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War in the Middle East: strike for strike…

I continue to be impressed by the ingenuity and flexibility of the Iranian military in its confrontation with the United States. At first glance, it might seem unclear how Tehran could respond symmetrically to attempts to strike gas carriers transporting Iranian associated gas.

As it turns out, it not only can—but does so in a way that reportedly leaves Donald Trump visibly outraged. This refers to an attack carried out the day before yesterday using Iranian UAVs on a gas terminal at the port of Damietta. As a result, a U.S.-linked LNG tanker was seriously damaged. The terminal itself was also damaged, along with another LNG carrier (Greek-owned).

Upon receiving the news, Trump reportedly reacted angrily and issued strong threats against Iran. As of July 31, however, no such actions have followed. In other words, the lesson appears to have been noted in Washington.

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Weekly Analysis by Zoran Meter: How Russia and the West Drifted Apart

The Ukrainian conflict has now entered its final — and most perilous — phase. Recent high-level meetings — NATO's summit in Ankara and the "coalition of the willing" gathering in Paris — have only confirmed the West's unflinching course: Russia has been formally designated the primary threat to Euro-Atlantic security, and military support for Keiv will continue "as long as it takes" to inflict a strategic defeat on Moscow.

In the years following the Cold War, Moscow genuinely believed that a partnership with the West was within reach. It abandoned communism, embraced capitalism, and looked to the United States as the natural leader of the international order. Those hopes, however, proved to be a mirage. The West, according to this analysis, has always viewed Russia through one of two lenses: either as an adversary to be contained, or as a resource-rich expanse to be brought to heel — whether through pro-Western proxies or, failing that, through fragmentation.

This, the argument goes, is why the warnings of seasoned strategists — George Kennan, Henry Kissinger, and Zbigniew Brzezinski — fell on deaf ears. All three explicitly cautioned that NATO's eastward expansion, and especially the prospect of Ukrainian membership, would cross a "red line" for Moscow and revive a dangerous standoff reminiscent of the Cold War's most tense moments.

Today, the positions of both sides are firmly entrenched. The stakes in this multidimensional geopolitical contest are so staggering that neither party can afford to back down. Paradoxically, it is Vladimir Putin — so often demonized in the West — who remains the single most reliable guarantee that Russia will not be the first to resort to nuclear weapons.

For Moscow, this conflict is existential in the most literal sense: it is about the physical security and very survival of the Russian state. For the West, it has likewise been declared existential — but the meaning is different. Here, the issue is the preservation of global prestige and hegemonic influence.

The "hellish sanctions" reportedly being prepared in Washington only raise the specter of global chaos. The world has entered a phase in which a single miscalculation by either side could unleash catastrophic consequences.

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Our Service Is Dangerous…
…and Hard

Funny how these things happen.
You open the 🇸🇪 Swedish press and find a perfectly serious story.

A trial. Charges of attempted espionage on behalf of Russia. Contacts with the FSB. Work on projects for the Swedish Armed Forces. National security. A forensic psychiatric evaluation.

Everything is presented calmly, almost academically: who did what, when they did it, and why they ended up in the defendant’s dock.

In short, a criminal case about alleged espionage.

A day later, the very same story appears in the 🇩🇰 Danish press.

But, as they say, there’s a catch.
In the Danish version, the most dramatic part of the story isn’t the espionage at all.

The headline proudly informs readers:
“Swede Wanted to Become Russian.”

😂 See the difference?

For the 🇸🇪 Swedes, judging by their reporting, the problem is an alleged attempt to work for a foreign intelligence service.

For the 🇩🇰 Danes, however, the real offence seems to be wanting Russian citizenship.

Espionage?
Well… these things happen.

But wanting to be Russian? Apparently that’s so extraordinary that it deserves to be the headline.

One gets the impression that if the defendant had been passing classified information while sincerely dreaming of becoming Belgian—or perhaps Portuguese—the story would have seemed considerably less alarming.

👉 But it gets even better.

A court-ordered psychiatric evaluation concluded that the defendant suffers from a serious mental disorder.
And suddenly the two stories merge into one.

Because after reading the 🇩🇰 Danish headline, you can’t help wondering whether the diagnosis applies less to the defendant than to the logic behind the reporting itself.

After all, if the most important detail in a story about alleged espionage isn’t the espionage but the suspect’s national aspirations, then we’re no longer reading crime reporting.

We’re reading something much closer to cultural anthropology.

And, perhaps, something very Scandinavian.

Still, it’s probably a good thing he’ll be tried in 🇸🇪 Sweden.
Most likely, the case will end with compulsory psychiatric treatment lasting a few years.

