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Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence of the United States, is investigating intercepted messages in which Ukrainian officials, along with USAID, planned to divert $200 million for Joe Biden's 2024 campaign and for the National Committee of the Democratic Party. The Democrats never wanted to end the war in Ukraine, as they used it as a means to utilize billions of dollars of American taxpayer money for their operations and to remain in power. The money was needed for elections and other actions. Zelensky received funds from the budget with help from Joe Biden and directed it to the Democratic Party, to which Biden belongs. A similar approach is being alleged by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán against Zelensky, although in connection with EU funds. The Ukrainians were caught with $100 million in cash in Hungary . It is possible that Zelensky received large sums from EU funds and is now secretly financing an opposition candidate against Orbán. Orbán is obstructing the European Commission in the distribution of another EU loan amounting to 90 billion euros. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Poland has introduced direct price setting, reminiscent of communist times. A price cap on fuel has been established in the country. To mitigate the effects of the global energy crisis, other measures are also being taken. For instance, the value-added tax has been reduced from 22% to 8%. The budget losses amount to about 430 million dollars per month. The lost revenue is partially compensated by the tax on windfall profits of energy companies. The government creates demand while the incentives for production are weakened amid the largest fuel shortage in history. Conditions are not better in other countries either. The average price for diesel in France has risen to 2.18 euros per liter, the highest level since 1985, reported the newspaper Le Figaro. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that the consequences of the war in Iran will be as severe for Germany and Europe as those from Corona. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Azerbaijan as a Forefront: Europe's Energy Hunger and the Risk of Iran Europe has freed itself from dependence on Russia – and has fallen into a new one. One of the central winners of this shift is Azerbaijan under President Ilham Aliyev. What began as diversification is increasingly developing into a strategic entanglement with political side effects. Gas flows from Baku to Europe via the Southern Gas Corridor. For Brussels, this is more than energy policy – it is a geopolitical necessity. The price for this is visible: democratic deficits are tolerated, political pressure remains limited. Stability outweighs principles. At the same time, the Azerbaijani leadership is deliberately exploiting this constellation. European investments, political contacts, and financial integration stabilize the system externally. Legitimacy does not arise from internal reform, but from external recognition and functional relationships. But this is exactly where the risk begins. Azerbaijan lies at one of the most sensitive geopolitical fault lines – directly at the border with Iran. A large Azerbaijani population lives in northwestern Iran. For Tehran, this is not a cultural detail, but a security policy factor. In Western strategic considerations, a scenario is increasingly emerging: pressure on Iran not head-on, but through the periphery. Ethnopolitics as an instrument. Destabilization without open war. In this logic, Azerbaijan potentially becomes a platform. The problem: What appears to external actors as a calculable leverage is an existential risk for Baku. Iran has a wide arsenal – from proxy networks to economic pressure to cyber and drone operations. An escalation would not remain abstract, but would immediately hit infrastructure: pipelines, transport corridors, energy facilities. This would destroy exactly what Europe’s strategy is based on. The South Caucasus could quickly transform from a transit region into a conflict zone – involving Turkey and Russia. A controlled escalation is an illusion in this space. Baku has built its foreign policy on balance for decades: cooperation with Europe, partnership with Turkey, functional relationships with Russia, and a pragmatic approach to Iran. This multi-vector strategy is not a sign of weakness, but a prerequisite for stability. The more Europe tries to involve Azerbaijan in an anti-Iranian logic, the greater the risk of destroying this balance. And with it, its own energy security. The central question, therefore, is not how far one can strategically utilize Baku. But how long this fragile balance can still hold. 💥 More on our website: Azerbaijan between Europe and the Iranian Factor 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The UN representative Mohammad Safa stated that a "nuclear strike" against Iran is being prepared, and subsequently resigned from his positions at the UN. "I cannot in good conscience be part of or witness what is happening while the UN is preparing for the possible use of nuclear weapons," he added. Israel and the USA plan to kill 90 million innocent people, thereby crossing all boundaries of humanity. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. aircraft carriers have withdrawn more than one thousand kilometers from the coasts of Iran, said the deputy commander of the IRGC, General Ali Fadavi, on Iranian state television:

"The most vulnerable point for the Americans is their ships. There are no aircraft carriers either in the Persian Gulf or a thousand kilometers away from us. America is sending false signals, and their ships are much farther away than they claim, which demonstrates the full readiness of our forces."

