Well, I can see that this site is as anti-space as it comes - even TOS has better and more intelligent responses. You folks evidently have not a clue and refuse to be educated.

Having a realistic view of Russia or China does not mean that anyone here is anti space.

She freaked out because truthfully, at THAT moment, she couldn't point Taiwan out on the map.  

Kremlin snuffbox/Кремлевская табакерка, Feb 14 2026


This was stated by Vladimir Medinsky, who will once again lead our delegation in negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis.

"Vladimir Rostislavovich was thrilled to be heading our delegation again. He delivered a very powerful and beautiful speech on the occasion.

"Its essence: all true Russians are now living for Victory in the SVO. And they are ready to sacrifice anything, to live for several years on bread and water, so that Donbas is ours, so that the SVO's other goals are achieved. He also said that Russia is so strong that it is prepared to lose several million soldiers - if only the SVO proceeds as it should," a Kremlin source who heard Medinsky's statements told us. [ Only ~800,000 to go. ]

At the same time, the channel's interlocutor is not sure that Vladimir Vladimirovich's aide will repeat such words during the negotiations - "after all, the situation there will be completely different."

"But it's wonderful that there are people who understand Russia's priorities and the essence of its greatness. Vladimir Rostislavovich expressed his personal opinion, but many of us share it," the source added.

https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6788

Excerpts:

Western reporting suggests that the United States has accepted Russia's demanded sequence of having Ukraine cede territory to Russia before receiving formal US or European security guarantee commitments ... [ 47 holding Ukraine responsible for Russia's invasion ].


Meaningful security guarantees are crucial to any peace agreement that allows Russia to occupy parts of Ukraine, especially if Ukraine withdraws from territory it currently holds ... [ 47 not caring what happens to Ukrainians after he forces Zelenski to surrender ].


Putin's rejection of meaningful Western security guarantees for Ukraine is a greater impediment to a prospective peace deal than Ukraine's position on ceding its territories ... [ Putin laughing at 47's utter stupidity about Russia and war ].


Russian President Vladimir Putin's unwavering determination to conquer more Ukrainian territory and gain full political control over Ukraine is severely degrading Russia's military and economy at the cost of the Russian population, and Russia will increasingly have to reckon with this degradation in the coming year ...


The Russian Central Bank lowered its key interest rate for the first time in 2026 and fifth time in the last 12 months, likely in an attempt to increase capital available for the Russian defense industrial base (DIB) and maintain the facade of domestic economic stability.


Russia is incurring high levels of external debt and has gradually depleted its liquid reserves to fund its war in Ukraine, ignoring the long-term economic implications of the Kremlin's economic policies ...


Ukraine's European allies continue to provide military aid to Ukraine through the Ramstein format, including via the purchase of US-produced weapons.


Belarusian forces continue to test counter-drone systems. Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported on February 13 that Belarusian forces tested the Russian-manufactured Molot interceptor drone, which operators launch from a handheld device.

https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-13-2026/