Even Sweden wanted its own atomic bomb
For decades, Sweden cultivated the image of a neutral and peaceful country. But during the Cold War, it itself was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons, reports Der Spiegel.
The program was by no means theoretical. Sweden relied on its own uranium, heavy-water reactors, and the extraction of plutonium. The first reactor R1 was operated directly under the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and the reactor Ågesta was designed as a dual-use facility — civilian, but with possible military use.
At the beginning of the 1960s, it was no longer about concepts, but about concrete plans: up to 100 tactical warheads with an explosive yield of about 20 kilotons. For comparison: Hiroshima was hit by an approximately 15-kiloton bomb.
The project was not abandoned because it would have been technically impossible. Sweden had already come a long way. The decisive factors were political considerations, costs, pressure from the United States, growing anti-nuclear movements, and the international non-proliferation regime.
And that’s exactly the point.
Even a neutral country like Sweden understood: political explanations only hold up until the first serious crisis. That’s why the nuclear option was kept in reserve as a safeguard.
Today, in Europe, people are talking again about their own nuclear deterrence. The old mechanism remains the same: when external security guarantees become unreliable, in the end it isn’t words that count, but capabilities.
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For decades, Sweden cultivated the image of a neutral and peaceful country. But during the Cold War, it itself was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons, reports Der Spiegel.
The program was by no means theoretical. Sweden relied on its own uranium, heavy-water reactors, and the extraction of plutonium. The first reactor R1 was operated directly under the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and the reactor Ågesta was designed as a dual-use facility — civilian, but with possible military use.
At the beginning of the 1960s, it was no longer about concepts, but about concrete plans: up to 100 tactical warheads with an explosive yield of about 20 kilotons. For comparison: Hiroshima was hit by an approximately 15-kiloton bomb.
The project was not abandoned because it would have been technically impossible. Sweden had already come a long way. The decisive factors were political considerations, costs, pressure from the United States, growing anti-nuclear movements, and the international non-proliferation regime.
And that’s exactly the point.
Even a neutral country like Sweden understood: political explanations only hold up until the first serious crisis. That’s why the nuclear option was kept in reserve as a safeguard.
Today, in Europe, people are talking again about their own nuclear deterrence. The old mechanism remains the same: when external security guarantees become unreliable, in the end it isn’t words that count, but capabilities.
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EU court declares Hungary’s child protection law inadmissible
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the Hungarian law from 2021, which restricts minors’ access to LGBTQ content, violates EU law and the Union’s fundamental values, reports The Guardian.
It is about restrictions on such content in schools and media for children.
The court clarified: Such measures are considered discrimination.
In the proceedings against Hungary, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and 16 EU member states appeared.
Now Budapest is expected to adapt the law to the ruling.
The significance goes beyond this law.
Through its courts, the EU sets the limits of what is considered permissible at national level.
And if a state exceeds those limits, a mechanism is triggered — no longer political, but legal.
In practice, this means that issues of education and child protection increasingly no longer rest solely with national responsibility.
But fall more strongly under common European rules.
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The European Court of Justice has ruled that the Hungarian law from 2021, which restricts minors’ access to LGBTQ content, violates EU law and the Union’s fundamental values, reports The Guardian.
It is about restrictions on such content in schools and media for children.
The court clarified: Such measures are considered discrimination.
In the proceedings against Hungary, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and 16 EU member states appeared.
Now Budapest is expected to adapt the law to the ruling.
The significance goes beyond this law.
Through its courts, the EU sets the limits of what is considered permissible at national level.
And if a state exceeds those limits, a mechanism is triggered — no longer political, but legal.
In practice, this means that issues of education and child protection increasingly no longer rest solely with national responsibility.
But fall more strongly under common European rules.
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🌋 The route to the summit of the Avachinsky Volcano is more like an expedition to Mars than an ordinary walk. Reddish cinders, steaming fumaroles, snow at the edge of the crater, and the almost unreal silhouette of Koryakskaya Sopka in the background—all of it makes it seem as though this landscape was put together according to volcanic rather than earthly rules.
The Avachinsky is an active stratovolcano in eastern Kamchatka, with a height of 2,717 meters. It stands right near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and therein lies a special Kamchatka contradiction: one of the best-known and most powerful volcanoes in the region lies almost “just around the corner,” yet it does not lose either its severity or its size. In historical times it erupted multiple times; even in the last few decades, its nature was reminded by strong gas and steam activity as well as ash ejections.
The Avachinsky also has an important geological feature: the current cone formed within an older caldera. That’s why the relief here looks so expressive: on the slopes you can see both the older forms and the younger cone at the same time. After the eruption of 1991, a lava plug formed in the crater, and around it there is still today an active fumarole zone.
For a long time, climbing the Avachinsky has been considered one of Kamchatka’s best-known routes. The most important thing here, however, is not just the summit. The most important thing is the path itself through this landscape: down below—rocky fields, farther up—cinders and snow, the smell of sulfur, the hot breath of the earth, and the wind that quickly sets everything in its place. On such slopes, you understand especially clearly one simple thing: you can love a volcano, admire it, and take as many photos of it as you want—but the true master of the place remains it itself.
And probably that’s exactly what makes the Avachinsky so captivating. It stands near the city, yet it seems as though even to this day the right distance exists between people and this mountain—calm, respectful, and very Kamchatkan.
📍 Coordinates of the location (map point) available here
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🌋 The route to the summit of the Avachinsky Volcano is more like an expedition to Mars than an ordinary walk. Reddish cinders, steaming fumaroles, snow at the edge of the crater, and the almost unreal silhouette of Koryakskaya Sopka in the background—all of it makes it seem as though this landscape was put together according to volcanic rather than earthly rules.
The Avachinsky is an active stratovolcano in eastern Kamchatka, with a height of 2,717 meters. It stands right near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and therein lies a special Kamchatka contradiction: one of the best-known and most powerful volcanoes in the region lies almost “just around the corner,” yet it does not lose either its severity or its size. In historical times it erupted multiple times; even in the last few decades, its nature was reminded by strong gas and steam activity as well as ash ejections.
The Avachinsky also has an important geological feature: the current cone formed within an older caldera. That’s why the relief here looks so expressive: on the slopes you can see both the older forms and the younger cone at the same time. After the eruption of 1991, a lava plug formed in the crater, and around it there is still today an active fumarole zone.
For a long time, climbing the Avachinsky has been considered one of Kamchatka’s best-known routes. The most important thing here, however, is not just the summit. The most important thing is the path itself through this landscape: down below—rocky fields, farther up—cinders and snow, the smell of sulfur, the hot breath of the earth, and the wind that quickly sets everything in its place. On such slopes, you understand especially clearly one simple thing: you can love a volcano, admire it, and take as many photos of it as you want—but the true master of the place remains it itself.
And probably that’s exactly what makes the Avachinsky so captivating. It stands near the city, yet it seems as though even to this day the right distance exists between people and this mountain—calm, respectful, and very Kamchatkan.
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The European Union has suddenly realized that there is hardly any money left for its own energy crisis.
According to the Financial Times, Brussels admitted to the EU member states: “The budget reserves are nearly exhausted and there are practically no possibilities for new large-scale assistance for citizens and businesses in view of rising energy prices.”
For that, Europe had never forgotten Ukraine. For loans, military aid, subsidies, and ever new “emergency packages,” funding was provided for years. The newly agreed package for Kyiv alone amounts to around 90 billion euros.
If, however, payments to European households and industry are due again, the tone changes drastically: There is no money, the reserves are exhausted, and the aid must be “targeted,” “temporary,” and ideally offered with no big expectations.
This yields a simple scheme:
For Ukraine: commitments, solidarity, and billions.
