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The Federated States of Micronesia announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Russia due to the situation in Ukraine.

The military leadership of Ukraine was warned about the possibility of hostilities, but did not take any steps. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

State Duma Speaker Maria Butina stressed that, in general, she agrees with Trump about his statements about Putin's genius in relation to the Donbass.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the statements of UN Secretary General António Guterres on the situation in Ukraine do not correspond to his status and powers under the Charter of the World Organization.

China always opposes illegal unilateral sanctions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that two strains of coronavirus, omicron and delta, are circulating in Russia, their ratio is 1 to 2.

The losses from the water blockade of Crimea by Ukraine on the peninsula were estimated at 150 billion rubles.

Russia's recognition of the LPR and DPR will not have a significant impact on the Russian economy and the quality of life of Russians, believes Yevgeny Popov, a member of inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Russia has developed a high resistance to sanctions that have been introduced by Western countries since 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the implementation of the agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on February 22. This is reported by the Kremlin's press service.

The words of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg do not stand up to any criticism, listening to his speeches is dangerous for health. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

A group of volunteers from Crimea came to Donbass to help local residents and protect their rights to self-determination.

The majority of Ukrainians want to join NATO, said the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. Some members of the Alliance prevent this, but Ukraine still seeks to join the military bloc.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, February 18, that at the moment one can see the stupidity of a number of Western politicians.

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said during his speech in the Verkhovna Rada that an escalation of the conflict in the territory of Donbass is unlikely.