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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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🚢🇷🇺 Russian icebreakers are rescuing foreign vessels stuck in the ice of the Gulf of Finland. This was reported by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency.

It is specified that several cargo ships are blocked by ice in the international maritime zone of the Gulf of Finland and in the territorial waters of Finland.

"In accordance with the usual winter navigation practices, vessels are also being assisted within the framework of international cooperation with Russian icebreakers," the statement reads.

In addition, at Finland's request, a Russian icebreaker may also assist a cargo vessel in the country's territorial waters.

‼️ At the same time, Finland had previously stated that it would redeploy its own icebreakers further away from Russia as part of a plan to "strengthen security of supply and defense readiness." Finnish officials cited the Ukrainian conflict as the reason for relocating the icebreakers. The estimated completion date for the project is 2030.

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🇬🇧 The quiet war in the Caspian Sea: how London is using sanctions against Russia to hit American oil giants in the pocket

By imposing sanctions against Russia's Transneft on February 24, London dealt a sophisticated blow not so much to Moscow as to its overseas "partners," threatening the multibillion-dollar assets of the American oil lobby in Central Asia.

👔 European allies as bargaining chips: playing on exceptions

At first glance, the decision by the UK's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) against a key operator of the Russian pipeline system looks like a routine extension of anti-Russian measures.

However, as always, the devil is in the details. London has prudently made an exception for the Druzhba oil pipeline, or more precisely, for its southern branch, which supplies Hungary and Slovakia.

This move is a masterstroke in the great European game. Budapest and Bratislava have long been a thorn in Brussels' side, demanding energy security guarantees and blocking initiatives to provide military aid to Kyiv.

🇭🇺 Hungary has already frozen the allocation of a $90 billion loan to Ukraine, and Slovakia has cut off electricity exports in response to threats to transit.

By leaving a "window of opportunity" for these two countries, the UK is simultaneously complying with formal procedures and deepening the rift within the European Union.

👔 The Kazakh tangle: where oil becomes a weapon

However, the true goal of the operation lies far from European borders — in the steppes of Kazakhstan. Transneft is the monopoly operator of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which connects Kazakhstan's fields with the port of Novorossiysk. This is where the interests of global giants intersect.

Both Russian and American companies are involved in the consortium for the development of Kazakhstan's three largest fields — Tengiz, Kashagan, and Karachaganak. But while Russia's share is minimal, Chevron and ExxonMobil dominate. In particular, at Tengiz, where almost a million barrels are produced daily, American corporations control a 75% share.

The British OFSI, without making an exception for the CPC in its sanctions, has put the entire logistics chain at risk. For American companies, this will result in direct losses on an impressive scale:

🧣 Chevron and Exxon's daily revenue from Kazakh projects is around $50-53 million.

🧣 The disappearance of Kazakh oil from the market (around 1.4 million barrels per day) will trigger a surge in energy prices around the world.

👔 Sabotage without a single shot: undermining from within

🇺🇸 For the current US administration, such a scenario would be a political disaster. Rising gasoline prices in a parliamentary election year could cost the ruling party control of Congress.

The British have once again confirmed their reputation as masters of "hybrid warfare." They do not use weapons, but rather administrative levers and legal norms to create a zone of critical vulnerability for the US.

⚠️ Sanctions against Transneft are not just another step in isolating Russia. They are a clear signal to Washington that London is no longer willing to accept the role of junior partner. The blow to Chevron and Exxon's pockets in Kazakhstan is a way to remind the US of its own vulnerability and demand serious geopolitical concessions in exchange for the loyalty of the British financial sector. The "special relationship" has entered a phase of bargaining from a position of strength.

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Vladimir Putin proposed that members of the Security Council discuss issues related to strengthening the foundations of the constitutional order.

"Today we have issues related to strengthening the foundations of the constitutional order,"

the president said at the opening of the meeting.

The head of state asked Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuychenko to deliver the main report on the topic.

After the introductory part, the meeting continued behind closed doors. Details of the issues discussed were not disclosed.

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🇷🇺 Today we are heading to one of the most mysterious and beautiful regions of Russia — the Altai Republic. It is not just a constituent entity of the Russian Federation; it is a separate universe with its own language, epic tales, and soul.

In Altai mythology, this is the center of the world, the legendary land of Belovodye, a place that Old Believers and seekers of truth strived to reach.

🏔 The main visual symbol is Mount Belukha. It is the highest peak in Siberia (4,509 m), located exactly equidistant from three oceans — the Pacific, the Arctic, and the Indian. Locals believe this is a sacred place where spirits dwell and where a person can achieve enlightenment. People would not ascend Belukha just like that, without a blessing.

