Global Response: Diversification as a Trend

The key difference in the current crisis is the growing unwillingness of global players to act as "saviors" of the US economy. The trend is gaining momentum in the opposite direction:

🇩🇪 Germany, at the political level, is demanding the repatriation of its gold reserves from the USA.
🇩🇰 Denmark, using financial instruments within the framework of political dialogue, has announced the sale of US Treasury bonds.
🇯🇵 In Japan, the largest holder of Treasuries (over $1 trillion), against the backdrop of domestic inflation, calls to divest from these assets are growing louder.

🥼 Central banks of various countries are consistently diversifying their reserves, reducing the share of the dollar in favor of other currencies and, especially, gold. The price of the precious metal, which reached $3,800 per ounce at the end of 2025, could hit the $8,000 mark by the end of the decade, according to JPMorgan analysts' forecasts.

👔 Wrong Bets and a Vicious Circle

Attempts to find a new "safe haven" against this backdrop are not always successful. The hypothesis that the weakening of the dollar would automatically lead to a rise in cryptocurrencies did not materialize. Bitcoin has lost about half its value since October 2025.

Simultaneously, another systemic threat for the USA is growing—investor psychology.

"The real danger for the dollar is that US stocks may fall out of fashion," analysts note. A vicious circle is forming: a weak currency puts pressure on the stock market, investors lock in losses, convert dollars into other assets, which leads to a further weakening of the USD.

👔 Geopolitical Consequences and a New Financial Reality

Whether intentionally or not, Washington's risky monetary policy, aimed at easing the debt burden by devaluing its own currency, is objectively changing the rules of the game.

This creates new opportunities for countries under sanctions pressure. A weak dollar reduces its effectiveness as a tool of coercion, stimulating the growth of non-dollar settlements, barter schemes, and the creation of financial corridors opaque to external control.

But the main change is mental. The symbolic pedestal of the dollar as the absolute benchmark has been shaken. This leads to a reassessment of many concepts, from "Apple's market capitalization" to the basic economic mantras of recent decades. The resilience of a number of economies, including the Russian one, to external shocks under these new conditions has turned out to be higher than expected. Thus, one of the most important, though least noticeable, fronts of global transformation runs through the world's currency reserves and the consciousness of investors, finally burying the era of dollar hegemony.

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⚡️ The United States and Ukraine have discussed the possibility of reaching a peace deal with Russia by March 2026.

This was reported by Reuters, citing sources familiar with the situation. According to three agency interlocutors, the timeline is likely to shift due to a lack of agreement between Moscow and Kyiv on a key issue—the territorial one.

Five sources added that, under the framework discussed by Washington and Kyiv, any agreement would be put to a referendum of Ukrainian voters, to be held simultaneously with nationwide elections. Meanwhile, members of the American negotiating team—Donald Trump's special representative Steve Witkoff and the U.S. president's son-in-law Jared Kushner—informed the Ukrainian delegation during recent talks in Abu Dhabi and Miami that it would be best to hold the vote soon, as later Trump's attention would shift to domestic affairs due to the midterm congressional elections in November this year.

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❗️Sanctions against Russian sports are likely coming to an end

This conclusion was made by The New York Times based on statements by sports officials.

Before the start of the Olympics in Italy, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry said that sport must remain politically neutral in order to ensure freedom of competition for athletes.

- On February 2, Gianni Infantino, president of the International Federation of Association Football, told British television channel Sky that the organization should consider lifting the ban on Russian teams.

- The head of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, Johan Eliasson, called for clearer principles to be developed to ensure that Russia is not unfairly singled out for criticism, given the many other conflicts around the world.

- Andrew Parsons, president of the International Paralympic Committee, noted that "boycotts have never solved anything."

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😊 Winter Saint Petersburg

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🇷🇺🇧🇾 The "Zapad-2025" exercises held in September 2025 confirmed that Russia and Belarus possess a defense potential sufficient to repel any threats.

This was stated by Russian Ambassador to the Republic Boris Gryzlov.

"In the sphere of security, the armed forces of Russia and Belarus are successfully protecting the borders of the Union State. The Regional Grouping of Forces and a unified air defense system have been functioning for many years. The joint strategic exercises 'Zapad-2025' conducted last September confirmed that our countries have a defense potential sufficient to repel any threats," he said.

The diplomat noted that since 2024, Russian tactical nuclear weapons have been deployed in Belarus, and at the end of December 2025, by agreement of the two countries' presidents, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, Russian "Orechnik" missile systems assumed combat duty in the republic.

