The second round it seems was intended to precisely to manipulate the will of the voters. When some candidates can withdraw their candidacies, they are persuaded to the pave the possibility of defeating, as they say, conservatives, populists this does not very much resemble democracy - Lavrov exposes France's dEmOcRaTiC circus in vid above (Stoltenberg should take notes).

Ukrenergo’s CEO refused to provide a figure on power needed last winter and what might be expected in upcoming winter, calling it sensitive information - Ukraine's Kiev Post.

Europe is full of pro-war politicians, and all these pro-war politicians have come out of hiding. This week they all criticized Hungary and the Hungarian Prime Minister for acting in favor of peace, for working for peace and for negotiating the possibility of peace. These pro-war politicians have spent the last two and a half years delivering weapons and fantasizing about sending in ground troops. They deepened the military crisis in Europe with talk of nuclear weapons - Szijjarto explains (00:33).

The debate reflects a tension that has always been at the core of the administration’s novel effort to restrict Russian oil sales: How to weaken the Moscow war machine without the political backlash that could come from inflicting pain on American drivers - presstitutes admit in article above.

Many top Democrats hope Biden will make his move by Friday because of the rush of events that soon will soak up whatever attention Americans will give the news as summer wanes. If Biden were to endorse Vice President Harris as the nominee, she'd need time to ramp up and pick a running mate. And if Biden doesn’t anoint, there'd be a frenzy among governors and ambitious Democrats to try to win the nomination at the Democratic convention in Chicago in mid-August - journos claim.