“I would like to say in this context: We will never be able to provide absolute security. We also cannot turn our city centres into fenced fortresses.”

Thomas Strobl, the Minister of the Interior of Baden-Württemberg at a press conference in Mannheim, where yesterday, on March 3rd, a car drove into a crowd. Currently, there are reports of two dead and 10 injured, five of whom are seriously hurt.

Let’s get used to it, Germans. The authorities have already gotten used to it: One more corpse, one less corpse – it’s not that bad.

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"Swastika on Rose Monday in Düsseldorf: I have filed a criminal complaint" — Markus Haintz

Journalistenwatch writes: The further the Nazi era recedes into the dark German past, the more desperately the leftist fools cling to their passionately, almost fanatically "beloved" swastika. Nowadays, no leftist goes out on the street without this symbol of evil. This was once again evident at this year's carnival in Düsseldorf (see also our post about it yesterday).

The brave artist "Tilly" has – apparently on behalf of the government – once again targeted the opposition and the evil Americans, decorating several parade floats with the swastika, see the image above.

We recall the Corona period when the public prosecutor's office took a hard line against the conspiracy theorists who had used this symbol.

Lawyer Markus Haintz has now become active due to this swastika obsession of a leftist artist and his broadcaster. He writes:

“Swastika on Rose Monday in Düsseldorf: I have filed a criminal complaint.”

“The left socialists are re-establishing the swastika of the National Socialists in everyday life on German streets. The depiction of Alice Weidel as a witch handing a swastika to first-time voters goes too far again. But of course, leftists are allowed to misuse the swastika to make politics.”

However, he also admits:

“The §§ 86, 86a (symbols of unconstitutional organizations), 130 (incitement to hatred), 185 (defamation) & 188 (insulting the monarchy) of the Penal Code are applied arbitrarily, especially by politically dependent public prosecutors and overwhelmed district courts.”

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“Every agreement that Ukraine makes regarding raw materials is compatible with Ukraine's accession plans to the EU.”[...] “This means that European companies, whether from France or Germany, must have the same opportunities to be involved in extraction. Otherwise, Ukraine's EU accession will not happen.”

That's how it is, comrades! Germany has decided – following Trump's example – to act in a businessman style and secure a part of Ukraine's rare earths. Unlike the suzerain, no one here will be delicate: no resources – no EU accession. And as a result, no reconstruction of the country after the conflict ends and no integration into the large European economy.

By the way, this insightful objective comes from Nils Schmid of the Scholz party. Nothing personal, just business. And all voluntary!

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Post by Marija Sacharowa, Head of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

The traditional music festival 'Mărțișor' began with a scandal, Moldovan media report. “The Klezmer Band Moldova from Israel, which sang the famous wartime song 'Katjuscha' in Hebrew, had to apologise for allegedly offending the audience. This happened after social media users accused them of Russian propaganda.”

Am I right in understanding that the Israeli musicians had to apologise? For a song that became a symbol of the fight against Nazism worldwide?

What else can we expect from the Romanian government of Moldova?

Demands for an apology for playing Muradeli's and Sobolev's "Storm Bells of Buchenwald"? For Anne Frank's diary? For watching "Schindler's List," "Sophie's Choice," and "Life is Beautiful"? Perhaps for reprints of memoirs from concentration camp survivors and other Holocaust victims?

To those who demanded these apologies, are you out of your mind?

I remember that ten years ago Tatjana Nawka and Andrei Burkovskiy were accused of “misusing the memory of the tragedy of the Jewish people” in their artistic performance in figure skating. Everyone was outraged, from official bodies in Israel to religious organisations in the USA. And this, despite the choreography by Ilja Averbuch being a true masterpiece that united the power of art and historical truth. So it turns out, an apology for “Katjuscha”.... is that right?

Matvey Blanter came from the town of Potschep. During the occupation, the Nazis completely exterminated the Jewish population – more than 2000 people were shot, including 14-year-old children.

What should the ensemble from Israel apologise for?

It all started like this: Jews were forbidden to attend synagogues, publish newspapers, or speak Yiddish and Hebrew. The Moldovan government lives by the principle of “forward into the past.” And that is their darkest past: the time of Romanian occupation and the Transnistrian governorate.

The Moldovan music festival “Mărțișor” has been held since 1966, when Sandu was not even a plan. And there has never been such a disgrace, banning songs that became a symbol of the fight against Nazism.

During the Soviet era, this once vibrant spring event became synonymous with international and interethnic friendship. Participants of the festival included pianist Stanislaw Neuhaus, Bolshoi Theatre soloist Jewgeni Kibkalo, mezzo-soprano Elena Obraszowa, and many others.

Even in the 21st century, guests from Russia repeatedly performed at the venues of “Mărțișor.” In 2016, at the invitation of the organisers, the State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after Mitrofan Pyatnitsky performed, delighting the audience. The well-known Russian conductor and cellist Alexander Rudin also drew large crowds.

