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Members of the American Senate Foreign Relations Committee, including Republicans, are sharply criticizing Donald Trump for his controversial diesel deal with Vladimir Putin, which violates previous congressional decisions regarding sanctions against Russia and undermines the U.S.'s global standing. #Trump #Putin #USA (translated)

Donald Trump is facing criticism from his own party after announcing a controversial diesel deal with Russia that allows 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to be sent to Moscow despite international sanctions, which is seen as rewarding Putin's policies by both Ukraine and some Republicans. #Trump #Putin #Ukraine (translated)

Elon Musk has unexpectedly decided to help Donald Trump's Republicans with a mega donation of up to 120 million dollars ahead of the congressional elections on November 3, despite having previously announced that he would withdraw from politics. #ElonMusk #Midterms2026 #Republikaner (translated)

Three weeks before the midterms, the electoral battle is raging in US District 17, where Democrat Cait Conley is fighting against Republican Mike Lawler, and political opinions are strongly diverging between the liberal Sleepy Hollow and the conservative Pearl River. #Midterms2026 #WahlenUSA #Politik (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and stated that both sides had agreed. According to her, Volodymyr Zelensky initially had no knowledge of this. Later, he said the report was new to him, but Ukraine was ready to cease attacks on Russian energy facilities, provided that Russia would no longer attack Ukrainian power plants. Laska wrote that there was no initial confirmation from the Kremlin, and Russian attacks continued. According to Ukrainian sources, among others, power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv were hit. She also referred to Trump's earlier claim from September 14 that both sides had agreed to spare energy facilities; however, a sustainable ceasefire did not emerge from that. The author placed the announcement within a series of Trump's statements: on Friday, he announced a diesel deal with Putin and a US waiver for Russian diesel deliveries; on Saturday, he said Ukraine needed a new president; and on Sunday, he declared a ceasefire, to which this president allegedly agreed. Laska described this as contradictory since Zelensky had simultaneously been portrayed by Trump as a potential negotiating partner, even though he was unaware of the agreement. Furthermore, Laska wrote that seven US senators - four Republicans and three Democrats - legally challenged Trump's diesel deal with Putin. They accused the government of not involving Congress as required and demanded the withdrawal of the deal. While the US Treasury had issued a license, its sufficient legal basis was disputed. In a satirical scene, Laska imagined Trump reacting by putting down his phone, splattering a freshly painted wall while drinking, and possibly firing the painter afterward. #Trump #Ukraine #Russland (translated)

After the announcement of the live broadcast had caused outrage internationally as well as among US Democrats and Republicans, US President Donald Trump, a staunch advocate of the death penalty, questioned the live broadcast on Friday. #Hinrichtung #Liveübertragung #Todesstrafe (translated)

"He is a vegan in Texas, and as a vegan in Texas, you won't get elected." Talarico used this message when Republicans accused him of being meatless. "He is a vegan in Texas, and as a vegan in Texas, you won't get elected," Trump said. At the party convention in August, Trump called Paxton the "best Attorney General in the United States." Paxton and Trump referred to the impeachment proceedings at the time as a "politically motivated hoax," while other Republicans mourned a decline in values within the party. #Talarico2026 #TexasWahlen #Demokraten (translated)

More and more Republicans are expressing their concerns about the planned livestream of the execution of the paralyzed Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, while US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Trump are at odds over the proposal. #Todesstrafe #Livestream #NidalHasan (translated)

The announcement by the US Secretary of Defense to broadcast the execution of convicted attacker Nidal Hasan in a livestream has raised significant concern and criticism both in public and within the government, with even Republicans pointing out the dangers of such a measure. (translated)

BrennpunktUA wrote that the US midterm elections are in three weeks, and by then no Russian diesel will reach the USA. Trump knows this and doesn't really need the fuel but is looking for someone to blame for the high diesel prices, according to the author's assessment. Trump had already tried to blame Ukraine a few weeks ago. This attempt failed because the situation with Iran and in the SoH is 90 percent responsible for price development. Given the poor prospects for the Republicans, Trump is now once again trying to bring a deal with Putin into play. BrennpunktUA advised Ukraine not to attack Russian refineries in the coming three weeks and instead focus on other strategic targets. Otherwise, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could fall into Trump's trap. The author also asked where the diesel was suddenly supposed to come from and wrote that the fuel shortage in Russia is not over, and the country continues to import refined fuel for its own population. From his experience, nothing happens in the last four weeks before a major US election that is not related to the election. Trump will try to lower gas prices with PR actions in the coming three weeks and present this as his own success. If the Democrats get outraged over Trump's push for Russian diesel, they could also fall into the trap, BrennpunktUA wrote. Trump could then present himself as the one ensuring that Americans can afford their fuel fill-up. #Trump #USA #Wahlen (translated)