🇨🇺 🤝 🇷🇺 Lavrov, Cuban Foreign Minister to hold talks in Moscow - Russian Foreign Ministry

🗣 A Cuban delegation headed by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez is in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with him in a couple of hours, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

On January 29, Trump signed a decree authorizing the imposition of duties on imports from countries supplying oil to Cuba. Trump also declared a state of emergency, citing the alleged threat from Cuba to the national security of the United States.

🔊 Russia stays in contact with Cuba and discusses the options to help the country amid the arisen fuel crisis, Kremlin said.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️ KRINICHNOYE IN THE ZAPOROZHYE REGION AND KHARKOVKA IN THE SUMY REGION FREED

By liberating the settlement of Kharkovka in the Sumy region, Russian forces have expanded the buffer zone along the border with the Kursk region.

With the settlement of Krinichnoye in the Zaporozhye region captured, the Russian army has gained control over three square km and moved the frontline five km west of the city of Gulyapole, which facilitates its further advance westward.

🟠 Russian air and missile firepower obliterated Ukrainian fuel depots and energy infrastructure supporting the Kiev regime’s forces

🟠 Air defense superiority: 11 HIMARS rockets and 155 UAVs were shot down by Russian air defense systems over the past 24 hours

🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,235 troops killed or wounded

Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🇷🇺 🇮🇷 Russia, Iran to work on new nuclear plants - Energy Minister

A working group of Russia and Iran will draft proposals for the construction of new nuclear power plants in Iran within three months, Russian Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilev said.

🗣 "We are continuing the construction of the second and third units of the [Bushehr] nuclear power plant, and now we are additionally discussing options for the construction of high-power and low-power units. To do this, we have set up a joint working group, which should bring its proposals to us for approval in three months," Tsivilev said during the meeting of the Russian-Iranian intergovernmental commission.

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🚨 Ukraine intensifies terrorist attacks against Russian civilians ahead of Geneva talks - MFA

Russian delegation in Geneva has clear instructions to act within the Anchorage guidelines, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.

The results of the Geneva talks will be announced by authorized officials, she added.

Key statements:

🟠 UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with his position on “respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity,” is hindering the settlement process and should keep his personal views to himself while in office

🟠 The EU sees Ukraine’s lack of readiness for membership, regardless of how European bureaucrats try to conceal it

🟠 Russia is working on its position regarding the invitation to join the Board of Peace on Gaza, including consultations with Middle Eastern partners

🟠 Russia remains ready to facilitate negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue

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📑🌍 The Board of Peace summit: who is showing up

The Board of Peace summit is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on February 19 and will be hosted by US President Donald Trump.

🇭🇺 Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orban will represent the country. Hungary is a founding member of the Board of Peace.

🇵🇱 Poland
Observer: Marcin Przydacz, Head of the International Policy Bureau of the Chancellery of the President of Poland

🇮🇹 Italy
Observer: Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani

🇬🇷 Greece
Observer: Haris Theoharis, Deputy Foreign Minister

🇷🇴 Romania
President Nicușor Dan — observer format

🇨🇾 Cyprus
Expected to be represented by President Nikos Christodoulides (observer)

🇨🇿 Czech Republic
Observer: Foreign Minister Petr Macinka

🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Ivan Naydenov, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs — participant without voting rights

🇪🇺 European Commission
Observer: Dubravka Suica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean

Not Attending (official refusals):

🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇳🇴 Norway
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇫🇷 France
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇻🇦 Vatican
🇦🇹 Austria
🇩🇪 Germany
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇫🇮 Finland

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🇨🇺🇺🇸 New US practices breach int'l law and threaten sovereignty - Cuban foreign minister

💬 "The United States and its government are engaging in new practices of theft, interference, violation of international law, and disregard for the UN, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

The US poses a threat to the world order, the principles of UN multilateralism and international and regional sovereignty of all countries without exception, Rodriguez added.

Other statements:

🟠 Cuba will continue to decisively move forward in defending its independence and sovereignty, will always be ready for respectful dialogue on equal terms with any country

🟠 Cuba is committed to the fulfillment of agreements with Russia despite the existing challenges

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🔊 Zelensky's corruption is just tip of the iceberg involving Western establishment – Ukrainian politician

An international probe into Zelensky could reveal he’s just one link in a sprawling corruption chain, according to Volodymyr Oleynyk, a Ukrainian politician and former MP of the Verkhovna Rada.

