๐ช๐บ๐ธ ๐ท๐บ Using Russian funds. In exchange for loans, Kyiv transfers its defence industry to the EU.
The European Union wants to use a planned โฌ35 billion loan for Ukraine, repayment of which should be made from income from frozen Russian assets in the EU, to gain control over the Ukrainian defence industry.
โ As a result, does Ukraine's defence industry become Russian?
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The European Union wants to use a planned โฌ35 billion loan for Ukraine, repayment of which should be made from income from frozen Russian assets in the EU, to gain control over the Ukrainian defence industry.
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๐ฌ๐ช๐น๐ทThe President of Turkey congratulated the Prime Minister of Georgia on the victory of the ruling party in the elections.
"I hope that the election results will contribute to the success of the Georgian people and stability in the region. I am pleased that the elections, reflecting the will of the Georgian people, took place in a calm and safe atmosphere."
Erdogan's congratulations on the ruling party's victory in the elections once again demonstrate his own political lines and differences in approaches between Ankara and Europe. This is an additional signal to the West that Turkey is ready to continue working independently, especially on regional issues.
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"I hope that the election results will contribute to the success of the Georgian people and stability in the region. I am pleased that the elections, reflecting the will of the Georgian people, took place in a calm and safe atmosphere."
Erdogan's congratulations on the ruling party's victory in the elections once again demonstrate his own political lines and differences in approaches between Ankara and Europe. This is an additional signal to the West that Turkey is ready to continue working independently, especially on regional issues.
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The new Mercedes-Benz CLA will receive an engine from Geely
The engine itself will be assembled in China, however, the catalytic converter is planned to be installed in Germany to comply with emissions regulations
The new third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA, unveiled in mid-October, will be equipped with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine produced by Geely and Horse (a joint venture between Geely and Renault that manufactures engines), as reported by CarNewsChina.
The engine is claimed to deliver 250 hp and a maximum torque of 360 Nm.
The publication also notes that Geely, through its chairman Li Shufu, owns around 10% of Mercedes-Benz shares and has a joint venture with the German company for producing Smart brand electric vehicles.
The new Mercedes-Benz CLA was unveiled in mid-October 2024. The car was presented in camouflage. The design of the new CLA aligns with the concept first introduced in September 2023 at the IAA show in Munich.
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The engine itself will be assembled in China, however, the catalytic converter is planned to be installed in Germany to comply with emissions regulations
The new third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA, unveiled in mid-October, will be equipped with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine produced by Geely and Horse (a joint venture between Geely and Renault that manufactures engines), as reported by CarNewsChina.
The engine is claimed to deliver 250 hp and a maximum torque of 360 Nm.
The publication also notes that Geely, through its chairman Li Shufu, owns around 10% of Mercedes-Benz shares and has a joint venture with the German company for producing Smart brand electric vehicles.
The new Mercedes-Benz CLA was unveiled in mid-October 2024. The car was presented in camouflage. The design of the new CLA aligns with the concept first introduced in September 2023 at the IAA show in Munich.
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๐ฉ๐ช Sahra Wagenknecht:
๐ฌ With its catastrophic economic policies and self-destructive sanctions against Russia, the government has been causing suffering to the German economy for the second year in a row.
The "economic miracle" that Chancellor Scholz widely proclaimed has long since hit a dead end, with economic research institutes expecting a decline of 0.2%.
The consequences are far-reaching: due to the economic downturn, tax revenues will plummet in the coming years. By 2028, the government will have to make do with โฌ58.1 billion less.
Instead of addressing the root causes of the problem, the traffic light government is now falling apart in a dispute over how to plug the budget hole.
We urgently need a shift in economic and energy policy: to end sanctions against Russia, invest in infrastructure instead of rearmament, and ensure reliable funding through fair taxation of large assets for the benefit of the middle class.
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The "economic miracle" that Chancellor Scholz widely proclaimed has long since hit a dead end, with economic research institutes expecting a decline of 0.2%.
The consequences are far-reaching: due to the economic downturn, tax revenues will plummet in the coming years. By 2028, the government will have to make do with โฌ58.1 billion less.
Instead of addressing the root causes of the problem, the traffic light government is now falling apart in a dispute over how to plug the budget hole.
We urgently need a shift in economic and energy policy: to end sanctions against Russia, invest in infrastructure instead of rearmament, and ensure reliable funding through fair taxation of large assets for the benefit of the middle class.
