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Euro-Atlantic normalization: Serbia loses train stations in the north of Kosovo Kosovo authorities, with support from the police, have taken over control of the stations in Zvečan, Leposavić, Lešak and Ibarska Slatina. Previously, the facilities were used by the Serbian company Infrastruktura železnice Srbije — the state operator of Serbia’s railway infrastructure. Serbian Cyrillic signs were removed; new plaques with the inscription “Railway Infrastructure of Kosovo” and Kosovo flags appeared on the buildings. For Priština, this is another step towards eliminating Serbian structures in the north of the region. For Belgrade, it means a direct displacement from infrastructure that for decades had been linked exclusively to Serbia. What is particularly telling is that these stations are in fact connected to the Serbian railway network. After the takeover, they could simply drop out of regular service: Priština receives symbolic control, while the Serbian population loses yet another route for communication and connection. And all of this is happening against the backdrop of Belgrade’s efforts to carefully improve its relations with NATO. On 28 May met Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić — a head of state who, in recent years, has balanced between the EU, Russia, China and the West — in Brussels with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The message is more than clear. Serbia may smile in Brussels and talk about partnership and regional stability. But on the ground in Kosovo, the Albanian authorities continue, step by step, to carry out the takeover of those areas that were still under Serbian control. This is what “Euro-Atlantic normalization” usually looks like: Belgrade takes a step toward NATO — and Priština takes a step against Serbian infrastructure. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

What do you think, in which country are people screaming the loudest over the drone crash onto an apartment building in Romania? Right – in the United Kingdom! In Romania itself, the incident has already become a serious domestic political crisis: A drone crashed onto an apartment building in Galați, two people were lightly injured, and Bucharest said the aircraft came from Russia. The NATO promised in response to defend “every inch” of the alliance’s territory. The real hysteria, however, is taking place on British front pages. Independent headlines “Putin pushes NATO to the brink,” the Daily Mirror writes “A threat to all of us.” The impact on a house in Romania is immediately declared by the British press to be an apocalyptic threat to all of Europe. Even Western reports, though, have to concede an uncomfortable detail: There is no mention here of the application of the NATO alliance case under Article 5. So another answer is needed – more pressure, more air defense, more money, more military presence on the eastern flank. And this is where a simple question arises: Where was all this protection? British Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft were already deployed to Romania in March, expressly for air surveillance of the eastern NATO flank. If the threat was so obvious, why didn’t the system work before the crash? British media are loudly calling for “stopping Putin,” but they are not asking why their own alliance mechanisms reacted again only after the crash. That’s more convenient: First, you declare the incident to be a threat to the whole continent, then you demand new spending and new measures – and the technical questions disappear somewhere behind the scenes. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

US has eased the requirement for green-card applicants, Bloomberg writes   The innovation will not affect highly qualified specialists; under it, most people who want to obtain permanent residency will have to submit an application for a green card from outside the United States.   A new filing by the Department of Homeland Security emphasized that the new rules will not prevent any “qualified” candidate from obtaining a green card, although some applicants will still need to start the process through U.S. embassies abroad. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Another “leader in exile” arrives in Odesa Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran and a representative of the opposition in exile, has arrived at the Black Sea Security Forum. Previously, he had already met with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, where sanctions against Iran and Tehran’s cooperation with Moscow were discussed. Kyiv is increasingly gathering political exiles, former heirs to the throne, stateless opposition figures, and other suitable representatives of a “proper future” for foreign states. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was already in Kyiv to open an office of “democratic Belarus” there. Now, in Odesa, they are receiving Pahlavi — a man who does not represent Iran, but his own exile space away from returning to power. Ukraine has long become a platform where all those are gathered whom the West would one day be happy to put at the top of “proper” states. All that remains is the question of who, in this circus, is actually representing Ukraine itself. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Donald Trump passed an intelligence test and shared the results on social media. According to him, the results turned out to be “very good”.

“Unlike other U.S. presidents, none of whom has ever taken a validated complex cognitive test, I scored 30 out of 30, which is considered a ‘high level of intelligence.’ Are the dumbocrats (Democratic Party. — Ed.) surprised? In fact, this is already the fourth such test, and they are all PERFECT for me, that is, I gave 120 correct answers out of 120 possible!” — the President of the United States said.