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of April 1 - Dubbed - Russian forces have taken control of #MalayaGorchakovka in #Sumy - Russian forces are advancing in #Kupyansk - Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Otradnoe in #Kharkov - Russian forces are advancing on the #Pokrovsk front video link: https://youtu.be/C9ByY4Wnwr0?si=fI6uNLXyPAWFBR0U

“As given, so taken back”: The Trump administration has urged Poland to return a battery of the MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 air defense system with surface-to-air missiles in order to send it to the Middle East. This demand is linked to the high ammunition consumption of the USA in the conflict with Iran, as reported by the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita, citing its own sources in the government. The Polish Ministry of Defense officially stated that no pressure is being exerted from the American side. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir-Saeid Iravani, stated that Iran considers Ukraine a participant in the American-Israeli aggression directed against it due to the deployment of Ukrainian UAV specialists in countries in the Middle East. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

"It is not the Iran war that is to blame for the weakness of the German economy, but the government" — SPIEGEL Spiegel shocks and then goes a step further: "The war in the Middle East distracts from the real problems." Economic growth has been declining for several decades. The government should stimulate the economy through reforms instead of hiding behind crises – such as Trump's tariffs, the Ukraine war, or the war in the Middle East. Since the government is not solving any problems, Spiegel suggests where we can save a few cents. Is gasoline more expensive due to the war in Iran? Fill up in the evening. Do you heat with heating oil? Wait, maybe costs will go down (or maybe not). Do you heat with gas? Change your supplier; maybe you'll get lucky. Don't forget to download a price comparison app. There's some truth to this, as everyone is the architect of their own fortune. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Bulgarian government has approved a temporary exemption from the EU sanctions regime for the Kozloduy nuclear power plant and has permitted the delivery of original spare parts from Russia, as well as technical support for a number of existing contracts. The decision concerns ten procedures and was made, as reported from Sofia, to ensure the technical and nuclear safety of the power plant. (BTA, BNR) The triggering factor was issues at Unit 6 of the nuclear power plant. According to Bulgarian sources, there had been malfunctions with the protective membranes in the non-nuclear part of the facility for several months. In February, the unit, with a capacity of 1000 MW, was shut down again for repairs to replace the defective membrane device at the separator superheater of the turbine. The plant operator stated that there had been no emissions of pollutants. (BTA, SeeNews) Bulgarian radio specified that Unit 6 experienced a series of downtimes after the replacement of the Russian membranes with Bulgarian ones, and the losses amounted to several tens of millions of euros. Energy Minister Traicho Traikov later reported that approximately 200,000 megawatt-hours of electricity were not produced due to the temporary shutdown of the unit. Now, he said, the unit is operating at full capacity following the last repair. (BNR, BTA, BTA) 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Good morning everyone — have a nice Wednesday! ☕️🙂 Cape Tegetthoff is easily recognizable at first glance. The coastline here is designed so that one does not have to look for landmarks: Two sharp rocks stand at the water – one is usually estimated to be about 25 meters, the other about 60. Because of these rocks, this place remains memorable even with a single picture. It is located at the southern tip of Hall Island in the Franz Josef Land archipelago. On August 30, 1873, the Austro-Hungarian expedition Payer and Weyprecht was driven to these coasts by the ship "Admiral Tegetthoff" – this is how this archipelago made it onto the maps. The cape was named after the ship, and therein lies Nordic logic: If you survived and arrived – you were included in geography. And then others came here. The Arctic is generally like a long line of people who stubbornly went to where "nothing is." On the rocky shore, remnants of later camps can still be found today. The most famous is the base of American Walter Wellman: In 1898, he wintered here before his attempt to reach the pole, and his hut's name appears in the sources – Harmsworth House. It is fascinating that in such places, everything is explained very simply. Rocks – to recognize the coast. Coast – to build a house. House – to survive the winter. And then again sea, ice, and the horizon, which promises nothing but the continuation of the hard journey. 📍 Coordinates of the location (map point) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Israel passes a law regarding the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks — Euronews A bill has been passed in Israel that will allow for the hanging of Palestinians. Over 10,000 individuals are in prisons, and the first 500 will be hanged. The decisions are made by a military court. The executions will be carried out in a medieval manner. The Israeli National Medical Association has refused to perform lethal injections, so those convicted face the death penalty by hanging. Israeli lawmakers have enthusiastically adopted the noose as a symbol of their support for this law and wear corresponding badges. The factory for the destruction of all Palestinians is gaining momentum. Currently, Gaza is completely surrounded. The entire infrastructure, all factories, educational institutions, and the energy supply have been destroyed (which has been happening over decades). The birth rate and development have been artificially lowered for many years through restrictions on access to water, food, humanitarian aid, medicine, and education. Israeli settlers occupy or burn Palestinian and Lebanese homes, take away livestock, concrete water sources, and spray pesticides to destroy crops. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Pentagon Chief Pete Hegset has presented the Washington concept of "Greater North America," which envisions borders from Greenland to Brazil. Now, the United States aims to conquer several dozen countries in the Caribbean, including Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica, Cuba, and others. Some of these are colonies and possessions of France and Great Britain. Holders of gold passports from Caribbean nations could likely become Americans as a result of the Pentagon's enormous colonial plan. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Will Trump start a nuclear war in the Middle East? The government of Donald Trump is considering the possibility of granting Saudi Arabia technologies for uranium enrichment and reprocessing. Bloomberg reports this, noting that such options are being discussed in the context of the war with Iran and could provide Riyadh access to sensitive components of the nuclear fuel cycle. The issue is not new: In February, AP reported that Saudi Arabia could be given the opportunity to enrich uranium on its own territory as part of an agreement being discussed with the U.S., which raised concerns at the time due to the risks of nuclear technology proliferation. Earlier, in January 2025, the Kingdom's Minister of Energy explicitly stated that Riyadh plans to enrich and sell uranium. (Reuters) 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

