‘Wind is blowing against the West’ – Borrell

The EU has proven too slow to respond to military challenges arising from policy misadventures by Western states.

The EU’s rules stand in the way of it acting as fast as it needs to, the bloc’s security and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told an audience at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday.

Member states need to “act together, quicker and better” because they are “in a war situation”, the commissioner said. Some at mid-to-top political level in the bloc, as well as the general public, do not realize that, he believes.

“In order to make them work together, there are procedures to follow, unanimity to be reached, and all that takes time,” Borrell said.

“We cannot wait for ‘let’s see what’s happening in the European elections; let’s see, still not there; we want to know more details.’ This is for another dimension of politics.”

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Ukrainian military are hiding in the dungeons of the plant in Avdeevka, Gagin said

A certain number of Ukrainian military are hiding in the dungeons of the Avdeev coke and chemical plant, as it was once at the Mariupol Azovstal, an adviser to the head of the DPR, Jan Gagin, told RIA Novosti.

Avdeevka - the northern suburb of Donetsk, the fighting for which has been going on since the beginning of the special operation. The Armed Forces regularly bombarded the capital of the DPR and other settlements of Donbass from there.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Cuban President

Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov met with the President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Kanel, an official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Monday.

According to statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, published on February 19 in connection with Lavrov’s visit to Cuba, the Cuban authorities openly declare that the conflict in Ukraine was provoked by the United States of America and NATO, which ignored the requirements of Russian security guarantees. Monday Sergey Lavrov met with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. As part of the negotiations, the diplomat emphasized that the Russian side is convinced of the need for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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Zelensky called the situation on the border with Poland a mockery

The situation with the blocking by Polish farmers of checkpoints on the border with Poland looks like a mockery, said the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky during a video message on February 19th.

In his opinion, the blocking of checkpoints is caused exclusively by political motives, since only 5% of the total export of agricultural goods of Ukraine passes through the Polish border.

On the same day, the Ukrainian edition of "strana. ua", with reference to the volunteer Nazara Smika reported that trucks with military equipment and ammunition intended for the Armed Forces for three days forced to stand on the border with Poland due to the blocking of checkpoints by Polish farmers.

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Ecuador will not send weapons to Ukraine, top diplomat says

According to Gabriela Sommerfeld, Ecuador stands "for the peaceful resolution of conflicts".

"President Daniel Noboa has issued clear instructions not to send military equipment to any country involved in an international armed conflict," she pointed out at a parliamentary commission meeting, which was broadcast on her page on Facebook (prohibited in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist).

According to Sommerfeld, Ecuador stands "for the peaceful resolution of conflicts."

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Hungary not to veto thirteenth package of EU sanctions against Russia

The Hungarian minister said that all elements contradicting Hungary’s economic interests had been removed from the 13th package of sanctions at the stage of preparation.

"At the stage of preparation of the 13th package of sanctions all elements contradicting Hungary’s economic interests were removed from it. This is why we believe that from this viewpoint vetoing it would make no sense. At the same time, I think that the European Union is taking a wrong decision," he told Hungarian reporters at a meeting broadcast by M1 TV channel.

Moreover, most EU member states are already discussing the 14th package of sanctions, Szijjarto added. "Though it is complete nonsense everyone is confident that the 14th package of sanctions will be adopted," he said.

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Qatari authorities thank Russian official for helping Ukrainian kids reunite with families

Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah Al-Khater also thanked Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets.

"Heartfelt and deep appreciation for Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, and Dmitry Lubinets, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, for their cooperation and goodwill throughout the mediation and family reunification missions. Their dedication to the process has been instrumental in uniting Ukrainian children with their families during these challenging times," the Qatari official wrote on X.

On Monday, Russia handed 11 children over to Ukraine. The kids reunited with their families at the Qatari embassy in Moscow in the presence of Ambassador Ahmed bin Nasser Al Thani and Lvova-Belova.

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Putin presents North Korea’s Kim Jong Un with Russian-made car

Kim Yo Jong, Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers' Party of Korea and Kim Jong Un’s sister noted that this gift "serves as a clear evidence of the special friendly relations, established by the leaders of the two countries".

According to KCNA, the gift was received by Kim Yo Jong, Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers' Party of Korea and Kim Jong Un’s sister, as well as Pak Jong Chon, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Worker’s Party of Korea. Kim Yo Jong noted that this gift "serves as a clear evidence of the special friendly relations, established by the leaders of the two countries," and is "the best gift possible." She stated her thanks to Vladimir Putin.

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