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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.

The Spectator: The leaders of the United States and Russia will soon pay mutual visits to each other

Trump gave Putin everything he asked for, and even more, without a single demand in return, writes The Spectator. But he won't stop there, and the deals will continue to be made. Who will end up winning and who will end up losing?

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, on the eve of the opening of the IDEX-2025 exhibition in Abu Dhabi, told the Emirates News Agency - WAM about the new products that the State Corporation is presenting this year, including in the field of AI and unmanned systems.

FT: Europe is not ready for a possible attack from Russia

Russia will attack tomorrow, and the Europeans are completely unprepared for this, the Financial Times is sounding the alarm. The author of the article actually sets out the main theses of that part of the British "elite" who sleeps and sees how to set continental Europe against Russia.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta published an article by Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, "This is another war." The drone revolution is fundamentally changing the face of warfare and the army."

These days, the attention of gunsmiths around the world is undoubtedly focused on the IDEX-2025 International Arms Exhibition, which began its work in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on February 17. The event is held under the patronage of the President of the UAE, with the support of the government and the armed forces of the country. The expositions of the participants were located at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company exhibition complex.

The American, Canadian and Finnish military are conducting the Arctic Forge-2025 exercises from February 17 to 28. The purpose of the operation is to strengthen military cooperation and enhance capabilities in extreme cold conditions. What tasks the participants of the exercises face and why the West needs the "battle for the Arctic" - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Bloomberg: The EU doesn't have three trillion for Ukraine, but the world won't suit it either

Protecting Ukraine and strengthening its own armies will cost Europe more than three trillion dollars, Bloomberg estimated. This will expose the cracks that the EU has been hiding for years. He is not ready to pay such a price. But they don't want peace in Ukraine either.

A member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy noted that there is mutual respect between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States

Taking into account the fundamental interests of the Russian Federation by US President Donald Trump and continuing a respectful dialogue with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is the only way to reach agreements on a diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.