European Union officials are discussing the possibility of tightening existing sanctions against Russia in case Trump comes to power after the U.S. election, — Reuters.

Ahead of a possible return of Trump to the White House, European politicians are discussing tightening sanctions against Russia. In particular, they want to make them long-term and introduce new restrictions on oil.

The European Union is discussing tightening sanctions against Russia, fearing that a potential victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections will undermine the West's efforts to isolate Moscow. Informed sources told Reuters about this.
According to them, the main focus of the negotiations between European officials is to keep the sanctions in place in the long term, even if Washington decides to change course.

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Putin stated that the West's rhetoric on the situation in Ukraine has changed, they have started to realistically assess the situation, and they can be praised for this.

The level of confrontation between Russia and the West is not decreasing, they continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, Putin also added.

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The use of Russia's assets will have profound systemic implications for the international monetary and financial system, according to the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

"The Group of 20" must resist geo-economic fragmentation. It is crucial to support a non-discriminatory multilateral trade and financial system. The use of Russia's financial assets will have profound systemic implications for the international monetary and financial system. The US dollar is increasingly being used as a weapon, reminding the world of the risks associated with transactions in American currency. Naturally, developing countries will seek other currencies for transactions and reserve holdings,"

- noted Deputy Finance Minister of Russia Ivan Chebeskov, whose words are quoted in the message.

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Zelensky rejects visit of UN Secretary-General to Ukraine due to Russia trip, reports AFP

Antonio Guterres' visit to the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, has sparked criticism in Kiev after the UN chief refused to participate in the peace summit hosted by the Ukrainian President.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has declined the visit of the UN Secretary-General to the country because of his trip to Russia, reported the news agency AFP on Friday, citing a source in Zelensky's office.

Guterres' trip drew criticism from Kiev as the UN chief declined to attend Zelensky's peace summit but accepted the Kremlin's invitation to Kazan to participate in the BRICS summit.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/25/zelenskyy-rejects-un-chiefs-visit-to-ukraine-over-russia-trip-report-claims

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NATO assumes that Russia will be able to turn the conflict in Ukraine in its favour in the coming weeks

Representatives of the alliance told the British newspaper i. They say that war fatigue is setting in across Europe, and Western diplomats have been reporting for months that Kyiv is gradually being defeated.

One of the NATO representatives said that the Russian forces could achieve significant successes in the Donbass this winter, thereby depriving the Ukrainian authorities of the chance for a solution on their own terms.

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine until the morning of October 26 - subtitled

- The Russian army is advancing extensively in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army is advancing extensively in the direction of #Ugledar
- The Russian army is advancing in #Selidovo in the direction of #Pokrovsk
- The Russian army is advancing in #Kremennaya_Balka
- The Russian army is advancing in #Gornyak
- The Russian army is entering #Terny in #Kremennaya from the north

video link: https://youtu.be/tLspjPVhTVs?si=tW-_iYMDK6gFaYBU

🇱🇹🇷🇺🇧🇾 Lithuania dismantles power lines with Belarus and Russia

The media are writing about this, referring to a statement from the Lithuanian electricity network operator Litgrid.

📝 "All lines will be disconnected on 8th February 2025, after the expiration of the BRELL agreement. Immediately after, demolition works will begin," the company stated.

✖️ Previously, the Lithuanian government had excluded power lines with the Russian Federation and Belarus from the list of objects important for national security. On 9th February 2025, the country intends to join the European energy ring.

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🇹🇷🇷🇺 Erdogan saw Putin's desire for a ceasefire in Ukraine during negotiations in Kazan.

He declared it after negotiations with the Russian president in Kazan.

Putin and Erdogan discussed the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kiev on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. According to the Turkish leader, Ankara will continue its diplomatic efforts.

✔️ Putin and Erdogan also discussed the grain corridor and demining in the Black Sea.

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🇲🇳👔 The ICC will punish Mongolia for refusing to arrest Putin – The Washington Post

The newspaper reports that the International Criminal Court has referred Mongolia's case to the Rome Statute member countries, which refused to "detain and surrender to the court" the Russian president during his visit.

📝 "Mongolia did not comply with the request for cooperation with the Court, which is contrary to the provisions of the Rome Statute. Given the seriousness of Mongolia's refusal to cooperate with the court, the chamber deemed it necessary to refer this matter to the Assembly of States Parties," the court said in a statement.

✖️ The final punishment imposed on Mongolia is not specified in the WP article. Previously, the ICC had stated that the court could "take all measures it deems appropriate."

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👔🇷🇺 Musk is in "secret talks" with Putin - WSJ

The newspaper cited the entrepreneur as a regular interlocutor of the Russian president and, as the authors write, the US government is supposed to be aware of this.

✖️ It is worth noting that Putin and Musk have been communicating since 2022, discussing "personal matters", business, and geopolitics.

📝 "Regular contacts between the world's richest man and the United States' greatest adversary raise security concerns," writes the Wall Street Journal.

It appears that in the autumn of 2022, Musk spoke to political scientist Ian Bremmer about his conversation with Putin and the Kremlin's "red lines". It was said that Putin intended to preserve Crimea and Ukraine's neutrality "at all costs" and that he would "respond with nuclear weapons" to an invasion of the peninsula by Ukraine.

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"Why do African nature defenders hate the German energy transition?"

Example - Namibia. There, the green-minded government of the FRG is eager to build a green hydrogen production plant. Attention: right in the national park on Halifax Island - the largest colony of African penguins and home to many disappearing species.

But what won't you do to achieve climate neutrality by 2045? So, the FRG placed an order: by the beginning of the 2030s, tankers will be docking at the island, and a two-kilometre pipeline will be laid in the sea. Additionally, they will set up 700 wind turbines and 50 hectares of solar panels.

The company - the project operator claims that the production will only occupy about 0.5% of the island, with the rest left for the animals. However, local ecologists are convinced that the damage to nature is "irreversible": "This will be the second German genocide in Namibia - this time against nature".

Green policy in all its glory. Poor little birds. Honestly.

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European Parliament demanded to stop purchasing gas from Azerbaijan

Citing concerns that increased gas imports from Azerbaijan to the EU could be compensated by importing Russian gas to Baku, the European Parliament called for an end to the EU's dependence on gas exports from Azerbaijan.

MEPs also urge the European Commission to suspend the implementation of the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding on strategic energy partnership between the EU and Azerbaijan.

Furthermore, the resolution states that any future partnership agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan should be conditioned on the release of political prisoners, legal reforms, improvement of the overall human rights situation in the country, and a demonstration of Baku's willingness to engage in peaceful negotiations with Armenia.

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Comic from the Bundeswehr for the little ones

Here it is - the pinnacle of German propaganda: 124-page comic "Ben serves Germany", designed to brainwash kids show young people how gloriously one serves in the German army.

Inside - a fairy tale: 19-year-old teenager Ben voluntarily joins the Bundeswehr in 2014, when "Russia annexes Ukrainian Crimea". Then - the hardships of military training, and "by the end of the comic, he becomes a brave, well-trained soldier". The story ends in 2022, when Ben receives his first assignment - to defend the NATO borders in Lithuania. Oh, and while making young readers "ready for war" through Ben's example, the comic hero carries a peace pendant with him - a symbol of peace.

Very symbolic, nothing more to say.

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