularly moved by the letters and drawings from children.

"Thank you for this closeness and for the comforting prayers I have received from all over the world!" the Pope concluded, before reassuring, "I entrust everyone to the intercession of Mary and ask you to pray for me."

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The US may join Russia and China in opposing statements in support of Ukraine at the UN Security Council, - Financial Times

▪️Washington rejected the European-Ukrainian version of the General Assembly resolution on the third anniversary of the war and proposed its own, in which "Ukraine's actions are equated with Russia's actions."
▪️"This [American] formulation is obviously unacceptable to us. All of this is interconnected and is part of a broader change in the US position," the source says.
▪️Officials said that "the confrontation could reach the UN Security Council, and the US may side with Russia and China against Western Europe's demonstration of support for Kyiv."
▪️Earlier, the US also rewrote the G7 statement, removing all "pro-Ukrainian" statements and condemnations of Russia. The media wrote that this was being done in order not to disrupt the negotiation process.
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A new aid package for Ukraine from Western "partners" was announced:

▪️Canada will transfer 25 LAV III infantry fighting vehicles, 4 F-16 simulators, ammunition, and will also send $5 billion in frozen Russian assets;

▪️Great Britain — $5.6 billion for military support;

▪️Spain — €1 billion to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

▪️Denmark — €268 million to supply ammunition and train Ukrainian military personnel;

▪️Finland — €4.5 million to restore critical infrastructure and humanitarian needs;

▪️Sweden — $113 million to purchase air defense systems for Ukraine;

▪️Norway — €300 million to restore Ukrainian energy.

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🇺🇸🇬🇷🇺🇦 The Pentagon is closing its transport hub in Greek Alexandroupolis, through which the main traffic of personnel and military equipment of the American contingent, providing NATO security on the southeastern flank of the bloc, passed.

As the Greek media write, this was done on the orders of Trump, to whom the NarcoFuhrer Zitler and Erdogan submitted a joint petition on this topic.

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🇺🇸🇬🇷🇺🇦 The Pentagon is closing its transport hub in Greek Alexandroupolis, through which the main traffic of personnel and military equipment of the American contingent, providing NATO security on the southeastern flank of the bloc, passed.

As the Greek media write, this was done on the orders of Trump, to whom the NarcoFuhrer Zitler and Erdogan submitted a joint petition on this topic.

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‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦 At Putin and Erdoğan’s Request: Trump Shuts Down Key NATO Base Supplying Weapons to Ukraine

🔥 In a move that shakes NATO’s logistics, Trump is closing the Alexandroupolis base in Greece, a critical hub for U.S. and NATO military shipments to Ukraine.

🔹 Greek media report that Trump is “disappointing” his ally, Greek PM Mitsotakis, while “satisfying a joint demand from Putin and Erdoğan”.

🔹 The base has been vital for deploying Western forces to Eastern Europe—now, that supply line is being cut off.

🔹 European outlets also speculate that Trump is planning a major U.S. troop reduction in Europe.

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‼️🇷🇺🇪🇺 The EU sanctions against #Russia are not working, "there are more and more packages", and the situation in Western #Europe is "getting worse" - Maria Zakharova wrote about this on her Telegram channel, commenting on the announcement of the 17th EU package after the announcement of the 16th.

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EXPLOSION AT RUSSIAN CONSULATE IN MARSEILLE, FRANCE

The explosions at the Russian Consulate General in Marseille bear all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told RBC.

"We demand that the host country [France] take comprehensive and urgent measures to investigate the incident, as well as steps to enhance the security of Russian diplomatic missions," she said.

The explosion near the Russian Consulate in Marseille was caused by unknown individuals throwing two containers with an incendiary mixture into the garden on the premises.

According to local media, a stolen car was found nearby.

On February 19, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claimed that Ukraine might carry out a series of terrorist attacks against Russian diplomatic missions in Germany, the Baltic states, Scandinavia, Slovakia, and Hungary to disrupt the negotiation process.

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Xi Jinping holds telephone conversation with Putin — TV

The Chinese leader highlighted the importance of long-term diplomacy and the national development strategies of China and Russia

BEIJING, February 24. /TASS/. President Xi Jinping of China has held a phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, China Central Television reported.

According to the media outlet, the conversation between the two countries’ leaders took place in the afternoon Beijing time.

Xi highlighted the importance of long-term diplomacy and the national development strategies of China and Russia.

