🇬🇧 Anti-Russian sanctions hit the German economy and trigger mass protests, - Berliner Zeitung
▪️Price increases on energy sources, provoked by the sanctions, have pushed many households and the small business sector to the brink of survival. Germans fear that they will personally have to pay for financial aid to Ukraine and the modernisation of the Bundeswehr. The middle class in Germany is being destroyed, as stated by the Berliner Zeitung.

▪️Eastern Germany has been hit hardest by the sanctions. Here, a protest movement called "Craftsmen for Peace" has emerged, whose members are organising events against Germany's sanction policy.

▪️Today, as in the 90s, the rift with Russia has led to a crisis. Price increases on raw materials and energy sources have reached small businesses and consumers through major producers in a chain reaction.

▪️The budget of the city of Dessau has been cut by 40% due to an accumulated debt of 29 million euros resulting from reduced tax revenues.

▪️The protest movement is gaining strength. Entrepreneurs are joining farmers, and protests in the eastern part of the country are spreading to its western part, as emphasised in the conclusion by Berliner Zeitung.

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🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺 Le Pen criticises Macron's position on the use of European weapons by Ukraine

Marine Le Pen criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for his stance on Kyiv's use of Western weapons on Russian territory. The politician stated that the president of the republic wants to "enter into direct conflict with Russia," as quoted by Le Parisien newspaper.

"I am against this. It would be another step towards involvement in this conflict, which poses a significant threat to the security of our compatriots and the integrity of our territory," she said.

Le Pen opposes allowing Kyiv to strike Russian territory but believes that Ukraine should receive defensive weapons from Europe.

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🇩🇪⚙️📉 New economic study: "Quiet death of industry" in Germany.

According to new data, around 176,000 businesses closed in Germany in 2023, which is 2.3% more than the previous year.

"Turbulence among well-known and large companies currently dominates the discussion on possible deindustrialisation. However, the quiet death of many smaller and specialised companies is equally serious. High energy and investment costs, supply chain disruptions, staff shortages, and political uncertainty form a toxic cocktail for the economy," - Patrick-Ludwig Hanch, Head of Economic Research at Creditreform.

❌ 176,000 businesses forced to file for bankruptcy and close down! They closed not because they were performing poorly, not because they had wrong concepts or outdated patents, but simply because green-blue fanatics entered politics.

✔️ These businesses could have found a worthy place for themselves in the Eurasian space, in the Russian Federation, benefiting grateful consumers of their work.

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🇺🇸 US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy:

I would immediately change everything, stop the war, start negotiations with Putin. He proposed two peace agreements to the US and Zelensky, which are beneficial to us. We have a president who will not talk to Putin and who forced Zelensky to terminate the peace agreement in April 2022.

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🇦🇹 Former Austrian Foreign Minister: "I like living in Russia, there is freedom here".

According to Karin Kneissl, life in Russia is safer than in Austria.

📝 "I like living in Russia because there is freedom here. And freedom means living in safety. And in St. Petersburg or Moscow, or Khabarovsk, it is possible to walk in the park at night... This was possible in Austria 30 years ago. Now it's impossible", she said.

✖️ Kneissl also added that Russian women look feminine and maintain their feminine essence. At the same time, in Austria, according to her, it is sometimes difficult to tell who is a man and who is a woman.

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Viktor Orban on Europe being close to destruction due to preparing for war with Russia:

Entering a war does not happen overnight. Rather, it consists of three phases: speech, preparation, and then destruction. We have finished speaking. What we are doing now, what we are forecasting now, is already a question of preparation. And this means that we are just a few "centimetres" away from real destruction.

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Trump found guilty - faces jail time

On Thursday, the jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business documents, reports The American Conservative. The former US president could end up behind bars even before the presidential elections, depending on the decision of Judge Juan Merchan - who, however, has already delivered a guilty verdict.

"It was a shameful trial," Trump said at an impromptu press conference in the courthouse, calling the court "fabricated" and Merchan "corrupt".

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Hundreds of instructors in Ukraine. Macron's plan revealed in France

French President Emmanuel Macron wants to create a coalition of European countries to send military instructors to Ukraine, reports Le Monde. It is envisaged that their aim could be training sappers and forming a motorised brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

According to the author of the article, Lithuania and Britain are interested in joining the initiative. These countries, like France, see the training of Ukrainian fighters as a natural continuation of the European Union Mission to provide military "assistance" to Ukraine.