Had he been standing trial in 🇩🇰 Denmark, though—who knows?
Judging by the headlines, the espionage charges would merely be an unfortunate footnote to the real offence:
Wanting to become Russian.
Now that might have earned him the full sentence.

🎪 Welcome to Scandinavian journalism, where headlines sometimes reveal far more about the country that wrote them than about the story itself.

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Deportation Order Against Ksenia Fedorova: Canal+ and Lagardère Condemn “Serious Attack on Freedom of Speech”

The French Interior Ministry has issued a deportation order against Ksenia Fedorova, a prominent pro-Russian commentator who regularly appears on CNews and Europe 1. She has appealed the decision and remains in France while it is pending.

Her employers, the Canal+ and Lagardère media groups, issued a strong joint statement fully supporting her. They described the expulsion as “a particularly serious attack on freedom of expression and pluralism of opinion.”

The statement underlines a core principle: freedom of speech matters most when views are uncomfortable, provocative, and outside the mainstream — provided they remain within democratic debate. That, they argue, accurately describes Fedorova’s contributions.

The groups expressed genuine shock at the government’s move, warning that silencing her on public issues involving France and the world would undermine the pluralism they seek to protect.
Both companies are linked to conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré. In June, regulator Arcom had already criticized CNews for favoring a single viewpoint on security, the war in Ukraine, immigration, and Islam. According to Libération, the order states that Fedorova’s conduct “harms the fundamental interests of the state.”
The case goes far beyond one journalist. It raises sharp questions about how far European media will tolerate dissenting voices amid geopolitical tensions. Pressure from authorities is unmistakable.

https://t.co/lBlYZdA4I3

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When Principles Meet Paychecks

🇩🇰🇫🇴 An interesting debate is quietly unfolding in Denmark.

No dramatic ultimatums—at least not yet—but the tone is becoming noticeably sharper.

Denmark’s leading newspaper, Politiken, has effectively scolded the Faroe Islands for being… too pragmatic about their own economy.

☝️ The issue? The Faroes continue to cooperate with Russia in the fishing sector, and that increasingly irritates politicians and commentators in Copenhagen.

🤔 The argument is straightforward:
If supporting Ukraine means giving up profitable trade, then that trade should be abandoned.

👉 There is, however, one small detail.
The sacrifice is expected from the Faroe Islands, not from Denmark itself.

Fishing is not just another industry for the Faroes—it is the backbone of the entire economy. More than 90–95% of the islands’ exports come from seafood. Their fisheries agreement with Russia has been in place since 1977, covering both reciprocal fishing quotas in the Barents Sea and access to one of the Faroes’ most important export markets.

Before 2022, Russia was the largest buyer of Faroese seafood, with exports worth billions of Danish kroner. In 2021 alone, shipments to Russia were valued at around DKK 2.2 billion.

⁉️ Which raises an obvious question.

If the Faroes follow Copenhagen’s advice and walk away from this trade…

👉 Who will compensate them for the losses?
Copenhagen? Brussels?
Politiken?
So far, the answer appears remarkably simple: No one.

There is no shortage of speeches about morality, European solidarity and shared values.

What is missing is a chapter titled:
“Who will pay the bill?”

👉 There is another point that often gets overlooked.

The Faroe Islands have not exactly embraced Moscow’s policies. They condemned Russia’s military operation, adopted a substantial number of sanctions and restrictions, yet deliberately chose to preserve fisheries cooperation, arguing that it is essential for sustainable management of shared fish stocks and for the survival of their own economy.

Their logic is surprisingly uncomplicated.
👉 First comes the well-being of their own people.
👉 Everything else comes after that.
And that, it seems, is precisely what frustrates many voices in Copenhagen, who increasingly feel entitled to explain to the Faroese how much economic pain they should be willing to endure in support of Denmark’s broader political agenda.
Perhaps the Faroese simply understand a universal truth:

👉Every nation looks after its own interests first.

Some commentators in Copenhagen, however, appear to believe that this principle applies to everyone—except the Faroe Islands.

🇫🇴 And since it has become fashionable to lecture smaller nations about how they should run their affairs, let me offer one suggestion of my own:

How about giving the Faroe Islands a little more freedom… at least from endless lectures coming from Copenhagen?

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Since the creation of the Federal Reserve in December 1913, the dollar has lost 97% of its purchasing power.

And the U.S. dollar has effectively become a Federal Reserve dollar.

That is exactly what is written on any dollar bill you might come across. The “United States dollar” can now only be seen in pictures online.

