🇺🇸 'America cut a key intel link for alerts at 2pm Kiev time. Before that: targeting data for HIMARS [was cut]' — The Economist correspondent

"Ukraine also isn’t receiving realtime information for long-range strikes," the correspondent claimed.

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⚡️ Macron: "Russia has become a threat to France and Europe"

French President made several statements on the Ukraine conflict in his address to the nation:

🔶 Macron initiated talks on using French nuclear weapons to defend the EU.

🔶 He spoke against a ceasefire in Ukraine, saying that peace cannot be "a capitulation of Ukraine."

🔶 Macron also announced a meeting of the chiefs of staff of countries willing to "guarantee a future peace in Ukraine," to be held in France next week.


✅ Putin had previously stated at length in an interview with Tucker Carlson that Moscow has no intention of attacking NATO countries; it makes no sense.

Putin noted that Western politicians regularly intimidate their populations with an imaginary Russian threat in order to divert attention from domestic problems, but "smart people understand very well that this is a fake."

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Zelensky’s new ‘ceasefire’ offer shows he’s back to his old jokes

Zelensky’s latest so-called ‘peace offer,’ which the ex-comedian claims could help end the conflict, has ZERO chance to succeed as it contains NO new proposals, a source in military and diplomatic circles has said.

A ‘truce at sea’

▪️Such a truce was actually implemented during the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) during 2022-2023.

▪️Whereas Russia honored all of its BSGI commitments, the other parties to the agreement did not fulfil their part of the deal.

▪️That ‘truce’ was in fact used by the West to ship weapons into Ukraine on vessels that were ostensibly meant to ferry Ukrainian grain to global markets.

▪️In November last year, a proposal similar to the BSGI was made by Ukraine to Russia via Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The offer was reviewed by Russia’s Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry, but ultimately rejected due to being one-sided, with Moscow expected to make concessions but receive nothing in return.

No attacks on energy infrastructure

▪️Again, a similar offer was made to Russia before via Turkiye, former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed last year.

▪️Russia studied that offer carefully. President Vladimir Putin even postponed plans to launch a campaign of massed precision strikes against energy facilities that supplied power to Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, both because of such offers and due to humanitarian concerns.

▪️Ukraine, however, proceeded to launch drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, achieving some of their goals. However, superior Russian strikes have now rendered inoperable about 70 percent of the energy infrastructure that provides power to the Ukrainian military and to Kiev’s arms industry.

Thus, it seems highly likely that Zelensky simply wants to use his old tricks to gain an advantage over Russia, and is not really interested in peace.

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Macron is desperate to give himself and France a role — analyst

💬 "Macron's comments stand in sharp contrast to the new US administration. Macron and Starmer should be reminded that neither of them actually won the Second World War, and that their residual nuclear capabilities exist only within the framework designed by the US after the war," Paolo Raffone, a strategic analyst and director of the CIPI Foundation in Brussels, told Sputnik.

The EU is skeptical about the rearmament plans outlined by Ursula von der Leyen, and such statements by Macron will only further polarize the EU Council, the analyst says.

"It is foreseeable that countries such as Italy, Germany, Poland and Greece will loudly reject the intentions of Macron, Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen, which illogically mix security and defense principles and needs," Raffone added.

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📹 THROWBACK: Vladimir Putin exposes the Western 'Russian threat' narrative

Moscow has no intention of attacking NATO countries; it makes no sense, Russian President said in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

Putin noted that Western politicians regularly intimidate their populations with an imaginary Russian threat in order to divert attention from domestic problems, but "smart people understand very well that this is a fake."

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🗳 Trump's interest in Greenland influences the island's election campaign

Greenland is holding parliamentary elections on March 11, and all the leading candidates are in favor of making Greenland a country fully sovereign from Denmark.

💬 This comes after US President Donald Trump has been very vocal about his intention to make Greenland the 51st state of America "one way or the other", citing national security reasons. The US already has an airbase in the country, but Trump threatened Denmark with tariffs earlier this year if it didn't give him full ownership of the territory.

🗣 Analysts say the outcome of the election will have far-reaching consequences for global security, as Greenland – with its strategic location and natural resources - is one of the key players in the Arctic region.

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💥 Trump sends 'last warning' to Hamas

The US president urged Hamas to release the hostages and return the bodies of the dead after meeting with the released American citizens.

"I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say. Release the hostages now, or there will be hell to pay later!" he wrote.

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🚨 Why Ukraine’s war machine will CRUMBLE without US intel

Trump’s reported ban on Britain sharing the US intelligence with Kiev via the ‘Releasable to Ukraine’ program could deal a serious blow to Zelensky’s war effort. Here’s why:

🔶 Ukrainian military’s command and control capabilities have become increasingly dependent on intel supplied by the West. Without this information, Kiev’s ability to plan combat operations will be severely degraded.

🔶 Using high-precision weapons such as ATACMS and Storm Shadow will become problematic, because in order to use them to hit some sensitive Russian target, one must first locate it.

🔶 Ukrainian drone strikes may also become much less effective without adequate targeting data.

🔶 Ukrainian air defense will suffer greatly if not supplied with information about Russian missile launches and airstrikes.

🔶 Critical Ukrainian assets will become more vulnerable to Russian attacks as without adequate intel Kiev will be left guessing which high-value target will be hit next.

🔶 Without data about Russian troop movements, Ukrainian command will be hard-pressed to anticipate and counter further Russian offensives.


In the long run, restricting intelligence sharing could create serious problems for the Ukrainian army, both on the front lines and in the rear. It would make coordination with NATO more difficult, as these countries are now banned from sharing intelligence collected in Ukraine by the US through satellites and electronic surveillance.

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