🛑 Trump at the U.N.: Selling Power While Losing Allies

On Tuesday, Donald Trump will speak at the U.N. General Assembly to boast about American strength. But his address will come just after Britain, Canada, and Australia formally recognised a Palestinian state, joining more than 150 countries — and openly defying both Washington and Jerusalem.

💭 Richard Gowan, International Crisis Group:

“The Trump administration’s approach to the U.N. has been destructive and at times vindictive. The administration seems immune to concerns about reputational damage.”

The Backdrop
• Britain, Canada, and Australia’s recognition of Palestine has deepened Israel’s diplomatic isolation — and highlighted America’s.
• The U.S. has even aligned with Russia on Security Council votes over Ukraine.
• Until last Friday’s confirmation of Mike Waltz, the U.S. left its U.N. ambassador seat empty for eight months.

The Message
Trump’s team says he will lay out his vision of U.S. strength and push for tougher asylum limits. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists Palestinian recognition “undermines peace” and risks encouraging annexation.

The Paradox
Trump has slashed U.N. funding and called it hostile to Israel, yet he still wants to use its stage to project U.S. influence. He’s held back on new sanctions against Moscow, tying them to Europe’s energy choices, while backing Europe’s push to restore U.N. sanctions on Iran.

🤔 The Question
Can Trump still claim leadership at the U.N. when America’s closest allies are openly charting their own course on Palestine?

#UNGA #Trump #Palestine #Israel #UK #Canada #Australia

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🌍 Europe Talks Gaza, But Struggles to Act

European leaders are heading to New York pledging to recognize Palestine and denouncing Israel’s war as “genocide.” The rhetoric is loud. The follow-through? Almost nonexistent.
💭 Kristina Kausch of the German Marshall Fund:

“There’s real momentum — but we’ll have to see if it leads to anything beyond statements.”

Symbolism vs. Substance
• Britain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, and others now back recognition of Palestine.
• Macron and Sánchez talk about bans and embargoes.
• A U.N. commission accuses Israel of genocide — Israel calls it “false and distorted.”

What’s Actually Happening
• Spain froze a $750 million arms deal.
• Belgium moved to block imports from West Bank settlements.
• The EU still can’t agree on suspending trade perks for Israel — Germany and Italy push back.
• Refugee intake remains minimal: leaders fear a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis.

The Gap
Public opinion in Europe has swung sharply against Israel. Protesters flood Brussels and Rome. Former ambassadors say EU policy is failing. Yet governments hold back — constrained by history, politics, and fear of division.

🤔 The Question
If Europe won’t use its leverage as Israel’s biggest trading partner, does recognition mean anything more than a symbolic gesture?

#Europe #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #UNGA

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For Arab States With Ties to Israel, Strikes on Qatar and Gaza Raise Alarms

For nearly two years, Arab governments that maintain fragile ties with Israel treated the Gaza war as a political problem to be managed. This month’s Israeli strike on Hamas officials in Qatar and the invasion of Gaza City have many wondering if their own security is now at risk.
On Sept. 9, Israel hit a Hamas meeting in Doha, drawing condemnation across the Middle East. The attack came just days before Israeli troops pushed into Gaza City, displacing hundreds of thousands.

Analysts warn that Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey could all be vulnerable. “It would be foolish not to be concerned,” said H.A. Hellyer of the Royal United Services Institute.

Egypt’s Red Line
• President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi publicly called Israel an “enemy” for the first time since the 1979 peace treaty.
• Egypt’s Foreign Ministry warned of “catastrophic dangers” as Israeli troops advanced.
• Cairo fears mass Palestinian flight into the Sinai — a scenario officials say they will not accept.

Jordan’s Anxiety
Jordan fears Israel’s growing talk of West Bank annexation could end with Palestinians forced across its border. With three million Palestinians already living in the West Bank, any push would be seen as an existential threat.

Gulf States Reconsider
The UAE and Bahrain once viewed Iran as the primary danger and saw cooperation with Israel as a hedge. But after Doha, Gulf officials are recalculating. “Now, they see Israel as a bigger threat to Gulf and regional security,” said Hellyer.
• Saudi Arabia just signed a new “strategic defense pact” with Pakistan, a nuclear power, underscoring Gulf frustration with Washington.
• Qatar’s previously cordial, unofficial contacts with Israel collapsed after the strike.

