Michelle Yeoh kept her focus on movies at the Berlin International Film Festival, saying it’s “best not to talk about something I don’t know about” when asked about U.S. politics.
#MichelleYeoh #BerlinInternationalFilmFestival
Day: February 20, 2026
But Ukrainian officials say the proposal is unrealistic and unacceptable, and the recent round of talks again ended in a stalemate. The plan follows the failure of other stillborn ideas discussed during talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Feb 20, 2026
During the latest U.S.-mediated negotiations in Geneva on Feb. 17–18, Kyiv and Moscow discussed a joint Russian-Ukrainian civilian administration to run a demilitarized zone in the Donbas.
kyivindependent.com/joint-ru…— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Feb 20, 2026
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Trump vs. the world order
US President Donald Trump attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader, threatened to take Greenland, and is regularly talking to Vladimir Putin. This has led multiple world leaders to declare the end of the socalled rules-based global order that the US set up in the first place. Beneath all the chaos, there are patterns. Some of Trump’s foreign policy aims have a lot of support in his administration and even follow long-term grand strategy goals that long predate his presidency. Deliberately undermining alliances, sweet-talking foes, and raiding the Western Hemisphere for resources are just pieces of the puzzle. All of these tactics are shaping the world of tomorrow while leaving open the question: If the old world order is gone, who is in charge of what comes next?
00:00 Ripping up the rulebook
00:48 How the US built the global order
03:36 Enter Donald Trump
05:53 The Western Hemisphere
09:18 The US’ giant global military network
11:10 US Alliances:Just a tool?
13:32 Great power diplomacy
14:46 Trump’s China switch
17:02 A new multipolar world
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#Trump #Iran #mappedout
The U.S. Department of Defense has spent the week amassing a very large force in Europe and the Middle East with over 100 aircraft arriving just this week as tensions continue with Iran.
Currently in Europe/U.S. European Command:
36 – F-35s
24 – F-15s
28 – F-16s
12 – F-22s
18 – KC-46s
57+ – KC-135s
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78):
48+ – F/A-18s
6+ – E/A-18s
4+ – E-2s
2 – P-8s
Currently in the Middle East/U.S. Central Command:
36 – F-15s
36 – F-16s
30 – F-35s
12 – A-10s
6 – E/A-18Gs
6 – E-3s
5 – E-11s
7 – KC-46s
20 – KC-135s
1 – U-2
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72):
12 – F-35s
36 – F/A-18s
6+ – E/A-18Gs
4+ – E-2s
4+ – P-8s
This situation is still evolving and aircraft are still moving into position.Graphic: @ianellisjones
Data: @DefenceGeek @ArmchairAdml @EISNspotter— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) Feb 20, 2026
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are learning to live with amputations after suffering severe injuries on the battlefield or far from the front lines in Russian aerial attacks. In December 2023, Hlib Benia, a Ukrainian soldier with the 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade, was delivering supplies to his comrades when Russian FPV (first-person view) drones struck. Two of his fellow soldiers were killed. He survived but lost an arm and a leg. The Kyiv Independent’s Nick Allard spent a day with him at a rehabilitation center in Kyiv, documenting the difficult process of adapting to life after such devastating injuries. Through frustration, humor, and determination, Benia reflects on survival and what it means to begin a new stage of life.
Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=5ATfHTM_…
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Feb 20, 2026
Ten people were detained in Moldova and Ukraine for allegedly plotting contract killings of prominent Ukrainians on Russia’s orders; Two Ukrainian police officers were killed, and another was injured after a Russian drone struck an evacuation vehicle in Kharkiv Oblast’s Kupiansk district; and more. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-…
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) Feb 20, 2026