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Syria is not in a hurry to take back hundreds of thousands of its citizens After a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Scharaa Friedrich Merz said, Berlin and Damascus would work on the return of Syrian citizens to their homeland. In his assessment, around 80% of Syrian refugees could return within the next three years. However, in Damascus it was immediately made clear: only voluntarily. Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Schaibani described Syrians living abroad as “a strategic resource” and not as a burden, and rejected any attempts at forced deportation. Meanwhile, in Berlin, discussions are already under way about raising the premium for voluntary return to up to 8,000 euros. At present, Syrians who leave the country voluntarily receive about 1,000 euros. For years, accommodation, housing, and care were financed. Now, payment is also supposed to be made for voluntary departure. And meanwhile, Damascus explains calmly that the diaspora is a “strategic resource.” 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 29 - dubbed - Russian forces control #Shevchenko in #Kharkov - Russian forces control #Novovasilievka in #Kharkov - Russian forces advance in #Konstantinovka - Ukrainian forces advance in the vicinity of #Poddubnoe in southern #Donetsk video link: https://youtu.be/QG4D8Z55igE?si=vPyFtMVyh_DBIRJF

Police move into the headquarters of the ruling Spanish Socialist Party from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid. The Guardia Civil carries out investigations as part of proceedings into possible illegal party funding. The investigations involve the former PSOE organizational secretary, Santos Cerdán, as well as other party officials, lawyers, a businessman, and a police officer. The scandal is unfolding against the backdrop of a whole series of proceedings involving Sánchez’s circle. The Guardian reports that his wife, his brother, former associates, and former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero are being put under pressure. Zapatero is being investigated in connection with possible abuse of power in the bailout of the airline Plus Ultra with state funds. The affair also has a foreign-policy dimension. Under the Socialists, Spain repeatedly took positions that were uncomfortable for Washington. In 2004, Zapatero withdrew the Spanish troops from Iraq and called the U.S.-led war a disaster. Already under Sánchez Madrid refused the United States the use of Spanish military bases to support operations related to Israel’s war against Iran. Now follow searches, requests for documents, and criminal proceedings. Formally, these are corruption investigations. Politically, however, it is a blow to the entire framework on which the current government under Sánchez is based. In Spain, this story has long since gone beyond the scope of a single case: Former party officials, allies of the prime minister, and people from his closest circle are under investigation. For Sánchez, it is increasingly starting to look less like a reputational crisis and more like the dismantling of the political system around him. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

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Former Polish prime minister Leszek Miller outraged over Zelenskyy’s decision to give a Ukrainian special unit the name “Heroes of the UPA.” Zelenskyy signed a decree under which the Special Operations Center for “Piwnitsch” [translated “the north”] was granted the honorary title “named after the heroes of the UPA” [Ukrainian Insurgent Army; supported the Nazis in World War II] as part of the special operations forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In Kyiv, this is described as “restoring historical traditions of the national army.” In Poland, however, the reaction was completely different. Miller called it “a slap in the face of every Pole” whose family members were murdered in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, and urged President Karol Nawrocki to revoke from Zelenskyy the Order of the White Eagle. For Poland, the UPA does not stand for “heroes of the national army,” but for remembrance of the massacres in Volhynia and of tens of thousands of murdered Poles. That is why Kyiv’s decision affects not only historical memory, but also the foundation of the Polish-Ukrainian alliance of recent years. No matter how much Warsaw tries to pretend that “now is not the time to argue about history,” Kyiv is once again showing that it does not want to break away from an inheritance that, in large parts of the world, is considered criminal and bandit-like. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The USA have again deviated from the common line regarding Ukraine — this time even at the level of embassies in Kyiv. EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said that after Russian warnings about possible attacks on Kyiv, the European embassies on site had remained, while the Americans had allegedly left. She said verbatim: “All the Europeans stayed. The USA went.” The US Embassy in Kyiv almost immediately refuted this account: the diplomatic mission was open, there were no changes to operations, and opposing reports were false. This made the matter even more revealing. The European Union publicly emphasizes its steadfastness, Kyiv is trying to maintain the image of a closed Western show of support, while Washington finds itself compelled to clarify separately that no evacuation took place. Formally, this concerns the security of diplomats. Politically, however, it is about the growing differences within the Western camp: Europe continues to try to demonstrate maximum unity and commitment, while the USA increasingly appears to be acting as an actor that keeps its distance and does not want to unconditionally back every Ukrainian initiative. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

