The administration of President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of concluding an “simplified” agreement with Ukraine for minerals, after President Vladimir Zelensky rejected the initial proposal, which suggested the transfer of the United States 50% of the critical minerals of Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters by two sources familiar with the situation. It is assumed that the agreement will be signed in general terms, and specific conditions will be discussed later.

Three oil tankers were damaged by explosions in the Mediterranean Sea last month, Reuters reports citing sources in the field of shipping and safety. We are talking about three different incidents, the causes of which are unknown. As the agency notes, these are the first cases in the Central Mediterranean over the past decade, when non -military vessels are damaged by explosions. According to Reuters, the following vessels were injured.

Microsoft introduced the world's first quantum chip Majorana 1, working on the new Topological Core architecture.

The Trump administration plans mass reductions at the National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) - laboratories, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Trade. As Bloomberg writes with reference to its own sources, dismissal will affect 500 employees who are on a trial. Employees received oral notifications of upcoming reductions.

French President Emmanuel Macron held long negotiations with colleagues from the European Union, as well as with representatives of Canada, Iceland and Norway on Ukraine support and security in Europe. He reported this on his Twitter account. According to the French leader, the position of France and its partners remains “clear and one” and they take on “full responsibility for ensuring peace and security in Europe”.

Eight thousand city external surveillance cameras installed in St. Petersburg will be configured for recognizing "ethnic identity." About this, as Kommersant writes , said Oleg Captains, head of the Committee for Interethnic Relations of the St. Petersburg Administration, speaking at a meeting of the city government.

RU Hyundai Wia machining centers, originally imported into Kazakhstan under the pretense of domestic use, were in fact illegally rerouted to Russia in violation of international sanctions, The Insider has discovered. An investigation was able to trace the network of intermediaries involved in the sale of these high-precision South Korean machine tools, which are critical for Russia’s defense industry.

The news The Insider February 20, 2025 Hamas on February 20 handed over to Israel the bodies Bibas, her two sons of Kfir and Ariel, and the same 83-year-old Odda lifshits. They were captured during the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, the parents of Shiri-Yoshi and Margit Silverman, who lived in the NIR-OZ, were also killed by terrorists on October 7, and their house was burned. The bodies were identified only on October 21. Coffins with hostage bodies.

Prisoners who went to fight against Ukraine from the Russian colonies are massively declared “arbitrarily left part” (OSC), even if they went missing, died or are on a mission, the Vystemste publication reports. Journalists discovered dozens of such cases in thematic communities and talked with relatives of the fighters who “arbitrarily left” the fighters.

Hamas handed over to Israel the bodies of four hostages through representatives of the International Red Cross Committee in the Khan-Junis area in the south of the Gaza sector, reports Jerusalem Post. Among the dead are the 33-year-old Bibas width and two of her little sons: five-year-old Ariel and two-year-old Kfir; as well as 83-year-old Odda Lifshits.

Donald Trump intends to conclude a new agreement with China, which can go beyond a simple revision of trade relations. It is reported by The New York Times with reference to several acting and former advisers to the US president, familiar with his plans. According to sources, Trump is interested in a transaction that will include significant investments in the US economy and China's obligations to purchase American goods.

Great Britain and France are developing plans to create European “deterrence forces” for Ukraine, which should prevent the re -attack of Russia in case of reached an agreement on the ceasefire and a peace treaty. It is reported by Bloomberg with reference to Western officials. The implementation of the plan depends on the consent of President Donald Trump to provide these forces defend the United States, including American aviation and intelligence.

The Vladimir Garnish Military Court fined 200 thousand rubles of a contract of a contract by Denis Vonotkov in the case of violation of the rules for handling weapons that entailed serious harm to health (part 1 of article 349 of the Criminal Code), Mediazona reports with reference to the press service of the court .

The news The Insider 20 February 2025 #Military report In today's report: Despite the statement of Vladimir Putin, until visual evidence of the breakthrough of the RF Armed Forces in the Sumy region appeared Deepstate - Ukrainian troops held another counterattack and advanced south of Pokrovsk in a area of ​​5 km wide In the Zaporizhzhya direction, the "epic defeat" of the Russian column of armored vehicles and ATVs was recorded European allies of Ukraine are developing plans for sending troops

Roskomnadzor blocked access to the Botnadzor project website, which specializes in identifying pro -government bots on the Internet. This was reported by "New Gazeta" with reference to the administrators of the project. The agency explains its decision by the presence on the resource of "advertising prohibited substances." The project administration said that she would continue to work, despite the blocking.