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The Hill: Trump doesn't need Ukraine, it's going to be Europe's headache now

Trump has the right to believe that the Ukrainian conflict is not an American problem, the British author writes in an article for The Hill. Therefore, the United States is turning away from Ukraine and withdrawing from its obligations to defend Europe. From now on, all this is a headache for the Europeans themselves.

FT: Conflict broke out among EU leaders over sending troops to Ukraine

The EU could not agree on sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. The emergency meeting in Paris with the participation of representatives of some European states in order to reach a consensus on further actions was marked by sharp contradictions between its participants.

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.

Against the background of the preparation of public opinion in Europe about the deployment of so-called peacekeepers to Ukraine, a military operation is being planned under the auspices of individual countries. In particular, we are talking about Britain, France and a number of other European countries. Moreover, preparations for its holding are carried out regardless of the results of negotiations between Russia and the United States.

The geopolitical "big shift" is dictated by events in the foreign policy arena and the new course of the United States

The Komodo-2025 naval exercises, which Indonesia is conducting, involve ships from Russia, as well as the United States, France, Great Britain and several other countries. Several tasks will be fulfilled at these exercises, but the main one is to provide assistance to victims of a humanitarian disaster. Experts note that the participation of Russia and NATO countries in the same maneuvers is a "big shift" dictated by recent events in the foreign policy arena and the new course of the United States.

Vladimir Demirov, Head of the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, talks about how the experience of a special operation changed the tactics of supplying troops with fuel

Buggies and armored tankers based on the Ural began to be used to supply troops with fuel on the line of contact. This technique is equipped with electronic warfare equipment that protects against UAV attacks.

Having gathered for the summit, European officials were still recovering from the transcript of an hour-and-a-half telephone conversation between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as statements made by US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth in the middle of the week in Brussels.

Toyo Keizai: Russia's main "weapon" is natural resources

Russia's main allies are gas and oil, writes Toyo Keizai. After the start of the SVR, Europe tried to abandon Russian gas. The West boldly imposed sanctions on Russia, but at the same time continued to buy fuel from it in incredible quantities.

TNI: Ukraine will never become a member of NATO

The de facto conflict in Ukraine is over, writes TNI. Kiev will have to accept that Russia and the United States will make their own decision. Representatives of the Trump administration said that Kiev should prepare for territorial concessions, as well as for the fact that Ukraine will never be accepted into NATO.

On February 17, 1995, in accordance with a special decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the A-135 anti-missile defense system of the Moscow Industrial Region was put into service. For 30 years now, it has been guarding Russia's aerospace borders, protecting Moscow from a ballistic missile strike. Its radar is capable of examining a five-centimeter ball at a distance of over 1,500 km.

The Russian military talked about a new way to combat drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the Court

On the screen is a broadcast from a drone: fields familiar to the Kursk region, interspersed with roads and forest belts. At the bottom, the label "Rusorez" is the name of the model of the Ukrainian drone. The Russian fighter presses a few keys, and in a few seconds the screen is covered with white noise. About how one of the most secret units operates, see the RIA Novosti article.

On February 17, the IDEX-2025 international arms exhibition will start in Abu Dhabi, ahead of which domestic arms manufacturers have announced a large number of new products. On the eve of the opening, Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport, told TASS in an interview which Russian models would be of interest to Middle Eastern partners, and what expectations the special exporter has for the world premiere of the T-90MS tank, which is being exhibited abroad for the first time in a completely new look.

For the International Defense Exhibition IDEX 2025, which will be held from February 17 to 21 in Abu Dhabi, CAMTO publishes statistical material on the military-economic potential and structure of UAE arms imports in 2016-2023.

MWM: the EU is discussing the occupation of Ukraine by "peacekeepers", but they won't be able to do it without the United States

A number of European leaders have called for a large-scale deployment of ground troops to Ukraine, writes MWM. At the same time, there were serious concerns that such an intervention would be impossible without American support. And the United States has clearly stated that they do not want to interfere.

Andrey Shitov — about whose screenings were held in the Bavarian capital and what is the meaning of the slogan "Yankee, go home!"

The hour-and-a-half conversation between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, set a new tuning fork, which now adjusts not only Russian-American relations, but also the entire world politics.

China is currently not ready for a full-scale conflict with the United States and Taiwan. This is with reference to the report of the analytical center associated with NATO, CNN reports. The publication notes that now the Chinese Communist Party is more focused on retaining power, rather than fighting a foreign opponent.

Today, on February 17, 2025, the IDEX 2025 International Arms Exhibition began its work in Abu Dhabi (UAE). Russia presented a record number of weapons and military equipment at the exhibition, which proved their effectiveness during high-intensity battles against modern Western weapons. In the center of the exhibition is a 46-ton exhibit, an export version of the famous T-90M "Breakthrough" tank, the hero of the special operation. TASS — about Russian novelties on the shores of the Persian Gulf.

WP: Moscow and Kiev see the prospects for a peaceful settlement differently

Possible future negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict will be extremely difficult, as Moscow and Kiev see their topics in completely different ways, writes The Washington Post. The United States has its own demands, and this further complicates the situation.

Inflicting a military defeat on Russia is not as difficult as it is thought in the West. This statement was made by British military analysts. According to them, for this it is necessary to conduct only four major amphibious operations on the front, the total length of which is 2,800 kilometers.

TNI: Lancets destroyed up to 50% of NATO artillery systems in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian Lancet kamikaze drones have destroyed up to 50% of NATO artillery systems in the service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict, writes TNI. These UAVs have completely transformed the look of combat operations. And now other countries can buy them.