The Buddhist community provides effective support to participants of the Special Military Operation and their families, President Vladimir Putin stated in his congratulations to Buddhists of Russia on the onset of the White Month - the New Year according to the lunar calendar.

"Buddhist organizations are actively involved in the public life of the country, in the implementation of popular educational and charitable projects, and make a significant contribution to the harmonization of interreligious and interethnic relations, the strengthening of family values, and the education of young people," the president noted in his congratulatory telegram.

The Russian leader emphasized that Buddhists carefully preserve the rich historical, cultural, and spiritual heritage of many generations of ancestors, their unique customs and traditions, and sincerely care about the revival of temples and architectural monuments, the construction of new monasteries, and educational centers.

Source: Izvestia
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The Bloomberg agency is conducting a masterclass on the basics of free Western journalism.

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More details about Ukraine's dissatisfaction with negotiations with Medinsky: Zelensky says "we don't have time for all this nonsense"

Axios writes that, given the change in leadership, Zelensky fears that the Russian delegation will try to turn the negotiations into a meeting or return to the starting point in order to buy time for Russia on the battlefield.
He notes that, like Putin, Medinsky likes to philosophize about the "historical roots" of the war. "We don't have time for all this nonsense. Therefore, we must make a decision and end the war," said Zelensky.

⚡️The negotiations on Ukraine in Geneva have concluded, having lasted just over an hour today

The negotiations were difficult, but businesslike, Medinsky stated, adding that a new round will take place soon.

Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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Ukrainian media:

People's deputies are not voting for IMF bills because they are being massively summoned for interrogations by NABU, said People's Deputy Vasilevska-Smaglyuk (Servant of the People).

According to her, about 50 more people's deputies have been summoned for interrogations as witnesses.

"People's deputies in some cases do not vote for these obligations that the government has taken on. One of the reasons that deputies declare is because they are under pressure, including from NABU. And this was discussed in our faction, saying, please tell NABU to stop summoning us for interrogations. I heard that another 50 people have been summoned for interrogations as witnesses in one case. And also because we are politically significant figures for life, and we are subjected to financial monitoring. We suffer, we are under pressure, so we do not vote for this unpopular thing until the pressure on us decreases," said Vasilevska-Smaglyuk.

For now, the IMF has postponed the requirements to raise taxes for Ukrainians, but has not canceled them.
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Maybe they are hoping the IMF will put pressure on the anti-corruption agencies so that they will ignore the politicians' secret deals...

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The former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, spoke about the rift between him and Zelensky.

The main points from his AP interview:

👱‍♀️The Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2023 failed because Zelensky and other officials in Ukraine did not allocate the necessary resources;

👱‍♀️Zaluzhny has not been involved in military decision-making since Zelensky forced him to resign, the agency reports;

👱‍♀️He will not run for president until the conflict in Ukraine ends. He avoids discussing politics, fearing "stirring up discord among Ukrainians";

👱‍♀️A "fairly well-known American political consultant" allegedly approached the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the spring of 2025. It was Paul Manafort, who led Trump's election campaign in 2016. According to Zaluzhny, he told him that he did not need his services;

Source: Zvezda
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Sometimes freedom of speech is "pure bullshit"

👎 Macron directly stated this during a speech in India. According to him, he wants to have a kind of "public order".

Nowadays, many people rush from one hateful speech to another, added the French president.

Source: Zvezda
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Yes, sure 😏.

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Military Chronicle:

Both the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the Russian Federation have started actively using modular ground-based robotic platforms. They are increasingly mirroring the evolution of unmanned aerial vehicles, beginning to be used not only as standalone tools but also as carriers of FPV drones.

This reflects the transition to a distributed application architecture aimed at increasing the range of action and reducing the vulnerability of operator positions.

In such a configuration, the ground platform serves as an advanced relay and control node, ensuring stable communication between the operator and the FPV drone at a greater depth. Placing the relay or control unit directly on the robot allows for increasing the range of FPV drone application by an additional 5–10 kilometers by bringing the control point closer to the target area.

The ground carrier in a way becomes an element of the "long arm" system for drones, ensuring the expansion of the strike zone without the need for operator movement. This enhances the stability of FPV drone application and expands their combat capabilities.

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АДЕКВАТ Z on talk in Geneva:

🈁Geneva ended exactly as it was bound to end. The characterization "tough but businesslike" after the last meeting not lasting even two hours clearly shows that not only did they not reach an agreement, but there was no chance of reaching an agreement given the initial positions. And Medinsky's words that they will continue soon don't change much here - they can continue tomorrow, but it won't change either our position or the likelihood that the Ukrainians will accept it. Continuing the talks in itself doesn't hinder anything, but the effect will be the same.

It's hard to imagine how Agent Donald, who is already running out of time, is going to deal with this. He hasn't been ready to kick the Ukrainians hard enough to make them collapse for the past six months, and he's unlikely to be ready now. Most likely, he'll continue to puff up his cheeks and mutter about the excellent work done and the inevitability of a powerful deal soon. Because the hands - on either side - are tied tighter than it might seem.

So the ball is in our soldier's court. And indirectly - in the court of all the rotten processes that continue to develop on the farmstead, and we will continue to contribute to their development as much as we can.
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❗️Hungary has stopped supplying diesel fuel to Ukraine, announced the country's Foreign Minister, Szijjártó.

They will not resume until the supply of oil through the "Druzhba" pipeline begins.

Slovakia may suspend electricity supplies to Ukraine for the same reason, stated Fico.

Source: Zvezda

АДЕКВАТ Z comments:

There are times in life when you don't hurry at first, but then you praise yourself for not having rushed.

