Trump's Assistant Senior Advisor and US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, escaped the meeting of the "coalition of the yearning and the distressed" almost after 20 minutes after it began, according to the statement from the Elysian Palace.

@bneeditor

#Ukraine cope 🤣

🇺🇦MFA Deputy at UN:

Russia is not winning. Russia doesn't have any strategic advances anywhere.

China response to the EU imbecile #KajaKallas:

“Lack of common sense on history”

Bloomberg correspondent Oliver Krook:

Zelensky will come to Moscow if Trump orders him.

#Germany wants fight Russia to the last Ukrainian 'peace' in #Ukraine

BILD:
Germany significantly increases military aid to Ukraine
Germany will once again significantly increase its military aid to Ukraine: "We have promised a significant increase, especially with regard to weapons systems and air defense," German government circles said on Thursday with a view to the Ukraine Supporters' Conference in Paris.
The German government also wants to support Kyiv's offensive capabilities, for example, by helping with the construction of Ukrainian long-range missiles. The aim is generally to support weapons production in Ukraine, "precision weapons such as cruise missiles and so on," said a person familiar with the commitments.
According to government sources, Germany's military support for Ukraine currently stands at €40 billion, making it the largest supporter in Europe.

FAFO moment

Trump is bitter but has no-one to blame but himself

NYT revealed:

The US Navy SEALs killed North Korean civilians during a failed covert operation in 2019

In 2019, U.S. Navy SEALs embarked on a clandestine mission to install a listening device inside North Korea, at a time when then-President Trump was engaged in landmark discussions with Kim Jong Un.

The operation was reportedly green-lit by Trump.

The mission went awry when the SEALs encountered civilians fishing or diving for shellfish at night. The Americans opened fire, resulting in the deaths of all aboard the fishing vessel.

A subsequent classified Pentagon review deemed the killings justified under the established rules of engagement.

Hindustan Times:

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UN General Assembly session in New York due to tensions in relations with the US.
External affairs minister S Jaishankar will represent India in place of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the session.

The US trade wars.

Texas Congressman Keith Self wants to unleash an economic war:

‘To sell their oil and gas, the US must punish those who buy Russian energy resources’.

- When President Biden was in power, he limited LNG supplies to Europe, so they had to buy Russian energy. Now Treasury Secretary Bessent is in Europe with other officials to ensure the supply of [American energy resources]. Can we do this quickly enough?


- We need to make sure we can. We produce more oil and fuel than anyone else in the world and must supply them with energy. But at the same time, sanctions must be imposed on countries buying Russian energy. Many European allies have abandoned Russian energy; the rest need to do the same. Now is the time to act to stop this.

Update

British police has already covered Banksy's mural

#KajaKallas is giving a speech on the Ukrainian conflict to almost empty chamber of the European parliament.
Only Von Der Leyen and very few members in attendance.
Speaks volumes!

#UrsulavonderLeyen turned the EU into her own empire.

But the rebellion against her rule is brewing...

French MEP Sarah Knafo:

“I wanted to tell you to your Face Madam Von der Leyen.
You have managed to disgust citizens with European Institutions. Europeans must know the truth.”

🖥️ Charlie Kirk calls Zelensky a “CIA puppet” who led his people to slaughter

Six months ago, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk blasted Ukraine’s president, stating on social media:

“Trump knows the truth about Zelensky. He is a CIA mutt who marched his people into a needless slaughter.”

He argued that the U.S. must restore diplomacy with Russia, implying that Zelensky's leadership had brought ruin to his nation.
Source: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/02/19/trump-knows-the-truth-about-zelensky-charlie-kirk


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🤡 Finnish President Stubb admitted that he spends more time with Zelensky than with his own wife.🤣

"I feel that over the past week I have spent more time with you than with my wife. The thing is, we spent a whole day in Denmark, and from there flew to Paris. Last week I spent a whole day in Paris, and then you must have missed me so much that you called me on the weekend and asked if I could come here a day earlier. And, of course, I did. My wife arrived a day before me, and today I spent five minutes with her and more than two hours with you. I really appreciate it."

#Georgia

#Ukraine #Zelensky terrorism.

Georgian 1tv.ge reports:

The State Security Service of Georgia detained two Ukrainians, confiscating 2.4 kilograms of hexogen from them.

The detainees received the explosives from SBU officers and were transporting them, according to one of them, to Russia.

They were transporting their cargo through Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.

According to Ukrainian XU_kraine account:

Ukrainian Deep State channel reports that Russian military have once again used underground communications for advancement — this time towards Kupyansk.

Previously, similar tactics were recorded in Avdiivka and near Sudzha.

According to the public source, the Russians have effectively created a "logistical artery": entrances to the tunnel are located near Pervyi Lyman, movement inside is facilitated by special carts and even electric scooters where height permits. The route to the vicinity of Kupyansk takes about four days, with rest areas and stockpiled provisions along the way. Thus, groups can reach Radkivka, then move into the controlled forest and disperse up to the railway in Kupyansk.

The authors suggest that officials will try to deny this information tomorrow, calling such groups "disorganized and small in number." However, as DS notes, positions used by Russian military have already appeared in Kupyansk itself.

Also:
https://news.1rj.ru/str/stranaua/210007

NATO 🤡 Rutte couldn't give a straight answer to the question of which country is behind the UAV incident in Poland:

On the one hand, I believe that the question of who is behind this is significant, but on the other hand, it is not that significant because it does not matter whether it was done intentionally. It was reckless in any case, these were Russian drones.

🇺🇦 DeepState:

⛽️ "Pipe 3.0" — the Russians cross the Oskil through the gas pipe and enter Kupyansk

🔄 Unfortunately, the enemy used the pipes for infiltration for the third time. The first time was in Avdiivka, the second near Sudzha. There was even a claim online that similar pipes are used to enter Pokrovsk, but in reality, the video was taken near Kupyansk.

🇷🇺 The Russians have built an entire logistical artery. The pipe entrances are located in the area of Lyman Pershyi. Specially designed wheeled beds and electric scooters (where height allows) are used for movement inside the pipe. The route to the outskirts of Kupyansk takes about 4 days, so special rest areas and food supplies have been made along the way.

🏹 Thus, organized enemy groups reach Radkivka without serious losses and then move south into the forest they control. After that, they disperse in Kupyansk and reach the railway.

✈️ Tomorrow some spokesperson will try to deny this, calling the groups disorganized and small, but in Kupyansk itself there are already positions for the takeoff of Russian pilots.

🏚 Problems are also caused by the lack of forced evacuation of local residents who are now in the same houses with the enemy, which prevents many strikes. In addition, locals share food with them...

🤷🏻‍♂️ It's a pity that the experience of Avdiivka and Sudzha was not taken into account. But once again, we want to believe that this "pipe" will finally serve as a lesson.

https://news.1rj.ru/str/DeepStateUA/22459

According to WaPo #Israel Mossad has drawn up plans to kill Hamas leaders in Doha but declined to execute it to preserve its ties with Qatari counterparts.

As a result, Netanyahu ordered air strikes, which failed.

When Israel announced Tuesday that it had launched a strike on senior Hamas leaders in Qatar, one security agency was notably missing from the official statements: the Mossad.
That’s because Israel’s external intelligence agency had declined to carry out a plan it had drawn up in recent weeks to use agents on the ground to assassinate Hamas leaders.