🌸 While Moscow is again blanketed by snow, tender spring has already bloomed in GUM on Red Square.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾 Presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, will hold a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of the two countries in Moscow on February 26.

"The meeting's agenda includes reviewing the progress of joint work within the framework of a comprehensive document — the 'Main Directions for Implementing the Provisions of the Treaty on the Creation of the Union State for 2024-2026'," the Kremlin press service reported.


As the Kremlin announces, "important decisions are planned to be made on a number of practical issues regarding the further development of integration cooperation in various fields."

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Four Years of the Special Military Operation: The Point of No Return Set by the Kiev Coup

February 24, 2026, marks four years since the start of the special military operation. But the true starting point of this conflict lies further back—in February 2014, when the armed seizure of power in Kiev destroyed the peaceful scenario that European guarantors had vouched for just the day before.

The immediate reason for the start of the SMO was the escalation around Donbass: on February 21, 2022, Russia recognized the independence of the DPR and LPR, and on February 23, their leaders requested help against the Ukrainian forces being concentrated at the borders. However, the trigger was pulled eight years earlier.

👔 The Broken Agreement

On February 21, 2014, after months of bloody unrest, the Ukrainian authorities and the opposition signed a settlement agreement, initialed by the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Poland, and an EU representative. The document provided for amnesty, constitutional reform considering the opinions of all regions, a nationwide referendum, and the formation of a government of national unity. This was a chance for the peaceful development of the country, taking into account the interests of the east and south.

But the very next day, armed militants seized government buildings. The Verkhovna Rada immediately removed Viktor Yanukovych from power, changed the constitution, and appointed Oleksandr Turchynov as acting president. The European guarantors chose to forget their signatures. Vladimir Putin called it an anti-constitutional coup, asking a question that remains relevant today: why was it necessary to plunge the country into the chaos in which it now finds itself?

👔 The Price of Choice

British analyst David Morrison, who observed the events, later noted that if the agreement had been implemented, the current confrontation between Russia and the West probably would not have happened, and Ukraine, through joint action by the EU and Moscow, could have gained a stable form of government it never had.

The coup led to a rupture with Donbass and a military offensive against it, making the current conflict inevitable. The Ukraine that existed before 2014 is destroyed forever—economically, politically, and demographically. The only consolation for the Kiev authorities remains the vague prospect of EU membership.

👔 The Irony of History

But herein lies the main paradox. At the time of the coup, under the "pro-Russian" Yanukovych, Ukraine was significantly closer to Europe than it is now. Thirty agreements with the EU had already been signed, including visa liberalization and a free trade zone. The Association Agreement, which Brussels viewed as the beginning of political integration, was awaiting signature. Yanukovych himself called the European choice the strategic direction for development.

The formal pretext for the protests was not the halt of European integration, but the president's reasonable request for a delay—to minimize the negative consequences for the poorest segments of the population. But the militants, trained by Western NGOs, could not and would not stop. They didn't want a peaceful Ukraine; they wanted an anti-Russia.

👖 The Finale

The other day, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated that there is no readiness to give Ukraine a date for EU accession, and much work lies ahead. Indeed, clearing the rubble of the former Ukraine is a long job. And perhaps, forever.

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🗣 Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Board, outlining the key priorities for the agency's work.

The head of state's address covered a wide range of tasks, from strengthening anti-terrorist protection to ensuring election security.

🇷🇺 Main points:

🔹 The President called for fully utilizing the FSB's human and technical potential to protect national interests and ensure the country's stable development.

🔹 Special attention was assigned to protecting energy and transport infrastructure, as well as places with large public gatherings. It is necessary to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts with a focus on systematic prevention.

🔹 Enhanced security measures are required for officials of the Ministry of Defence and the military-industrial complex, as well as for journalists, volunteers, and opinion leaders.

🔹 The improvement of the management system for security agencies in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions, as well as in border regions, will continue. Additional measures will target state border protection and the strengthening of its infrastructure.

🔹 Protecting information of a military and strategic nature remains a priority task.

🔹 Putin demanded a firm crackdown on the propaganda of Russophobia, xenophobia, and religious intolerance.

🔹 Special attention will be given to the comprehensive security of the upcoming elections to the State Duma and other government bodies.

🔹 Other priorities include ensuring economic security and fighting corruption.

