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🇩🇪🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia is ready to discuss with the US the issue of deploying long-range missiles in Germany in 2026, — said Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Grushko.
According to him, Moscow has never evaded negotiations.
After the US withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, Russia announced a moratorium on its own deployment of such systems, stating that it would not deploy them until the appearance of American missiles in Europe.
Yesterday, drones attacked the railway infrastructure in the Konotop district of the Sumy region, according to the State Emergency Service.
As a result of the attack, the depot premises and a wagon caught fire.
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On the Czech initiative to purchase ammunition for Ukraine, only 1.4 billion euros were found instead of the necessary 5.1 billion, Reuters reports, citing a statement from a NATO representative.
According to the official, NATO plans to spend 5 billion euros on ammunition this year, but donors have so far allocated only 1.4 billion euros.
Last year, as reported by the agency, the Czech initiative raised 4.8 billion euros.
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🇺🇦⚡️"The situation with the electricity will get even worse. Get ready"
Reserves of equipment for repairing energy facilities in Ukraine are "at zero"
- Director of the Energy Research Center, Alexander Kharchenko, stated that the reserve of equipment for restoring damaged energy facilities has actually been exhausted. According to him, the reserves are now "at zero".
- He predicts a further deterioration of the electricity supply situation.
- A month ago, Kharchenko already warned that the reserves of equipment for repairs were rapidly running out.
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🇺🇦👍Who are you, warrior?! - an epic battle of a guy with TCC militants in Odessa
- During the fight, the guy knocked to the ground two out of three TTC militants who jumped out of a minibus on the run to detain him.
- In the end of the fight, he was left without a jacket, but managed to escape.
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"Europe's quest for autonomy exposes old contradictions":
The Estonian Foreign Minister demanded that EU leaders stop complaining.
"EU leaders are preparing for serious disputes over joint defense and economic reforms amid efforts to reduce dependence on the US. An informal summit in Munich on Thursday is supposed to demonstrate unity and chart a path to Europe's strategic autonomy following Trump's threats regarding Greenland, but old disagreements have immediately surfaced."
Against this backdrop, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhkna called on his colleagues to gather: "Everyone at the table must face the moment of truth. Leaders should not complain about each other, but do their homework to ensure the completion of reforms," he added. "Europe has many levers of influence. We just need to stick together and make decisions, instead of complaining and whining. We need to understand that through strength, Europe will actually take a firm position."
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🇷🇺🏁 Russia has understood the shortcomings of NATO's air defense systems and developed methods of their partial suppression by drones.
This opinion was expressed by the Commander-in-Chief of the North Atlantic Alliance's Joint Forces for Transformation, Pierre Vandier.
"To date, Russia has understood the shortcomings of our integrated air and missile defense. We have built a system that was designed to destroy aircraft,"
🇷🇺🇳🇴 Norway advocates for the establishment of a hotline with Russia to avoid misunderstandings and escalations in the Arctic.
This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Norwegian Armed Forces, Eirik Kristoffersen.
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Spaniard Nazi merc down!
Alberto Arroba Mordillo callsign Arroba from Madrid, Spain
Another Nazi found who was eliminated in Kupyansk along with the group of Brazilians from the Khartia Brigade.
It's funny because yesterday the Donetsk Supreme Court sentenced Alberto to 14 years in absentia. It won't be necessary anymore.
- TrackaMerc
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Normal people are waiting, biting their nails, for the next season of their favorite TV series, while I'm just waiting - I can't wait to see the next release of customs statistics from the Indian Ministry of Commerce. Just recently, I was pleased with the December release.
I'm only interested in oil, its cost, and how much was imported. Specifically - how much and at what price was imported from Russia, and how this price compares with that of other suppliers.
I don't really like commenting on what's happening in the oil market on the fly - the oil market is slow and sleepy, tankers take weeks to travel, and real information about transactions appears even later. Yes, what we see in the Indian customs data about December imports is a reflection of transactions made a month or two earlier, and few people have the patience to wait that long.
