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❗️ Zelensky agrees to US mineral deal — reports
The final version of the deal contains no mention of "security guarantees" from the US, but the US also dropped its demands to control the $500bln fund to which Ukraine will transfer money, according to the Financial Times.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump said he is waiting for Zelensky in Washington on Friday to sign the document.
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❕Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry Press Briefing, February 26:
▪️Russian forces struck the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, as well as warehouses storing drones
▪️Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted over 325 casualties on the Ukrainian armed forces
▪️Russian air defenses destroyed five Hammer smart bombs, 19 Vampire rockets and 185 Ukrainian UAVs
▪️The Battlegroup East wiped out up to 175 Ukrainian troops
▪️Ukrainian forces lost more than 200 military personnel in the responsibility area of the Battlegroup West
▪️The Ukrainian army lost approximately 120 servicemen to the Battlegroups North and Dnepr
▪️The Battlegroup South eliminated up to 185 Ukrainian soldiers
Macron's push for peacekeeping troops, allegedly to achieve peace – is a sham aimed 'only to pump more and more weapons into Ukraine' — Lavrov
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🇺🇸🤭Another major American fund, which also worked in Ukraine, lost its funding.
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) says it cannot access congressionally appropriated funds that support "nearly all" of its grants and operations, leaving nearly 2,000 contractors worldwide without funds.
Funny enough, NED, unlike USAID, is a "private" foundation. However, it received 95% of its funding from Congress. Therefore, they believe that they should not have been subject to the State Department's 90-day freeze order.
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Ukraine's democracy and foreign interference explained
https://youtu.be/bN_lZDi1tEw
Imagine being a Ukrainian soldier stuck in the trenches, fully aware that:
- Ukraine has already lost the war.
- The US is resetting relations with Russia and planning massive business deals.
- The US has stopped supplying weapons and funding to Ukraine.
Ukraine is completely bankrupt.
- The rich Donbas region is gone, and its most valuable natural resources have been sold off to BlackRock and other US vultures.
- Corrupt Ukrainian leaders have gotten filthy rich and have backup plans in Monaco, Ibiza, and Miami.
- Even if he makes it home alive, he’ll likely be jobless, with no compensation from a broke government.
And the worst >
- He might die for a war where the outcome is already decided.
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❗️ General Mike Flynn warns against NATO troops in Ukraine
NATO troops fighting in Ukraine could draw the US into a conflict under Article 5, according to former National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn.
Flynn also expressed frustration with the globalist agenda, accusing it of promoting a one-world government led by "evil psychopaths."
"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" he concluded his message in X.
Ursula von der Leyen in Kiev - again spoke about Russia crushed by sanctions.
If we talk about the issue of sanctions, we see that they are already having an unprecedented effect on the Russian economy - inflation has skyrocketed, and interest rates. Companies are leaving Russia, so yes, these are not just sanctions in a light version. And this is really part of an approach that can be described as "peace through force."
And if we don't show Russia the facts that we intend to achieve a stable agreement, a long-term and reliable agreement... There have to be some steps for Russia to see the seriousness of our intentions.
As of today, it is too early to make any statements about maintaining, increasing, strengthening or lifting sanctions. Only after we see concrete steps from Russia will we be able to talk about this.
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❗South Korean KIA is preparing to return to Russia and is already looking for employees.
The Russian office of the company has posted vacancies to search for a technical consultant and a marketer. Hyundai Motor Concern, which includes Kia and Hyundai, announced that they will make a decision to return to the Russian market by the end of this year.
Prior to that, it became known that South Korea decided to lift sanctions on the supply of medical equipment to Russia — they will be lifted from February 28.
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Trump and Europe Fail to Realize that Russia Has a Vote https://sonar21.com/trump-and-europe-fail-to-realize-that-russia-has-a-vote/
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Russia praises the US resolution on Ukraine adopted in the UN Security Council as a starting point for further efforts on the peaceful settlement, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said.
He emphasized that Russia urges those who want peace in Ukraine not to let Kiev derail the steps taken by Moscow and Washington.
Europe remains the only player willing to continue the Ukrainian conflict and oppose its settlement, he added.
'Particularly GHASTLY language coming from Washington about who started the war' — Boris Johnson says Trump's words are untruths
And who SCRAPPED the 2022 peace negotiations? ... (looking at you, Boris)
🇩🇪 GERMAN GLOBALIST GOVERNMENT CONTINUES AS BEFORE:
The new chancellor Merz, on day one after the election already says: “No one will close the border”
But border closures was central topic of this election, looks like it was only suggested to draw votes away from the AFD.
➡️ At least have some courtesy and wait a week, LMAO … on day one he goes out and announces that literally nothing changes.