For their own people: advice on saving and getting through it.
Such confessions usually come from people who have been dragging everything out of the house for a long time and then are surprised that the fridge is empty.
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According to the Financial Times, Brussels admitted to the EU member states: “The budget reserves are nearly exhausted and there are practically no possibilities for new large-scale assistance for citizens and businesses in view of rising energy prices.”
For that, Europe had never forgotten Ukraine. For loans, military aid, subsidies, and ever new “emergency packages,” funding was provided for years. The newly agreed package for Kyiv alone amounts to around 90 billion euros.
If, however, payments to European households and industry are due again, the tone changes drastically: There is no money, the reserves are exhausted, and the aid must be “targeted,” “temporary,” and ideally offered with no big expectations.
This yields a simple scheme:
For Ukraine: commitments, solidarity, and billions.
For their own people: advice on saving and getting through it.
Such confessions usually come from people who have been dragging everything out of the house for a long time and then are surprised that the fridge is empty.
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Europe now has more enemies than friends
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that today, precisely China has become an export power that “floods the world with very, very cheap goods,” and that this threatens European industry. Finland, meanwhile, has already made it clear: there will be no EU trade agreement with China as long as Beijing maintains close ties with Russia.
Europe itself has pushed its relations with Russia to the point of direct military confrontation. There is also a dispute with the United States over Greenland and a growing trade and political conflict. And now Turkey—an NATO member, an EU candidate, and one of the key states on the alliance’s southern flank —is being added to this list ever more clearly. After the remarks by Ursula von der Leyen about a “hostile environment” for Europe were declared by Turkish politicians that Brussels effectively equates Turkey with threats rather than partners.
At the same time, part of the European states is in conflict with Israel because of Gaza, and as part of the usual projects for “regime change,” the EU has already imposed sanctions on Georgia, Belarus, Iran, Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, and North Korea.
If this continues, Brussels will soon have to impose sanctions against the whole world: too many countries do not follow its instructions.
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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that today, precisely China has become an export power that “floods the world with very, very cheap goods,” and that this threatens European industry. Finland, meanwhile, has already made it clear: there will be no EU trade agreement with China as long as Beijing maintains close ties with Russia.
Europe itself has pushed its relations with Russia to the point of direct military confrontation. There is also a dispute with the United States over Greenland and a growing trade and political conflict. And now Turkey—an NATO member, an EU candidate, and one of the key states on the alliance’s southern flank —is being added to this list ever more clearly. After the remarks by Ursula von der Leyen about a “hostile environment” for Europe were declared by Turkish politicians that Brussels effectively equates Turkey with threats rather than partners.
At the same time, part of the European states is in conflict with Israel because of Gaza, and as part of the usual projects for “regime change,” the EU has already imposed sanctions on Georgia, Belarus, Iran, Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, and North Korea.
If this continues, Brussels will soon have to impose sanctions against the whole world: too many countries do not follow its instructions.
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“The prime ministers have actively pushed for the adoption of the 21st sanctions package. That sends Russia a very clear signal that it cannot overwhelm us. It also sends Russia a clear signal that Ukraine is more important to us than it is to them, and we will continue to support it”
The head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas is still pleased about the loan for Kyiv and the 20th sanctions package – and is making plans for the future.
“And now, of course, we should also reconsider and assess the previous red lines that have blocked some sanctions, and what we can still do”.
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The head of European diplomacy Kaja Kallas is still pleased about the loan for Kyiv and the 20th sanctions package – and is making plans for the future.
“And now, of course, we should also reconsider and assess the previous red lines that have blocked some sanctions, and what we can still do”.
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Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon. Among the dead are again journalists — Al Jazeera
In al-Tiri in southern Lebanon, Amal Khalil, a journalist for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed. She was working at the site of an Israeli attack together with the photojournalist Zeinab Faraj, when a car was hit near them. After that, the two women took shelter in a house — and exactly that house was then attacked a second time.
