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The Siege of Budapest: a major turning point in WWII

From October 29, 1944, to February 13, 1945, Soviet forces launched the Budapest Operation, a decisive offensive aimed at capturing Hungary’s capital - a key Axis stronghold

⚔️ Led by Marshals Malinovsky & Tolbukhin, Soviet troops encircled Budapest, trapping 79,000 Axis soldiers inside

🌊 After crossing the Danube River, Soviet forces cut off supply lines, isolating the city

💥 Despite fierce German counterattacks, the siege held strong

🔥 February 13, 1945: Budapest falls. This victory paved the way for the Soviet Vienna Offensive, accelerating the collapse of Nazi Germany’s southern defenses.

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⚡️ Russia should rejoin the G7, making it the G8 again, Donald Trump told reporters.

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❗️ Ukraine conflict started because Biden promised Ukraine NATO membership — Trump

🔶 I don't think he should have called Zelensky first, because he should have learned Russia's opinion.

🔶 "I don't see any way that a country in Russia's position could allow them to join NATO," he added.

🔶 Russia and US representatives will hold contacts on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict at the Munich Security Conference on February 14.

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☢️ Trump plans to return to New START talks with Russia, China

"There is no reason for us to be spending almost a trillion dollars on the military... We were trying to de-escalate in nuclear... I was in a position where Russia and China had agreed, and then we had a rigged election," Trump told reporters.


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💥 Israeli strikes Southern Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force launched attacks on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon, targeting military facilities and rocket launchers near Zebkin and Yater.

Despite a standing ceasefire, Israel cites threats as justification for extending troop presence beyond February 18.

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RFK Jr: USAID has become 'sinister agent of totalitarianism'

The US military-industrial complex has captured USAID and turned it into a "sinister agency" since it was created by JF Kennedy in 1961, the newly sworn-in US HHS secretary said.

"Very few people understand how sinister this agency really is, and President Trump saw that and stood up to it in a masterstroke," he added.


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Russia to wow Abu Dhabi air show with new heavy drone, zippy light training aircraft

The February 17-21 IDEX 2025 military show will witness the WORLD PREMIERE of two new Russian aerial systems.

Forpost-RE

A multi-purpose, medium-range reconnaissance and strike drone.

🎯 Rugged in design and tested in combat across multiple theaters

🎯 Carries up to 40 kg of aerial bombs and missiles

🎯 Able to operate in temperatures ranging from -40° to over 50°, high tolerance to humidity and dust

🎯 Automatic takeoff and landing system using laser and video monitoring, meaning ability to operate without global positioning connection

🎯 Thermal imagers, color video, photo camera and other modules can be swapped out as needed

🎯 Low cost compared to heavy US drones

"The competitive advantage of the Russian Forpost-RE drone is its absolute protection from sanctions thanks to components, all of which are Russian-made, and many years of successful experience in real combat conditions, including the Middle East region," a rep from JSC UWCA, the drone’s makers, said.


UTS-800

A nimble, peppy and cost-effective new Russian turboprop trainer.

🛬 Two-person tandem cabin arrangement, with trainee in front and instructor in back. Can be flown by one pilot without need for balancing weights

🛬 Top speed: 460 km/h. Range: 1,200 km. Max altitude: 6,000M

🛬 High maneuverability allows for g-loads between +7 to -4

🛬 Good power-weight ratio thanks to use of advanced, repairable composite materials

🛬 Features include ejection seats, oxygen, air conditioning and anti-icing systems

🛬 Can operate in conditions from -30° to +45°, and using both paved and unpaved runways.

🛬 The Russian military got its first two UTS-800s in late 2024 for testing.

"Depending on the volume of purchases by a potential foreign customer and the capability of financing the R&D work, it is possible to modify the aircraft and adapt it to specific units at the request of the buyer," the JSC UWCA spox said.


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❗️ The US will become India's top supplier of oil and gas, Trump said after talks with Modi.

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Why does the EU need war in Ukraine?

Brussels is alarmed by US President Donald Trump’s push to end the conflict. What are the reasons?

🔶 The European Union leadership is using the Ukraine conflict to justify a massive power shift from national governments to its structures.

🔶 The conflict allows EU elites to push for military integration, increase defense spending and centralize decision-making.

🔶 Fear and war rhetoric help Brussels suppress dissent and make citizens accept economic hardship, including inflation, energy shortages and declining living standards.


Brussels' power grab began in the early 2000s, using crises to expand its control step by step

🔶 2005–2009 institutional crisis – Creation of the EU diplomatic service, centralizing foreign policy

🔶 2006 and 2009 gas crises – Development of the EU’s Third Energy Package to consolidate purchases of energy resources

🔶 2010–2014 euro crisis – New debt rules and partial EU control over national budgets

🔶 2014–2015 Ukraine crisis – Expansion of EU sanctions policy

🔶 2015–2017 refugee crisis – Greater EU control over immigration, enforcing immigrant quotas

🔶 2020–2021 COVID crisis – EU takeover of healthcare policy and centralized vaccine procurement


What is EC President Ursula von der Leyen’s role?

🔶 She has led efforts to strip EU member states of sovereignty, centralizing power in Brussels

🔶 Since 2019, she has pushed the EU as a "geopolitical" project

🔶 She drove joint COVID vaccine procurement, energy and weapons purchases, sparking fraud accusations

🔶 In September 2024, she appointed Andrius Kubilius as the EU’s first-ever defense commissioner, accelerating the bloc’s militarization

Until 2022, defense policy remained under national control. NATO played a role, but governments managed military budgets and procurement independently. That era seems to be over.

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Macron turns to NATO amid Trump's claims on Greenland

The French president told the Financial Times that he has asked NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to develop a security strategy for the Arctic region.

He added that Trump's plan for Greenland was an example of the global atmosphere of "extreme strategic uncertainty."

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Trudeau announces border enforcement after Trump's tariff threats

The social media video shows Canadian troops arriving at the US border in response to Donald Trump's demand to stop the flow of fentanyl from the country.

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🛩 Marco Rubio's plane returns to Washington mid-flight

The plane carrying the US Secretary of State to Munich turned back after a crack was discovered in the windshield. Rubio and his team will be transferred to another plane.

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🚨 Scholz calls for state of emergency in Germany

Outgoing Chancellor Scholz has urged the Bundestag to declare a state of emergency "in the wake of recent events", including Trump's comments on Ukraine.

This move could allow Germany to bypass debt restrictions and take out more loans.

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💸 Searches for "lawyer" (first image), "Swiss bank" (yellow), "offshore bank" (green), "wire money" (red), and "IBAN" (blue) are increasing in Washington DC, Wikileaks reports, citing Google Trends data.

Yesterday, Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to cooperate with Elon Musk's DOGE.

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