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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Share of friendly countries in Russia’s foreign trade surpasses 75% in 2023 - ICC Russia

According to Tatiana Monaghan, Russia "managed to refocus supplies from the West to the East fairly fast without serious losses".

According to ICC Russia’s presentation, around 95% of payments on Chinese and Indian directions were made in national currencies in 2023, while China became Russia’s key trade partner (29% of trade turnover).

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'Not like Davos': Europe's most exclusive and secretive financial forum

For over 73 years, the Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires (IIEB) has remained the most secretive organization in European finance, according to the Financial Times.

"This is not like Davos, where anyone can buy their way in. This really is exclusive," an unnamed IIEB member told the FT, referring to the World Economic Forum's annual meetings in the Swiss town.

▪️Twice a year, the IIEB brings together the heads of Europe's biggest banks to discuss a range of issues related to global policymaking, holding meetings in posh hotels and royal palaces across the continent.

▪️Notably, the organization has no website, and its membership, agendas, and minutes are not made public. In addition, members are reportedly discouraged from sharing details of discussions.

▪️In addition to being an influential financial forum, the IIEB reportedly remains an elite social club where bankers and their partners enjoy "gala dinners, private tours of historic landmarks and high-end shopping trips."

▪️The IIEB was founded in Paris in 1950 by the heads of four European lenders, including France's Credit Industriel et Commercial, Union Bank of Switzerland, Societe Generale de Belgique and Amsterdamsche Bank.

▪️The stated goal was to "bolster international capital movements and tackle currency controls in the face of increasing government interference." In the late 1990s, however, IIEB discussions focused on the impact of the euro, the growing derivatives market, and mergers and acquisitions between major banks.

▪️There has been almost no press coverage of the IIEB's activities in its more than seven-decade history, except for a few meetings, including the most recent in October 2023, when over 40 of Europe's most powerful bankers gathered at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich to discuss the collapse of lender Credit Suisse.

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Kiev worried over potential impact of Putin’s interview on Washington’s policy

It is noted that this interview can be seen as a kind of "audition" for Carlson, who may seek the office of the US vice president if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.

Putin’s interview with Carlson was released in the small hours on February 9. A large part of the two-hour conversation was dedicated to the Ukrainian crisis and Russia’s relations with the United States, NATO and the West in general. According to the US journalist he had tried to interview the Russian leader last year but had been barred from doing this by the US authorities.

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Kamala Harris said she is ready to serve as US President.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, amid voters' concerns about the age of the country's leader Joe Biden, said she was ready to serve, the Wall Street Journal writes .

During one trip, the newspaper asked Harris whether voters' concerns about President Biden's age meant she needed to convince them she was ready to serve.
“I am ready to perform my duties. There is no question about it,” Harris replied. She added that everyone who sees her at work "comes away with full awareness... of (her) ability to lead."

As the Wall Street Journal notes, Harris has taken on a wide range of issues in recent months, from issues related to the administration's abortion policies to a larger role in the Gaza war.

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Kremlin hopes new Finnish president to maintain balance in relations with Russia

Dmitry Peskov added that Moscow considers the election of the new president "a sovereign matter of the Finnish people".

Finland held the second, runoff round of its presidential election on Sunday. Stubb, a former prime minister (2014-2015), garnered 51.6% of the vote, while lawmaker and former foreign minister Pekka Haavisto received 48.4%. Voter turnout was 67.6%. The new, 13th, president of Finland will take office in early March.

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EU Council allowed use of profits from frozen assets of the Russian Federation for Kiev

Profit from Russian assets should be stored for further use in the interests of Ukraine, the Council said in a statement.

This decision gives the EU Council the opportunity to decide on "possible" establishing a financial contribution to the budget of the European Union, collected from profits from frozen Russian assets, to support Ukraine and restore it "at a later stage", the press service noted.

As reported by IA Regnum earlier, January 11, US authorities supported bill on confiscation of blocked Russian assets in the amount of about 300 billion dollars. These are 50% of Russian foreign exchange reserves that froze the EU and G7 countries after the start of the special operation in Ukraine.

Actual thieving clowns. Let's see how it goes for the USD and the EUR.

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Moldovan parliament declared crisis due to Russian gas rejection

Moldova’s refusal to use Russian gas provoked a serious economic crisis in the country, opposition MP Alexander Nesterovsky said Telegram channel.

According to the parliamentarian, the only opportunity to improve the economic situation, and with it the welfare of citizens - to resume dialogue with Russia, including on the issue of gas purchase.

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West prepares to appoint 'viceroy' in Ukraine ' intelligence director

According to Sergey Naryshkin, "a wide range of Russophobic-minded American and European politicians claim the role of such a de facto 'viceroy' of the West in Ukraine".

"It is expected that this person will have constant access to President Zelensky and know about all his plans. The 'special representative' will also have to block Ukrainian leadership’s steps that were not negotiated with Washington and London, instead proposing solutions that are considered correct from the Anglo-Saxons’ standpoint," the statement reads.

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Azerbaijan said it carried out a military operation in response to the shelling of Armenia.

The State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan conducted a military operation on the border with Armenia, the agency announced on its website.

“On February 13, units of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, in response to yesterday’s provocation of the Armenian Armed Forces, carried out a “retaliation operation”. As a result of the operation, a combat post of the Armenian Armed Forces near the settlement was completely destroyed, from where yesterday the Armenian Armed Forces fired at the positions of the troops of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, as a result why the Azerbaijani serviceman was wounded,” the State Border Service clarified.

According to the Azerbaijani side, there are serious losses among the personnel of the Armenian combat post.
In turn, as reported by the Armenian Ministry of Defense, as of 8:30 Moscow time, Baku ceased fire in the direction of Armenian positions located in the Nerkin Hand region in the Syunik region.

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