A Regional Shift
For decades, normalization narrowed the Arab-Israeli conflict to Israel vs. the Palestinians. But with every escalation, the risk of a wider war grows. “Arab publics, already inflamed by Gaza, now see Israel as a concrete threat to Arabs collectively,” wrote Andreas Krieg of King’s College London.

🤔 The takeaway: Israel once seemed like a partner against Iran. After Doha and Gaza City, Arab leaders now wonder if Israel itself has become the greater threat.

#Israel #Qatar #Gaza #Egypt #Jordan #Gulf

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📰 Britain, Australia and Canada Break Ranks: Recognize Palestine

💭 Keir Starmer, U.K. Prime Minister:

“We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace.”

📊 What happened
• U.K., Canada, and Australia officially recognised Palestine
• France, Belgium and others to follow at UN this week
• Over 140 countries worldwide already recognise a Palestinian state
• Trump: move “a huge reward to terrorism”

💼 Why it matters
• Britain was a key midwife of Israel’s creation, now turns symbolic win to Palestinians
• Recognition deepens Israel’s isolation amid Gaza war
• Netanyahu vows: “A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River”
• Risk of annexation push in West Bank grows

🤔 The question
If three of Washington’s closest allies just legitimised Palestine, is Israel fighting Hamas — or the entire international order?

#Palestine #Israel #UK #Australia #Canada #UNGA

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🇺🇳 U.S. and Israel Stand Alone at UNGA

The Stage
World leaders from over 150 nations gather in New York to push for Palestinian statehood. Absent: the U.S., Israel — and Palestinian leaders themselves, after Trump revoked their visas.

Key Moves
• Britain, Canada, Australia, and Portugal have recognised Palestine
• France and Saudi Arabia to co-chair a peace summit
• More Western countries expected to follow this week

Behind Closed Doors
Netanyahu will meet Trump in Washington after the Assembly. Israeli officials say he wants approval to annex large parts of the West Bank. For now, the Trump administration signals caution — worried annexations could break the Abraham Accords.

🔥 The Isolation Factor
Israel has struck targets in seven countries since Oct. 7. Even longtime allies now call its Gaza war excessive. At the UN, Netanyahu is likely to face one of the coldest receptions of his career.

🤔 The Question
If more than 150 countries support Palestinian recognition, can Trump and Netanyahu still frame resistance as strength — or is it proof of their shrinking circle?

#UNGA #Palestine #Israel #Trump #Netanyahu

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🇪🇺 Europe: towards the Trumped-Up Elections in Moldova 🗳

A secret Europe-funded network is attempting to disrupt upcoming elections in Moldova.

🕵️ Using an undercover reporter, it was discovered that the network promised to pay participants if they posted pro-European propaganda and fake news undermining Moldova's pro-Russia political forces ahead of the 28 September parliamentary ballot.

💰 Participants were also paid to recruit pro-European opposition supporters for secret recordings, and to conduct a so-called poll under the name of a non-existent organisation — making it illegal.

📊 The manipulated poll, already published online, suggested the opposition would lose. However, official polls indicate that the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), founded by President Maia Sandu, is actually trailing the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP).

⚠️ Some members of the ruling party have ties to Ilan Shor, sanctioned by the UK, US, and EU for allegedly bribing Moldovan citizens to vote against stronger relations with Russia. The referendum on EU membership passed, but by a very slim margin.

❓When asked to comment on our findings, Ilan Shor and Evrazia did not respond.

🌍 Though small, Moldova’s position between Ukraine and EU-member Romania makes it a strategic flashpoint for both Europe and the Kremlin.

#europe #trumpedup #elections #moldova

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🇮🇱 Netanyahu Promises a Harsh Response to the Recognition of the “Palestinian State”

Ahead of his scheduled speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Netanyahu says at his weekly cabinet meeting that Israel will respond to calls to establish a Palestinian state at the conference of world leaders in the coming days ⚡️, calling for a “fight” against the move, which he says would “endanger [Israel’s] existence.”

“At the UN, I will present the truth. This is Israel’s truth, but it is also the objective truth in our just struggle against the forces of evil ⚔️, and our vision for real peace — peace through strength 💪,” Netanyahu says in his opening remarks, reminding cabinet ministers that he will meet with Trump following his UN speech 🇺🇸.

