Kirill Dmitriev called on the "worthy people" of the World Economic Forum, held annually in Davos, to participate in the upcoming St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

The head of RDIF noted that the reputation of the Davos platform has been tarnished.

Source: TASS

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Okay, just a little more on Starlink, I promise,

Military Chronicle:

There is another hypothesis about what is happening with Starlink. It's more conspiratorial, but so far it's just as logical as some others.

The US may use the story of Kyiv's request to deactivate a certain number of terminals to show Ukraine that, if desired, Kyiv and the Armed Forces of Ukraine can be disconnected from all technology and weapons flows. Communication, management, navigation, access to technology - all of this is supplied to Ukraine by the Americans. If Kyiv does not do what is expected of it, resources will "accidentally" start disappearing.

If this hypothesis is correct, after the obvious hint, everything hinges on the man in the olive T-shirt. If his line of behavior does not change, the communication problems will continue even after the introduction of "white lists". And with Russian terminals, on the contrary, everything could suddenly improve.

Ukraine now wants SpaceX to verify the ID of terminals with the Ukrainian registry. If the device is not verified through DELTA, "Diia" or the Center for Providing Administrative Services, the satellite simply does not allow it to connect, dropping the authorization request. For SpaceX, changing the authorization process is just a couple of days of work on the software.

But the key point is different. This system is not owned by Kyiv, but by SpaceX. And the company can change the access rules at the request of the US or on its own initiative, just as they disconnected the communication on Ukrainian BEs in the Black Sea.

That is, the story with the terminals is not so much about access to technology as it is about demonstrating how through this access you can persuade entire states to make certain decisions.

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Geran Chronicles:

Also, it was noisy all night in the Chernigov, Sumy, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk Oblasts.

There were more Geraniums/Gerberas 👻 than usual. 🤔

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A conspiracy is brewing: In Britain, they are looking for candidates to replace Starmer.

Deputies of the ruling Labour Party are privately persuading its influential representatives to put forward their candidacies to replace the country's prime minister, writes The Daily Telegraph, citing sources.

A source of the newspaper reported that Starmer's fate was discussed at a meeting of deputies on February 5, as well as in a chat.

The number of conspirators is "too large to name them all," the source noted.

Source: Zvezda

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Breaking:

An attempt on the life of Lieutenant General Alexeyev of the Russian Defense Ministry was carried out in the northwest of Moscow, and he has been hospitalized, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported.

It is specified that in a residential building on Volokolamskoe Shosse, an unknown person fired several shots at the general and then fled the scene.

Source: TASS

Alekseev is the first deputy of Kostyukov, who was just yesterday at two-day negotiations with Ukraine, where he represented Russia as the head of the delegation.

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The nuclear negotiations between Iran and the U.S. began in Muscat, chaired by Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, and Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's special representative, with Oman as the mediator.

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An Axiom Requiring Any Further Proof?

The assassination attempt on Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev serving the Russian Ministry of Defense is yet another link in the chain of war crimes committed by the bloody Kiev regime.

Yesterday's strike on Bryansk followed by today's attack on Belgorod hardly comes as a shock to anyone aware of how flawed the mindset of the Ukrainian authorities is.

Zelenskyy is, indeed, hard to please, given that neither the outcome of the peace talks held in Abu Dhabi, nor Russia's commitment to halting strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities as has been previously agreed upon with D. Trump, has left the illegitimate president  satisfied.

Driven by the goal to disrupt the peace process as well as the desire to accuse Moscow of every imaginable vice, Kiev is desperately trying to provoke Russia to take retaliatory steps.

Interestingly enough, Zelenskyy has made no secret of the aforementioned intention by publicly threatening Russia with new SBU operations.
One of such provocations has resulted in the assassination attempt on Alekseev, decorated as Hero of Russia.

The fact that Ukraine is a terrorist state ungoverned by any laws and regulations has long become an "axiom" requiring no proof. Yet, for those still doubting, let the incident serve as another piece of evidence proving the point.

