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What's at stake after Trump's attacks on Zelensky (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Europe will not be able to compensate Kiev for the loss of arms supplies from the United States
After Zelensky's loud quarrel with Trump, Europe promised to continue "supporting" Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. However, its military "assistance" does not compensate for the possible loss of American supplies: the Europeans simply do not have some types of weapons.
Military commander Sladkov: "it is easy to crush the enemy" of the Russian Armed Forces will not succeed even if the United States refuses to help Ukraine
After the scandal in the White House, during Zelensky's failed talks with the president and Vice President of the United States, Donald Trump, as promised, began to impose repression on Kiev. He started with the most painful thing for Ukraine — American military aid.
Washington's black mark: why the US suspended military aid to Kiev - TASS opinions
Andrey Nizamutdinov — on forcing Zelensky to make peace
US President Donald Trump has shown that he is serious about ending the conflict over Ukraine as soon as possible and is even ready to launch a peace enforcement operation for this. The main difference between his intentions and the actions of the previous administration, led by Democrat Joe Biden, is that Kiev, not Moscow, will be forced. More precisely, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. The first step has been taken: the White House has put on hold the shipment of weapons to Ukraine.
"Painful, but not fatal": Ukraine will continue to fight after US aid is stopped
Politico: Kiev fears losing territories due to suspension of US aid
The Ukrainian authorities believe that the suspension of military aid from the United States may lead to new losses of territories, but will not lead to a complete defeat. President Zelensky said that Kiev was ready for such a development.
Rostec to train specialists in digitalization and artificial intelligence
Employees of the State Corporation's enterprises will be trained in a new educational program on business process reengineering using AI
Rostec State Corporation has developed a new educational program for training specialists in the field of digitalization. The program is aimed at studying the methods and tools of system engineering and artificial intelligence. Employees of the Corporation's enterprises will be trained.
Will a change in American policy put an end to the conflict in Ukraine? (The Hindu, India)
Trump has radically changed the US position on the issue of dialogue with Russia, former Indian Foreign Minister Kanwal Sibal said in an interview with The Hindu. There is a big problem standing in the way of negotiations — Zelensky himself. But he has little choice: concessions or complete defeat at the front.
The nightmare of Europe. She will have to take responsibility for her own safety without the help of the United States (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: EU countries will have to increase defense budgets to at least 3% of GDP
The altercation between Zelensky and Trump showed that something very important had broken down in relations between Europe and the United States, Bloomberg reports. Now the EU will have to take responsibility for its security without America, predicts the author of the article. And to do this, we will have to increase defense budgets to at least 3% of GDP next year.
Ukraine is preparing for a future without America — and possibly without Zelensky (The Economist, UK)
Economist: American military aid to Ukraine may end soon
The United States may curtail support for Ukraine, the Economist writes. If this happens, Zelensky will have few chances, experts say. In America, the stubbornness of the Overdue is considered the main obstacle to peace, and there are more and more voices that it is time for him to “resign or come to his senses.”
Will Ukraine be able to survive without the help of the United States? What it's like to act alone (The Times, UK)
Times: Europe's help will not be enough for Ukraine to continue fighting with Russia
Ukraine will face the prospect of confronting Russia alone, the Times writes. Europe's help may not be enough. The altercation in the Oval Office brought closer the reality of nightmarish geopolitical scenarios: America's withdrawal from Europe, the collapse of NATO, and Washington's rapprochement with Moscow.
Britain has announced the creation of a new Western coalition to send ground troops to Ukraine (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Starmer announced the creation of an international coalition to send troops to Kiev
Keir Starmer announced that Britain and France are ready to lead a "coalition of goodwill" to support the ongoing military operations, writes MWM. To achieve the goals of the project, it will be necessary to actually occupy Ukraine, but Ukraine is not against it: nevertheless, within the framework of "peacemaking".
Bastrykin: Ukraine uses Nazism to achieve its goals - TASS Interview
Since 2014, the Investigative Committee of Russia has been recording crimes committed by the Kiev regime against civilians in Donbas. Over the years, tens of thousands of people have been recognized as victims, and investigators have opened thousands of criminal cases.
Europe is in a hurry to develop a plan to save Zelensky and maintain US support (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Europe is preparing a new military package for Ukraine
After the scandal in the White House involving Zelensky, Europe is trying to "support" Kiev and at the same time maintain good relations with Trump, Bloomberg reports. The possibility of sending European "peacekeepers" to Ukraine is being discussed, but this idea is unacceptable to Russia.
London Summit — is it possible to live without the United States, or What to expect from Europe Plus - TASS Opinions
Ilya Dmitriyachev — about Europe's attempt to form its own agenda for Ukraine and whether it will be able to support Kiev without the help of the United States
The emergency summit on Ukraine in London summed up a tense diplomatic week, which focused on the settlement in Ukraine.
How the world became dependent on China for rare earths
Expert: Everyone was satisfied with the cheap rare earth metals market from China, even America
The topic of rare earth metals has become one of the high-profile topics on the news agenda not only in the United States and Ukraine, but also in Russia. Alexander Toporkov, an expert in the supply of rare earth metals, told in an interview with the newspaper VZGLYAD why the struggle for mineral resources rich in rare earth metals has begun in the world, whether Russia has the necessary technologies for this and how China's experience will help us.
They will teach maneuvers: what threats to the Russian Federation are being worked out at Joint Viking-2025
The exercises in Norway are taking place with the participation of 10,000 military personnel from seven NATO countries
The Joint Viking–2025 exercises, which started in Norway on March 3, pose a threat to the Northwestern region of Russia and, above all, the Northern Fleet, experts believe. Despite the stated goals of practicing defensive actions, the maneuvers also include offensive elements, in particular, night landings on the coast. 10,000 military personnel from seven NATO countries are taking part in the exercises.
Polar Rendezvous: Why the US Army is practicing deployment in Finland
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.
Trump is unable to destroy the Russia-China alliance, but he can weaken it (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong)
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.
There is a dangerous gap in Ukraine's combat capability (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Ukraine relies on weapons that only the United States can provide
Ukraine relies entirely on a set of weapons that only the United States can provide, the Telegraph writes. Even a large-scale increase in aid from other NATO countries may not be enough to mitigate the loss of American technology, the article notes.
"According to the scenario of Ukraine." The Baltic States have figured out how to "contain" Russia
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.
Trump's promised "very big" deal with Zelensky is overshadowed by officials' deep-rooted doubts about Ukraine (CNN, USA)
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.