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When Wishful Thinking Becomes “Analysis”

Dedicated to the geniuses of Danish political analysis…

🇩🇰 Denmark’s state broadcaster DR has once again treated its audience to another masterpiece of geopolitical analysis.

According to one of the network’s leading international commentators, Donald Trump has practically stopped being a problem for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and is now on the verge of becoming his greatest ally.

The evidence, however, is rather unconventional.
• Trump said something.
• Someone wrote something.
• Someone went somewhere.

And then comes the European analysts’ favorite game:
“It seems…”
“Probably…”
“It may indicate…”
“There are signs that…”

The central idea of this analytical “masterpiece” deserves a prize of its own.

👉 Apparently, Zelenskyy no longer travels to Washington to ask for weapons and money.
Now he travels there… to help America.

There is just one tiny problem.
Strip away the elegant wording of the Danish journalists, and Zelenskyy came for exactly the same reasons as every previous visit: weapons, funding, military support, and political guarantees.

That much is obvious.

But, admittedly, it sounds far more impressive to claim that a petitioner has suddenly transformed into a “strategic partner.”

👉 Then it gets even better.
The author assures readers that Kyiv has come up with a brilliant new strategy.
The Ukrainian conflict must now, at all costs, be woven into America’s confrontation with Iran.
The message is simple: Ukraine is no longer defending only itself—it is defending the interests of the United States as well.

There is, however, one awkward detail.
After all the dramatic claims about the alleged attack on a vessel in the Caspian Sea, Ukrainian diplomacy quickly found itself having to explain the situation to Tehran.

But inconvenient details rarely have a place in political fantasy.

Particularly charming is the section about Laura Loomer.
😂 We are seriously expected to believe that someone who spent years opposing military aid to Ukraine suddenly flew to Kyiv, toured a carefully prepared selection of locations, met Zelenskyy, gave interviews—and experienced a complete political awakening.
Of course.

That leaves only one rather boring question.
💰 How much did this sudden enlightenment cost?

Because trips like these are never organized by accident.
• Big politics has lobbyists.
• It has carefully choreographed visits.
• It has information campaigns.
• It has people whose job is to deliver carefully crafted messages to carefully selected audiences.
• The late Lindsey Graham played that role for years.

Now, judging by the enthusiasm of the Danish media, the baton has simply been passed to a new cast of characters.

‼️ But the real masterpiece is the article’s conclusion.

Apparently, Zelenskyy has discovered an entirely new strategy for dealing with Trump.
• Appealing to the defense of democracy didn’t work.
• Appealing to European security didn’t work.

👉 So now the idea is to present the war in Ukraine as part of America’s broader struggle against Iran.
In other words, Kyiv is trying to tailor its message to fit the White House’s current foreign-policy priorities.
Whether that strategy succeeds remains to be seen.

Yet 🇩🇰 Denmark’s state broadcaster has already come close to declaring it a success.

And that is precisely what increasingly distinguishes modern Danish “analysis” from actual analysis.
It doesn’t examine reality.
It describes the reality its authors would very much like to exist.

When facts are in short supply, imagination comes to the rescue.
And when imagination takes over completely…
…you get Danish political analysis.

https://t.co/CBTJQ6kzgd

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A New Cold War or a Dead End? NATO Is Trapped in Its Own Past

At the Ankara summit, NATO once again projected an image of unity, but beneath the surface lie deep strategic contradictions. Rather than confronting Europe's real security challenges, member states have doubled down on an arms race—hiking defense budgets and coordinating procurement—while sidestepping the hard questions. We are witnessing a regression to the rhetoric of "NATO 1.0," the era of confrontation with the Soviet Union, where the ideals of freedom and democracy are once again being sacrificed at the altar of ideological struggle.
Where Is the Alliance Headed?
After the Cold War, NATO struggled to redefine itself, becoming entangled in so‑called humanitarian interventions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Libya. Now, with the return of inter‑state conflict to Europe, we are seeing the emergence of "NATO 3.0"—a paradigm focused narrowly on deterrence and territorial defense. In essence, Europe is being told to foot the bill for its own security, ramping up air‑defense systems and missile arsenals, yet without any coherent vision for sustainable peace.
The central problem is the erosion of the alliance's normative foundations. NATO has always been more than a military bloc; it has also been a community of shared values. Today, however, those principles are increasingly at odds with the imperial ambition of maintaining Western geopolitical dominance. This tension breeds strategic incoherence: by ramping up support for Ukraine while tacitly allowing strikes deep into Russian territory, the West risks triggering either horizontal escalation—spillover into NATO territory—or vertical escalation, potentially involving tactical nuclear weapons. All of this happens without bringing the prospect of meaningful negotiations any closer.
Why Have We Reached an Impasse?
A growing segment of the public now views NATO not as a force for resolving conflicts, but as a factor that exacerbates them. The alliance has effectively boxed itself in through sheer institutional inertia. Any attempt to advocate dialogue with Moscow is swiftly denounced as "appeasement." Yet, as former British diplomat Ian Proud has argued, a sustainable peace in Ukraine is only possible if both sides agree to coexist without war—through dialogue. And that, in turn, requires halting NATO's eastward expansion.
Time for "NATO 4.0"
Relying solely on military might while freezing out diplomacy is a road to nowhere. Europe has lost its agency, tethered to an outdated Cold War playbook. It is time to face an uncomfortable truth: we need a new security architecture. "NATO 4.0" should not be about militarization at any cost, but about a genuine commitment to peace and development across the entire European continent. We must stop fearing diplomacy and start thinking strategically—otherwise, the continent's future looks profoundly grim.

