Cuba Faces Acute Shortage of Aviation Fuel.

According to the "EFE" news agency, the country's main airport in Havana has warned that its Jet A-1 fuel reserves could run out within 24 hours, and its absence at nine of the island's international airports will last from February 10 for at least a month.

🥼 Russian airlines have already begun making adjustments:

— "Rossiya" has suspended ticket sales for flights to Cuba, maintaining only return repatriation flights;
— "Aeroflot" has reduced the number of flights operated;
— Nordwind continues to operate flights as scheduled for now.

According to the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR), there are currently between 4.2 and 4.7 thousand Russian tourists on the island.

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⚡️ Russia is ready to resume direct flights with the USA, said the head of Rosaviatsia, Dmitry Yadrov.

The head of the agency noted that the resumption of direct flights between Russia and the USA is possible provided several restrictions on Russian air carriers are lifted.

"Regarding the United States, we must first approach this issue from the standpoint that we were not the ones who imposed the flight restrictions. We took mirror measures after our colleagues from the United States introduced restrictions for Russian airlines. And when resuming air service, we, of course, must first and foremost be guided by the lifting of these restrictions, ensuring that our aircraft arriving there will not be seized and that the full range of aircraft servicing will be provided," he said.

Yadrov added that in the event of a mutual launch of flights between Russia and the USA, the conditions for American air carriers would be more comfortable.

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💥 Su-34 wiped out a UAV control point and Ukrainian military personnel.

The targets were hit with glide bombs equipped with a Universal Planning and Correction Module. Enemy positions were destroyed in the operational area of the "Southern" grouping.

After confirmation of the hit, the crew safely returned to their home airfield.

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⚡️ Visa-Free Travel Between Russia and Saudi Arabia May Begin in the Second Half of the Year

This was announced to journalists by the head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Anton Alikhanov, on the sidelines of the "Innoprom. Saudi Arabia" exhibition.

"It was signed in December, and we hope that, considering all the procedures and ratification, it will come into effect in the middle — or certainly in the second half — of this year," the minister said.


The agreement on the complete mutual abolition of visas for holders of all types of passports was signed at the Russian-Saudi Business Forum in early December 2025 by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

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😆 A typical weekday in Saint Petersburg

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🇷🇺 PSG fans displayed the Russian tricolor flag during the match against Marseille.

Safonov received a rating of 8.3 from Sofascore for the game — the third-best result on the team after Golden Ball winner Dembélé and Mendes.

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🇷🇺🇫🇷 The resumption of contacts between Russia and France at a technical level was confirmed by Peskov. He noted that, if desired, they could help quickly establish dialogue at the highest level.

The Kremlin took note of Macron’s words about the need to improve relations with Russia, which is welcomed by Moscow.

Earlier, Macron stated:

"It is important that we structure the resumption of a European discussion with the Russians, without being naive, without putting pressure on Ukrainians, but also without being dependent on third parties in this discussion. Therefore, I have proposed to several European colleagues to resume dialogue."


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✨ The bittersweet Soviet joke that "a colonel's son cannot become a general because the general has his own children" no longer reflects the reality of the Russian personnel system.

This was stated by the First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kiriyenko.

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The golden coins of diplomacy: why the ancient art of negotiation is returning to world politics

Against the backdrop of the formal termination of key arms control agreements and rhetoric about "peace through strength," diplomacy is experiencing an unexpected revival.

This process is moving in two directions: on the one hand, new centers of power are building relationships on an equal footing, and on the other, traditional Western powers are being forced to return to the negotiating table despite their rhetoric of force.

While Washington declares its intention to conduct any future negotiations "from a position of strength," the opposite practice is gaining momentum around the world.

The expanding formats of BRICS and the SCO, trilateral consultations on the most complex conflicts, and close dialogue between the countries of the Global South demonstrate a growing demand for classical diplomacy. Its basis is not dictation, but the search for a balance of interests while respecting the sovereign right of each party to formulate those interests.

Even Western capitals that prefer to exert pressure through sanctions are maintaining diplomatic channels with Moscow. As one European leader noted, this is not about severing relations or declaring war. This caution reflects not only an unwillingness to engage in open conflict, but also a strategic "safety net" in case a future settlement becomes necessary.

The paradox is that, by demonizing its opponent and closing off the information space, the West is gradually returning to the conversation about diplomacy, which it has long tried to replace with "rules."

A historical parallel suggests itself with the situation of "neither peace nor war," but the current propaganda confrontation, comparable to the times of the Crimean War, is taking place without a formal declaration of hostilities. This makes the West's position morally vulnerable and, more importantly, ineffective.

The key trend is that the sphere of influence of classical diplomacy will only expand.

