Trump cracks down on student protesters [...] The House panel sent a six-page letter to the university leadership saying that the university failed to deliver its promise to students, faculty, and Congress that it'd address "anti-semitism", saying that "Columbia’s continued failure to address the pervasive anti-semitism that persists on campus is untenable, particularly given that the university receives billions in federal funding." [...] Trump signed an executive order that allows the US government to use all available and appropriate legal tools to combat [so-called] "anti-semitism", including prosecuting and deporting those accused of anti-Semitic harassment, with the order targeting pro-Palestine student protesters.

Two countries’ foreign ministers meet in Moscow and agree there are no obstacles to long-delayed plan | A plan for Russia to establish its first naval base in Africa will go ahead, Sudan’s foreign minister has confirmed, after years of delays over the Red Sea military port. If the agreement is implemented, Russia would join the US and China in the region; they have bases to the south in Djibouti. The announcement came during a visit by the foreign minister, Ali Youssef Ahmed al-Sharif, to Moscow where he met his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. After their meeting, Sharif said the two countries were in “complete agreement” on establishing a Russian base “and there are no obstacles”.

Germany and NATO Defy President Trump; Refuse to Accredit Russia to Attend Munich Conference | NATO, the European Union, and Germany in particular, have openly DEFIED President Donald Trump by refusing to accredit a Russian delegation to attend today's Munich Security Conference. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Munich this morning. ● Earlier this week, during a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, the two leaders agreed that there would be contact between the two countries today, at the Munich Conference. ● When the Russians sought clearance to send their delegation into Germany, they were told Russia "is not accredited to attend the conference." As such, the Russians cannot be there to meet with the US Vice President. Clearly, someone in Europe is intentionally sabotaging the peace effort by President Trump.

The US president has shared more details and thoughts about the phone call with his Russian counterpart | US President Donald Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday evening, a day after his long-awaited phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conversation, as Trump described it, spanned topics including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, NATO’s role, economic strategies like tariffs, and the geopolitical dynamics surrounding BRICS and the G8.

■ Scholz called for a state of emergency in Germany due to US statements on Ukraine (Pravda EN)
■ Medvedev explains Scholz's call to declare state of emergency over Ukraine by polls (TASS)
■ Hysteria Ignites as Trump Throws Ukraine on the Third Rail (02/13/25)

✅ Europe is shocked by the US refusal to keep Zelensky (Taya Silverhelm)
✅ In our small, controversial but highly interdependent world there can be no chief country or planetary ruler