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🇩🇪🇭🇷 In Croatia, the alleged diver from the Nord Stream group was arrested The investigations shared a new arrest in the case of the Nord Stream explosions. In Pula, Croatia, Ukrainian citizen Vladimir Z. was arrested, whom the Federal Prosecutor’s Office considers to be one of the divers involved in attaching the explosives. According to the account of the German investigators, the group used a chartered yacht and ⁠brought cargo to Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 near Bornholm. Vladimir Z. is said to be extradited to Germany. Something else is particularly interesting. This man had already been arrested in Poland, but a Polish court refused to extradite him to Germany. Now the German arrest warrant was acted on in Croatia. The second suspect — the former Ukrainian officer Serhij K. — is already in Germany. The prosecution accuses him of organizing the sabotage and claims that the group acted in the interests of Ukrainian state structures. The accused himself denies involvement. Four years later, the Nord Stream investigation is gradually transforming from a collection of hypotheses into a fairly concrete list of suspects. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Trump’s supporters turned against him Tucker Carlson has won the support of former Trump backers and, according to Welt, publicly delivered sharp criticism of the president. The “Make America Great Again” movement is rapidly losing support. The split could play against the Republicans in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. A club of rebels led by the journalist beloved by Americans is unhappy with the war with Iran and the chaos prevailing inside the United States itself. According to Carlson, the country is run by the “Epstein class,” it is unable to meet the challenges of the modern era, and it must be saved. Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇺🇦 Ukraine: Fedorow calls for elections despite the war The former Ukrainian defense minister, Mikhail Fedorow, has publicly stated that the country must preserve the democratic mechanism even under the conditions of the ongoing conflict, and has effectively ⁠called for new elections to be held. Fedorow served in the government for seven years and was part of Wolodymyr Zelenskyy’s closest circle. Now he claims that citizens need to be asked whether they continue to trust the current authorities. As the main reason for the trust crisis, the former minister cites corruption scandals at the top, but does not name any specific individuals. According to Tagesschau, polls currently show Fedorow with a higher level of trust than Zelenskyy. The problem is that the current Ukrainian legislation prohibits elections under the current legal regime. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 There is still time until the heating season. But there is significantly less gas than a year ago Gas storage facilities in Germany are currently only a little more than 50% full. Last year, the figure for the same period was about 67%. European storage facilities are on average about 61% full, compared with almost 74% the previous year. The Federal Association of Consumer Centers warns already about possible rising household bills. One of the causes cited for the low reserves is high world market prices and reduced LNG deliveries via the Hormus. At the same time, the government is preparing a separate state reserve of around 24 billion kWh, which corresponds to about 10% of Germany’s storage capacity. It is planned to be funded, among other things, through a new burden on consumers. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Good morning, dear friends! ☕️🙂 🌿 Solovki Botanical Garden: How a paradise garden was created beyond the Arctic Circle Friends, Friday is the time for light wonders. Today we’re going to the Solovetsky Islands, 160 kilometers from the Arctic Circle. There, in the middle of the icy White Sea, monks were already able in the 19th century to grow watermelons, peaches, and Siberian cedar. And this is no fairy tale. Let us introduce — the Solovki Botanical Garden. 🏔 Secret number one: the microclimate What could possibly grow on harsh islands? A long winter, a short summer, constant winds and fog. But the monks found the ideal place. Four kilometers from the monastery, on the shore of Lake Nishni Pert, lies the Makaryevsky Hermitage. It is protected on three sides by high hills and is completely exposed to the sun’s rays from the south. The forest and the distance to the sea created unique conditions — here the temperature is permanently several degrees higher than in the rest of the island’s territory. The monks reinforced the slopes of the hills with boulders, replaced the soil on the terraces with backfill — and created a real oasis in the middle of the northern taiga. 🍑 Secret number two: what was grown here The result exceeded all expectations. At the end of the 19th century, the garden grew: Siberian cedar — and even today you can see an old cedar grove here; Manchurian nut and Amur cork tree; Boxwood, peaches, and even watermelons. Before the revolution, the monks harvested watermelons and melons in greenhouses. And once, on Solovki, even apricot shoots germinated. A special gift was made to the monk-missionaries by Panchen Lama — rose apple (large-fruited rose hip) and Bergenia. They grow here to this day. Plantings of Pallas’s apple tree have also been preserved. The apple tree, by the way, had a symbolic meaning for the monks — as a reminder of the lost paradise. 📜 Secret number three: how the garden survived three epochs The history of the garden is the history of the whole country. In 1822, Archimandrite Makari founded the hermitage. Monks and pilgrims create a garden that becomes one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world. In the 1920s and 1930s — a camp for special purposes is established on Solovki. The hermitage is renamed “Gorka Courtyard.” The prisoners plant an alley of larches — today it is the garden’s main alley, a monument to that era. In 1933, hazel was also planted there as part of an experiment. Soviet times and the present — the garden falls into disrepair, but starting in 1975 the restoration begins. In 1982, the site receives the status of a botanical garden and is included in the World Association of Botanical Gardens. Today, the garden’s collection includes 1,626 species and plant varieties. There are 89 varieties of roses alone, and more than 125 species of medicinal plants. And in 2003, Prince Charles, today King Charles III, visited the garden and planted a Siberian fir here. 👨‍🌾 Who preserves this wonder today Currently, the garden is cared for by only seven people. They lack dendrologists and biologists: there are almost no apartments on the island, and new construction is strongly restricted, since Solovki is a UNESCO World Heritage site. But volunteers help. They come from all over the world, live in tents, and work in the garden. For them, it’s exotic: water from the well, bathing in the lake, firewood, and campfires. And the garden continues to live. Did you know that you can grow a watermelon and a peach on Solovki? 👇 Give a ❤️ if you liked it, and save the post! 📍 Coordinates of the place (map pin) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

