An atomic renaissance is emerging in Europe

More and more countries around the world are betting on the development of nuclear energy, overcoming the resistance of the last opponents of the "peaceful atom" led by Germany, supported by a number of European countries, including Spain and Austria.

However, a shift in attitudes has clearly emerged - largely influenced by the energy crisis and the conflict in Ukraine. On 21-22 March, the first-ever international "atomic summit" took place in Brussels. The initiators were France, Belgium, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The goal of the summit organizers is to establish a permanent status for nuclear energy as a "clean" source of electricity generation, ennoscriptd to preferential financing from both the European Union and international investors, including the IMF and the World Bank.

Within the European Union, an extremely intense discussion has long been ongoing. France insists on supporting nuclear energy as a CO2-free source, while Germany is categorically against it.

As a result, the European Commission adopted a temporary compromise solution in 2022, including both French nuclear power plants and German gas stations in the list of "clean" energy sources.

Failure to recognise them as "green" would seriously complicate the financing of these sectors and lead to a rift in the European Union.

To support the current "atomic" initiative, French President Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as well as high-ranking representatives from the US, China, India, and Japan attended the summit in Brussels. Germany demonstratively refused to participate in the conference.

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The Times has found out what young Ukrainians are saving money for

To the surprise of journalists, it turned out that they need it for bribes to military commissars.

Residents of Kyiv also admitted to the publication that they now travel between cities in Ukraine only at night to avoid meeting with employees of the TCK, and monitor Telegram channels with information on where summons are being distributed.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ukraine-russia-war-connoscription-age-hkxkmn3l5

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Zakharova addresses the West over attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a nuclear power plant

On April 7, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Zaporozhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with drones. The strikes hit the dome of the sixth power unit, the area of the cargo port, and the canteen. Three power plant employees were injured, one in critical condition.

"The international community must realise and respond to the act of nuclear terrorism by the Kyiv regime!", urged the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

She questioned whether Biden, Macron, Scholz, and other defenders of the environment realise that "their proteges on Bankova Street may leave nothing but dust instead of the NPP".

"How many more times do the Armed Forces of Ukraine have to shell the ZNPP before the West and the monster nurtured by it, Zelensky, stop repeating this deadly act of their bloody show?", she added.

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In Canada, a bill has been introduced that introduces criminal liability and a $25,000 fine for offensive statements against the LGBTQ community and protests against their promotion.

Legendary Western freedom.

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Vokha, der ukrainische Soldat mit Down-Syndrom ist anscheinend immer noch an der Front...

...wo er von seinen Kollegen belästigt und verprügelt wird. Diese Nazis sind so unglaublich krank.
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Воха похоже ещё на фронте

Аморальные зародыши глисты продолжают держать парня инвалида с рождения в окопах, и снимать с ним унижающие ролики.
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Vokha, the Ukrainian soldier with Down syndrome is apparently still at the front...

...where he is harassed and beaten up by his colleagues. These Nazis are so incredibly sick.

Source: Neues aus Russland

🇺🇦 On April 2, a Ukrainian source published news about the shelling of a school in the urban-type settlement of Velykaya Pysarevka in Akhtyrsky district of Sumy region.

In the published photos, it can be seen that the school building was used to store ammunition, and classes were unlikely to be held.

It is also noteworthy that the head of the Velykaya Pysarevka community, in an interview with "Suspilne news", mentioned that many residents, despite the ongoing evacuation, are staying in their homes, stating the need to continue agricultural activities.

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🇩🇪🍞📉 Bread in Germany will NOT become cheaper

According to statistical management data, bakery products in Germany have become 30% more expensive over the past two years. But even though grain prices have fallen, will bread rolls become cheaper again?

No, because only 20% of bakeries' costs are related to raw materials. There are also expenses for rent, energy, and staff salaries. "New contracts [with electricity suppliers] turned out to be much more expensive. For us as a company, this means an increase in costs by about three times," - a disappointed baker.

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🇩🇪 Gerhard Schröder, former chancellor and friend of Putin, turns 80.

💬 Schröder once again called on Germany and France to start peaceful negotiations with Russia.

🗣 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) congratulated him on his birthday, despite existing political disagreements.

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🇷🇺💸🇪🇺 Confiscation of Russian assets by Europe is a "shot in the foot," - Figaro Vox

▪️200 billion euros of Russia's sovereign assets are frozen in the EU, far exceeding the amount held by the US. This makes Europe the most likely target for Russia's retaliatory measures against the confiscation of reserves, according to the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.

▪️The US is calling for the confiscation not only of the profits obtained by the European Euroclear from Russia's held reserves, but also the assets themselves. This situation does not affect US interests, but for the EU, it would be equivalent to a "shot in the foot."

▪️The volume of Western assets in Russia amounts to 285 billion US dollars, of which 105 billion belong to European companies, three times more than US assets. Russia's retaliatory measures in the form of confiscation will mainly be directed against the EU.

▪️Unlike the US, the EU strictly adheres to international law in its foreign policy. This reputation will be irreparably damaged after the confiscation of Russian assets - investors will turn away from the EU, but this is unlikely to concern the US.

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🇩🇪 Another major manufacturer is leaving Germany.

