{"id":1457,"date":"2025-02-20T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/ukraine-daily-update-february-20-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T18:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T16:12:08","slug":"ukraine-daily-update-february-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/en\/ukraine-daily-update-february-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine daily update February 20, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Update<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25d45a6d-878a-4d1b-82af-f56d3803204f_672x436.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F25d45a6d-878a-4d1b-82af-f56d3803204f_672x436.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:385px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s front report from Deepstatmap was not uplifting to read. It is still my strong opinion that the West, USA, and EU have played with EXTREMELY high risk by holding Ukraine in check throughout the war, and the worst-case scenario, which is front collapse, is something they haven&#8217;t even understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suspect they thought the worst-case scenario would be negotiations because it was UA that refused to negotiate \u2013 they are easily fooled as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to claim that the EU has been extremely lucky here that it is Ukraine that has stood between us and Russia. The EU would like to change this to be about our support and brilliant everything that makes the war successful, but it is a few hundred thousand fighters in eastern Ukraine who refuse to give in that are 100% the reason we are where we are today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with Trump and then I want to nuance China a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday we heard Trump on video saying that for there to be any further peace negotiations, there must be a new election in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/embed\/did:plc:oyzatboanf3omf2eievuwzwd\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3liiazl3c622l?id=8286378500101319\">https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/embed\/did:plc:oyzatboanf3omf2eievuwzwd\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3liiazl3c622l?id=8286378500101319<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with some understanding of this knows that Russia is deeply involved in Ukrainian civil society and that a new election will throw the country into chaos \u2013 it&#8217;s like some genius wrote on Bluesky, the easiest way for Putin to win without even trying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you hear Trump demand a new election in Russia?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I said, I want to wait for \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Trump leans back and is pleased that Ukraine is moving forward and EU is increasing support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Trump accuses EU of wanting more war and that Ukraine does not want peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming in a few weeks at most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can already be stated with 100% certainty that Trump is not engaging in any kind of impartiality in these &#8220;peace negotiations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-he clearly states that Putin should be allowed to keep the conquered areas because &#8220;he has worked hard for them&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But not a single word about Crimea, not a damn word \ud83e\udd2c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-he wants a new election in Ukraine to proceed with the negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But not a single word about a new election in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Trump wanted more money from Zelensky before the negotiations began than what Germany was fined after WW2, and it was really dirty play where Zelensky was given an hour and the threat was to cancel everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has not demanded any fines from Russia, the aggressor, but instead promised to ease sanctions or remove them immediately upon cessation of hostilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cornerstone of being a peace negotiator is to be seen as impartial by both parties and then try to hammer out a solution both can live with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump has NOT done that, making the USA&#8217;s &#8220;peace negotiations&#8221; completely illegitimate. This is also what we are seeing now \u2013 no one cares about what the USA is currently doing, no one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zelensky comes out saying that the lie about 4% popularity comes from Russia \u2013 a direct hit to Trump&#8217;s soft spots \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;This morning, KIIS published a poll showing 57% trust in me. So if someone wants to replace me right now \u2013 it won\u2019t work,&quot; \u2013 Zelensky. The President added that the disinformation about 4% comes from Russia, which spread this narrative to the Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SDlpIBkHBJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/SDlpIBkHBJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BehR1G6xTv\">pic.twitter.com\/BehR1G6xTv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NOELREPORTS \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@NOELreports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOELreports\/status\/1892162977723195652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And that Trump has fallen for disinformation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8c4efc-7849-4abf-aed6-4ec43a70c992_682x665.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fee8c4efc-7849-4abf-aed6-4ec43a70c992_682x665.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:372px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And that the USA is hand in hand with RU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zelensky just dropped the mask: The U.S. is icing out Ukraine from NATO\u2014exactly what Russia wanted all along. <br><br>After years of grandstanding about \u201cdefending democracy,\u201d Washington is now leaving Ukraine twisting in the wind, handing Putin the geopolitical win he\u2019s been gunning\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LKy2cZvTz0\">pic.twitter.com\/LKy2cZvTz0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allenanalysis\/status\/1891904072225296758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the EU is increasing sanctions against Russia when the USA wants to ease them. Who controls the entrance to the Baltic Sea?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae5a8766-2845-42ba-8a98-23f58cce3797_669x872.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fae5a8766-2845-42ba-8a98-23f58cce3797_669x872.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it&#8217;s not all about Trump, there is a USA behind him, and if you have read my posts, you know that the USA is like the bank, not your friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden was absolutely devastating for Ukraine, everyone sensible agrees on that<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03e87bc1-3461-49a0-800e-8bec336dd9ff_673x867.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F03e87bc1-3461-49a0-800e-8bec336dd9ff_673x867.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, Trump has shown himself to be almost even worse, but with the difference that the enchantment seems to have been broken, and the EU has stood up together with Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One could argue that the outcome is positive, and there are some who firmly claim that it is Trump&#8217;s purpose \u2013 that&#8217;s why I want to wait for Trump&#8217;s reaction, which will come soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My calibration is what is good for UA, and Zelensky has been tough on Trump in the past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This one is also interesting, RU bought Trump&#8217;s mansion for 3 times its value when he had financial problems in the 90s \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f688207-2d04-42dc-ab9a-63675db9103c_654x870.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8f688207-2d04-42dc-ab9a-63675db9103c_654x870.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:447px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a huge overreaction and crying fest about China and Nelson Mandela got upset on my Bluesky, among other things. \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia has almost broken its own back here completely without external interference and is not a very fun ally today, mostly a big burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China is looking a bit more awake at how much they can take over from Russia in the future, that&#8217;s my guess \u2013 their geographical location is absolutely TERRIBLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partly economically, of course, but if China were to go and reclaim areas they lost in the 1800s, who will Russia complain to?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s no secret that the USA, EU, Russia, and China all want the reconstruction contracts and future raw material industry, but the countries have slightly different strategies on how to get there \u2013 the EU is probably the most reasonable party, but we now understand that Ukraine is standing between us and war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China actually comes before the USA because China will try to bring in good business, investments, loans for raw material contracts and reconstruction, and they will negotiate about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a huge bonus for China, as I mentioned in the summer of 2024 when I thought that Ukraine would completely turn to China instead \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A transport route and pipelines from\/to China via somewhere and to Ukraine as a transshipment point for the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, pipelines might not be anything since China imports, but definitely the trade route based in Ukraine for further transport into the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine understands the value of this absolutely, and China will have a reliable partner, and the EU market will be more accessible than it is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tajikistan &#8211; Uzbekistan \u2013 Turkmenistan &#8211; Azerbaijan \u2013 Georgia \u2013 Ukraine with two major maritime transport routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of maritime transport via the Suez Canal and the risk of US sanctions and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Ukraine, it will be a gold mine, of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China has already started this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I must remind you of one thing here, and you also heard this first in the world \ud83e\uddd0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukraine has essentially droned Russia&#8217;s infrastructure for oil and refined products westward, as well as all refineries and depots in western Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you heard anything about pumping stations, oil pipelines, LNG, transshipment stations, or anything else towards China that has been droned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or the refineries in eastern Russia, other than in 2024?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wild guess that China is now getting a bit more products cheaper than before when Russia cannot export to any other country?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing we all need to be clear about \u2013 Russia has unleashed a geopolitical atomic bomb that has only just begun to play out, and the playing field is changing, a bit like the stairs in the funhouse where you end up hanging on the railing and crying out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China is also patient but has ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, I want to pose an open question \u2013 how many wars has China started since the turn of the millennium?<\/p>\n\n\n<p>But does everyone still believe that China will conquer the world with weapons?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China&#8217;s geographical location is so bad that the only countries they can invade by land are India and Russia \u2013 their allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otherwise, it&#8217;s by sea, but even China understands that it&#8217;s vulnerable to a point where it&#8217;s suicide. Did you know that the USA has tungsten spears for their Stealth aircraft that they release vertically, penetrating straight through the ship&#8217;s hull and sinking them? Nothing shows up on radar and nothing can be shot down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My guess is that if China feels they can reduce US dominance by approaching the EU without risking anything, they will do it. If Russia feels disadvantaged \u2013 who cares?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the above, I want to say \u2013 don&#8217;t be fooled by China&#8217;s silence, something big is in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m curious how Trump will handle Zelensky&#8217;s latest attack against him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the meeting in Saudi Arabia and Trump&#8217;s praise of Putin and Russia, we have a clear picture of his attitude towards Russia and Putin, don&#8217;t we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Highlights like &#8220;Putin has fought hard for this land in Donbass so he should be allowed to keep it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zelensky has kept quiet until now when he simply had enough (simplified, this is geopolitics and the UA leadership in consultation agrees on such matters) and has clearly and explicitly stated in several statements that the US position favors Putin and is what Putin wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll see if Trump, in turn, manages to stay quiet because if he goes harder on Zelensky than he did in his last message that started by calling Zelensky a mediocre comedian, it would be a disaster for US credibility on the world stage &#8211; and it&#8217;s already a bit shaky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6611d131-a5ca-45e8-a58f-e119cc3badf3_646x769.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6611d131-a5ca-45e8-a58f-e119cc3badf3_646x769.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:421px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EDIT: JD Vance has just warned Zelensky not to &#8220;attack Trump,&#8221; I think this will be as bad for the USA as we fear \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62776ba-0e4b-4a07-ad69-4b35fc655ba1_687x739.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe62776ba-0e4b-4a07-ad69-4b35fc655ba1_687x739.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:403px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And Trump calls Zelensky a dictator \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3952cfb-7751-4aaf-abb2-593e13e734d4_648x813.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb3952cfb-7751-4aaf-abb2-593e13e734d4_648x813.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:430px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Good Lord, Trump is really off track right now, if he doesn&#8217;t back down immediately, the fall of the USA will be faster than the Titanic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MXT, the IT industry&#8217;s fastest rising star in code for rolling lists at the top of websites, posted the link below on johanno1.se, which is also a rising star closely behind MXT in space projectile orbit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This should NOT be underestimated because now UA has gone after oil production, which was previously 100% protected by the USA \u2013 Biden had it as a trump card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/embed\/did:plc:5jbj2wzit57tfjmmwocupfs7\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lijngjqj5k2s?id=8186214076575542\">https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/embed\/did:plc:5jbj2wzit57tfjmmwocupfs7\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lijngjqj5k2s?id=8186214076575542<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gripen is also in progress, timeline unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Johansson added that \u201cover time\u201d the more advanced Gripen E aircraft  should be sent to Kyiv, before stressing that \u201cit\u2019s purely a political  decision\u201d to set the entire process in motion, beginning with the older  C\/D platforms.&quot; 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