February, 2025

• 26 February

  Call for military ‘independence’ from US puts spotlight on Europe’s vulnerabilities

  

  The man poised to be Germany’s next leader delivered a jolt this week when he warned that the demise of NATO in its current form could be at hand and said Europe must chart a military course separate from the United States. Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union party won …

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• 26 February

  ‘Trusted people’ Russia may swap out its negotiators if Kyiv is invited to join talks with the United States, Meduza’s sources say

  

  Russia and the United States have just completed a round of official talks for the first time since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday focused on “normalizing relations” and charting a path toward ending Russia’s war against …

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• 26 February

  ‘Trump says whatever he wants’ Putin comments on rare earth metals, U.S.-Russia relations, and slashing defense spending in new interview

  

  Saying “whatever he wants” is a privilege that comes with being the leader of a great power, Vladimir Putin said of U.S. President Donald Trump in an interview published on Monday, the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian propagandist Pavel Zarubin, who released the interview on Telegram, …

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• 26 February

  Alexander Dugin’s plan to remake political science Russia’s most notorious Eurasianist is spearheading an initiative to purge higher education of ‘Americacentrism’

  

  Eurasianist philosopher Alexander Dugin wants to change how political science is taught across the humanities in Russian higher education. Meduza has obtained access to a 240-page lecture series on political science, a 76-page teaching concept, and a shorter presentation for Russia’s Science Ministry — all prepared by Dugin’s team at …

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• 26 February

  Inside the proposed U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal

  

  The U.S. and Ukraine are closing in on minerals agreement worth hundreds of billions of dollars under which the U.S. would express its desire to keep Ukraine “free, sovereign and secure,” according to a draft obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The Trump administration sees the agreement as a way …

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• 26 February

  It’ll Be A Lot Easier Said Than Done For Germany To “Achieve Independence” From The US

  

  The US might go along with this though to accelerate the decline of Germany’s “peaceful” hegemony over the bloc in favor of a “multipolar EU” led by a combination of Poland, France, Italy, and others. Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz declared on Sunday after the snap elections’ results started …

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• 26 February

  SITREP 2/26/25: Putin Plays Peacemaker as War Rages On

  Putin has earned some raised eyebrows amongst the Russian commentariat for his sudden offer to ‘work with the US’ in exploiting Russian rare earth and mineral resources in both Russia and the Donbass. He was accused of selling Russia out in exchange for sweeping the war under the rug. But …

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• 26 February

  Hezbollah leader’s funeral was a show of force by the group after heavy war losses

  

  After a series of political and military losses, the funeral held on Sunday for Hezbollah’s slain leaders dramatically showed the group’s wide popular support Hezbollah successfully managed to draw a massive crowd to the funeral of its slain leaders on Sunday, in what analysts believe is a show of force …

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• 26 February

  Un nouveau Blackwater ? Près de 100 mercenaires américains se trouvent actuellement à Gaza

  

  Armés jusqu’aux dents de fusils M4 et de pistolets Glock et les poches remplies de leur avance de 10 000 $ ainsi et plus, 96 anciens anciens combattants des forces spéciales américaines sont actuellement stationnés à Gaza. Ces mercenaires ont été embauchés par UG Solutions, un entrepreneur militaire basé en …

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• 26 February

  L’USAID a exporté le terrorisme des Balkans en Haïti

  

  Le 19 décembre, James Foley, ambassadeur des États-Unis en Haïti de 2003 à 2005, a publié une éditorial explosif dans le Miami Times, un journal farouchement anticommuniste. Il y déplore que le pays soit devenu une «bombe à retardement», avec des centaines de milliers de réfugiés menaçant d’émigrer aux États-Unis, …

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