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NOW - Top EU bureaucrat Ursula von der Leyen wants to send billions of euros to Ukraine and scale up arms production.
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❗️TASS News Roundup, February 24:
◾️Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke over the phone and noted that relations between Moscow and Beijing are strategic, stand out of external influence and are not directed against anyone.
▪️ The Russian and Tajik presidents, Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon, have discussed steps to bolster cooperation between their countries, the Kremlin press service said after their phone call.
▪️Russia is ready to negotiate on Ukraine, but the fighting will end only when the result of the talks suits Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in Ankara.
▪️Russian troops liberated the community of Topoli in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the Russian defense ministry said.
▪️ An explosion occurred near the Russian consulate in Marseille, with no injuries reported according to preliminary data, BFMTV said.
▪️EU included 48 individuals and 35 legal entities in the 16th package of anti-Russia sanctions.
▪️ Canada has added 33 individuals, 44 legal entities to its sanctions list against Russia.
◾️ Australia introduces a new package of anti-Russian sanctions, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.
▪️ Authorities of the New Zealand announced a package of additional anti-Russian sanctions.
▪️ The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) conservative bloc won the snap election to the Bundestag, the German legislative assembly, with 28.6% of votes, according to data of the central election commission.
▪️ The UN General Assembly (UN GA) has adopted a US draft resolution concerning the conflict in Ukraine, while simultaneously introducing several anti-Russian amendments, according to a TASS correspondent.
▪️ US President Donald Trump said May 9 might be too soon for his visit to Moscow, Reuters reported.
▪️ Ukraine will be forced to create its own military alliance since NATO is unwilling to grant membership to Kiev, Vladimir Zelensky said.
▪️ Israel is ready to extend the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of more Israeli hostages who are still held in the enclave by the radicals, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said.
❕Russia, the US will meet in Istanbul on February 27 to discuss operations of their embassies, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said
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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Orlovka and Pogrebki in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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🇷🇺 Russia is not considering any options for the deployment of European peacekeepers in Ukraine, and no one has asked Moscow about it, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov stated.
📍More statements on the Ukraine conflict:
🟠Russia is not blocking talks on Ukraine
🟠Lavrov called the EU stance on the Ukraine issue 'failed'
🟠Europe’s desire to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine is aimed at weaponizing Kiev again
📍Statements on Middle East tensions:
🟠Russia will seek the lifting of sanctions against Syria without any conditions
🟠Syria’s leadership is interested in ensuring that efforts to normalize the situation in the country proceed without geopolitical interference
🟠Resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries in the region instead of implementing a two-state solution will only set a time bomb
🟠Israel’s presence in southern Lebanon and southern Syria requires constructive solutions that do not violate the security of any party
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Trump Reins in Europe and Israel, While Daniel Levy Shines Before the UNSC. https://sonar21.com/trump-reins-in-europe-and-israel-while-daniel-levy-shines-before-the-unsc/
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💬 What does a Ukrainian soldier think when he knows he might die for a war in which the outcome is already decided?
Italian journalist Angelo Giuliano reflects on this.
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Having embarked on a path of militarization, Europe has lost the right to claim any participation in talks in Ukraine and is drifting toward isolation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary following the adoption of UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on the Ukrainian crisis.
“In general, the discussions and voting at the UN clearly demonstrate that the world community wants peace. European countries, having firmly committed to militarization, have justifiably lost their claim to a role in negotiating a resolution to the Ukraine crisis and are becoming more isolated. Significant shifts in the positions of the global majority nations are evident, reflecting a growing sense of realism and a desire to expedite the end of the conflict,” it said.
Lavrov on when the hostilities in Ukraine will end:
"Just immediately 'make peace', leave the line of contact, and then think what to do - we have always emphasized that this option will not suit us. We have already tried this option in April 2022 in Istanbul, when we reached an agreement based on the principles that the Ukrainians themselves proposed to us.
They asked us to stop the advance of our troops as a goodwill gesture. Even to pull back a little, which we did. The only result was that the West, represented by then British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, forbade Ukraine to sign the treaty it had initiated.
We will stop hostilities only when the negotiations produce a firm and sustainable result satisfactory to Russia.
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'We helped [Ukraine] 8 times more than the French in terms of GDP' — Slovak National Party leader Danko wants his country's 3.5 BILLION Euros back
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BOOM > It looks like the agreement Trump is presenting to Putin aims to entirely push out all EU interests in Russia and seize control of them.
After supplanting Russia as the EU's energy supplier, Trump is now moving to take over EU investments in Russia, likely acquiring them at a discounted rate as distressed assets.