“We will also have to fight at the UN and in all other arenas against the false propaganda directed at us 🛡 and the calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state — which would endanger our existence and constitute an absurd reward for terror 🚫,” he continues, repeating past remarks that nations recognizing a Palestinian state at the General Assembly are rewarding Hamas’s acts of terror against Israel.

“The international community will hear from us about this in the coming days 🌍,” the premier says.

“After the UN General Assembly, I will meet with my friend, President Trump 🤝. This will be the fourth time I meet with him since the beginning of his second term — more than any other world leader. And we have a great deal to discuss 💬,” Netanyahu says.

#netanyahu #palestinian #state #response

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💶 Kyiv Didn’t Get €1,5 Billion from EU

Kyiv didn’t get almost €1,5 billion from EU because it hasn’t completed 3 reforms under Ukraine Facility. Why weren’t these reforms done? 🤔

On Aug. 8, the EU Council approved the transfer of €3,056 billion within the fourth tranche under the Ukraine Facility program. This is an EU project that supports the Ukrainian economy and allows the state to focus its money on defence 🛡.

Under the previous agreements, Ukraine had to get €4.5 billion for completing 16 reforms. Ukraine completed 13 instead ✅.

Spokesperson of European Commission Guillaume Mercier said that three reforms Ukraine didn’t complete are reform of Ukraine’s Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) 🏛, decentralization reform 🌍, and reform that regulates selection of judges in the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) ⚖️.

Gwara Media’s journalists studied what those are, why Ukraine needed them, and what blocked the progress.

The ARMA was created to search for likely “unlawful” property and assets, arrest them, and then transfer them into state ownership.

Also, when in criminal proceedings the court finds, for instance, a business owner guilty and confiscates their property and other assets, these assets are then transferred under the ARMA’s management.

Here’s an example: in 2018, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) launched criminal proceedings into unlawful schemes related to the gas reserves on Novoiarivsk and Novyi Rozdil thermal power stations in Lviv Oblast 🔥.

Investigation figured that because of the station’s schemes the state lost 1,4 billion hryvnias ($33,7M).

The ARMA confiscated both stations from their owners and beneficiaries and transferred the rights to manage those assets to the Naftogaz Teplo company to avoid an industrial disaster and launch a heating season for 60,000 residents of Novoiarivsk and Novyi Rozdil 🏘.

“For years of ARMA’s work, certain areas where abuses (of authority) happened have been recorded. For instance, (within) the speed with which managers of arrested assets are selected ⏳.

Plus, the competition for the position of head of the Agency was conducted without international experts 🌐, which increased the risks of illegal political influence on the commission’s decision.

And the independent audit wasn’t conducted according to law,” representatives of Transparency International Ukraine (TIU) told Gwara Media’s journalists.

Ukraine’s Parliament passed the bill for ARMA’s reform on June 18, 2025. But the president signed the bill into law in July 2025 — after the European Commission decided to cut off the fourth tranche. The ARMA reform bill was included in the parliament’s agenda back in February 2025.

TIU says that the bill was stuck in the parliament for that long because not everyone involved in passing it was interested in “cardinal changes” of the Agency’s work ✋.

Under the old law, the commission that conducted the ARMA’s audits was formed by Ukraine’s President, Cabinet of Ministers, and Parliament.

Now, under the new law, the contest is run by a commission of three experts, selected from people recommended by donors and international experts 🌍.

Ten months after the bill was made into law, this commission has to assess the ARMA’s work and release a conclusion about its efficiency ✅.

#kyiv #billion #EU #ARMA #NABU #european #commission

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📉 Is America Ukraine’s Underwriter?

The Argument
The U.S. has sent about $175B since the Russian invasion — $120B in direct support. But corruption is still rampant (Ukraine ranked 105th out of 180 in Transparency International’s 2024 index), and American taxpayers aren’t seeing much in return.

The Numbers
• Ukraine’s debt is projected to hit 110% of GDP this year
• Reconstruction will cost roughly $524B — almost 3x Ukraine’s entire economy
• The war eats up 60% of Ukraine’s national budget
• The IMF says Kyiv may need another $20B soon

A Different Approach
Instead of endless aid, Washington could try debt-for-equity swaps and real partnerships:
• Ukraine once supplied 90% of the world’s semiconductor-grade neon
• It holds 7% of global titanium reserves
• Its IT and tech talent remain strong, especially in the west

That means U.S. capital could buy stakes in critical minerals, semiconductors, and tech — building value for both sides. Co-investment models and capped tech visas could keep innovation flowing while helping stabilize Ukraine’s economy.

