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[Regnum] An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 was recorded in southwestern Siberia on the night of February 15, the event occurred on the border of Mongolia and the Altai Republic. This is according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC).
The tremor was recorded at 01:48 UTC (04:48 Moscow time) 26 km from the village of Kosh-Agach with a population of 5,700 people. The source was located at a depth of 10 km.
There is no information about casualties or damage.
According to the Altai-Sayan branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (seismic station), a seismic event with a magnitude of 6.4 was recorded on the territory of the republic. The tremors were felt in the eastern part of the region - the railway stations of the Zarinskaya, Biyskaya, Belokurikhinskaya zones and in Barnaul.
A little later, experts clarified that the intensity did not exceed 3 points, and the seismic event was felt in the territory of 29 municipalities.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the probability of a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8–9 in Japan has increased in the Nankai fault, located southeast of the Japanese island of Honshu. In the next 30 years, experts estimate the probability of such an event at 80%. Seismologists warned about this in January.
The Turkish Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) has warned the population about the possible consequences of earthquakes in the Aegean Sea; a mobile siren has been installed in a number of regions.
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[Regnum] The coldest day since the beginning of the year has arrived in Moscow — at night, the thermometer at the VDNKh weather station showed 9.5 degrees below zero. This was reported by Mikhail Leus, a leading specialist at the Phobos weather center,in the Telegram channel “Weather from the Chief.” Golly. Winter
According to the weather forecaster, February will have its final say. By mid-month, winter weather returned to the central and northwestern regions of the European part of Russia.
"The previous night in the capital was the coldest since the beginning of the year. According to the metropolis's base weather station, VDNKh, the thermometer dropped to -9.5°," the report says.
Before that, the strongest frost was observed on February 12 — minus 8.7 degrees. Now the snow cover has grown to 2 cm, which is the highest figure since January 18, Leus added.
Frosts intensified in the Moscow region - in Elektrostal the thermometer showed -11.9°C.
In the coming days, the capital will be 3-5 degrees colder than the climatic norm. The peak of the frost wave will probably be on February 17, when at night in Moscow it will be up to -12…-14°, and in the region - up to -17°, the specialist predicted.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, earlier the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand predicted that in mid-February the air temperature in the center of European Russia will fall below the climatic norm for the first time since the beginning of the year. He also noted that 2025 could be among the three warmest years on the planet.
On February 9, Yevgeny Tishkovets, a specialist at the Phobos weather center, said that the last winter month is preparing a surprise for Muscovites and will "work off" snowfalls and frosts for the entire season. In the last ten days of February, 100% of the ten-day precipitation norm is expected - about 9-13 mm, he specified.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 22:58 The Czech initiative to purchase artillery shells from third countries has already allowed 1.6 million rounds of ammunition to be transferred to Ukraine, Czech President Petr Pavel noted. Reuters reported this on Saturday, February 15.
22.39 The enemy has significantly stepped up its efforts over the past 24 hours, the total number of assault actions has increased two and a half times, with the greatest activity in the Pokrovsky direction. In total, 250 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of this day. This is stated in the General Staff report on Saturday, February 15.
21.59 Russian military is actively sabotaging military operations in the Pokrovsky direction. Every day, cases of armored vehicles being disabled, artillery being damaged, and weapons being deliberately damaged are recorded. This is reported by the ATESH partisan movement.
20.16 US Presidential Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg stressed that Russia must make territorial concessions. He noted this during his speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, February 15.
19:34 The G7 foreign ministers announced at the Munich Conference that new sanctions against Russia would be introduced if Moscow refused to hold "good faith" peace talks with Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters on Saturday, February 15.
16:38 Several European countries, concerned by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth's statement that U.S. security priorities are not in Europe, are secretly working on a plan to send troops to Ukraine to help secure a possible peace deal with Russia, AP reports.
15.37 The State Emergency Service rescuers continue to eliminate the consequences of the Russian drone strike on the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. This was reported by the Chairman of the State Emergency Service Andrey Danik during a briefing near the damaged confinement of the plant.
14:55 Ukraine's plan for 2025 is to put pressure on Russia, prepare security guarantees together with partners and achieve sustainable peace. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the main session of the Munich Security Conference.
