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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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🇺🇦Ukraine sends mercenaries to their deaths: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shocked foreigners by deciding to transfer them to assault units for the most deadly tasks, - Le Monde
- The decision of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to disband the International Legion caused misunderstanding and demoralization among foreign fighters. The legionnaires are being offered a transfer to regular assault units, where the risk of death is maximally high.
- Foreigners complain about chaotic orders, lack of conditions, no water, internet, and training.
- According to the fighters, the legion provided a safe environment, including through bilingual command. Commanders point out that the legion was a unique unit: officers were bilingual, training was specialized, with a focus on UAVs and defensive tactics.
- The disbanding is called a waste of resources and a loss of acquired skills.
- By 2025, the number of two out of four international battalions had sharply decreased - due to losses and desertions.
- The remaining mercenaries are being transferred to other units, and some foreigners are terminating their contracts and leaving Ukraine.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia is preparing a spring offensive in the east and south, — Welt
- Russian troops are concentrating forces in the east and south for the spring phase of the offensive on Ukraine, claims the German publication.
- Among the likely directions of intensification are the areas of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), Gulyaypole, and the west of the Zaporozhye region. The conclusions are based on open data and satellite images.
- In Kiev, they claim that these plans have long been known. The Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament (CACD) stated that they have been tracking the preparation of Russian reserves since December–January, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are allegedly taking measures to thwart a possible offensive.
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Taiwanese authorities have called the idea of relocating 40% of the country's semiconductor production capacity to the United States unrealistic. This was stated by Vice Premier Chen Li-june, commenting on calls from American officials to significantly increase chip production in the United States, reports Reuters.
According to Chen, Taipei has already informed Washington that the Taiwanese semiconductor ecosystem built over decades - with its supply chains, personnel, and infrastructure - cannot simply be "transported" to another country. "This is impossible," she emphasized in an interview with CTS television on Sunday, February 8.
“Military Chronicle”
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Brazilian merc down!
Wesley Adriano Silva callsign Indio from Belém, but lived in Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil
While the Ares Group (which is linked to the 13th Brigade Khartia) celebrated the supposed capture of Kupyansk, its members continued to fall like cockroaches.
wesleyadriano996">Adriano Silva also believed this, but a few artillery shells put an end to that conviction.
Game over, loser!
- TrackaMerc
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠️Kiev residents block roads due to lack of light and heat
▪️On Winston Churchill Street and on the Verkhovna Rada Boulevard in Kiev, residents blocked roads due to lack of light and heat, said lawyer Rostislav Kravets.
▪️There has been no electricity in the houses here for the second day – despite the fact that they have been without heating for a week, and the temperature in the apartments has dropped to 6-8 degrees.
➖"Now the DTEK group has decided to play games, and for the 2 hours when there is supposedly light, they simply don't supply electricity or supply one phase, and none of the devices work," noted the lawyer.
▪️Energy Minister Shmygal previously promised that there would be at least 18 hours of light per day in homes without heating.
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The number of complaints about the TCC's actions has doubled in a year, according to Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets.
In 2022, his office received 18 complaints from Ukrainians regarding the TCC's abuses, 514 in 2023, 3,312 in 2024, and 6,127 in 2025.
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THIS is the best new Russian-language poet I have read in decades.
I was going to translate, on the fly, but it would be a travesty to do so. THIS requires no less than a translation of T.S. Elliot bound up with Mayakovsky would.
I will spend the time required and share his poetry with you.
Bravo and thank you, Sergey Izotov. I am overwhelmed.
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The consequences of the combined attack on February 7th on the Burshtyn TPP in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. At the moment, the station is not operating.
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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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🇷🇺 Russia will demand a specific response from the West on who and for what purpose "security guarantees" are being given to Ukraine, — Lavrov
Other statements by the Foreign Minister:
▪️Europe's plan for Ukraine means that no one will recognize anything, and Kiev will receive sharply increased military aid;
▪️There's no need to dramatize the expiration of the New START Treaty, the treaty hasn't been in effect for the last three years;
▪️The "Mearsheimers and Pistoriuses" in Europe are restless, they officially declare the need to be ready for war with Russia;
▪️The details that the military are considering in the negotiations on Ukraine are multifaceted and significant, everything needs to be worked out in detail;
▪️Trump has contacted all countries that buy oil and gas from Russia, he wants to dominate the global energy market;
▪️Nothing can be resolved on the basis of Europe's "deceitful line" of an immediate ceasefire and security guarantees;
▪️The Russian Foreign Minister called it a huge step that Trump recognized Russia's interests in the non-expansion of NATO;
▪️There's no need to get carried away with Trump's actions until the Ukrainian crisis is resolved;
▪️The US doesn't hide that they want to eliminate problems in Europe to focus on countering China;
▪️Russia is only "for" developing cooperation with the US, and this is also of interest to leading figures in Trump's team.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Ukrainian terrorists were also monitoring two more Defense Ministry officers: the FSB detained a third accomplice in the attempt on General Alekseev
- Pavel Vasin (born 1981), the son of previously detained Viktor Vasin, was arrested.
