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Peskov on Telegram's slowdown:
There is a law that must be followed. Roskomnadzor is responsible for ensuring that companies providing services in this area comply with the relevant legislation. We know that contacts are being maintained with people from Telegram. But if there is no response, Roskomnadzor will take action, again, in accordance with our legislation.
[Communication at the front is maintained via Telegram]
I'm not an expert; these questions should be addressed to the Ministry of Defense. I don't think it's possible to imagine that frontline communications are being maintained via Telegram or any other messenger.
POOL N3
And yet, it's true – communication at the front is maintained via Telegram. It's strange that Putin's press secretary doesn't know this.
Lavrov reinforced his position on what happened after the meeting between Putin and Trump in Anchorage with another lengthy text. Lavrov's position is the same: the United States is not fulfilling these agreements.
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The situation surrounding the notorious "spirit of Anchorage" is painfully reminiscent of the late Perestroika era, when, in order to strengthen relations with the West, and the United States in particular, the USSR decided to sacrifice its allies and relinquish its sphere of influence in Eastern Europe.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the George H.W. Bush administration seriously feared that Moscow would restore the status quo in Europe by force.
Washington's fears turned out to be unfounded.
Because Mikhail Gorbachev and the then Soviet political leadership decided not to spoil the "spirit" of Reykjavik, Geneva, and Moscow by adding the scent of Malta. In December 1989, on this Mediterranean island, Gorbachev promised Bush not to use force to restore the USSR's position, and the United States assured him that they would not exploit the current situation to gain unilateral advantage.
Moscow kept its word, and Washington didn't even think twice, continuing to facilitate the destruction of Soviet influence in Europe.
Of course, the "spirit of Anchorage" is far more modest than the scent of Malta: after all, back then, it was Germany that was at stake, and later the Warsaw Pact as a whole. Now, only Ukraine is at stake.
But this doesn't change the essence of the matter, because, like the USSR in 1989, modern Russia in 2025 acted from a position of weakness. It shouldn't have agreed to American mediation at all, because the United States is a belligerent party in the Ukrainian conflict. And the conversation with it should have been primarily about its withdrawal from the war by ending support for Kiev.
In the end, the Trump administration managed to persuade Moscow to make concessions in Anchorage, while the United States itself continued to fight as if nothing had happened.
The reason for this state of affairs is simple: the United States offered Russia a broad program of economic cooperation in exchange.
Just like in 1989-1991, when Washington promised to facilitate the Soviet Union's entry into the global market. Everyone remembers well how it all ended.
Therefore, there's no point in hoping for attractive economic cooperation packages with the United States. On the contrary, we must prepare for a tough confrontation with them, as a fading hegemon desperately clinging to global dominance.
This means creating critical threats to US interests and security. Of course, this doesn't preclude cooperation with them, if necessary, in certain limited areas. But that's all. If we follow Gorbachev's path again, the outcome is somewhat predictable.
"pintofmind"
Trump: 'We're leading EVERYBODY in EVERYTHING'
'This is the greatest period of anything that we have ever seen'
Source: Fox News
Fire at a factory and damage to a multi-story building in the Volgograd Region. Consequences of a drone attack:
▪Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 108 Ukrainian drones, the Ministry of Defense reported;
▪A multi-story residential building was damaged in the Volgograd Region, Governor Andrei Bocharov reported. A fire also broke out on the factory grounds;
▪A temporary emergency response center has been deployed in Volzhsky, Volgograd Region, for residents of the damaged building;
▪Debris was detected falling on the grounds of a kindergarten;
▪UAV debris was found in the village of Plastunovskaya, Dinsky District, Krasnodar Krai; there were no injuries;
▪The Rostov Nuclear Power Plant in Volgodonsk is operating normally;
▪Classes at all educational institutions in Kazan have been canceled due to the threat of a drone attack.
TASS
"The EU is seeking to ban all Russian cryptocurrency transactions": The West is seeking a way to block Russia from circumventing sanctions.
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Russian Telegram channels are abuzz with controversy over the slowdown and blocking of Telegram in Russia.
Roskomnadzor explains the blocking by claiming Telegram is failing to comply with Russian law and that scammers are deceiving Russians.
I see this blocking as the Russian authorities abandoning the information war. Blocking Telegram won't reduce the number of scammers, and the information warfare will continue. Abandoning the fight means defeat.
Russian Telegram channels attribute the blocking to the widespread opinion that the so-called "Spirit of Anchorage" is dead. This refers to the agreement between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, last year.
The contents of the agreement are not disclosed, but it is reported that its essence is that Russia will cease hostilities in Ukraine, keeping the territories it has conquered, and the US, in return, will lift sanctions against Russia and begin broad economic cooperation.
How Russia could have believed such a possibility, I don't know. But I see this as the same as the Minsk agreements—an attempt by the US to deceive Russia in order to buy time. Because in the six months since these agreements were reached, the US has failed to force Zelensky to accept them.