In return, Putin is likely securing a massive deal to attract US companies to invest in Russia, enabling access to the trillions of dollars worth of natural resources.
EU total investments in Russia prior to 2022 : $200 to $230 billion.
US total investments in Russia prior to 2022 : $40 to 50 billion dollars
(Combining European and U.S. investments in Russia prior to February 2022 likely ranged from $240 billion to $280 billion.)
🗣Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, February 25:
▪️Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s prompt reaction to Serbia’s accidental vote in favor of an anti-Russian UN resolution is welcomed by Moscow
▪️The next phase of Russian-US interaction will take place at an expert level along the lines of foreign ministries, Peskov said, replying to a question about reports by Western outlets about the purported February 25 meeting in Riyadh
▪️Investment and trade cooperation between Russia and the US, including rare earths, is only possible after relations are rebuilt and the Ukrainian issue is resolved
▪️Russia and the US have a long way to go to restore trust after all the difficulties of the past few years
▪️Russia and the US are not in talks on agreements on issues of mutual interest, as “it has not come to that”
▪️The United States is currently demonstrating a more balanced stance on Ukraine compared to European countries, reflecting a genuine desire to resolve the conflict
▪️Russia maintains communication with the Syrian authorities, and the “working process is underway,” Peskov said, responding to a question on the status of Russian military bases in the country
▪️The Kremlin has nothing to add to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s position on NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine being unacceptable
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❗️Horrifying statistics from the annual report on the crimes committed by the Kiev regime in 2024, prepared by Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik
🔴In the 12 months of 2024, AFU launched at least 87,885 pieces of ammunition at civilians and civilian infrastructure on the territory of the Russian Federation.
🔴In total, in 2024, at least 5,399 civilians on the Russian soil have became victims of Ukrainian aggression, with 809 being killed.
🔴In a year, at least 347 children suffered from the actions of the Kiev regime and its formations. 51 children were killed. The youngest of the killed children was only 4 months old. The largest number of killed and injured children was recorded in the Donetsk People's Republic.
🔴The highest number of killed and injured civilians — more than 41% — is attributed to barrel artillery strikes on civilian targets with 155 mm NATO calibre shells.
🔴The number of recorded Ukrainian UAV attacks on nuclear facilities exceeded 3,500 cases.
🔴In the past year, Russian investigative authorities initiated more than 1,500 criminal cases on shelling of civilian infrastructure, recognizing approximately 2,500 civilians as victims and more than 132,000 ones — as the affected, including 24,340 children.
🔴By the beginning of 2025, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has completed the investigation and sent to the prosecuting authorities 415 criminal cases involving 558 persons.
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"using Ukraine is the cheapest way to fight Russia"
Here is the Economist editor, Zannie Minton-Beddoes, basically bragging about what a brilliant idea for US natl security this evil, artificially-induced Slav-on-Slav meatgrinder
Zelensky Insults US In Defiant Presser, West Splits Over UN Ukraine Vote; Merz's Losers' Coalition
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Hungary is afraid that some EU leaders are planning to undermine Russian-US talks on peace in Ukraine, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
“I am convinced that many in the European Union have decided to try to hamper a successful outcome of the Russian-US talks and prolong the war [in Ukraine],” he told reporters after a meeting with EU counterparts in Brussels as quoted by the M1 television channel.
According to the top Hungarian diplomat, the EU leadership’s recent proposals to issue another package of military assistance to Ukraine worth “from 20 to 40 billion euro” are geared exactly toward breaking down the talks between Russia and the United States. “Apart from that, these plans include supplies of an ungodly amount of weapons,” he noted.Читать полностью…
❕Key takeaways from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with VGTRK reporter Pavel Zarubin:
▪️US rare earths deal with Ukraine has nothing to do with Russia
▪️Russia is ready to offer US cooperation on rare earths, including in Donbass, Novorossiya
▪️Zelensky becomes a toxic figure, his orders to the army are politically motivated and lead to catastrophic losses
▪️Zelensky avoids talks with Russia because they lead to lifting of martial law and elections in Ukraine
▪️Moscow and Washington want peace in Ukraine as soon as possible, while Zelensky obstructs it
▪️Russia wants Ukraine to be a friendly neighbor
▪️Russia ready to discuss with US possible cut in defense spending by 50%
▪️West's sanctions policy is illegal and harmful to the global economy
▪️Russia is not against the EU's participation in the Ukrainian settlement, but considers the position of BRICS and other countries important as well
▪️Moscow’s potential next contacts with Washington will be about bilateral relations
▪️Russia is ready to supply two million tons of aluminum to the US market, which would stabilize prices
▪️Zelensky faces problems, as his approval rating is half that of former top military commander Valery Zaluzhny