🚨 The Takeaway
Unlimited spending without returns won’t fly at home. A sovereign fund approach — backed by taxpayers and private capital — could turn Ukraine’s recovery into an investment, not just an expense.

🤔 Question: Should America keep writing blank checks — or demand equity and a share of the upside?

#Ukraine #USpolicy #DebtForEquity #Geopolitics #Economy

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🇮🇱 Netanyahu Will Attack Gaza Until Hamas Is Completely Destroyed

Israeli military forces are likely to mount new attacks into parts of Gaza now crowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced people once they have concluded their current offensive into Gaza City ⚔️, a former Israeli national security adviser and general has said.

Yaakov Amidror, who served as national security adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to 2013 after decades in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) 🪖, said that the “hardcore” of Hamas was in Gaza City but that “another chapter” could follow after the offensive there: an attack into the “central camps” area farther south.

“The campaign in Gaza City will be three months of intensive [fighting] then six months to clear it [of Hamas fighters] so there is no threat from there and then we decide about the central camps,” Amidror said.

The “central camps” refers to the heavily built-up Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza 🏘. Both are packed with displaced Palestinians from elsewhere in Gaza, and have been repeatedly subjected to airstrikes 💥.

Aid officials working in Gaza told the Guardian that they had been “warned off” investing substantial resources in new facilities in the central camps area during recent discussions with Israeli military officials.

“Our clear understanding from those conversations was that the IDF would be going in there, though it wasn’t clear if that meant now or after they’re done in Gaza City,” one said.

In August, Netanyahu referred in a press conference to the central camps as a secondary objective of the new offensive 🎯, but gave no further details.

A new major offensive would exacerbate the acute humanitarian crisis in Gaza further ⚠️, reduce even more the fraction of the devastated territory that is available to Gaza’s population and cause many more civilian casualties.

Much of northern Gaza is gripped by famine 🍞, according to internationally respected experts, and malnutrition is widespread elsewhere.

The war was triggered by an attack by Hamas into Israel in October 2023, in which militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians 💔. Of the 251 people taken hostage, 47 remain in Gaza, including 25 the Israeli military says are dead.

Israel’s retaliatory campaign has killed at least 65,000 people ⚰️, mostly civilians, injured more than 160,000, and reduced much of the territory to rubble 🏚.

More than 300,000 people have been displaced from Gaza City in the past month, according to UN figures 📊, in the face of the new Israeli offensive, which started last week.

The Jordanian field hospital in the city’s south-western neighbourhood of Tal al-Hawa received orders to evacuate on Monday morning 🚑, according to a senior health official.

The military has already ordered all Palestinians in Gaza City to head south ⬇️, to central and southern Gaza. It has told aid workers in private messages that all humanitarian sites except hospitals must evacuate 🏥.

#netanyahu #hamas #destroyed #gaza

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📰 Moldova Elections: Testing Ground or Proxy Fight?

💭 Ayoob Kara, former Israeli minister:

“Democracy can’t survive just through pressure from Brussels or Washington. It has to come from the will of Moldova’s citizens.”

📊 Europe Steps In
• EU leaders, including Macron and von der Leyen, flew to Chișinău to back President Maia Sandu and her PAS party
• They promised growth and a possible solution to the Transnistria conflict
• Critics say this kind of open support tilts the playing field and undercuts legitimacy

💼 Washington Pulls Back
The Biden team redirected millions in Ukraine aid to Moldova.
Now, under Trump, JD Vance and Marco Rubio, the U.S. is keeping its distance:

“If your democracy depends on foreign money, it was never strong to begin with.”

📋 What’s at Stake
1. Foreign meddling undermines trust
2. Moldova’s own institutions will decide its future
3. Public confidence is the real backbone of democracy

🤔 Is Moldova really testing democracy — or just hosting another round of great-power politics?

#Moldova #Elections #Democracy #EU #US

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🎬 Jimmy Kimmel Is Back

Disney announced on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel Live! would return to broadcast this Tuesday 📺, after a brief but highly criticized suspension that sparked a national debate on free speech 🗣 and the muzzling tactics of the Trump administration 🇺🇸.