- According to the investigation, he is the third accomplice in the preparation of the attempt on the first deputy head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU), Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev.
- Vasin provided transport for the previously arrested individuals - SBU agent Lyubomir Korbu and his father - for surveillance of Russian military personnel and retrieving weapons from a hiding place.
- He also purchased technical surveillance equipment (video recorder and tracker), which was used to track the routes of the intended targets.
- It is separately noted that he participated in collecting data on the addresses of residence and cars of individuals of interest to the SBU using internet services and search engines.
- Vasin gave confessions and reported on the surveillance of two more employees of the Russian Defense Ministry.
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The American company Lockheed Martin has embarked on the path of creating a small submarine fleet and has developed marine "waiting drones". The devices are capable not only of conducting reconnaissance, but also of hitting targets with special ammunition if necessary.
“Military Chronicle”
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Lavrov - on the fact that the peoples of Venezuela and Cuba should decide their own fate:
We continue to develop diverse relations with
the majority of states in the world. The focus of attention remains on countering any neocolonial practices - from unilateral coercive measures to military
interventions. In this context, we confirm our solidarity with the peoples of Venezuela
and Cuba, and we are convinced that only they can determine their own fate.
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‼️🇺🇸🇪🇺The US is starting preparations to transfer control of NATO command centers in the EU to allies, — Reuters.
Britain may take command of the joint forces in Norfolk, and Italy in Naples. At the same time, the US wants to take control of the command of NATO's allied naval forces in the county of Hertfordshire, Britain.
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🇮🇳🇫🇷 India wants to place an order and Ukraine is unhappy about this.
Indian media report that the country may order SCALP EG cruise missiles from France. This is due to the replenishment of stocks that were depleted during strikes on Pakistan.
The deal is estimated at ~300 million euros and it is expected to order at least a couple of hundred units, which is quite a lot for today.
On the one hand, India will invest in French production, which resumed the production of SCALP last year, and on the other hand, it will redirect the products to itself, rather than to Ukraine. But at the same time, it's clear that the supply of these missiles to the Ukrainians will not stop.
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'Trump has turned the US 180 degrees in relation to Ukraine' — former Romanian diplomat Slavitescu.
'What I'm currently seeing from the White House administration is, surprisingly, strong pressure on the victim, not on the aggressor. It feels like the US has completely abandoned Ukraine. After all, the money, weapons — all of this is European or paid for by Europeans. For the US, which used to be seen as the champion of the free world, putting pressure on the victim means a 180-degree turn. And, unfortunately for us, this seems to be a new direction in Trump's policy.'
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Bundestag deputy Katrin Göring-Eckardt believes that the most important thing for Ukrainians is not heat and light, but the opportunity to protest against Russia.
‘Again on the night train on the way to Kiev. Journalist Olivia Kortas published an important investigation a few days ago. In it, she writes: people in Ukraine are freezing, but they are free. They can speak their own language, they can protest. Olivia is right. They endure all this to defend European values. And the words spoken in Germany and Europe do not warm Ukrainians in the cold or protect them from Putin. Enough words have been said. It's time to act. And that's why I'm on my way. Again to Kiev, again to Maidan.’
Can they leave their own country? What men are going to protest knowing they can be sent to the front. It was the violence of Maidan that led to the dissolution of the government, and it would seem unlikely without men that any protest would have any impact. The country is also under martial law so any protest can be squashed easily.
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'War in Ukraine has turned domestic dogs into wild ones. This is an ecological disaster' - The New York Times is looking for something else to blame Russia for.
'The Russian invasion is having an unexpected impact on domestic animals in Ukraine. A group of scientists have found that due to the conflict, dogs that used to be pets have turned into wild animals in a short period of time.
According to most researchers, in a surprisingly short period of time, dogs on the front line have become more like wild dogs, such as wolves, coyotes, or dingoes. The data showed many examples of transformation: the muzzles of dogs involved in combat operations were rarely short, like those of French bulldogs, or elongated, like those of dachshunds. Many had reduced body weight. Even their ears have taken on a different shape: pointed ears were more common than droopy ones. They often gather in packs.'
People abandon their pets and Russia is the bad guy?
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