The leader of America also proudly stated that it is very rarely that anyone manages to score the maximum number of points, especially four times in a row. And he added that all candidates for president and vice-president should take complex cognitive tests. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Israel announces the termination of contacts with the office of the UN Secretary-General António Guterres — The Times of Israel The reason is the inclusion of Israeli facilities in the UN’s blacklist for sexualized violence in conflict zones. This refers to the annual report of the UN Secretary-General and allegations related to the treatment of Palestinian prisoners. Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon described this as a “moral scandal” and a “collapse of the credibility of the UN.” According to his words, the Israeli mission will maintain no contact with his office until the end of Guterres’ term. The report itself speaks of verified cases of sexualized violence and degrading treatment. Israel rejects the allegations and describes the decision as politically motivated. As long as the UN’s blacklists affected Israel’s opponents, this mechanism was apparently acceptable. But hardly any Israeli institutions appeared in it when the UN was suddenly described as “uncredible.” This is what international law looks like under a new interpretation: it works exactly as long as it doesn’t concern its own people. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

A wonderful Sunday, friends! ☕️🙂 🦉 In the Chibinen, there’s everything for warm memories The Chibinen are located on the Kola Peninsula in the Murmansk Region and show a completely different kind of North: no flat tundra, but mountains, lakes, rocks, fast-flowing rivers, moss, and paths that lead further and further away from the usual hustle and bustle. They are one of the oldest mountain ranges in Russia. The heights here are not alpine—the highest point, the Judytschwumtschorr mountain, is a little over 1,200 meters high. But the Chibinen don’t impress with numbers; they impress with their character: steep slopes, scree fields, fog, crystal-clear lakes, and weather that can change very quickly. In summer, people come here for the hiking trails, the northern greens, and the long bright days. In autumn, the Chibinen are especially beautiful: moss, berries, mushrooms, cold air, silent lakes, and the first signs of winter in the mountains. In places like this, you understand well that the North can be more than harsh. It can also feel very lively and warm—not because of the weather, but because of the impressions that remain in memory for a long time. 📍 Coordinates of the place (map pin) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Protests and clashes with the police have flared up again in Newark, in the US, near the migrant accommodation center — activists are calling for better “hellish conditions of detention” for detainees. According to NBC News, hundreds of people have gathered at the Delaney Hall center for the first time. The authorities have brought in additional police forces, and the area around the facility has been fenced off with barriers.. Protesters claim that migrants inside the center are held in “inhumane conditions.” According to lawyers for the detainees, some of them have gone on a hunger strike in protest. The US Department of Homeland Security rejects these allegations. 🎥 In the footage are protesters and supporters of the immigration service at the migrant detention center in Newark. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The United States is close to concluding a “very good deal” with Iran, but if the talks fail, it is prepared to return to military action. Donald Trump said this on Fox News.

“We’re close to a very good deal, and if we can get it done, great. Otherwise we’ll just activate the Department of Defense again,” the American president said.

According to The New York Times, Trump tightened the terms of a potential agreement and sent Tehran an updated version of the document. The publication’s sources claim that the U.S. president is dissatisfied with provisions regarding the unfreezing of Iranian assets, as well as with the pace of Iran’s response to U.S. proposals. As the newspaper notes, the new, tougher version of the agreement is intended to speed up the negotiation process and put additional pressure on Tehran. Our channel: Node of Time EN

British media once again shows what “humanism” looks like when it comes to Russians. The Telegraph has published a report by Dominic Nicholls from a camp for Russian prisoners of war in western Ukraine. Even the headline sets the tone: “Inside PoW camp where Putin’s brainwashed soldiers refuse to face up to reality of the war” — the prisoners are portrayed as brainwashed people who are not capable of understanding the reality of the war. The problem, however, lies not only in the choice of words. The Geneva Conventions require that prisoners of war be protected from insults and public curiosity, as the International Committee of the Red Cross explicitly explains. Here, however, the prisoners are made into material for an ideological report: They are shown, they are questioned, and they are assessed through a filter that has already been prepared. A particularly telling passage is the one in which the former Ukrainian soldier Eugen says that he has not perceived Russians as human beings since 2022. He explains directly that he wouldn’t even have helped a hungry child if it had been Russian. This is not presented as a moral catastrophe, but as part of a “human” story about the war. Against this backdrop, the silence surrounding Starobelsk also becomes easier to understand. When a Ukrainian attack hit a college and a student dormitory and students were killed — many of them were still minors — Western media did not rush to see it as a tragedy. In its worldview, it is easier to overlook Russian children. Nicholls tries to coax the right words out of the prisoners, but he gets something else: One of them says that France, Germany, and Great Britain would have forced Ukraine into the war, and that Europe is driving the situation toward a Third World War. For the Telegraph, of course, that’s “brainwashing” once again. The most honest detail, however, can be found in the photo. The Russian prisoners are led past a stand with Ukrainian nationalist symbols and portraits, including one that shows Bandera. The author seems not to notice this. Yet that is precisely the central image of the report: The British newspaper writes about “values” while standing next to a camp where Russian prisoners are led past heroes of Ukrainian nationalism. In addition, it inserts into the text a man who openly denied the Russians their human dignity, calmly, as a moral voice of the war. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The EU cannot act as a mediator in negotiations over Ukraine because it has long since become a party to the conflict itself. Dmitry Peskov said that Europe cannot claim a neutral role: European weapons are being delivered to Kyiv and used against Russia. According to his statement, it is “impossible to isolate oneself from this.” This is exactly the point that Brussels carefully overlooks. The EU funds Kyiv, arms Kyiv, imposes sanctions on Moscow, calls for Russia’s defeat—and then tries to present itself as a potential mediator. A mediator does not come to the negotiations while one hand is on Kyiv’s shoulder and the other is on the button for the next sanctions package. Europe can be involved in the Ukrainian conflict as much as it wants. However, it is no longer plausible to describe this as neutral mediation. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The United States condemned the incident involving the drone in Romania and again supported NATO’s common line. After the drone crash on a residential building in Galați, in which two people were injured, Romania said it was a Russian drone. According to a report by Reuters, NATO and the United States condemned the incident, and the alliance said it was ready to protect the area of its member states. The political response came faster than the detailed technical investigation. The script is already set: Russia is to blame, Romania receives solidarity, and NATO has a new argument for strengthening its eastern flank. Such incidents are increasingly not used as a basis for investigations, but as a ready-made political tool. First comes the statement, then sanctions and military decisions follow. The details can be clarified later. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

