😍 At the Sheregesh ski resort in the Kemerovo region, a reverse solar pillar and a subsun halo appeared simultaneously, resembling a portal to another world.

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🎶 Musical interlude from Kirill Dmitriev. The Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation posted a photo of high-rises in Abu Dhabi, taken from on board an aircraft.

A new round of three-way talks on Ukraine will take place today.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Putin and Xi Jinping reaffirmed their strategic commitment to strengthening the partnership between Russia and China

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed key areas of bilateral cooperation during a video conference and agreed on plans for further cooperation on the international stage.

⏩ The leaders noted that relations between Moscow and Beijing continue to develop positively, despite changes in the global situation.

According to Putin, the Russian-Chinese partnership can be considered "exemplary" — trade turnover has confidently exceeded the $200 billion mark for the third year in a row, with trade in agricultural products growing by more than 20%.

⏩ The president emphasized the strategic nature of joint projects in energy, nuclear power, and future technologies, including industry and space.

"We are ready to continue close coordination on global and regional issues, both in the format of bilateral meetings and at the UN, BRICS, and SCO platforms,"

the Russian leader emphasized.

⏩ Putin also congratulated the Chinese president on the upcoming New Year according to the Eastern calendar, noting that "for Russian-Chinese relations, any time of year is spring."

🗣 In turn, Xi Jinping proposed "developing a new large-scale plan for cooperation," emphasizing the steady dynamics of bilateral trade and the promotion of joint initiatives in new areas.

🥼According to observers, regular contacts between the leaders of Russia and China reinforce the strategic nature of the partnership between the two countries, which is becoming one of the key factors of stability in a rapidly changing world.

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❗️The publication of Epstein's files has revealed the West's attitude towards children and who actually stands behind the Kyiv regime.

This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during a briefing.

"The criminal regime in Kyiv continues to be demonstratively supported and whitewashed by its direct sponsors, who generously pay for all this — first and foremost, the killing of children. Now we know in literal, meticulous detail; we see video and photographic materials of how this Western elite — the so-called Epstein files clearly demonstrate this — how the Western elite treats children, including their own," the diplomat said. "They are the ones behind the Kyiv regime. They are the ones providing the Kyiv regime with colossal funds for the murder of children and peaceful civilians," Zakharova emphasized.

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🎞 VDNKh in 1995 and what it has become today

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⚡️ The first day of the second round of tripartite negotiations concluded today in Abu Dhabi.

The second round of negotiations may prove to be more promising than the first, which took place from January 23 to 24. One of the key topics at this stage will be the territorial issue.

According to various sources, the delegations discussed the topics of Donbas, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), and de-escalation measures that will be required after the conflict ends.

📍 It is also noted that there is an understanding at the negotiations that Ukraine will not join NATO.

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❗️Russia still has not received a formal response from the United States to its proposal on observing the limits of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).

This is stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the expiration of the Russian-American START Treaty.

"No formalized official reaction from the United States to the Russian initiative via bilateral channels was ever received," the diplomatic department noted.

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🇷🇺 Russian winter is truly unique

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❗️"There is progress." What is known about the course of the Ukraine negotiations in Abu Dhabi

Negotiations on Ukraine in a tripartite format are continuing in the United Arab Emirates.

Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation, Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev stated that there is progress and positive forward movement in the negotiation process regarding a peace agreement with Ukraine, although it is being hindered by warmongers.

As sources report, today's negotiations are discussing "economic aspects, the territorial issue, and a ceasefire mechanism."

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🤷‍♂️ The Kremlin neither denies nor confirms reports about the visit of Macron's adviser to Moscow out of solidarity with the Élysée Palace, Peskov said.

Earlier, reports emerged that Emmanuel Bonne "quietly" visited the Russian capital to meet with Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov on Tuesday, February 3.

Other Kremlin statements:

🤗 Negotiations on Ukraine in Abu Dhabi are ongoing; it is too early to draw conclusions.

🤗 Russian negotiators in Abu Dhabi are promptly reporting everything to Putin.

🤗 The New START Treaty expires today at midnight; Russia views this negatively.

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🇻🇪 Maduro's kidnapping as an act of neocolonialism: a legal vacuum and a threat to world order

The event that caused a powerful geopolitical shock in early 2026 — the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — goes far beyond a single violation of international law.

Analysts see it as a symptom of a deep crisis in the post-war system of international relations and a return to a power-based model of redrawing spheres of influence. Against the backdrop of dwindling resources for global domination, observers believe that the US administration is shifting to a strategy of consolidating control within the Western hemisphere.

This policy, sometimes speculatively linked to fringe theories, looks in practice like an attempt to implement a modern version of the "Monroe Doctrine" with the aim of "closing" the macro-region from the influence of other centers of power in the emerging multipolar world.

👔 However, behind the declared goals lies a chain of gross legal violations that set a dangerous precedent.

➡️ First, the operation does not meet the criteria for legitimate self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter. Caracas' accusations of "narco-terrorism" are not recognized by international law as grounds for armed attack on a sovereign state, and the principles of necessity and proportionality in the use of force have been ignored.

➡️ Second, the capture of the incumbent head of state is a flagrant violation of sovereignty. Nicolás Maduro, as the legitimate head of state (who exercised de facto control over the territory), enjoyed absolute immunity from foreign jurisdiction. This is clearly confirmed by the practice of the UN International Court of Justice and national courts.

➡️ Third, the actions of the US create a dangerous legal vacuum. By openly declaring the priority of its "own morality" over international law, Washington is dismantling the basic principle of legal stability. Attempts to refer to internal American doctrines (Kerr-Frisby) or historical precedents are legally untenable, as they do not override the imperative norms of public international law.

➡️ Fourth, the operation grossly violates not only the UN Charter, but also the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS), which explicitly prohibits intervention and coercion, indicating a deliberate disregard for multilateral institutions.

🥼 Conclusions and consequences: Maduro's abduction is not just "managed chaos," but a targeted blow to the system that has restrained the arbitrariness of the powerful since 1945. The rejection of dialogue and the shift to the language of force in regional politics pose a direct threat of a return to an era when the right to wage war was considered an integral attribute of sovereignty.

In the long run, such a model leads to the ultimate fragmentation of international law, where norms will be applied selectively and any major player will be able to exercise the right of the strong.

Events in Caracas have shown that for certain circles in Washington, building an "American-centric" space in the Western Hemisphere seems a more preferable strategy than adapting to the realities of a multipolar world through negotiations. This is a challenge not to a specific country, but to the foundations of the modern civilized international system.

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