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🇺🇦😂 NATO forces may need weeks to reach Ukraine in case of a new Russian attack, - Euractiv
- Even if countries are ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, troop transfers across Europe will take significant time due to bureaucratic procedures and restrictions on the movement of heavy equipment.
- Military personnel require separate diplomatic permission from each country to cross borders. In some cases, transit notification must be submitted 45 days in advance.
- However, the European Commission is considering a reform package to speed up military mobility, - Eastern EU flank countries demand that troop transfers in case of an attack take not weeks, but just days or even hours.
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YOU’RE CODDING Price of fish and chips to soar in the UK due to sanctions on Russian fishing firms
The price of your Friday night fish and chips is set to soar in the UK due to sanctions on Russian fishing firms.
National cod shortages caused by overfishing and sanctions put on two Russian fishing companies is wreaking havoc on UK fish and chip shops.
According to a report in The Metro, supply issues have occurred because of the restrictions put on Russia’s two biggest fishing companies, Norebo and Murman Seafood.
The pair were accused of spying, with sanctions being placed on the firms in June. (Did they want the secret of Atlantis?)
One takeaway told the outlet they were forced to put up prices by £1 to cope.
Mehmet Cafer who runs Jack the Chipper in Greenwich told Metro: “Last month, we had to increase our prices by £1 and, unfortunately, lots of customers complained.
“We haven’t looked at other fish as cod and haddock are the traditional fish used. Quality wise, we don’t want to use frozen fish.”
Meanwhile, Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers told The Sun that the wholesale price of cod has almost doubled in the last 12 months.
He said: “We are expecting a further increase as the quota is due to be reduced again for the Barents Sea next year.
New Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures reveal the price of food and non-alcoholic drinks is up 4.5% compared to last year.
No fish for you!
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Wicked Witches Battle over European Foreign Policy - Welt
It was a fiercely contested conflict that was only decided a few days ago: European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen has won a power struggle against EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas
Rather, it was also about a very fundamental question: Is the European External Action Service (EEAS), which under Kallas's leadership is supposed to coordinate and help shape the foreign policy of the EU, sufficiently effective to survive in the face of the new security policy challenges in the world and the disorder created by US President Donald Trump?
The answer Kallas found to this question eleven months after taking office is unequivocal: a clear no.. and proposed internally, one that had apparently convinced her closest advisors: German EU Commission official Martin Selmayr should break up the entrenched structures in the cumbersome, globally active diplomatic service with its approximately 7,500 employees (around 1,650 of whom are in Brussels) and inject new momentum into the institution.
Kallas apparently underestimated the reaction this personnel proposal would cause in numerous EU capitals and to von der Leyen: horror.
Selmayr was chief advisor to former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker between 2014 and 2019. He is considered the most powerful official in the long history of the European Commission. His nickname: "Rasputin".
Then came the sudden turnaround: A few months ago, Selmayr was offered the opportunity to become Deputy Secretary-General for the new "Geoeconomics and Interinstitutional Affairs" department at the EEAS. He would then have been, alongside Kallas, the most powerful figure at the EEAS – with direct contacts to all ambassadors, the European Parliament, and the capital cities.
Selmayr would have once again been playing a leading role on the world stage. Ukraine, Gaza, America, and China would have been his focus, rather than the minting of collector coins under the monetary agreement between Vatican City and the EU.
Did Kallas not know what a provocation the Selmayr appointment represented for von der Leyen? Or was she determined to push things through because only results matter to her? In any case, after numerous discussions, von der Leyen acted swiftly: Last week, according to information obtained by WELT, the College of EU Commissioners, at the President's suggestion, voted in favor of creating a new "Commissioner for Freedom of Religion or Belief." Selmayr was immediately offered the position.
It was a poisoned chalice: von der Leyen used it to shield diplomat Selmayr from further interference by Kallas and her office, and to recall him to the Commission. Selmayr now has to decide whether to accept the third-rate post, remain an unimportant ambassador to the Vatican, or leave the EU Commission after 22 years of service. With a single technocratic maneuver, the Commission President outmaneuvered both Kallas and Selmayr.
"Unknown drones" have returned.