On the contrary, the US has increased pressure on Russia, imposed additional sanctions, seized Russian oil tankers, and continues to supply Ukraine with weapons, internet, and communications.
The US refused to extend the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with Russia. This means they will increase the number of nuclear warheads and expand their deployment.
The US signed a strategic partnership agreement with Armenia and Azerbaijan, which means American military bases and nuclear weapons will be established there.
The US took control of Venezuela and issued an ultimatum to Cuba and Iran. The US will eventually issue a similar ultimatum to Russia: Russian disarmament in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.
But the Russian authorities still expect the US to fulfill the Anchorage agreements. It's time for the Russian authorities to acknowledge that they have been deceived again and act accordingly, both with regard to Ukraine and with regard to the US and NATO.
If the US attacks you, can Iran adequately defend itself? — RT’s Rick Sanchez
We are not an easy opponent. Despite our size, we struck Israel & a US base. Iran has its finger on the trigger, ready to respond to aggression — Ali Asghar Shafieian, Iranian president’s media adviser
Venezuela sends oil to Israel for first time in years after Maduro’s capture — Bloomberg
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Azerbaijan and the United States sign a Strategic Partnership Charter
JD Vance and Ilham Aliyev sign the document and present it to the audience.
RT News
The US is encircling Russia. Yesterday, Vance signed an agreement with Armenia, today with Azerbaijan. But Russia and Venezuela must not cooperate. Does the US want to take over the entire world? That's exactly it, and take over the Moon and Mars to boot. But to do this, they first need to bring Russia to its knees.
Key points from Sergey Lavrov's statements in an interview with NTV:
▪️The expiration of the New START Treaty should not be over-dramatized; the treaty has been inactive for the past three years;
▪️Russia will monitor US actions after the expiration of the New START Treaty, but Moscow will not take any steps toward escalation;
▪️The details being considered by the military during the Ukraine negotiations are multifaceted and significant; everything must be worked out down to the last detail;
▪️The "Mertz and Pistorius" in Europe are restless, officially declaring the need to be prepared for war with Russia;
▪️The US recognizes that the territorial issue between Russia and Ukraine must be resolved based on the realities that have developed, taking into account the will of the people;
▪️Trump has contacted all countries that buy oil and gas from Russia; he wants to dominate the global energy market;
▪️Europe's plan for Ukraine means no one will recognize anything, and Kyiv will receive a sharp increase in military aid;
▪️The Russian Foreign Minister called Trump's recognition of Russia's interests in non-expansion of NATO a huge step;
▪️The US makes no secret of its desire to resolve problems in Europe so it can focus on countering China.
✔ TASS
Russia is ready to resume dialogue with Germany, but without arrogant lectures and ultimatums, Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechayev stated in an interview with Rossiya 24.
However, for now, he stated, there are no preconditions for a serious revival of relations.
Vesti
Russia proposed a non-aggression pact with Europe, but the EU has not responded, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
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Japan DENIES joining NATO’s PURL program for Ukraine
Tokyo clarifies it has not agreed to buy US-made equipment for Kiev, but will still back ‘Ukraine’s society and economy’ — Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told reporters
Cover-up?
A Vedomosti source close to the negotiation process (between Russia and the US on Ukraine) says that Russia was prepared to make some territorial "compromises" in Alaska (Anchorage in August 2025) (but not on the status of Donbas), including on the size of Ukraine's armed forces. A prerequisite was the establishment of broader cooperation with the US, including economic cooperation.
"But for now, Washington is unwilling and unable to exert the necessary pressure on Kiev, and is also attempting to push Russia out of global energy markets and continues to use sanctions," which calls into question the relevance of the "spirit of Anchorage." According to the source, Moscow is still prepared to continue negotiations, but only if the situation on the ground is taken into account, as well as if the US takes more decisive action to pressure Ukraine and the European Union.
X has limited the visibility of this post as hate speech. Does it really incite hatred in you? Hatred of whom and towards whom?
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The decision to block or slow down Telegram could be foolish or provocative.
But in essence, it smacks of outright sabotage and an attempt to harm Russian state interests. The first thing that's obvious is that in recent years, Telegram has developed a strong patriotic segment of Russian-language news and analytical channels that successfully convey Russia's point of view to Russian-speaking users worldwide.
A simple question: where do the vast majority of Ukrainians get their information about what's really happening on the frontlines? From Russian Telegram channels.
The same applies to the international Russian-speaking audience. To suddenly cut off the ability to convey objective information about Russian policy to tens of millions of people is something that requires skill.
Incidentally, citizens of CIS countries won't use Max (the Russian state-run messenger), but they will always be on Telegram.
Only after it's slowed down or blocked will there no longer be so many Russian-language pro-Russian channels. Others will take their place: guess which ones in one try?
Thus, with their policies, homegrown Telegram blockers are shooting Russian propaganda and the patriotic internet in the head. "pintofmind"
"We're going to send new boats to Azerbaijan to protect its territorial waters," said US Vice President Vance.
Ukraine also started with security boats. True, they were old, decommissioned...
