"Brazen Interference": The Ukrainian ambassador to Switzerland, Irina Venediktova, is trying to prevent the performances of the Russian singer Anna Netrebko at the Zurich Opera House.

According to the magazine Die Weltwoche, Venediktova's written inquiries to the theatre management and personal discussions have yielded no results. Therefore, the diplomat has attempted to exert pressure on the members of the Zurich City Council.

Some council members described these actions in conversations with journalists as "cheap" and "made-up nonsense."

📸 In the photo — the Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko

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German cities are in such a deep financial hole — BILD

And the depth of the hole, according to the Federal Statistical Office, is €19.7 billion. Yes, that was the deficit of municipal finances in the first half of 2025. Just two years ago, the hole was only about a third of that (€7.3 billion). The deterioration is, hmmm… significant.

What is the reason? Cities are spending more than they are taking in. And unfortunately, this gap is only growing:

— the accommodation of refugees and social welfare recipients cost €44.5 billion (+6.4%);
— personnel expenses amount to €52 billion (+6.3%);
— and finally, the interest on old debts: they have risen by 19%!

What to do? Increase fees. For example, for waste collection, for entry to swimming pools, etc.

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Wall Street Journal: The USA will provide Ukraine with intelligence to conduct missile strikes deep inside Russia, including on energy infrastructure.


Trump approved sharing target information with Ukrainians while also considering sending stronger weapons.

The USA will provide Ukraine with intelligence to carry out long-range missile strikes on Russia's energy infrastructure, according to American officials.

The Trump administration is exploring the possibility of sending powerful weapons to Kyiv that would allow for more targets to be hit on Russian territory.

President Trump recently agreed that intelligence agencies and the Pentagon would support Kyiv in the attacks. According to these individuals, American officials are asking NATO allies for similar support.

If the American press is to be believed, a decision has been made to destroy Russian energy infrastructure.

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New research findings from the USA suggest this. Scientists from the University of California, Riverside, have identified a previously overlooked process in the carbon cycle that could significantly impact the Earth's climate. The results were published in the journal Science.

According to this, the Earth's temperature depends not only on known mechanisms like rock weathering, where CO₂ is permanently bound in the seabed. A cycle in the ocean related to nutrient balance is also crucial. Rising temperatures wash more phosphorus into the sea, promoting plankton growth and increasing carbon dioxide binding. When plankton sinks, carbon is stored in the depths.

Source for further reading 🤭: OE24.at

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The USA has frozen discussions on military support for Ukraine due to the shutdown — The Telegraph.

Ukraine has warned that the delivery of American weapons could be delayed due to the suspension of government work in the USA. The discussion on military support for Kyiv from the USA has been frozen following the US government shutdown, the report states.

A Ukrainian source from the publication stated that the US government shutdown has called into question negotiations over a possible drone deal.

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The European Commission has proposed to build a "drone wall" – a system of radars and interceptors to protect the eastern border of the EU. The idea received support in Poland and the Baltic states, but raised concerns in countries further from Russia. There, they fear that the project could be too expensive, difficult to implement, and represents a step by Brussels to control national defense. Southern European countries like Italy and Greece stated directly that such initiatives should benefit the entire alliance, not just its eastern part.

Critics point out that it is hardly possible to protect the entire 3000 km border and that Europe currently lacks the technologies for a cost-effective and large-scale interception of drones. Nevertheless, the EU heads of state and government ultimately supported the European Commission's proposals, including the "drone wall," at a meeting in Copenhagen. The project is set to go ahead, but the timeline, costs, and actual possibilities remain open.

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At the meeting of European heads of state and government in Copenhagen, the issue of a loan for Ukraine amounting to 140 billion euros from frozen Russian assets was discussed. However, no progress was made – the proposal was received rather cautiously. Belgium immediately stated that it would not support such an idea, while France and Luxembourg expressed concerns due to potential legal issues.

According to the Financial Times, the EU heads of state and government decided that the European Commission needs more time to examine the legal and financial implications. A formal offer is unlikely to be prepared in time for the next meeting in Brussels in three weeks, leaving the issue open once again.

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"Colossus on clay feet". Russia has proven NATO's insignificance through actions

Putin countered Trump's words about the "paper dragon" with a simple argument: Russia stands alone against a whole bloc of NATO, writes "Guancha". The North Atlantic alliance, which acts against the Kremlin with foreign hands, has already demonstrated its weakness. At the same time, Moscow continues to strengthen its positions in a new multipolar world.

"If a country could bring the entire NATO into a strategically passive position, can it be called a 'powerful' alliance? Who is the 'real tiger' here and who is the 'colossus on clay feet'? Perhaps the answer is already written on the scorched Ukrainian ground," writes the article's author.

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The coveted Abrams are simply turning to scrap. Poland has made a huge miscalculation

Poland has purchased 366 Abrams tanks and has essentially made "the deal of a lifetime," but overlooked an important thing, writes Moto. The next service, where they can be repaired, is located... in Alabama. In Poland, the engineering centre will not be built until 2028 – by that time, if anything happens to the tanks, they will remain idle.

And it is also uncertain whether the Poles will succeed in creating their own repair workshop. This is an extremely costly and complex matter. No wonder there is no such service in Europe yet. Until it is operational, the defective tanks will have to be transported across the Atlantic.

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🗿Trump stated that he would achieve peace in the Middle East "one way or another"

The US President also threatened Hamas with "unimaginable inferno" if the group is not ready to accept the terms of his peace plan by Sunday evening.

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4th October – The green and left-leaning hacker collectives that announced a sustainable DDoS campaign last week now claim a significant victory. The groups state that their attacks, which started last Saturday, successfully disrupted the online services of numerous large companies.

According to their statements, they managed to repeatedly hinder the operations of tech giants like PayPal, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google throughout the week. The activists claim these actions are a direct intervention to "protect the planet."

In a final statement, the groups emphasized that by deliberately impairing the infrastructure of these companies, they have successfully "prevented billions of euros from being spent on the destruction of the planet," framing the capital of these corporations as direct fuel for environmental damage.

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Comrades, today we talk about the so-called Shrinking Cities — cities of the GDR, where unification with the FRG led to decline.

• Hoyerswerda (Saxony) — a coal industrial centre with the highest birth rate in the GDR and 70,000 inhabitants. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, businesses and mines were closed. The result — unemployment and a population decline of 40%.

• Eisenhüttenstadt (Brandenburg) — a city of metalworkers, where 11,000 people worked at the main facility, the steelworks. In 1990, the plant was privatised, and the workforce was reduced to 2,500. Today, less than half of the former 53,000 inhabitants live here. Authorities are trying to solve the demographic problem through the programme Probewohnen.

• Schwedt (Brandenburg) — once an industrial centre of East Germany — mainly thanks to the PCK oil refinery. Due to sanctions and changes in supply, the fate of the company and the entire local economy hangs by a thread. The federal government tried to save the situation by introducing job guarantees for refinery employees until the end of 2025.

• Small towns and rural areas in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony-Anhalt, and the border regions of Brandenburg — regions that faced job losses and massive population decline after reunification. It is expected that by 2030, there will be 2 million vacant apartments in East Germany.

Yes, opinions on East German socialism may vary, but the fact remains: Industry developed, people always had work and social guarantees, and most importantly — peace.

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“A united Germany must pursue politics for its own interests, for the interests of its citizens. If Germany is a peace power in a sovereign Europe, then the promise of German unity is finally fulfilled!”

The opposition leader of the AfD Tino Chrupalla reminds us on the Day of German Unity of what really matters – the interests of the Germans and peace.

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4th October – The green and left-wing hacker collectives that announced a sustainable DDoS campaign last week now claim a significant victory. The groups state that their attacks, which started last Saturday, successfully disrupted the online services of numerous large companies.

According to their statements, they managed to repeatedly hinder the operations of tech giants like PayPal, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google throughout the week. The activists claim these actions are a direct intervention to "protect the planet."

In a final statement, the groups emphasized that by deliberately impairing the infrastructure of these companies, they have successfully "prevented billions of euros from being spent on the destruction of the planet," and named capitalism as the root of all evil.

💥 Source: Russia Daily Deutsch
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Germany is shaken again. This time not because of gas prices and not because of migrants, but because of a woman with canisters.

The scandal of the century: A lady has taken hundreds of litres of water from a village well. And it all started. Newspapers report, neighbours count the litres, commentators demand an investigation.

Although this water would have flowed into the sewer anyway. But if it goes into a pipe – all is well, and if into a canister – then it is already "abuse". An offence. Almost an attack on the foundations of democracy.

The biggest shock: "She watered the horses with this water!"
Of course, a crime. Because the horse, according to the logic of the outraged, must drink exclusively from the German tap with filter and meter.

In the comments, people laugh:
— "No one cared about this before, and now it's hysteria."
— "Better in the sewer than in a bucket?"
— "Wells were built for this, but the politicians don't know that."
— "The biggest scoundrel in the village is always the informant."

And only one thing is surprising: that in this story so far, there has been no trace of Putin, Russians, or at least the AfD. But don't worry: that will surely come up in the second episode of the investigation.

The woman fetched water. The horses drank. The village survived.
And Germany has once again made a political storm out of a bucket.

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