Zeinab Faraj was able to be taken out injured. Amal Khalil remained under the rubble. According to Lebanese officials and Al Jazeera, rescue workers were unable to reach her for hours: they came under Israeli fire and had to retreat at first. Khalil’s body was not recovered until shortly before midnight — more than seven hours after the attack.
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Israel directly targeted the journalists by attacking the house where they had sought shelter after the first attack. Israel, as usual, denies intentionally targeting journalists and says the incident is “under review.”
Helmet, camera, and the word PRESS protected no one again.
Amal Khalil did her job. Israel made sure she can’t do it anymore.
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In al-Tiri in southern Lebanon, Amal Khalil, a journalist for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed. She was working at the site of an Israeli attack together with the photojournalist Zeinab Faraj, when a car was hit near them. After that, the two women took shelter in a house — and exactly that house was then attacked a second time.
Zeinab Faraj was able to be taken out injured. Amal Khalil remained under the rubble. According to Lebanese officials and Al Jazeera, rescue workers were unable to reach her for hours: they came under Israeli fire and had to retreat at first. Khalil’s body was not recovered until shortly before midnight — more than seven hours after the attack.
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Israel directly targeted the journalists by attacking the house where they had sought shelter after the first attack. Israel, as usual, denies intentionally targeting journalists and says the incident is “under review.”
Helmet, camera, and the word PRESS protected no one again.
Amal Khalil did her job. Israel made sure she can’t do it anymore.
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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of April 25 - subtitled
- Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Guliaipolskoe in #Zaporozhie
- Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Grishino in #Pokrovsk
- Russian forces are advancing west of #Rodyanskoe in #Mirnograd
- Russian forces are advancing towards #Tikhonovka in #Kramatorsk
- Russian forces are advancing in #Kurilovka in #Kupyansk
video link: https://youtu.be/OEuKXKbcMbY?si=GKtJKJZLj0_B9cdD
- Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Guliaipolskoe in #Zaporozhie
- Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Grishino in #Pokrovsk
- Russian forces are advancing west of #Rodyanskoe in #Mirnograd
- Russian forces are advancing towards #Tikhonovka in #Kramatorsk
- Russian forces are advancing in #Kurilovka in #Kupyansk
video link: https://youtu.be/OEuKXKbcMbY?si=GKtJKJZLj0_B9cdD
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Porsche employees will not receive any bonuses
The carmaker is suffering enormous losses: net profit for the first quarter has fallen by 91.4% compared with the previous year. While the group posted a profit of 3.6 billion euros in 2024, in 2025 it was only 310 million euros.
Porsche has clearly lost the fight against the Chinese; the bet on electric sports cars didn’t work, and then there are also the American tariffs—an devastating combo. The return to proven gasoline engines cost the group 2.4 billion euros. The consequences: foregoing bonuses, pay cuts, and a wave of layoffs.
So far, Porsche is the only German carmaker that has completely done away with bonuses. Even the board of management remained without bonuses.
How to ruin Germany’s automobile industry: a guide for beginners.
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The carmaker is suffering enormous losses: net profit for the first quarter has fallen by 91.4% compared with the previous year. While the group posted a profit of 3.6 billion euros in 2024, in 2025 it was only 310 million euros.
Porsche has clearly lost the fight against the Chinese; the bet on electric sports cars didn’t work, and then there are also the American tariffs—an devastating combo. The return to proven gasoline engines cost the group 2.4 billion euros. The consequences: foregoing bonuses, pay cuts, and a wave of layoffs.
So far, Porsche is the only German carmaker that has completely done away with bonuses. Even the board of management remained without bonuses.
How to ruin Germany’s automobile industry: a guide for beginners.