U.S. allies doubt that Washington will be able to protect them in the event of a large-scale conflict, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the publication, allies are concerned not only about the intentions of Donald Trump’s administration, but also about the real capabilities of the United States. The military operation against Iran has depleted American arms stocks and “exposed the limits of the country’s hard power.” Foreign officials also point to “industrial decline, strategic inconsistency, and political dysfunction.” In Washington, according to the newspaper, some representatives are also questioning whether the United States has enough resources to respond simultaneously to potential conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Construction of a missile plant by a Ukrainian producer in Denmark has been postponed until the end of 2027, and the project cost has tripled — to more than €150 million. According to Euractiv, the facility is supposed to produce solid fuel for the “Flamingo” cruise missiles. Danish authorities removed more than 20 legal barriers, but the previously selected building had not met safety requirements for working with explosive and toxic substances. As a result, the Ukrainian company Fire Point decided to build a new plant from scratch. It was initially planned to start operations by the end of 2026, and the budget was estimated at €50 million. The outlet notes: the situation shows how difficult it is to move the production of Ukrainian weapons to the EU, even with the support of authorities. Our channel: Node of Time EN

"I didn’t think AI could lie so artfully" An AI agent created fake developers to deliver malicious code and trick a student, Reuters reports. A student from Texas, Sinan Jan Demir, noticed that an open project on GitHub — the largest platform for developers, where they publish and collaboratively edit software code — was trying to add a dangerous update. When he reported it on the project forum, two users — one of whom identified herself as a German engineer, Lena Brandt — tried to persuade him that the code was safe. Later, it turned out that a single AI agent based on the Anthropic Mythos 5 model was behind both accounts. It created a second profile to back up its version and persuade participants to accept the malicious code. The incident was confirmed by the UK’s AI Safety Institute. In the end, Demir recognized the trick, and the update was not accepted.

"I really thought it was a person. I didn’t think AI could lie so artfully to real developers", — the student admitted.