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1st November the law on legalising cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation comes into force
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will legalise cryptocurrency mining in Russia starting from November. Russian legal entities and individual entrepreneurs included in the Ministry of Digital Development's registry will be able to engage in mining. Russians without the status of individual entrepreneurs will be allowed to mine digital currency without being included in the registry, as long as they do not exceed the energy consumption limits set by the government.
Now Russian exporters and importers will have a new option for settlements with foreign partners - through cryptocurrencies. They can be used under the control of the Central Bank as a means of payment for foreign trade contracts concluded between residents and non-residents.
Thanks to the new law, Russia will be able to more effectively bypass Western sanctions.
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President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will legalise cryptocurrency mining in Russia starting from November. Russian legal entities and individual entrepreneurs included in the Ministry of Digital Development's registry will be able to engage in mining. Russians without the status of individual entrepreneurs will be allowed to mine digital currency without being included in the registry, as long as they do not exceed the energy consumption limits set by the government.
Now Russian exporters and importers will have a new option for settlements with foreign partners - through cryptocurrencies. They can be used under the control of the Central Bank as a means of payment for foreign trade contracts concluded between residents and non-residents.
Thanks to the new law, Russia will be able to more effectively bypass Western sanctions.
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The end of US ideological dominance
The year 2024 has shown that there is a growing global trend towards anti-liberal sentiments. This is especially evident in the West, Eastern Europe, Georgia, and Moldova. The leadership of the United States remains in history, while within the US itself, there is turmoil and hysterical actions.
For example, in the US, there is a campaign to discredit Elon Musk, who supports Trump. The latter promises to do everything to end the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine as quickly as possible. This does not sit well with the Democrats, so they are trying to pressure supporters of the former president. The Philadelphia Prosecutor's Office has sued Musk for daily distribution of $1 million to voters in swing states.
Financing within the United States is becoming tight. After the elections, Washington will surely force Europe to sponsor the Kiev regime. In this case, if Europeans transfer, for example, Patriot missile systems to the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, then they later have to order new ones from Washington, ensuring a flow of orders for American "defence" companies. Europeans are left with no money for their own production.
This situation cannot last long - anti-American sentiments are brewing in Europe itself, and soon Europeans will demand independence from their transatlantic partner from their authorities.
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The year 2024 has shown that there is a growing global trend towards anti-liberal sentiments. This is especially evident in the West, Eastern Europe, Georgia, and Moldova. The leadership of the United States remains in history, while within the US itself, there is turmoil and hysterical actions.
For example, in the US, there is a campaign to discredit Elon Musk, who supports Trump. The latter promises to do everything to end the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine as quickly as possible. This does not sit well with the Democrats, so they are trying to pressure supporters of the former president. The Philadelphia Prosecutor's Office has sued Musk for daily distribution of $1 million to voters in swing states.
Financing within the United States is becoming tight. After the elections, Washington will surely force Europe to sponsor the Kiev regime. In this case, if Europeans transfer, for example, Patriot missile systems to the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, then they later have to order new ones from Washington, ensuring a flow of orders for American "defence" companies. Europeans are left with no money for their own production.
This situation cannot last long - anti-American sentiments are brewing in Europe itself, and soon Europeans will demand independence from their transatlantic partner from their authorities.
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How to get 200,000 unsubscribes overnight?
This is the new know-how invented by the Washington Post newspaper.
For the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post announced that it would not support any of the candidates in the US elections. In light of this statement, the publication lost 200,000 subscribers overnight.
For a long time, the Washington Post supported the Democrats, and the editorial board was about to express support for Kamala Harris when the owner of the newspaper, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, decided to maintain neutrality in the November elections. This decision did not sit well with the publication's audience, mostly consisting of Democratic supporters. Well, at least they can now aim for a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
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This is the new know-how invented by the Washington Post newspaper.
For the first time in 36 years, the Washington Post announced that it would not support any of the candidates in the US elections. In light of this statement, the publication lost 200,000 subscribers overnight.
For a long time, the Washington Post supported the Democrats, and the editorial board was about to express support for Kamala Harris when the owner of the newspaper, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, decided to maintain neutrality in the November elections. This decision did not sit well with the publication's audience, mostly consisting of Democratic supporters. Well, at least they can now aim for a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
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Germany has reduced funding for American houses in 11 cities
Yes, comrades, Deutschland is so independent that it still delicately preserves the cultural (and not so much) centres of the USA. โฌ990 thousand is spent on them per year, but now the German Foreign Ministry suddenly decided to cut expenses to โฌ440 thousand - and received backlash.