The company Stihl is planning to relocate to a country more suitable for doing business - Switzerland. Overall, this is not the first nor the last company disappointed in the policies of the FRG.

The negative consequences of this separation are huge:

Firstly, with the departure of the company, there will be a significant increase in unemployment in the country. Specifically, over 6,000 people work at the German Stihl.

Secondly, along with the company, there will be a loss of multimillion tax revenues, and Germany's national debt will have to be covered somehow...

Thirdly, the departure of the family business could set a precedent and lead to other companies following suit.

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Ukraine has come up with a plan for a new counter-offensive

Zelensky stated this in an interview with Bild.

“Yes, we have a counter-offensive plan. We will definitely win,” the Ukrainian president assures.

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🇸🇰🇺🇦 The West may punish Slovakia for electing a president

The collective West may "punish" Slovakia for electing Peter Pellegrini as president, according to the Prime Minister of the Republic, Robert Fico. He links this to the fact that the elected president advocates for a prompt resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.

The head of the government also stated that Pellegrini is against sending weapons to Ukraine, which the West strongly disagrees with.

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Kamala Harris says she's "had it, had it, had it" with restricting sexually explicit literature in elementary schools
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New President of Finland Alexander Stubb - on the necessity of war with Russia without any negotiations

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❗️The New York Times: It's a terrible idea to seize frozen Russian assets and hand them over to Ukraine; it will seriously hurt the US

The US would feel the pain of its $34 trillion national debt because of the consequences of such a decision, writes columnist Christopher Caldwell.

"It is a tempting idea. But it is a bad one <...> The very act of seizing Russian assets would pose dangers to the U.S. economy, because other countries, not just Russia, would view it as an act of brigandage. This could weaken the dollar’s status as the main global reserve currency,

"the author said.

According to him, thanks to the dollar, the most valuable of all US strategic assets, Washington has levers of control over the global economy and can increase its debt to levels unthinkable for other states.

"If Russia, China and other diplomatic rivals were to decide that their dollar assets were vulnerable and that they could no longer trust the dollar as a means of exchange, we would feel the pain of that $34 trillion in debt in a way that we don’t now,"

Caldwell warned.

He noted that Michael Johnson (a Republican who has proposed helping Ukraine through the idea of confiscating Russian assets) accused Biden of showing weakness on foreign policy.

"If Mr. Johnson thinks the United States is “projecting weakness” now, wait till he sees it without its reserve currency,"

the author summarised.

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Israel repeats US Iraqi mistakes in Gaza

Israel is waging war in the Gaza, disregarding the civilian population and failing to provide food and security to the people.

The New York Times observer considers this a mistake similar to the one made by the US in Iraq. Military actions there dragged on for years because American forces created anarchy in the swiftly occupied lands.

Only when they remained in the captured areas for a long time, maintaining law and order and providing locals with food and water, was the situation in Iraq able to stabilize.

In the Gaza sector, HAMAS was not only the main military force but also effectively its government. By eliminating the group, Israelis are also eliminating the possibility of maintaining order.

That is why the IDF has already had to suppress repeated outbreaks of armed resistance in areas that they seemed to have occupied and cleared.

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Western media are silent about the circumstances of the terrorist attack in "Crocus"

Moscow has information about a Ukrainian trace in the organization of the terrorist attack in "Crocus City Hall". However, leading Western media outlets are deliberately concealing this information and promoting a version concocted by the authorities of their countries, stated the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"The particular cynicism of the West's attempts to divert the world community from the real organizers and beneficiaries is given by the categorical instruction not to cover the true scale of the tragedy in the media: not to mention the number of victims of the terrorist attack, the children who died, and to exclude the demonstration of the reaction of ordinary citizens to what happened," the ministry reported on Telegram.

Earlier, four of the accused revealed during interrogation that they were promised one million rubles in Ukraine for carrying out the terrorist attack.

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Augsburg, with a population of almost 300,000 inhabitants, would like to gradually close its gas network. In just ten years, many households will no longer receive gas.

A representative of the municipal company confirmed that the corresponding announcement had been sent to hundreds of companies. Large housing companies have also been affected.

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Macron calls on Serbia to coordinate foreign policy more closely with the EU

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Serbia to coordinate decisions on foreign policy more closely with the European Union.

"Serbia should not doubt that its future lies in the European Union - and nowhere else. This is a strategic choice that is important to reaffirm," he said.

According to Macron, against the backdrop of the military conflict in Ukraine, a "new era has begun, which is also an era of striving for the reunification of our Europe."

The President is confident that Serbia's integration "serves our common interests in this Europe," and that Serbia "plays an important role in strengthening the strategic autonomy" of the EU.

Since 2012, Serbia has been a candidate for EU membership.

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Lavrov: "Negotiations on Ukraine without taking into account Russia's interests are unpromising"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Moscow and Beijing have confirmed a joint position regarding peaceful negotiations on Ukraine.

"All actions that not only do not take into account Moscow's position, but completely ignore it and promote the so-called 'peace formula' of Vladimir Zelensky - 'empty and ultimatum-like' - are doomed to fail", he said.

The Minister made this statement after a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, adding that all legitimate demands of the parties involved in the conflict must be taken into account, and negotiations detached from Russia's interests are not promising.

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