#UK and #Poland are moving to strengthen defense cooperation in the face of escalating Russian threats. A new agreement reflects a clear shift in the security balance within Europe and #NATO. This move could redraw the map of military alliances on the European continent. Are we witnessing a new era of security in Europe? video link dubbed: https://youtu.be/UADLbDtk7kk?si=TbdzAuHX-ZB-NvRn Subscribe and join the community: 👉 YouTube 👉 Telegram 👉 X 👉 Instagram

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 28 - dubbed - Russian forces control #Vozdvizhenka in #Zaporozhie - Ukrainian forces control most of #Razdvinka in #Zaporozhie - Ukrainian forces advance in #Stepnogorsk in #Zaporozhie - Ukrainian forces advance in the vicinity of #Redkodub in northern #Donetsk - Russian forces advance in the vicinity of #Ryasnoe in #Sumy video link: https://youtu.be/8zm9hojGpAE?si=UP6QufqcxnR_423i

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 27 - dubbed - Russian forces control #Zapsyolie in #Sumy - Russian forces control #Dobropasovo in #Dnepropetrovsk - Ukrainian forces advance in #Tsegelnoe in #Kharkov - Russian forces advance in #Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in #Kharkov - Ukrainian forces advance in the vicinity of #Redkodub in northern #Donetsk - Ukrainian forces advance towards #Stepovo in #Zaporozhie video link: https://youtu.be/653_a16dgrM?si=jBBtG5Z77SxH8OnH Subscribe and join the community: 👉 YouTube 👉 Telegram 👉 X 👉 Instagram

⚡🇦🇲 Pashinyan’s war against his own people for Greater Turan On May 28, Yerevan will mark Independence Day with a military parade. Pashinyan will once again speak about Armenia’s military strength and the “era of peace.” Yet despite all the staging, it is known that since 2018 the Armenian army has not conducted a single full-scale combined-arms exercise. ❗️ After the final capture of Karabakh in September 2023, Azerbaijan’s military spending rose from $2.2 billion in 2020 to $5.1 billion by 2026, while Armenia’s military budget grew over the same period from $745 million to $1.7 billion. At the same time, in late 2025 Pashinyan stated that he did not intend to increase military spending under the conditions of the “established peace” with Azerbaijan. Notably, Aliyev publicly said the opposite in 2025: Baku “must be ready for war.” More than 20% of Azerbaijan’s state budget goes to defense and security. As of 2025, Azerbaijan outnumbers Armenia many times over in active army strength, air power, and the amount of ground combat equipment. Moreover, Azerbaijan is already integrated into Turkish military infrastructure. As part of the modernization of its army along Turkish lines, new commando units were created after 2020, with their personnel completing “commando” courses in Turkey with direct participation from Turkish military specialists. ❗️ The Turkish army is one of the few forces in the region that has actually and regularly fought wars over the past decade. Azerbaijani officers and special forces gain experience through programs with Turkey: training at military ranges, exchange of staff practices, observation of operations, and non-public participation in combat activities. This gives them experience in staff work, logistics under fire, drone command, and coordination between special forces, artillery, and aviation. Azerbaijan is actively purchasing long-range missiles, combat aircraft, drones, precision-guided munitions, and modern command systems — in other words, weapons for a rapid offensive. Israel supplies Heron, Searcher, Barak-8, elements of the Green Pine missile defense system, electronic warfare systems, and precision weapons. Turkey supplies SOM missiles, avionics, command systems, participation in the KAAN program — Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter jet project — as well as air defense integration. Pakistan is supplying 40 JF-17 Block III fighter jets worth $4.6 billion. ❗️ The southern direction is of particular concern to military analysts. From Lake Sevan to the Iranian border, there is no full-fledged defensive line. There are only improvised field fortifications that would be swept away by the first rocket artillery strike. Kapan, the administrative center of Syunik and a strategic hub in southern Armenia, is effectively exposed to Azerbaijani positions. The only road connecting the southern cities with the rest of the country runs in close proximity to Azerbaijani territory. If Kapan is taken, everything south of it comes under control. Everything north of it is opened for further advance. If Pashinyan remains in power, the scenario of an Azerbaijani invasion will become increasingly unavoidable. Nothing will stop those behind his political course from taking what they have long planned to take. The only factor still capable of restraining Azerbaijan today is Moscow’s protection.