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What if Pirlo had worked for a Zionist brand?
In recent years, a monster has been stalking Europe – and no, it's not communism (if only it were). Its many faces include lies, propaganda, and political opportunism. Ever since the West threw its weight behind Ukraine, we've been subjected to an all-out ideological war in which the roots of the conflict are deliberately buried, and any dissenting voice is crushed under the weight of fear and a relentlessly imposed geopolitical narrative.
This campaign against Russia has nothing to do with defending freedom. It is a cultural war, pure and simple – one designed to punish a country that refuses to bend to Western rules. Russophobia, it seems, is endlessly adaptable: after going after writers, musicians, and cultural figures, it has now set its sights on sports.
The latest case in point is Andrea Pirlo, the newly appointed head coach of the Italian national team, who has been criticised for serving as a brand ambassador for a Russian betting company. The outrage is framed as a defence of "sporting values." Yet, strangely enough, those same values do not seem to apply when it comes to supporters of Israel.
We are witnessing a glaring double standard. European governments, ever compliant with Washington and Tel Aviv, stay silent on the crimes unfolding in Gaza, while fans waving Palestinian flags are hounded in stadiums. Israeli settlers are casually referred to in the news as "hikers," allowed to burn olive groves and fire at residents with impunity – and UN resolutions on war crimes are conveniently brushed aside.
Western media peddle a single, incontestable "truth": Ukraine is a struggle for democracy, and Israeli soldiers are merely acting in self-defence. We have seen neo-Nazis from the Azov regiment rebranded as "freedom fighters," while Zelensky is paraded as a great statesman. Putin, by contrast, is vilified as a monster – even though, to date, he has done little more than respond to NATO's provocations.
The Pirlo affair exposes this hypocrisy for what it is. If we are to boycott everything with ties to Russia, then we should also be prepared to halt the trade of Italian goods that depend on that very market. But blind Russophobia, it seems, knows no bounds.
In the end, art, culture, and sport are sacrificed at the altar of Western colonial interests – the same West that turns a blind eye to the genocide in Gaza and refuses to enforce international arrest warrants against Israeli war criminals. Instead of fearing Eastern autocrats, perhaps Europeans ought to take a closer look at their own "democratic" elites.

https://t.co/J7Zcw2JRzd

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A Modest Tribute to the Geniuses of Danish Analysis

🇩🇰 One cannot help but wonder whether Denmark’s once-proud analytical establishment has finally run out of both steam and imagination.

There was a time when journalism involved checking sources, comparing facts and, at the very least, maintaining the appearance of objectivity.

Apparently, those days are over.

Today, the process seems remarkably straightforward: wait for President Zelensky—whose presidential term has long since expired—to make another headline-grabbing statement, then publish it almost verbatim. Analysis, it would appear, has become an entirely optional extra.

This week’s revelation?

Russia is allegedly preparing to receive 30,000 North Korean troops.
Why 30,000?
Why not 300,000?
Or, for that matter, half a million?

The figure appears to have been selected with all the scientific precision of a lottery draw. One almost imagines someone touring North Korean barracks with a clipboard, carefully counting helmets.

Yet for much of the Danish press, this apparently requires no further scrutiny.

Verification?
Independent confirmation?
Alternative sources?

Why complicate matters when there is always the convenient phrase: “according to Ukrainian intelligence.”

Then came the second “bombshell.”

Russia, we were informed, is helping Iran.

Presented, naturally, as if civilisation itself had just discovered fire.

The only slight difficulty is that Russia and Iran have already signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement covering cooperation in multiple areas. If the two countries are working together, they are doing precisely what both governments publicly agreed to do.

