Why is Vladimir Putin suddenly under pressure? As Ukrainian strikes hit infrastructure deep inside Russia, discontent is building across Russian society. The Economist assesses what these challenges mean for Putin’s future.
Find out the extent of the damage caused by Ukraine’s strikes in Crimea: https://t.co/OLF8n2Ey0Y
France is building three of Europe’s most insane infrastructure projects:
1. @GdParisExpress (200km of new kilometers of automated metro lines below Greater Paris)
2. @LeLyonTurin (with the longest rail tunnel in the world)
3. This:
Eariler this year, Polestar put out this advertisement that was clearly targeted towards Elon Musk and Tesla.
“Choose Conquering Mars (good luck with that).”
“Choose popcorn Robots.” (Optimus)
“Choose ignoring the science.”
“Choose plastic interiors.”
This week, Polestar announced it will no longer sell new vehicles in the US after the Department of Commerce denied authorization under rules targeting China-made connected vehicles (Polestar is majority-owned by China’s Geely).
Funny how that ad worked out for them.
Italian PM Meloni on Iran:
Italy did not participate in the conflict with Iran.
In fact, if we had participated in the conflict with Iran, it would be difficult to explain the repeated disappointment expressed by the American President.
We respected our commitments by making our bases available only for logistical and technical activities, not for combat operations.
And when requests were made that went beyond that framework—and you know this because it has been widely reported—we did not grant authorization for the use of our facilities.
L’Union Européenne est fondée sur un traité que nous avons négocié, signé et ratifié et qui nous engage. Nous en respectons les termes ou nous partons.
Polestar has officially been banned from selling new cars in the United States past the 2027 model year.
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security refused the EV maker the clearance it needs to keep doing business in the country, citing the Connected Vehicle Rule. Geely owns a majority stake in the brand, and that Chinese ownership is the reason it's being banned.
Washington has spent months working to block cars built and exported from China, with the Trump administration casting the effort as protection for domestic manufacturing.
Polestar: "We are increasing our strategic focus on Europe, which currently represents close to 80% of the Company’s retail sales volumes, by continuing to expand its sales network and preparing to localize the manufacturing of future models. This follows a decision from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security to not grant Polestar an authorization under the current Connected Vehicle Rule to sell vehicles in the U.S. from model year 2027 onwards." https://t.co/xZyxdjAjEh
Après des années de crise, l’Allemagne a acté l’arrêt du programme de frégate F126, qui a multiplié retards et surcoûts. Le géant allemand Rheinmetall, qui se voyait en sauveur du programme, boit la tasse en bourse. Autopsie d’un fiasco https://t.co/GfYPlarFzk
📡 Un missile hypersonique est conçu pour ne pas être vu.
Et quand les radars finissent par le détecter, il est souvent trop tard.
@ThalesDefence vient de dévoiler #DeepFinder à #Eurosatory26 : une famille de radars UHF capables de traquer les cibles furtives et balistiques jusqu'à 5 000 km.
Une première mondiale sur le volet mobile.
https://t.co/SV0Jqtq7ZP
Meanwhile at Horseshoe Bay Resort Jet Center in Texas, this Boeing 777-200 pilot is giving a soon-to-be-delivered Qatar Airways aircraft an extremely low pass!
🚨 BREAKING: Big news from Finland. Traficom, the country’s official transport authority, just released one of the most honest and thorough assessments of Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) in Europe.
Key highlights:
✅ “The system has been observed to often make safer decisions than a human driver”
✅ “Its response capability in many situations is faster than that of a human”
✅ “The overall view of the system is positive”
Traficom is still assessing the provisional approval granted by the Netherlands (RDW) and has not yet decided on recognition in Finland. They’re taking a careful, evidence based approach and could move faster after the key EU meeting on June 30.
Finland already has ~6,500 FSD capable Teslas on the road. This positive report is a strong step forward and contrasts nicely with some of the more fear-driven narratives elsewhere in Europe.
Full article from Traficom (published today):
https://t.co/sHj8Q9Rm16
Proper regulation based on real data. This is how it should be done. Looking forward to the next steps. 🚀
#Tesla #FSD #AutonomousDriving #Finland
#Iran : "Des commentateurs républicains qui soutenaient D. Trump disent que c’est une capitulation (…) Il a lâché sur beaucoup de points, car il a compris que la grande majorité de la population voulait une fin à cette guerre". @Sonia_Dridi invitée de @Caroline_Roux#cdanslair
Ceux qui se proclament plus Français que vous sont toujours les premiers à sacrifier la France aux intérêts de puissances hostiles et à entretenir l'esprit de défaite.
👏 @EmmanuelMacron
At the Trump International Golf Club, Dubai residents said President Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran, and his often erratic conduct over the course of it, had threatened the stability of the United Arab Emirates and tarnished their view of him. https://t.co/hx7xxBSbAZ
Bolton: Trump doesn't understand the concept of alliances. He thinks we defend Europe, they don't pay, we get nothing. In fact the US gets a lot out of NATO.
It's been a mistake of American politicians treating NATO membership as an act of charity by the United States. 1/
🇫🇷🇪🇺 "L'indépendance ne peut être la solitude."
Emmanuel Macron, Île Longue, 2 mars 2026.
Sur le programme du défilé aérien du #14juillet, un détail a retenu mon attention.
Un #Rafale FAS (Forces Aériennes Stratégiques), la composante nucléaire aéroportée française, en alerte permanente depuis 1964, occupe le centre du visuel. Autour de lui, quatre Rafale arborant les drapeaux allemand, britannique, suédois et grec.
On pourrait y voir une vitrine commerciale, ou une pique adressée à Berlin suite à l'arrêt du #SCAF. Ce serait une erreur de lecture. Berlin et Londres volent en @eurofighter, Stockholm sur son propre #Gripen. Seule Athènes opère réellement des Rafale, mais ce n'est pas là le sujet.
Allemagne, Royaume-Uni, Suède et Grèce font partie des neuf pays signataires de la dissuasion avancée annoncée ce même 2 mars : la possibilité de déployer des Rafale FAS sur des bases européennes volontaires, mais dont la France garde seule le contrôle du tir.
Ce sont exactement les drapeaux du visuel.
Ce 14 juillet, la France défile devant les chefs d'État de la Coalition des volontaires, réunis à Paris pour l'occasion.
Le message est dans le programme.