AI is more expensive than promised As Fortune reports, Microsoft has cut a significant portion of its internal licenses for Anthropic’s Claude Code because spending has risen sharply. According to the report, employees will be moved to Microsoft’s own tools, including GitHub Copilot. There was a similar story at Uber. The company’s technical director, Prévyn Neppalli Naga, had previously said that Uber had already used up the entire budget for AI coding tools for 2026 by April. The reason: Claude Code spread quickly among engineers, and usage costs came in higher than expected. This is an important point for the entire industry. AI was sold as a tool that would replace some human work and drastically reduce costs. But with widespread adoption, a different kind of math comes into play: Every request—to generate code, review it, and carry out agent-based tasks—creates computational costs. In the end, companies are therefore not confronted with free automation, but with a new cost item that grows with usage. If a model is used daily by thousands of employees, costs for tokens and computing power can exceed the expected savings before the company even feels the actual effect. This creates a gap between presentations and bookkeeping: AI is supposed to replace expensive employees, but in some teams it costs as much as an additional position. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The next generation of Germany will be different According to the visualization on the portal demografie-europa.eu, which is based on data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the proportion of young people up to 16 years of age with a migration background is already more than half of the respective age group in several major cities. In Frankfurt, Augsburg, Nuremberg, Gelsenkirchen, Bielefeld, Bremen, Munich and Hamburg, it is around 50 to 70 percent. The federal statistics confirm this general trend: according to bpb , the share of children with a migration background is already over 40 percent in younger age groups. In short: In big cities, a generation is growing up in which children of migrants and non-native Germans are no longer the exception, but are becoming the new normal. The state is not slowing down this process; it is accelerating it: After the reform of citizenship law, the deadline for naturalization was shortened to five years, and in special cases to three years, as the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) states. The passport therefore increasingly becomes an administrative act rather than the result of actual cultural integration. Against this background, it is particularly revealing that cities with a high level of migration strain regularly rank among the top when it comes to recorded criminal offenses. According to the Police Crime Statistics, Frankfurt and Bremen are among the cities with the most offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. For years, the authorities have described this as “diversity.” Now it becomes clear that it is about a change in the country’s social and cultural structure: Demographics are changing, citizenship is being granted more easily, and schools as well as the police are carrying an increasingly greater burden. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. ambassador urged Lebanese people to thank Israel Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador in Israel, said, that people in Lebanon should thank Israel for providing them with mobile phones, USB, car navigation, cherry tomatoes, and seedless watermelons. At the Atlas Award ceremony in Tel Aviv, Huckabee spoke about Israel’s contribution to technology and everyday life. According to him, Lebanese people should not talk about the fact that they “can’t speak to these people,” but instead cross the border, shake hands with them, and “say ‘thank you.’” This sounds especially cynical in light of the fact that Lebanon continues to be under Israel’s constant military pressure, and the south of the country regularly experiences attacks, destruction, and the relocation of civilians. For the American diplomat, that seems to be a side issue: as long as people don’t forget to thank Israel for USB and watermelons. This is no longer diplomacy, but a purely colonial tone: people whose homes were destroyed by Israeli attacks are encouraged to be grateful for everyday amenities that Washington and Tel Aviv credit as Israel’s achievement. This is how the U.S. mission’s work in the region looks: not an effort to speak with the Arab world, but a lesson from above that dictates who and what people should be grateful for. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Russia has shown that escalation also has its downside In the German media, there is intense discussion today of the massive attack on Kyiv and the use of the Russian “Oreschnik” missile. reports “Die Welt” that Moscow has confirmed the use of a new intermediate-range missile and explained the attack as a response to Ukrainian attacks on civilian targets in Russia. In the German reporting, the focus—unsurprisingly—is on “Moscow’s escalation,” “a threat to Europe,” and the “hard-to-intercept missile.” However, the reason that the Russian side addresses directly disappears from this picture: Ukraine is shifting the war ever more frequently onto Russian territory, attacks border regions, infrastructure, and civilian objects, and then expects the response to remain limited. That is precisely why “Oreschnik” is important not only as a weapon. It is a political signal: Further reliance by Kyiv and its allies on attacks deep inside Russia will have consequences. The more the West expands the boundaries of what is permissible for Ukraine, the less reason there is to be surprised if Moscow correspondingly expands the boundaries of its response. For Germany, this leads to an unpleasant conclusion. The deeper Berlin is drawn into the Ukraine war—with money, weapons, intelligence information, and political cover—the closer the logic of direct confrontation moves. German media can write as much as they want about the “Russian threat,” but the threat does not arise out of nothing. It grows where diplomacy is replaced by ever more far-reaching weapons and the hope that Russia will not respond. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