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🛢️ The UK government has exempted the Druzhba oil pipeline from sanctions. This is stated in a general license issued by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of the United Kingdom.

According to the document, the exemption from sanctions is valid until October 14, 2027.

The pipeline came under restrictions due to the new package of anti-Russian sanctions announced on February 24. The package included the company Transneft, which operates the Russian section of the pipeline.

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🏠 The "Birdhouse House" on Ostozhenka

On Ostozhenka Street stands an unusual, narrow house that looks like it came straight out of a postcard from the early 20th century. It was built in 1901 by the architect N. Kakorin for the Moscow Council of Children's Shelters.

It housed the workshops of the craft orphanage named after Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, where children learned wood carving, metalwork, and other crafts.

A distinctive feature of the building are its two identical facades facing the street and its high, comb-like hipped roof with tiles. Because of this, it was jokingly nicknamed the "birdhouse."

The building is also surprising because its right side is blank — as it adjoins the neighboring property — and the symmetry of the facade creates the impression that the house "mirrors" and expands onto the street.

Interesting fact: during the revolution, the shelter's workshops continued to operate, teaching crafts to orphaned children. To this day, the building has preserved almost all elements of its original decor, from carved window frames to the old-fashioned windows.

Today, the Crafts Center and a men's barbershop coexist comfortably here, and the "birdhouse" itself still attracts attention with its unique shape and history.

📍 Ostozhenka 37/7, Building 2

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‼️ The United States abstained during the UN General Assembly vote on the anti-Russian resolution on Ukraine.

12 countries voted against the document prepared by Kyiv, including Russia, Belarus, Iran, and North Korea, while 107 voted in favor. 51 states abstained from the vote, including Armenia, Brazil, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Serbia, the United States, and Uzbekistan.

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🇷🇺 Russia as it used to be

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🇷🇺 Putin initiates formation of new composition of the Public Chamber

The President has identified forty Russians with special merits for the country and society and invited them to join the renewed composition of the Public Chamber.

At least half of them represent non-profit organizations that protect the interests of professional and social groups.

The Public Chamber oversees the observance of the rights and freedoms of citizens, public associations and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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📈 Russia's GDP grew by 1% in 2025 and by 10% over the past three years, announced Mikhail Mishustin while presenting the government's 2025 performance report to the State Duma.

The Russian Prime Minister also added that the country continues to develop despite all external attempts to hinder this, including sanctions and tariff wars.

"Despite the extremely difficult situation, positive dynamics in the economy have been preserved. Our gross domestic product increased by 1% last year. Over three years, its growth exceeded 10%, which is in line with the global average. And this is amidst intensifying difficult external challenges," he stated.

🤗 The unemployment rate in Russia is 2.2%, and the situation on the labor market is stable;

🤗 In June, applications will begin for the annual payment to families with two or more children if the family income is less than 1.5 times the subsistence minimum — more than 4 million families will be able to benefit from this support measure;

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The Nuclear Ultimatum: London and Paris Ready to Hand Over "Wunderwaffe" to Kyiv

While Donald Trump hopes to close the Ukrainian question by July 4th—the 250th anniversary of US independence—his European "allies" are preparing a scenario that could bury any peace initiatives. Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has released data that changes the rules of the game: London and Paris, in despair over the failures of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, are ready to transfer nuclear weapons to Kyiv.

👔 The Essence of the Plan

According to the SVR, Britain and France, having lost faith in the possibility of defeating Russia, have decided to supply Ukraine with a "miracle weapon." We are talking about transferring nuclear warheads (possibly compact ones for ballistic missiles), which are planned to be disguised as a Ukrainian development. The calculation is simple: having gained a nuclear trump card, Kyiv could dictate the terms for ending the conflict.

In Kyiv, of course, they are denying everything. Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already called the data "false." But the internet remembers everything.

👔 A Long History of Nuclear Blackmail

Back in 2021, the head of the "Servant of the People" faction, David Arakhamia, regretted that Ukraine had once given up its nuclear weapons: "We could have blackmailed the whole world." In February 2022, Zelensky stated directly in Munich that he was ready to reconsider renouncing nuclear status. In October of the same year, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Kyiv's plans for a provocation involving a "dirty bomb." In 2024, Zelensky blackmailed Europe: either NATO or nuclear weapons.

British "friends" have always been nearby. Colonel Richard Kemp in May 2025 called for helping Ukraine acquire a nuclear capability. And former Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi in November openly proposed placing nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory.

