U.S. imposes more than 500 new Russia sanctions after Navalny death

"The Biden administration announced that it will hit Russia with hundreds of new sanctions after the death of dissident Alexei Navalny,....

The United States will impose more than 500 new sanctions on Russian companies and individuals, according to a Treasury Department spokeswoman." MS

Transnistria Assembly Fuels Speculation Separatist State Aims To Join Russia

"The faltering bid of congressional warhawks to continue to provide Ukraine with a blank check isn't the only sign of Russia's geopolitical strength in eastern Europe. As the future of the war in Ukraine hinges on that crucial aid package, another region has emerged as evidence of Russia's growing sphere of influence. Pridnestrovie, a region bordering Ukraine known better under the western exonym Transnistria, is scheduled to address Russian President Vladimir Putin at its next congressional assembly on February 28th. The forthcoming address appears to the latest step in a trajectory trending toward the breakaway state seeking complete separation from Romania and assimilation into the Russian Federation." ZH

Russia Says Navalny Died Of Natural Causes As Western MSM Anoints Widow "Newest Opposition Leader"

"Russian authorities have said that the opposition activist Aleksei Navalny died of natural causes while in prison in a far northern Arctic penal colony. It comes nearly a full week after Russian prison services announced he died on Feb.16.

There's now a public fight over his body, and the question of a funeral service, as his family and legal team have complained they are being denied access to the deceased. Condemnations have come in from various Western countries, and have pointed at the Putin government, ultimately blaming the Kremlin for his death while in custody. Navalny's mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, has newly accused Russian officials of seeking to pressure her into accepting a secret burial, presumably to prevent it from becoming a major televised memorial event. Navalny's legal team has seen a death report saying his death was "natural" - however, few other specifics has been made public.
Meanwhile, Western press has already hailed that his wife Yulia is carrying on the work of team Navalny and will lead the political "opposition" against Putin. Name recognition inside Russia is a whole different question..." ZH

Solar Flares May Have Caused Massive Cellular Outages

"After a nationwide outage left tens of thousands of frustrated AT&T and Verizon customers without wireless cellphone service, many were left wondering what caused the interruption.

Faulty equipment? Hackers? Solar flares?

That last one caught the attention of scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration after two powerful solar flares billions of times stronger than a hydrogen bomb erupted from the sun Many people are also speculating the cell outages could have been the result of some type of cyberattack." IndianapolisStar

Iranian Media Claim ‘Kamikaze Drone’ Attack on U.S. Base in Syria

"The pro-Hezbollah outlet Al Mayadeen reported that a “suicide drone” of unknown origin successfully hit an American base in eastern Syria. The base was allegedly in the Conoco gas field in Deir ez-Zor, close to the border with Iraq." Breitbart

Putin Completes 30-Minute Flight Aboard Strategic Missile Carrier Tu-160M

"Russian President Vladimir Putin has completed the flight on a modernized Tu-160M supersonic strategic bomber as part of the crew. The flight took about 30 minutes, with the pre-flight preparation taking about another 45 minutes." Sputnik

66 Russian attacks in six sectors

"Ukraine's defense forces repelled 66 enemy attacks in six sectors, most of them on the Marinka axis. Ukrainian combat aircraft struck six areas where Russian troops were stationed and three of their air defense systems." Ukrin

Ukraine hit a company of Russian troops with HIMARS while they waited around for a visiting general

"A Ukrainian HIMARS strike killed at least 60 Russian troops gathered in an open field. The troops were waiting for a senior commander when the missile attack occurred. The Russian battalion congregated at a training area near the village of Trudovske in occupied eastern Ukraine when the two missiles struck." MS

Trump Speaks Out on Alexei Navalny's Death

"Former President Donald Trump published a post on Truth Social about Russian dissident Alexi Navalny, who died Friday in an Arctic prison camp.

Trump warned Americans that the corruption and destruction of law highlighted by Navalny’s death in Russia is already underway in the United States." WJ

Polish Farmers Blockade Ukrainian Border, Undermining Globalist PM Tusk and Angering Zelensky

"Polish farmers brought the border with Ukraine to a complete standstill with their tractors as they protested the “uncontrolled” flows of cheap produce from their war-torn neighbor, which they claim has severely undermined their ability to remain in business.

In a significant blow to recently installed globalist Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has vowed to be the most “pro-Ukrainian politician in Europe,” farmers from his country riled Kyiv once again by shutting down the border crossings at Lublin and Podkarpackie with hundreds of tractors, completely blocking off large transport trucks from coming in and out of the country and sparking queues dozens of miles long, Poland’s PAP news agency reported.
Flying the red and white Polish flags, tractors bore signs reading: “Stop the uncontrolled influx of Ukrainian goods” and “Agriculture is dying little by little."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the tractor blockade of the border by truckers and farmers was indicative of an “erosion of solidarity” towards Ukraine." MichaelSavage.com

Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France

"For the second day in a row, thousands of angry French farmers have blocked major highways leading in and out of the French capital. They're calling it the "siege" of Paris.

The protests are part of an intensifying standoff between farmers and the French government. Farmers have slapped the government with a long list of grievances, including complaints about low wages and what they deem to be unfair foreign competition and over-regulation.
For example, farmers say they're frustrated with European Union subsidy rules — in particular, a new requirement to leave 4% of farmland fallow.
Others have complained about skyrocketing energy and fertilizer prices." NPR

Tractor Protests: Hundreds of Farmers Advance on Madrid

"Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors into central Madrid on Wednesday as part of ongoing protests against European Union and local farming policies and to demand measures to alleviate production cost hikes.

The protest, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, will include a rally outside the Agriculture Ministry headquarters.
Many of the tractors flew Spanish flags and some farmers carried banners reading, “There is no life without farming.” Breitbart

Greek Tractor Protests Head to Parliament

"Scores of bright-colored tractors were parked outside Greece’s parliament Tuesday, horns blaring, as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs shifted their protests to Athens.

“Without us, you don´t eat,” one banner said. Some farmers carried mock coffins and funeral garlands as symbols of their plight.
The farmers – whose demands are similar to those at farmer protests elsewhere in Europe – have spent weeks staging sporadic blockades along highways and in rural towns. Farmers in central Greece are also still reeling from major floods last year." Breitbart

Iran-backed Houthi rebels just shot down an MQ-9 Reaper, costing the US another $30 million combat drone

"The Houthis shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone off the coast of Yemen. Reaper drones can be well-armed with Hellfire missiles and precision bombs, and are capable of operating at high altitudes for long periods of time. The MQ-9, which costs around $30 million and has a wingspan over 20 feet longer than an F-15 Eagle, can be used to collect valuable intelligence and carry out high-level strikes for the US military." MS

66 combat engagements take place in frontline over past day

"There were 66 combat engagements in the frontline over the past day. The aviation of the Defense Forces struck at 10 areas of concentration of personnel and five enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. Air strikes hit Hrachovka, Chuhunivka, Fedorivka, Katerynivka,

Shevchenkove, Ivanivka, Hlushkivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane (Kharkiv oblast), Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Vesele, Rozdolivka, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandropil, Ocheretyne, Orlivka, Lastochkyne, Tonenke, Novomykhailivka, Vodyane, Urozhaine, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast), Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia Oblast), and Sablukivka (Kherson oblast). More than 110x settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv oblasts came under artillery fire.
Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of Russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy troops conduct subversive activities in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).
Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Kupyansk axis: the enemy launched 2x unsuccessful attempts to assault in the vicinity of Synkivka (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: the adversary launched 8x attacks at the Ukrainian troops near Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Terny, and Vyimka (Donetsk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 2x attacks of the adversary near Ivanivske (Donetsk oblast)." Ukrin