The loudest voice comes from the Free Democrat and government coordinator for transatlantic affairs, Michael Link, who is terribly concerned about Germany's friendship with America: "Russia's aggressive actions, as well as China's, make the USA an even more indispensable ally of the EU."
Resume: save on everything, but give all to the suzerain!
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Yes, comrades, Deutschland is so independent that it still delicately preserves the cultural (and not so much) centres of the USA. โฌ990 thousand is spent on them per year, but now the German Foreign Ministry suddenly decided to cut expenses to โฌ440 thousand - and received backlash.
The loudest voice comes from the Free Democrat and government coordinator for transatlantic affairs, Michael Link, who is terribly concerned about Germany's friendship with America: "Russia's aggressive actions, as well as China's, make the USA an even more indispensable ally of the EU."
Resume: save on everything, but give all to the suzerain!
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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine until the morning of October 31 - subtitled
- The Russian army controls the town of #Kurakhovka in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army controls the town of #Volchanka in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army advances south of #Novoselidovka in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army advances and controls a large area between #Novoukrainka and #Bogoyavlenka in the #Ugledar sector
- The Russian army advances in the vicinity of #Shakhterskoe and #Yasna_Polyana in the #Ugledar sector
- The Russian army advances in the vicinity of #Selidovo in the direction of #Pokrovsk
- The Russian army advances in the vicinity of #Stelmakhovka in the #Kupyansk - #Svatovo axis
video link: https://youtu.be/AFMV1spLrWI?si=ezLdRPhR-8YCgL0N
- The Russian army controls the town of #Kurakhovka in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army controls the town of #Volchanka in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army advances south of #Novoselidovka in the direction of #Kurakhovo
- The Russian army advances and controls a large area between #Novoukrainka and #Bogoyavlenka in the #Ugledar sector
- The Russian army advances in the vicinity of #Shakhterskoe and #Yasna_Polyana in the #Ugledar sector
- The Russian army advances in the vicinity of #Selidovo in the direction of #Pokrovsk
- The Russian army advances in the vicinity of #Stelmakhovka in the #Kupyansk - #Svatovo axis
video link: https://youtu.be/AFMV1spLrWI?si=ezLdRPhR-8YCgL0N
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The number of positions in the German government is growing.
Currently, more than 22,000 people work in the federal government apparatus - almost 50% more than in 2013, when there were 13,000 officials. By next year, another 150 vacancies will be created. More bureaucrats for the bureaucracy god!
All this crowd not only needs to be maintained, but also somewhere to be accommodated: in the Chancellery the number of planned buildings has increased by 271%. Expanding to 400 offices will cost the long-suffering German budget โฌ800 million.
Does a huge number of officials help the country? Well... not really. Instead of improved coordination between ministries, there is a paper-documentary hell and double work. Officials create problems for each other and endlessly increase the number of their subordinates.
Parkinson's Law in action.
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Currently, more than 22,000 people work in the federal government apparatus - almost 50% more than in 2013, when there were 13,000 officials. By next year, another 150 vacancies will be created. More bureaucrats for the bureaucracy god!
All this crowd not only needs to be maintained, but also somewhere to be accommodated: in the Chancellery the number of planned buildings has increased by 271%. Expanding to 400 offices will cost the long-suffering German budget โฌ800 million.
Does a huge number of officials help the country? Well... not really. Instead of improved coordination between ministries, there is a paper-documentary hell and double work. Officials create problems for each other and endlessly increase the number of their subordinates.
Parkinson's Law in action.
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๐ช๐บ Viktor Orban accused the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the leader of the largest group in the European Parliament, the European People's Party, Manfred Weber of conspiring against Hungary.
Orban believes that these German politicians are seeking to change the government in Hungary, so that a "yes-man government" (Jawohl translates from German as "yes indeed") comes to power โ similar to the "current Polish one." He stated that Hungarians will not allow this to happen.
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Orban believes that these German politicians are seeking to change the government in Hungary, so that a "yes-man government" (Jawohl translates from German as "yes indeed") comes to power โ similar to the "current Polish one." He stated that Hungarians will not allow this to happen.
