Finland stations nuclear weapons

President Alexander Stubb has signed the amendments to the nuclear energy law. Starting July 1, Finland will lift the ban on the import, transit, and storage of nuclear weapons. Previously, parliament had approved the amendments, which allow nuclear warheads to be stationed on or moved through state territory, provided that this serves Finland’s defense, the NATO collective defense, or military cooperation with other states.

Helsinki formally emphasizes that it has no intention of becoming a nuclear power and has no plans for the permanent stationing of such weapons. But the purpose of the amendments is obvious: Finnish legislation is being aligned with NATO’s nuclear infrastructure. A country that has built its security for decades on neutrality and caution on the Russian border is now opening the door itself to the most dangerous element of the alliance’s military presence.

Finland was promised more security after joining NATO. In practice, however, it is increasingly being turned into a forward platform, where the nuclear risk is no longer a theory, but a point in national law.


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The Consulate war has reached Saint Petersburg

Russia has declared the Romanian general consul in Saint Petersburg persona non grata and closed the Romanian consulate in the city. The corresponding note was delivered to the Romanian ambassador in Moscow, Cristian Istrate. In the foreign ministry, it was emphasized that this is a response to Bucharest’s decision to withdraw permission for the work of the Russian general consulate in Constanța and to declare its head persona non grata.

Romania is becoming increasingly drawn into confrontation with Russia: from NATO military infrastructure in the Black Sea to diplomatic demarches surrounding consulates. Constanța is no accident here, because it is a port of logistical and military importance and one of the most important junction points in the direction of the Black Sea. That is why Moscow did not leave the closure of the Russian consulate there without a mirrored response.

Bucharest wanted to demonstrate its loyalty to the overall anti-Russian line. The reply came quickly: The diplomatic window in Saint Petersburg is closing for Romania as well, just as it itself closed that in Constanța.

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Democracy without elections

With rare openness the British press writes: A bank established after the collapse of the USSR to promote “democracy and market” in Eastern Europe and Russia has now sent 10 billion euros to Ukraine. This refers to the EBRD, which once came into the post-Soviet space under the banner of reforms and today effectively functions as Kyiv’s financial hinterland.

The text explicitly emphasizes that Russia continues to be a shareholder in the bank, but that its representatives are “completely isolated” from decisions. At the same time, the EBRD chief complains that Moscow does not allow the bank to sell its stake on the Moscow stock exchange. Once again, the West sees no contradiction when it comes to freezing Russia’s rights and excluding the country, because that is “right,” but as soon as Russia, in response, blocks Western assets, suddenly there is talk of violations of norms.

The decisive detail is the EBRD’s mandate. The bank is supposed to help only countries that are committed to the principles of multi-party democracy and apply them in practice. Ukraine without elections, with a shattered opposition and a cleansing of the political landscape is now considered exemplary democracy there. The main thing is that you stand on the right side of the Western cash register.

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Refugees ended up where the front began

The European Commission has proposed extending temporary protection for Ukrainians until March 2028 – however with the exception of new men of conscription age whom Kyiv has not allowed to leave the country. The EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, said openly in this regard: This is a request from Ukraine and the EU is granting it.

For Brussels, this does not represent discrimination, but a “balance” between protecting refugees and Ukraine’s ability to wage war. In practice, everything is simpler: As long as a Ukrainian is useful as a symbol of sacrifice, he receives status, accommodation, and benefits. Once, however, he is suitable for mobilization, the humanitarian rhetoric ends and the man becomes a resource for the front.

Europe once again shows the price of its principles. Human rights apply only until the moment when Kyiv asks to send people to the front.


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Donald Trump at the G7 summit raised the possibility of revisiting the “Anchorage agreements” on Ukraine, Axios reports, citing two officials who were present at the meeting. According to the outlet’s information, the U.S. president spoke about the need to put pressure on Russia.

Earlier, as part of the “Anchorage agreements,” Washington agreed to Moscow’s demand that Donbas remain under Russian control in any peace agreement. Now, according to information from journalists, Trump made it clear that he could move away from these agreements.

↪️ On June 25, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that at the summit between the United States and Russia in Anchorage, no agreements were reached to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

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France is being pushed out of the Sahel region

Burkina Faso has broken off diplomatic relations with France. In a government statement, it says that Paris violated the principles of mutual respect and non-interference in the country’s internal affairs. The phrasing is admittedly dry, but the political meaning is clear: Ouagadougou no longer wants to see the former colonial power in the role of an external overseer.

