Russia and Bolivia to trade in national currencies – envoy

The agreement will make it easier for both countries to conduct business, the Russian ambassador says

Moscow and La Paz have agreed to start trading in their national currencies, Russia’s ambassador to Bolivia, Mikhail Ledenev, told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
Bolivia has shown interest in strengthening its energy cooperation with Russia in recent years, including in mining projects, as well as in trade. 

“With the participation of the embassy, interbank cooperation is actively developing,” Ledenev stated. “Last year, a number of video conferences were held between the leadership of the central banks of both countries. And as a result, direct correspondent accounts in rubles and Bolivianos were opened between Gazprombank and the largest Bolivian state-owned bank, Union,” the diplomat noted.

“This is important because financial transactions can now be carried out directly, in national currencies. This already facilitates the work of Russian companies in the market,” he explained.

Bolivia, which has vast reserves of lithium – a mineral that is vital to electric batteries and has therefore been dubbed ‘the new oil’ by some – has been negotiating with foreign mining companies, including Russian firms. The country plans to become a supplier of electric batteries to the global market.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦The Armed Forces of Ukraine admit a possible "tactical retreat" in Artyomovsk.

Representative of the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Cherevaty

"Tactical retreats are possible in different situations, primarily to preserve personnel, in order to improve their tactical position and more effectively conduct a defense operation in order to level the line of defense," Cherevaty said.

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NATO arrogantly rejected Russian security guarantees

Lavrov :
"We did our best to reduce tensions and find mutually respectful agreements on the basis of equal rights. It was for this purpose that President Putin put forward initiatives in December 2021 to draw up legally binding security guarantees with the west. As you know, they were arrogantly rejected by Washington and the North Atlantic bloc. Our legitimate concerns were not even worth discussing. All of these circumstances left us with no choice when, a year ago, on the orders of the Zelensky regime, the Ukrainian armed forces, led by the National Battalions, moved to a steely suppression of the Donbass by increasing the bombing of populated areas several times over. In response to LDPR's official appeal, we recognized their independence and came to their aid in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, launching a special military operation "

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Polish General Kraszewski about SMO in Ukraine :
1. the advance of Russian forces is accelerating;
2. Russians learn quickly;
3. Ukraine, of course, will not receive a quantitative advantage;
4. The "Iron Dome" was useful to the APU, but it will only remain a fantasy of the Ze office.

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Meanwhile, the Iranian Il-76TD (EP-PUS) continues to actively carry something to Moscow from Tehran.

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The work of shock quadrocopters of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps on enemy manpower.

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'We are for peace': Latin America rejects requests to send weapons to Ukraine

The reluctance of Latin America to supply weapons to Ukraine contrasts sharply with the position of European countries that supply Kyiv with weapons.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for agreeing to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine, saying that Berlin was forced to do so against the wishes of most Germans "because of pressure from the German media."

"Even if they end up in Colombia as scrap metal, we will not hand over weapons to be taken to Ukraine to continue the war," said Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia.

" Brazil is not interested in transferring munitions for use in the war between Ukraine and Russia," said President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Argentina took a similar position. "Argentina is not going to cooperate with the war," a spokesman for the country's defense ministry said. "We shouldn't 'cooperate' by sending weapons to the conflict in Europe."

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The U.S. is prioritizing helping the Ukrainians tweak the way they fight, relying less on artillery barrages and more on how the troops maneuver on the battlefield, as concerns mount over Western nations’ ability to replenish ammunition stocks.🤣

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, speaking to reporters after a meeting in Brussels with other NATO leaders, alluded to the growing concerns in Washington and elsewhere over stockpiles. He said Ukraine has “used a lot of artillery ammunition. We’re going to do everything we can, working with our international partners to ensure that we give them as much ammunition as quickly as possible.”

— Politico
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In the Kupyansk direction, our troops are shelling enemy strongholds from artillery and tanks. Artillery strikes by the Russian Armed Forces are also carried out across the Oskol River. Over the past few days, the Russian Armed Forces have intensified their artillery strikes against enemy positions in the areas of the settlements indicated in the diagram. Problems with communications, electricity and water supply are noted.

From the Kupyansky district they report that there is a mass distribution of subpoenas. Including people over 60 and drug addicts. The enemy has stepped up tough counterintelligence measures. Phones, browser and messenger histories are checked.

Heavy fighting continues in Marinka as well. In the Ugledar direction, as the front-line soldiers write, the situation is "tensely calm." The enemy mined the area in three rows. Our troops are working TOS "Solntsepyok" on enemy positions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting a counter-battery fight.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strengthen their positions in the Kharkiv direction. Units of foreign mercenaries are attached to enemy units.

-Two majors

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Switzerland confirms that there are no legal grounds for the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine.

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This morning, air defense crews intercepted an AGM-88 HARM missile launched from Krasnoarmeysk in the direction of the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka. The moment of destruction of the object was caught on the camera of the video recorder.

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The wreckage of the AGM-88 HARM missile shot down this morning over Makiivka.

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🇺🇳 Russia is preparing a special meeting of the UN Security Council on the topic of explosions at Nord Stream — Lavrov

"We turned to the UN, we raised this issue there, we are preparing a special meeting of the Security Council, and we will demand to find some form of investigation. However, the Secretary General has already said through his spokesman that the UN has no authority and no mandate to carry out such investigations. With all due respect, we do not agree with this position because when suddenly there was information in Idlib, Syria, which is not under government control, that there had been some activities in this non-government-controlled territory that could have involved the government and caused damage to the population, the Secretary General did not ask anyone. And without even the journalists requesting an inquiry or asking if he was going to investigate there, he announced that he had set up a team of investigators. The commission went, it came back, and it presented very ambiguous conclusions, " Lavrov said.

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🇬🇧Wallace: UK will not send fighter jets to Ukraine any time soon

The U.K. will focus on ensuring Kyiv can defend itself in the long run rather than sending fighter jets to Ukraine, U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told BBC on Feb. 15, citing practical issues.

Wallace said that if the British government were to give fighter jets, it would also have to provide about 200 Royal Air Force Personnel.

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NATO countries agreed to intensify support for the defense potential of Georgia and Moldova, said NATO Secretary General

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