❗️The Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station, through which oil is transported to the US market, was significantly damaged in yesterday's Ukrainian drone attack said Russian oil company Transneft which runs the pipeline.

Seven UAVs were used in the strike, armed with explosives and metal shrapnel designed to increase the destructive impact.

The damage will take approximately one-and-a-half to two months to repair, potentially leading to a reduction in oil transit from Kazakhstan by around 30%.

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⏰60 minutes to decide: Zelensky faces US pressure over resources

The US gave Volodymyr Zelensky ONE HOUR to consider an agreement that would transfer Ukraine's mineral resources to the US, according to The Economist.

Last week, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent visited Kiev and handed Zelensky a financial agreement that the Ukrainian president reportedly refused to sign. Additionally, Zelensky declined US Vice President JD Vance’s proposal to grant the US access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. Zelensky had hoped to discuss financial support with Bessent, but instead, he was unexpectedly presented with a memorandum.

On February 3, President Donald Trump stated that the US expects guarantees from Ukraine for rare earth metal supplies in exchange for financial and military assistance. The following day, The Financial Times reported that Zelensky had considered giving the US access to these resources, while also expressing readiness to allow US investment in Ukrainian mining.

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🔍Weather control powers? NBC bizarrely BLAMES TRUMP for Canadian plane crash

NBC’s Tom Costello claimed that the Delta plane could have flipped and crash-landed upside down at Toronto's airport on Monday due to FAA staffing cuts made by Donald Trump.

Although the pundit later contradicted his own statement, a flood of comments on X wasn’t quick to let him off the hook.

Tongue-in-cheek speculations ranged from Trump’s ability to flip planes to even... controlling the weather.

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📹UAE president sizes up Russian T-90MS tank at IDEX-2025

Uralvagonzavod’s advanced tank was unveiled for the first time at the prestigious exhibition in Abu Dhabi, with the esteemed Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan personally observing its capabilities.

This tank has been forged in the crucible of true combat and stands in stark contrast to the version Russia displayed at IDEX-2015.

This latest iteration boasts significant upgrades across all systems, including enhanced multi-layered protection against RPGs, anti-tank guided missiles, and today’s ever-present FPV drones. This model also features state-of-the-art fire control systems, optics, interfaces, and a broad range of munitions.

The T-90MS was presented outfitted with anti-drone netting.


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💸Biggest losses suffered by US companies that left Russia

Russian negotiators have provided their US counterparts a chart detailing some $324 bln in losses suffered by US corporations that quit the Russian market.

🔍Biggest losers:

🟠$123 bln in IT and media
🟠$94 bln in the consumer goods sector
🟠$71 bln in finance
🟠$26 bln in industry
🟠$10 bln in energy

🔍Who lost what?

🟠Exxon suffered a $4 bln write down on its Russia-related businesses
🟠McDonald’s recorded a $1.4 bln non-cash write off in 2022 attributed to its Russia exit
🟠General Motors lost $657 mln
🟠Google’s Russian subsidiary declared bankruptcy in 2023 with debts totaling $587 mln. A Russian court has fined the company $2.5 decillion for restricting Russian media channels on YouTube
🟠Whirlpool recorded $400 mln in Russia losses
🟠Coca-Cola lost $195.4 mln
🟠Disney reported $195 mln in losses from “depreciation of intangible assets” in Russia in 2022
🟠IBM recorded $300 mln in losses in 2022, blaming Russia and inflation for 3,900 slashed jobs
🟠Starbucks suffered undisclosed losses after closing its 130 Russian coffee shops, accounting for nearly 1% of global sales
🟠Microsoft lost $126 mln
🟠Ford took a $122 mln hit
🟠Nvidia lost $100 mln
🟠Apple recorded $79.3 mln in losses
🟠Xerox faced $80 mln in losses in Q4 2023
🟠Adobe reported $75 mln from lost payments in Russia and Belarus
🟠Netflix cut off 700,000 Russian subscribers (about $55.1 mln in potential losses, although some Russians switched their accounts to other regions)
🟠John Deere halted production at a 100,000 sq. m facility it had pumped over $40 mln into from 2005-2022. Caterpillar, which left in 2024, saw Russia earnings fall from $64.5 mln in 2021 to $2.3 mln in 2023
🟠Visa and Mastercard recorded $35 and $30 mln in losses, respectively in 2022
🟠HP wrote off $23 mln
🟠Cisco went $20.3 mln into the red
🟠Oracle lost $13.7 mln
🟠Western Union reported a 2% hit to 2022 revenues due to loss of the Russian and Belarusian markets

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Oreshnik ignites FIRESTORM OF INTEREST - chief of Russia’s top military exporter

Russia’s hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile has attracted massive interest at the Abu Dhabi-hosted IDEX 2025, but the top priority is ensuring Russia's sovereignty and security, said Aleksandr Mikheyev, director of Rosoboronexport.

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❗️The Russia-US talks in Saudi Arabia were positive, said Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

He emphasized that Russia and the US, as two great powers, cannot avoid communication with each other.

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❗️Russian and US delegations had a productive discussion, Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushakov said, adding they held serious talks on various issues.

Both Moscow and Washington are committed to advancing bilateral relations. However, a meeting between Putin and Trump next week seems unlikely, as specific dates are still uncertain.

Separate negotiation teams from both sides will begin discussions on Ukraine in due time, Ushakov added.

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❗️The Russian-American talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, lasted for 4.5 hours.

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❓A bit too soon?

Bloomberg jumped to conclusions when predicting a Putin-Trump meeting “as early as next week.”

Holding the meeting so soon, in fact, “SEEMS UNLIKELY,” as specific dates are still uncertain, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.

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