On Friday evening, Berlin airport operations were suspended for two hours due to reports of an unknown drone flying over the southern part of the airport.
Flights were suspended from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, resulting in eleven planes being redirected to other cities.
The police confirmed the presence of the drone, but it was not seen again afterwards.
- Military Informant
Aliens bro, the search for intelligent life in Europe continues unsuccessfully
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Kupyansk direction
The supply situation of the enemy grouping on the left bank of the Oskol river has become dire.
According to operational information, units of the Western Group of Forces have encircled the enemy in the area of Kurilovka — the settlement of Silicate Kupyansk Uzlovoy — Sadovoy.
Operational information is coming in that our troops have broken through the enemy's defense northeast of Petropavlovka and have reached the northern side of its eastern part and taken control of the central part.
Fighting in the Zaoskolye Kupyansk microdistrict (on the left bank).
On the right bank behind the enemy in Kupyansk — the area on the southern outskirts near Verbitsky and Senkovskaya streets, as well as the eastern part of Rechnoy lane and the quarry.
North of Kupyansk, the enemy is attempting a counterattack in the direction of Golubovka, to the west, from the side of Nechvolodovka towards Moskovka and the Yubileyny microdistrict.
Using the scheme of @divgen.
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⚡️When Budanov sailed to Crimea to plant the flag, he noticed Poseidon, caught up near the coast of Texas, and covered the explosion with himself
This helped avoid casualties and destruction
It couldn't be told before, but now it can be shared
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📹❗️Pre-escalation debut of Venezuelan Su-30MK2V aircraft “in the crosshairs” of U.S. Navy SM-6 Dual II shipborne SAMs
The Venezuelan Air Force has deployed multirole Su-30MK2V fighters equipped with Russian-made Kh-31 supersonic anti-ship missiles in operations in the Caribbean, coinciding with the increased U.S. naval and air presence near Venezuelan waters. The Su-30MK2 is capable of carrying Kh-31 missiles, including the anti-ship variant Kh-31A, which enhances Venezuela’s capability to strike maritime targets.
The timing of these deployments is significant: the United States has mobilized amphibious ships, destroyers, and long-range assets in the southern Caribbean under the command of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) amid tensions related to illicit drug trafficking and growing regional influence of China. Venezuela’s display of Su-30MK2V/Kh-31A/AD combat readiness serves both as a deterrent and as a signal that its armed forces retain a credible anti-ship strike capability, despite difficulties in maintaining operational readiness of many systems.
Nevertheless, analysts caution that fleet readiness remains uneven: reports indicate that Venezuela’s Su-30MK2V fleet suffers from a shortage of spare parts and maintenance issues, limiting full combat readiness despite an outward appearance of operational capability.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦Analysts have confirmed that the footage of the destruction of the GUR special forces after landing from the Black Hawk helicopter was filmed near Pokrovsk
- Enemy OSINT specialists have identified the locations where the militants of Budanov were destroyed after landing during the publicized operation from the UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter on the western outskirts of Pokrovsk.
- "Unfortunately, according to OSINT, the strikes really took place in the area of the special forces landing — specifically near the local gas station," admit Ukrainian military analysts.
- The "elite" GUR special forces were eliminated by precise strikes from FPV drones by fighters of the "Center" troop group.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Bloody failure of the GUR special forces near Pokrovsk: the “🅾️” grouping met the militants and destroyed them
▪️The militants of the GUR special forces who landed during the hyped operation from a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter on the western outskirts of Pokrovsk were destroyed by strikes from FPV drones by the troops of the "Center" grouping
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🇳🇱🇨🇳 The US just agreed in the China deal to suspend its so-called "50% rule" which was the key trigger for Dutch seizing Nexperia
The U.S. had told the Dutch that the only way Nexperia could escape the new "50% rule" sanctions was to get rid the Chinese ownership in the company.
However when the U.S. negotiated its agreement with China, Nexperia and The Netherlands were not discussed by the American and Chinese delegations and thus export of Rare Earth Metals and chips to The Netherlands is still blocked by China.