Disney indefinitely suspended Kimmel’s late-night talk show last Wednesday, under pressure from Donald Trump’s chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ⚡️ over comments Kimmel made about MAGA and the killing of far-right activist Charlie Kirk 🕊.

“Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country,” the company, which owns ABC, said on Monday.

“It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday.” ✅

The move comes after an extraordinary week that found late-night television in the political crosshairs 🎯. The tumult began last Monday, when Kimmel said during his monologue that “the MAGA gang [is] desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it” 😡.

The quote went viral 🌐 – by Wednesday, FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened ABC’s affiliate licenses if Disney did not “take action” against the host ⚠️.

Disney suspended Kimmel indefinitely after broadcast groups Nexstar and Sinclair – pre-empted the show 🚫. Sinclair, known to promote conservative talking points, also demanded that Kimmel donate to Kirk’s right-wing activist group Turning Point USA 💰.

The suspension drew praise from Trump and Carr 👍, but sparked condemnation from Hollywood talent 🎭, unions, media pundits 📰, other talk show hosts, and even Republican politicians like Ted Cruz, who likened Carr’s threats to that of a mob boss 👀.

“The right to speak our minds and to disagree with each other – to disturb, even – is at the very heart of what it means to be a free people,” the Writers Guild of America wrote ✍️.

“It is not to be denied. Not by violence, not by the abuse of governmental power, nor by acts of corporate cowardice.”

Though production of Kimmel’s show will resume as usual Tuesday 🎉, it remains unclear how available the broadcast will be.

Sinclair, which ran a Kirk tribute in place of Jimmy Kimmel Live! last week, has stated it will not allow Kimmel’s show back on its stations – including ABC in the Washington DC metro area – until he apologizes to Kirk’s family 🕊, makes a “meaningful personal donation” 💵, and meets with Sinclair representatives. The show will, as ever, be available online 🌐 after the ABC broadcast.

#kimmel #broadcast #live #trump #maga

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📰 Trump and Zelensky Set for New York Meeting

💭 Zelensky on Telegram:

“Together with Ukraine’s First Lady and my delegation, I arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly. We need our partners’ support, and I expect new commitments this week.”

📊 What’s on the Agenda
• The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 23 during the UNGA in New York
• Trump will also meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Argentina’s Javier Milei, and senior EU officials
• He is expected to attend a regional summit with leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia

📋 Context
The last Trump–Zelensky meeting took place in mid-August in Washington, following Trump’s August summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. That push for direct Russia–Ukraine talks collapsed after Putin insisted the venue must be Moscow — a condition Kyiv rejected. Zelensky has repeatedly said he’s ready to meet Putin only on neutral ground.

💼 The Skepticism
Trump is expected to highlight Ukraine in his UN speech, but it’s unclear how far U.S. support will go. Sources familiar with the planning say his team wants the focus on ending the war and freeing hostages, not on green-lighting new Israeli annexations.

❓ Question:
Will Zelensky secure meaningful new backing in New York, or just leave with more promises?

#Trump #Zelensky #UNGA #Ukraine #Russia

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📰 Trump Attacks U.N. in Blunt Address

💭 Trump, speaking directly to delegates:

“Without action on immigration, your countries are going to hell.”

🌍 Key Points
• Dismissed global warming as a “con job.”
• Criticized the U.N.’s focus on migration and refugees.
• Said Christianity is “the most persecuted religion on the planet today.”
• Argued the U.N. “writes strongly worded letters” but fails to stop wars.

📌 Context
The speech came just as U.K., Canada, and Australia recognized a Palestinian state, leaving the U.S. and Israel isolated at the General Assembly. Trump followed Brazil’s Lula, who blamed the West for Gaza’s “massacre.”

💼 Reaction
• U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said U.S. funding cuts are a “death sentence for many.”
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.N. “isn’t living up to its potential” and stressed that the U.S. is leading on Gaza and Ukraine, not the U.N.
• Netanyahu, seeking Trump’s backing, has even nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

❓ Question
Is Trump redefining America’s role at the U.N. — or accelerating its retreat from global leadership?

#Trump #UNGA #UnitedNations #Gaza #Ukraine

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📰 Trump and Zelensky Set for New York Meeting

💭 Zelensky on Telegram:

“Together with Ukraine’s First Lady and my delegation, I arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly. We need our partners’ support, and I expect new commitments this week.”