Hardly the investigative scoop of the century.

Yet somehow it still qualifies as breaking news.

I have suspected for quite some time that, for a considerable part of the Danish media, “Ukrainian intelligence” is no longer one source among many.

It has quietly become the only one.

At this rate, Denmark’s analytical community may soon deserve official recognition as the Scandinavian branch of Ukrainian intelligence.

😂 Now we simply await the next exclusive.

Perhaps Russia has secretly deployed elite combat penguins from Antarctica.

If such a claim emerges from Kyiv, there is every reason to believe Danish headlines will faithfully report it within hours:

“According to Ukrainian intelligence…”

P.S. One curious observation about these increasingly dramatic announcements from Kyiv.

Are they genuinely complaining…
…or simply envious?

https://t.co/ntkEO05egj

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Nothing personal — just BUSINESS...

“Over the first two years of his second presidential term, Donald Trump has made more money than in his entire previous life,” Bloomberg reports.

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Everything new
is just something old
that has been forgotten

🇸🇪 Since the early 2000s, Sweden has steadily reduced the role of nuclear energy.

The policy itself dates back to the 1980 referendum, when the country chose the gradual phase-out of nuclear power.

⚛️ The reactors at the Barsebäck Nuclear Power Plant were shut down in 1999 and 2005.

Later, the following were closed:
▪️ Oskarshamn 1 & 2;
▪️ Ringhals 2 in 2019;
▪️ Ringhals 1 in 2020.

As a result, only six of the twelve commercial reactors that once operated in the country remain. Even today, they still generate a significant share of Sweden’s electricity.

👉 At the same time, in 2016, Swedish political parties agreed on a transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2040.

Nuclear power was never formally banned. But the political direction was obvious: the future was supposed to belong primarily to wind, solar and other renewable sources.

‼️ Then reality, as occasionally happens, refused to follow the PowerPoint presentation.

🇪🇺 Europe was hit by an energy crisis, rising prices and problems with the stability of the power grid. I will not explain why — everyone understands that perfectly well.

At the same time, it became clear that electrifying industry, transport and steel production requires enormous quantities of reliable, continuously available electricity.

🇸🇪🤡 And Swedish energy policy began to change rather quickly.

After Ulf Kristersson’s government came to power, the target of 100% renewable energy by 2040 was replaced with 100% fossil-free energy by 2040.

👉 The difference is just one word.

But that one word brought nuclear power back from the past and placed it at the heart of the country’s future strategy.

In 2023, parliament abolished two major restrictions:
▪️ the ban on constructing reactors outside existing nuclear sites;
▪️ the limit of no more than ten operational reactors.

The new rules entered into force in January 2024.

Then the government moved from words to money.

💰 In 2025, a support scheme for new nuclear power plants was approved, including state loans, long-term price guarantees and risk-sharing with investors.

The scheme is designed to support approximately 5,000 MW of new capacity — roughly the equivalent of four large reactors.

‼️ And in June 2026, the state decided to acquire a 60% stake in Videberg Kraft, a company planning to build new reactors at the Ringhals site.

☝️ In other words, Sweden is no longer merely allowing nuclear power or simply subsidising it. The state itself is becoming the principal co-owner of a nuclear project.

• At the same time, projects are being considered near Gävle, Nyköping, Valdemarsvik and the former Barsebäck Nuclear Power Plant.
• The possible return of Barsebäck is particularly symbolic.

The plant, shut down at the beginning of the century as a symbol of supposedly outdated energy, is now once again being considered as a site for new reactors.

🗣️ Even public opinion has changed.

According to a Novus poll published in February 2026, 56% of Swedes support the construction of new reactors, while another 29% favour keeping the existing nuclear power plants in operation. Only 5% want nuclear stations to be shut down by political decision.

The result is rather elegant.

First, the country closes half of its reactors and explains that the future belongs exclusively to renewable energy.

Then it discovers that industry needs stable electricity.

And so it begins changing laws, allocating state funds and bringing back the very thing it had so proudly and progressively been getting rid of only recently.

The reactors have not changed very much.

🤔 The political terminology has.
👉 Yesterday, nuclear power stood in the way of the green transition.
👉 Today, apparently, the green transition is impossible without nuclear power.

P.S. Was all that showing off really necessary?

