Zelensky: This morning, a poll showed that 57% of people trust me. So if anyone is thinking about replacing me right now it won’t happen.
As for the claim about 4%, we’ve seen this disinformation and understand that it comes from Russia. 2/
Zelensky: The U.S. helped Putin break out of years-long isolation through negotiations in Saudi Arabia. 3/
Zelensky: Yesterday, we already saw attempts to portray Russia as a victim. That’s something new. 4/
Zelensky: In the next week or two, we will ask all platforms to conduct polls on trust levels for me, Trump, Tusk, Starmer, and Erdoğan. I will make the results public. 5/
Zelensky: I have started talks with European leaders and believe they will be ready to fund Ukraine's Armed Forces if the U.S. doesn’t. 6/
Zelensky: I will go to the front with Kellogg. Let him talk to the soldiers. 7/
Zelensky: We don’t have enough missiles to shoot down incoming attacks. At 5 a.m., the commander called me and said:
“Eight targets are approaching, but we have no air defense missiles left.” 8X
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Putin tightens the grip of dictatorship. Russia has erased WhatsApp from its internet.
Roskomnadzor removed the Meta-owned app — used by at least 100M Russians — from the national registry, making access nearly impossible without VPN workarounds, FT. 1/
It’s a deeper block than past slowdowns.
By Dec, WhatsApp traffic had already been throttled 70-80%. Now Moscow appears to be cutting access long-term — after labeling Meta platforms “extremist” and degrading YouTube. 2/
The push is toward Max — a state-designated “national messenger” owned by VK, linked to Putin’s inner circle.
Modeled on China’s WeChat, it combines messaging and госservices — but without encryption. 3/
NATO's PURL initiative hit $4.5B in commitments to buy US weapons for Ukraine — led by Germany, Netherlands, and Norway.
More pledges expected when defense ministers meet in Brussels Feb 12 — United24. 1/
US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker called Germany, Netherlands, and Norway "PURL champions" for making significant contributions and pushing other allies to follow. Their leadership is driving the program forward. 2/
Japan is joining too — expected to formally confirm participation in coming weeks. Tokyo's contribution will be financial, limited to non-lethal defensive items like radar systems, body armor, and protective equipment. 3/
Sanctions have sent Russia's foreign trade to Soviet-era lows.
Exports now make up just 17.8% of GDP — the lowest in modern Russian history and comparable to the USSR's final years before collapse — United24. 1/
Exports fell from 22.2% of GDP in 2024 to 17.8% in 2025. Imports dropped from 17.8% to 15.2%. Compare that to pre-war levels when exports were typically 25-30% of GDP. 2/
This mirrors 1990-91 Soviet figures almost exactly: exports were 18.2% of GDP in 1990 and 13.3% in 1991. Russia is now as isolated from the global economy as the USSR was before it collapsed. 3/