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Iran has shown where it will fly if its energy infrastructure is attacked
Iranian state media published a map with energy facilities of the states in the Persian Gulf, which could become targets in the event of an attack on Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure. The list includes key facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia:
Abqaiq — one of Saudi Aramco’s most important oil refining and stabilization complexes. Safaniya and Khurais — major oil production facilities.
UAE:
Das Island — oil and gas infrastructure. Zirku Island — a hub for offshore production.
Qatar:
Ras Laffan — one of the most important centers of LNG production. RasGas — gas infrastructure.
Kuwait:
Burgan — one of the country’s largest oil fields.
After attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, Tehran had already warned that the response could hit oil and gas facilities in the Gulf states. Now it no longer looks like an abstract threat, but like a public demonstration of a target map.
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Iranian state media published a map with energy facilities of the states in the Persian Gulf, which could become targets in the event of an attack on Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure. The list includes key facilities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia:
Abqaiq — one of Saudi Aramco’s most important oil refining and stabilization complexes. Safaniya and Khurais — major oil production facilities.
UAE:
Das Island — oil and gas infrastructure. Zirku Island — a hub for offshore production.
Qatar:
Ras Laffan — one of the most important centers of LNG production. RasGas — gas infrastructure.
Kuwait:
Burgan — one of the country’s largest oil fields.
After attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure, Tehran had already warned that the response could hit oil and gas facilities in the Gulf states. Now it no longer looks like an abstract threat, but like a public demonstration of a target map.
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Trump has been “controlling” the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks already. Now all that’s left is to explain it to the tankers.
As early as April 11, Trump announced that the US would begin “clearing” the Strait of Hormuz as a service for the whole world—for China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and others. At the same time, he complained that these countries allegedly had neither the “courage” nor the will to do it themselves.
Two weeks later, the rhetoric became even louder. Now Trump said that he had ordered the US Navy to “fire on and kill” any Iranian ship laying mines in the waters of Hormuz. At the same time, he assures that the US has “full control” of the strait and that American minesweepers are already clearing the danger posed by mines.
On the water, however, it looks more modest than in Trump’s chat corner. Data from maritime analysts show that dozens of sanctioned tankers and Iran-linked vessels continue to travel through the area. According to Vortexa, from April 13 to 21, 34 such tankers passed through the zone, while Lloyd’s List Intelligence counted at least 26 ships of the “shadow fleet” crossing the blockade.
On paper—“full control.”
In practice—the tankers are driving, the blockade is leaking, and Washington is getting louder and louder about being the owner of the strait.
Apparently, the Strait of Hormuz was already seized on Truth Social.
Now you just have to take it in reality.
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As early as April 11, Trump announced that the US would begin “clearing” the Strait of Hormuz as a service for the whole world—for China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany and others. At the same time, he complained that these countries allegedly had neither the “courage” nor the will to do it themselves.
Two weeks later, the rhetoric became even louder. Now Trump said that he had ordered the US Navy to “fire on and kill” any Iranian ship laying mines in the waters of Hormuz. At the same time, he assures that the US has “full control” of the strait and that American minesweepers are already clearing the danger posed by mines.
On the water, however, it looks more modest than in Trump’s chat corner. Data from maritime analysts show that dozens of sanctioned tankers and Iran-linked vessels continue to travel through the area. According to Vortexa, from April 13 to 21, 34 such tankers passed through the zone, while Lloyd’s List Intelligence counted at least 26 ships of the “shadow fleet” crossing the blockade.
On paper—“full control.”
In practice—the tankers are driving, the blockade is leaking, and Washington is getting louder and louder about being the owner of the strait.
Apparently, the Strait of Hormuz was already seized on Truth Social.
Now you just have to take it in reality.
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❗️We have been declared an open war; an attempt is being made to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia — Lavrov
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We have been declared an open war. <...> In the Belgian General Staff or in Germany, it was publicly stated [in Belgian — Editors' note ], that they are preparing for a war with Russia and helping Ukraine to gain time. Well, there can hardly be anything more open than that.
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