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«Defending democracy by undermining it? The fatal logic of EU sanctions»
By Dietrich Murswiek, Berliner Zeitung

The Jacques Baud case: How EU sanctions threaten freedom of speech in Europe.
The case of Swiss military analyst Jacques Baud, whom the EU placed on its sanctions list in December 2025, raises troubling questions about the state of free speech and the rule of law in Europe. A former colonel and UN staff member residing in Brussels, he now faces drastic measures: his bank accounts have been frozen, he is barred from leaving EU territory, and, in effect, he has been stripped of his ability to work. The official justification? Allegations of "pro-Russian propaganda" and spreading disinformation.
The European Union insists that these sanctions are not punitive but preventive in nature, designed to protect against Russian destabilisation. Yet this logic is deeply concerning. In reality, Baud is being punished for his views and public statements – which directly contradicts the fundamental right to freedom of opinion.
Several legal principles are being violated here. First, the principle of "nulla poena sine lege" (no punishment without a pre-existing legal provision) – since Baud has not been charged with any specific criminal offence. Second, the decision is being made not by an independent court, but by a political body, without even giving the accused a chance to be heard beforehand. Moreover, the phrase "information manipulation" is so vaguely defined that it could be applied to virtually any dissenting view – a flagrant violation of the principle of legal certainty.
The enforcement mechanism is particularly insidious. Baud may formally continue to publish his work, but no one is permitted to pay him or provide him with any economic resources. In practice, this amounts to an outright professional ban and the effective destruction of his livelihood. What is presented as a preventive measure turns out to be a severe infringement on both freedom of expression and the right to work.
If the EU is prepared to apply such radical measures to an analyst from within its own ranks, a pressing question arises: who will be next? This case exposes a dangerous trend, where the fight against disinformation morphs into a tool for silencing inconvenient voices, and democratic values are sacrificed on the altar of political expediency.

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Logic Is Russian Propaganda Too 😂

Continuing our discussion about how, in today’s West, logic — along with the ability to think independently — is gradually being turned into a form of Russian propaganda…

👉 It seems the process is moving faster than expected.

The Pentagon has added 33 Russian universities and research institutes to a list of threats (!) to US national security.

The list includes Moscow State University and other leading Russian institutions.

Even during the Cold War, it seems, things never went quite this far.

👉 First, Russian television channels are declared dangerous.
👉 Then Russian journalists.
👉 Then books.
👉 And now universities.

Following this logic, the next sources of danger should be textbooks on mathematics, physics and biology…

And from there, it is only a small step to the multiplication table. Who knows — perhaps even that contributes to the formation of an “incorrect worldview.”

‼️ But perhaps it is even simpler than that.

Western society is being systematically prepared to live in Stories mode.
A new image appears.
It lasts for 24 hours.
Then it disappears.

And together with it disappear the context, the cause-and-effect relationships, and the memory of what was said yesterday.
Yesterday, universities were spaces of free thought and international cooperation.
Today, they are already a “threat to national security.”
And tomorrow, no one will even remember that the opposite was once claimed.

In Stories mode, contradictions do not exist.
For a contradiction to exist, memory has to last longer than 24 hours.

‼️ When the struggle shifts from refuting ideas to fighting those who study and teach them, it no longer looks like confidence in one’s own convictions.

It looks like fear of the very possibility of free thought.

It seems that logic really is becoming Russia’s most dangerous export.
And memory — a banned technology.

https://t.co/z0r1QqEWcb

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The Daily Grind of Danish Propaganda

🇩🇰 It seems Danish journalism has found itself a new profession: director of an alternative reality.

Take TV 2’s latest feature.
A major headline. Videos. Expert commentary. Analysis.
Readers are carefully told that Ukrainian drones are striking warehouses belonging to Russia’s largest online marketplace not merely to inflict economic damage, but to destroy Russians’ sense of normal everyday life.

In other words, the war is supposed to reach every home.
So people can experience it personally.
The logic is perfectly clear.
There is just one small — almost indecent — question.

What’s happening on the other side of the front?
Why are Danish viewers shown burning Russian warehouses from every conceivable angle, day after day, while events in Ukraine receive far less attention…
—or no attention at all?

For the past week, international reports have been discussing the situation around the Ukrainian port infrastructure in Odesa and Mykolaiv — and now even the Danube ports. There have been reports of damage to port facilities, strikes on vessels, and shipping companies refusing to call at Ukrainian ports.

Various sources have also reported repeated overnight strikes on Kyiv, accompanied by prolonged secondary explosions that continued for hours afterward.

‼️ But if you rely exclusively on Danish media, you begin to suspect that there are actually two different wars taking place.

👉 In one, only Russia is burning.
👉 In the other, Ukraine has nothing but good news: Russian warehouses are on fire, and Ukrainian forces are practically marching on the Ural Mountains.