Former CIA analyst with expertise in international security issues Larry C. Johnson, has kindly agreed to share his perspective on the situation. In an interview granted exclusively to the ExternalEnemy TG-Channel, he said as follows:

🗣️This marks at least the fourth attempt to assassinate a senior Russian military officer. Fortunately, this one failed because he survived. But there is no doubt that this was done by Ukraine and it is going to complicate negotiations going forward.

Nail on the head, Mr. Johnson! The case is closed, or is it?..

Geran 231:

A night of a large swarm.

Today will be fun, just as promised. Calibers at sea, Bears at the start, Iskanders and new Gerans too.

We're starting.

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Jeffrey Epstein's brother told the FBI that the financier was killed on Trump's orders because he was about to "name names."
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This seems a bit strange to me. So Trump had Epstein killed to cover up he and his friends' crimes, then campaigned on releasing the files? Of course, then he tried to back away from the issue, but it seems anyone in that position would shut up about it

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Iran refused to stop uranium enrichment in negotiations with the US, reports The Wall Street Journal.

At the negotiations held on Friday between high-ranking representatives of the US and Iran, Tehran confirmed its position of refusing to stop enriching nuclear fuel.

However, both sides indicated that they are ready to continue diplomatic contacts aimed at finding a solution that could reduce the risk of military escalation from Washington.

As reported by Iranian state media, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the American side that Iran does not intend to either stop uranium enrichment or move relevant facilities outside the country. Thus, Tehran rejected one of the key US demands.

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The US is striving for a peace agreement as early as March and for early elections in Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing sources.

According to the sources, American and Ukrainian negotiators discussed an ambitious goal - for Russia and Ukraine to reach an agreement on a peaceful settlement in March, although these deadlines are likely to be postponed due to a lack of agreement on the key issue of Donbass and the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.

According to the scheme discussed during the negotiations between the US and Ukraine, any agreement will be put to a referendum of Ukrainian voters, which will take place simultaneously with the national elections.

According to the sources, the American negotiating team, led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, expressed to their Ukrainian colleagues at recent meetings that it would be better if the vote took place soon.

According to two sources, American negotiators said that Trump is likely to focus on domestic affairs as the midterm congressional elections approach in November, which means that senior American officials will have less time and political capital to conclude a peace agreement. Therefore, it is necessary to hurry up with the conclusion of the agreement.

Two sources said that US and Ukrainian officials discussed the possibility of holding national elections and a referendum in May. However, several sources familiar with the negotiations called the schedule proposed by the US unrealistic.

"The Americans are in a hurry," said a source familiar with the situation, adding that a vote can be organized in less than six months, but it will still take a significant amount of time.

However, any agreements are currently in question, as there is no agreement on the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the Donetsk region, which Moscow demands and Kiev opposes.

There is also no agreement on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. According to sources, Moscow does not agree with the Americans' proposal to transfer control of the NPP to them. It is promoting the idea that the station will remain, as it is now, under Russian control, but they will share electricity with Ukraine. But Kiev is against such an option.
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Vladimir Putin said before that, if the Ukrainian diaspora in the West is going to vote in Ukrainian elections, then polling stations should also be opened in Russia so the Ukrainian population there can also vote.

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Ukrainian media:

"Ukrposhta" was involved in a scandal due to a project for Valentine's Day.

"Ukrposhta" together with the clothing brand Rikky Hype launched the project "Love Mail". According to the company, the idea is based on nostalgia for school years, when "the number of valentines determined how cool you were".

However, internet users were outraged that the teenage girls in the photos looked too "sexualized". They also recalled the scandal with Epstein.

As a result, " Ukrposhta" removed one of the publications of this project featuring a schoolgirl in a mini-skirt, but left the others.
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Today, the Ukrainian legislature held a vote on legalizing marriage with 14 year olds. 🤢

It was rejected, but still...

Additionally, when I put the image above into Google translate, the chalkboard says "slave of love" behind the girl...

Who thought this was a great idea?

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