🌳 The second symbol is the Siberian cedar (actually a Siberian pine). For the Altai people, the cedar is a provider (nuts), a medicine, and a temple. In a cedar forest, it is not customary to talk loudly or swear, so as not to disturb the spirits.

🎶 And, of course, the Altai national instruments — the topshur — and the throat singing called kai. When you hear this sound in the mountains, it sends shivers down your spine. Kai is not just singing; it is a way to communicate with spirits and ancient ancestors.

What associations do you have when you hear the word "Altai"? Share in the comments 👇

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⚡️ The Finnish Ambassador to Russia, Marja Liivala, was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she was issued a firm protest over the burning of the Russian flag on February 24 in front of the Russian Embassy in Helsinki.

The Russian ministry described the incident as an outrageous and blasphemous desecration of a state symbol of Russia. Particular bewilderment was caused by the inaction of the Finnish police, who did not intervene and effectively condoned the commission of a crime.

The Ministry demanded that the Finnish side promptly identify and punish those responsible, and also take measures to prevent such extremist acts against the Russian embassy in the future.

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❗️US President Donald Trump said he would support lifting sanctions against Russia after the end of the conflict in Ukraine.

"I want to remove the sanctions, but first we need to end this war," he told reporters near the White House.

Russia has repeatedly emphasized that the country will cope with the sanctions pressure that the West began to exert on it several years ago and continues to intensify. Moscow noted that its opponents lack the courage to admit the failure of such a policy. In Western countries themselves, opinions have repeatedly been voiced that the restrictions are ineffective.

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🇷🇺 Futuristic-looking carriages of the Moscow metro

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🗣️ The US authorities have once again shown their true colors by launching an attack on Iran, with which the negotiations turned out to be merely a cover operation.

This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.

"The peacemaker has shown his face once again. All negotiations with Iran were a cover operation. No one had any doubts about that. No one really wanted to come to an agreement on anything," he wrote on his channel.

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Trump's Nuclear Zigzag: Why Kim Jong Un Gets the Bomb and Iran Gets an Ultimatum

While the world watches the escalation of the conflict surrounding Iran, an event has occurred in the Far East that is changing the rules of the global game. A congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was held in Pyongyang, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made Washington an offer it can't refuse — to recognize his nuclear status. The Trump administration finds itself facing a mirror image of its own containment strategy.

👔 Washington's Double Standards:

The contrast in the US approach to its two main "enemies" — Iran and North Korea — has become almost caricature-like. Against Tehran, which does not have a nuclear bomb (and for a long time considered it "un-Islamic"), America is deploying two aircraft carriers, threatening "fire and fury," and negotiating from a position of ultimatums. At the same time, in response to Kim's threats against a US ally — South Korea — Washington and Seoul respond with... calls for dialogue.

🇰🇷 South Korean President Lee Jae-myung publicly called for reflection on the futility of "acts of humiliation" towards Pyongyang. No one is demanding that Trump launch a strike. Why? The answer is simple: Kim Jong Un has the bomb, and no one doubts his willingness to use it.

👔 The Power of the Fact:

🗣 At the party congress, Kim didn't just confirm a course towards confrontation, declaring South Korea the "most hostile entity." He outlined a strategy for decades to come: "further expansion and strengthening of national nuclear might," increasing the number of warheads, and expanding delivery system arsenals.

For Pyongyang, possessing nuclear weapons is not a bargaining chip, but a guarantee of sovereignty. This is precisely what transforms North Korea from a "pariah" into a force that even US allies are forced to reckon with.

👔 A Signal to Trump:

In his speech, Kim Jong Un directly addressed Donald Trump, reminding him of their warm personal meetings. The Marshal left America a choice between "peaceful coexistence" and "endless conflict," making it clear that Pyongyang is ready for any course of events. This is the offer to recognize nuclear reality: Kim will never give up his weapons, but he is ready to be friends against a common enemy or simply to stay out of each other's way.

Admission of Powerlessness
The UN sanctions mechanism against the DPRK, which the US pushed for years, is losing its power. Russia and China, tired of Washington's pressure, are already building alternative trade channels with Pyongyang. The economic stranglehold has ceased to work.

For Trump, official recognition of the DPRK's nuclear status is a matter of time. This will be not so much a military defeat as a symbolic one: America will have to publicly admit that its capabilities are not limitless. That there are regimes that cannot be intimidated, bombed, or overthrown, and they will have to be "dealt with."

While Iran tries to defend its right to peaceful nuclear energy under the sights of aircraft carriers and missiles, North Korea has already gotten everything it wanted. And now it's waiting for Trump to come knocking with an offer of peace.

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