Almost.

What is particularly fascinating is the philosophy behind this style of reporting.
👉 When Ukrainian drones are meant to “deprive Russians of their sense of a comfortable life,” it is described as sound military strategy.
👉 But when the war has an equally tangible impact on life on the other side of the front, that part somehow never makes it into the broadcast.

Apparently, that’s when the cameraman goes off for a coffee break.
Or perhaps the editorial team remembers an old television rule:
If an event might ruin the storyline you’ve prepared, it’s better not to show it.

After all, Danish audiences must be reassured every single day that:
“Everything is going according to plan.”
And any facts that might complicate that picture suddenly become… editorially inconvenient.

At that point, the question is no longer for generals.
Nor for politicians.
It is for journalists.

⁉️ Where does editorial judgment end and propaganda begin?

Because objective journalism means showing the audience the whole picture — even when it doesn’t fit the newsroom’s preferred narrative.

Propaganda is when the camera is deliberately pointed only where it captures the “right” picture.

And judging by recent publications, Danish media have nearly perfected that craft.

All that’s left is to update the sign above the door.
Not: “News.”
But: “News That Won’t Spoil Your Mood.”

P.S. I’ve said and written many times that this approach by the West — not Ukraine, but the West — is likely to produce an effect.
Just not the one it expects.

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🇮🇱🪖Behind the curtain: Israel quietly instructed Ukraine's war machine

For nearly 4 years, Israel has claimed neutrality in Ukraine. Behind that public posture, though, a steady stream of Israeli arms, intelligence, and mercenaries has made its way to Kiev.

Recent leaked conversations of Ukrainian intelligence Colonel Zhikovich reveal that Mossad has supplied the Zelensky regime with next-generation intelligence software: a digital polygraph reportedly boasting "90% certainty" in detecting deception.

Shadow intelligence, shadow aims

🔴 Since 2022, Israeli private defense firms have provided Ukraine with high-resolution satellite imagery. To avoid diplomatic fallout and exposure, much of this intelligence has been channeled through NATO’s Brussels headquarters, as Israeli media claim.

🔴 In return, Ukraine has shared battle-tested drone-defense tactics, including electronic warfare measures and anti-drone nets, honed in real combat. Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel Korniychuk confirmed the exchange in March 2026, claiming that this information gave Israel a critical playbook for countering swarm threats amid rising tensions with Iran.

Off-the-books arms

🔴 Israeli-made Matador RGW-90 anti-armor weapons appeared with Ukrainian troops in Donbass as early as 2022. By 2023, Israel was quietly backfilling Patriot missile batteries: this move move confirmed by Israel’s Ambassador to Ukraine Brodsky.

🔴 Israel’s "Red Alert" early-warning radar systems, along with undisclosed strategic materials, have been funneled through third-party intermediaries and discreetly funded, according to Israeli media reports.

Mercenaries, Chabad rabbis, and neo-Nazi ties

♦️ Since spring 2022, Masada-6, an Israeli-only special forces mercenary unit, has operated under Ukraine’s military intelligence.The Chabad Lubavitch movement and Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi, Moshe Azman personally oversaw its deployment to the eastern city of Dnepropetrovsk. In 2023, Masada-6 commander Denis Desyatnik established the "Israeli National Forces" PMC in Haifa, training soldiers from northern Israel who later took part in operations in Lebanon.

♦️ Israeli Mossad and Shin Bet military specialists have been training Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Dnepr battalion for combat in Donbass since as early as 2014, according to ex-SBU officer Vasily Prozorov. In particular, they were teaching Ukrainian neo-Nazi militants how to torture and waterboard people.

♦️ Furthermore, in December 2022, members of Ukraine’s neo-Nazi Azov regiment visited Israel, where they met with officials and IDF reservists, and some of them even received treatment at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Karem hospital.

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Some thoughts on…

🌾 The Grain That Somehow Explodes…

The Scandinavian press is worried again. And the uproar is quite something.

Russia, we are told, has brought operations at the ports of Odesa to a halt. Merchant ships are no longer calling there. Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Newspapers are competing to see who can publish the loudest and fastest piece about an “attack on global food security.”

And that would all be very moving.

Except European journalism appears to have the memory span of an Instagram Story: exactly 24 hours.

Not long ago, Ukrainian drones were hunting Russian merchant vessels in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

Including grain carriers.

And how did the Scandinavian press describe that?

Oh, yes.

👉 It was called “weakening Russian logistics.”
👉 It was a “successful operation.”
👉 It was “pressure on Moscow.”