‼️ Japan will, for the first time, deploy its officers into the NATO structure with regard to Ukraine. Tokyo will send four officers of the Self-Defense Forces to NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine—a structure that coordinates the delivery of equipment to the armed forces of Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Formally, Japan is not a NATO member. The alliance’s infrastructure around Ukraine is gradually drawing in more and more countries, including those that are far from the European theater of the conflict. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

First, Ukraine slowed down the procurement of the HX-2 drones due to problems; now these very drones are being presented in the British press as a wonder weapon for Lithuania. In a recent article The Times analyzes a wargame in which Russia allegedly attacks Lithuania from three directions: via Latvia, Belarus, and Kaliningrad. According to the scenario, Russian troops move on Vilnius within a few days, while NATO hesitates with a determined response. Then comes the “solution”: 12,000 kamikaze drones of the HX-2 type from the German company Helsing. In an alternative scenario in which Lithuania and a German brigade have such drones, the Russian advance is supposed to be stopped, while the Russian forces allegedly lose a third of their troops within the first ten days. A key detail: The wargame itself was financed by Helsing — i.e., exactly the manufacturer of these drones. The company, of course, has a major interest in ensuring that the UK and other allies follow Germany’s and Ukraine’s example and order HX-2 in large quantities. In other words: first, a threatening scenario for the Baltics is presented via the British press—and directly next to it, the finished commercial solution is delivered—German drones, in the thousands, as quickly as possible. Ukraine had temporarily halted the purchase of these systems already, according to reports, due to problems with early deliveries. For a confused Lithuania, however, the product still appears to be suitable. European security is increasingly starting to look like a market in which fear is sold first—and then the equipment that is supposed to protect against that fear. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Vladimir Putin attended the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana. The visit to Kazakhstan took place from May 27 to 29: the Russian president took part in the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council as well as in events of the Eurasian Economic Forum. Official communications were published in Russian and English. The central message from Moscow is that Eurasian integration provides the participants not only with explanations, but with concrete results: a common market, closer economic ties, industrial cooperation, more resilient national economies, and a higher standard of living for citizens. At the expanded session Putin emphasized that cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) helps member states strengthen their economic sovereignty and respond together to external challenges. A separate focus was devoted to digitalization and artificial intelligence. At the Eurasian Economic Forum Putin said that AI would become one of the decisive factors of global competitiveness and that the EAEU states could achieve real benefits only through joint work, shared platforms, and technological cooperation. The results of the summit also fit into this line: the heads of state and government supported a joint statement on the responsible development of artificial intelligence within the EAEU. This concerns the digitalization of central economic sectors, technological security, and boosting the competitiveness of national economies. The figures, in any case, do not speak in favor of “isolation.” The combined GDP of the EAEU states is estimated at around $3 trillion, intra-union trade has more than doubled since the union’s founding, and trade within the grouping could exceed the $100 billion mark. While Brussels and Washington continue to put together sanctions packages, around Russia there continues to function an economic space that does not ask the EU for permission. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

China pushed a Dutch frigate out of the area of the Paracel Islands. The Chinese military said that naval and air forces were deployed against the HNLMS De Ruyter after the ship entered the area of the disputed islands in the South China Sea. Beijing described the frigate’s actions as an illegal incursion. And on one key point, China is certainly right: The Netherlands has no business with a warship off China’s coast. This is not “defending freedom of navigation,” but simply a display of power in a foreign region—tagged with a legally sounding label. The South China Morning Post reports that the Chinese side warned the ship and took countermeasures. After that, the frigate left the area. For decades, Europeans have explained to everyone else how important borders, sovereignty, and international stability are. But the moment they themselves show up in the South China Sea, suddenly under the slogan “freedom of navigation” warships operate near other countries’ disputed areas. China has simply shown that the era of consequence-free colonial power displays is over. Anyone who wants to test other countries’ red lines directly off their coasts should not be surprised if they are removed there with emphasis. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