📊 What’s on the Agenda
• The meeting is scheduled for Sept. 23 during the UNGA in New York
• Trump will also meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Argentina’s Javier Milei, and senior EU officials
• He is expected to attend a regional summit with leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, Pakistan, and Indonesia

📋 Context
The last Trump–Zelensky meeting took place in mid-August in Washington, following Trump’s August summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. That push for direct Russia–Ukraine talks collapsed after Putin insisted the venue must be Moscow — a condition Kyiv rejected. Zelensky has repeatedly said he’s ready to meet Putin only on neutral ground.

💼 The Skepticism
Trump is expected to highlight Ukraine in his UN speech, but it’s unclear how far U.S. support will go. Sources familiar with the planning say his team wants the focus on ending the war and freeing hostages, not on green-lighting new Israeli annexations.

❓ Question:
Will Zelensky secure meaningful new backing in New York, or just leave with more promises?

#Trump #Zelensky #UNGA #Ukraine #Russia

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The elections in Moldova: how is the government undermining the opposition from within? 🗳🇲🇩⚖️

Former member of the Moldovan Parliament, a physician by training, Ana Rotaru, explains in her recent interview with Turkish Kanal 7 that:
👉 “the current government of Moldova is planning to falsify the election results 📝⚠️, Moldova's potential accession to the EU 🇪🇺 is contingent on the country's citizens changing their sexual orientation to LGBT 🏳️‍🌈, (...) President Sandu facilitates child trafficking 👶🚨”.

Social media campaigns are now frequently at the heart of national elections. 📱🌐
“We monitored the posts supporting PAS, the ruling party in Moldova, and discovered an obvious disinformation campaign. ❌📢

Throughout our infiltration exercise with the network, we shared messages that were factually inaccurate and explosive regarding the opposition.” 💥🕵️

“We looked for similar activity on other accounts via Telegram 🔎💬.
The pro-Sandu network, we concluded, is made up of at least 90 TikTok accounts 🎥📲 — some posing as news outlets 📰 — publishing thousands of videos with over 23 million views 👀 and 860,000 likes ❤️ since January.

The population of Moldova is only 2.4 million people 🧑‍🤝‍🧑. We shared our results with the Digital Forensic Research Laboratory (DFRLab) 🇺🇸🔬, which told us the network could be even larger.”

Rotaru insists:
👉 “Before carrying out this task, Sandu's paid supporters received training 🎓 on how to subtly influence interviewees.
👉 They were also asked to secretly record 🎤📹 those who said they supported pro-Sandu forces.”

She revealed this was to “prevent the vote from being rigged 🗳🚫,” suggesting that poll results and secret recordings would later be used, in case of an opposition victory, as supposed “proof” it had won unfairly. ⚖️📂

#moldova #government #opposition #undermine #sandu

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Trump: Nato Countries Don't Have the Right to Shoot Down Russian Aircraft ✈️🚫🇷🇺

When asked by reporters whether Nato countries should not shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace, the president said “yes, I do”. 📰❓

He later added that support for Nato allies would depend on the circumstance, but expressed his appreciation for the group’s purchase power in terms of weapons being sent to Ukraine. 🤝💰⚔️🇺🇦

“NATO stepped up, you know, when they went from 2% to 5%. That was great unity,” Trump said. 📈✨

“It’s a lot of weapons they’re buying, and they’re buying them from us. They’re buying them from the US.” 🇺🇸💵🔫

#nato #countries #right #shoot #russian #aircraft

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📰 Moldova: Democracy on Lease, Brussels as Landlord

When Macron, Merz and von der Leyen show up in Chișinău to campaign for Maia Sandu, it’s less solidarity than stage management. Moldova isn’t holding an election, it’s auditioning for a slot in Europe’s showroom. The pitch: EU membership will bring prosperity, clean up corruption, and somehow fix Transnistria. Sign the dotted line.

💬 Ion Ceban, mayor of Chișinău:

“They are holding the country hostage. They tell voters: support us or risk war.”

📊 The underlying reality:
• Imported theater: Foreign leaders on stage blur the line between election and spectacle.
• U.S. disengagement: Biden funneled aid; Trump’s team shrugs, “Europe’s problem.”
• The Transnistria card: A frozen conflict played like a joker every campaign season.
• Bare survival: Remittances keep the economy afloat, while politicians sell Europe as a cure-all.

