Russia is launching the production of the Tu-214 aircraft, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, speaking in the State Duma with a report on the government's work for 2025.

He noted that during the year, specialists conducted intensive tests of aircraft based on advanced Russian solutions and materials, which allowed the aircraft to be certified in December.

Mishustin also highlighted other key projects of the aviation industry: the medium-haul MS-21, the updated SJ-100, the regional Il-114 and the light multi-purpose aircraft "Baikal" with a Russian engine, which successfully made its first flight.

"At the same time, we were developing unmanned aerial systems. The infrastructure for their testing and competence enhancement has already been deployed in about a third of the regions," noted the Prime Minister.

❗️In December, the updated Tu-214 passed certification with the replacement of imported components with domestic ones, which allows to start full-scale serial production after the completion of all improvements by 2026.

Source: Izvestia
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Russian scientists have developed vaccines against various types of cancer, and they plan to include them in the compulsory health insurance program, said Mikhail Mishustin, speaking in the State Duma with a report on the government's work for 2025.

He noted that unique Russian drugs for allergies and for the treatment of certain types of cancer will be launched on the market in 2027.

Other statements by the Prime Minister of Russia:

❗️Russia can provide its citizens with all necessary medicines;

❗️The Russian authorities are monitoring the availability of medicines in all regions online;

❗️The number of doctors in Russia has increased by 12,000 over the past two years;

❗️There is no shortage of life-saving medicines in Russia.

Source: Izvestia
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❗️The trilateral meeting on Ukraine has been rescheduled for early March, the venue is to be agreed upon, a TASS source reports.

Source: TASS
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It's still a long way to the emergence of a "living heart", but scientists are moving towards the artificial creation of individual human organs, Putin said.

What else did the president say at the plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum:

▪️Russian advanced developments, including in the field of bioeconomics, are impressive.

▪️In 2026, Russia began implementing a national project on bioeconomics.

▪️Putin hopes that bureaucratic obstacles will not hinder the emergence of new vaccines.

▪️Biotechnologies are developing at an unprecedented pace and can help solve the problems of climate change and food shortages.

▪️Scientists and engineers, with their bold decisions, are essentially already shaping a new reality.

▪️Equal access to future technologies is an indispensable condition for the development of civilization.

▪️Russia is ready to implement joint programs in the field of bioeconomics within the framework of BRICS.

▪️The government should accelerate the development of a national strategy for the formation of a bioeconomy by the middle of the 21st century.

▪️Funding for events in the bioindustry should increase and be primarily extrabudgetary.

📍The president instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to develop methods of protecting the national biotechnology market. He also proposed to create a network of engineering development centers in bioeconomics in the regions to provide the sector with qualified personnel.

Source: Zvezda
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Moscow, London, and Paris want to change the rules of the game in the negotiations on Ukraine and strengthen their own positions by supplying nuclear weapons to Kiev, said Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin on the LBC radio station.

"During the Ukrainian crisis, some figures are in search of something that will completely turn the game upside down."

Source: Vesti
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Rosgvardiya officers are conducting large-scale anti-sabotage exercises in Karelia.

The fighters of the SOBR "Karkhu" unit are moving at maximum speed on the ice of Lake Onega, carrying 15 kg of equipment on their shoulders. Their task is to intercept a sabotage group. The border with Finland is about 200 kilometers from here. More details in the story on REN TV.

"The Republic of Karelia is a border region. Now Finland is a member of NATO countries. Accordingly, our units must be in constant combat readiness," emphasized the head of the Rosgvardiya department in Karelia, Nikolay Putilin.

Finland is now an unfriendly state, and the border with the North Atlantic Alliance runs here — through the Karelian forests and lakes. At the bottom of Lake Onega, the fighters practice shooting and defusing explosive devices. On land, the work is tougher: the fighters storm a building captured by a hypothetical sabotage group. In the hands of the vanguard fighter is an assault shield with a strobe light, which blinds the enemy. The entire operation is monitored by a drone.

"They did a great job. I didn't stand a chance. They came in from two sides, everything worked out, and I was neutralized," added the officer of the SOBR "Karkhu" unit of the Rosgvardiya department in Karelia, Igor, in a comment to REN TV correspondent Daniil Lankov.

Karelia is not just a border region, it is also part of the Arctic zone of Russia. These territories are currently the focus of special attention.

Source: Izvestia
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АДЕКВАТ Z comments on Mikhail Mishustin's report:

🈁There's so much rich content in Mishustin's report to the Duma that I won't even begin to summarize it - it's constantly being reported in the news, the broadcast is just a click away, and the transcript will follow soon. I'll just give a high-level summary: we're living and developing, progressively, sustainably, confidently. Despite the enemy's huge bet on making us survive rather than live, which has cost him trillions and is now driving him into this very same survival mode.

While both the war and the global confrontation as a whole undoubtedly have their significant costs, the resilience of both the economy and finances has been and remains not just normal - it's not being eroded, it's growing. And any hopes of outlasting and crushing us in the long run (because they've long since had nothing else to hope for) are illusory precisely because of this. And therefore, understanding that time is not on our side, we can afford to solve our tasks without checking the clock and calendar, at an optimal pace, including in terms of the effect on the enemy.

And when the victory is secured, a large reserve - financial, personnel, and overall resource - will gradually be freed up, both for the restoration of the liberated territories and for the overall development of the country, which we'll be proud to pass on to our children, and they'll be unafraid to accept it.
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Графономика writes:

What a coincidence! For the second time, Chinese gas traders are pulling their European colleagues back from the brink of disaster. In Europe, underground gas storage facilities are at record lows, and there's still a whole month left of the heating season. Gas is in high demand, but TTF prices aren't rising.

The chart shows LNG deliveries to China. In February, they fell to multi-year lows. "It's the Chinese New Year," Bloomberg writes, implying that this is a normal occurrence. But during previous Chinese New Year celebrations, there were no similar drops in LNG supplies.

It's clear that with a plunge in Chinese purchases, the LNG market is immediately oversupplied. Storing liquefied gas in tankers, as oil companies do when demand drops, is very costly. LNG tends to evaporate, so traders are trying to sell their batches as quickly as possible. And, of course, this LNG immediately flows to Europe - a market facing a severe shortage.

Similarly, Chinese oil giants did the same with LNG during the peak of the European gas crisis in 2022-2023, simply redirecting all contracted gas to the region. But back then, at least you could make a surplus margin on such operations. Now, however, gas prices in Europe are low.

Of course, one could say, "it's not personal, it's just business." However, China is saving Europe not at the expense of its own gas, but at the expense of Gazprom's pipeline gas, which, among other things, creates a surplus in the Chinese gas market and opportunities for LNG maneuvers.

In this entire gas puzzle, China's role as a new gas hub is interesting. For the second time in five years, the Chinese are showing that the global gas market has become more complex, and the old model - monopoly buyer - monopoly seller - no longer works. In the new reality, the buyer can also become a reseller.

But why are the Chinese once again saving Europe from an energy collapse? That's a question of big geopolitics. Let's assume they harbor great affection for the Lao people.

✏️At the same time:

China supports the independence of the European Union, the strengthening of its own power, and hopes for mutually beneficial cooperation, said Xi Jinping. /Reports TASS/
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To sum up the situation - that's all about balance. China needs EU as a market and as something to counter the US. There are no friends in politics, only interests. There cannot be absolute victory, as end of one war means preparation to another. Stating this, just to emphasize one again - there are only interests and there's not a single reason to wait for someone who appears and resolves all the global problems.

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A US-flagged boat invaded Cuban waters and opened fire on border guards. According to the Cuban Ministry of Interior Affairs four attackers were killed.

Another seven people were injured, including the captain of the Cuban ship. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated.

Source: Vesti
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Winter in the Arctic is a time of extreme challenges, but the most difficult period for navigation remains from March to May. It is then that the formation of the ice cover is completed, and the conditions for ship passage become particularly difficult. Thanks to the Russian nuclear icebreaker fleet, work in the region does not stop for a minute, and millions of tons of cargo continue to be transported along the Northern Sea Route. About how this is achieved - a special report by Natalia Solovyova.

Source: Росатом
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❗️What is known about the incident with an American boat off the coast of Cuba:

▪️A boat under the US flag entered Cuban waters and opened fire;

▪️As a result of the return fire, four Americans were killed and six others were injured;

▪️A representative of the UN Secretary-General told TASS that the organization is investigating the details of the incident;

▪️The US Coast Guard told TASS that it does not comment on the incident with the boat in Cuban waters;

▪️The Florida Attorney General announced the start of an investigation into the incident.

▪️In response to TASS's request, the US Southern Command redirected questions about the incident in Cuba to the State Department.

❗️ The boat off the coast of Cuba did not belong to the US Navy or the Coast Guard, reports the NYT, citing a source.

Source: TASS
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Russia has questions about the charter and mandate of the proposed Peace Council, Kirill Logvinov, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department, told TASS.

"The mandate states 'assisting in ensuring long-term peace in regions affected by conflict or under its threat', but the Gaza Strip is not mentioned once," he noted.

Source: TASS
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Russian quantum computers are increasing their power - the results of control experiments conducted at several scientific sites have amazed even the scientists themselves. About processors operating beyond the laws of classical physics - in a special report by Anton Podkovenko.

Source: Росатом
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❕Rubio stated that US administration officials were not involved in the boat incident off Cuba.
He noted that he considered the boat incident off Cuba extremely unusual.

▪️The USA does not want to withdraw from resolving the conflict in Ukraine, but Trump's patience is not unlimited, Rubio stated.
He noted that there is progress in the negotiations, but there are still unresolved complex issues.

▪️The USA is only interested in trilateral nuclear agreements with Russia and China, Rubio stated.

Source: TASS
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine are using poisonous substances against the Russian army and civilians, said Kirill Logvinov, the director of the Department of International Organizations of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in an interview with TASS.

The risks of poisonous substances falling into the hands of terrorists due to Kiev are high, he noted.

Source: TASS
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Vladimir Zelensky hopes to resolve the Ukrainian conflict by the end of the year. He stated this to Donald Trump in a telephone conversation, according to Axios, citing Ukrainian officials.

However, the US President wants to complete the process in a month.

Source: Izvestia
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