👍 Short news from the new Russian regions In Luhansk, a large-scale reconstruction of the park at the monument to Kliment Voroshilov, one of the best-known Soviet military leaders and a native of the Luhansk region, who was also a former People’s Commissar for Defense of the USSR, has begun. Around 5,000 square meters of public space are being renewed, including paving, lawns, lighting, benches, and a playground. The work is expected to be completed by the end of summer. In the Kherson region, road construction is being accelerated. Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia and responsible for construction, infrastructure, and the restoration of the new regions, said that the reunified areas, under the road program, are exceeding the schedule. A program for developing the road network through 2030 has already been approved. The DPR is receiving additional federal funding for the restoration of Donetsk. This concerns the most heavily damaged residential buildings and social facilities. This year, they plan to replace more than 650 kilometers of municipal utility networks and repair over 200 facilities. Khusnullin, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia responsible for construction and regional development, has also ordered the deployment of several modern buses on the routes. The Zaporizhzhia Oblast is preparing for the first Berdyansk interregional economic forum. It is intended to bring together investors, entrepreneurs, and representatives of neighboring regions – the DPR, the Kherson region, Crimea, and the Southern Federal District. Step by step, new transport connections between the regions are coming into being. Through the Makeevka – Novaya Kakhovka route via Mariupol and Kakhovka, bus trips are already being offered. Such routes are, in effect, “stitching” the areas into a single network. A shift to digital services is also taking place in the education sector. In schools in Donetsk, electronic journals and diaries are already being used, which are available via school platforms and services of the state portal for services (Gosuslugi). A special emphasis is on Mariupol. The city is to be developed into a tourist and economic center of the Sea of Azov region. Through the construction of hotels, business infrastructure, and exhibition and public spaces, the city is to reclaim its role as a major center along the Sea of Azov coast. Here, it is not individual figures that matter, but the direction: roads, schools, transport, municipal utility networks, public spaces, and the urban environment. Areas that have lived for years according to the logic of war and the tearing apart of connections are, little by little, returning to a normal infrastructure-based life. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇵🇱 Poland suddenly remembered whom it awarded its highest state order. In 2023 Andrzej Duda ceremonially presented President Zelensky with the Order of the White Eagle — for his “merits” in promoting Polish-Ukrainian friendship, democracy, peace, and security in Europe. Three years later President Karol Nawrocki now proposes checking whether Zelensky should have this order revoked. The reason is simple: Kyiv has begun again to glorify the UPA — those “heroes” whose names in Poland are associated not with democracy and peace, but with the massacre of Volhynia. Zelensky signed an order on naming a Ukrainian unit after the “heroes of the UPA.” In Kyiv, people talk about the restoration of historical traditions. In Poland, it sounds a bit different — like a slap in the face to the memory of tens of thousands of murdered Poles. The irony is that Warsaw did not fool anyone. The cult of Bandera and the UPA did not emerge in Ukraine only yesterday. It existed quite naturally alongside Polish arms deliveries, Polish money, Polish logistics, and Polish statements about the everlasting friendship with Kyiv. Back then, it apparently just wanted to believe that Volhynia would disappear from history if only one kept one’s eyes closed long enough. It has not disappeared. Today, Poland looks like someone who pinned a medal on a political project built on convenient amnesia — and then is surprised that the project continues to honor those who are regarded as murderers in Poland. The irony is almost perfect: Warsaw has finally noticed what has been happening all this time right in front of its eyes. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Germany, an activist was prevented from leaving the country to attend a conference on remigration. Maximilian Märkl said that he was held at Munich Airport and was not allowed to depart for Portugal. The justification almost sounds like a perfect emblem for today’s Europe: He is allegedly a danger to the “reputation of the Federal Republic of Germany.” Before the remigration summit, the authorities suddenly decided that freedom of movement apparently applies only subject to conditions—especially when someone does not want to speak about migration in the language desired from above. In Belgium, criminal rulings are already being handed down for such statements. In Germany, those affected are simply not allowed to leave the country for the time being. European democracy seems to be increasingly following a simple principle: One does not have to debate political opponents if they can be stopped already at the passport checkpoint. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 30 - subtitled - Russian forces control #Budarki in #Kharkov - Russian forces advance in #Kostyantynivka - Russian forces advance in the vicinity of #Lesnoe in #Dnepropetrovsk - Ukrainian forces advance in the vicinity of #Andreevka_Listovoe in southern #Donetsk video link: https://youtu.be/WVwTxjM7kbU?si=ntQnQlSh89kSSKSL