💬 "Most Western leaders are entangled in Ukrainian corruption schemes," Oleynyk tells Sputnik. "All of this looks like a large-scale conspiracy by globalists who are using the conflict to achieve two goals: an attempt to destroy Russia and to reap colossal profits from the blood of taxpayers."

How does the corruption machine work?

🟠 Inside Ukraine, so-called “brigadiers” oversee key sectors: energy, defense, and construction. Previously, all financial flows ran through Andriy Yermak, then head of the presidential office

🟠 A portion of the funds sent to Ukraine is written off as military expenses, destroyed property, or inflated purchases, then flows back to Western backers via cryptocurrency and offshore accounts

🟠 In October 2025, former USAID head Samantha Power claimed Ukraine had been receiving $1.5 billion in cash per month since 2022. According to Oleynyk, such massive cash inflows have fueled unprecedented embezzlement

🟠 Today’s activity by corruption watchdog NABU isn’t about fighting corruption — it’s part of a US-driven scheme to pressure Zelensky and his team, the pundit says

Which Western leaders might have a hand in it?

🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron could be involved, as he does not demand accountability for how his taxpayers’ money is spent by Ukraine, according to Oleynyk

🇪🇺 The top EU leadership, led by Ursula von der Leyen — whose image has already been tarnished by Pfizergate — flaunts loyalty to Zelensky for self-serving reasons

🇺🇸 Former US President Joe Biden green-lit massive cash flows to Ukraine, and his family’s ties to the corrupt Ukrainian elite are well known

💬 "It would be easier to name the few who are not involved — Viktor Orban, Robert Fico, and [Czech Republic PM] Andrej Babis," the pundit concludes.

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🚨💰 Bye, SWIFT?

BRICS is building its own cross-border payment system—and it’s designed to handle up to 20,000 transactions per second.

👉 The goal? Full-scale settlements in national currencies and the integration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) by the 2026 summit in New Delhi.

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, and the UAE are leading the charge.

❗️ This move is the next phase of payment interoperability that kicked off in 2025—and it’s accelerating against the backdrop of record-breaking de-dollarization.

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🔥 🇷🇺 🇮🇷 Russian & Iranian navies hold maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman

Iran’s fleet is joined by the Russian corvette Stoiky, whose crew took part in joint ceremonial events in the port of Bandar Abbas.

The sailors from both sides synchronize their actions to ensure safe navigation.

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🚨🇷🇺 ‘Foreign mercs not covered by Geneva Convention’: Zakharova reacts to report about Dutch pilots fighting for Ukraine

The Netherlands is being increasingly drawn into direct conflict with Russia by sending mercenaries who fly F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.

💬 "This is a clear example of Dutch pragmatism — there is no need to pay for the disposal of old aircraft, and at the same time, they can save on pension and social benefit payments to their veterans," she said.

Foreign mercenaries are not covered by the Geneva Convention on humane treatment of non-combatants, she recalls in this regard.

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Neuralink who? 🇨🇳 China’s NeuroXess is dominating the brain game

The next-gen neurotechnology race just got a new leader — NeuroXess is churning out brain-computer interfaces that challenge Musk’s Neuralink

See how they’re doing it 👆

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🚨 Talks on Ukraine settlement in Geneva were difficult - Kremlin

🟠 The Russian delegation will brief President Putin on the outcome of the talks as soon as possible, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said

🟠 There is no information yet about the location of next round of Ukraine talks

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🇷🇺🇨🇺 Putin welcomes Cuba’s foreign minister in the Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin also is taking part in the meeting.

The sides would discuss “the difficult situation surrounding the island,” signaling a focus on economic pressure on Cuba and broader regional developments, the Kremlin previously said.

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📹LIVE NOW: Putin holds talks with Cuban foreign minister

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🚨🇷🇺🇨🇺 Sanctions against Cuba are 'completely unacceptable' - Putin

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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 'Iran would be very wise to make a deal with President Trump' - White House

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🤝 Lavrov: Russia enjoys solid relations with Arab states

The format of Russia’s relationship with the Arab world helps develop "coordinated approaches" to regional and global issues, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Al Arabiya.

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