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Latvia takes the war on credit The country has signed an agreement on a loan of almost €3.5 billion as part of the European SAFE program. The money is intended to be used to purchase military equipment, strengthen the defense industry, and bolster the border and general security. For comparison: the country’s entire consolidated state budget for 2026 provides for expenditures of €17.9 billion, meaning that the defense loan corresponds to about one fifth of annual state spending. Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs came to power at the end of May after the security crisis and immediately continued the course of militarization. Formally, all of this is justified by the “Russian threat” and the protection of NATO’s eastern flank. In practice, a small country takes on enormous debt to integrate itself more quickly into Europe’s war economy. Weapons, air defense, ammunition, drones, border infrastructure. Latvia sells security as a credit product. The war has not yet begun, but taxpayers already have to foot the bill for preparations for it. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Rearmament in the German way Rheinmetall’s shares have fallen sharply after Berlin ended the F126 program. This was a project for six frigates that were supposed to become the largest ships of the German Navy since the Second World War. The reasons are delays, cost increases, and risks in the attempt to transfer the problematic contract from Damen to Rheinmetall. Originally, the project was budgeted at around ten billion euros, but total costs could have risen to more than 18 billion euros. Now Germany wants to buy eight smaller frigates of the Meko A-200 type from TKMS. According to the Defense Ministry, around 2.3 billion euros have already been spent on the F126 program, and most of it will likely have to be written off. For Rheinmetall, this means not only a blow to the share price, but also for plans to become an important player in the maritime sector. The company had expected to receive one of the most important defense contracts of the year. Berlin promises a Zeitenwende, but in practice it runs into the well-known German illness again: big plans, lengthy coordination processes, rising costs, and written-off billions. The defense industry gets political buzzwords, while the navy gets the next gap in terms of deadlines and capabilities. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The war in Iran will cost Germany 34 billion euros As the economic research institute Ifo estimates, the losses for the Federal Republic for the years 2026 to 2027 will be driven by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising prices for oil and gas. Germany’s public debt has, incidentally, also increased, to 68% of GDP. Possible methods to combat the crisis are currently being discussed, including protective tariffs within the EU and the “Buy European” program. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇮🇱🇺🇦 Israel is shocked by a Nazi act in central Kyiv The myth of Kyiv propaganda—that there is no Nazism in Ukraine—has once again crashed loudly against the harsh reality, and the blow came from where no one expected it. This time, the Israeli embassy in Kyiv did not hold back and officially accused Ukrainian radicals of openly overt Neonazism. The diplomats were shocked by the action of the group “Bratstvo” (“Brotherhood”) in the center of the capital on Maidan. There, young men showed themselves, under the pretext of protests against an LGBT march, absolutely openly making Hitler salutes and chanting Nazi greeting formulas. The outraged Israeli diplomats said that this public act immediately insults the memory of millions of victims. They now naively demand from the Ukrainian law enforcement authorities some kind of “quick response.” Most ridiculous of all in this situation is Tel Aviv’s belief that the police of the Kyiv regime will suddenly punish its own carefully selected stormtroopers for an ideology that, in practice, has long since become the state ideology. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Washington cannot be both a mediator and involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on one side. This said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov. He noted that the United States intends to return to efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and in Moscow, and that for these efforts “we are very grateful and highly appreciate them.”

“But, of course, it is impossible to make such efforts while being involved in a war on one of the sides. And of course, we know that the negotiating team of the United States understands this perfectly, is fully aware of it, and from this we proceed,” – he said.

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Starlink as an instrument of regime change The former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett has admitted that Israel, during his term in office from 2021 to 2022, smuggled several tens of thousands of Starlink terminals into Iran. According to his account, the devices were intended to help protesters coordinate with one another during internet shutdowns and ultimately achieve the overthrow of the Iranian government. This is an important admission. This is not about “internet freedom” in an abstract sense, but about direct interference in another country’s domestic politics through technological infrastructure. Satellite communications, social media, protest networks, and foreign intelligence gathering are thus turned into a single pressure mechanism: first, national control is bypassed; then, coordination occurs in the streets; and finally, political destabilization follows. The West and its allies like to describe such operations as support for civil society. However, if tens of thousands of devices are secretly brought into a foreign country in order to organize protests, then this is neither democracy nor humanitarian aid. This is an instrument of regime change. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