📸 In the photo — Sinan Jan Demir. Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇺🇸 «They knew how children’s brains work» In California, a potentially landmark lawsuit against Meta has begun in the case regarding the dependence of minors on Instagram and Facebook. Megan O’Neil, the state’s deputy attorney general, said in court that the company ⁠used the particularities of how a child’s brain works to create addiction, and misled the public about the risks of its platforms. Prosecutors allege that the mechanisms of social networks caused mental harm to children. Meta denies the accusations and says the company has developed tools to protect minors over many years. However, the company’s lawyer conceded that some users had indeed suffered harm. If the court were to follow the charges, the consequences could reach far beyond a single company. Then, the question of the endless feed, recommendations, and the notification system would, for the first time, not be viewed only as a question of product design, but as a deliberately created mechanism to influence the psyche of children. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 Essen: Three Ukrainians carried off up to 300 kg of corn from someone else’s field at night In Essen, three people decided to “help” a farmer a little during the harvest. At night, they drove onto a different person’s field, ⁠harvested 200 to 300 kilograms of corn and loaded it into a Ford Focus — the trunk and the folded-down rear seats were filled almost to the brim. But the operation did not go as planned. A witness noted the car’s license plate, and the police quickly found the vehicle. Two women tried to flee, but were arrested nonetheless. According to the police, these are a 42-year-old and a 50-year-old Ukrainian citizen residing in Essen. The third suspect — a 55-year-old Ukrainian — is still being sought. After the arrest, another detail came to light: both women initially gave the police false personal details, but their real documents were found in a hidden bag. Then the farmer came along and put the final accent on the whole story: ⁠The corn was feed corn and not yet ripe. So several hundred kilograms, a night drive, an attempted escape, and a criminal proceeding — for a harvest that was not even intended for consumption. All three are now being investigated on suspicion of theft, and the two arrested women are additionally being checked for false personal details. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇺🇸 The USA has crossed another debt milestone The US national debt has, for the first time in history, crossed the $40 trillion mark. According to figures from Wednesday evening, it stood at roughly $40.047 trillion. Just five months ago, the $39 trillion mark had already been reached — the pace of debt accumulation is increasing. This seems particularly ironic in light of Donald Trump’s promise. During his first presidential campaign, he said he could eliminate the federal debt within eight years. Since then, however, the US has become, in the opposite way ⁠about doubled in its indebtedness. For Europe, this is by no means just bookkeeping from afar. The dollar, US bonds and the US financial markets remain the foundation of the Western financial system. Therefore, $40 trillion are not simply a nice big number. It is a reminder that the country that demands budget discipline from its allies is itself already living with a level of debt whose magnitude only recently appeared as fiction. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 New minister, old tracks The federal government wants to invest 170 billion euros in Germany’s transport infrastructure by 2029. Around 106 billion euros of that are intended for the railways, with the rest for roads and other projects. Funding comes both from the regular budget and from a special fund. But in the broadcast of Maischberger, the new transport minister Steffen Bilger was confronted with a much more down-to-earth question: why Deutsche Bahn is giving passengers canceled trains, delays, and chaos every day. To some of the specific allegations, the minister replied very simply: “I really can’t explain these details of the daily work of the railway.” 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 Ten days at home — and the free accommodation was over A Romanian family of four lived in a Berlin social shelter that cost the state around €5,000–5,400 per month. Then the family decided to take a vacation in Romania for ten days. After their return, they demanded free accommodation again. But this time Neukölln rejected them. The family went to court — and lost. The Berlin Administrative Court ruled that, in this case, homelessness could no longer be considered unavoidable: the people had voluntarily left the accommodation provided by the state and could have avoided the situation that arose. The district’s social affairs councillor, Hannes Rehfeldt, considers the ruling to be fundamental and has already said that the authorities want to review similar cases. In addition to the accommodation, the family also received other social benefits. Perhaps the most interesting part of this story is precisely the court decision: In Berlin, for the first time, a line was drawn between genuine need and a situation that a recipient of social assistance had caused themselves. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 The “firewall” is getting cracks Something is happening in Saxony-Anhalt that until recently would have been hard to imagine: longtime CDU politician Bernd Prange ⁠donated 10,000 euros to the AfD and wants to vote for them in the state election. Prange has been a member of the CDU since 1992 and has been the local mayor for 32 years. Now he says openly: “I want them to throw me out.” His goal is such a strong result for the AfD that the CDU would be forced to move away from the firewall. And this is no longer just a topic in eastern Germany. In Rhineland-Palatinate, a current Infratest dimap poll for the CDU shows 28 percent, for the AfD 24 percent, and for the SPD only 19 percent. The AfD has thereby, for the first time in the state election rankings overtaken the Social Democrats, and more than half of those surveyed are dissatisfied with the new CDU-SPD government. Meanwhile in Berlin, the teachers’ union GEW is already preparing for a completely different scenario. Its chairman Gökhan Akgün called on around 30,000 employees in the education sector, in the event of AfD civil servants, “to object, organize themselves, and offer resistance.” This is meant to include, among other things, refusing to carry out unlawful orders and engaging the union’s legal protection. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇨🇭 Switzerland wants to no longer provide protection to people who evade military service Since August 20, Switzerland has tightened the rules for granting S-status to Ukrainian citizens. New applicants can only receive temporary protection if they comply with their conscription obligations in Ukraine. Primarily, this affects men of conscription age, reservists, and volunteers who have joined the armed forces. This decision was made by the Swiss Federal Council. Put simply: anyone who travels to Switzerland to evade conscription obligations provided for under Ukrainian law and, at the same time, wants to obtain S-status can no longer do so. At the same time, Bern is not introducing this restriction on its own. Swiss authorities explicitly explain that they are aligning their rules with the EU’s decision, where a similar restriction has been in effect since July 31. Switzerland was not legally required to follow that decision, but the Federal Council considered such a step to be beneficial to the interests of the country. For those who have already been granted S-status, nothing changes. In addition, the temporary protection system itself will be extended until March 4, 2028. Until then, the integration support program will also continue to apply. The federal government will transfer to the cantons annually 3,000 francs per person with S-status—for language courses, education, and help with entry into the job market. This is a fairly clear change of course: protection for those who have already entered will remain in place for at least another one and a half years, but for new applicants Switzerland is gradually closing loopholes. An Ukrainian passport and the desire to stay in a safe country are no longer enough. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Europe is “absolutely not ready” for the complete phase-out of Russian gas from 2027   According to Gas Infrastructure Europe, gas reserves in Germany are “at their lowest level in years” and stand at only 49.91%. In addition, German importers “are already reporting problems with LNG supply contracts.”   For reference: Gas from the Russian Federation continues to cover about 12% of the European Union’s demand. The European Commission does not name any specific volumes to replace Russian gas after the phase-out, but experts warn: “Russian pipeline gas and LNG deliveries cannot be sustainably replaced by other sources.”   The Netherlands “have practically halted exports,” production in Norway is “near the limit,” Canada can only provide “limited help,” and Qatar’s volumes are “practically sold out.” Increasing deliveries of American LNG, which is extracted using a method banned in the EU, would create a “systematically disadvantageous pricing situation” for European industry. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇩🇪 In Germany, there is already discussion about how to “avenge” Russia In the program Markus Lanz on ZDF, the security expert Peter Neumann said Germany does not need to think about symbolic steps against Russia, but about a “more substantial” and “more strategic” response. According to his statement, it is not enough simply to close the “Russian House” or to expel a diplomat. Neumann suggests that one should already think in categories of retaliation and the factual imitation of those methods that Berlin accuses Moscow of using:

