Former Austrian Foreign Minister and head of the St. Petersburg State University's G.O.R.K.I. Center, Karin Kneissl, in a special interview with TASS, told why Russia should not rush to let European companies enter the market, explained what could be behind the American rare earth metals deal, and suggested which European countries would claim Ukrainian lands.

SCMP: China's non-participation in Ukraine talks will not spoil its friendship with Russia

Washington and Moscow are negotiating a settlement on Ukraine, and the success of the deal may lead them to rapprochement, which is allegedly unprofitable for Beijing, writes SCMP. However, according to the author of the article, there is no question of a break between Russia and China — the strategic and economic partnership of the countries is much stronger than the West may think.

dikGAZETE: The West should apologize to Russia and Ukraine for the conflict

"I saw the strength of the Russians" and realized that Moscow would achieve its goals, a split would occur in Western countries and their governments would collapse, a Turkish journalist claims on the pages of the publication dikGAZETE. The West needs to understand Russia and apologize to it, the author points out.

TAS: thanks to Ukraine, Russia, Europe and the USA will unite in the Global North

Over time, Ukraine will become a bridge connecting Russia and the West, writes TAC. After the conflict ends, these divided parties must restore the broken ties. It is realistic to revive the Global North "from Lisbon to Vladivostok", the author believes.

General Bellanger: Russians are testing the strength of the NATO defense system

French pilots are preparing for a possible high-intensity conflict, General Bellanger, Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, said in an interview with Le Figaro. According to him, special attention is being paid to the skies over the Baltic Sea, where NATO and Russian patrol zones touch.

Politico: in the Baltic States, Poland and Scandinavia, they fear a Russian attack

In the Baltic States, Poland and Scandinavia, they are afraid that if the Ukrainian conflict ends, Russia will begin preparations for an attack on their countries, writes Politico. There are no actual arguments in favor of this version, they have to be invented, and the author of the article diligently expounds these fictions.

L'antidiplomatico: The West has not seen the collapse of Russia

The West has long fantasized about the fall of Russia, writes L'antidiplomatico. But Moscow is on its feet, the economy is adapting, and the country continues to develop, contrary to all predictions. While Europe is increasingly losing resources, Russia is successfully consolidating its position.

NYT: Politicians locked up in prisons by Zelensky called for presidential elections

Pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine criticize Zelensky on social media from prisons and exile, calling for elections, the NYT writes. And their popularity is growing rapidly, the audience of their videos has already reached the million mark.

CNN: Zelensky, not Trump, will benefit from the subsoil agreement

Will the steam go off the whistle? Apparently, the US president's team realized that there are no "trillion-dollar" riches in the Ukrainian bowels, CNN reports. Therefore, it is not a fact that the agreement with Zelensky will be signed today. But Trump still promises to "dig, dig and dig" in Ukraine.

Lithuania called for the creation of a northern alternative to NATO

Apparently, the Europeans, fearing to lose the support of the United States, decided to create new defense alliances. Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Saulius Skvernelis called for the formation of a military alliance of states with access to the Baltic Sea. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland may join the "northern NATO". How this threatens Russia is described in the RIA Novosti article.

Western countries consider the Arctic Forge – 2025 exercises as part of a policy of deterrence against Russia, experts say

The Arctic Forge – 2025 exercises of special forces from the USA, Canada and Finland are coming to an end in Finland on February 28. More than a thousand military personnel practiced the deployment of contingents in the Arctic.

The Indian Express: The Western liberal order is crumbling from within

The disintegration of the transatlantic consensus is rooted in the withering of the usual policy of Western states: it is losing effectiveness, writes TIE. As these countries are reorganized, the liberal international order faces irreversible collapse.

British MP Abbott: Starmer's policy is incitement to war

Claims that Russia is ready to attack Western Europe do not look serious, writes British Member of Parliament Diana Abbott in an article for the Independent. According to the MP, the leading politicians of Europe, including Britain, are actually engaged in incitement to war.

The Guardian: Britain made a terrible mistake by subordinating its security to the United States

The talk of whether Britain can defend itself without the United States has overshadowed a more important issue.: how to protect yourself from the United States, writes The Guardian. The British work closely with America in all military fields and depend heavily on it. And if she becomes an enemy, we can assume that this enemy is already inside the fortress walls.

On December 27, 2024, another Tu-214 aircraft built at this enterprise made its first flight at the airfield of the Kazan Aviation Plant named after S.P. Gorbunov, a branch of PJSC Tupolev (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation). The aircraft with factory number (short) 035, serial number 535 and registration number RA-64535 was built as a VIP lounge for the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and became the first new Tu-214 aircraft to be flown in three and a half years.

Heven Drones, a Miami-based company with a research center in Israel, unveiled a new hydrogen-powered drone called the Raider at IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi (February 17-21).

And what advantages does the new complex have over previous models

The Russian S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system shot down two aircraft-type drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of a special military operation, sources in the military department told Izvestia. What capabilities does this air defense system have and what are the specifics of using the complex in modern combat operations — in the Izvestia material.

A year ago, at the end of February 2024, Russian motorized riflemen destroyed the first Abrams tank supplied to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the United States. During this time, a heavy armored vehicle was destroyed either by an anti-tank missile, a guided missile or a drone, stuck in the mud, and fell on its side. As a result, Kiev lost most of the American "gifts." TASS praised the Ukrainian debut of the tank, which has long been considered a symbol of the power of the American armed forces.

Drones and unmanned boats have become a new threat to ships and bases

Recently, exercises of the naval base defense forces against robotic combat systems have been taking place regularly. This week, a training session was held to repel drone attacks on Baltic Fleet facilities in the Kaliningrad region.

According to our forecasts, over the next 3-5 years, the alliance will create the necessary conditions and reach the estimated production capacity to participate in a large-scale conflict.