2026-02-12: Russia Roundup

So far today: 2026-02-12 08:43am GMT

Hugo GABBERO (2026-02-12). Russia: Alarming arbitrary arrest, detention and judicial harassment of Ms Daria Egereva, indigenous peoples' rights defender. fidh.org

ICRC (2026-02-12). Statement on meetings on protected persons in the Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict. icrc.org

Bloomberg (2026-02-12). Russian losses in Ukraine now exceed recruitment, Western officials claim. scmp.com Russia sustained around 9,000 more battlefield losses in Ukraine than it was able to replace last month, according to assessments from Western officials, signalling progress for Ukraine's ambition to inflict heavier damage on the front line. | Russian forces were unable to achieve significant gains on the ground in January even as they sustained heavy losses, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. The assessment, which could not be independently verified, could bolster Kyiv's…

ecns.cn (2026-02-12). China's AI chip sector charges ahead. ecns.cn A wave of initial public offerings is sweeping China's graphics processing unit, or GPU sector, marking a critical phase in the nation's push for self-reliance in advanced computing power.

Drago Bosnic (2026-02-11). Germany's Wargame confirms Russian Military Dominance. globalresearch.ca As the political West continues to live in a

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2026-02-11). President Orbán Calls Ukraine an 'Enemy' of Hungary. globalresearch.ca Tensions between Hungary and Ukraine continue to escalate. The constant pressure against Hungarian-Russian energy cooperation and the policies of ethnic cleansing through military recruitment in Ukraine have caused fury in Hungary. Furthermore, the pragmatic and pro-peace stance of Hungarian Prime …

Middle East Monitor (2026-02-11). The new Axis of Resistance: Sino-Russian technological Enhancement of Iran's Endurance. juancole.com By Jasim Al-Azzawi | — | (

infobrics (2026-02-11). India Must Boost Exports to Russia to Balance Trade Basket: Piyush Goyal. infobrics.org Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said India and Russia must work together to bring greater diversity and balance to their trade basket as he highlighted the huge opportunity in the bilateral economic partnership…

Jackie Singh (2026-02-11). Trump Pardon Buries FBI's Secret Work for Putin's Oligarchs. bylinetimes.com On 15 January 2026, President Donald Trump pardoned a former FBI counterintelligence agent who had refused to testify about his work for Oleg Deripaska and Dmitry Rybolovlev — two Russian oligarchs with direct ties to Vladimir Putin's inner circle. The pardon came six months after the daughter of the former agent's co-defendant, Julio Herrera Velutini, donated $3.5 million to Trump-aligned super PACs. The decision permanently sealed the record of services US intelligence officials secretly provided for sanctioned Russian networks. | Former FBI agent Mark T. Rossini's business partner — Charles McGo…

hindustantimes (2026-02-11). Zelensky orders sweeping military overhaul as Ukraine braces for Russian attacks. hindustantimes.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a sweeping overhaul of Ukraine's military operations, highlighting urgent changes in air defense, frontline logistics and troop replenishment after a high-level meeting with top commanders and the defense minister. He said air defense in several regions will be "almost completely reorganized," including interceptors, mobile fire groups and short‚Äërange systems, alongside stricter oversight of drones, weapons and personnel on the front. Zelensky added that the defense minister and military command are drafting concrete measures to "strengthen Uk…

Vera Weidenbach (2026-02-11). German ambassador to Russia tapped for Israel posting. haaretz.com Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, who has served in Moscow since 2023, will take over from Steffen Seibert in the summer…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2026-02-11). Bad Beginnings: The End of The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). Washington Wants the Nuclear Stockpile to Grow? globalresearch.ca How awful could it get? | The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expired on February 5, terminating an era of arms control and imposed limits on lunatically contrived nuclear weapons programs of the United States and Russia. The

ecns.cn (2026-02-11). Nation's digital trade surplus doubles in 2025. ecns.cn China's digital services exports hit a record high in 2025, propelled by the rapid global expansion of technology giants in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, helping the country more than double its digital trade surplus and partially fill a long-standing gap in overall services trade.

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