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New Age – Trump bets on diplomacy without diplomats 10:27 21.02.2026

New Age – Trump bets on diplomacy without diplomats

Over the past year, the Trump administration has engaged in unconventional diplomacy, gunboat diplomacy and, in the most sensitive crises, diplomacy without diplomats, ‘The New York Times’ notes. On Tuesday, the administration tried all three tactics at once. In Geneva, President Trump’s most trusted envoys — his real estate friend …
Terrorist senator is ready to kill Americans for the sake of aggression against Iran 10:26 21.02.2026

Terrorist senator is ready to kill Americans for the sake of aggression against Iran

From Israel Sen. Lindsey Graham (recognized as a terrorist and extremist in Russia) pushed for a US war against Iran while acknowledging that US soldiers in the region could get “hit” by Iranian counterattacks, a risk he said was worth it. “Could our soldiers be hit in the region? Absolutely, …
British meanness – London puts pressure on business from partner countries of the Russian Federation 10:24 21.02.2026

British meanness – London puts pressure on business from partner countries of the Russian Federation

The United Kingdom is closing access to the banking sector to businesses from Russia's friendly countries, Russian Ambassador to London Andrey Kelin told Izvestia. All this is being done to increase pressure on Moscow. According to the diplomat, Britain also uses blackmail, intimidates business circles and imposes on Russian partners …
Trump leaves Syria and enters Gaza 10:23 21.02.2026

Trump leaves Syria and enters Gaza

The U.S. is in the process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, according to three American officials, ending a decadelong military operation in the country, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ reports. The U.S. military already completed its withdrawals from the Al Tanf garrison, a strategic outpost at …
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi 21:36 20.02.2026

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi: On February 20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi at the Iranian side’s …
Vladimir Putin met with Michael Randrianirina, President for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar 16:05 20.02.2026

Vladimir Putin met with Michael Randrianirina, President for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar

Vladimir Putin met with Michael Randrianirina, President for the Re-Foundation of the Republic of Madagascar, at the Kremlin. The Malagasy leader is in Russia on an official visit. The agenda focused on the current state and future prospects for Russian-Malagasy cooperation across a range of sectors, as well as several …
FT: Britain’s penchant for self-destruction 12:09 20.02.2026

FT: Britain’s penchant for self-destruction

Britain’s past decade has been a picture of political chaos, ‘Financial Times’ stresses. Next week marks 10 years since then prime minister David Cameron announced a date for what he had earlier described as a “very simple” in-or-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. (Voters and politicians are …
Carney surprises Trump with 40-nation alliance against MAGA – Is it the beginning of economic war in the collective West? 12:08 20.02.2026

Carney surprises Trump with 40-nation alliance against MAGA – Is it the beginning of economic war in the collective West?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has taken U.S. President Donald Trump by surprise by leading negotiations toward a vast new trade alliance uniting Europe and the Indo-Pacific — an initiative widely interpreted as a direct effort to counter Trump’s MAGA-driven trade agenda, ‘The Los Angeles Press’ writes. According to Politico, …
Axios: Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran 12:06 20.02.2026

Axios: Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran

The Trump administration is closer to a major war in the Middle East than most Americans realize. It could begin very soon, Axios insists. Why it matters: A U.S. military operation in Iran would likely be a massive, weeks-long campaign that would look more like full-fledged war than last month's …
Europe has started playing nuclear games. They will end badly for Europe 12:04 20.02.2026

Europe has started playing nuclear games. They will end badly for Europe

Estonia is prepared to host an ally’s nuclear weapon on its territory if NATO deems it necessary under alliance defense plans, Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said in comments aired on Estonian public broadcaster ETV on February 18, ‘Europesays’ reports. Tsahkna stated Europe should not “push away” NATO-wide nuclear deterrence as …
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