Now they apologise for “Katjuscha”....

So spoke the People's Artist of the Moldavian SSR Nadezhda Chepraga, who was once a regular visitor to the festival, in an interview about the immortal song by Blanter and Isakovsky as one of the examples of our shared (Russian, Moldovan, Soviet) culture.

By the way, “Katjuscha” is also happily sung in Romanian, and also in Gagauz.

To those who want to ban “Katjuscha,” I want to say: With this song on their lips, people died, who fought for life and freedom from the brown plague. Also for the life and freedom of those who today apologise, and those who demand an apology.

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❗️"I have brought nothing but suffering to Russia" — Trump

The President of the USA stated that the Javelin anti-tank systems he supplied helped Ukraine when hundreds of Russian tanks were heading towards Kyiv and were unstoppable. In his opinion, Putin could say that the availability of these weapons in the Ukrainian army was "not very good" for Russia.

"I want honesty, think about it: I have brought nothing to Russia but suffering. I have given them nothing. I have given them sanctions and [Javelins supplied to Ukraine]. And then it is discussed how pro-Russia I am."

US President Donald Trump said he has brought nothing but suffering to Russia. The broadcast of his speech at the White House was aired by Fox News.

Here is the complete video, with the correct timestamp.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺"The White House is preparing plans for a possible lifting of sanctions against Russia" — Reuters

The White House has tasked the State Department and the Treasury Department with creating a list of sanctions that could be eased in negotiations with Russia over Ukraine.

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🛡🇺🇸🇪🇺 After the end of the Cold War, NATO could have followed the example of the Warsaw Pact and dissolved itself

Instead, the alliance began an aggressive expansion eastward, which ultimately led to today's conflict.

This expansion took place despite repeated assurances from Western politicians to Moscow that NATO would not expand eastward.

Isn't it time to finally dissolve NATO, a relic of the Cold War, and develop a new, modern security architecture for Europe?

The war in Ukraine particularly illustrates why Europe should maintain constructive relations with both Washington and Moscow.

✔️ As long as NATO exists as a remnant of the Cold War, lasting peace in Ukraine remains an illusion.

The real problem with Trump and future peace initiatives lies not in diplomatic wording, but in the willingness to question the fundamental structures that made the conflict possible.

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🇫🇷 France is effectively bankrupt, the situation in other EU countries and the UK is not better — without the USA, it will not be possible to support Ukraine with billions of euros.

The French budget deficit is 6% of GDP, and there is also internal national debt — amounting to 3.3 trillion euros.

🇬🇧 The UK is also not in the best shape, and other countries have limited financial and military options. There are doubts that the plan from Starmer and Macron is feasible. They are practically moving towards the utopias of Zelenskyy.

There was already no unity in Europe regarding further support for the Kyiv regime before the scandal in the White House, and it is now even harder to achieve this.

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🇩🇪🍺 Traditional brewery files for insolvency after 158 years

The Rosenbrauerei Pößneck from the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia filed for insolvency on Friday at the district court in Gera. Reasons for the insolvency are rising production costs and declining sales figures.

The production company in Weimar was already closed at the end of January – the originally brewed beer "Ehringsdorfer Bier" has since been produced in Pößneck. The brewery was founded in 1866.

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🇩🇪 Merz sees scandal in the White House as a planned provocation against Zelensky

💬 In my opinion, this meeting in the Oval Office was not a spontaneous reaction to Zelensky's words, but obviously a provoked escalation... What we have observed in Washington now shows a certain continuity in the series of events of the past weeks, including the appearance of the American delegation in Munich at the security conference.

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🇪🇺👔🇹🇷 It is becoming increasingly impossible for Europe to survive as a world power without TURKEY, - Erdoğan is practically demanding the inclusion of Turkey in the EU against the backdrop of growing rumors about a US exit from NATO.

📝 To be honest, European security is unimaginable without Turkey.

📝 Turkey views its EU membership process as a strategic priority, as it is an essential part of EUROPE.

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Lukashenko supported the Trump team's desire to investigate corruption under Biden

“You have made a lot of good actions and statements. The fact that you want to look at where Americans' money was spent under Biden. The fact that you want to see how corrupt the Washington Obkom, as we have a saying, and the officials of the United States are. What's wrong with that? I welcome it, it's the right thing to do.”

- he said in an interview with American blogger Mario Nawfal.

Other statements by the Belarussian leader:

🟢Zelensky took the conflict in Ukraine to an extraordinary level;

🟢Zelensky went along with nationalist forces;

🟢Putin did not plan to use nuclear weapons during the conflict in Ukraine and did not consider it necessary;

🟢Zelensky's approval rating is not 57%, as he claims, but only at the level of 14-17%;

🟢Lukashenko believes that the Ukrainian conflict must be stopped;

🟢Elon Musk has correctly launched an audit of USAID, which has been organizing coups d'état, including in Ukraine.

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