14.14 European countries must develop a common action plan for their own security and Ukraine as soon as possible. If this is not done, then the future of Europe will be decided by other global players, said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
13.55 Ukraine continues dialogue with the United States on the agreement on rare earth minerals. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the Munich Security Conference. The memorandum should have already been agreed upon. However, today the media reported that Zelensky did not sign this document.
13.39 Ukroboronprom will create a joint venture with the French Thales. It will specialize in creating advanced technological solutions to enhance air defense, radars, electronic warfare systems, tactical communications, and optical-electronic systems.
13:13 Ukraine is preparing a meeting of the leaders of partner countries in Kiev. The summit is to take place on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the main session of the Munich Security Conference.
12:56 A fire continues at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after a strike on the Shelter facility above the destroyed fourth power unit. The existing through destruction covers an area of approximately 15 square meters. This was reported by the State Agency of Ukraine for Exclusion Zone Management.
12.24 Europe must create its own armed forces to counter Russian aggression. The time has come. This statement was made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the main session of the Munich Security Conference.
11.49 As a result of the attack by Russian invaders on a checkpoint in the Kherson region, two police officers were wounded. This was reported by the National Police.
11:00 The media learned details of a possible agreement between Ukraine and the United States. At present, President Volodymyr Zelensky has refused to sign the document, sources claim.
10.35 Servicemen of the active operations units of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine carried out successful strikes on the aerial reconnaissance crew of the Russian occupiers in the Zaporizhia region.
9.32 On Saturday night, Russian aggressors launched 70 drones of various types into Ukraine. All of them were either destroyed or were affected by RES systems, the Ukrainian Air Force reported .
9.12 In the Kiev region, the remains of the Russian Gerber drone were found on the ice of a reservoir - approximately 300 meters from the shore. This was reported by the State Emergency Service.
8.51 Over the course of 24 hours on February 14, 112 combat clashes occurred on the front, a third of which were in the Pokrovsk direction. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the details in an operational summary as of 8:00.
7.31 Over the past 24 hours, the aggressor country Russia lost 1,180 servicemen killed and wounded on the battlefield in Ukraine. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian troops burned about 30 units of Russian armored vehicles, 59 artillery systems, air defense systems and other enemy equipment.
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[Korrespondent] The General Staff reported significant enemy activity at the front.
In particular, in the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of the day, the Russians have tried to advance on the positions of Ukrainian units 67 times.
Compared to the previous day, the enemy has significantly stepped up its efforts, the total number of assault actions has increased two and a half times, with the greatest activity in the Pokrovsky direction. In total, 250 combat clashes have occurred since the beginning of this day. This is stated in the General Staff report on Saturday, February 15.
The invaders carried out 33 air strikes on Ukrainian territory, used 47 guided aerial bombs. In addition, they used more than 500 kamikaze drones for destruction and carried out about four thousand shellings on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
In the Kharkov direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our units five times in the areas of Volchansk, Tikhoye and in the direction of Kazachya Lopan. The battle continues in the Volchansk area, the situation is under control.
In the Kupyansk direction, the aggressor carried out offensive actions in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Petrovpavlovka, Stepnaya Novoselovka, Kolesnikovka, Lozovaya and in the direction of Novoosinove, where Ukrainian defenders stopped 26 enemy attacks, and another 11 clashes continue.
In the Liman direction, Russian invaders attacked the positions of the Defense Forces 26 times near the settlements of Zeleny Gai, Novoyegorovka, Grekovka, Kolodets, Yampolevka, Terny, Torskoye and Dibrova. Six clashes are still ongoing.
Five enemy assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Seversky direction, another five clashes are still ongoing, the occupiers are trying to advance in the areas of Verkhnekamenskoye and Ivano-Daryevka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our defenders near Predtechino, Stupochki, Belaya Gora and in the area of Chasovy Yar. The defense forces repelled 24 attacks by the invaders, five combat contacts are ongoing.