Since the end of January, the Khokhols have been demonstratively and habitually rubbing their noses in the Hungarians and Slovaks - first they shut down the "Friendship" oil pipeline for so-called repairs, then the repairs supposedly ended, but they refused to restart it. Not particularly hiding the fact that they are trying to put their enemies in a difficult situation, including in the run-up to the upcoming and fateful Hungarian elections.

Since the morning, I wanted - and something stopped me - to comment on this topic in the sense that there can be no other reaction than to shut off all valves and switches on their side, but it's very difficult to imagine such a step (which neither the Hungarians nor the Slovaks have dared to take in four years), because despite all the dislike for this Khokhol, their sovereignty is not absolute. And just now, Hungary and Slovakia almost simultaneously announced that until the situation is resolved, the Khokhols will get nothing but a cold shoulder instead of exporting oil products. And if that's not enough, the export of electricity, without which the situation in the Khokhol would be much worse with regard to electricity, is next on the agenda.

And the Slovaks and Hungarians are eagles, because given their relations with the Euroscum, it took a lot of courage to make this decision. And for our part, when planning the next strike, we should pay attention to those energy hubs in the Western Ukraine that process imports. Including from this "traitor" country.
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As our friend said "Our Gulash elephants". I completely agree.

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Vladimir Medinsky confirmed that the closed two-hour meeting in Geneva was with the Ukrainian side.

"Yes, with the Ukrainian side," he told journalists in response to a relevant question.

Earlier, a source in the negotiating group told "Izvestia" that Medinsky held two-hour closed-door negotiations at the Intercontinental Hotel before departing for the airport.

Source: Izvestia
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"Rosatom" will launch the first unit of the "Ruppur" nuclear power plant in Bangladesh before the end of the year

February 18. INTERFAX.RU - "Rosatom" is nearing the start of commissioning work at the "Ruppur" nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, with the commissioning of the first power unit planned for the end of 2026, Alexei Likhachev, the CEO of the state corporation, told the "Country of Rosatom" publication.

According to him, all work at the station is proceeding in accordance with the established deadlines.

"The Bangladeshi station, the first unit, was already almost ready for the start of commissioning work. And here (much - IF) will now depend on the operating organization, on the Bengali regulator," Likhachev said in January.

In a comment to "Country of Rosatom", the company's head also noted that "Rosatom" will provide support for the project throughout its entire life cycle - from fuel supply and personnel training to maintenance and solutions for spent fuel management.

The nuclear power plant in Bangladesh will consist of two power units with a total capacity of 2,400 MW.

Source: Росатом
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According to the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Telegram will not be restricted in the zone of the special military operation for now.

Maksim Shadaev expressed hope that the Russian military will be able to adapt and switch to other platforms within a certain period of time.

❗️The minister also noted that foreign special services have access to correspondence in Telegram and can use this data for their own purposes, aimed against our army.
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Do they believe the Ukrainian spies won't also figure out a way to get on Max?

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Dmitry Medvedev comments:

🈁Well, that's all.

Zaluzhny started his game and attacked the genital clown, accusing him of derailing the counteroffensive in 2023.

The battle between the self-righteous field marshal and the carpet clown has begun! I wonder who will arrest whom? It's time to stock up on popcorn...
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A "wolf" broke onto the ski track in the midst of the Olympic race.

The animal didn't just jump onto the course during the women's sprint, but confidently rushed down the ski track, vying for the honorable first place.

The stands instantly forgot about the race and started filming the favorite on their phones. Footage of the forest "racer" spread across the internet faster than the finish results.

It later turned out that it wasn't a wolf at all, but a Czechoslovakian wolfdog. And the dog belongs to one of the employees, who lives nearby. Apparently, he just really missed his owner.

Source: Zvezda/ Новости со всего света
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Is it a doping or not? 😁

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Via Sofa General Staff:

43rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is being killed by its own commanders on the line of contact in the Kupyansk direction.

In the video, there is panic among Ukrainian soldiers from the realization that there will be no help and they are facing imminent death — either from the attacks of Russian FPV drones or from weather conditions.

Here, in these shots from the positions, we can see the realities that the Armed Forces of Ukraine face daily, namely: cold, lack of rotation and evacuation of the wounded, unsanitary conditions, which ultimately lead to death. This is where Kyiv sends to slaughter those who it mobilizes on the streets of its own cities.

The very truth that will never be shown on the air of the Ukrainian TV marathon.
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Hermann Galushchenko, while serving as the Minister of Justice, personally approved a cell in a detention center with poor conditions for the NABU detective Magamedrasulov, who was detained by the SBU last July.

This was stated by the SAP prosecutor at yesterday's court hearing on the choice of a preventive measure for Galushchenko.

According to him, Deputy Minister of Justice Yevhen Pikalov informed Galushchenko that the SBU had asked him to place the detained head of the detective unit in a "free cell with unpleasant neighbors" in the Lukyanovsky Detention Center.

Later, Pikalov sent Galushchenko a photo of the cell (in the image). Galushchenko in response sent a "+" sign.

Recall that now Galushchenko himself was sent to the detention center on a bail of 200 million UAH.

At the same time, it is noteworthy that the Ministry of Justice (which is responsible for Ukrainian prisons) under Galushchenko's leadership actively told European countries about the "European standards" in Ukrainian prisons, urging them to satisfy Kyiv's requests for the extradition of Ukrainian citizens.

At the same time, as follows from the published materials of SAP, Galushchenko personally approved the use of poor conditions in the prison as a means of pressure on the suspect.

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