I'd like it to be like this - politicians announce sanctions, the markets react immediately, economists rush to comment on Youtube about what it all means, what happened, and what will bring peace of mind. Well, it's possible, but it doesn't hurt to check afterwards, some time later, when the real data comes out, how this reality compares with what we imagined. Reality sometimes surprises us.
As we remember, on October 21, sanctions were imposed on Lukoil and Rosneft. They came into effect on November 21, and counterparties were given a month to terminate relations relatively calmly.
Here are three charts - the volumes and price of oil imports from the main supplier countries, which together cover 75-80% of purchases.
The oil that arrived in India in December left Russia 5-6 weeks earlier - i.e., almost all of it left after October 21, and some of it might have left after November 21. In Russian statistics, oil arriving in India in month X is reflected as sold in month X-1 or X-2.
What do we see? In December, Russian oil imports fell by just over a quarter compared to November, but Russia still remained the largest supplier of oil to India.
The discount relative to Brent and the more relevant for India Dubai grade did not increase (in fact, in India itself, Russian oil is sold at approximately the same price as Iraqi oil and slightly cheaper than UAE oil - the exchange quotation shows the price on a Persian Gulf basis, not with delivery to India, but we're interested not so much in the absolute value as in the dynamics of the spread). By the way, we'll say once again that those who talk about the "huge" discounts on Russian oil for Indian refineries, eh, are spreading so-called untruths, either intentionally or out of ignorance. At least, so far, if there were discounts, they were small. This is easily seen in the third chart, which uses unprocessed prices per tonne, directly from the raw data of Indian statistics - but here we need to understand that oil from Saudi Arabia and the UAE is likely to be lighter and less sulfurous than from Russia and Iraq, so its value is higher and the conversion factor from tons to barrels is different.
Where does the huge price difference between the sales in Primorsk reported by Argus, which are used for tax calculation and make headlines, and the price reported by Indian customs come from? This is a separate question for a separate discussion, but we'll put it aside for now.
And of course, we'll wait with even greater interest for the January and February statistics, which will be published in early March and early April - there, we should be able to see how much India has actually reduced its purchases and how the prices for Russian oil for buyers have fallen consistently and for a long time.
- Sergey Vakulenko, Carnegie Endowment
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Macron said that Europe decided to start a war with Russia in 48 hours, and not everyone in Europe wants it to end.
'It took us just 48 hours to impose sanctions against Russia. 48 hours to decide to support Ukraine. Now we have reached a point where this war of attrition is approaching its final stage - both sides want to end the war. My reasoning is very simple: do we want to hand over the discussion of this issue to others? Our geographical situation will not change - whether we like Russia or not, it will exist tomorrow. It is right at our doorstep. Therefore, it is important to structure the resumption of the European dialogue with Russia, without being naive, without putting pressure on the Ukrainians, but also without becoming dependent on third parties in this discussion.
That's why I proposed to several European colleagues to resume the dialogue. For some of them, it was still too early to send their diplomatic advisers, as we did.'
EU countries are not need or invited to talks.
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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦A swarm of "Geran" drones destroyed the main factory producing UAVs for one of the most effective groups on the frontline, — said the deputy commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
▪️This happened several months ago. The equipment was burned for 35 million dollars, stated the deputy commander of the "Rooster Forces" (Armed Forces of Ukraine), Colonel Pavel Elizarov, nicknamed "Lazarus", in an interview with The Atlantic.
▪️The article also mentions that Ukraine has created laser air defense, which they hope to make part of the Ukrainian air defense shield, promised by Zelensky for the summer. This could also include:
▪️3D-printed UAV interceptors;
▪️carbon fiber clones of the best Russian air defense missiles;
▪️wheeled robots armed with machine gun turrets.
Thus, Kiev dreams of reducing one of the biggest threats to its security: swarms of "Geran" drones.
Russia has deployed laser AD in the past year, so I am surprised The Atlantic would call it advanced.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Fire after landing in the city of Zaporozhye
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‼️🇷🇺🔥A massive attack is underway: a huge column of smoke and fire over Zaporozhye
▪️A large-scale fire after the strike can be seen from kilometers away from different parts of Zaporozhye
▪️A strike has been carried out on an infrastructure object, - reports the Regional State Administration.
▪️More than 11,000 subscribers in two districts of the city are without electricity supply.
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Macron stated that Trump is striving for the "disintegration" of Europe, so he called for preparing for a confrontation with the US and challenging the dollar, Reuters reports.
"When there is a clear act of aggression, I think we shouldn't give in or try to reach an agreement. I think we've been trying to use this strategy for several months. It's not working," Macron said in an interview with a number of European newspapers.
He called for new joint borrowings to invest on a large scale and challenge the hegemony of the dollar.
Macron believes that the "Greenland moment" should be seen as a warning signal about the need for long-postponed economic reforms and strengthening the bloc's global influence.
And the lull in tensions between the US and the EU should not be taken as stable changes. Macron predicts that in the coming months, the US will attack Europe over digital regulation.
Wonder if Marcon's soldier friend is advising in the back.. ground.
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🇺🇦🤷♂The Ukrainian government has signed investment agreements worth 140 million euros for a new mountain resort - GORO Mountain Resort - according to media reports.
The total area will be 1,200 hectares. The Lvov Regional Council supported the transfer of 176 hectares of forest land.
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NATO refuted Zelensky's words that Ukraine in January was left without American Patriot missiles due to delays in payments from Europe, as a result of which it missed painful strikes on its energy sector.
"From our point of view and from the US point of view, there were no delays in deliveries. What is supplied under the PURL program moves as quickly as the US logistics chains allow. There were no additional pauses in this delivery," an anonymous NATO official involved in the PURL mechanism said, according to "European Truth".
According to him, the deliveries of American air defense systems are structured in such a way that even in the event of delays in the supply of missiles, they are delivered on time. However, it is impossible to accurately predict the date or even the week of deliveries due to logistical difficulties.
"There is no direct connection between financing and deliveries. The US does not delay deliveries for funding reasons," the official said.
At the same time, he agrees with Zelensky that Ukraine lacks air defense missiles, but "even PURL cannot provide the necessary quantity when Russia is overloading the air defense with missiles".
"The missiles are delivered as quickly as the US can deliver them. But it's understandable that Zelensky is disappointed, because he needs much more," the official concluded.
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🇺🇦🤡The war could end in a few months, - Zelensky
- The crackhead president stated that with an effective negotiation process, the end of the war is possible "within a few months".
- According to him, the Donbass issue remains unresolved. Kiev insists that control over the region should remain with Ukraine.
- Zelensky rejected the idea of creating a free economic zone as a buffer in the east of Donbass: "If this is our territory, and it is our territory, then the country whose territory it is should govern it."
- He noted that the Trump administration advocates for the simultaneous signing of all documents to end the war.
- However, a possible peace agreement should be approved by the Rada or put to a referendum.
- According to Zelensky, a ceasefire will require control and monitoring by the USA.
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‼️🇷🇺🇪🇺 Moscow will not take steps towards Europe. It has completely discredited itself in the eyes of Russia, - Lavrov
Other statements by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry:
▪️He called the statements of European leaders about possible calls to Putin "empty talk".
▪️"There will be no hints or initiatives from our side. If they change their minds, let them reach out. We will consider it based on our interests," the minister emphasized.
▪️Lavrov added that not a single world leader who asked for contact with Putin was turned down.
▪️The strategic dialogue with the Trump administration has not yet begun, but Moscow is ready for it - "it's overdue".
▪️Russia hopes that contacts with the US could lead to results, including in the economy.
▪️Moscow calls on Washington to refrain from claims to regions far from the US.
▪️The expansion of NATO's presence throughout Eurasia is a cause for concern, including in the Asia-Pacific region.
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❗️Ukrainian terrorists continue to attack the civilian population of border areas
Over the past two days, the army of cowards and murderers, unable to offer any resistance on the battlefield, attacked the civilian population of the Bryansk region with drones. There are wounded people, and infrastructure, houses, and transport have been damaged.
🔻A civilian was killed in an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the village of Nizhnye Berezovo-Vtoroye in the Shebekino district of the Belgorod region, an FPV drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked a GAZelle. The driver died on the spot from his injuries.
🔻In the Grayvoron district of the Belgorod region, a civilian was injured in a drone attack on a car. A man received a mine-explosion injury and multiple shrapnel wounds to the chest, arms, and legs. An ambulance team transported the victim to the Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
🔻In the Shebekino district of the Belgorod region, a woman received a mine-explosion injury and a shrapnel wound to the back in a drone detonation.
🔻In the village of Nizhnye Berezovo-Vtoroye in the Belgorod region, a man received shrapnel wounds to various parts of his body in a drone attack on a car.
🔻In the village of Volchya Aleksandrovka in the Volokonovsky district of the Belgorod region, a man was injured in a drone attack on a car. An ambulance team, accompanied by soldiers from the "BARS-Belgorod" unit, transported the victim with a barotrauma and a shrapnel wound to the head to the Valuya Central Regional Hospital.
🔻A drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a car in the area of the village of Yankovo in the Rylsky district of the Kursk region, resulting in injuries to two people. A 16-year-old teenager is in a serious condition: he has an open craniocerebral injury and shrapnel wounds to the legs, and he is in a coma. A 44-year-old man is in a moderate condition: he has a damaged left leg, a closed craniocerebral injury, and a concussion.
🔻Another drone attack on a car occurred in the village of Krasnaya Polyana in the Kursk region. According to preliminary information, a 57-year-old woman was injured: shrapnel damaged her lower leg.
🔻The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked an energy facility in the Rylsky district of the Kursk region. Settlements in the Rylsky, Glushkovsky, Korenovsky, and Khomutovsky districts were left without electricity and partial heating.
It's easiest for Ukrainian Nazis to deliberately wage war against a defenseless population - this is their characteristic trait and modus operandi since the times of the UPA. Death to the Ukrofascists!!!!
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😡Peskov on the slowdown of Telegram:
There is a law that needs to be followed. Roskomnadzor is responsible for ensuring that companies providing services in this area comply with the relevant legislation. We know that contacts with people from Telegram are ongoing. But if there is no response, then Roskomnadzor takes measures, again, in accordance with our legislation.
[Communication on the front line is maintained via Telegram]
I'm not an expert, these questions should be addressed to the Ministry of Defense. I don't think it's possible to imagine that front-line communication is provided through Telegram or some other messenger.
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The Ukrainian Sports Minister, Bidny, cannot get over FIFA's desire to abolish Russophobia and reinstate the Russian national team.
- Condemnation from the entire world, including from sports communities, is extremely important for international pressure. If we start softening our policy now, what signal will we send to other organizations? The ban is an important part of international efforts to contain the aggressor.
- You called FIFA President Infantino infantile. Do you have any specific doubts about his personality, since you use such a word?
- I'm saying that his actions seem irresponsible and infantile.
You have received statements from many governments criticizing the Paralympic Games' decision to lift the ban on Russia. Do you hope to receive statements from governments against the restoration of football teams by FIFA's decision?
- Yes. And I think we are already close to this
Hello Banderite caveman, its over.
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urkey, which does not have nuclear weapons, may consider joining a regional nuclear arms race due to concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, according to Bloomberg.
According to him, the development of nuclear weapons "should be considered in a broader context", as this is a "high level strategic issue".
Fidan said that Ankara does not want to disrupt the fragile balance of power in the region, which could provoke a nuclear competition, but "we may inevitably have to join the same race".
Turkey also accuses Israel of having nuclear weapons, stating that this undermines regional stability. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied this.
The publication notes that Ankara has deployed dozens of American nuclear warheads at its Incirlik airbase, 110 km from the Syrian border.
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Turkish President Erdogan is preparing his son as a successor, writes Bloomberg.
The publication notes that 44-year-old Bilal Erdogan is becoming a prominent figure: he accompanies his father on foreign trips, participates in the selection of officials and is building a network of loyal supporters within the ruling party of Turkey (AKP).
For now, Bilal denies direct political ambitions, but experts believe that he is receiving informal leadership training and could become the future head of the party and vice president.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 A new attack by Russia could happen in the coming days: active preparations are underway, - monitors
▪️Russia is equipping bombers with missiles, write the enemy's monitoring resources.
▪️During the attack, the following could potentially be used:
▪️about 40 X-101 type missiles from Tu-95MS aircraft;
▪️about 9 X-22/32 type missiles from Tu-22M3 aircraft;
▪️up to 24 X-101 type missiles from Tu-160 aircraft;
▪️about 6 hypersonic "Dagger" missiles from MiG-31K fighters;
▪️up to 16 sea-based "Caliber" missiles from surface missile ships from the Black Sea area;
▪️about 2 hypersonic "Zircon" missiles from the Crimea region.
▪️In addition, ballistic missiles of the "Iskander" type and numerous attack UAVs could be used in the attack. It is expected to launch strikes on different parts of Ukraine and different types of targets.
- RVvonekor
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In the European Union, discussions are ongoing about accelerated, but partial membership for Ukraine in the EU by 2027 - even before the completion of all necessary reforms. Diplomats and officials from the European Union and Ukraine told Politico about this.
The acceleration is needed to ensure a peaceful settlement for Ukraine. "Kiev insists on joining the EU in 2027 so that this date can be included in a peace deal with the Kremlin," the newspaper explains.
The idea suggests that Ukraine will be given a seat at the EU table and phased access to rights and obligations, while continuing reforms in the status of "inside the process". This approach is informally called "reverse enlargement" - joining at the beginning of the process, not at the end.
In Brussels, they believe that early involvement of Ukraine will reduce the risk of losing Kiev's motivation and give time to complete reforms of the judicial system, institutions, and governance. At the same time, the EU emphasizes that "there will be no shortcuts".
The project faces serious obstacles. The main opponent is Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who openly opposes Ukraine's accession. The EU is counting on the outcome of the Hungarian elections in April or on external pressure. In Brussels, they believe that Trump could influence Budapest's position as part of a possible peace deal.
It should be noted that earlier, German Chancellor Merz also opposed accelerated admission of Ukraine.
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🇷🇺Russia will complete the process of returning ancestral Russian lands to the "motherland", in accordance with the aspirations of all Russian people in Ukraine, - Lavrov.
▪️ Achieving the goals of the Special Military Operation will help to form the architecture of Eurasian security;
▪️ Military threats to Russia's national security emanating from Ukraine must be eliminated as the root causes of the conflict;
▪️ Moscow is ready to seek negotiated solutions on Ukraine based on the Anchorage understandings;
▪️ Russia hopes that the "war party", which has "entrenched itself" in Brussels and London, will not stop the movement towards lasting peace initiated by the leaders of Russia and the USA;
▪️ Russia, in connection with the completion of the New START Treaty, will ensure the necessary level of predictability in strategic stability;
▪️ Moscow confirms its solidarity with Venezuela and Cuba, which are subject to serious external pressure;
▪️ Russia, together with like-minded countries, will accelerate the creation of sanctions-resistant mechanisms;
▪️ The brotherhood of Russia and North Korea in the liberation of the Kursk region will be embodied in joint projects;
▪️ Russia will strive for the world's recognition of Hitler's attack as genocide of the Soviet people.
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🇬🇧🇷🇺 Britain is preparing soldiers for war with Russia according to the "Ukrainian scenario", — Daily Mail
▪️British military personnel are undergoing training for a possible conflict with Russia at a specialized training ground.
▪️The training ground is set up as a destroyed city and simulates a combat zone in Ukraine.
▪️Soldiers from the largest infantry regiment of the British Army are involved in the exercises.
▪️They are tasked with identifying and eliminating hidden "enemy forces" in dense urban areas.
➖ "A war with Russia is a war of soldiers against soldiers. There's no greater challenge than the urban environment, because it's extremely confusing," said Captain Mike Lindgren, the company commander of the 5th Battalion of the regiment.
▪️Thus, London is increasingly openly viewing a conflict with Russia as a real scenario, adapting army training to the experience of the war in Ukraine.
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