Ukraine expects further F-16 deliveries from the Netherlands

Several countries have contributed #F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine's defense efforts, with the #Netherlands playing a significant role by committing 24 F-16s, the first batch of which arrived in summer 2024.

#Denmark has pledged 19 F-16s, with initial deliveries made in 2024, while #Norway has promised between 6 and 22 aircraft. #Belgium has also announced its intention to supply F-16s, though the exact number remains undisclosed.

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-expects-further-f-16-deliveries-from-the-netherlands-zelensky-says/

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Ukraine expects further F-16 deliveries from the Netherlands, Zelensky says

Following his meeting with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof at the Munich Security Conference, President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that bolstering Ukraine’s air defenses remains a top priority.

^{Olena Goncharova (The Kyiv Independent)}

Russia asks Elon #Musk to hand over names of dissidents

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MPs in #Moscow want a list of Russians funded by #USAid, the American aid scheme shut down by Donald Trump, to be given to the security services

Moscow has appealed to the US to identify exiled Russian opposition figures who received funding from America’s international aid agency, which Elon Musk described as a “criminal organisation”.

Chairman of the Duma, Russia’s parliament, said on Tuesday: “If they recognised the [USAid] organisation as an enemy, let them give us the lists. Congress will send us the lists — we will give them to the FSB [Russian security service].”

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/russia-elon-musk-list-names-dissidents-usaid-s798gktd7

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Russian singer who spoke out against war in Ukraine dies after allegedly "falling" from window during police raid

#Russian #singer-songwriter Vadim #Stroykin died on Feb. 6 while security officials were raiding his apartment, the Russian #HumanRights NGO OVD-Info reported.

Stroykin reportedly "fell" out of a window while officers were visiting his home as part of a criminal investigation into the singer's alleged donation to Ukraine's Armed Forces.

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-singer-who-spoke-out-against-war-in-ukraine-dies-after-allegedly-falling-from-window-during-police-raid/

#murder #executions #RussianAggression #RussianPropaganda #HybridWar

Russian singer who spoke out against war in Ukraine dies after allegedly falling from window during police raid

Singer Vadim Stroykin reportedly fell from the window of his 10th-floor apartment while officers were investigating an alleged donation to Ukraine's Armed Forces.

^{Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)}

Focus should be on Putin leaving Ukraine, not him participating in negotiations - Polish foreign minister

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski believes that Vladimir #Putin's involvement in future negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is not the key factor.

"I am not interested in him participating in negotiations – I want him to get out of Ukraine. He can do that in five minutes. If he does not, he will face an international #tribunal. He has no business being on the territory of another #UN member state."

Quote: "Under these conditions, Putin may prefer a bad war over a good peace because continuing the war makes him feel significant. This is the nature of all dictatorial regimes that start wars."

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/6/7497096/

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Focus should be on Putin leaving Ukraine, not him participating in negotiations, says Polish foreign minister

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski believes that Vladimir Putin’s involvement in future negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is not the key factor.

^{Oleh Pavliuk (Ukrainska Pravda)}

Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says

Russia's military intelligence (GRU) offered a $200,000 bounty to Afghan militants for every U.S. or coalition soldier killed before Washington announced its withdrawal from the country, The Insider and Der Spiegel reported on Jan. 8.

The joint media investigation sheds fresh details on reports of Russia-sponsored killings of U.S. soldiers that first surfaced in 2020, including names of Russian intelligence officers and their local collaborators involved.

https://kyivindependent.com/russia-paid-afghan-militants-200-000-per-killed-us-coalition-soldier-media-investigation-says/

#RussianAggression #HybridWar

Russia paid Taliban $200,000 per killed US, coalition soldier, media investigation says

The joint media investigation sheds fresh details on reports of Russia-sponsored killings of U.S. soldiers that first surfaced in 2020, including names of Russian intelligence officers and their local collaborators involved.

^{Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)}