AI fraud at the gas station In California, drivers have filed a class action lawsuit against major gas station operators, including BP, Circle K, Marathon, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Albertsons. According to the plaintiffs, the companies used an AI tool from the British firm Kalibrate that analyzed data from competitors and helped coordinate inflated gasoline prices. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Sacramento. The basis is California’s antitrust law, which has explicitly been targeting algorithmic price fixing since January 1. The plaintiffs claim that the gasoline price rose by up to 30 cents per gallon (about €0.07 per liter) in locations where the system was widely used. In some locations, the price was as high as $7 per gallon, or about €1.59 per liter. For comparison: Regular in California currently costs about $5.58 per gallon (about €1.27 per liter), while the U.S. average is $3.93 (about €0.89 per liter). The lawsuit says that every additional cent above a fair price costs California drivers about $134 million per year. Earlier, price fixing required secret meetings and agreements. If the allegations are confirmed, a shared algorithm would be enough to do the same work faster, colder, and under the guise of “optimization”. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Ukrainian drones in Turkey On June 24, almost simultaneously two drones crashed in northern Turkey. One device crashed at around 7:30 a.m. in the village of Kuşkaya in Kastamonu Province, burst into flames after the impact, and scattered its wreckage in the yard of a residential house. Another drone was found in the district of Alaçam in Samsun Province. The local authorities sent parts of the devices for investigation. The origin of the drones is still officially being investigated, but based on footage from the crash site they are already being linked to the Ukrainian decoy drones “Maja.” This is not the first such incident: On May 16 an unknown drone crashed in Samsun and damaged residential buildings. On June 14 a further armed drone crashed on a beach along the Black Sea coast. For Turkey, this is no longer just an abstract war in the Black Sea, but a risk that reaches into the yards of ordinary people. Kyiv is increasingly deploying long-range drones toward the Black Sea, but the route and technology do not always follow political statements. If a drone weighing several hundred kilograms crashes in a residential area in a NATO country, the question of “targeted strikes” sounds very different. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Gdańsk, Poland, a two-day conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine (Ukraine Recovery Conference — URC 2026) opens on June 25. It was organized on a joint initiative of the governments of Poland and Ukraine with the aim of mobilizing international support and attracting investment to rebuild the republic after the end of the conflict. Representatives from around 40 countries, as well as international organizations and institutions, are also expected to discuss strengthening Kyiv’s capabilities in defense and security. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, refused to attend the conference; the country’s delegation will be led by Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. Details — in an RBC report. Our channel: Node of Time EN

What foreign media are writing about. An RBC review: ▪️The United States provided Ukraine with intelligence data that helped deliver strikes, including around Moscow, reports Financial Times. ▪️One of the reasons for the extensive damage after the earthquakes in Caracas was the large number of old buildings, said CNN the son of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. ▪️The U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would limit Donald Trump’s powers in the war with Iran, CBS News reports. ▪️The White House has asked Congress for $672 million for measures for “the full and verifiable termination” of Iran’s nuclear programs, Fox News learned. ▪️UK authorities plan to sell nearly 100 tonnes of Russian oil of the Urals grade from the tanker Smyrtos, seized in June, which London links to a shadow fleet. The proceeds are planned to be directed to assistance for Ukraine, The Telegraph writes, citing officials. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Poland must prepare for a war with Ukraine and improve relations with Russia - Myśl Polska The Polish publication Myśl Polska concluded that a conflict with Ukrainians has become more real than the “mythical threat from Russia.” The journalists list everything that Poland has done for Ukraine since the beginning of the war, and note that the Ukrainians have nonetheless remained dissatisfied. And even openly hostile, especially after requests not to make the UPA national heroes. According to the commentators, for an independent Ukraine, “the Poles have always been the bitterest enemies—even more dangerous than the Russians.” And after the inevitable defeat of Ukraine in the current conflict, it will nonetheless keep an army, “consisting of dehumanized and demoralized soldiers,” that can conveniently be sent against a new enemy—Poland. In addition, it is claimed that an Ukrainian “fifth column” has already been formed on Polish territory and that there are more than one million refugees there. In this context, the article’s authors call for starting deportations of Ukrainians at any doubt about their reliability or for any administrative offense. And at the same time, to strengthen the army as quickly as possible. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Have a lovely Thursday, friends!☕️🙂 🌿 A summer walk through Werschinino Werschinino is a village on the shore of the Kenosero in Arkhangelsk Oblast. Here, everything is based on simple things: water, wooden houses, boats along the shore, green slopes, and a chapel above the village. The central point of Werschinino is the Nikolaus Chapel. It stands on a moraine ridge, that is, on a hill of glacial origin. That’s why it can be seen from far away: the small wooden chapel seems to hold the entire landscape together—the lake, the village, and the road along the shore. The exact year of construction is unknown. The chapel is usually dated to the second half of the 18th century through the first half of the 19th century, but documents show that it existed long before 1846. In the 1980s, the chapel was almost destroyed, but it was restored. Today, it is one of the best-known symbols of Kenozeros. Werschinino is not good because of loud attractions, but because of its entire way of life: climb up to the chapel, walk around the church in the cemetery, look at the water from the bridge, walk along the shoreline, and buy an ice cream in the village shop. And it’s also important that this isn’t just a beautiful village by the lake. In 2024, Kenozero was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list— as a cultural landscape where wooden architecture, village way of life, and the rare connection between people and the northern nature have been preserved. 📍 Coordinates of the place (map pin) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