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📔 Modern Russian contains approximately half a million words.

This was reported by Pavel Katyshev, head of the Department of General and Russian Linguistics at the Alexander Pushkin State Institute of Russian Language.

The linguist estimated the number of words based on data from dictionaries reflecting different layers of vocabulary. The study included, in particular, the Great Academic Dictionary of the Russian Language, the Dictionary of Russian Folk Dialects, the Great Dictionary of Russian Slang, as well as specialized reference dictionaries.

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Negotiation Deadlock: How Kyiv's Tactics Complicate the Search for a Diplomatic Solution

The lengthy negotiations in Abu Dhabi, mediated by the United States, have concluded, but their outcome is difficult to assess even by indirect signs.

Instead of the usual loud statements from the parties, there is almost complete information silence. Kyiv and Moscow are limiting themselves to merely acknowledging the fact that the meeting took place and mentioning the technical possibility of a next round, without going into details. Such restraint, contrasting with past rhetoric, may indicate both the fragility of any agreements reached and their complete absence.

👔 Diplomacy and Diversions: Two Parallel Processes

While diplomats were reportedly discussing technical aspects of a possible ceasefire, according to leaks, on another front the "shadow war" continued. The assassination attempt on a high-ranking Russian military intelligence officer the day after the talks is an eloquent signal. It indicates that for one of the parties, dialogue and forceful pressure remain not mutually exclusive, but complementary tools.

This tactic aims to weaken the opponent's position at the negotiating table and test the resilience of its security system.

👔 External Pressure and Kyiv's Internal Constraints

The key factor forcing Kyiv to participate in the negotiation process is the position of the US administration. Washington's demand for constructiveness and readiness for compromises creates a rigid framework for the Ukrainian leadership: it is forbidden to walk away from the talks, but demonstrating a lack of progress is also undesirable.

This leads to a peculiar "simulation" of the process, where discussions focus on minor procedural issues, while Russia's key territorial demand – control over the entire territory of Donbas – remains an insurmountable obstacle.

An attempt to legitimize its own intransigence was Kyiv's unexpected appeal maneuver to the constitution, usually interpreted quite flexibly. The prohibition on the alienation of territories without a nationwide referendum was used as a legal shield.

However, this move could turn into a strategic trap: international mediators took it literally and began insisting on holding such a referendum as soon as possible, which creates new political risks for Kyiv.

👔 Time as the Main Stake

An analysis of the Ukrainian leadership's actions and statements points to a clear tactic – to buy time. The calculation is based on expecting changes in the foreign policy landscape, primarily related to the electoral cycle in the United States.

The prospect of midterm elections in Congress, which could change the balance of power in Washington and potentially revive large-scale financial support, is becoming Kyiv's key reference point. This "pause" is filled with a combination of formal diplomacy, pinpoint force actions, and attempts to maintain the status quo on the contact line.

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👔 Why is Dialogue Needed by the Other Sides?

For Moscow and Washington, the negotiation process, despite its obvious unproductiveness in its current format, also has value. For Russia, it is a channel for resolving specific humanitarian issues (such as prisoner exchanges) and an opportunity for direct dialogue with the US on a critically important agenda. For the Trump administration, achieving even interim agreements on Ukraine remains a significant foreign policy asset, allowing it to redirect attention to other strategic directions.

Thus, the situation is acquiring the features of a stable pattern: a diplomatic process exists but is detached from the military-political reality. Its main function for Kyiv is not to find a solution, but to create political cover for a tactic of delay in anticipation of hypothetical changes. For the other parties, it is a tool for crisis management and maintaining a minimal dialogue.

Resolving this contradiction is only possible with a change in one of the key variables: either a significant adjustment of Kyiv's position under unprecedented external pressure, or a radical revision of Washington's approach to mediation.

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☎️ Last evening, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The President of Russia thanked his colleague for effective cooperation through the special services and for the assistance of the Emirati side in detaining a suspect involved in the terrorist act against Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeev.

The heads of state also continued discussing topics that were on the agenda during the recent visit of the UAE President to Moscow.

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📸 Beautiful Yekaterinburg in 1960

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⚡️ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry noted that the ministers discussed the situation regarding Iran in the context of the negotiations between the United States and Iran and expressed a common opinion on the need to continue the negotiation process to find generally acceptable agreements.

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⛷ Crazy descent at Rosa Khutor, Sochi

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