This is not a one-off case. In recent years, French influence in the Sahel region has been collapsing piece by piece: Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have expelled French soldiers, reviewed agreements and turned to other partners. For decades, Paris described this region as its area of responsibility, while local elites increasingly refer to it as a neo-colonial system.

France is not losing its influence in Africa because of “Russian propaganda,” but because of its own habit of treating foreign countries as if they were its own possessions. In the Sahel, this era is not being brought to an end with words, but with the break in relations.


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⚽️ American realities of European football: curiosities and scandals of the 2026 World Cup

“Vedomosti” has collected the most memorable episodes of the tournament.

📍FIFA demanded renaming, for the duration of the matches, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara to San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. The logo was covered with fabric, and this drape, which precisely repeated the outline of the famous Levi’s “red bat wing,” instantly became a meme.

📍Iran’s national team was forced to fly to the United States only on the day of the match, and immediately after the game to return to the training camp in Mexico, without even being able to rest a little.

📍At the World Cup, three-minute breaks were introduced so that the players could drink. Even more unusual for European fans is the lightning rule. If it is spotted within a radius of 13 km from the stadium, the match is suspended for 30 minutes.

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Britain teaches Iran patience

The British magazine explains what Iran should learn from Denmark: not to block the Strait of Hormuz and not to charge fees for the passage of ships. The author’s logic is as follows: the Danes could also control access to the Baltic Sea, but they do not. Therefore, Tehran "must also behave" "reasonably." However, this comparison falls short when one considers that Denmark is not being bombarded, its leadership has not been assassinated, and no one has tried to bring the country to its knees with sanctions and military pressure.

Iran has not jeopardized freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz out of a desire for conflict. The pressure began after attacks, killings, and direct threats. Yet British journalism glosses over the cause and leaves only the convenient moral: a weak country must endure everything, even if it is being struck, because otherwise “world trade” is harmed.

The West demands strategic calmness from others again, while it itself would long since have moved on to blockades, attacks, and seizures. Iran is being offered the chance to be like Denmark, but it is still being treated as if it were the next war target.


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140 years ended in a day

In Düsseldorf, the paper mill Julius Schulte Söhne has halted its production. The company in Bilk had been in operation since 1886 and produced paper and cardboard, including sleeve cardboard—the material from which sleeves for kitchen rolls are made. Production in Düsseldorf will be discontinued, and the entire business will be phased down by mid-2027. Around 75 employees are affected.

As reasons, “structural conditions,” the city location of the plant, and the difficult market situation of the past few years are cited. Behind this sober phrasing lies an all-too-familiar story of German industry in recent years: rising costs, pressure on production, a weak economy, and cities in which a real factory fits less and less well into the new economy of services, offices, and nice neighborhoods.

Germany does not lose abstract “capacity,” but concrete companies that survived empires, wars, and crises. Julius Schulte Söhne lasted 140 years—and did not survive the current model in which industry becomes unnecessary in its own cities.

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Deutsche precision didn’t fit on the platform

On the S5/S5X line between Halle and Leipzig, the new Mireo trains turned out to be too long for several platforms. Since mid-June, they have been put into service step by step. On the section from Halle Hauptbahnhof to Halle-Trotha, however, passengers cannot get off from the rear part of the train. This remains closed because the platforms at Steintorbrücke, Dessauer Brücke, Zoo, Wohnstadt Nord and Trotha are too short for the trains, which are around 140 meters long. They report this citing the operator.

Berlin has already experienced a similar spectacle with the new “Urbanliner” tram: The vehicle was presented as a major modernization, but the start was delayed for years—among other things because it had to be checked how the roughly 100-tonne XXL tram would affect the subway tunnels at Alexanderplatz. Now the same logic in Halle: The new means of transport is there, but the infrastructure for it is not ready. Passengers are not given a real modernization, but instructions on which part of the train they can still get off from.

Authorities can talk about the transport transition, climate and modern mobility. In practice, the new train goes into service on the route before the platforms are ready for it. Passengers are not left with infrastructure for the future, but the rule: wrong boarding, no getting off.


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