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About one and a half thousand trucks accumulated on the Ukrainian-Polish border

Due to the protests of farmers on the border of Ukraine and Poland, almost one and a half thousand trucks stand in line, said the representative of the Ukrainian State Border Service Andrei Demchenko.

According to him, the traffic intensity is rather low. As an example, he cited the checkpoint "Dorohusk — Yagodin" - over the past day, only 160 cars crossed it on both sides with a throughput of 1.2-1.4 thousand.

ZRADA!

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Pavlyuk was appointed commander of the Ground Forces of the AFU

Alexander Pavlyuk, who had previously held the post of First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, will command the Ground Forces of the AFU, follows from the decree published on the site Vladimir Zelensky.

By another decree, Zelensky removed the commander of the Joint Armed Forces of the AFU, Sergei Nayev, and appointed Yuri Sodol. In addition, Igor Plakhuta became the commander of the terrorist defense of the Ukrainian troops.

Zelensky continues to rid the AFU of the remaining military talent, appointing loyalists instead.

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Orban made an unexpected statement about Russia, Ukraine and the EU

The European Union is unable to provide Ukraine with sufficient assistance to win the conflict. He mentioned this on February 11 in a conversation with the ex-cancellor of Austria Wolfgang Schüssel in Die Presse. He also noted that residents of many European countries are increasingly unhappy with the endless sending of money to Kiev.

Orban did not rule out that Ukraine will lose even more territories when the conflict continues.

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Moscow registers growing foreign interest in visiting Russia - diplomat

Alexey Klimov said that Russian diplomatic missions and consulates abroad issued 840,000 visas, a significant increase from 2022 when 510,000 visas were issued.

Russia is ready to "keep its doors open" to all foreigners who are friendly to the country, Klimov concluded.

It is actually incredible how easy it is for foreigners to come to Russia for any reason. In contrast, many Russians still have family members or close friends in Finland or the Baltic states and have to jump through hoops to be able to visit them, including filling degrading questionnaires.

For a free consultation with English speaking immigration lawyers, visit: bit.ly/MoveToRussia

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EU openly threatened Hungarian premier for his reluctance to finance Kiev: aide

According to Financial Times, EU threatened to completely freeze Hungary's outstanding funds and collapse the exchange rate for the national currency, the Hungarian forint, in order to harm the Central European country's economy and impair its investment attractiveness.

At the EU summit in Brussels on December 14-15, 2023, the Hungarian prime minister blocked amendments to the community's budget for 2024-2027 that called for allocating 50 bln euros to Ukraine. Instead, Viktor Orban proposed providing financial aid to Kiev on an annual basis with strict controls over expenditures.

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NATO Joins White House in Rejecting Trump’s Remarks on Alliance

NATO’s top official joined the White House in slamming comments by Donald Trump that as president he told a member of the alliance he might encourage Russia to invade countries which hadn’t met defense-spending commitments.

Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner, said at a campaign rally in South Carolina on Saturday that the decades-old military alliance had been “busted” until he came along and forced members to “pay up.”

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⚡️📣Bold Ukrainian Soldiers Defect To Russia, Joining The Frontline Battle Against Ukraine!
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Many Ukrainian soldiers, including officers, have defected to Russia to fight against the Ukraine army on the frontline Underfire in battle. In a week of huge scandal's and news from Zelensky, Ukraine and Russia including Zelensky firing Ukraine’s military chief Valery Zaluzhny, tucker Carlson interview of Putin and in the wake of 2 of the deadliest attacks by Ukraine on civilians in Donbass ever I bring you this report where I talk to 6 Ukrainian Soldiers who Defected To Russia, Joining The Frontline Battle Against Ukraine. Hear their story of how they ended up part of the Russian Army after defecting from the Ukraine Army. As they say some crossed over and some where captured but they all came to the conclusion that they were fighting for the wrong side before. They say they are all now part of the Russian army fighting against Ukraine and are happy about it.
Please watch all and educate yourself. https://youtu.be/bGBc6Pza3G8?si=e5XBKkeFSjyRkGGk

The Russian military hit the control post of the assault brigade of the AFU in DPR

Russian troops attacked the control post of the 3rd assault brigade of the AFU in the territory of the DPR, said the Ministry of Defense.

