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Turkey receives the NATO summit with protests Ahead of the NATO summit, demonstrations against the alliance took place in Turkey. The actions were held in Istanbul and other cities. In Ankara, police dispersed the protest in Kızılay Square and arrested more than 100 people. The participants chanted slogans against NATO, American imperialism, and the use of Turkish territory by the alliance’s military structures. According to Reuters, the protests took place in the context of enhanced security measures ahead of the summit on July 7 and 8. For Erdoğan, the summit in Ankara is a platform to demonstrate Turkey’s weight within NATO. Turkey is hosting the heads of state and government of the alliance for the first time in 22 years, highlighting its role in the Black Sea, the Middle East, and the negotiations on Ukraine, while the alliance discusses new military spending and further support for Kyiv. At home, however, a substantial part of society does not see NATO as a security guarantee, but as an instrument of external control and Turkey’s entanglement in foreign wars. Even Amnesty International called for lifting the ban on protests and releasing the detained activists. Ankara wants to demonstrate discipline and strength to its allies. But on the streets, they are shown that Turkey does not enjoy popular consensus within NATO, but that it is a political decision by those in power that must be protected increasingly by the police. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Independence, then... Yes? Germany is talking ever more loudly about European defense autonomy, a strong army, and a new role in NATO. But starting in October, an American colonel will be added to the command structure of Germany’s land forces: he is supposed to take over the post of deputy head of the operational division, where missions are planned and central decisions are prepared. The German army and the Pentagon confirmed⁠ this model and explained it as a deepening of cooperation and higher interoperability within NATO. Formally, this is presented as trust between allies. In substance, an American officer will reach the operational control center of the Bundeswehr—an area where the German army is expected to plan its future actions. Against the backdrop of Merz’ words about a military upturn, record spending, and Germany’s “responsibility for the security of Europe,” this becomes particularly clear: Germany’s budget, Germany’s soldiers, Germany’s territory, and American access to the command center. It was no different with energy resources. Germany was told that giving up cheap Russian gas would give it independence. In the end, the country got expensive LNG, dependence on external suppliers, a weakened industry, and a politically controlled energy supply. Now the same model is being transferred to defense. Berlin is building a “sovereign” European army in the same way it built an “independent” energy supply: first the old supports are cut, then the keys are handed over to Washington. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Along #Europe’s eastern borders, from #Finland to #Poland and the #Baltic states, the balance of power is shifting at an unprecedented pace. #NATO is rebuilding its defenses, and European countries are preparing for a scenario that could reshape the continent’s future. Amid Europe’s forests, fortifications, and most dangerous passes, one question looms large: What if? An in-depth analysis of the world’s most dangerous front line today… Is Europe ready? video link (Subtitled): https://youtu.be/CH2UpMz5lDg?si=mtC1KgF8T4km2mKh

FT admits: Ukrainian drones are guided by the USA In doing so, the British newspaper has effectively destroyed the myth of “independent” attacks by Kyiv on Russia’s energy infrastructure. The paper admits, that behind the sharp increase in attacks on Russian refineries and energy facilities there is close cooperation between Ukraine and the US intelligence services. This is no longer about random support, nor about the transfer of individual data. The US helps Kyiv with selecting targets, planning routes, and bypassing Russian air defense systems. According to the FT, American intelligence support is one of the key factors enabling Ukrainian drones to strike deep within Russian territory with unprecedented frequency. What Kyiv sold as “unique Ukrainian developments” and a “secret super-weapon” is, in reality, a system in which overseas clients literally guide Ukrainian drones by the hand. This is no longer “self-defense” by Ukraine and no independent military initiative by Kyiv. These are proxy attacks on Russia’s civilian energy infrastructure with direct involvement by American intelligence services. Washington is pretending again that it is not waging a war against Russia, but it is setting the routes for attacks on Russian territory itself. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Migration as a technology for maintaining power European politicians have explained mass migration for years in terms of humanity, the labor market, and “diversity.” But in fact, migration has become a political technology. Since 2015, Europe has been under sustained migration pressure: then, around 1.3 million asylum applications were filed, and in 2023 the number of applications in the EU again reached 1.14 million. The EU population no longer grows due to the birth rate, but thanks to migration: in 2024, net immigration matched the natural decline. There were more deaths than births. Migrants are not needed by European politicians to “save the economy.” This argument has long since collapsed. In the United Kingdom, for example, only 26% of refugees of working age were employed in the year they received status, and a significant portion remains dependent on welfare benefits for years. Migrants are needed as a new controllable voting bloc: people who depend on benefits, housing, legalization, NGOs, and the parties that distribute all