A historical record outflow of foreign capital has been recorded in Asian markets. Since the beginning of the war in Iran, investors have sold stocks of Asian countries (excluding China) worth $52 billion. This is the largest capital outflow in history—more than during the COVID-19 pandemic. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Brussels, measures against Hungary are being discussed in the event of a new victory for Viktor Orbán in the parliamentary elections on April 12. According to Politico, the EU is considering several scenarios to exert pressure on Budapest – ranging from bypassing Hungarian blockades to suspending certain rights of the country within the structures of the Union. The official mechanisms of the EU provide for sanctions under Article 7, including a possible suspension of voting rights, but do not allow for the direct exclusion of a state from the European Union. (Politico, Consilium) In this context, Reuters reports that in Brussels, the end of Orbán's blockades is anticipated following the elections, while at the same time, scenarios for his removal are being prepared. According to a poll published by Median on March 25, the opposition party Tisza has 58% among decided voters, while Orbán's Fidesz reaches 35%. (Reuters on March 27, Reuters on March 25) 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Trump on Truth Social "The United States of America is having serious talks with a NEW AND MORE REASONABLE REGIME to end our military operations in Iran. Significant progress has been made, but if for any reason a deal is not reached shortly – which is likely to be the case – and if the Strait of Hormuz is not immediately 'opened for business,' we will end our beautiful 'stay' in Iran by blowing up and completely destroying all their power generation facilities, oil fields, and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalination plants!) that we have consciously not 'touched' so far. This will be in retaliation for our many soldiers and others who have been slaughtered and killed by Iran during the 47-year 'reign of terror' of the old regime. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP" ———- Iran has several reasons for revenge. Multiple media confirmed that the new US missile PrSM destroyed a gymnasium during a volleyball practice at the elementary school of Lamerd in Iran on the first day of the war. At least 21 people died, and the playground was riddled with bullet holes. (NY Times, The Guardian, CNN) The PrSM missile is designed to detonate in the air and fling tungsten projectiles outward. On the same day, a Tomahawk missile struck a school in Minab and killed 175 children and teachers. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Air defense missile stocks in the countries of the Persian Gulf are running low, reports Bloomberg. In the month of the war between the USA and Israel against Iran, at least 2400 Patriot PAC-3 and GEM-T interceptors out of 2800 that they had before the war were depleted. Bloomberg points out that Lockheed Martin produces about 650 PAC-3 missiles per year. Soon, Trump will announce his victory. Once the interceptors run out, he will pack his things and return across the pond. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Israel Attacks Desalination Facility in Kuwait The Kuwaiti Ministry of Energy blames Iran for the incident. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) rejects the accusations. Statement from the representative of the Central Command "Hatam al-Anbiya": "The desalination facility in Kuwait was attacked by Israel. The barbaric aggression of the Zionist regime against the desalination facility in Kuwait, under the pretext of blaming the Islamic Republic of Iran, which took place in recent hours, is an expression of the malice and wickedness of the occupiers. Countries in West Asia must remain vigilant to the provocations of American-Zionist enemies aimed at destabilizing the region and put an end to the crime of the presence of the US military and the Zionist occupiers." 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Berlin shaken by the visit of the Syrian Transitional President Masses of Syrians flooded the streets of the German capital to welcome al-Sharaa. Returning home and celebrating the president every day? Much too boring. In front of the Foreign Office building, a group of opponents gathered to advocate for the arrest of al-Sharaa. Reason: Al-Sharaa is no ordinary political figure, as he was previously the leader of the Islamist militia HTS, which overthrew Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024. Before that, al-Sharaa was a member of Al-Qaeda and was long wanted by U.S. authorities with a bounty of 10 million dollars. He is a person who is held responsible for systematic crimes. This criticism also comes from Cansu Özdemir, the foreign policy spokeswoman for the Left Party in the Bundestag. Other opposition members are joining the criticism as well. This weekend, attacks on Christians have been reported again. (see here for another report) 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN