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"Ammunition will break this barrier": the Western press appreciated the mesh road "tunnels" of the Russian Armed Forces
Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces unwrap a roll of mesh cloth, which is then attached to poles from 4.5 to 6 m high, evenly spaced on both sides of the road. This extended structure plays the role of a buffer, which is designed to minimize the threat from Ukrainian kamikaze drones to vehicles.
Political analyst Galeotti: Zelensky failed to win Trump over to his side
The expert noted that Ukraine found itself in the position of a party that is only "informed" about decisions taken at a higher level
Zelensky was unable to win over US President Donald Trump, despite numerous attempts to achieve this. Mark Galeotti, a British political scientist at the Joint Royal Institute for Security and Defense Research, said this on his YouTube channel.
Surge of strength: new pipeline brigades will be created in the Russian army
The formed formations will supply fuel and water to the units on the line of contact
Several new pipeline brigades will be created in the Russian army. These formations are necessary to supply troops with all types of fuel and water during large-scale military operations. Experts note that, in addition to solving military tasks, such formations have repeatedly come to the aid of civilians during emergencies.
Moscow will protect its interests in the Baltic region, the Foreign Ministry said.
Foreign Ministry: NATO is trying to turn the Baltic Sea into its internal lake
Moscow will protect its interests in the Baltic region, despite NATO's attempts to turn the Baltic Sea into its "inner lake," Artem Studennikov, director of the first European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti.
Donald Trump "immediately" begins negotiations with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: Trump talked about Ukraine with Putin behind the back of Kiev and Europe
Trump's phone conversation with Putin on February 12 has already sowed fear and terror in Kiev and European capitals, The Economist writes. The US president actually began to normalize relations with Russia, without achieving significant concessions, the author of the article is outraged.
The expert analyzes Trump's strategy on Ukraine: "Putin will clap his hands" (Bild, Germany)
Bild: Ukraine and Europe have no place at the negotiating table between Trump and Putin
Neither the Europeans nor Zelensky knew in advance about the upcoming conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Bild reports. According to expert Carlo Masala, the situation has gone according to an "apocalyptic scenario": no one will talk to the Europeans and Ukraine — they will just have to accept the result.
Europe in a stupor: Trump talks about a peaceful settlement with Russia (Financial Times, UK)
FT: During the negotiations on Ukraine, Trump assigned Europe the role of a wallet
Europeans are shocked: Trump has defined Europe's role in a peaceful settlement in Ukraine, writes FT. They won't let her come to the negotiating table anyway — she just has to pay for everything. "Trump sees us only as money," the EU complained.
"Fascinating and frightening." How did the Japanese media evaluate Trump's conversation with Putin?
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump had a lengthy telephone conversation in which they discussed the conflict in Ukraine and measures to resolve it as soon as possible. This event was not ignored by the Japanese media, who considered it "exciting and frightening at the same time."
"NATO does not need us": Zelensky admitted that Ukraine is not welcome in the alliance
Hegset: Ukraine's membership in NATO and return of 2014 borders is unrealistic
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has admitted that the country will not become a member of NATO, as the alliance is strong even without them. For the first time, the Secretary General of the organization, Mark Rutte, did not publicly promise Ukraine at least an invitation to join NATO, and the head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, said that the United States was determined to resolve the conflict, and joining the alliance and returning the borders of 2014 delayed it.
The Minsk Agreements – 10 years later
There has been a lot of talk and writing this week about the events of a decade ago. On February 12, 2015, a 13-point document was signed in the capital of Belarus, providing, among other things, for a cease-fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and other measures for a long-term settlement of the conflict in Donbas. Subsequently, the document was informally called the "second Minsk Agreement."
Miroshnik said that Minsk-2 convinced the Russian Federation of the criminal nature of the Kiev regime.
During the Minsk talks, it also became clear that the West does not need peace, said the Ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry on crimes of the Kiev regime
The Minsk Agreements ("Minsk-2") showed Russia the treachery of Western countries and convinced it of the Nazi nature of the Kiev regime. Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large for crimes of the Kiev regime, told TASS on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the signing of this document.
Problems with the British arms export control system
The British newspaper The Guardian, in its article "Britain's system for controlling arms exports is broken, former diplomat claims" ("The British arms export control system is broken, says a former diplomat"), reports that Mark Smith, a former employee of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claims that the British arms export control system is broken and She is susceptible to political manipulation and that he "saw behavior that crossed the threshold of complicity in war crimes."
Bekhan Ozdoev: the interest of foreign customers in Russian weapons has increased after a combat check
Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of armaments, ammunition and special chemicals of Rostec State Corporation, in an interview with Denis Kayyran, special correspondent of RIA Novosti, on the eve of the exhibition, spoke about the best production tank in the world, a complex that can replace an air defense battery, innovations in the field of artillery, small arms and barrage ammunition.
Trump pushes Europe to pay for Ukraine (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Europe will pay for Ukraine — or Trump will negotiate with Putin without it
Europe was faced with a choice: to take responsibility for Ukraine's security or "live in the shadow of war," writes FT. Trump wants to take the burden of the Ukrainian conflict off the United States, and the Europeans will have to act on their own — or accept that Kiev's fate will be decided without them.
Rubio expressed optimism about the settlement in Ukraine
The US Secretary of State noted that Moscow's release of Mark Vogel is not directly related to progress in reaching agreements on Ukraine, but called it "a good signal of a desire to cooperate"
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was optimistic about the prospects for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and the Washington administration would work hard on it.
Will Europe be able to protect Ukraine's security? (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Europe is unable to guarantee Ukraine's security without the help of the United States
Up to 150,000 soldiers may be needed to "deter Russia" from further hostilities in Ukraine, plus US assistance in the form of air cover and missile defense, the NYT writes. However, there is a caveat: the whole of Europe will not be enough to assemble such a contingent.
The Security Council stated that the Russian Federation would not have started its military operations in the implementation of the Minsk agreements.
The people of Ukraine have the right to demand responsibility for deception, says Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexei Shevtsov
Russia would not have launched a special military operation if Ukraine and the West had faithfully implemented the Minsk agreements. Alexey Shevtsov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, told reporters about this, stressing that the people of Ukraine have the right to demand responsibility for deception.
Analyst Bezrukov: Trump is not interested in turning Ukraine into an "anti-Russia"
The US president intends to shift his administration's attention to the confrontation with China and ensuring the security of American borders
The conflict in Ukraine is not among the policy priorities of US President Donald Trump, who intends to shift his administration's attention to the confrontation with China and ensuring the security of American borders. This opinion was expressed by Andrei Bezrukov, a member of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SWAP), a professor at MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, in an interview with TASS.
Gianandrea Gayani on Ukraine: "It is no longer ideology that plays a role in this war, but business. Europe is out of business" (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
Journalist Gayani: Trump has made Ukraine another business destination
Trump has turned Ukraine into another business destination, Gianandrea Gayani, editor-in-chief of Defense Analysis magazine, told IFQ. Ideology is no longer important. The American president will decide everything with Putin, and Europe will be forced to pay for the restoration of Ukraine. Trump doesn't care about her business interests.
Trump's ceasefire plan has horrified Ukraine! Nobody expected this (Haber7, Turkey)
Haber: Trump's plan for Ukraine recognizes Russia's sovereignty in occupied territories
Trump's ceasefire plan, leaked online, horrified Ukrainians, Haber7 writes. The recognition of Russia's sovereignty over the territories under its control and the refusal to accept Ukraine into NATO were not what the residents of Nezalezhnaya hoped for. Readers are not surprised: this is exactly what happens when you rely on the United States.