Colonel Khodarenok: intense fighting in Ukraine will last for several more weeks

After successful negotiations between Russia and the United States in Saudi Arabia, it may seem that the end of the armed confrontation in Ukraine will happen, if not tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow for sure. Is this really true, who and why can open a "second front" against Ukraine - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Russian Armed Forces established a bridgehead on the Oskol River and reached the Dnipropetrovsk region

During the winter campaign, the Russian army did not undertake large-scale deep breakthroughs and landings behind enemy lines. The creeping and inescapable advance deep into the territories that were recently considered controlled by Kiev continues. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have not had much success — they have only the Sudzha of the Kursk region and the surrounding area to their credit. About what is happening in the SVO zone - in the RIA Novosti article.

FP: Ukrainians on the front line are closely watching the negotiations between the United States and Russia

The Ukrainian military is closely monitoring the beginning of a dialogue between the United States and Russia on a peaceful settlement of the conflict, writes FP. They say that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not able to resist the Russian troops for a long time: they are simply "running out of people."

Alexander Stepanov — on the demilitarization of the Russian border area in the north-west of the country

Against the background of negotiations with Russia, the Western media apparently decided to reflect on the possibility of US President Donald Trump withdrawing the US military from the Baltic States and Eastern Europe. What can we say about this?

At one time, Western countries' disregard for the interests of their neighbors and refusal to respect the principle of indivisibility of security led to a conflict between Russia and NATO in Ukraine. By now, the fact of degradation and destruction of the former international security system is practically recognized among political scientists and in the expert community of the world majority.

US Vice President Vance: Zelensky must stop insulting Trump

Zelensky should stop "swearing" at Trump, US Vice President Vance said in an interview with the Daily Mail. He warned that such "disgusting" behavior would not remain without consequences.

CNN: Trump's attacks On Zelensky leave Ukraine with no chance

Trump's dislike of Zelensky broke out, CNN writes. This leaves Ukraine with no chance. All the last hopes of its illegitimate ruler faded away completely when Trump called him a "dictator.” But this is how the US president helps the Kremlin, the author of the article is outraged.

Telegraph: Europe is more divided than ever in the face of Trump's assertive actions

Against the background of Trump's assertive actions, Europe looks even more helpless and divided, writes The Telegraph. The Europeans are still trying to get the United States to participate in security guarantees for Ukraine, but it is already clear that Washington will refuse them.

It instantly reacts to the presence of equipment and people with weapons and has a self-destruct function

Russia has created the Borshchevik intelligence system, which can detect and track the movement of the enemy at any time of the day and in any weather. It reacts to vehicles and people with weapons by detecting changes in the surrounding magnetic field. The novelty can be used on reconnaissance drones or for remote mining. How this development can be used in the SVO zone is described in the Izvestia article.

Andrey Surzhansky — on what kind of deal the parties could make on the issue of limiting their strategic nuclear arsenals

The Russian-American talks held in Riyadh have every reason to be considered, if not breakthrough, then close to it, since they open the way not only to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, but also to restoring relations between Moscow and Washington, which have fallen to their lowest point in history.

The fact that Soviet military equipment and some types of weapons are superior to their Western counterparts, especially in terms of reliability and maintainability, has been shown by the experience of their use during a special military operation in Ukraine.

Yesterday, on February 18, the Russian State Duma ratified the Treaty with Belarus on security guarantees within the framework of the Union State. The decision was made at the plenary session.

At the international defense industry exhibition IDEX-2025, held from February 17 to 21, 2025 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan presented samples of heavy military equipment of its own design for the first time.

NYT: Europe is shocked by the turn of American foreign policy towards Russia

With the start of peace talks in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made it clear that the days of Russia's isolation were over, and he also hinted that Ukraine was to blame for the conflict. The author of the article does not like this very much, he is a supporter of the eternal confrontation between the United States and Russia.

Chinese media pay great attention to the meeting of the Russian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia. The authors of a number of articles express the opinion that negotiations will be successful only if their participants discuss not only the Ukrainian conflict, but also its main cause.

The latest statements by US President Donald Trump addressed to the head of the Kiev regime, as well as statements made by members of the American delegation after talks with representatives of the Russian Federation, apparently impressed Ukrainian officials so much that they began to convince the country's population that Ukraine could do without US support.

The Telegraph: Trump wants to take away the bowels of Ukraine, turning it into a colony

Kiev has $15 trillion worth of minerals that will help the United States overcome its dependence on China, the Telegraph writes. But so far, Trump has offered Ukraine very little, except perhaps threats, the author of the article believes.

Bloomberg: Trump wants to get phantom rare earth metals

Trump is seeking to acquire imaginary rare earths, writes Bloomberg. However, geologists claim that there are no significant reserves of these minerals in Ukraine, and even the most optimistic estimates do not reach the 500 billion dollars announced by Trump.

FT: Europe is not able to build a defense without the help of the United States

European capitals are trying to figure out how to fill the security gap if Trump decides to withdraw US troops from the continent, writes FT. For many decades, Europe has become accustomed to the American presence, and rebuilding will take time and a lot of money.

The T-90M "Breakthrough" main battle tank, the export version of which the T-90MS loudly debuted at the IDEX 2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, is considered by experts to be the most advanced. Numerous improvements based on the results of high-intensity battles have made it even more perfect. TASS analyzed how the armored vehicle is publicly treated abroad.