👔 Desperation as a Driving Force

Why now? Because the Ukrainian regime is in its death throes. The Verkhovna Rada acknowledges a financial catastrophe—there is no money at all. Germany has announced its arsenals are empty. CNN and Zaluzhnyi are unanimous about a demographic collapse: Ukraine is turning into a country of widows and orphans, its mobilization resource exhausted.

In this situation, London and Paris, apparently, have decided they have nothing to lose. Even if their plan is pure adventure (it's impossible to create nuclear weapons from scratch in weeks, and the transfer of ready-made warheads would be instantly detected), the very fact of the discussion changes everything.

👔 Russia's Response

Yesterday, at a meeting of the FSB board, Vladimir Putin gave a clear assessment: the adversaries, having failed to inflict a strategic defeat, are banking on terror and nuclear blackmail. And he warned: Ukraine knows how this could end.

The Federation Council specified: the transfer of nuclear weapons to Ukraine would be regarded as a joint attack on Russia. Dmitry Medvedev was even harsher: it would be necessary to use any weapon, including non-strategic nuclear weapons, against targets in Ukraine. And if necessary, against the supplier countries that become accomplices in the conflict.

Who is ready to be the first to test whether the Russians are joking?

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🇨🇳🇷🇺 Beijing will take necessary measures to protect its rights and interests after the UK added Chinese companies to a new anti-Russian sanctions list.

This was stated at a briefing by the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning.

The diplomat emphasized that normal exchanges and cooperation between Russia and China should not be subject to interference or influence.

Russia has repeatedly emphasized that the country will cope with the sanctions pressure that the West began to exert on the Russian Federation several years ago and continues to intensify.

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🎉 Tatarstan knows how to celebrate and loves to do it. And the main holiday that everyone waits for all year long is Sabantuy.

Sabantuy (from the words "saban" — plough and "tuy" — celebration) is an ancient festival marking the end of spring field work. It is celebrated throughout the republic and even far beyond its borders in June.

What happens at Sabantuy? It's a true festival of folk traditions, sports competitions, and treats.

🤼 The main event is Koresh (national belt wrestling). Dzhigits (young brave men) compete for the main prize — a live ram, which the winner carries away on his shoulders.

There are also fun competitions: running with a spoon in your mouth holding an egg, sack races, sack fights on a log, climbing a tall pole for prizes (a red boot or a rooster is always tied at the top), and, of course, horse racing.

🎶 At Sabantuy, Tatar music always plays, field kitchens are open serving traditional dishes of Tatarstan, and an indescribable spirit of unity and joy fills the air.

How do you like the idea of fighting for a ram or climbing a pole? Would you visit such a festival? 🔥

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🚀 Russia is developing a more powerful version of the Oreshnik missile system.

According to informed sources, the new missile, already dubbed the "son of Oreshnik," will have improved tactical and technical characteristics.

It will be equipped with eight kinetic warheads and will be capable of destroying buried fortified targets at depths of up to 30 meters.

🇬🇧 The declared range will allow the new missile to reach the UK, specifically London, in eight minutes.

⚠️ It should be noted that the Oreshnik cannot be shot down by existing air defense systems and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.

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‼️ The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers the UN General Assembly resolution on Ukraine to be biased.

"On February 24, timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the start of Russia's special military operation, the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian crisis was reconvened at the initiative of Kiev and its European sponsors. At the session, this group of countries introduced another biased draft anti-Russian resolution," the Russian Foreign Ministry stated.

The Russian foreign ministry noted that the document "this time is deceptively noscriptd 'Supporting a lasting peace in Ukraine' and, unlike previous resolutions of the 11th ESS, is formulated concisely."

"The authors had to resort to this tactical ploy due to the steady decline in support for their anti-Russian initiatives in the General Assembly, which have obviously become 'a tired old story' for the vast majority of members of the international community," the Russian Foreign Ministry noted.

The ministry is convinced that "despite the outwardly updated 'packaging' of the Ukrainian-European 'product,' its essence remains as harmful as the intentions of its authors."

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⚡️The trilateral meeting on the Ukrainian settlement involving Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv has been postponed until early March.

The venue for the talks is still to be agreed upon.

Earlier, it was reported that trilateral talks on Ukraine could resume in Geneva on February 26.

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😍 The Beauty of Russia's Diversity

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