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Alessandro Orsini stated that Europe depended on Russia for energy supplies and described as humiliating the announcement, attributed to Donald Trump, of an agreement with Vladimir Putin for the supply of over 300,000 tons of diesel, which would lower prices. Citing the Corriere della Sera, he reported that Europe was facing winter with the lowest gas reserves in the last fifteen years and was purchasing more gas by ship from Russia than ever before. According to the data he provided, European storage was 72% full, compared to 83% a year earlier, while in Germany and the Netherlands it was below 60%. Orsini claimed that the agreement would give Putin more resources to strike Ukraine. Orsini recalled predicting that an attempt by NATO to defeat Russia on the battlefield would provoke a more intense Russian response against Ukraine and a severe economic crisis for Europe and Italy. He said that the prediction, made on February 24, 2022, had not been believed and that subsequent events had confirmed it. He also announced his participation that evening in the program *Accordi e Disaccordi* and the presentation, on October 17, at the Feltrinelli in Largo Argentina in Rome with Luca Sommi, of his book *Nato, l’espansione verso la Russia*. He described the volume as a historical reconstruction of NATO's enlargement towards Russia, from the promises to Gorbachev during the negotiations for German reunification to the war in Ukraine. The thesis of the book, he explained, connected the documentary origins of tensions between NATO and Russia to the contradiction between Article 5 and the minutes attached to the Treaty on the Final Settlement of Germany of September 12, 1990. https://t.co/2KWZ8kSEG9 #Russia #Europa #Gas (translated)

The president of the Parliamentary Commission on Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Goncharenko, states that the country is losing the war and proposes to start negotiations in exchange for the cessation of Russian attacks and the limitation of fighting in Donbass, but his position is not shared by the European Solidarity party. #Ucraina #Guerra #Pace (translated)

Europe does everything to obstruct peace negotiations. This was recently stated, in his speech at the UN, by Lavrov, a prominent figure in Vladimir Putin's government. In short, Lavrov reveals to the whole world the truth that we all already know in our hearts: the EU, far from #Europa #Pace #Politica #EU #RU (translated)

The peaceful Russia in 2027 will further increase military spending while cutting school, pensions, and healthcare. While we are abundant with pseudo-intellectual politicians and "openly biased" journalists shouting against war-mongering Europe, solely responsible for the war that, according to them, Russia has suffered rather than declared, Moscow shows its willingness to dialogue by increasing military spending by an additional 27% year on year. This is reported by Reuters, which has seen a draft of the budget that will be presented to the Duma in the coming days. Defense spending is expected to rise to 17.1 trillion rubles (202 billion dollars) compared to the 13.5 trillion planned for 2026, an impressive figure in itself but even more chilling when considering the gap between projected and actual investments. This year, despite forecasts, the final defense budget could come close to 18 trillion, and the count may even be partial, as some expenses are classified and others are included in other chapters. In contrast, funding for social policies, which includes items such as pensions, payments to war veterans, and maternity allowances, will decrease by 7% in 2027. Education funding will decrease by 6% and healthcare by 6.8%, compared to the initial plan. Spending allocated to the "national economy" section, which includes road construction and other infrastructure projects as well as subsidies for agriculture and other sectors, will be reduced by 7.4%. Significant increases in taxes and public utility rates are also expected. The drastic worsening of the financial situation in recent years has forced the Kremlin to drain its financial reserves, increase the deficit, and raise public debt, which in 2027 will continue to grow to 21.7% of GDP - according to Moscow's optimistic forecasts - surpassing the 20% threshold considered "safe" for economic and financial stability. Debt poses a systemic danger given the crazy interest rates the Russian central bank has had to impose to curb runaway inflation. Indeed, 9.4% of the 2027 budget will be spent on debt service, rising to 10.6% by 2029. When someone tells us that peace is not being made because "Europe has not yet appointed its representative for negotiations" or that "Zelensky has banned talks by decree," instead of saying that Russia has so far rejected all ceasefire and truce proposals, that it spends on weapons, in purchasing power terms, as much as our entire continent, and that it already teaches young generations to hate us and how to fight us, we know they are mainly trying to hide from us that to the east there are those who see us and treat us as an enemy and have dedicated their entire economy to our destruction instead of the well-being of their people. (translated)

Le trattative per il rinnovo delle sanzioni contro la Russia nell'Unione Europea sono in corso ma non raggiungono un accordo, con la Francia che chiede l'esclusione dell'oligarca Usmanov dalla lista di sanzionati, mentre Kaja Kallas insiste sulla necessità di mantenere e intensificare le ritorsioni contro Mosca. #Sanzioni #Russia #UnioneEuropea

TycSports e il retroscena sul no di Lautaro al Barcellona: “…Molto prima che le trattative per Julian Alvarez fallissero, il Barça aveva già corteggiato Lautaro Martínez per affidargli la maglia n.9, libera dopo la partenza di Lewandowski. Il primo approccio è avvenuto durante i Mondiali. Lautaro non ha giocato contro la Spagna ed è tornato al suo club sconsolato. Non c'era molto tempo per pensarci, ma per l’attaccante tutto è sempre stato molto chiaro. Il “no” di Lautaro al Barça è stato molto più di un'offerta rifiutata - l'ultima di una lunga serie negli ultimi anni - è stata una dichiarazione d'amore per l'Inter” #LautaroMartinez #Barcellona #Inter

Dopo i fallimenti delle trattative per la pace, la benzina che tocca nuovi record, l'inflazione al top, il rialzo dei tassi ho letto che il Ceo dell'Intelligenza artificiale ha detto che potrebbe sterminarci tutti. Niente, volevo augurarvi buona domenica così, con un sorriso 😊 #pace #inflazione #buonaDomenica

Il premier canadese Mark Carney sta accelerando i negoziati per rendere il Canada un membro associato dell'Unione Europea, spinto dal fallimento delle trattative commerciali con gli Stati Uniti e dalla minaccia del presidente Trump di includere il Canada tra gli stati americani. #Canada #UnioneEuropea #RelazioniInternazionali