Seventeen times the Russians stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Toretsk direction in the areas of Toretsk, Dilievka and Krymskoye, and two combat clashes are currently ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, since the beginning of this day, the occupiers have tried to advance on the positions of Ukrainian units 67 times, the enemy attacked in the areas of the settlements of Zelenoye Pole, Tarasovka, Vodyanoye Vtoroy, Mirolyubovka, Elizavetovka, Luch, Lisovka, Dachenskoye, Shevchenko, Peschanoye, Kotlino. Our defenders stopped 47 assault actions of the enemy. Fighting continues in twenty locations.
Today, according to preliminary data, 536 occupiers were neutralized in this direction, 261 of them irretrievably. Ukrainian soldiers also destroyed 23 armored combat vehicles, four units of automotive equipment, one electronic warfare system and two motorcycles. In addition, three tanks, ten armored combat vehicles, four cars and an artillery system of the Russians were damaged.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, the enemy tried to break through the defense of our defenders 24 times in the areas of Zelenovka, Razliv, Novy Komar, Novosyolka and Velikaya Novosyolka. Fourteen combat clashes have not subsided to this day.
In the Orekhov direction, the enemy twice attacked the positions of our defenders in the direction of Novoandreyevka, but had no success.
In the Dnieper direction, our troops repelled eight unsuccessful attempts by the enemy to attack Ukrainian positions.
In the Kursk direction, the invader has undertaken offensive actions nine times since the beginning of the day; all enemy attacks have been repelled.
"Today, it is worth noting the soldiers of the 59th separate assault brigade of the 1st brigade" and the 406th separate artillery brigade, who are effectively destroying the enemy, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment," the General Staff noted.
Let us recall that over the past 24 hours, the aggressor country Russia lost 1,180 servicemen killed and wounded on the battlefield.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two territorial defence brigades close to Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and one ammunition depot.
The Zapad Group's units improved the tactical situation. The Group inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defence brigade near Zeleny Gai, Novoosinovo (Kharkov region), Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People's Republic) and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, five motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, with three of them manufactured by NATO countries.
Three electronic warfare stations and three ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group's units took more advantageous lines and positions. They also hit units of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Katerinovka, Kleban-Byk, Ivanopole, and Pleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to 205 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations were neutralised.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Berezovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
They inflicted fire damage on units of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade close to Shcherbinovka, Udachnoye, Zverevo, Kotlino, Novoandreyevka, and Nadezhdinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 490 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns.
The Vostok Group's units continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence. They inflicted losses on one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Konstantinopol, Komar (Donetsk People's Republic), Ternovatoye, and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including two Western-made guns. Two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Dnepr Group's units inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of three coastal defence brigades of the AFU close to Sadovoye, Ponyatovka, and Veletenskoye (Kherson re-gion).
The AFU lost up to 50 troops, nine motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted damage on the enemy's military airfield infrastructure, depots storing ammunition and missile and artillery weapons, launch preparation sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, and manpower and hardware clusters in 143 areas.
Russian air defence systems shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, three HIMARS projectiles, as well as 130 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 43,472 unmanned aerial vehicles, 594 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,464 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,517 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,743 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,700 special military vehicles of the AFU have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of the offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two tank brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, three air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and three assault regiments of the AFU near Viktorovka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Nikolsky, Sverdlikovo, and Sudzha. Three counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled.
Operationa-Tactical and army aviation and artillery hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Gogolevka, Zamostye, Kazachya Loknya, Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevka, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belody, Zhuravka, Obody and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 280 troops, four infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two mortars, one electronic warfare station, two bridge launchers, and four armoured recovery vehicles, including two German-made Bergepanzer 2 armoured recovery vehicles, as well as three UAV command posts.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 60,780 troops, 363 tanks, 268 infantry fighting vehicles, 216 armoured personnel carriers, 1,879 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,986 motor vehicles, 439 artillery guns, 48 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS manufactured by the USA, 21 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport and loading vehicles, 109 electronic warfare systems, 15 counter-battery radars, six air defence radars, 48 units of engineering and other equipment, including 18 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine-clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle, and 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 02/15/2025 to 00:00 02/16/2025.
Nine facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There were reports of three civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
Six residential buildings,
One car,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
Nine armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 29 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:01 FPV drones calculations of the "North" force group burned two-link transporter-tractor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Khar'kov region.
20:59 Situation in the Uspenovka area on the Krasnoarmeysky direction
– Fighting continues in the village.
- The enemy is bringing in reserves from the Novooleksandrivka area. Their artillery is actively working, covering even those points where the Ukrainian Armed Forces are located.
19:33 UAV operators GV "North" around the clock on duty in the skies over the Khar'kov and Kursk regions, detecting and shooting down Ukrainian military drones.
18:35 It is reported that the Russian Armed Forces launched a missile strike which destroyed hangars with HIMARS installations hidden inside them.
The video shows the ammunition detonating.
18:06 Captured Ukrainian serviceman told about the real state of affairs in the much-hyped 155th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
"I fight with a Kalashnikov assault rifle - a rusty one. The command told us that there would be a uniform, simplified bulletproof vests, but there is nothing. I did not undergo any special training, I only completed the usual courses, and I was immediately thrown to "zero", - said prisoner of war Sergei Cherednichenko.
During the storming of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold by Russian servicemen, Cherednichenko decided to save his life and surrendered.
17:53 Our aviation with the X-38 missile destroyed crossing over the Oskol in the Kupyansk-Uzlovaya area.
17:29 Sappers of the Dnepr troop group, using a metal detector and a probe to scan the surface of the earth, clear forest plantations and fields of unexploded ordnance in the Orekhov direction.
17:22 FPV drone caught up occupiers in the Kursk region.
17:16 The Russian army has regained control over the industrial zone and most of Peschanoye –MAP
17:13 Drones of the 20th Army of the Russian Armed Forces of the "West" group of forces hit the platform with a drone on fiber optics, and then finished it off with a precise drop.
17:09 Advance of the Russian army in Shcherbinovka –MAP
17:02 Significant damage reported advanced assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces in the village of Shcherbinovka in the Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk) area.
16:29 In the Kursk region, an FPV drone operator discovered four Ukrainian occupiers who were hiding at a bus stop.
16:01 UAV crews of the 51st Guards Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District discovered and destroyed American-made M-113 armored personnel carrier and Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Dzerzhinsky direction.
15:42 The Russian army is waging a powerful offensive for Kurakhovo, breaking through the enemy’s defenses.
– Since the morning, Russian troops with armored vehicles have been advancing on the settlement of Ulakly, and heavy fighting continues.
– Also, Russian units are trying to put pressure on the settlement of Uspenovka, intensifying attacks in the area of the settlement.
15:48 The Russian Armed Forces have begun to storm settlements of Ulakly and Constantinople in the DPR.
14:42 In the Khar'kov direction, FPV operators of the Timurovtsy detachment of the North Guard continue to knock down enemy aerial targets. Three more enemy drones were destroyed during the night patrol.
14:27 Operators of attack UAVs of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group discovered and destroyed robotic platform of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Donetsk People's Republic.
13:35 In a forest plantation in the Khar'kov direction, an operator of a UAV of the 44th Army Corps of Guards "Sever" discovered an ATV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The target was quickly damaged by discharges.
12:55 Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of decisive actions released settlement of Berezovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
12:50 Crews of the Molniya-2 UAV aircraft type of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade as part of the North group of forces are being destroyed military facilities, personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
12:19 Novopavlovsko-Bogatyrskoe direction
– The units of the Group of Forces “Vostok” continue to break through enemy defense in the Novosyolka - Privolnoye - Burlatskoye area.
– Battles are underway to take control of the enemy’s defensive area near Privolnoye and Burlatskoye.
– North of Novy Komar, our units went in the direction of Otradny to the ravine that runs west of Razdolny.
– Northwest and northeast of Zelenovka, our assault forces occupy the starting area for the assault on Constantinople and Ulakly.
– Southwest and west of Dachny, assault units are leaving from Ulakly from the east.
– The battles to eliminate the former Kurakhovsky pocket are systematically moving into their final stage.
In the north of the "pocket" in Andreyevka, the 114th Motorized Rifle is clearing out the enemy in the northwestern part and preparing to continue the offensive towards Alekseyevka (there are battles for the stronghold between Andreyevka and Alekseyevka), and also keeps the northern part of Constantinople under fire control.
12:18 Special forces fighters "Anvar" GV "North" inflicted fire damage to NATO armored vehicles with Ukrainian fascists inside.
11:15 The Ukrainian Armed Forces abandoned the eastern part of the pocket near Dachnoye –MAP
11:06 During aerial reconnaissance in the Khar'kov direction, the operator of the UAV 44th Army Corps GV "Sever" was opened stronghold of the Ukrainian military. It was decided to quickly mine the forest plantation by dropping "petals" from a drone.
10:48 Specialists of the Rubicon Center destroyed hexacopter "Baba Yaga" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of an FPV drone in the Kupyansk direction.
10:27 Russian Army liberated Yampolovka, expanding his bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River
In the Liman direction, Russian troops again expanded their bridgehead on the right bank of the Zherebets River, effectively driving the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of Yampolevka, advancing towards Liman to a depth of more than one km.
09:15 The Russian Armed Forces are almost completely in control of the northern part of Chasy Yar, the southern part - by 50%.
07:34 Drone operators of the BARS-3 squad homeland destroyed positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia direction.
07:13 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 40 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
17 UAVs over the territory of the Volgograd region,
12 UAVs over the territory of the Kaluga region,
nine UAVs over the territory of the Rostov region and
two UAVs over the territory of the Saratov region.
06:37 Attack aircraft of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the "West" group conducted training sessions on the use of small unmanned aircraft at one of the training grounds in the rear of the SVO zone.
Military personnel study the basics of drone control: operating principles, navigation, tactical use, aircraft maintenance, technical and software components of various types of drones, as well as the vulnerabilities of heavy and lightly armored vehicles.
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[Regnum] Representatives of Russia and the United States will meet in Saudi Arabia next week, February 17–23, to prepare for possible negotiations between the presidents of the two countries, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported on February 15,citing an informed source.
"Officials from the United States and Russia will meet next week in Saudi Arabia to set the stage for a possible leaders' summit later this month," the publication said.
According to sources, the details of the meeting and the list of participants are currently being clarified. Participation of the Ukrainian side in the negotiations is possible, but Kiev has not yet been notified of this, the report says. According to preliminary data, the negotiations will be conducted by Saudi Arabia's National Security Advisor Musaed Al-Aiban.
Trump announced his intention to meet with Putin in Saudi Arabia on February 13. During a telephone conversation on February 12, the presidents agreed to meet in person.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, the head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced on February 14 that he was planning to visit Saudi Arabia in the near future, where negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict would take place. At the same time, he noted that he would not hold meetings with the Russian delegation. Zelensky insists that a “common position” of the US, Europe and Ukraine must first be developed.
[Regnum] Ukraine did not send its delegates to Saudi Arabia to participate in negotiations with Russia and the United States to resolve the conflict. This was stated on February 15 by adviser to the head of the office of Volodymyr Zelensky Mykhailo Podolyak.
“There are no Ukrainian negotiators who will represent Ukraine in Saudi Arabia,” he emphasized on the Ukrainian news telethon.
According to him, there is currently nothing on the negotiating table that can be discussed.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on December 23, 2024, Zelensky's office chief adviser Serhiy Leshchenko acknowledged the inevitability of negotiations with Russia due to Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election. At the same time, he suggested not to expect agreements similar to the Minsk agreements of 2015 and the Istanbul agreements of spring 2022.
Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 12. The conversation lasted about an hour and a half. The leaders of the United States and Russia agreed to arrange a personal meeting and agreed that the time had come to work together. On February 13, Trump announced his intention to meet with Putin in Saudi Arabia.
Zelensky said on February 14 that he would soon visit Saudi Arabia, where negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict would take place. He noted that he would not hold meetings with the Russian delegation. Zelensky believes that a “common position” between the US, Europe and Ukraine must first be developed.
A US delegation flew to Saudi Arabia on February 15 to begin peace talks with Russian and Ukrainian representatives.
A Fox News journalist said that Ukraine was not informed about the upcoming US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia and was not invited to participate in them.
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So the three largest energy producers are going to sit down and have a little chat. Right now battalions of elite Chinese eavesdropping teams are deploying to the kingdom.
(They say not to expect something like the Minsk or Istanbul agreements; let's hope not, they were farces.)
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French President Macron is convening the European leaders for an emergency summit on Ukraine in Paris on Monday, according to Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski at the Munich Security Conference.
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