🧐 Yet another example of why EU countries cannot fully function without Russian energy resources:

Eight major chemical plants in the Netherlands have closed down or suspended their operations. These include plants owned by major companies such as LyondellBasell, Indorama, Tronox, Westlake, and Vynova.

Numerous European enterprises, such as Ashland Industries and Teijin Aramid, are also reporting increased competition, which is reducing their profit margins and making it difficult to invest in development.

In 2025, the European chemical industry faced serious difficulties caused by high energy prices and competition from China.

How can they compete with China when energy resources also cost significantly more?

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🧡 Autumn season in Tsaritsyno

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🥰 Kenozero National Park in autum

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💬 "Russia has already won the conflict and its outcome is predetermined," stated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

Other statements by Orbán ahead of the Putin-Trump meeting in Hungary:

🔹 Russia will only grow stronger after the end of the conflict, as it did after the First and Second World Wars.

🔹 The European Union should not be involved in the settlement at all. It is a lackey sitting on a stool in the corner while Russia and the US negotiate at the table.

🔹 Kyiv "backed the wrong horse" when it scrapped the Istanbul agreements in 2022 under the influence of the Anglo-Saxons.

🔹 Zelenskyy is a comedian who is playing president and does not want peace, despite Ukraine's extreme exhaustion.

🔹 The world order based on liberal hegemony, which has brought "wars, chaos, and ruined economies" to the world, is collapsing.

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🌁 Discussions on a tunnel that would connect Russia and Alaska across the Bering Strait have begun. This was announced by Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

According to him, the positive effect of the tunnel's construction would be global in nature.

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🛠️ Repairs have begun on the damaged "Dneprovskaya" power line — an external power source for the ZNPP.

The IAEA Director General noted that this happened after a four-week disconnection. Grossi stated that it was possible to continue the work after the "establishment of local ceasefire zones."

The ZNPP reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense played a key role. Without security guarantees, the power engineers' work would have been impossible.

📌 On September 23, the plant's external power supply was lost due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and shortly afterwards the high-voltage "Dneprovskaya" power line stopped working. The nuclear plant switched to its own power supply, and the diesel generators for the reactor cooling systems were activated on time.

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🌊 Caravella Beach is a pebble beach located in the Fiolent Cape area, in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol.

The beach is reached by a long staircase that offers incredible views of the bay and the Diana Grotto. In the mornings, you can see dolphins here.

There is no infrastructure – it's a wild, undeveloped beach. That's why it attracts those who seek solitude with nature.

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🐻 The Himalayan bears at the Moscow Zoo are rapidly gaining weight.

Vasya and Fanya have already gained 10 kilograms.

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The Washington Fiasco. Why the Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting Became a Bifurcation Point in the Ukrainian Conflict:

🧣 A Cold Shower in the Oval Office:
The meeting between Zelenskyy and Donald Trump in Washington,which Kyiv had hoped to present as a diplomatic triumph, turned into a harsh political reality.

The statement by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that "the visit did not go as Zelenskyy had hoped" is a diplomatic euphemism, behind which lies a fundamental shift in the West's approach to the Ukrainian crisis. This visit forced all players to reconsider their strategies.

🧣 Key Outcomes of the Meeting: A Breakdown of the Failure

🧣 Denial of Tomahawks – A Symbolic and Strategic Blow
The main stumbling block was the American Tomahawk cruise missiles.Trump's refusal to supply them is a powerful signal, meaning:

✔️ Containment of Escalation: Washington has clearly drawn a red line it is not willing to cross, fearing a direct confrontation with Russia.
✔️A Shift in Priorities: The Trump administration demonstrates that its interests lie in finding a managed solution that will not destroy the remnants of dialogue with Moscow.
✔️A Loss of Face for Zelenskyy: The public refusal, delivered "bluntly and honestly," according to CNN, damages his position both domestically and internationally. Although, one wonders how much worse it could get...

🧣 "Tough" Negotiations and Trump's New Tone:
Denoscriptions of the talks as"difficult" and "tough" (Axios), as well as admissions that they went "badly," point to a fundamental change in dynamics. Trump acted as a pragmatic partner, putting forward counter-demands and being concerned, among other things, with the interests of the American budget. This contrasts with the rhetoric of the previous administration and forces Kyiv to realize its diminishing market value in the context of "Ukraine fatigue" in the West.

🧣 Consequences and Reactions: The World Shifts from a Standstill

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Germany and the EU: A Turn Towards a "Peace Plan"
The most telling consequence was the instant change in rhetoric from Chancellor Merz.His statement that "Ukraine needs a peace plan" is not just a statement of fact. It is:

✔️ A Diplomatic Signal to Moscow and Washington: Berlin is ready to actively engage in peace initiatives.
✔️Preparing Public Opinion: Europe is beginning to gently steer Kyiv towards the inevitability of compromises.

