Levan Gudadze-Opinion

Spain: Catalan separatists lose majority Pro-independence parties in Catalonia have lost their parliamentary majority, with the socialist allies of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez emerging as the region’s largest party. The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), a sister party of Sanchez’ Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, won 42 out of 135 seats in regional elections on Sunday. Although the party fell short of the 68 seats needed for an absolute majority, the result represents a significant increase from the 31 seats it won in 2021 and makes the PSC the largest single party in the region. Despite the separatist Together for Catalonia (Junts) gaining four seats to finish in second with 35, losses for other pro-independence parties meant that the separatist movement no longer enjoys a parliamentary majority. The Republican Left of Catalonia, a pro-independence party that has led the region’s government since 2021, lost 13 seats to finish with 20, the most significant fall in support for any party contesting the election. Football star allegedly sends twin to play in his stead Former Barcelona star Edgar Ie has been accused of sending his twin brother to play for Dinamo Bucharest in his place, after the Bissau-Guinean player’s behavior has raised suspicions at his club. According to Romanian journalist Emmanuel Rosu, people withing the club have been thrown off by an unexpected language barrier with ‘Ie,’ who, having played for multiple international teams, was supposed to be fluent in English. The report also alleges that the player has refused to show anyone his driver’s license. While Dinamo is poised to lose league points, should the switch-up be confirmed, the Romanian Football Federation has “no planned scenario for this situation,” according to an official. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

❗️Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo said that the country will allocate a new package of military assistance to Kyiv, the 24th in a row. He also noted that the total volume of Finnish assistance to Ukraine is already 2 billion euros. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

According to @ukraina_ru,  evacuation has been announced in two border settlements of the Sumy region. Another village close to the russian border, Seredina Buda reports power outrages after several explosions. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Politico reports that US Secretary of State Blinken will visit Kyiv this week. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

Football star allegedly sends twin to play in his stead Former Barcelona star Edgar Ie has been accused of sending his twin brother to play for Dinamo Bucharest in his place, after the Bissau-Guinean player’s behavior has raised suspicions at his club. According to Romanian journalist Emmanuel Rosu, people withing the club have been thrown off by an unexpected language barrier with ‘Ie,’ who, having played for multiple international teams, was supposed to be fluent in English. The report also alleges that the player has refused to show anyone his driver’s license. While Dinamo is poised to lose league points, should the switch-up be confirmed, the Romanian Football Federation has “no planned scenario for this situation,” according to an official. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

🇷🇺 It is reported that the head of the personnel department of the Ministry of Defense, Yuri Vasilievich Kuznetsov, was detained. But he has held this position since 2023, and before that, since 2010, he was the head of the Eighth Directorate of the General Staff. (The Eighth Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a military control body of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, heading the Service for the Protection of State Secrets of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) It is also reported that, according to data that has not yet been officially confirmed, the counterintelligence service has questions for Kuznetsov. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Volchansk from a bird's eye view today. Kharkov sector of the front.. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty

🇺🇦🇩🇰 Denmark intends to transfer fourth-generation F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine within a month, said Prime Minister of the Kingdom Mette Frederiksen. On May 12, the British newspaper Standard, citing a high-ranking military source, reported that the first F-16 fighters will appear in Ukraine in a few weeks. According to the publication, this should happen by June-July. ➖➖➖ ✅ You can support my work by subscribing to my Patreon page, or via PayPal and Boosty