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🔥 Heavy smoke in the port area of Odessa.
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Zelensky’s anticorruption policies have already provoked Ukraine’s first antigovernment protests since the Russian invasion in 2022. Now, it seems, they may cost the country a portion of its foreign aid from the European Union, in a clear rebuke from the bloc, once a staunch ally.
The EU said on Friday that it would withhold 1.5B euros, or $1.7B, from an overall fund of 4.5B euros whose disbursement is dependent on achieving good governance standards. The decision is not final, however, and the funding can be restored if Ukraine meets certain benchmarks.
While holding back Western aid to spur reform was common before Russia’s invasion, Friday’s decision seemed to signal a new willingness by the bloc to admonish Zelensky on domestic policy during the war
But the Zelensky government refused to appoint Tsyvinskyi to the role, leaving the position open. Filling the position by Thursday is a condition for the IMF to continue disbursing aid under a four-year, $15.6B assistance program begun in 2023
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GERMANY: MINISTER OF ECONOMY PROPOSES RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE TO 70
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche (CDU) has called for an increase in the retirement age and a longer working life to address the challenges of demographic change and rising life expectancy in Germany.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, she stated that it is not sustainable for people to work only two-thirds of their adult lives and spend one-third in retirement, proposing to reduce incentives for early retirement and encourage longer working lives. She did not rule out the idea of linking the retirement age to life expectancy and cited a 2005 proposal by former DIW President Klaus Zimmermann to raise the retirement age to 70 by 2025. She also pointed out that Germans work fewer hours on average than in other countries, for example 1,340 hours per year in Germany compared to 1,800 in the United States, and that social security systems are under pressure due to high contributions, taxes and labour costs.
However, her proposals have attracted criticism. The vice-president of the CDA (the "socialist" wing of the CDU), Christian Bäumler, described her statements as unrelated to the coalition agreement, pointing to the high proportion of part-time work in Germany as the cause of the low average number of annual working hours. The Sozialverband Deutschland (SoVD) warned that an increase in the retirement age must not happen “through the back door” and advocated compulsory pension insurance for everyone, including civil servants and parliamentarians. The Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (DGB) also opposed an increase in the retirement age. Furthermore, the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD excludes a further increase in the retirement age, focusing instead on greater flexibility in the transition to retirement.
In reality, Reiche did not make a concrete proposal for a new retirement age, but opened a debate on extending working life, highlighting the need for reforms to maintain economic competitiveness and the sustainability of the pension system.
Protip: when a politician discusses the "possibility" of raising the retirement age for whatever reason and then quickly retracts their hand to say that they were just "making a few suggestions", there's a 99.999999999999999% guarantee that they do indeed intend to raise the retirement age and are trying to get the people used to the idea. The "opposition" protesting is just for show. Also, it's very curious that they didn't mention the need to scrounge up more money to invest in the military. I wonder why 🤷♂️
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💥Destruction of deployment point 80th airborne brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine using FAB-1500 with UMPC near the settlement of Mogritsa, Sumy region.
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Another incident of Ukrainian troops murdering their own wounded.
According to the source, these are more Columbian mercenaries.
It isn’t the first or only time such evidence has come forth.
How do we know this is a Ukrainian drone? English for the camera settings.
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Daily from Zelensky:
“There were important reports from our intelligence agencies, including one from the Foreign Intelligence Service on the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia and Russia-affiliated entities. The enemy’s losses – economic losses – are truly being felt. And they will be felt even more.”
An interesting Freudian slip, “The enemy’s losses - economic losses…”
Oh really? Why the need to clarify that it is specifically economic losses referred to?
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A new assault tank from UVZ, the TSHRK "Shturm," has been revealed.
The Heavy Robotic Assault Complex TSHRK "Shturm" includes remotely controlled tanks (with the option for crew operation) and control vehicles based on the T-72 (T-90) chassis.
It features a shortened 125 mm gun barrel (a 152 mm variant is in development) for urban combat conditions, a bulldozer blade, and all-aspect protection against cumulative anti-tank weapons.
The turret is also equipped with launchers for rocket flamethrowers or other weaponry.
Like the idea of such a project but I’d be more excited if we see these things in numbers and on the battlefield. I think a heavy clearing vehicle to take the point would be a great project.
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New video from the Weizmann institute in the Israel, which ended up in such a state after the strike of Iranian missiles.
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"If we die — great, the war is sacred. If we survive — even better. And if we survive with all our limbs, what else do we need for happiness?", — the Nazi leader urges Ukrainians to die calmly in the war
▪️ The leader of C14 Karas urged Ukrainians not to be afraid to die in the war, "because it is sacred."
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💥💥💥In the area of Starokonstantynov in Khmelnytskyi region, where the military airfield is located, explosions are heard. Arrival of Iskanders and Geran-2 drones.
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(When US and European media/politicians say the international community but its really just the “West”)
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Looks like how I imagined NAFO turds was accurate.
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Putin grants RELIEF to Moldovans who violated stay rules
DAYS after Moldovan groups in Russia request ‘migration amnesty’
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HUNGARY: is world WAR coming?
Too many ‘SIGNS’ to ignore
- 184 conflicts in 2024
- Arms race
- ‘Rivalry between great powers’
‘Likelihood of world WAR steadily increasing’
— PM Orban
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An interesting observation from war correspondent Sladkov:
“We do not give the enemy any rest. Look, in sports wrestling, on the tatami, if you push or pull the opponent out of a stable position, shift their center of gravity — you can do whatever you want with them. Similarly, we do not let the Armed Forces of Ukraine firmly stand on their feet; we constantly push them, deprive them of stability, trip them up, because as soon as they manage to strengthen themselves, they immediately start attacking us.”
Confirming the, “death by a thousand pokes/ cuts/ Brusilov’s washing machine” we and other observors have noted since Spring of last year.
What’s interesting now is that when I go to a pro-Ukraine mapping site annd timelapse Russian progress around Pokrovsk from the 1st of July to today, there is no Ukrainian pushback whatsoever on the map, only Russian advances.
The enemy is not successfully counterattacking, if at all, along this entire zone.
This signifies that Ukrainian reserve units in this operational zone are depleted as has happened before time and time again previously in Avdeevka, Artemovsk, Soledar, and others.
On map, Pokrovsk is now dead. (Sticking my neck out again: 40 hours until bifurcation along the rail hub)
Eyes forward to Konstantinovka, where whatever reserves enforced Pokrovsk have likely relocated to - although even that is in operational encirclement.
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Sladkov
🇺🇦💥Our "Geran" strike enemy targets in Odessa — three hits, a powerful fire near the Brewery
- A video has appeared online from Odessa after Russian "Gerans" hit the targets of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located within the city.
- Three hits are reported in Odessa, in the Brewery area near Sovignon. Local social networks write about a large column of smoke rising above the impact site.
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📹 📹 Artillerymen of the "Vostok" group destroyed the dugouts of the Armed Forces of the Ukraine in the DPR.
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🇶🇦🇪🇺Qatar has threatened the EU with cutting off gas supplies, — die Welt.
Qatar is threatening to cut off supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe due to disagreement with the requirements of the EU directive to verify all corporate supply chains for compliance with "sustainable development goals".
Ideological fanaticism at its finest. Now that the EU is desperately dependent on gas supplies after cutting itself off from Russian gas, what do they insist upon? Sustainability goals and environmentalism.
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In case anyone was doubtful about Pokrovsk's ultimate fate, here's a reminder that seals the matter close for good.
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Russian saboteurs continue to spread in Pokrovsk amid the Ukrainian Armed Forces' problems in creating a unified defence – this is ‘total chaos’, enemy sources complain.
Instances of friendly fire, in which Dill units would shoot at each other thinking that they were facing Russian infiltrators, have already been recorded, but it seems that the situation is now spiralling out of control.
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Guess who's back, filming himself from a bunker and simultaneously looking like a coked out addict (which he is) and some haggard demonspawn from hell (which he may easily be)?
"This is exactly the moment when we need to put pressure on Russia so that there will be no more war next year," Zelensky cries
"They must understand that they will not be able to resist; the sanctions must truly deprive Russia of its potential. We are working precisely for this,", he says.
Don't worry chap, the war will very likely be indeed over by next year. Although perhaps not in the way you'd like.
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🇷🇺💥Enemy attacks Leningrad region: Drone attack causes flight delays at Pulkovo
- A drone attack occurred in the Leningrad region of Russia. More than 70 flights have been delayed or canceled at Pulkovo airport since morning due to drone attack threats.
- A series of explosions were heard in the Vsevolozhsky district of the region and in Kronstadt.
- A military parade for Navy Day was supposed to take place in Saint Petersburg today, but it was canceled "for security reasons." Photos and videos of drones over the region are being posted online.
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Surgeon from Kalmykia and his brother died in a UAV attack in the Rostov region
In the Zimovnikovsky district, the brothers were unable to escape from the burning vehicle and perished. Miroslav Nasankaev, a maxillofacial surgeon who had been working in Moscow in recent years, died. His cousin also died with him.
The buffer project must continue!
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Pro-diplomacy lawmakers win vote in Taiwan — a setback for US-backed anti-China hardliners
24 lawmakers faced recalls initiated by pro-independence party, partly due to "their meetings with mainland Chinese politicians," which they defend as "vital for dialogue"
Taiwanese voters chose to keep all 24 in office. 🔥
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Russia finds a use for old MiG-29’s, taking out Ukrainian drones.
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A bad morning for the militants of the Kiev regime in the South Donetsk direction after the arrival of a Russian ODAB-1500 aerial bomb with UMPK.
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For all chat members experiencing crashing with Telegram in our chat (and apparently only our chat):
-Delete Telegram
-Install Telegram from their website, not from google play or apple store.
-It’s the APK file.
Shenanigans are afoot.
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Went hunting
The artillerymen and sharpshooters of the "Unstoppable" brigade of the Siberian Association have successfully targeted and neutralized the positions and personnel of the 44th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This occurred in the Pokrovske sector.
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