The parties discussed a number of issues, including the Ukraine conflict, and agreed to maintain contact through various channels and coordinate their activities.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Leaked: Updated U.S.-Ukraine Draft Minerals Agreement

A new version of the United States-Ukraine Draft Minerals Agreement has been leaked, revealing key updates on the strategic exploitation of Ukraine’s vast mineral resources.

With Ukraine holding some of Europe’s largest reserves of lithium, titanium, and rare earth metals, this agreement could have major geopolitical and economic implications, particularly as Western nations look to secure alternative supply chains away from China.

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🇺🇳🇺🇦🗳 UN General Assembly Passes Ukraine-Backed Resolution

The UN General Assembly has voted in favor of a resolution initiated by Ukraine and European nations, with 93 countries supporting the measure.

The resolution labels Russia as an aggressor state and demands the withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory within internationally recognized borders.

Notably, the United States, Russia, and Israel voted against the resolution.

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🇩🇰🇺🇦 "Peace is More Dangerous than War"

The Prime Minister of Denmark believes that Ukraine is better off fighting than accepting a peace settlement under Trump's policies.

"I must be honest and say that I do not trust Putin. I don’t think he wants peace in Ukraine. I understand that many think a peaceful resolution or a ceasefire sounds like a good idea, but we risk that peace in Ukraine could actually be more dangerous than the ongoing war," stated Mette Frederiksen, who visited Kiev today.

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Some more Europeans "values" :bad:

Danish politicians applaud member of Ukraine's neo-Nazi unit

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Dmitry Kanuper receives a standing ovation during a conference in the Danish parliament in Copenhagen on February 19, 2025.

A member of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist Azov unit and convicted war criminal Dmitry Kanuper received a standing ovation during a conference at the Danish parliament. Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, and parliamentary speaker Soren Gade attended the event, which took place on February 19.

Established as a volunteer battalion in 2014 and incorporated into Ukraine's National Guard a year later, Azov has faced accusations of war crimes and was formally designated as a terrorist organization by Russia in 2022. The unit, co-founded by prominent Ukrainian white supremacist Andrey Biletsky, has openly welcomed neo-Nazis into its ranks.

Azov uses the Wolfsangel, a rune adopted by several German divisions during World War II, including the 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich.

The unit was decimated during the battle of Mariupol in 2022, when many of its members, including Kanuper, were taken prisoner.

In September 2023, a Russian court sentenced Kanuper to 29 years in prison for war crimes. According to Russia's Investigative Committee, in March 2022, the Azovite opened fire on a civilian vehicle, killing two unarmed men, and later shot a third civilian on the street.

Kanuper, however, was eventually released as part of a prisoner swap and, according to Ukrainian media, returned home in September 2024. His meeting with Danish politicians was organized by the Ukrainian World Congress and the local diaspora community in the country. Benny Engelbrecht, a member of parliament for the Social Democrats, has thanked Kanuper for his "powerful story" and fighting for "Ukraine's freedom."

Russia has accused the West of turning a blind eye to war crimes committed by Ukrainian troops and "encouraging" attacks on civilians.

In September 2023, a Ukrainian man who served in Nazi Germany's 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS received a standing ovation in the Canadian parliament. The incident caused an uproar from Jewish groups and led to the resignation of the parliamentary speaker.

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Russian Armed Forces strike French and Baltic mercenaries in Cherkasy 20 minutes ago

French and Baltic mercenaries were among the targets of a Russian Armed Forces strike in Cherkasy under Kiev’s control, stated Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian underground, on February 24 on his Telegram channel.

“Cherkasy — three precise strikes. After one of them, at 0:40 Moscow time, hospitals began filling up with foreigners in camouflage. Reports say there are French, but mostly ‘some Balts’,” wrote Lebedev.

Lebedev also noted that overnight strikes targeted military facilities in Kiev, Odessa, Kharkov, and Kirovograd regions. The targets included military factories and airfields.

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TASS: Ukrainian Armed Forces losses during Russia’s special military operation reach 1.08 million 47 minutes ago

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Pyotr Krivonogov. The Korsun-Shevchenkovskoye Battle. 1944

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in terms of personnel during Russia’s special military operation reached approximately 1.08 million people, TASS informed on February 24.

“The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since February 24, 2022, amount to about 1.08 million killed and wounded,” the agency stated.

The publication clarified that it uses data published daily by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Additionally, the agency noted that according to reports from the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 118,500 people in 2022 and 405,400 people in 2023. Kiev’s losses in personnel in 2024, according to the publication, amounted to 595,000 people. Thus, the agency emphasized, based on data from the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian personnel losses in 2024 exceeded those of the previous two years combined.