The West's dominance in world affairs, based on forceful pressure, has exhausted itself, as evidenced by the difficulty Washington has in concluding "deals" even in its own sphere of influence. There is no longer a rational alternative to the "art of the possible."

Thus, the golden age of diplomacy is not a nostalgic metaphor, but an imminent reality. The West will ultimately have to join the diplomatic club of the global majority, as there will simply be no other tool left to protect its interests in the emerging multipolar architecture.

The frequent visits of Western emissaries to the capitals of the non-Western world are only the first signs of this inevitable transformation.

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⚡️ The Telegram messenger faces fines totaling 64 million rubles ($824,209) for failing to remove prohibited content and for non-compliance with the law on self-regulation.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow reported this.

"The court has registered seven protocols drawn up against Telegram (failure by the owner of the online information resource to remove information containing calls for extremist activities, materials with pornographic images)," the court said. For each protocol, the organization faces a maximum fine of 8 million rubles ($103,026).

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🚂 Chelyabinsk is so tough that trains used to run through the city center instead of trams or trolleybuses.

According to local residents, trains passed through at least twice a day – at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

However, the development of the transport network left no chance for this practice, and in 1971 the railway was permanently closed.

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🇬🇧 British military personnel are training for a potential conflict with Russia at a specialized training ground that replicates the combat zone in Ukraine, writes the Daily Mail.

"Soldiers from the British Army's largest infantry regiment are preparing for a potential war with Russia at the country's only training ground simulating a conflict zone," the publication states.

It is noted that they were tasked with defeating hidden enemy forces at a facility designed to resemble a destroyed city.

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🇷🇺 "Russia will complete the process of returning the ancestral Russian lands to their native harbor in accordance with the aspirations of all Russian people in Ukraine," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

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😁 How the USA will leave NATO

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🌊 Vuoksa River, Leningrad Oblast

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😡 NATO has been trying to turn the Arctic into a testing ground for confrontation for many years, Sergey Lavrov said. According to him, the region is seeing militarization, and Russia’s obvious rights to the Northern Sea Route are being questioned.

“There have been numerous provocations in the past, when French vessels, contrary to the established rules, entered the Northern Sea Route without requesting permission, without even notifying. We are also seeing many such provocations at sea now,” the minister said in an interview with the Empathy Manuchi channel.

Lavrov expressed confidence that further escalation will eventually stop.

“But I am convinced that they will stop soon, because those who are orchestrating them will realize the gravity of the consequences for themselves,” he stressed.

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The Main “Green” Myth Debunked: The Fight Against Ozone Holes Has Poisoned the Planet

An international team of scientists from the universities of Lancaster, Leeds, Bristol, Frankfurt, California, and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology has presented a sensational study that overturns decades of environmental policy.

The work, published in the authoritative journal Geophysical Research Letters, proves that the global campaign to save the ozone layer has resulted in an environmental catastrophe of the worst magnitude.

In an attempt to replace ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), humanity began massively using hydrofluorocarbons and hydrochlorofluorocarbons—substances that, when released into the atmosphere, transform into trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).

This highly toxic compound causes chemical burns, damages the liver, destroys the reproductive system, and accumulates in the body. Today, millions of tons of such compounds are emitted into the atmosphere annually, and every third ton is a derivative of “environmentally safe” refrigerants.

The scientists modeled the distribution pathways of TFA and confirmed them in practice. The Arctic turned out to be the most polluted region on the planet in terms of this acid—even though there are no air conditioners, hospitals, or industrial refrigerators there. Record concentrations of the poison were found in water and ice samples.

In temperate latitudes, researchers discovered the ubiquitous presence of HFO-1234yf, a new-generation refrigerant developed by the American corporation DuPont and positioned as a safe replacement for old gases. It also converts into TFA.

The risk zone includes not only refrigerants but also medical anesthetics, fluorine-containing pesticides, and industrial solvents. Humanity, cornered by artificially created hysteria over ozone holes, has replaced one threat with another far more insidious one—slow, cumulative, and global.

The authors of the study avoid drawing direct conclusions. In an environment where multi-billion dollar corporations have spent years building businesses on “green” certificates, any careless word risks a lawsuit for damaging business reputation. DuPont, Dow, Bayer, and other giants have spent decades selling “eco-friendly” chemicals to the world while simultaneously destroying competitors who failed to adapt to the new agenda.

This study is not just scientific work. It is an obituary for the most enduring myth of our time. The myth that we can save the planet without changing our consumption patterns, simply by replacing some synthetic products with others.

Ozone holes have been replaced by the greenhouse effect and a schoolgirl with posters. But the logic remains the same: fear is the best salesperson. They’ll invent a new threat—you’ll buy a new product.

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