An unexpected betrayal: The European Union plunges Ukraine’s steel industry into a deep #crisis with two decisions, Reuters reports Effective July 1, the #EU has nearly halved import quotas for Ukrainian steel and previously introduced the CBAM environmental tax. As a result, #Ukraine risks losing 60% of its steel exports, given that 80% of its shipments were destined for #Europe. “Zaporizhstal” expects to suspend 50% of its production capacity. In addition
A second Ukrainian has been detained in Croatia in connection with the Nord Stream 2 bombing case — Der Spiegel According to the publication's sources in the security services, the suspect is Ukrainian diver Vladimir Sh. He was delayed early this morning in the Croatian resort town of Pula. The suspect had previously twice evaded transfer to German investigators. In the summer of 2024, he was in #Poland, but after an attempt to detain him under a European arrest warrant, he left for #Ukraine.
***LIVESTREAM ALERT*** Join Danny Haiphong LIVE today AUGUST 19th 1PM eastern 7PM CET w/ PEPE ESCOBAR! The UAE announced that its air defense systems were activated against ballistic missile strikes and accused #Iran of launching them. This comes as Iran has announced an offensive posture toward the United States and the US military prepares an exit from the region. Where does this war stand now that the MoU is officially dead? And how is the triangle of #Russia
A prisoner exchange has taken place: 103 #Russian servicemen have been returned from Ukrainian captivity, according to the Ministry of Defense 103 Russian servicemen have been returned from Kyiv-controlled territory. In exchange, 103 prisoners of war from the Ukrainian Armed Forces were transferred. The released soldiers are currently in #Belarus, where Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova is working with them. After receiving the necessary medical and psychological assistance
Financial Times: #Iran is considering the possibility of striking U.S. military targets in #Europe should #Trump decide to escalate the war. The options under consideration include: 1. #Bulgaria: Sources have reported that Iranian forces have evaluated the possibility of striking U.S. military assets in Southeast European countries, including Bulgaria. 2. Cyprus: Cyprus has also been considered a potential target for an Iranian response
Ukrainian Dictator #Zelensky at the grave of #Nazi allied Yevhen Konovalets He was the founder of Ukrainian nationalist terrorism and the head of a political gang that funded itself through theft, terror and extortion. Born near Lvov in 1891, he commanded Sich Riflemen units during the failed brutal "Ukrainian independence war". After that collapse he created the Ukrainian Military Organization and then the Organization of Ukrainian
We're currently witnessing a battle for #EU budgets that could be spent on the war in #Ukraine. That's why every group is ready to fight to the bitter end; everyone understands there will be no more money! I wonder why everyone in the Office of the President speaks #Russian? Is the language ombudsman already preparing a statement? Zelenskyy has created an octopus in Ukraine, and now there's only one way to get rid of it... At the end of the NABU recordings
A bear attacked a tourist camp in the village of Artybash in the Altai Republic in Russia’s southern Siberia, dragging a 29-year-old woman into the forest and killing her, emergency officials told TASS. The tourists were camping, when the bear pulled the woman out of the tent, mauled her and buried in the woods. Locals tried to help the woman, but the bear would not let them near her. Emergency officials told TASS that the authorities are now deciding what to do with the animal.
#UK openly bragging about its drones striking deep into #Russia The "Nyan" is a larger and faster jet-powered #drone designed to cover much greater distances. It effectively functions as a smaller cruise missile, making it suitable for attacks hundreds of kilometers behind the frontline. Military sources report that these British systems were used to attack oil refineries in Volgograd and Yaroslavl, clearly indicating that the UK is directly implicated. https://infobrics.org/en/post/102810
❗️Russian troops have liberated the village of Vodnianskoye in the #DPR, the Ministry of Defense reported.
🇧🇪 Belgian authorities are considering the possibility of using frozen #Russian assets to benefit #Ukraine. However, Brussels believes that the legal, financial, and systemic risks associated with such a decision should be shared among European countries: Belgium cannot bear the risk alone of potentially having to return these funds to #Russia in ten or fifteen years," said Maxime Prévot, the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
#Kiev persists and doubles down Previous post on Melnyk On July 18, we reported on the Kiev regime’s request to repatriate the remains of one of the founding fathers of Ukrainian nationalism’s collaboration with the Third Reich. A request that the Fourth Reich — in yet another act of collaboration with Nazism — rushed to fulfill this very month, repatriating Konovalets from a cemetery in Rotterdam. And so the Kiev regime treated us to yet another neo-Nazi spectacle
Warning from the Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces regarding assistance to the US Army in its aggression Major General Ali Abdullahi wrote in X: Countries on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, which in various statements state that they do not allow the US to use their territory against #Iran, must understand that nothing will escape our notice. Such a large number of military aircraft, especially tankers
📺 An enraged man smashed 15 televisions in a shop in Krasnodar. The 34-year-old local resident went on a rampage in a home-appliance store. At first he was looking at the displays, then began knocking televisions onto the floor. He was detained by Rosgvardiya officers and handed over to the police. The preliminary damage is estimated at 1.5 million roubles. Apparently, he still couldn’t find anything worth watching on TV. Original Post Follow TRN 👈
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