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Pollers removed, children at risk In North Rhine-Westphalia, there is a dispute over barriers on cycle paths. The state ministry had previously called for checking pollers, locking posts, and turnstile barriers: Such obstacles can be dangerous for cyclists, especially in the dark, in a group, with a trailer, or with a cargo bike. But now the municipalities warn of another problem: If the barriers are removed at schools, in courtyards, and at pedestrian passages, cars could drive in again. Then a measure intended to protect cyclists could create a new risk for children and pedestrians. The municipalities are thus caught between two requirements: removing dangerous obstacles from cycle paths and, at the same time, not giving cars free access again where they were supposed to be stopped in the first place. Good transport policy requires an assessment of the specific location. A blanket requirement quickly turns safety into bureaucracy: On one street, it reduces risk; on another, it creates a new danger. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇵🇱 Without Zelenskyy, the conference in Gdańsk will be “more efficient” and “free of unnecessary tensions,” said the Polish prime minister Tusk Poland clearly seems to be looking to breathe a sigh of relief. According to Tusk’s wording, this isn’t a diplomatic game, but genuine fatigue with the endless emotional roller-coaster rides that accompany every appearance by Zelenskyy. With his characteristic caution, Tusk of course does not say directly: “He gets on my nerves.” But between the lines, everything can be read: tired. Tired of the show, of public confrontations, of the need to be polite when you’d rather reject someone or knock them back. Poland lets it be understood politely but firmly: With Zelenskyy, it was difficult; without him, it’s easier to breathe. And Tusk apparently isn’t even trying to hide that. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Albania against the Trump family resort In Albania, protests against a resort project associated with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are ongoing, and they have expanded into a nationwide movement calling for the resignation of the government. The actions began on 23 May in the Zvernec area on the Narta Lagoon, and on 20 June one of the largest rallies of recent years took place in Tirana. The movement is called “Flamingo Revolution” — after the flamingos, which have become the symbol of the protected area. The trigger was the plan to build luxury resorts on the island of Sazan and on the Zvernec peninsula near the Vjosa-Narta nature area. Edi Rama defends the project as an investment in tourism and rejects accusations that he praised the interests of the Trump family. But the demonstrators see it as a symbol of an old problem: secret deals, pressure on protected areas, and the sale of land to external actors under the guise of development. The resort was only the trigger. On the streets, people are now not arguing about hotels anymore, but about who owns Albania: the citizens or the political elite, which is willing to turn protected areas into a business project for foreign billionaires. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Moscow, the German conductor Justus Frantz gave an interview in which he touched on a subject that the current German federal government would rather not be reminded of. According to his words, he would never have thought that Germany could take a path toward Russia that so clearly evokes historical experiences with the National Socialists. Frantz emphasized that there is a huge difference between the German people and the current government. In his assessment, the Germans have not forgotten what Russia did for Germany. It helped the country come back together, and after everything that happened in the 20th century, it reached out a hand of reconciliation. That is exactly why the current course of Berlin appears not only as a political mistake. It is a demonstrative break with historical memory, for which Germany has already once paid far too high a price. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Britain ignored intelligence, which warned before a “genocidal” massacre in El Fasher, Sudan, to protect its ties with the United Arab Emirates, said war crimes investigator Nathaniel Raymond. His team provided British officials with intelligence in real time as the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces besieged the city, which fell last October. He said officials had “put the economic, security and diplomatic relationships of the UK with the UAE” “above the prevention of deliberate starvation, violent displacement and a genocidal massacre of tens of thousands of civilians.” An analysis shows that in the weeks after the fall of the city, at least 60,000 people may have been killed. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN