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[Regnum] On the night of February 16, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of the Southern Kuril Islands, reported Elena Semenova, head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station.
"An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 occurred on the night of February 16. The epicenter of the tremors was in the Pacific Ocean, 101 kilometers south of the uninhabited Kuril island of Simushir," RIA Novosti quotes her as saying.
Semenova specified that the source was located at a depth of 62 kilometers. There was no information about the earthquake's perceptibility, and no tsunami threat was announced.
Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7, registered on the night of February 15 on the border of Mongolia and the Altai Republic. The tremor was recorded 26 kilometers from the village of Kosh-Agach. The depth of the source was 10 kilometers. In the village of Kupchegen, Ongudaysky District, minor damage to the plaster in a school was found, and in Kosh-Agach, short-term power outages were noted.
An earthquake occurred in the Poltava region. This was reported on February 16 by the main center of special control of Ukraine.
It will be specified that the seismic event was registered at night in the area of the village of Brailki in the Poltava district, it was the second in the region in a month. The magnitude was 3.1.
"The source of the earthquake is located at a depth of 2 km. According to the classification of earthquakes, it is considered imperceptible," the center said in a message on the social network Facebook (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation; it belongs to the Meta company, which is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).
As reported by the Regnum news agency, an earthquake occurred in Poltava on February 1. Eyewitnesses noted that the tremors were felt in several areas of the city. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.67 on February 1.
On September 16 last year, Ukrainian media reported an earthquake in Odessa. Information about tremors also came from Chisinau.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 16.51 Senior officials from the United States and Russia will meet next week in Saudi Arabia to pave the way for a potential summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin before the end of the month, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
16.10 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Russian drone strike on the thermal power plant in Nikolaev, which left more than 100 thousand people without heating, shows the unwillingness of Russians to restore peace.
15.33 Defense forces have routed a column of Russian marines who advanced under red flags to storm a minefield under a shower of Ukrainian drones in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the 47th separate mechanized brigade Magura.
15:11 French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed on Sunday that French President Emmanuel Macron will hold an emergency summit of European leaders on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security, Le Figaro reported.
14.58 During the week from February 10 to 16, Ukraine's air defense shot down more than 852 enemy air attack vehicles. The list of destroyed enemy objects included six Iskander ballistic missiles, an Kh-101 cruise missile, and hundreds of UAVs.
14.58 During the week from February 10 to 16, Ukraine's air defense shot down more than 852 enemy air attack vehicles. The list of destroyed enemy objects included six Iskander ballistic missiles, an Kh-101 cruise missile, and hundreds of UAVs.
14:46 President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia in its current state needs a war to retain power, and it confirms its desire to continue fighting by shelling Ukraine every day.
According to the head of state, Ukraine, together with Europe, the United States and other partners, is capable of ending this war with a just and lasting peace.
13.45 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have driven the Russian army out of the village of Peschanoye, three kilometers from Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. According to Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Khortitsa operational-strategic group of forces, a number of counterattacks by Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk direction have had "certain success."
12:55 Due to a night attack by Russian drones, 46 thousand subscribers in Nikolaev were left without heating. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal emphasized that Russian troops targeted the city's thermal power plant.
12:15 Ukrainian marines repelled an enemy assault in the Pokrovsk direction, destroying armored vehicles and infantry. This was reported by the press service of the operational-strategic group of forces Khortytsia.
10.03 A fire broke out in Sumy Oblast as a result of a nighttime strike by the Russian Federation. This was reported by the State Emergency Service. After the strike, the fire engulfed the roof of a non-residential building in the Verkhnesyvorotskaya community of Sumy District.
9.16 On the night of February 16, Russian troops sent 143 Shahed-type attack UAVs, drone imitators and two ballistic missiles (towards Odessa region) to Ukrainian territory. This was reported by the Air Force Command.
It is known that 95 UAVs were destroyed in ten regions. Another 46 enemy drone imitators were lost without negative consequences.
8.06 Over the past 24 hours, 261 combat clashes were recorded at the front. The Defense Forces hit six areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the Russians. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the morning report.
The largest number of attacks by Russians were recorded in the Pokrovsk (71) and Kupyansk (39) directions.
7.51 On the night of February 16, Russian troops carried out a massive attack on Nikolaev, as a result of which a critical infrastructure facility was damaged and a 64-year-old man was wounded, said the head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim.
The head of the region added that as a result of falling debris and the blast wave, five apartment buildings, four stores, a food establishment and office premises were also damaged.
7.35 Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1,730 occupiers, and the enemy's total combat losses from February 24, 2022 to February 16, 2025 amounted to approximately 858,390 people. This was reported by the General Staff.
4.28 The Russian offensive to the south and southwest of Pokrovsk has slowed down over the past two weeks. The Russian command may prioritize offensive operations in the spring and summer of 2025 on Konstantinovka, the southernmost point of Ukraine's defense line in the Donetsk region. This is stated in a report by the American Institute for the Study of War.
2.35 Russian aggressors attacked Nikolaev with "shaheds" on the night before February 16. As a result of the drone raid, a fire was recorded and at least one casualty is known. This was reported by the head of the Nikolaev OVA Vitaly Kim and the mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich.
1.32 Sounds of explosions were heard in Nikolaev on the night of February 16. This was reported by the publication SuspilneNikolaev on its Telegram channel.
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[Korrespondent] A number of counterattacks by Ukrainian forces in the Pokrovsk direction had some success, the Khortitsa Joint Forces Group stated.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have driven the Russian army out of the village of Peschanoye, three kilometers from Pokrovsk. This was reported on February 16 by Viktor Tregubov, spokesman for the Khortitsa operational-strategic group of troops, on the Kiev TV channel.
"The low counterattack of the Ukrainian forces had a certain success. In particular, it has already been reported and we can already talk about the liberation of the village of Peschanoye. This is about 5 km south of Pokrovsk. Also, Russian troops were pushed out of some other nearby settlements," he said.
The speaker noted that a “certain turning point” had occurred in the Pokrovsky direction.
"The Russians had very serious intentions to semi-encircle the city of Pokrovsk. But they suffered serious losses in this direction last month. This month, they were also, let's say, stopped and even pushed back in some populated areas," added Tregubov.
Earlier, in the OSGV Khortitsa, when asked about the successes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Pokrovsky Front, they stated that they would report on this only after the complete liberation of populated areas.
According to Bild information published on February 13, the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out their first counterattack in a year in the Donetsk region near the city of Pokrovsk.
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[LB] The number of enemy assaults doubled.
by Ivanna Kapustianska
The 1089th day of the Russian Federation's large-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun. In total, 261 combat clashes were recorded over the past 24 hours.
This is stated in the morning briefing of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to updated information, yesterday the enemy carried out 59 air strikes on the positions of Ukrainian units and settlements, dropping 88 CABs. In addition, it carried out over four thousand attacks, 211 of them from multiple rocket launcher systems, and used 1,385 kamikaze drones to destroy them.
The aggressor carried out airstrikes, in particular in the areas of the settlements of Ivolzhanske, Kyyanytsia, Dovga Balka, Krasne Pershe, Nova Balka, Pokrovsk, Oleksiivka, Rozlyv, Hulyaipole, Zaliznychne, Verkhnya Tersa, and Kopany.
Over the past day, the Defense Forces' aviation, missile forces, and artillery have struck six areas of concentration of the occupant's personnel, weapons, and military equipment.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy stormed the positions of our troops five times in the areas of Vovchansk, Tykhy, and in the direction of Kozacha Lopan.
The defense forces repelled enemy assault actions near Dvorichnaya, Petropavlivka, Stepovaya Novoselivka, Kolisnykivka, Lozovaya, and in the direction of Novoosynovoye in the Kupyansky direction, where 39 attacks by the invaders occurred in a day.
Over the past day, the enemy attacked 27 times in the Lyman direction. They tried to penetrate our defenses near the settlements of Zeleny Hay, Novoyehorivka, Hrekivka, Kolodyazi, Yampolivka, Terny, Torske, and Dibrova.
Ten enemy assaults were repelled by Ukrainian defenders in the Siversky direction, the occupiers tried to advance in the areas of Verkhnyokamyansky and Ivano-Daryivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders attacked 29 times in the areas of Predtechyny, Stupochy, Bila Hora, and in the area of Chasovy Yar.
Nineteen attacks were carried out by the enemy in the Toretsk direction in the areas of the settlements of Toretsk, Diliyivka, and Krymske.
In the Pokrovsky direction, our defenders stopped 71 attacks by the aggressor in the areas of the settlements of Zelene Pole, Tarasivka, Vodyane Druge, Myrolyubivka, Yelizavetivka, Promyn, Lysivka, Dachenske, Shevchenko, Pishchane, Kotlyne, Nadiivka, Andriivka, and Udachne.
The defense forces repelled 25 enemy attacks in the Novopavlivka direction. The occupiers tried to advance near the settlements of Zelenivka, Rozlyv, Novyi Komar, Novosilka, and Velyka Novosilka.
In the Orikhiv direction, the invaders twice attacked the positions of our defenders in the direction of Novoandreyevka.
The Russians made eight fruitless attempts to advance in the Dnieper direction.
Over the past day, 15 clashes took place in the Kursk direction, the enemy launched 33 air strikes, dropping 49 guided bombs, and carried out 332 artillery attacks, including 11 from multiple launch rocket systems.
The invaders did not conduct active offensive operations in the Hulyaipil direction.
No signs of the formation of enemy offensive groups were detected in the Volyn and Polissya directions.
Our soldiers inflict significant losses on the occupation forces in manpower and equipment, and actively undermine the enemy's offensive potential in the rear.
In total, the losses of the Russian invaders last day amounted to 1,730 people. Ukrainian soldiers also neutralized five tanks, 84 armored combat vehicles, 11 artillery systems, 36 operational-tactical UAVs, 77 vehicles and two units of special equipment of the invaders.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted damage on manpower and materiel of an air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a national guard brigade close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and an artillery gun.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit manpower and materiel of six mechanised brigades, a tank brigade, an assault brigade, an air assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades near Zagoruikovka, Boguslavka, Figolevka, Petropavlovka, Kutkovka, Kupyansk, Monachinovka, Kolodeznoye (Kharkov region), Drobyshevo, and Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 165 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns including two foreign-made pieces.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. The Group's units engaged formations of to two mechanised brigades, an infantry brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defence brigade near Serebryanka, Pereyezdnoye, Dolgaya Balka, Kleban Byk, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Ulakly (Donetsk People's Republic), and Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, four pickup trucks, and an electronic warfare station. Two depots of ammunition and logistics were neutralised.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line. Russian formations damaged manpower and materiel of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, an air assault brigade, two jaeger brigades, an assault brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a national guard brigade near Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Peschanoye, Andreyevka, Uspenovka, Ulyanovka, Zverevo, Udachnoye, and Novoaleksandrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 475 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier,a UK-made Mastiff armoured vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Four mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades were hit near Razliv, Burlatskoye, Komar, Novoselka, Konstantiopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaypole (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 155 troops, a tank, an armoured fighting vehicle, a motor vehicle, and five field artillery guns.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces defeated formations of three coastal defence brigades of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade close to Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, Ponyatovka, Verovka, and Kachkarovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops and five motor vehicles. One materiel depot was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly workshop of unmanned aerial vehicles, an energy facility supporting the Ukranian Defence industry enterprises as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 141 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 50 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 653 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 43,522 unmanned aerial vehicles, 594 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,473 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,517 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,756 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,726 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two tank brigades, a heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, three air assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and three assault regiments of the AFU near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kazachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Makhnovka, Nikolskiy, Rubanshchina, and Sverdlikovo. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Mirny, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Kiyanitsa, Obody, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Within the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 230 troops, two tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, a self-propelled artillery system, an artillery gun, and five UAV command posts.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 61,010 troops, 365 tanks, 273 infantry fighting vehicles, 219 armoured personnel carriers, 1,886 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,994 motor vehicles, 441 artillery guns, 48 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 21 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 109 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, six air defence radars, 48 units of engineering and other materiel, including 18 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:57 Official summary of the Office for Documentation of War Crimes of Ukraine from 00:00 02/16/2025 to 00:00 02/17/2025.
A total of 22 facts of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Information was received about the injuries of four civilians, including a teenager born in 2016.
DAMAGED:
Three residential buildings,
Two cars,
Three civil infrastructure facilities.
A total of 22 armed attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 71 units of various ammunition were fired.
21:54 Footage released of strikes with "Geraniums" on the Nikolaevskaya thermal power plant tonight.
According to the mayor of Nikolaev, as a result of the strike, the power generation capacity at the thermal power plant was completely destroyed.
21:26 From 19:50 to 20:45 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles:
Six UAVs over the waters of the Sea of Azov and
Three over the territory of the Krasnodar Territory.
19:38 Russian army advances in Shcherbinovka –MAP
19:34 RF Armed Forces are moving forward on the western bank of the Oskol.
The total area of the bridgehead increased by another 10 square kilometers.
19:29 Russian attack aircraft advance into Chasov Yar –MAP
19:11 Around 18:40 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of Kursk region.
18:40 During the course of fierce battles, our airborne units routed the enemy, who outnumbered them, and released Sverdlikovo.
From the settlement there is a direct road to Sudzha, the liberation of which will complete the defeat of the occupiers.
