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💥🌪 Russian Uragan (Hurricane) MLRS crews attacked the rear positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk area.
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🇮🇩 Indonesia will change its president for the first time in 10 years after today's election results:
▪️ The current leader, Joko Widodo, has the chance to symbolically transfer power to his heir, Gibran Rakabuming Raka (photo 1), who is running for vice president.
▪️ The likelihood of such a development is quite high as Gibran is running in tandem with the favorite in the race, Prabowo Subianto, the country's defense minister (photo 2). Last year, Subianto appeared with a peace initiative on Ukraine.
▪️ Two other candidates are former Indonesian Minister of Culture and Education Anies Rasyid Baswedan, who also served as Governor of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and former Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, who is running for the Indonesian ruling party. (Photos 3 and 4 respectively)
▪️ To win outright in the first round, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the total votes and at least 20% of the votes in more than half of the country's provinces.
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▪️ The current leader, Joko Widodo, has the chance to symbolically transfer power to his heir, Gibran Rakabuming Raka (photo 1), who is running for vice president.
▪️ The likelihood of such a development is quite high as Gibran is running in tandem with the favorite in the race, Prabowo Subianto, the country's defense minister (photo 2). Last year, Subianto appeared with a peace initiative on Ukraine.
▪️ Two other candidates are former Indonesian Minister of Culture and Education Anies Rasyid Baswedan, who also served as Governor of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, and former Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, who is running for the Indonesian ruling party. (Photos 3 and 4 respectively)
▪️ To win outright in the first round, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the total votes and at least 20% of the votes in more than half of the country's provinces.
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❗️Russia is ready for a political and diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine based on taking into account the realities on the ground, Lavrov said in the State Duma.
But taking into account the current position of the West, there are no options to agree on the issue of Ukraine, the minister noted.
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But taking into account the current position of the West, there are no options to agree on the issue of Ukraine, the minister noted.
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Lavrov: The West's plans to isolate Russia have failed, but they will continue to exert pressure
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Developing the partnership with China is the most important task for Moscow now, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
Earlier, the Kremlin press service reported that trade turnover between Russia and China had surpassed the $200 billion mark ahead of schedule, reaching a record $227.7 billion.
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"Bilateral trade is growing at a record pace. This year, my Chinese friends and I will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which are now at the best level in history," he said during a government session in the State Duma.
Earlier, the Kremlin press service reported that trade turnover between Russia and China had surpassed the $200 billion mark ahead of schedule, reaching a record $227.7 billion.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied reports that there was some kind of initiative by Putin to freeze the conflict in Ukraine, which the United States rejected.
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Lavrov commented on the possibility of reaching an agreement with the West regarding Ukraine
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"We remain open to a political and diplomatic solution [of the Ukraine conflict] that would take into account our legitimate interests. Based on the realities that have developed over many years and that have led to the current situation," Russian Foreign Minister said.
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EU Budget Blunder: spending on Ukraine reaches unprecedented heights
She also said that 50% of Ukraine's budget is financed by external assistance, adding that the expected financing of Kiev from the EU in 2024 will amount to 18 billion euros ($19.2 billion).
According to the Financial Times, the EBRD is the largest institutional creditor of Ukraine's corporate sector, it has provided loans to Kiev for almost $3.7 billion since the beginning of the conflict in February 2022. Most of these funds have been used for emergency financing to maintain Ukraine's critical infrastructure, including the energy grid.
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"[The EU’s financial assistance to Ukraine] is much bigger in real terms than any Marshall Plan after the Second World War in terms of percentage of GDP of support" Renaud-Basso, head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), told Politico.
She also said that 50% of Ukraine's budget is financed by external assistance, adding that the expected financing of Kiev from the EU in 2024 will amount to 18 billion euros ($19.2 billion).
According to the Financial Times, the EBRD is the largest institutional creditor of Ukraine's corporate sector, it has provided loans to Kiev for almost $3.7 billion since the beginning of the conflict in February 2022. Most of these funds have been used for emergency financing to maintain Ukraine's critical infrastructure, including the energy grid.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited a missile system production factory in the Moscow region.
Shoigu was shown the Chrysanthemum-S anti-tank missile system, the Gibka-S MANPADS (man-portable air defence systems) and the Arena-M active protection complex that was submitted for qualification tests.
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Shoigu was shown the Chrysanthemum-S anti-tank missile system, the Gibka-S MANPADS (man-portable air defence systems) and the Arena-M active protection complex that was submitted for qualification tests.
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International Forum of Supporters of the Fight Against Modern Neocolonial Practices at risk because of the West
He emphasized that two hundred delegates from 50 countries are due to participate in the forum, which will be held on the same day as the Munich Security Conference that will see fewer attendees. Both the forum and the conference are held on February 16.
The committee has assessed that throughout the colonial rule period, the West stole roughly $300 trillion around the world, Klimov emphasized.
He added that British imperial rule stole valuables from India that would today be worth some £40 trillion (over $50 trln).
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"The West, first of all the US, is doing everything in its power to silence our forum, they even go further and directly hinder the forum’s work,"Deputy Chair of the General Council Committee for Foreign Affairs and Support of Compatriots Abroad (United Russia Party) Andrei Klimov said.
He emphasized that two hundred delegates from 50 countries are due to participate in the forum, which will be held on the same day as the Munich Security Conference that will see fewer attendees. Both the forum and the conference are held on February 16.
The committee has assessed that throughout the colonial rule period, the West stole roughly $300 trillion around the world, Klimov emphasized.
“This is a stratospheric number, not counting the ruined human lives," he added.
He added that British imperial rule stole valuables from India that would today be worth some £40 trillion (over $50 trln).
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Russian FM Sergey Lavrov will visit Cuba on February 19 and Venezuela on February 20.
The Russian Foreign Minister will also take part in the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Rio de Janeiro on February 21-22, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced.
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The Russian Foreign Minister will also take part in the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Rio de Janeiro on February 21-22, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced.
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Israeli fighter jets began a series of strikes in Lebanon in response to early morning shelling that left one person dead and eight injured, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said.
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