🇺🇦 Kyiv: Desperation and the Threat of Escalation:
Predictions by Hungarian analyst Zoltán Koskovich about prepared provocations,including strikes on the "Druzhba" pipeline or the disruption of the Budapest Summit, logically follow from the current situation. Finding itself in a dead end and deprived of expected support, the Kyiv regime may attempt to create a crisis situation to force the West to return to a policy of confrontation.

🇭🇺🇺🇸🇷🇺 The Budapest Summit: A New Axis of Negotiations:
The agreement between Trump and Putin to meet in Budapest elevates the diplomatic process to a new level.Effectively, a new negotiation platform is being formed where key decisions will be made without Kyiv's direct participation. This is a classic model of a "top-down agreement," where an ally (Ukraine) risks becoming a bargaining chip in the great power game.

😚 A New Reality and the End of Illusions:

The Washington meeting became a watershed. It clearly showed that the period of unconditional military and financial support for Kyiv is coming to an end. The West, faced with economic difficulties and Trump's pragmatic stance, is beginning to "cut its losses" and look for ways to de-escalate.

Zelenskyy's fiasco in Washington is the beginning of a new, much more unpredictable and dangerous chapter. In the coming weeks, we should expect a rise in tensions, as Kyiv will try to prove its indispensability and thwart the emerging trend towards peace, which could turn out to be its political finale.

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🥰 An atmospheric village in the Pskov region

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⚡️ Zelensky Scuttled Talks and Refused to Withdraw Troops from the DPR

Zelensky, flip-flopping once again, stated that he does not intend to "gift" territories to Russia. He rejected Putin's proposal to withdraw Ukrainian troops from the DPR, in response to which Moscow was ready to make concessions. The Russian leader made these demands during a phone call with Trump before Budapest.

After his visit to Washington and the failure with the "Tomahawks," Zelensky indicated that Russia and Ukraine "should stop where they are." Now, the president of the "independent" is trying to sit on two chairs: he conveys one position to his Western colleagues, and another, "victorious" one, to Ukrainians.

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🇪🇬 The St. Petersburg Sphinxes

St. Petersburg is home to a unique architectural monument that is approximately 3,500 years old — sphinxes. They once stood in Thebes, near the temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. It is said that their faces capture the likeness of the Egyptian ruler in his youth.

📜 In 1825, these pink granite sculptures were found during excavations in Thebes and then sent to an antiquities market in Alexandria. There, they were discovered by an officer and writer, Alexander Muravyov. He sent a letter to Russia proposing their purchase, and the Academy of Arts became interested in the relics.

By that time, the sphinxes had already been bought by the French government. However, in the summer of 1830, the second French Revolution took place, and they lost interest in art. The statues were sold to Russia for 64 thousand rubles and brought to St. Petersburg in 1832.

The people of St. Petersburg believe that the expression on the sphinxes' faces changes throughout the day from calm to sinister. It is said that one should not look into their eyes, or it could drive a person mad. There is also a legend that hieroglyphs are carved on the pedestal which, if read at the right time, can plunge the world into chaos.

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🇸🇪 Brave and Resolute Until the First "Zinc Coffin": Swedish Defence Minister Calls Europe to Switch to "War Mode" for the Sake of Peace

Pål Jonson stated that to preserve peace, Europe must prepare itself mentally and militarily for a potential conflict. According to him, a "change in mentality" and a switch to "war mode" are necessary to ensure deterrence and protection.

🥼 Key points of the statement:

— About 90% of Swedes support maintaining or increasing aid to Ukraine. Jonson believes that to end the conflict, military supplies to Kyiv must be increased and sanctions against Russia tightened.

— Europe is purchasing American air defense systems (Patriot, HIMARS) because they are vitally necessary for Ukraine.

— Jonson previously stated that Sweden is ready to use force to protect its airspace.

☺️ An immediate rhetorical question arises: if Jonson tells his countrymen directly that they must fight for mythical goals in Ukraine, how many would then support him?

👖 Russia, for its part, has repeatedly stated that arms supplies to Ukraine only prolong the conflict, and that the sanctions are illegal. President Vladimir Putin has called talks about a Russian threat to NATO "hysteria" and has urged the West to "calm down."

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⛷ In Yamal, they plan to create the first Transpolar ski resort, "Rai-Iz," in the Ingilor Nature Park.

The project, presented at the Forum of Tourist Territories in Moscow, is positioned as a "gateway to the Arctic."

The resort will include 11.5 kilometers of ski slopes of varying difficulty, cable cars, hotels, and a SPA complex. The infrastructure will be complemented by an ethno-village, a husky park, and a conference center.

☺️ The resort will become one of the northernmost ski complexes in the world.

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