Russia needs to be prepared for NATO to use all of its weapons, except nuclear weapons, in the conflict in Ukraine, says historian Kohlerov.

The former head of the department for interregional and cultural relations with foreign countries in the presidential administration of Russia is sure that the reserves of Western countries are running out, but Russia also needs to honestly check all its weapons systems:

"This war is a reason for us to check everything." And not to panic if suddenly we have the wrong kid with something. All right, he'll learn; he'll get it next time. It's inevitable. The full non-nuclear involvement of the entire NATO military potential in the war in Ukraine is inevitable...(a full non nuclear war with NATO is inevitable) The cardboard elephant turned out to be cardboard, and they have nothing but nuclear weapons and advanced missile systems.

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The Ukrainian Embassy in Serbia accuses a Serbian newspaper of supporting "Russian aggression."

The Embassy of Ukraine in Belgrade was not pleased with the leading Serbian newspaper Politika, which was accused of "open support of the Russian aggression against Ukraine." The reason was an interview with the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, which was published today.

At the same time, the day before, "Politika" also published an interview with the Ambassador of Ukraine in Belgrade, Vladimir Tolkach.

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Despite the fact that EU gas prices continue to fall, European countries have already suffered enormous losses as they struggle with the energy crisis — Reuters

European countries have already spent a total of about 800 billion euros on subsidizing households and businesses because of the increase in gas prices that began in the fall of 2021, and Germany was the most "affected" financially.

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Denmark handed over all its Caesar self-propelled guns to Kiev, according to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Quantity not specified

In January, Copenhagen announced that they were ready to hand over at least 19 Caesars ordered from France.

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American officials are putting pressure on Ukraine, pushing it to be more active on the battlefield, writes The Washington Post with reference to officials.

Washington believes that the Western aid provided to Kiev is enough to change the course of events, but in the future it will be difficult to get the same volumes of supplies from Congress, so they need to act now.

Maria Zakharova commented on media reports regarding Washington's increasing pressure on Kiev on the issue of fighting.

"This is what is called "the war of the West against Russia to the last Ukrainian." American neoliberals have destroyed Ukraine and are exterminating the Ukrainian people. American hegemonic ambitions lead to colossal sacrifices," Maria @MariaVladimirovnaZakharova Zakharova responded to the article.

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💥 Direct hit with artillery 💥

Artillery of the DPR OBTF "Kaskad" disposes another batch of Ukrainian militants near Ugledar

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Air strike alert declared all over 404

Update: Russian aircraft in the sky over Belarus.

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Japan expressed serious concern and the unacceptability of the threat of the use of nuclear weapons by Russia.

This was stated by the Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister, Takeo Mori. He added that it is now important to strongly support Ukraine, and it is also necessary to continue to impose tough sanctions against Russia.

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The latest bulletin of British intelligence recognizes the successes of the Wagner PMC in the Bakhmut region and the advance of Russian troops in the Svatovo-Kremennaya region in order to deprive the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the territorial acquisitions of the autumn.

In general, it is concluded that the Russian troops were ordered to attack in several directions, but they have not yet been able to muster the necessary force in each of the directions to achieve decisive success.

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Situation near Artemovsk, February 14, 2023

After the loss of Krasnaya Gora, whose loss is still being denied by the AFU, although supporting evidence from the Wagner PMC has already been provided, the situation for the AFU garrison in Paraskovievka has become sharply complicated.The fighting is already going on in the village itself; the roads are being constantly shot through, and the Slavyansk-Artemovsk highway is not only under fire control but actually cut off. At the same time, the units of Wagner PMC have already gained a foothold in the northern districts of the city. There are also battles in the area of Berkhovka. There is an obvious desire to approach the highway through Khromovo and take it under fire control in order to complete the operational encirclement of Artemovsk.

To the south of Bakhmut, there are battles at Krasnoe, Stupochki, and in the direction of Chasov Yar. Fighting also continues in the southern and southeastern districts of the city, and there has been some progress. 

The AFU has not yet demonstrated a desire to leave Bakhmut, although the headquarters and rear units have been withdrawn or are being withdrawn, and volunteers have been banned from coming to Artemovsk, just as they did during the battles for Lysychansk and Soledar.

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Ukraine is gradually becoming the property of Western countries.

Having sold off virtually all significant state-owned enterprises to the West, the Ukrainian government is not going to stop.The British newspaper The Telegraph reported that executives of the British defense industry visited Kiev to discuss the terms of the purchase of some of Ukraine's major defense enterprises.

Negotiations are currently under way to sell the Lviv armored plant and the Lviv automobile repair plant.
In addition, defense companies from other European countries are also negotiating with Ukraine. Armin Papperger, CEO of German Rheinmetall, said that the concern plans to buy the Kharkiv armored plant. According to Ed Arnold, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute think tank and a former British NATO army officer, the British oligarchs do not want to lose this competition with French and German companies and seek to put their country "at the beginning of the line."

It is noteworthy that the issue of the purchase of Ukrainian defense companies by Western countries began to be publicly discussed after Volodymyr Zelenski's visit to London and Paris last week. There, the Ukrainian president was most likely made to understand that a large number of Western weapons must be paid for after all.

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⚡NATO develops plans in case bloc countries engage in several conflicts at once — Bloomberg

In November, Stoltenberg said defense investment would be an important topic at the Vilnius summit, adding that "2 percent of GDP for defense should be seen as a floor, not a ceiling."

While allies generally agree that they need to spend more, one of the main outstanding issues will be how quickly they should do so, according to a senior European diplomat, who added that there is also a desire for much of this spending to be invested in capabilities rather than in pensions or other intangible expenses. Allies also set a goal in 2014 to spend at least 20 percent of their annual defense spending on new equipment and research.

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Russia to reroute oil exports to ‘friendly’ states – Russian government official

Energy supplies will not go to countries that support price caps

Russia intends to shift the exports of its oil and petroleum products to ‘friendly’ countries this year, increasing their share in total supplies shipped abroad to 75-80%, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak has revealed.

“As for supplies to states that maintain illegitimate price restrictions, our position here is widely known and remains unchanged: such countries will not receive Russian oil,” Novak wrote in an article for the magazine Energy Policy on Monday.

He noted that oil production in Russia amounted to 535.2 million tons in 2022, which is 2% more than in the previous year. Oil exports increased by 7.6%, to 242 million tons, Novak wrote.

The deputy PM also noted that last year, in order to reorient Russian oil supply to friendly countries, a project was implemented to increase transportation via the major eastern port of Kozmino. As a result, deliveries to the countries in the Asia-Pacific region rose to 42 million tons per year.

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