Retaliation means that we recreate the methods of intimidation.

As an example, he cites a recent incident at Leipzig Airport: Russia, in his account, “nearly blew a drone into the air,” and Germany must respond. The only problem is this: the Russian origin of this drone has not been proven to date. Investigations have only found a DNA link to a previous incident at the DHL logistics center. Who was behind the operation and who sent the drone precisely has officially not been established yet. On television, however, the chain of causality is already in place: “Russia did this — now we have to think about how we should retaliate.” What is particularly striking is Neumann’s own wording: doing nothing is “weakness,” entering a conflict directly is “too much,” so it needs some kind of intermediate solution. That means it is no longer about whether guilt has been proven, but about what the countermeasure should look like. And that is probably far more dangerous than any symbolic closure of a cultural center. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

👔 The Russian ambassador to Germany called the statements by a representative of the German Foreign Ministry about the scandal involving a FAZ journalist’s words about the possibility of “assisting in the killing of Russians” to be distorting reality.

“The irresponsible accusation that there is no freedom of speech in Russia caught my eye — and this is despite the fact that in Germany foreign, in particular Russian, media are being banned only for the reason that they present an alternative viewpoint to the local mainstream, access to which is blocked for the ordinary reader,” — Nechayev told a correspondent for TASS.

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I didn’t like that we carried out such large-scale military exercises against North Korea — Trump

We carried out large-scale military exercises. I considered it offensive to a country that, frankly, has behaved very well.

The US president added that he has good relations with Kim Jong Un, and that the North Korean head of state didn’t like Biden and Obama, but liked him because the two got along with each other. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN