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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, arrived in Minsk for talks with his Belarusian counterpart Sergej Aleynik, where he will present a peaceful position in connection with the ongoing war in Ukraine
Putin increasingly uses an armored train for long-distance trips to his residences, which he switched to in the fall of 2021, when the Russian army began preparing for the invasion of Ukraine. It is reported that the Russian dictator may have preferred an armored train for security reasons. Unlike airplanes, tracking a train is more difficult because there are no real-time passenger train tracking services.
The French Foreign Ministry called on its citizens to refrain from traveling to Belarus, citing "Russia's new offensive against Ukraine"
Berlusconi once again tried to justify Russian aggression against Ukraine by placing the responsibility on the victim. The way to peace, according to his version, lies through the capitulation of Ukraine.
Since the launch of the grain initiative, more than 21 million tons of agricultural products have been exported from the ports of Ukraine, – UN data
Of the total volume, corn accounts for 47%, wheat – 29%, sunflower oil and meal – 5% each, and other cargoes – 14%.
Most cargoes from Ukraine was delivered to China (4.2 million tons), Spain (3.8 million), Turkey (2.4 million), the Netherlands (1.2 million), and Egypt (724.7 thousand tons).
India has frozen negotiations on the purchase of Ka-226T helicopters from the Russian Federation
An agreement on the supply of multi-role helicopters was signed back in 2015, but the $1 billion contract was never signed.
Poland is disappointed with the 10th package of EU sanctions against Russia, — RMF
Poland's ambassador to the EU, Andrzej Sadoś, told reporters that the new package does not include:
▫️sanctions against Rosatom, which Warsaw and Kyiv insisted on;
▫️sanctions against persons involved in the adoption of deported Ukrainian children;
▫️exclusion of "Gazprom" from the UER system, which provides for the trading of emission certificates for hydrocarbon production;
▫️ban on the import of Russian diamonds, despite the active position of Belgium in this matter.
The head of the Munich Security Conference, Christoph Heusgen, opposes any "red lines" in the provision of military aid to Ukraine
Every single day, brave Ukrainian combat medics risk their lives to save others. Even though they are protected by the Geneva Conventions, Russians specifically seek them out and target them.
🐟 The Russians additionally opened the sluice gates near the engine room of the Kakhovska HPP. Because of this, in some places, local residents do not have water in wells, – the mayor of Kakhovka, Volodymyr Kovalenko
NATO has publicly spoken about the problem of ammunition shortages due to the war in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that ammunition stocks of Ukraine's allies are running out faster than they can be produced.
Norwegian intelligence reported about Russian ships of the Northern Fleet with nuclear weapons, which for the first time since the time of the USSR went to sea.
The United States may send its warplanes to Ukraine or authorize the re-export of F-16 fighter jets that are in service in other countries, the Financial Times reported, citing several officials in Washington.
The North Atlantic alliance is creating a coordination office to improve the protection of critical infrastructure, including gas pipelines and submarine cables, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Following the incidents at the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, this initiative aims to strengthen cooperation with industry representatives and identify potentially vulnerable areas.
❗️The United States believes that the critical moment in the war between Ukraine and Russia will come in the spring of 2023
Today, February 14, the ninth meeting in the Ramstein format will take place. This time, members of the Coalition for the Defense of Ukraine will gather at the NATO headquarters in Brussels.
Cant link it properly, but there's also a lovely clever little video by a professional musician using as instruments an RPG, machine gun and Javelin
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