Right on target! Drones hit Moscow. Russians left without heat and electricity. Putin is frightened

[00:00:00] Explosions were heard overnight in [00:00:02] several regions of Russia, including [00:00:04] areas near Moscow. According to Russian [00:00:06] authorities, air defenses were [00:00:08] responding to drone attacks. Meanwhile, [00:00:10] the border city of Bilgurat was hit by a [00:00:13] missile strike. Energy facilities were [00:00:15] damaged, leaving parts of the city [00:00:17] without electricity. Local officials say [00:00:20] the region came under heavy shelling. [00:00:22] Several Russian airports also [00:00:25] temporarily suspended operations due to [00:00:28] the attacks. [00:00:37] >> [music] [00:00:50] >> A Ukrainian delegation is traveling to [00:00:52] Geneva for a new round of talks [00:00:54] involving the United States and Russia [00:00:57] scheduled for February 17 and 18 [00:01:00] presidential office chief Karo Budano [00:01:02] said the team is already on the way and [00:01:04] stressed that the priority is to defend [00:01:07] Ukraine's interest. Meanwhile, Russia [00:01:10] has reshuffled its delegation now led by [00:01:13] Kremlin aid Vladimir Midinski. President [00:01:16] Vladimir Zalinski said he hopes the [00:01:19] talks will continue despite the change [00:01:21] and warned that any proposals requiring [00:01:24] Ukraine to withdraw from Daesk region [00:01:27] would be dangerous. The Kremlin has [00:01:29] already signaled that territorial issues [00:01:32] will be among the key topics in Geneva. [00:01:34] Spokesman Dmitri Pisco confirmed that [00:01:36] Medinski and other senior Russian [00:01:39] officials will take part in the [00:01:41] negotiations. President Wimmer Zalinski [00:01:43] says Ukrainians cannot be asked to trust [00:01:46] security promises without real [00:01:49] guarantees after the world once failed [00:01:51] to protect them. In an interview with a [00:01:53] politico, he recalled that Ukraine gave [00:01:56] up its nuclear weapons and military [00:01:58] assets under the Budapest memorandum in [00:02:01] exchange for security assurance. But he [00:02:04] said Ukraine ended up without weapons [00:02:06] and without protection when Russia [00:02:08] invaded. Zalinski stressed that [00:02:10] Ukrainians are not living in illusions. [00:02:12] They have lost families, homes, and [00:02:14] their way of life, and they believe [00:02:17] Russia will attack again. He said people [00:02:19] are not asking if Russia comes back, but [00:02:21] when. That is why any talk of compromise [00:02:24] must begin with a clear and binding [00:02:27] security guarantees. The Ukrainian [00:02:29] president warned that territorial [00:02:31] concessions without guarantees would [00:02:33] only allow Russia to regroup and strike [00:02:36] again. He added that the United States [00:02:38] and allies could send a strong signal [00:02:41] now by committing to Ukraine security [00:02:44] before any negotiations on territory. [00:02:48] In the end, we have neither those [00:02:50] weapons nor the security guarantees. No [00:02:52] one defended our independence. That is [00:02:54] the truth. And that is why it is clear [00:02:56] why people do not trust. They are not [00:02:58] living in a world of fantasy. They are [00:03:00] realists. And they have lost so much, [00:03:02] their loved ones, their homes, their way [00:03:04] of life. [00:03:06] Hillary Clinton delivered sharp [00:03:08] criticism of Donald Trump's policy [00:03:11] toward Ukraine during a panel discussion [00:03:14] at the Munich Security Conference. The [00:03:16] former US Secretary of State said that [00:03:19] any pressure on K to make concessions to [00:03:21] Russia contradicts the interest of the [00:03:24] democratic world and effectively [00:03:26] benefits the Kremlin. She stressed that [00:03:29] Ukraine remains the front line in the [00:03:31] defense of Western values. While full [00:03:34] responsibility for the war lies with the [00:03:36] Russia's leadership. According to [00:03:38] Clinton, Russia's aggression stems from [00:03:40] Vladimir Putin's drive to impose control [00:03:43] over Ukraine despite the human losses [00:03:45] and destruction. Ukraine is [00:03:47] [clears throat] fighting for our [00:03:48] democracy and our values of freedom and [00:03:51] civilization [00:03:52] on the front lines, losing thousands of [00:03:56] people and having their country [00:03:58] destroyed by one man's mania to control [00:04:03] them. And I think Trump either doesn't [00:04:06] understand or could care less about that [00:04:08] suffering. [00:04:09] >> Ukrainian refugee has been killed in the [00:04:11] United States. 21-year-old Katrina [00:04:14] Tovmash, originally from Billetka, was [00:04:17] shot dead inside her home in North [00:04:19] Carolina. Her partner, a 28-year-old US [00:04:22] Army serviceman, was also killed. Police [00:04:25] say the main suspect is Katarina's [00:04:28] former boyfriend. Investigator believe [00:04:31] he entered the house early in the [00:04:33] morning where Kantina was living with a [00:04:36] younger relatives and shot both victims [00:04:38] while children were inside. The children [00:04:41] were not harmed. The suspect fled the [00:04:44] state but was later arrested in Ohio. He [00:04:47] is now in custody and faces double [00:04:49] murder charges. Katrina had moved to the [00:04:52] United States after Russia's full-scale [00:04:54] invasion of Ukraine. It is the second [00:04:56] killing of a Ukrainian woman in North [00:04:58] Carolina within a year. In August last [00:05:01] year, 23rd year old Zaruska was found [00:05:05] dead in Charlotte with a multiple stab [00:05:08] wounds. Police arrested a suspect, a [00:05:11] 34year-old homeless man with a criminal [00:05:14] record and charged him with a murder. [00:05:16] 60% of Ukrainian refugees in Europe [00:05:20] still hope to return home after four [00:05:22] years of a full-scale war, according to [00:05:25] a study by the European Bank for [00:05:27] reconstruction and development. Germany, [00:05:30] Poland, and the Czech Republic host the [00:05:32] largest numbers of Ukrainians displaced [00:05:35] by the invasion. However, employment [00:05:38] among Ukrainian refugees remains low at [00:05:41] about 45%. Unemployment is much higher [00:05:44] than among local populations, and some [00:05:47] refugees report lower pay. Public [00:05:49] attitudes have also worsened in several [00:05:52] countries, with politicians increasingly [00:05:55] blaming Ukrainians for pressure on state [00:05:57] budgets despite evidence that they [00:06:00] contribute more to the economy than they [00:06:03] receive. Temporary protection status in [00:06:05] the European Union is set to run until [00:06:08] March 2027. The uncertainty is pushing [00:06:11] many Ukrainians to seek longerterm [00:06:14] residence through jobs or education. [00:06:16] Former recruiters from Russia's Wagner [00:06:18] group have shifted to organizing [00:06:20] sabotage operations across Europe. The [00:06:23] Financial Times reports, citing Western [00:06:25] intelligence officials, that networks [00:06:28] once used to recruit fighters for [00:06:30] Ukraine are now targeting vulnerable [00:06:32] people inside NATO countries to carry [00:06:34] out attacks. These include arson, [00:06:37] sabotage, and stage provocations from [00:06:40] attacks on aid or houses for Ukraine to [00:06:43] operations meant to look like farright [00:06:46] activism. Intelligence sources say [00:06:49] Russia is increasingly relies on [00:06:50] so-called disposable agents, [00:06:53] marginalized individuals recruited for [00:06:56] money. After mass explosions of Russian [00:06:58] spies from Europe, the Kremlin has [00:07:01] turned more to intermediaries. Al Vagner [00:07:04] networks have become a key tool. [00:07:06] European security services say they have [00:07:09] uncovered a broad network of such [00:07:12] operatives and that many planned attacks [00:07:14] have been prevented because records [00:07:17] often lack skill and leave traces. Putin [00:07:21] could move against Europe as early as [00:07:23] this year. A Ukrainian military expert [00:07:26] warns Ukrainian defense analyst Valentin [00:07:29] Badra says Russia may try to test NATO [00:07:32] if it struggles to achieve results on [00:07:34] the battlefield in Ukraine. He believes [00:07:37] Moscow could launch a hybrid operation [00:07:40] against a NATO member most likely in the [00:07:42] Baltic region using covered forces and [00:07:45] local unrest to create what looks like [00:07:48] an an internal crisis. According to [00:07:50] Badra, the Kremlin sees Western [00:07:52] societies as less prepared for [00:07:55] casualties and long wars than Ukraine, [00:07:57] which is fighting for survival. He also [00:08:00] says European armies remain heavily [00:08:02] dependent on the United States and are [00:08:05] not yet ready for a large-scale ground [00:08:08] confrontation with Russia. The warning [00:08:10] comes aid growing debate in Europe about [00:08:13] strengthening joint defense with the [00:08:15] Ukraine to deter further Russian [00:08:18] aggression. But Estonia has warned it [00:08:21] would take the war onto Russian [00:08:22] territory if Russia launches an [00:08:24] invasion. Foreign Minister Margust Sakna [00:08:27] said in an interview with a German [00:08:29] broadcaster Doe that Estonia is not a [00:08:32] weak point in Europe, rejecting claims [00:08:35] that country would be an easy target. He [00:08:38] stressed that Estonia is strengthening [00:08:40] its defenses and that NATO is now [00:08:43] stronger than ever with a new defense [00:08:45] plans already in place. At the same [00:08:47] time, Takna questioned Europe's [00:08:49] political will to confront Russia and [00:08:51] criticized the idea of negotiating with [00:08:54] the Kremlin without a clear strategy. He [00:08:58] said decades of engagement with Moscow [00:09:00] had only made Russia more aggressive and [00:09:03] weakened Ukraine's position. Debate [00:09:06] continues in Europe over direct talks [00:09:08] with the dictator Putin. Former Finnish [00:09:11] President Saul Ninto is seen as a [00:09:14] leading candidate for a possible EU [00:09:16] envoy role. That is all for now. Please [00:09:20] subscribe for more content.