18:25 Three civilians died as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on a moving vehicle in the village of Grafovka in the Belgorod region.
17:03 Around 16:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
17:00 In the area of the village of Verovka (northeast of Kherson) Russian drone operators destroyed an AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar station of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:41 Reconnaissance unit of the North group of forces with the help of UAVs revealed movement of a combat armored vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region.
The detected target was quickly destroyed using the Lancet loitering munition.
14:58 Russian army mopped up the territory between Dachny and Ulakly west of Kurakhovo.
14:31 Advance to the west of Velikaya Novosyolka
The Russian Armed Forces have broken into the settlement of Novosyolka. There are reports that half of the village is under our control.
From Novosyolka to the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region is about eight kilometers.
14:27 Column of the Vostok Group of Forces broke into Novosyolka –MAP
14:19 Fighters of the "West" group of forces destroyed take-off points for the Baba Yaga-type hexacopter and the control point for the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned aerial vehicles.
12:44 Russian assault units entered Novocheretovatoye. Heavy fighting is underway in the village itself –MAP
12:33 Around 11:30 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of Kursk region.
12:32 Soldiers of the engineering and sapper battalion of the Aleyskaya Brigade are conducting mining flanks during offensive actions of Russian assault units, in order to avoid attacks from the rear.
12:12 Around 11:20 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:58 Airborne Forces fighters liberated Sverdlikovo in Kursk region –MAP
11:06 In the border area, the operator of the UAV GV "Sever" discovered a T-72 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that fell into a hole left by an exploding shell.
11:03 Rapid response teams of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group counter UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, carrying on 24-hour combat duty in the SVO zone.
The units' tasks include countering attacks by enemy FPV drones, covering the movement of military equipment, and reinforcing air surveillance posts and checkpoints in the event of a threat of enemy UAV use.
10:00 Calculation of FPV drones of the Rubicon Center struck armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction.
09:59 Our troops started simultaneous assault actions in the villages of Constantinople and Ulakly
At the moment, the southeastern part of Ulakly is controlled by our troops.
In Constantinople, fighting is taking place on the eastern outskirts of the village.
09:54 In the Kursk border area, UAV operators of the GV "Sever" actively interfere Ukrainian military to hold positions on Russian soil, destroying them with precise VOG drops. VOG is a 40mm grenade, typically fired from a launcher, or from an under the rifle barrel launcher. In this case, the Russians apparently have devised a way to drop VOGs on top of Ukrainian troops. 08:42 FPV operator GV "North" with the help of a kamikaze drone on fiber optics inflicted fire damage to a Ukrainian Armed Forces SUV in the border area.
07:20 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle over the territory of the Kursk region.
06:35 Anti-aircraft gunners daily cover units, places of concentration of personnel and equipment from enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs, and also conduct a visual search for air objects in specified sectors.
05:02 Calculations of strike UAVs on fiber optics of the 40th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade as part of the "North" group detect and are destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in the border area of Kursk region.
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[Regnum] Negotiations on Ukraine with the participation of the Russian official delegation are to take place on February 18 in the capital of Saudi Arabia — Riyadh. This information was received by Kommersant.
The United States will be represented by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff.
According to unconfirmed reports, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov may be present at the negotiations.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on February 14, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that he was planning to visit Saudi Arabia in the near future, where negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict would take place. He emphasized that he would not hold meetings with the Russian delegation, and did not plan to participate in negotiations with the American side.
On the evening of February 16, Zelensky flew to the United Arab Emirates, accompanied by his wife Elena. In his Telegram channel, Zelensky noted that the delegation plans to discuss the release of Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners, investments, and economic partnership.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Presidents Vladimir Putin and Trump discussed the Ukrainian conflict in their telephone conversation, among other things, and agreed that it could be resolved through peaceful negotiations. The Russian President stressed the need to eliminate the root causes of the conflict.
After speaking with Putin, Trump called Zelensky and later noted that Ukraine is unlikely to return to the 1991 borders. The US President also stated that the issue of Ukraine joining NATO should be removed from consideration.
Putin previously noted that in order to begin negotiations, Ukraine must officially renounce its intentions to join NATO, carry out demilitarization and denazification, declare a neutral, non-aligned and non-nuclear status, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces must leave the territories of the regions that returned to Russia in 2022.
More from regnum.ru Poland has laid claim to participation in the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine
The large funds allocated by Poland for military purposes give it the right to participate in decision-making on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated on February 16 by the head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski.
“We have been allocating 2% [of GDP to defense spending] for 20 years, and recently significantly more, which gives us the right to speak out and seek participation in decision-making circles [on Ukraine],” he explained to journalists.
This is how Sikorsky answered journalists’ questions about the prospects for resolving the Ukrainian conflict.
As reported by Regnum News Agency, on February 3, US President Donald Trump demanded that Europe increase its spending on financing Ukraine. According to him, Europe should "equalize" the volume of support provided to Ukraine with investments from the US.
According to German political scientist Alexander Rahr, a serious conflict could begin between the US and Europe due to Brussels' demands to provide the EU representative with a seat at the negotiating table on Ukraine. The expert clarified that Trump does not plan to invite European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen or her deputy Kaja Kallas to talks with the Russian president.
Europe is losing in Ukraine, and this is not just a military defeat, it is a strategic fiasco. Those who pay but do not defend their interests should not be surprised when others decide the future. The fate of Europe and Ukraine will be decided by Russia and the United States, wrote the German newspaper Handelsblatt.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on February 16 that after the start of Russian-American negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, Ukraine and the EU countries will be included in them.
Actually, that's what we're talking about. Globalists see negotiations as a way to prepare for the next war, since there is no guarantee that this one cannot be extended indefinitely. Therefore, one of the main goals of our diplomacy should be precisely to prevent the use of Ukraine to prepare for a new war of the West against the Russian Federation.
Without solving this problem, stopping this war in order to start a new one at a time convenient for the West is pointless. We are talking precisely about solving one of the key tasks of the Central Military District by military and diplomatic means, which Putin voiced at the very beginning of the war.
Of course, this issue will be resolved with the United States.
In future negotiations on the Ukrainian issue, Russia will take into account Ukraine's lack of sovereignty and its unwillingness to answer for its words. Says Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin (same article):
Well, in the conditions of the absence of legitimate power in Ukraine and the de facto establishment of a terrorist dictatorship there with the abolition of elections and human rights, such an approach is not surprising.
In its current form, Ukraine, of course, cannot be a subject of negotiations.
The policy of the West, at the moment, is "war to the last Ukrainian", as General Kellogg directly stated yesterday.
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According to insiders, US President Donald Trump has received an attractive offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin: Putin will be given the whole of Ukraine, while the US will receive Canada and Greenland in return.
“That's the art of the deal,” Trump is said to have proudly declared to insiders after the phone call with Putin. ”Greenland and Canada together have over 12 million square kilometers, while Ukraine has only 600,000 square kilometers.”
The deal is to be finalized as agreed next week: after Russia has brought the entire territory of Ukraine under its control by Tuesday evening at the latest, Greenland and Canada are to open their borders to US soldiers within 24 hours at Putin's behest.
The only thing still being negotiated is whether Putin will throw in the Panama Canal as a bonus or not.
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Any bets the MSM & I-SM go crazy, reporting
"... sources close to Trump say..."
Then the $$$$ for comment pundant's are lined up and complaining all by Noon. That Trump could have done a better deal or impeached.
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I think the meaning of EC's comment is that Trump has no authority to hand Ukraine over to Putin. That's true, of course. But without American money and weapons, nobody else, not even Starmer, will have much to say about it.
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Historical note - the leader of South Korea refused to sign the cease fire agreement. Of course his military were totally dependent upon US/UN contributions.
Reuters writes that the USA has sent a list of 11 questions divided into 6 categories to European governments that it needs answered before Washington enters into peace negotiations with Russia:
1. What do you view as a Europe-backed security guarantee or assurance that would serve as a sufficient deterrent to Russia while also ensuring this conflict ends with an enduring peace settlement?
2) Which European and/or third countries do you believe could or would participate in such an arrangement?
Are there any countries you believe would be indispensable?
Would your country be willing to deploy its troops to Ukraine as part of a peace settlement?
3. If third country military forces were to be deployed to Ukraine as part of a peace arrangement, what would you consider to be the necessary size of such a European-led force?
How and where would these forces be deployed and for how long?
4. What actions do U.S. allies and partners need to be prepared to take if Russia attacks these forces?
5. What, if any, U.S. support requirements would your government consider necessary for its participation in these security arrangements?
Specifically, which short-term and long-term resources do you think will be required from the U.S.?
6. What additional capabilities, equipment and maintenance sustainment options is your government prepared to provide to Ukraine to improve its negotiating hand and increase pressure on Russia?
What more is your government prepared to do to increase its sanctions on Russia, including more strictly enforcing sanctions and better targeting third countries enabling Russia globally?
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