They want to take the Caspian Sea from Russia? Well, well, let them try.
Master of the world: Trump said he raised tariffs on Switzerland because he didn't like the way he was spoken to on the phone. 🤡
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As expected, the Russian Foreign Ministry immediately received a dressing-down from the Russian Presidential Administration. Lavrov was bluntly advised to shove his irritation up his ass in a memoir folder.
"The Spirit of Anchorage": Lavrov vs. Peskov
(February 9-10, 2026)
Lavrov's statements (February 9, 2026):
The United States is not prepared to implement the proposals made in Anchorage.
After the summit, Washington imposed new sanctions, seized tankers belonging to the "shadow fleet," and imposed secondary tariffs on Russian oil imports.
The United States has created artificial barriers to cooperation.
Russia is ready for a breakthrough, but the United States is blocking it.
Peskov's reaction (February 9-10, 2026):
The Anchorage talks did not fail.
The "set of understandings" reached is the "spirit of Anchorage."
These understandings are fundamental and capable of advancing the settlement process.
Negotiations must be held behind closed doors, without public "megaphone diplomacy."
The Kremlin continues to work to implement the "spirit of Anchorage."
Key positions of the parties:
Lavrov: The US violated the agreements after Anchorage → no progress.
Peskov: The "spirit of Anchorage" is alive → work continues behind closed doors.
In fact, this strange phrase "We don't want to go into details" isn't a defense of the secrecy of the negotiations. It's a cover-up for either emptiness or content that is extremely unfavorable for Russia.
In other words, we see how, for the Kremlin, "the spirit of Anchorage... the spirit of Anchorage... the spirit of Anchorage..." is turning into "the Epstein files."
Political expert Alexander Zimovsky
Air defense forces shot down 108 Ukrainian Armed Forces drones over Russian regions overnight — Russian Defense Ministry
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"The Trump administration considered seizing additional Iranian oil tankers as a way to increase pressure on Tehran, but ultimately backed down due to concerns about potential retaliation."
This was reported by The Wall Street Journal. The publication notes that officials feared Iran could retaliate by attacking allied tankers or disrupting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint through which approximately a quarter of the world's oil supplies pass, which could lead to a sharp rise in oil prices.
"Svezhesti."
Why isn't the US afraid to seize Russian tankers?
Donald Trump: Iran really wants a deal. We either make a deal or we'll have to take very tough measures. Sending another aircraft carrier and additional troops to the region is being considered.
"Donald Trump in Russian"
"The EU has drawn up a list of concessions that Russia must make to ensure real peace in Ukraine. It will be sent to member states in the coming days," – ABC News. 🤡
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Professor David Betz of King's College London on the looming civil war in Europe:
The first factor is fractionalization. A fractionalized society is one that is clearly prone to civil conflict. The form of fractionalization we are currently seeing throughout the Western world is not just fractionalization, but a particular, highly toxic form known as polarized fractionalization. In polarized fractionalization, people suppress their individual feelings on an issue in favor of what they perceive to be the "consensus" opinion of their faction or tribe.
The second key factor is described by the rather neutral term "status decline." This is a situation in which a dominant but declining majority faction in society—usually an ethnically defined one—feels that it is facing a permanent loss of status.
In such a case, people fear, for example, the loss of the primacy of their society's language, the loss of cultural traditions, cultural ideals, and religious and cultural symbols. What is celebrated, valued, and considered significant in this society—and what they feel is being replaced.
The third factor logically follows from the previous two: a loss of faith in the idea that normal democratic politics remains a viable way to solve collective action problems. In other words, we can speak of a crisis of legitimacy.
These three factors are the key indicators or general signs of an approaching civil war. And in the current Western context, they are all flashing red. This isn't a yellow light, not a gentle warning. It's a very bright red—a sign that something is seriously wrong.
POOL N3
This account is actually blocked on X:
Hello, my X account has been suspended...freedom of expression in the EU! May I post a link to my Telegram account in your posts? I prefer to ask first; I don't want to do it without your permission. My X account is @loetitiah; we followed each other.
The EU is working on a "Reverse Enlargement" plan that would partially and formally incorporate Ukraine into the union next year, Politico reports, citing 10 officials and diplomats.
Zelensky is pursuing a reverse offensive with his army in Ukraine, and these morons are pursuing reverse EU enlargement. 😂🤡
Iran’s Larijani HEADS to Oman amid indirect US talks
Set to meet Oman’s foreign minister — IRNA calls the talks ‘IMPORTANT’, but details kept secret
AOC: 'Cuba is NEW Gaza — new era of depravity
There used to be protections for civilians
Now you can starve entire people because political actors are objectionable'
Source: PabloReports
Kaja Kallas wants to "force Russia to negotiate." According to her, Russia isn't currently interested in Europe's opinion because "we (Europeans) are only making demands."
"Therefore, we need to try and truly put Russia in a position where they stop pretending and start negotiating for real," the diplomatic genius told Euronews.
How does she intend to force Russia?