Essentially, the Dutch got played by their American “allies”. They did Trump’s dirty work in seizing Nexperia and potentially disrupting the entire European automotive sector, supporting Trump in his attempts to strong arm Beijing into a favorable deal, only to be left out of the truce signed by him with the Chinese.
Nexperia’s Chinese owner demands the ousted CEO to be reinstated before chip export will resume.
Amsterdam now has to make a decision: negotiate its own truce with China or stand firm on the previous decision.
The Mailman
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‼️🇺🇦😂 The spectacular presentation of the Ukrainian missile "Flamingo" is made from 1960s movies, "Tomahawk" launches, and computer graphics🤦♂️
▪️Western bloggers have dissected the presentation of the fake Ukrainian missile "Flamingo".
▪️The footage was taken from the 1965 film "Operation Crossbow," launches of the American "Tomahawk" missile, and the rest is computer graphics.
▪️Recall that the "development" of the "Flamingo" missile is handled by the company Fire Point, which previously worked on casting for Zelensky's "Kvartal 95" projects and is connected to his longtime friend and associate - Mindich.
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NATO units may need weeks to reach Ukraine in the event of a new Russian attack, writes Euractiv.
The publication notes that even if countries are ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, the transfer of troops across Europe will take significant time due to bureaucratic procedures and restrictions on the movement of heavy equipment.
It is noted that crossing borders requires separate diplomatic permission from each country. In some cases, transit notification must be submitted 45 days in advance.
However, the European Commission is considering a package of reforms to speed up military mobility – Eastern EU countries demand that troop transfers in case of an attack take not weeks, but just days or even hours.
Who cares because NATO is never coming into Ukraine.
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🇺🇦🔥 Powerful fires in Chernigov and Poltava regions after night strikes, gas production damaged
- In the Poltava district, a massive fire broke out at one of the gas production facilities after an explosion. 22 units of equipment and 93 rescuers were involved in extinguishing the fire.
- In Koriukovka, Chernigov region, a UAV hit an enterprise, causing a hangar to catch fire.
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Zelensky announced long-range strikes on Russia in the near future. He said that the targets were determined together with the heads of the SBU and the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Meanwhile, the press writes that Ukraine has already used its "Flamingo" missile nine times in combat conditions. This was reported by Le Figaro, citing Zelensky's words behind closed doors and the chief technical director of the manufacturer, Irina Terekh.
The publication writes that the "Flamingo" is considered the best Ukrainian missile, although its manufacturer Fire Point "receives as much praise as questions."
The missile's warhead is twice as powerful as the "Tomahawks." American missiles have 450 kg. So the "Flamingo" has nearly a ton.
Its declared flight range is 3000 km.
The publication also writes that Ukraine is preparing to produce its own ballistic missiles.
The Flamingo is a joke, a Ukrainian journalist last month discussed how the whole thing is fraud and has taken off the paywall. Can be read here.
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‘Here we will sit down with Putin, make a decision, and strike. So don’t provoke us’ – Lukashenko sends signals to the EU
‘Oreshnik’ is a terrible weapon. It will go on combat duty in December. For what? I want them to understand that we can strike if things go badly. Here we will sit down with Putin, make a decision, and strike. So don’t provoke us. After all, the war started in Ukraine because of this. In Donbas, Russian speakers were oppressed, killed, poisoned. It happened before my eyes.’
🇪🇪😂 Estonia introduces a tax on "energy independence from Russia" — ERR
- The state company Elering has approved a balancing capacity fee, which will be charged from January 2026 and will amount to 3.73 euros per megawatt-hour for both consumers and electricity producers.
- This amount will be shown as a separate line item on electricity bills.
- The new fee is intended to finance reserves that ensure frequency stability in the power system.
- "This payment can be called the price of energy independence after leaving the system controlled by Russia," said the company's chairman.
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Ruthless thug von der Leyen freezes whistleblower's bank account - Berliner Zeitung
Former lobbyist Frédéric Baldan filed a complaint against the head of the European Commission in connection with "Pfizergate"—and suddenly, his banks froze his accounts. Coincidence or intimidation?
In April 2023, former lobbyist Frédéric Baldan filed a criminal complaint against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with the Investigative Chamber in Liège. Baldan accused von der Leyen of abuse of office, destruction of public documents, and corruption.
