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Arctic climate hampers US missile silo plans on Greenland – expert

“Greenland is located in the Arctic zone. The Americans already tried to build a military base there for launching ballistic missiles back in the 1970s… but concluded Greenland cannot ensure reliable operation of silos designed to launch ballistic missiles due to climatic and other conditions,” Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov tells Sputnik.

💬“The climate conditions in Greenland are very harsh, which is why so-called Arctic technologies are needed,” Leonkov sums up.

President Donald Trump reportedly earlier agreed on further talks between the US, Denmark, and Greenland on updating a 1951 agreement that governs the American military presence on the island. According to Trump, the new deal would essentially bring "total access" to Greenland for the US.

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😅Diplomatic seating mix-up

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Moscow.

As the diplomats entered the room for a press statement, Swiss Foreign Minister Cassis accidentally headed for the wrong side of the table.

Lavrov, always the professional, simply said: "No flex."

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😅Diplomatic seating mix-up Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioğlu and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Moscow. As the diplomats entered the room for a press statement, Swiss Foreign Minister Cassis…

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🚨OSCE faces real threat of self-destruction – Lavrov

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is in crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Friday, saying it faces a "real threat of self-destruction."

Lavrov was speaking at talks in Moscow with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, and OSCE Secretary-General Feridun Sinirlioglu.

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End of New START could open door to renewed US–Russia dialogue – expert

New START’s expiration “could have a positive effect in the sense that it might push both parties toward negotiations—at least outwardly,” Italian expert Domenico Leggiero tells Sputnik.

He points out that “the Russian leadership is demonstrating a readiness for political dialogue with the United States,” as both sides recognize that “the global system is shifting toward multipolarity.”

👉 Read more about the New START Treaty HERE

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🚨Russia calls Abu Dhabi talks 'constructive & challenging work'

Key statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

💬 Work on trilateral talks in the UAE will continue

💬 New START treaty was discussed at the Abu Dhabi talks

💬 President Vladimir Putin has no plans to contact the OSCE chairman currently visiting Moscow

💬 Russia welcomes US–Iran negotiations in Oman, hopes they are productive and lead to de-escalation

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD WEEKLY UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️ POPOVKA IN THE SUMY REGION LIBERATED

📍 The liberation of the hamlet of Popovka expands the buffer zone in the region.

◻️ The Russian military liberated 8 settlements in the special military operation zone

◻️ Russian forces launched one massive strike and 5 group strikes, hammering Ukrainian military-industrial and energy facilities

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Air defense superiority: 63 HIMARS projectiles, 4 long-range Neptune missiles and 1,080 drones shot down

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Ukrainian losses: around 5,355 troops killed or wounded

Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🇺🇸🇮🇷🇴🇲US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman: First round details

Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi held separate preliminary meetings with both delegations to lay the basis for the talks:

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Iranian Delegation: led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

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US Delegation: led by Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

The focus was on creating conditions for resuming full diplomatic and technical negotiations.

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🔶 In the initial meeting, Araghchi gave Oman Tehran's plan for ending the stand-off with the US and moving the talks forward.

🔶 Al Busaidi passed the plan to the US side.

🔶With US agreement, the parties began a second round of direct talks scheduled for 13:30 Muscat time (9:30 GMT).

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🚨OSCE faces real threat of self-destruction – Lavrov The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is in crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Friday, saying it faces a "real threat of self-destruction." Lavrov was speaking…

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🚨🇷🇺FM Lavrov on Russia’s stance after the expiry of the New START Treaty

Russia is prepared for any potential developments, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Key statements by Lavrov:

🔶 Once the New START Treaty ceased to operate, a vacuum emerged

🔶 Russia will defend the principle of indivisible security in dialogues with the US

🔶 Russia prefers dialogue and will wait for the US to be ready to engage on strategic stability

🔶 Russia is waiting for the US to clarify its position on key aspects of strategic stability

Read more about the New START Treaty HERE

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🇷🇺FM Lavrov on OSCE: "We discussed how the organization can avoid losing itself. Informed colleagues about Putin's initiative to create a unified and indivisible security architecture in Eurasia."

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🚨 Assassination attempt on Russian general in Moscow An unknown individual shot at Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev inside a Moscow residential building on February 6, Russia's Investigative Committee reported. A criminal case has been initiated on charges…

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🚨Lavrov on the attempted assassination of General-Lieutenant Vladimir Alexeyev:

💬"Zelensky's regime is willing to do anything to convince its Western sponsors to stay aligned in undermining US support for fair peace negotiations."

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🇷🇺Lavrov on energy ceasefire: Russia strikes only military or dual-purpose targets in Ukraine

Russian forces, in compliance with international humanitarian law, are only targeting objects in Ukraine that have dual or purely military purposes, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

💬"We have repeatedly warned that we act cautiously as long as the enemy respects basic rules of international humanitarian law. And we continue to follow these rules, attacking only those objects that have dual purposes or are purely military," Lavrov said following talks with OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, and OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu.

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🚨 THROWBACK: BBC's Bucha hoax – 'massacre' manufactured by outlet 📍 As was the case with Donald Trump’s January 6 speech, the BBC also "edited" and, in fact, fabricated the story about Bucha, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized.…

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🚨Lavrov: MSM now cover Epstein files, but remain silent on the Bucha hoax

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🚨 An explosion occurred near a Shia mosque in Islamabad

At least 10 people were killed, and 80 others were injured. This was reported by the media citing the Pakistani police.

The explosion took place during Friday prayers. Preliminary reports from Times of Islamabad indicate that the explosion at the entrance to the mosque was carried out by a suicide bomber.

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🇷🇺Lavrov on security guarantees for Ukraine

❗️The security guarantees Ukraine proposed in 2022 required consensus from all guarantors—including Russia and China—on any military deployments or exercises in Ukraine. What NATO is planning now is an intervention, the exact opposite.

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Key statements by Russian FM Lavrov following talks with Swiss FM and OSCE head:

💬 Assassination attempt on General Vladimir Alexeyev demonstrates that Ukraine is ready for constant provocations aimed at derailing the negotiation process

💬 With OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu and Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, actions that could help preserve the organization's relevance were discussed

💬 Swiss FM and the current OSCE head desire to overcome the crisis within the organization

💬 Russia is ready to discuss security issues with the US within the framework of strategic stability

💬 After the expiration of New START, Russia is ready for any development of events; the treaty’s end will create a vacuum

💬 In dialogue with the United States, Russia will uphold the principle of indivisible security

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