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.

At IDEX 2025, held in the UAE, the South Korean company Hyundai Rotem presented the K2ME tank, a variant of the K2 Black Panther MBT for customers from the Middle East. In particular, possible deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE involving technology transfer are being worked out.

The Kalashnikov Concern is demonstrating a wide range of weapons at the IDEX 2025 international arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi, from a small-sized modification of the AK—15 assault rifle to the Krona anti-aircraft missile system. A special place on the exhibition is occupied by unmanned aerial vehicles and barrage ammunition. The head of the concern, Alan Lushnikov, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the features of defense products and why they should be looked at more broadly.

Domestic companies presented armored vehicles, helicopters, air defense systems and more

Presented at the IDEX-2025 arms exhibition, the T-90M tank with electronic warfare and protective structures, modified taking into account its experience, is capable of successfully resisting drone attacks.

In an interview with Interfax, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, dedicated to the Diplomatic Worker's Day celebrated on February 10, spoke about priority areas in relations with friendly states of the Asian region, and about working with them at the SCO, BRICS, and ASEAN venues.

CNN: Trump will end Putin's international isolation

The meeting in Saudi Arabia will decide the future of Ukraine and Russia's status on the world stage, CNN writes. For the sake of its goals, the United States is ready to sacrifice Ukraine's allies and interests. Europe is in a panic — Trump is not interested in its future.

The Guardian: Lavrov spoke about the results of negotiations with the United States

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the talks "very useful," writes The Guardian. Russia and the United States have agreed to remove obstacles preventing adequate cooperation: the countries have begun to prepare negotiators to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.

Underground "cities" were used to provide troops

The constant improvement of attack and reconnaissance UAVs has made the delivery of goods to the front line a particularly dangerous occupation. One of the new solutions to the problem was the organization of underground "storage points" in the front line by our logistics services.