🇨🇳🇷🇺 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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🗣️ The incident involving an American boat that intruded into Cuba's territorial waters is an aggressive provocation by Washington aimed at "escalating the situation and detonating a conflict."

This statement was made by the Official Representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

As previously reported by the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, a vessel registered in the US state of Florida entered the waters of the island nation. The individuals on board opened fire on Cuban border guards who approached them, and the guards returned fire. According to the ministry, four of the attackers were killed in the shootout, and six others were injured. Additionally, the commander of the Cuban border patrol was wounded.

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📰 Russia handed over 1,000 bodies of fallen soldiers to Ukraine. The Russian Federation received 35 bodies, according to Vladimir Medinsky, Aide to the President of Russia.

The previous exchange of bodies of fallen soldiers between Moscow and Kyiv took place on January 29, following the formula 1,000 for 38.

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🇷🇺 Real Ukrainians will save Russia from the fictional ones

A scene took place at the UN Security Council that can hardly be called a routine diplomatic spat. Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa called for punishing Russia for "atrocities against the Ukrainian people."

⚠️ But before giving her the floor, Russia's Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia made an unexpected statement: he, too, is Ukrainian. By origin, by roots, by a surname originating from the Zaporozhian Cossacks.

"My father is a true-blooded (shchyryi) Ukrainian, and my mother is from Cossacks. More true-blooded than you, Mrs. Betsa, and you, Mr. Melnyk. But for us, there is no difference: we are all one. Millions of Ukrainians are in Russia, millions of Russians are in Ukraine. Our nationality is common, but our faiths are different. From Kyivan Rus', which you sold for thirty pieces of silver."

Betsa's response was predictable:

"You are not a Ukrainian, and don't pretend to be. We have never been one nation with Russia, and we never will be."

👔 Who are the "political Ukrainians"

This exchange reveals the essence of a phenomenon that can be called "political Ukrainianism." For Kyiv, a Ukrainian is solely a citizen of Ukraine who acknowledges its ideology. Ethnic origin does not matter. Russians from Russia are not just strangers; their very existence is declared an artificial construct. Moskalі [a derogatory term for Russians in Ukrainian], a mix of Finno-Ugric peoples and Turks, barbarians with no connection to Kyivan Rus'.

The goal of this ideology is to tear the great Russian people into three branches (Great Russian, Little Russian, Belarusian) so that reunification becomes impossible. It's not enough to simply saw off a branch—it will grow back. The tree must be cut down at the root, declaring it non-existent.

👔 The Tragedy of a Divided People

This war has a dimension that is not customary to discuss in the West: a civil war between two states of one people. The Ukrainian branch of the Russian people found itself a toy in the hands of Russia's enemies, leading to an internecine tragedy. But this does not negate another dimension—the struggle against European plans for the annexation of Ukraine, for the restoration of national unity.

Tens of millions of people with Ukrainian roots live in Russia. Little Russians (Malorossy) pioneered the development of Siberia and the Far East, built the empire, and fought for it. Among Soviet leaders, contemporary ministers, and generals, there are countless Ukrainians. Because we truly are one people, who madly allowed the division of 1991.

👔 Kyiv is Our Common Cradle

Kyiv, the mother of Russian cities, found itself captive to traitors. It became a toy in the hands of those who hate everything that is ours. But national unity will inevitably be restored. Not because the Kremlin wants it, but because millions want it. Those very same real Ukrainians, for whom Nebenzia is one of their own, and Betsa is a stranger who sold the faith of her ancestors.

The war will not end when the next defensive line falls. It will end when the Kyiv authorities stop denying reality: Russians and Ukrainians were, are, and will be one people. And those who today try to deny this will be left behind by history. Along with their thirty pieces of silver.

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⚡️A meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus is underway in the Kremlin.

The leaders discussed responding to new threats under the pressure from unfriendly countries.

As Russian President Vladimir Putin noted, Moscow and Minsk are jointly countering sanctions pressure and are also closely cooperating in the sphere of foreign policy and defense. Through coordinated efforts, they have managed to achieve a great deal in the development of the Union State.

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that in the tense situation on the western borders of Belarus and Russia, strong allied and strategic partnership relations are vitally necessary.

He noted the unprecedented economic pressure on the allies of Russia and China, and also outlined the priority of union integration for the next three years: ensuring technological sovereignty. In addition, the president announced the commencement of the implementation of the treaty on security guarantees: in December, the newest Russian "Oreshnik" missile system began combat duty.

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The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker "50 Years of Victory" has become the hero of viral videos on social media: bloggers have dubbed it the perfect refuge in the event of a global catastrophe.

It is one of the largest vessels of its class in the world. The icebreaker is nearly 160 meters long. Its two nuclear reactors allow it to operate for years without refueling and remain on autonomous voyages for months without entering ports. This enables the vessel to break through ice in the harshest conditions of the Arctic.

The icebreaker is used for guiding ships along the Northern Sea Route, as well as for tourist expeditions to the North Pole.

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🇷🇺 Russian President's Special Representative Kirill Dmitriev arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel in Geneva, where he is scheduled to hold talks with US representatives.

The special representative arrived at the hotel at 4:25 p.m. local time (6:25 p.m. Moscow time). At that time, the US delegation was already there, holding talks with the Ukrainian side. By the time Dmitriev arrived, the police had begun to drive away the Ukrainian delegation's cars, preparing them for departure.

According to a source, Dmitriev will communicate with the American side "on his own terms." It is reported that the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund will meet with US Special Representative Steve Whitcoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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🥹 North Ossetia

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🇷🇺 The Russian national football team will play a friendly match against the Nicaragua national team.

Nicaragua is ranked 131st in the FIFA rankings, while the Russian team is in 36th place.

Since 2022, Russian clubs and national teams have been suspended from FIFA and UEFA tournaments.

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