This is related to the investigation into the so-called "Pfizergate" scandal. It is alleged that secret text messages between von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla led to a deal to supply 1.8 billion doses of the coronavirus vaccine, worth approximately €35 billion.
In June 2023, Baldan's lobbyist accreditation was revoked. Two years later, he reported on Platform X that his accounts at ING and Nagelmackers banks in Namur, Belgium, had been closed. Baldan published a letter in which the bank informed him of the decision to close his accounts.
In a statement, Baldan explained that he was "removed without legal basis" and that he was subsequently removed from the register by the relevant body of the European Commission responsible for registering lobbyists.
According to Baldan, the account closures affected not only his personal bank account, but also the accounts of his consulting company, his household, and his five-year-old son's savings account. ING Bank is also allegedly involved in the account closures.
Baldan is a Belgian activist and former lobbyist specializing in EU-China trade relations. He is also the author of "Ursula Gates," which examines the influence of lobby groups on the European Commission. Baldan rose to prominence as the first plaintiff in the Pfizergate scandal.
In his book, he illuminates the opaque influence of lobbyists, think tanks, and transnational corporations on EU policymaking. Drawing on his insider experience, the book reconstructs the network of interests and influence that extends from EU institutions to global pharmaceutical companies and the World Economic Forum (WEF).
At the center of the scandal is the accusation that von der Leyen and Pfizer held secret negotiations about a multi-billion-euro vaccine deal, the contents of which were not made public or accessible to investigators. Since 2022, the New York Times has been demanding access to these messages and filed a successful lawsuit. In May, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that the Commission must provide a "plausible explanation" for why access to the SMS messages is not possible.
However, instead of ensuring transparency, the Commission continued to evade the response, claiming that the SMS messages had long been deleted. Back in May 2021, journalist Alexander Fanta also filed an access to information request. However, Prime Minister Björn Seibert decided not to retain the SMS messages, according to an EC letter to the New York Times.
Baldan views the closure of his bank accounts as a form of political repression and retaliation for his activities as a whistleblower. Not only were his personal accounts closed, but also those of the organization Rights and Freedom Press, which owns the rights to his book. Baldan accuses the banks of colluding with political forces against him and depriving him of access to financial services
Although European Commission President von der Leyen has survived three no-confidence votes in the European Parliament to date—the first in July and two more in October of this year—the results highlight growing political tensions in Brussels
EU democratic values at work...
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The Russian Ministry of Defense reports that Ukrainian soldiers surrounded in Pokrovsk have begun to surrender. Apparently, this is the event that the GUR tried to disrupt with a sortie.
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Mr. Chancellor, what is the flag behind you? Are you having a retro party?
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Trump's former National Security Advisor calls on Putin to 'help out' in Venezuela
'C'mon President Putin, tell Maduro to get out now while there is still time' — General Flynn writes on X
Flynn claims Maduro 'stole' Venezuela from Maria Machado — who never actually ran for the presidency
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Escalation by the US is the "only way" to free Venezuela, said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a Bloomberg interview.
▪️Do you really believe that this regime can only be overthrown by US military force?
Well, that will depend on what the regime does in the coming days. I believe that having a real threat was absolutely necessary. I believe it was absolutely necessary to cut off sources of illegal activity because these resources do not go to schools or hospitals, but to repression, persecution, and corruption.
▪️Do you have a sense that the US is going to change the regime? Have you been told this?
No, I have not been told that – and this is not a regime change in the usual sense we have seen before, where an external player overthrows a legitimate president. Because the regime change was prescribed and proven a year ago, on July 28, 2024. We approached the presidential elections, in which I was banned from participating after I won the primaries by a large margin, and Edmundo González received 70% of the votes. Thus, the legally elected president of Venezuela is Edmundo González. This is not regime change, this is the execution of the will of the Venezuelan people.
▪️What do you plan to do next, call people to the streets?
We are ready to take over the government. We have teams, we have plans – for the first 100 hours, for the first 100 days. And, of course, now we need the international community to unite with the US to ensure law and order.
▪️When you spoke with President Trump, did you ask him to extradite Maduro?
No, I will not go into operational details because I have never [word italicized in the original] discussed this with officials. This is a US operation [against the so-called "Cartel of the Suns" led by Maduro] – a fully autonomous, independent operation of another country related to its national security. As for Maduro's future, it depends on him. We offered the regime the possibility of a transitional period based on negotiations, with guarantees and incentives. They refused and instead attacked us. So, as I said, Maduro has very [little] time left to decide where he will go next.
There is no Cartel of the Suns. This is regime change. She should never have won the Nobel peace prize.
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Cost estimated for West to keep Ukraine afloat
The EU and UK will need to stump up $400 billion over four years or risk undermining the cohesion of NATO, The Economist has reported.
Ukraine will require close to $400 billion in Western financial support over the next four years to sustain its war effort against Russia, with most of the burden expected to fall on European NATO nations, The Economist reported on Thursday.
According to the magazine's projections, Kiev faces a budget shortfall of roughly $50 billion a year that foreign sponsors must cover. With the current US administration reluctant to approve further large scale assistance, the European Union and United Kingdom would need to contribute an estimated $328 billion and $61 billion respectively.
The American Majority.
- "Pokrovsk and Mirnograd are already lost, to put it briefly" (c)
▪️The entire gray zone in Pokrovka on the DeepState map should be marked in red - under the control of the Russian Armed Forces;
▪️Russian assault troops set the pace, mine supply routes, and impose the initiative - in some parts of the city they consolidate, in others they immediately move forward to get behind Ukrainian positions;
▪️Rear units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces regularly engage in firefights, pilots are afraid to approach positions and are forced to constantly retreat;
▪️The logistics route is very narrow and almost completely under fire control, the situation is worsening;
▪️If Pokrovsk falls, the Russian army will use it as a bridgehead to accumulate personnel and operate FPV drone pilots from high-rises to strike targets up to 30 km away;
▪️There is a significant threat of encirclement of a Ukrainian Armed Forces group of 1000-1500 people, some of whom will die, and some will be captured.
‼️🇺🇦🏴☠️Video of the flight of two "Black Hawks" to Pokrovsk has appeared
▪️Probably two groups of GUR special forces were deployed from the Black Hawk helicopters, one of which was captured in the first landing video.
▪️"Black Hawks" flew at extremely low altitude to avoid SAM fire
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Kraft Heinz CEO Warns of Worst Consumer Sentiment in Decades
Kraft Heinz says US headed into worst recession ever as consumers aren’t even buying staples.
Carolina Lion: "Kraft Heinz is the third largest food company in America."
The Mailman
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Colombian merc down!
At the same event that killed three Argentinians, our brothers FPV operators from the North Group found the Colombian miguel.vasques">Miguel Vasquez callsign TH from the 47th Brigade “Magura” lost in the beautiful fields of the Sumy region.
Without thinking twice, it was decided to send an FPV drone to guide him toward Bandera.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard admitted that Washington was engaged in "regime suppression" in other countries.
"The Washington mindset – one size fits all, as we hoped, is now in the rearview mirror. Suppressing regimes, attempts to build our system of power elsewhere. Intervening in conflicts we barely understood and from which we emerged with more enemies than allies. This mindset held us back for too long," Gabbard said.
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The trade agreement between the States and China will be signed next week, said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as quoted by The Financial Times.
Bessent is a total clown
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💥 By the way, the mayor of Nikolaev reports that about 10 minutes ago a ballistic missile hit a target in the city. A powerful explosion was heard.
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‘The US has no money, no equipment, nothing to conduct nuclear tests’ – retired US Major General Randy Manner.
‘This morning I was at the Fort Belvoir medical hospital for an appointment and was struck by how many dozens of young servicemen — soldiers and pilots, their families, and, frankly, infants and small children — were waiting to see doctors due to the government shutdown. And now the president announces a testing program that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Unfortunately, the president does not understand how this process works because there are no appropriate facilities. No facilities. No testing equipment. No specialists. No people. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and, frankly, take years to prepare everything. It’s not as simple as ‘let’s just take and detonate a bomb.’ That’s not how it works. So this is just a presidential trick.’