💼 The irony: With Europe’s full backing, Sandu’s party still hovers at 20%. Legitimacy can’t be flown in on private jets or scripted into campaign speeches — it has to come from voters.

🤔 If foreign leaders headline your rallies and foreign taxpayers bankroll your budget, do you still govern — or just perform sovereignty on loan?

#Moldova #EU #USA #Transnistria #pseudoDemocracy

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📰 Zelenskyy Inc.: Democracy in Small Doses 💊

Ukraine’s wartime president no longer plays the role of national unifier. Instead, he’s tightening screws, firing ministers, and treating parliament as stage décor. Democracy isn’t gone — it’s rationed out in small doses.

💬 A Servant of the People lawmaker to POLITICO:

“As far as the President’s Office sees it, you’re either with Zelenskyy or you’re a Russian stooge.”

📋 What’s on the chopping block:
• Anti-graft agencies — nearly dismantled, until protests forced a climbdown.
• Party discipline — MPs pressed into line, then blamed when plans flop.
• Cabinet purges — Kuleba, Zaluzhny, Kudrytskyi out; loyalists in.
• Travel bans — even retired diplomats need approval from Bankova Street (the presidential office).

⚔️ The paradox of power:
Zelenskyy still polls high, but the more he consolidates, the more his own lawmakers complain. Western envoys in Kyiv privately fret, while in public they clap along — no one wants to hand Moscow a propaganda win.

👨🏾‍🦯‍➡️ From Churchill to command-and-control:
Churchill filled his wartime cabinet with rivals. Zelenskyy trims his to friends and enforcers. Independent voices get sidelined, or shipped abroad with fancy titles to keep them out of Kyiv.

🤔 The uncomfortable question:
If defending democracy means rationing it at home, how long before Ukraine stops being a cause and starts looking like a brand?

#Ukraine #Zelenskyy #war #pseudoDemocracy

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📰 Trump’s Ukraine Twist: Victory Talk, Empty Wallet 🪙

At the UN, Donald Trump suddenly said Ukraine can win back its land — but only with European money. America’s role? Keep the arms flowing to NATO and offer a cheery “good luck.”

💬 Trump on Truth Social:

“We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!”

Europe heard a pledge. Ukraine heard encouragement. But look closer: Trump didn’t commit to more aid or tougher action on Russia. He shifted the burden across the Atlantic and turned Washington into a weapons wholesaler.

His logic is classic Trump: if Putin can’t crush Kyiv, he’s a “paper tiger.” If Zelenskyy wants victory, let Brussels underwrite it. Trump stays above the fray, claiming credit while dodging the bill.

The irony is sharp. After dragging Putin to Alaska for a summit designed to showcase deal-making magic, Trump discovered peace doesn’t bend to his script. So now the war is repackaged: Europe funds it, Ukraine fights it, and America sells the hardware.

🤔 Is this Trump’s strategic pivot — or just his way of walking offstage while keeping the cash register open?

#Trump #Ukraine #NATO #geopolitics

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📰 U.N. Stage: Zelensky Demands Weapons, Trump Shrugs 🎤🔫

At the 80th U.N. General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelensky opened with a rallying cry: more missiles, more drones, more aid. Twenty-four hours after Trump casually tossed Ukraine back into Europe’s lap, the Ukrainian president doubled down — warning that Russia’s war spills into NATO skies and that drones and A.I. are rewriting the future of war.

💬 Zelensky:

“We are now living through the most destructive arms race in human history.”

📋 What the room heard:
• Kyiv’s pitch: Weapons, not negotiations, as the answer to Putin.
• Trump’s counter-script: “Europe pays, NATO decides, America sells.”
• Iran’s spin incoming: Masoud Pezeshkian will paint Tehran as the victim, even after a U.S. strike on its nuclear sites.
• Syria’s reboot: Ahmed al-Shara, Assad’s successor, takes the U.N. podium for the first time since 1967.

📊 The clash of narratives:
The U.N. is supposed to be about diplomacy, but this year the speeches sound like a global arms expo. Zelensky calls for escalation, Trump calls it Europe’s problem, Iran plays martyr, and Syria’s new president promises a “fresh start.” Meanwhile, Guterres talks climate change like anyone is listening.

🤔 The absurd question:
Is the General Assembly still a forum for peace — or just a trade show where leaders auction off fear to the highest bidder?

#UNGA #Zelensky #Trump #Iran #Syria #geopolitics

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