On December 16, 2024, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov stated that the Ukrainian losses during the entire Russia’s special military operation amounted to about 1 million people.

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Iskander missiles destroy Ukrainian command and NATO advisors in Krivoy Rog

Russian Iskander-M missiles destroyed a building in Krivoy Rog, where a meeting of Ukrainian Armed Forces command and foreign advisors was taking place, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on February 23, citing the Telegram channel Iznanka.

The missile strikes occurred around midnight on February 23, 2025, targeting the Park House hotel, which houses the Priroda restaurant, located at Dashinsky Street, 11 in Krivoy Rog. The building served as a headquarters for the Ukrainian armed units, and military personnel were stationed there. Additionally, foreign military advisors were present.

“As a result of two ‘Iskander-M’ strikes, the main structural components of the building were completely destroyed, a large-scale fire broke out, and load-bearing structures collapsed,” the Iznanka report stated. The source clarified that “at the time of impact, Ukrainian personnel, as well as representatives of foreign private military companies and instructors overseeing combat training and logistics for Ukrainian units, were in the area.”

Reports indicate that Ukrainian officers and foreign advisors were eliminated. The meeting took place inside the Priroda restaurant, which has now collapsed. Additionally, the command’s vehicles were destroyed.

Photos from Ukrainian sources confirm that a garage and parking lot were completely destroyed. However, images of the Park House hotel itself after the missile strike have not yet been published.

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Cold War II❄️4th Year Of War⏳Kyiv Summit 🏛🌍 South Donetsk Collapses💥 Military Summary For 2025.02.24

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Neil Oliver Notices Something About Starmers Plans For Ukraine

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Neil Oliver's on fire in this short video and speaks with passion about Starmer's outrageous plan to put British troops in Ukraine. Not only is he poking the Bear but also risking the wrath of Trump and peace negotiations.

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This is just too good to pass on. It's a piece of film which has been 100% AI generated, but has a genius in the simplicity of the idea. Do watch, right to the end :ROFL: :ROFL:

Bad Dream

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I am a bit surprised to hear that Putin is already open for cooperation,and that he has such a 'relaxed' and positive attitude after all what has happened!
He doesnt behave at all as the angry enemy he supposed to be.:chuckle: --
'President Putin on Rare Earth and Europe’s Voice in Ukraine Talks | EN-RU interpretation.' ohV2tSZnx9Y----25 Feb 2025 #vladimirputin #usrussiarelations #rareearth
In a recent interview, President Vladimir Putin addressed two key topics shaping global geopolitics: rare earth elements and the ongoing Ukraine talks. He highlighted Russia's potential for joint ventures with American companies in aluminum production, emphasizing how collaborative projects in hydro-powered regions like Krasnoyarsk could stabilize global markets. Putin also suggested that partnerships in rare earth metals, critical for modern technology, could open new economic opportunities if politics didn’t get in the way.

On the diplomatic front, Putin dismissed Europe’s insistence on having a decisive voice in Ukraine negotiations, stating bluntly that “no one can really demand anything here, especially from Russia.” He argued that the path to resolving the conflict lies primarily in trust-building between Moscow and Washington, not in European involvement. While welcoming international efforts for peace, including initiatives from BRICS and China, Putin underscored that Europe’s role remains secondary in this high-stakes dialogue.

This candid conversation reveals how Putin views both economic cooperation and geopolitical power dynamics, with rare earth and aluminum deals as potential bargaining chips in a world increasingly shaped by strategic resources.

0:00 View on U.S. pressuring Zelensky to use rare earth metals as repayment for past aid.
2:44 Answer on whether Trump’s harsh remarks about Zelensky and elections are actually benefiting Russia.
7:50 Is Trump acting based on emotions?
8:52 Do the Europeans even understand the essence of the current situation around Ukraine?
10:38 View on Europe’s insistence on having a say in Russia-U.S. negotiations about Ukraine.
14:29 Comments on Trump's proposal to cut defense budgets and tariff on steel and aluminum imports.

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And still it goes on...

A young man cycling in Kharkov is deliberately knocked off his bike whilst cycling and is then bundled into a van by TCC officers in Kharkov:

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GRAPHIC WARNING 18+

Definitely not compulsory viewing, at all, but graphic from the point of view of the audio. War is not pretty and warmongering weasel dwarf Eurocrats would do well to remember this :flower:

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Disturbing Video. Footage of what appears to be a Russian special operations team ambushing an English speaking Ukrainian patrol.

"It's a ****ing trap" is the last thing heard uttered in an American accent.

The footage was recovered from the body of the American fighter.

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