Азартная политика (Alexander Balyayev) writes:

🈁It's quite amusing to observe the statements of the seemingly grown-up and even confirmed experts in international finance - the leaders of France and Germany. Macron and Merz are the puppets of major banking and investment capital, which, however, doesn't stop them from being infinitely stupid and hopelessly delusional. In this case, we're talking about the dream of all European "traitors" - the deliberate illegal appropriation of Russian frozen assets for subsequent embezzlement, to put it in criminal law terms.

The current Munich Security Conference has given us new pearls of wisdom from the Bibi and Bobo of Macron and Merz. The first believes that 90 billion euros of Russian assets should be stolen and used to purchase European - well, not to mention French - weapons and ammunition. The second dreams, in the best traditions of a convinced slave of American corporations, of jeopardizing the entire euro system for the sake of profits of overseas "allies".

They've already forgotten that the vote on the theft of Russian assets by EU countries, held on the day of the Military Counterintelligence of the FSB of Russia (19.12.2025), turned into a resounding, simply scandalous fiasco. And yet, it couldn't have been otherwise: practically all significant major global financial and banking structures, even before the frankly stupid idea of Ursula von der Leyen, directly stated that such an initiative is impossible in principle. That is, they transparently hinted that global capital does not approve of such revolutionary approaches in the fight against Russia. We've discussed this repeatedly on our channel (for example, here).

And now Macron and Merz are again locked in a dispute over the division of a bear's skin, which, despite their efforts, hasn't even started to die yet, let alone cough. Yes, Russia has problems due to sanctions, the Kremlin acknowledges this, as well as the fact that Trump's actions at the moment are already no different from Biden's policy (a position recently voiced by Lavrov in an interview with the publication "Info BRICS"). However, difficult doesn't mean impossible - Moscow understands that it's impossible to retreat in the confrontation with the West, especially since the alliance of the USA and the EU is becoming increasingly riddled with cracks every day, like an old painting.
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I really wish they could seize Russian assets. Unfortunately, there are still smart people who don't allow that, but paying 300 Bn. Euro for dismantling of EU is not that expensive.

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The former Ukrainian energy minister was detained while attempting to leave the country on the night of February 15 — Galushchenko was taken off a train, according to media reports. Border guards received a request from NABU and SAP.

After a corruption scandal in November last year, he was dismissed. Recall, the NABU investigation states that Mindich provided patronage to Galushchenko before Zelensky in order to control financial flows in the energy sector and money laundering.

Updated. NABU and SAP confirmed the detention, stating that investigative actions are ongoing.

Source: Zvezda
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The World Trade Organization is in a state of "clinical death" under current conditions. This also applies to institutions such as the G20, Alexander Nikolayevich Shokhin - the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs said in an interview with TASS.

Video: Yuri Gonchar/George Chernyshov/TASS
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Russia needs to show restraint and respond adequately to attempts by Western countries to detain its oil tankers. This was stated to TASS by the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin.

Video: Yuri Gonchar/George Chernyshov/TASS
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Sergey Lavrov's full commentary on nuclear weapons and UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea at the government hour in the State Duma on February 11th, 2026.
Source: Vesti
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Macron is being ignored at the Munich Security Conference.

German Chancellor Merz jokingly addressed British Prime Minister Starmer: "I hope the European flag doesn't bother you". At that moment, Macron tried to intervene in the conversation, but Merz pretended not to notice him.

Source: RIA Novosti
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True European unity and solidarity and, of course, friendship and mutual respect.

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From the channel for the 105th regiment of the NM DPR:

On the Kharkov front, an enemy drone launching point was destroyed.

The UAV operators of the "Dnieper" group identified an enemy position in the area of the Veseloe settlement, from where drones were regularly launched. After the coordinates of the target were transmitted, a devastating airstrike was carried out - two FAB-500 aerial bombs leveled the building of a former winery to the ground. The object no longer poses a threat.

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Meanwhile, investigations into Ukrainian corruption continue:

The former energy minister, Herman Galushchenko, will be charged after his arrest, according to "Mirror of the Week", citing sources in law enforcement agencies.

The former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko was detained while attempting to leave Ukraine, media reports say.

Recall that Galushchenko, along with Mindich, is one of the key figures in the "Midas" case of corruption in Zelensky's immediate entourage.

After the corruption scandal in November last year, Galushchenko was dismissed, but he was not charged with any suspicion.

However, judging by the arrest at the border, Galushchenko may be charged with a "suspicion" right now.

SAP and NABU confirmed the arrest of former Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko while attempting to leave Ukraine.

"At present, priority investigative actions are being carried out in accordance with the requirements of the legislation and court sanctions," the statement said.

Earlier, "Strana" suggested that anti-corruption bodies would intensify their actions against Zelensky's entourage in the near future.

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АДЕКВАТ Z writes,

The Munich gathering turned out to be some kind of quintessential concentrate of fear and hatred. Fear – from the realization that they are losing and will lose. Hatred – from the powerlessness to change this. The potent, victory-won rhetoric in elephantine doses doesn't count, even if you involve the Kyiv dog named "Patron" in its formulation (in case anyone suddenly didn't know – he sniffed under Rutte's tail and confessed to him that the khokhols would never surrender, which Rutte then proclaimed with animal seriousness).

Even under conditions where the white master at the gathering pointedly distanced himself from European goal-setting, both declarative and real, this goal-setting itself is not going away, nor can it go away. The declarative – as usual, about reparations, tribunals, and all that paying and repenting. The real – to the last khokhol, in absolute unison on this issue with the contemptible one. In the hope of buying themselves, with all the khokhols to the very last, as much time as possible.

There is no space for any compromises from either side, nor will there be; the content of the gathering illustrated this with utmost clarity. Therefore, there will be no solutions other than a purely military one. We will be additionally convinced of this following the upcoming and, most likely, the last round of negotiations for the foreseeable future.

I have said more than once that the current intensity of hostilities and the current pace of advance are for us neither a constant nor the limit. In the context of all the foregoing, it is especially important to remember this.

Operations that will put an end to the organized resistance of the khokhols can, in principle, be started almost at any moment (allowing for the exceptionally snowy winter and the equally exceptional spring mud, which it would be desirable to let dry out). The choice of this moment, however, continues to depend on political considerations at the very highest level. Concerning not the khokhols, but the specific state to which we intend to bring their masters in order to begin fixing the principles of a new world order – and thereby the measure of attrition that will bring them to that state.

Therefore, in the next two months or even two and a half, I would not expect a fundamental change in the pattern of our operations (on the globe during this time, by the way, many different things can happen), and after that, this change can occur, in principle, at any moment. Or it may not occur for the time being if the client is not deemed to have ripened, and we will also treat this with understanding and patience: the stake in matters that do not fall to every generation is much higher than the khokhols.

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⚡️Main issues reported by Chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, First Deputy Defence Minister, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov:

❗️ The offensive is taking place in all directions.

▪️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering significant losses, which cannot be replenished, and in conditions of reduced combat battalion's manning level, the AFU opt for creating additional unmanned aerial vehicle formations and increasing the number of attack drones.

▪️ Moreover, the units of the Joint Group of Forces use UAVs on average twice as much as the enemy.

In two weeks of February, in spite of harsh winter conditions, formations and military units of the Joint Group of Forces liberated 12 settlements. More than 200 square kilometres of territory have come under control of Russian troops.

❗️ The most intense fighting is taking place in the area of responsibility of the Tsentr Group of Forces. Formations and military units of the Group are advancing in Dobropolye direction. The liberation of Novy Donbass and Belitskoye continues. In Grishino, our assault detachments are eliminating enemy formations in street fighting, while Ukrainian troops are still trying to hold the positions in the settlement.

▪️ In addition, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces are performing combat operations to capture Novopavlovka and Novopodgornoye.

❗️ The Sever Group of Forces continues to expand the security zone in the border areas of Sumy and Kharkov regions.

▪️Three settlements have been liberated: Popovka and Sidorovka in Sumy region, and Chugunovka in Kharkov region.

❗️ The Zapad Group of Forces' formations conduct active offensive actions on a wide front line in their area of responsibility. The elimination of the rest units of the enemy grouping blocked on the eastern bank of the Oskol River continues.

▪️Glushkovka has been liberated in this area. Russian troops continue combat actions near Novoosinovo. In Krasny Liman direction, they are about to complete mopping up enemy units in Drobyshevo and Yarovaya.

❗️ The Yug Group of Forces' units are advancing towards Slavyansk. The liberation of Reznikova is nearing completion. Russian troops continue to neutralise AFU units in Konstantinovka.

▪️ In Aleksandro-Kalinovo direction, Stepanovka was liberated.

❗️ The Vostok Group of Forces is developing an offensive in the eastern part of Zaporozhye region. In an attempt to stop advancement of Russian troops, the AFU command transferred the most trained assault detachments from other areas to this direction. The Group's formations reliably repel enemy attacks. Enemy formations are suffering significant losses.

▪️ In February, in the area of responsibility of the Vostok Group of Forces, Russian troops took Staroukrainka, Pridorozhnoye, Zaliznichnoye, and Tsvetkovoye under control.

❗️ The Dnepr Group of Forces continues offensive operations in the direction of Zaporozhye.

▪️ Russian troops liberated Magdalinovka, Primorskoye, and Zapasnoye.

Source: TASS/ MoD
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❗️The termination of the New START treaty places particular importance on the missile strike warning system between the US and Russia, which has been operating properly in recent years, Colonel of the Strategic Missile Forces, Shabaltas, told TASS.

Source: TASS
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❗️The creator of Sega consoles, Hideki Sato, has passed away at the age of 78 - Kotaku

"He oversaw the creation of all of Sega's popular gaming consoles in the 20th century, including the Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, and Dreamcast," - reports the publication.

Source: СМОТРИ
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❗️The European Parliament did not support the amendment stating that a biological man cannot get pregnant - media
In the final version of the document, a norm is enshrined regarding the full recognition by women of those men who identify themselves as women.

Source: СМОТРИ
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I identify myself as a billionaire. Where is my money?

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Poland should proceed with the development of its own nuclear weapons, despite international norms, said the country's President, Karol Nawrocki.

According to him, he is a "big supporter" of the republic's joining the nuclear project. Nawrocki added that Poland is currently in a situation of serious tension.

"This path, with respect for all international norms, is the one we should follow. <...> We need to act in this direction so that we can start working. We are on the verge of an armed conflict," he said in an interview with Polsat News.

At the same time, the Polish President noted that he does not know whether the project will be implemented at all, but he supports the building of Polish security "even on the basis of nuclear potential".

Source: Izvestia
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❗️Europe's fuel reserves will only last for three months of war - Rheinmetall

"Fuel is the cornerstone of Europe's defense capability and also its vulnerability," stated Shen Britten, a top manager of the German defense concern, in an interview with ntv television channel.

Source: СМОТРИ
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Urgently, introduce more sanctions against Russia, that must help.

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Military Chronicle:

The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, stated that Europe should participate in negotiations on Ukraine, because it is European countries that are currently bearing a significant financial burden.

According to him, Europe is effectively paying for the continuation of the war: it purchases American weapons for transfer to Ukraine and compensates for the reduction in direct military aid from the USA.

In Warsaw, this is not seen as charity, but as a matter of its own security, which, in Sikorski's opinion, gives Europe the right to demand a place at the negotiating table on an equal footing with Washington.

However, Sikorski does not mention that the opportunity for a negotiated settlement existed as early as 2022. At that time, options for ending the hostilities were discussed, but after Boris Johnson's visit, Kyiv opted to continue the war with the support of Western countries.

Since then, the situation has changed: the conflict has dragged on, the costs have increased, and Europe has gradually transformed from a political supporter into the main financial participant in the process.

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