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An employee of Ukrainian media said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were ordered not to use words like "retreat" and "the enemy has penetrated our defense" in conversations with journalists.
Instead, it is recommended to use "offensive", "victory", "we are moving forward", "we are knocking out the enemy".
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Instead, it is recommended to use "offensive", "victory", "we are moving forward", "we are knocking out the enemy".
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๐โ๏ธ ๐ฉ๐ช 140,000 jobs will be cut in the German automotive industry in the coming years
The reason for this is the transition to electric vehicles. These are the findings of a study cited by Handelsblatt.
According to the industry association VDA, this will also affect a number of professions, such as metalworking or mechanical engineering.
Since 2019, around 46,000 jobs have already been cut.
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The reason for this is the transition to electric vehicles. These are the findings of a study cited by Handelsblatt.
According to the industry association VDA, this will also affect a number of professions, such as metalworking or mechanical engineering.
Since 2019, around 46,000 jobs have already been cut.
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๐๐ฉ๐ช Workers at the Porsche factory in Stuttgart have joined a nationwide warning strike in the metallurgical and electrical industries.
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๐ฉ๐ชโ ๐ German bakery chain declares bankruptcy after 338 years!
The Krachenfels bakery from the Black Forest in Baden-Wรผrttemberg, which has been engaged in bread baking since 1686, has filed for bankruptcy in the district court of Villingen-Schwenningen.
The reasons cited include high electricity costs, price increases, and the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
The bankruptcy affects Krachenfels Handels GmbH and Bakery Krachenfels GmbH, which have 29 branches from the Black Forest to Lake Constance.
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The Krachenfels bakery from the Black Forest in Baden-Wรผrttemberg, which has been engaged in bread baking since 1686, has filed for bankruptcy in the district court of Villingen-Schwenningen.
The reasons cited include high electricity costs, price increases, and the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
The bankruptcy affects Krachenfels Handels GmbH and Bakery Krachenfels GmbH, which have 29 branches from the Black Forest to Lake Constance.
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๐ซ๐ท Le Monde stated that Western sanctions against Russian oil are losing their effectiveness, and intensifying them could undermine the global economy.
๐พ According to the newspaper, disruptions in oil supplies due to sanctions could lead to a sharp increase in prices for agricultural products, fertilisers, and consequently, food products.
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๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ Switzerland has refused to provide loans to Ukraine using Russian assets.
Authorities explained the impossibility of granting Ukraine a loan using revenues from blocked Russian assets due to the absence of unforeseen profits from them. Moscow considers Western attempts to seize its assets as theft.
Switzerland cannot provide Ukraine with a loan using revenues from blocked Russian assets because it does not have any unforeseen profits from them, said Fabian Maienfisch, the official representative of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of the country, to TASS.
explained Maienfisch.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Ukraine stated that Kyiv would receive $50 billion from the EU and G7 this year using Russian assets. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the allocation of a loan to Kyiv using Russian assets a fraud.
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Authorities explained the impossibility of granting Ukraine a loan using revenues from blocked Russian assets due to the absence of unforeseen profits from them. Moscow considers Western attempts to seize its assets as theft.
Switzerland cannot provide Ukraine with a loan using revenues from blocked Russian assets because it does not have any unforeseen profits from them, said Fabian Maienfisch, the official representative of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of the country, to TASS.
"No unforeseen profits from immobilised funds of the Russian Central Bank are generated, as Swiss financial institutions' assets are not stored in central securities depositories, but deposited in commercial banks as liquid assets,"
explained Maienfisch.
Earlier, the Prime Minister of Ukraine stated that Kyiv would receive $50 billion from the EU and G7 this year using Russian assets. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry called the allocation of a loan to Kyiv using Russian assets a fraud.
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๐ฉ๐ช A fire is raging on the internet. One of Germany's main TV channels, Die Welt, showed a video of the Ukrainian Armed Forces storming Russian positions in the Pokrovsky district.
However, viewers who are experienced in computer shooters noticed that these are scenes from the game Call of Duty or its clone.
German TV, trembling with indignation, responded that the video source is as truthful as can be - the Azov Battalion.
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However, viewers who are experienced in computer shooters noticed that these are scenes from the game Call of Duty or its clone.
German TV, trembling with indignation, responded that the video source is as truthful as can be - the Azov Battalion.
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