Denys Davydov

Ukraine knew nothing about the talks in Saudi Arabia and will not recognize them, —Zelensky

“Ukraine will not participate. Ukraine knew nothing about it. Ukraine considers any talks about Ukraine without Ukraine to be fruitless. And we cannot recognize any things or any agreements about us without us. And we will not recognize such agreements,” the president specified.

Indeed.
F… Trump and F… Putin

Kremlin confirms: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador of Russia to the United States Yuri Ushakov are flying to Riyadh on behalf of Putin and will hold a meeting with US representatives on tomorrow, Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

Ukraine is not invited and is not sending a team to talks in Saudi Arabia, — BBC

Trump's special envoy, Witkoff, confirmed that US and Russian delegations will leave there today.

Instead, US Secretary of State Rubio assures that after the start of the negotiations, Ukraine and Europe will definitely be included in them.

A conflict arose between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and NATO over Soviet approaches to war, which almost led to shooting between the British and Ukrainians, — The Telegraph

What else is in the article:

➡️ The British military criticizes the Ukrainian army for excessive spending on Western weapons and equipment due to the use of massive firepower instead of pinpoint strikes.
➡️ Ukrainian forces use Western NLAW anti-tank systems like Soviet RPGs, spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on chaotic volleys.
➡️ NATO is concerned that the use of Western weapons by Soviet standards reduces their effectiveness and depletes allies' ammunition stocks.
➡️ Due to lack of time, the Ukrainian military was unable to fully master the Alliance's tactics, and some of them considered Western methods unsuitable for the front.
➡️ During the exercises, tensions arose between British instructors and Ukrainian soldiers, which once almost led to the use of weapons.
➡️ Cases of abandoned Western weapons on the battlefield have been identified, including Javelins worth over $100,000.
➡️ The Russians, by some estimates, have more Javelins than the British Army.
➡️ British sources also report corruption during the training of Ukrainian military personnel - the disappearance of equipment and the shortage of key parts in equipment.

Ukraine can win militarily, and I will never make any decisions about it without its participation, — Zelensky

Other statements by the president:

➡️ I am ready to discuss giving up the occupied territories as part of a diplomatic agreement that would allow Ukraine to join NATO. But we must return these territories through diplomatic channels.
➡️ Trump scared Putin, and there is a chance that the US president will actually be able to push the Kremlin towards peace talks.
➡️ I trust Trump because he — President of the United States.
➡️ According to intelligence, a large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into other regions of Europe is possible from Belarus this summer.

Zelensky's visit is being prepared: the Ukrainian delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia .

Previously, the President himself and Yermak had already denied rumors about possible meetings with the Russians in Riyadh regarding the end of the war .

At least 250 combat clashes per day – February 15 was one of the hardest days on the front in 2025

This is reported by Deep State, citing data from the General Staff. The occupiers have become more active in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhiv directions

The first confirmed destruction of a rare Russian 220mm TOS-2 "Tosochka".

Pokrovsk direction.

"Tosochka" is a further development of heavy flamethrower systems used by the Russian Federation on the battlefield in Ukraine - TOS-1 "Buratino" / TOS-1A "Solntsepek".

Vogel was released, the new one was detained.

On February 7, a new U.S. citizen, Kalob Byers, was detained at Moscow's Vnukovo airport after arriving to visit his girlfriend. The Russians said they found marmalade laced with marijuana in his possession.

Byers' father said that Kalob suffers from severe epilepsy and has already had a seizure in the SIZO. He added that Kalob has not yet received the necessary medication.

But it's okay, the Americans will release another international criminal, get this guy back, and then the Russians will catch another one.

Our military drove the Russian Armed Forces out of the village of Peschanoye in the Pokrovsky direction, — speaker of the OSUV "Khortitsa"

The defense forces were able to push back Russian troops in some more settlements.

(Actually it happened 2 days ago).

Ukraine was "shocked" by the scale of what the Trump administration demanded, WP reports, citing a Ukrainian official

The US wants to establish control over Ukraine's critical materials, such as lithium, graphite and uranium.

▪️Ukraine received the US offer on minerals just 4 hours before Bessent's meeting with Zelensky in Kyiv on Wednesday;
▪️Zelensky had just a few minutes to review the US offer;
▪️Bessent "insisted" at the meeting that Zelensky sign it immediately;
▪️The official compared it to the division of African colonies by Europeans in the 18th century. Ukraine rejected the agreement.

Give up nukes, suffer in war without proper support, sell your country for penny. Uncle Sam strategy as it is…