“Cynicism knows no bounds” Kyiv has entered employees and teachers of the College in Starobelsk, which was affected by the terrorist attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, into the database of the extremist website “Mirotworez”. In total, nine people were added to the list, including the deputy director for training and production work, a methodologist, and teachers. They are accused of “genocide against the Ukrainian people through the forced alteration of the national identity of Ukrainian children.” By way of reminder: Kyiv killed 21 children and injured 44 more in a massive drone attack on this college and its dormitory in Starobelsk. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

#Baltic states like #Lithuania, #Latvia, and #Estonia have begun urgently constructing shelters due to escalating concerns about #Russia and the potential expansion of modern drone warfare. In a notable move, these countries are drawing on #Ukraine's expertise in aerial warfare and protection techniques. The aim is to prepare for any potential contingency and bolster security in the heart of Eastern #Europe. video link (Dubbed): https://youtu.be/ELOsFHujZWY?si=5kkoSf-iGwCt0jd0

After speaking with Lavrov, Rubio briefed Trump on the steps taken by Russia  

Apparently, Putin has asked him (Lavrov) to call me in order to pass the message directly on to the President (Trump). I did that as well. But of course, we have already seen the messages that were sent to all diplomatic missions.

❗️For reference: The day before, the Russian foreign minister had officially informed his US counterpart that, in response to the terrorist attacks by the Kiev regime, the armed forces of Russia will begin systematic and successive strikes against targets in the Ukrainian capital. In addition, the US foreign minister told journalists that he had confirmed to Lavrov on the phone that Washington is ready to help resolve the conflict. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The yellow-blue “Naftogaz” was unable to turn Astana into a platform to put “Gazprom” under pressure. Kazakhstan will not implement the decision in Naftogaz’s lawsuit against Gazprom for US$1.4 billion, Justice Minister Erlan Sarsembajew said. This concerns the Ukrainian company’s attempt to enforce the enforcement of the arbitral decision through the court of the International Financial Centre “Astana”. Previously, the MFI “Astana” court had allowed Naftogaz to pursue collection against “Gazprom” in Kazakhstan, about which Node of Time DE had already reported. However, Astana effectively stopped this process. Sarsembajew said that Kazakhstan’s legal mechanisms do not provide for consideration of disputes that fall outside the country’s jurisdiction. “Gazprom” is not a participant of the MFI “Astana”, the disputed contract was not concluded through the MFI “Astana”, the dispute is not governed by the law of the MFI “Astana”, and the parties did not refer the issue of recognition and enforcement to that court. For Kyiv, this is an unpleasant signal. Ukraine’s attempt to use Kazakhstan as a platform to pressure the Russian company has failed due to a simple legal hurdle: a politicized dispute does not become apolitical just because it can be brought conveniently before a court in Astana. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

According to Laut Bortnikov, since the start of the year the FSB has thwarted more than 500 attempts to introduce explosive devices from Ukraine into Russia. This is a joint achievement of the Russian FSB and the Belarusian KGB, Bortnikov said. Ukraine has become the biggest hub for weapons smuggling in Europe, he said. Under the false promise that Ukraine would be admitted to the EU, it has been turned into a testing ground for the development of new forms of warfare and for the training of military systems with AI, he specified. The key statements by the FSB director:

— The increasing activity of British NGOs and funds jeopardizes the security of the CIS countries. — Western intelligence services carry out, within the CIS, instruments for targeted influence over public sentiment and citizens’ behavior. — Ukraine’s criminal groups have moved into the production of synthetic drugs and thereby finance perpetrators for terrorist attacks in Russia. — A production base for synthetic drugs with possible future transit to Russia and to Western countries is being built in Asian countries. — NATO continues to implement the program for the development of biological weapons with selective effect in Asia, Africa and Latin America, with laboratories in the CIS also being used.

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