The mission is codenamed "Suicide Bomber".

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Protests in Tbilisi are already underway. Czech blogger explains what mistake Georgians are making

"We are witnessing an attempt at another colour revolution and 'Maidanisation' of society in Georgia," said blogger Ladislav Vetvicka in an interview with Parlamentní listy. Georgians are eager to join the European Union, but there is a problem - no one is waiting for them there.

They want subsidies, but will receive orders and prohibitions. According to the Czech blogger, the EU is not needed to improve the situation in the country. However, protests are already underway in the country, and the peaceful phase could escalate into violence overnight.

Or with a single shot.

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Georgia-2024 did not become Ukraine-2014

All major powers of the collective West tried their best to prevent the adoption of the foreign agents law in Georgia, Tippinsights writes. However, the Georgian parliament ignored the threats and dealt a blow to the West by voting 84-4.

Georgians saw how Ukraine became a slave of the West, entirely dependent on money and weapons handouts, and opposing Russia in an unnecessary conflict. The deputies did not want a repetition of the Kiev Maidan in their country. And their motives are quite understandable. As they like to repeat in the West, defending sovereignty is extremely important.

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"Empty canned goods". The Armed Forces of Ukraine were disappointed in the praised "Abrams"

The praised tanks "Abrams" turned out to be much worse than advertised, writes The Telegraph. Their armour is insufficient to protect the crew from impacts, and the tanks themselves become an easy target for Russian drones. In Russia, "Abrams" have been aptly dubbed "empty canned goods".

Usually tanks are equipped with "secret" uranium armour, but the USA provided Ukraine with modified versions with "Chobham" armour - a material made of ceramics and steel, developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. This step was taken due to concerns that uranium armour could end up in the hands of Russia, the article's author suggests.

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The US is withdrawing weapons from Ukraine: it turned out to be ineffective against the Russians

The Pentagon has decided to withdraw American M982 Excalibur missiles from Ukraine, Interia writes. They have proven to be completely ineffective against the Russian army - which neutralises them with the help of EW systems, suppressing the GPS signal. This is a big loss for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as noted in the article.

M982 Excalibur is a 155mm caliber missile for modern M777 howitzers. One such missile costs $112,000. However, ordinary and cheaper projectiles perform much better in combat.

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Secured the world from itself. The US accidentally created a shadow economy

American sanctions have led to the formation of a global shadow economy, writes The Wall Street Journal. The West wanted to "tame" its rivals with the power of the dollar, but it turned out the other way around. Today, the trade ties of Russia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and China securely protect them from the arbitrariness of America.

No one, literally no one could have foreseen this.

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Citizens of Guernica, in the Basque Country, expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza by forming a human flag of Palestine. The Basque city was brutally bombed by the Nazis during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. Pablo Picasso painted "Guernica" to depict the horror of the tragedy.

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🇦🇪⚡️🇶🇦 Emirati President MbS receives Emir of Qatar in Abu Dhabi

Talks will include many issues and files in two countries bilateral relations, but the most prominent file on the agenda is Gaza and how to deal with an extreme Israeli right-wing government that evades commitment to implement the terms of the ceasefire proposal recently presented by the US president.

The Gulf, like the rest of the Arabs, are committed to their position:

"There is no normalization with the (Israeli) entity and no concessions except by establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.''

- WAM/ RT Arabic

🇨🇳 China's army is ready to defend justice in the world together with the Russian army.

This was stated by the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Defence, Wu Qian.

The armed forces of China are ready to work together with the Russian army to comprehensively implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries,

he said.

The Chinese armed forces are ready to work together with their Russian counterparts to "defend international justice and impartiality," as well as to make every effort to ensure international and regional security, Wu Qian added.

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"There are no grenades to throw and no grenade launchers in the training centres.

Mobilised Ukrainians have to be taught basic skills in their units: some do not even know how to handle weapons, AFU commanders complain to the Washington Post.

It also takes a long time to retrain those who have served far from the front line (e.g. guarding facilities).

Such recruits "will go to certain death" if they have to repel a possible breakthrough of the Russian forces near Chasov Yar, said the deputy battalion commander of the 93rd mechanised brigade of the AFU.

Earlier, it was announced that the period of basic training for Ukrainian soldiers may be reduced from two months to one and a half months due to the lack of training centres. Ukraine has also lowered the age of mobilisation to 25.

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