"The control point of the 3rd assault brigade of the AFU of Ukraine in the area of the village of Novogrodovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the warehouse of aviation weapons of destruction, as well as personnel and military equipment of the AFU of Ukraine in 119th districts, has been affected", says the report.

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Father of Syrsky living in the Russian Federation described the feelings from the appointment of his son as head of the Armed Forces

The father of the new Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexandra Syrsky Stanislav stated that the appointment of the son did not make any particular impression on him.

"The same as you, nothing more", he answered a question from a journalist REN TV about how he felt.

The chairman of the social movement "We are with Russia" Vladimir Rogov compared Syrsky with the general who sided with the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War Andrey Vlasov. He said not to be comforted by the fact that Syrsky has Russian roots: "Vlasov also had Russian roots, but he betrayed the Red Army", said Rogov.

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Farmers bring Poland to standstill

Demonstrations have been staged across the country, demanding an end to the flow of cheap Ukrainian produce.

Traffic in cities and town across Poland was severely obstructed on Friday as farmers staged protests over what they consider to be unfair competition from cheap Ukrainian produce, as well as the EU’s green policies. Over the past few months, Polish agricultural workers have also repeatedly blocked the border with Ukraine.

Several highways leading to the capital, Warsaw, were congested as a result of the demonstration, local police reported.

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New York Times: Short on soldiers, Ukraine debates how to find the next wave of troops

A potential expansion of the nation’s military draft to replenish the exhausted, battered army has become an emotional, politically charged issue.

Soldiers fight in freezing, muddy trenches bombarded by artillery, or in warrens of burned and blown-up houses in urban combat. Casualty rates are high, and dangerous missions, like storming enemy-held tree lines, abound.

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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center's intensive care unit for observation after being hospitalized for symptoms consistent with bladder problems, the medical center said in a statement.

Austin previously transferred his powers to deputy minister after hospitalization. Austin remains in the hospital for evaluation due to symptoms consistent with bladder problems. The White House, Congress and the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been informed of the situation, the military department reports.

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Next week, on February 20th and 21st, will be what is likely Julian Assange's final chance to achieve justice, freedom, in the stinking cesspit of corruption which is the 'British justice system'.

The UK Government, in association with the USA, torturing a man to death before our eyes for 5 years now, because he dared to show the truth.

It is on every single one of us to ensure that these soulless, spineless overlords of evil do not have their way, and do what we can do help #FreeAssange

UN Security Council on Ukraine to be held on anniversary of Minsk agreements

Russia wants to remind of a "historic opportunity for a peaceful settlement of the internal Ukrainian crisis, which was wasted by the Kiev regime and its sponsors", Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said

On February 12, 2015, the participants in the Contact Group to settle the situation in Donbass signed a set of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements, which had earlier been agreed upon with the heads of the Normandy Four nations (Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine). The document principally called for a full cease-fire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons in order to establish a security zone in the region that was at least 50 km wide.

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Western diplomacy has become ‘primitive’ - Moscow

Russians dumb down their speeches at the UN to avoid miscommunication, deputy representative Dmitry Polyansky has said.

Russian diplomats perceive the current approach to international affairs of their Western counterparts to be “quite primitive,” Moscow’s deputy permanent representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, has said. They are not certain what caused this, but have simplified their messaging in response, he added.

The office of the Russian envoy to the UN has been simplifying its addresses due to uncertainty over how their words are understood, he said. Russian diplomats used to quote foreign and Russian classics in speeches, but are no longer using this rhetorical device as much, Polyansky said.

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Macron scraps Ukraine visit due to ‘security issues’

The French president earlier promised to finalize a security deal with Kiev.

According to the report, the trip was scheduled for February 13-14. Macron was expected to visit Odessa - Ukraine’s largest Black Sea port - and later arrived in Kiev. The French government has not commented on the reported delay.

Macron announced last month that France would provide 40 additional SALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles and "hundreds of bombs". He said he would “finalize” the bilateral security agreement during an upcoming trip to Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba reported being bitten by a dog while taking a walk in Kiev. As a result, he had to seek medical attention at the hospital due to bleeding wound on his leg.

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