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In January 2025, James Appathurai, the assistant to the NATO Secretary General, publicly confirmed that the threats against Papperger were part of a broader campaign of diversions and hybrid operations against countries that support Ukraine. #KremļaSabotāža #Diversija #Drošība (translated)

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have received all orders. We support all partner steps that can help us. We are waiting for clear details about the US dialogue with Russia and that [Russian dictator Vladimir] Putin will fulfill what President Trump spoke about," Zelensky later stated. #Ukraina #ASV #Bruņojums (translated)

The author said that Islam could be criticized harshly and mentioned that he had done so himself. However, according to him, urging an imam born in Finland to return to his home country and the cheering of thousands of people were something entirely different. #monikulttuurisuus #kotoontuminen #uskonto #FI (translated)

The article discusses how new wealth is created through state finances given to friends of the ruling party and emphasizes that the transparency of public resource use is essential to prevent the weakening of democracy and to ensure that the state treasury does not become a tool for narrow party interests. #прозрачность #госказна #коррупция (translated)

According to experts, the high oil price has made Lithuania Estonia's largest import partner, which has resulted in a 30 percent increase in the import of mineral products over the year, including a 67 percent increase in the import of motor fuels. #väliskaubandus #Eesti #eksporditooted (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that he doubted whether Vladimir Putin had a realistic understanding of the situation in the war in Ukraine or whether he would be willing to accept information contrary to his own views. Vanhanen assessed that in Russia's system, reporting bad news to the leadership could be dangerous and that the military leadership, subordinates, or the president's inner circle might distort or filter information. Vanhanen referred to a recent assessment by the think tank ISW, which stated that Ukraine's successful counteroffensive in northern Donetsk had shattered Russia's plan to encircle the region's key defensive cities from two directions. According to him, Russia's goal of capturing the entire Donetsk region appeared to be further away as a result. Vanhanen wrote that Putin might continue the war to achieve unrealistic goals if he believed that Russia was closer to victory than reality suggests. He deemed it even more concerning that Putin might be receiving accurate information but did not want to believe it. Vanhanen emphasized that Russia's military failure, in his view, might not necessarily change Putin's goals or his desire to continue the war. He believed that an unrealistic situational picture could lead to the prolongation of the war and taking greater risks, and he appealed for continued support for Ukraine and to resist Russia's military pressure. https://t.co/Lb2advefv2 #Ukraina #Putin #sota (translated)

The author criticized Trump's actions towards Ukraine and described them as shocking. According to him, the deals would increase Russia's war fund, and their purpose would only be to boost Republican support in the upcoming midterm elections. He also believed that Trump rightly received criticism from his own party. https://t.co/m4k7540VsN #Ukraina #Trump #Venäjä #UA #RU (translated)

Jari Mäkäräinen criticized an article in Helsingin Sanomat and said he had made corrections to it. According to him, the nonfiction writer Ari Haasio and Mattila had suggested that Finnish identity was ambiguous, compared the mistrust faced by evacuees from Karelia to current fears directed at Muslims, and stated that everyone was a descendant of immigrants. Mäkäräinen wrote that migration was an old phenomenon, but migrations from different times could not be equated. He noted that the first people arrived in what is now Finland about 11,000 years ago and believed that this did not provide a basis for equating the current migration from Afghanistan or Somalia with the arrivals of earlier traders, craftsmen, or industrial founders. He described Finlayson as an actor that built factories in capital-poor Finland, brought technology, and created jobs. Mäkäräinen compared him to a Mohammed coming from Somalia, who he described as illiterate and dependent on Kela support. He believed these examples illustrated different types of migration and claimed that there were differences in education, employment, cultural distance, and criminality. He also claimed that those coming from Afghanistan were overrepresented in rape statistics. Regarding the evacuees from Karelia, Mäkäräinen wrote that they had come from within Finland, spoke Finnish, and shared key features of Finnish culture. He said they had faced mistrust and derogatory name-calling, but believed they differed from current arrivals from Afghanistan, for example, in terms of adaptation, work ethic, and use of social security. Mäkäräinen also denied the comparison made by Haasio and Mattila between 19th-century antisemitism and the Somali discussions of the 1990s. According to him, the groups were not similar, and Jews had mostly integrated well. He argued that current migrations should be evaluated based on their impacts on employment, crime, and social security. Finally, he wrote that the continuity of society required, in his opinion, the adaptation of newcomers. #maahanmuutto #suomalaisuus #kulttuuri (translated)

Lemingopedia accused Donald Tusk's government of publicizing an alleged attack on himself and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to divert attention from budgetary problems. The author claimed that the information was released in the media before the suspect was detained, and experts commenting on Polsat were unable to identify the procedure used. He characterized this as an action intended to create "alternative realities." The author also referred to Rutkowski's involvement in helping a farmer, to whom he attributed substance use, and ironically suggested that he might have feared the delegalization of Minecraft. He also mentioned the Rubtsov case and the search for four-year-old Eileen at the border, claiming that the girl did not exist. Lemingopedia further reported that on Friday Domański reached an agreement on transferring the supervision of exchanges, clearing houses, and securities depositories to the EU level. According to the author, ESMA was supposed to gain powers, except for full control over the Frankfurt stock exchange, which had been negotiated by Germany and accepted by ministers from other countries. The author accused the government of sending two individuals to divert attention from this matter and used insulting language towards them. https://t.co/8NPL5yAO8g #Polska #polityka #aktualności (translated)

Experts predict that the United List minority government could be a scenario for forming the next government, which would allow avoiding some disagreements with coalition partners, but would require agreeing on support in the Saeima and clearly justifying the intended decisions. #mazākumvaldība #politika #Latvija (translated)

I informed Johan Wadephul about the Russian strike on Kharkiv TEC-5 that occurred a few hours ago. Russia violated the energy truce immediately after its announcement. I once again confirmed Ukraine's readiness for a complete energy truce if Russia stops attacking our energy infrastructure, as Sibiha indicated on platform "X," he informed German Foreign Minister Johan Wadephul about this. #Ukraina #Krievija #enerģētika (translated)

The tournament was very educational for our team as a whole. Since this is only our second tournament with this lineup, we took the opportunity to test different shooting orders and found many good solutions from that. Our gameplay was clearly better than in the previous tournament and the improvement is noticeable. The weakness remains maintaining a consistent level throughout the game: there were a few games we should have won based on the score, but we couldn't maintain a good level until the end. The European Championships are not far away, but we believe that we can refine several elements before that. We will pay special attention to finding self-confidence and consistent shooting accuracy during the next two weeks. #Kurling #Eesti #EM2023 (translated)

I informed Johan [Vādefuls] about the Russian strike on the Kharkiv TEC-5, which took place a few hours ago. Russia violated the energy truce immediately after its announcement. I reaffirmed Ukraine's readiness for a complete energy truce if Russia stops attacking our energy infrastructure. Immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of the truce reached between Russia and Ukraine in the energy sector, Russia violated it, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba reported on Sunday. #Krievija #Ukraina #enerģētika (translated)

Negotiations between the Estonian Trade Union Confederation and the Estonian Employers' Confederation regarding the minimum wage for the year 2027 will begin on Monday, with the aim of ensuring the purchasing power of low-wage workers increases and reaching the agreed goal of the minimum wage achieving 50% of the average salary in Estonia. #miinimumpalk #töötajad #ametiühingud (translated)