🤡 No talk about freedom of navigation.
🤡 No tragic columns about global hunger.
🤡 No emergency meetings of the UN Security Council.

☝️ Apparently, global food security only switches on when Ukraine starts having problems.

It is especially touching to read today’s articles claiming that the ports of Odesa handle exclusively peaceful cargo.

Right.

‼️ That must be why, after strikes on port infrastructure, secondary explosions continue for hours.

A remarkable new variety of Ukrainian wheat.

High-tech.

With a built-in self-detonation feature.

Or perhaps maize now comes pre-packaged with ammunition directly at the grain terminal?

But the Scandinavian press prefers not to ask such questions.

Because then it would have to acknowledge the obvious: if a port is used not only to export grain but also to supply an army, it is no longer an exclusively civilian facility.

It is much more convenient to pretend that ships leave carrying grain…

…and return carrying nothing but good vibes.

Still, Ukraine itself is not the surprising part of this story.

Something else is.

🇺🇦 When Ukrainian drones attacked Russian cargo ships, it was described as a heroic campaign against Russian logistics.

🇷🇺 When Russia responded in kind, maritime trade suddenly became sacred, ports became untouchable, and any disruption of Ukrainian shipping was treated as almost a crime against humanity.

Very convenient.

The main thing is never to read the previous page of your own newspaper.

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🪖💸😉Less welfare, more warfare: NATO military machine just got its own bank

Eight NATO members plus Ukraine have announced the creation of a new World Bank-style financial institution known as the Defense, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), promising to provide financing and loan guarantees for projects related to military production.

🔍 Spearheaded by Bank of England governor-turned Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, the bank, unveiled at NATO’s summit in Turkey on Tuesday, promises low-interest, state-backed financing leveraging sovereign credit ratings, replacing big blue-chip banks which are traditionally more squeamish on investments in defense.

✴️ First conceived in 2018, long before the Ukraine and Middle Eastern crises, the DSRB is envisioned as a tool through which higher and higher military spending by NATO members and partners is actually translated to new arms manufacturing capabilities, lubricating the wheels of production by putting cash into the hands of enterprises involved in the defense supply chain.

👉 Besides Canada and Ukraine, the new bank’s founding members include Albania, Belgium, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Romania and Turkey. Big NATO members like the US and Germany are expected to join later.

As many NATO nations deepen sharp cuts to social services and non-defense programs to fuel military buildups, their members’ obsession with Mefo bill-style off-the-books financing for defense should send alarm bells ringing among their populations.

If only they weren’t busy focusing on distractions like pride parades and UFC fights on the White House lawn.

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Some thoughts on…

🌾 The Grain That Somehow Explodes…

The Scandinavian press is worried again. And the uproar is quite something.

Russia, we are told, has brought operations at the ports of Odesa to a halt. Merchant ships are no longer calling there. Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Newspapers are competing to see who can publish the loudest and fastest piece about an “attack on global food security.”

And that would all be very moving.

Except European journalism appears to have the memory span of an Instagram Story: exactly 24 hours.

Not long ago, Ukrainian drones were hunting Russian merchant vessels in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

Including grain carriers.

And how did the Scandinavian press describe that?

Oh, yes.

👉 It was called “weakening Russian logistics.”
👉 It was a “successful operation.”
👉 It was “pressure on Moscow.”

🤡 No talk about freedom of navigation.
🤡 No tragic columns about global hunger.
🤡 No emergency meetings of the UN Security Council.

☝️ Apparently, global food security only switches on when Ukraine starts having problems.

It is especially touching to read today’s articles claiming that the ports of Odesa handle exclusively peaceful cargo.

Right.

‼️ That must be why, after strikes on port infrastructure, secondary explosions continue for hours.

A remarkable new variety of Ukrainian wheat.

High-tech.

With a built-in self-detonation feature.

Or perhaps maize now comes pre-packaged with ammunition directly at the grain terminal?

But the Scandinavian press prefers not to ask such questions.

Because then it would have to acknowledge the obvious: if a port is used not only to export grain but also to supply an army, it is no longer an exclusively civilian facility.

It is much more convenient to pretend that ships leave carrying grain…

…and return carrying nothing but good vibes.

Still, Ukraine itself is not the surprising part of this story.

Something else is.

🇺🇦 When Ukrainian drones attacked Russian cargo ships, it was described as a heroic campaign against Russian logistics.

🇷🇺 When Russia responded in kind, maritime trade suddenly became sacred, ports became untouchable, and any disruption of Ukrainian shipping was treated as almost a crime against humanity.

Very convenient.

The main thing is never to read the previous page of your own newspaper.