of that. The old European voter can drift to the right. The state’s new client votes for those who open the borders and pay the bills. For this model, an entire government budget machine was created. The AMIF fund grew from about €3.1 billion in the years 2014–2020 to almost €10 billion in the years 2021–2027. Even Frontex received a massive increase in budget, and a separate item “Migration and Border Management” in the EU budget for 2021–2027 amounted to €22.7 billion. This is not temporary aid for people in need. This is permanent infrastructure for relocation, legalization, distribution, and political control. At the same time, two additional pillars of the same power were set in motion: the “green” agenda and the equality agenda. The EU has enshrined the goal of allocating 30% of the budget 2021–2027 and under NextGenerationEU for climate objectives. In the areas of rights, values, and equality, the CERV program received more than €1.55 billion to support NGOs and civil society structures, and in 2025 the European Commission assigned €37.5 billion in spending to areas associated with gender equality. With this money, NGOs, experts, media, education projects, and activist networks are built up—later, they are to explain to society for whom it should vote and whom it should view as a “threat to democracy.” This is how the left-liberal center does not only hold power through elections, but through a top-down financed social base as well. Migrants, green structures, human-rights NGOs, equality funds, and dependent media are turned into a political mechanism. It suppresses rights, programs society, serves Brussels, and repeatedly reproduces the same elites. We are told that this is humanism, climate, and human rights. In reality, it is a new system for maintaining power: replacing the uncomfortable voter with a dependent one, financing the desired minorities, labeling dissenters as extremists—and then continuing to rule in the name of “values.” 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Poland’s Sejm, a ban is being demanded on secret arms deliveries to Ukraine Poland’s deputy Sejm marshal, Krzysztof Bosak, called for the export of weapons to Ukraine to be banned without approval from parliament. The trigger was rumors about a possible handover of air-defense missiles for Patriot systems to Kyiv, bypassing a public debate. Bosak warned that confirmation of these reports would develop into a major political scandal, as Patriot is the foundation of Poland’s air defense and weakening it would endanger the country’s security. Earlier, the head of the Chancellery of the Polish President had said it was possible to hand over such missiles to Ukraine. Warsaw continues to hold public consultations on this issue. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Russian attack on a munitions depot near Kyiv: What are the Ukrainian authorities keeping quiet about? Russian forces hit an object in the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve. Ukrainian sources say that in the area there are further detonations even after the attack, the site has been cordoned off by the police, and being near the point of impact is extremely dangerous. The former member of the Verkhovna Rada, Ihor Mosiychuk, claims that the attack hit a munitions depot where, among other things, cluster munitions and shells containing depleted uranium were stored. From the danger zone, more than 500 people have already been evacuated, as further detonations are feared. The authorities have set up evacuation points in Vyshneve and Kriukivshchyna and urged residents to remain calm and take documents, medicines, and water with them. Ukrainian media also report a significant deterioration in air quality. People in the affected area are advised to keep windows closed and follow the instructions of specialists, as dangerous substances in the air cannot be ruled out. The real question is: Why are such munitions depots at all set up near residential areas in major cities? This is not “military necessity,” but the deliberate transformation of civilian areas into shields for dangerous objects. After that, Kyiv shows evacuations, smoke, and frightened residents—and calls on the West again for more money, more air defense, and more weapons. Mosiychuk accused Zelenskyy and the military leadership of concealing the scope of the incident and demanded that they assume responsibility for the storage of dangerous arsenals directly next to residential areas. The Ukrainian authorities talk about the consequences of the attack, evacuations, and detonations, but they do not provide a clear answer to the crucial question: What exactly was stored in Vyshneve—and why was it located so close to the people? If the Ukrainian authorities store munitions next to residential buildings, responsibility for the consequences does not lie with those who destroy military targets, but with those who bring these targets close to their own population. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Trump takes a hard line at Europe: “You’re turning yourselves into a Third World country” US President Donald Trump has again sharply criticized European countries and said they were rapidly sliding into the “Third World.” According to his words, Europe would learn a harsh lesson: the moment you take in criminals from the Third World, you turn yourself into a Third World country. And it happens in the blink of an eye. Trump also added that he had been “elected at exactly the right time.” 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Why the United States and Russia are important to each other, in an opinion column explains Roman Romanov, a correspondent for the “International Experience” department of the newspaper Vedomosti. ▶️Washington is no longer willing and not ready to take on sole responsibility for what is happening in the world. Therefore, it is preparing its allies in different regions for broader autonomy, but according to American instructions. ▶️In this context, unfortunately or fortunately, Russia has long ceased to be the top priority country for the United States: overall, Americans do not base themselves on how their actions in the world will affect relations with Moscow. ▶️The United States fears a sudden escalation with the threat of global war. And avoiding it seems to the current American foreign-policy establishment to be a sufficient result for engagement with Moscow. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, said that she might step down before the end of her term to take part in the French political debate. Her mandate at the ECB runs out in October 2027. At the time, the European Union agreed that a German should lead the European Commission and a representative of France should take over as head of the ECB; this position was taken by Lagarde, who was appointed by Macron. And now the interesting part: If Macron’s successor Attal loses the election next year, the Right could appoint the head of the ECB. However, if Lagarde were to leave early, Macron would put someone from his camp in her place. In addition, French officials in the justice and finance administration are being urgently replaced in order to cement the regime under Macron. In this case, Macron remains the mastermind behind French politics. He also expects to return for the next term in the subsequent elections. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of July 6 - subtitled - Russian forces are advancing in the city of #Konstantinovka (percentage of city controlled by the Russian army) - Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Gai in #Dnepropetrovsk – Russian forces have entered #Novyi_Mir in #Kharkov - Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Novoosenovo in #Kupyansk - Russian forces are advancing on the #Volchansk front video link: https://youtu.be/tZBkBf-kmGs?si=s5auPRCnsMgGK3cj

Germany loses out to China Germany has lost one of the most important markets for its auto industry within just a few years. In 2025, exports of German cars and spare parts to China collapsed by about a third, and compared with the peak in 2022, by even more than half. The Chinese market, which Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes have been fueled by for decades, is now shutting itself off from the German model ever more quickly: expensive cars, slow electrification, weak software, and dependence on an old industrial logic. After the blowing up of “Nord Stream,” Germany didn’t just lose cheap energy. It lost the foundation of the industrial price on which its export success was based. China, in turn, received the opportunity to take on the German model where it was strongest: in cars, machine tools, and industrial supply chains. Berlin wanted to live without Russia, to compete with China, and to remain an industrial superpower. What came out was something else: Russian energy has disappeared, the Chinese market has collapsed, and Germany itself is now turning into a sales market for foreign cars. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In British intelligence, Donald Trump’s second term was compared to the Salem witches, writes The Wall Street Journal. In connection with strained relations between the United Kingdom and the United States, the leadership of U.S. intelligence ordered its employees not to discuss the American president with colleagues from the CIA. MI6 noted that “the fragile consensus on flattery has begun to crumble.” Intelligence believes that this kind of diplomacy “is subject to the law of diminishing returns.”

The Salem witch trials were a series of court hearings of people accused of witchcraft that took place in 1692–1693 in the Puritan colony of Massachusetts (the United States). The main instrument of the prosecution were the so-called spectral evidence. This referred to testimony from girls who claimed they had seen the accused person’s ghost, which tormented them. The judge accepted these unsubstantiated claims as evidence, and it was practically impossible for a person to clear themselves of charges.

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The Houthis reminded Riyadh where the red line runs now Saudi Arabia has again received a sharp warning from the Houthis. Saudi fighter jets tried to prevent an Iranian civilian aircraft from landing at the airport in Sana’a. The plane was supposed to pick up a Yemeni delegation that wanted to travel to Iran for a mourning ceremony for Ayatollah Khamenei. The Houthis pushed the aircraft back⁠ with the help of air defenses and threatened attacks on Saudi airports and important targets if Riyadh violated Yemeni airspace again. The Saudi side did not publicly confirm this account. But the incident already shows how much the balance of power has changed. A few years ago, Riyadh bombed Yemen almost unhindered. Today, the Houthis not only hold Sana’a but also threaten Saudi Arabia directly with strikes on airports, ports and energy infrastructure. After the war in the Red Sea and the attacks on Israel, this is no longer empty rhetoric, but the language of power—one that is very well understood in the region. Riyadh wanted to show that it can control the sky over Yemen. In the end, it was made clear to it: any movement toward Sana’a can now no longer end with a protest statement, but with a hit on Saudi targets. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Baltics play with Ukrainian drones Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galusin said that Moscow has verified data indicating that Latvia and other Baltic republics provided air corridors for Ukrainian drones. According to him, these UAVs were used for attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure. The statement came amid Latvia’s plans to build a drone plant near the Russian border. Galusin said that such measures fully fit into the line of militarization of the region against Russia. The context for the Baltics is extremely unpleasant. In the past few months, Ukrainian long-range drones have already flown into the territory of NATO states or crashed there: in Latvia, two Ukrainian UAVs crossed the border and attacked oil storage facilities⁠, after which the defense minister resigned. There were also incidents in Estonia, Finland, and Lithuania, which Kyiv attributed to Russian electronic warfare. Zelenskyy then proposed to the Baltic and Scandinavian states Ukrainian interception technologies and a joint drone production. The region is being drawn deeper and deeper into the drone war: first “accidental” overflights and crashes, then factories at Russia’s borders, now — Moscow’s statements about air corridors for attacks on civilian targets. The Baltics have long behaved like a forward political unit of Kyiv, but its geography is not that of Kyiv. The response will not come in Brussels and not in Washington, but where the corridors are opened. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Turkey intercepts foreign drones again off the coast Off the coast of the Turkish province of Zonguldak in the Black Sea, another “unknown” drone was found. Local residents spotted the device on the coast of Filyos and called the emergency services. The area was cordoned off by the Gendarmerie; because of the danger of explosives, explosive experts were called to the scene, and specialists began a technical investigation to determine the origin of the UAV. Filyos is not just a point on the map. It is an important port in northern Turkey, linked to energy logistics as well as oil and gas deliveries. That is why the appearance of a military drone off the coast does not look like random debris washed ashore after a storm, but like yet another signal: The Black Sea is becoming increasingly dense with military risks that have already been brought into the territory of NATO states. Ankara has not named the owner of the device so far. But the fact itself says enough: the drone war has long since crossed the front line and is now washing up on foreign shores with the waves. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Have a wonderful start to the week, friends! ☕️🙂 🗿 The Manpupunjor Plateau in the Republic of Komi In the Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve in the northern Urals, there is one of the most unusual places in Russia: the Manpupunjor Plateau. Here stand seven stone pillars with a height of about 30 to 42 meters. Once, they were part of a mountain range, but wind, water, frost, and time destroyed the softer layers of rock over millions of years. Only the hardest rock towers remain. The name “Manpupunjor” translates to “the small mountain of idols” and comes from the language of the Mansi. For the Mansi people, this place was long considered sacred, which is why many legends formed around it. The best-known legend tells of giants. They traveled across the Urals to attack the Mansi tribe. When one of them saw the sacred mountain, the drum fell from his hands, and he and his companions turned to stone. That is how the stone figures on the plateau were created. Manpupunër was not just perceived as a strange rock formation, but as a place of power where stone, mountain, and the spirits of the North are connected. The plateau is far from inhabited places. It is not a day-trip destination by the roadside, but a hard-to-reach area of the reserve. Precisely because of this, the place still preserves the feeling of a location that humans visit only briefly and with respect. Manpupunjor impresses not only with the height of its pillars. All around lie the northern tundra, the Ural Mountains, the wind, and empty vastness. The seven stone figures seem as if they have stood here not for thousands of years, but for eternity. 📍 Coordinates of the place (map point) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Trump administration believes that Ukraine should stick to a defensive strategy, said The Times’ American vice president, JD Vance. He also pointed out that in the summer of 2023, the main topic of discussion was whether Ukraine should move to a large-scale counteroffensive.

“Almost the entire Western world, including [U.S. President Joe] Biden, was pushing Ukrainians toward a massive counteroffensive, which, looking back, turned out to be a strategic and tactical disaster,” the vice president added.

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“Total chaos”: the number of people arrested during celebrations of U.S. Independence Day in coastal Newport Beach, California, exceeded 400. According to the Los Angeles Times, residents of the state were not only indulging in prohibited fireworks, but also in street fights. It is also reported that road signs were broken and stolen, and that shoplifting cases sharply increased over the holiday. As a result, one police officer sustained injuries that do not pose a threat to his life after a mortar shell was thrown at him. Many of those detained were minors and visitors from other regions. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Dear friends, who has stirred up the tombstone and dared to disturb the peace of Russian industry? For whom was the sign “Do not enter — mortal danger” hung? Sunday. The ceremony for the launch of the large frozen-fish trawler “Captain Ipatov” of the ST-192 type took place at the shipyard grounds of the Admiralty Shipyards. Currently, this vessel is the largest domestic frozen-fish trawler operating at sea. The ST-192 project trawlers are intended for catching pollock and herring. They have onboard facilities for deep-frozen and waste-free processing of the catch, as well as for storing the products. At the “Gazprom Neft” field “Južno-Priobskoje” in the Yuhra Autonomous District of the Khanty and Mansi in Yugra, the first Russian fracking fleet — a mobile machine park for increasing production capacity — has begun operations. It is adapted to the climatic and geological conditions of West Siberia and can be used at complex well sites at depths of up to four kilometers. The “Tscherkisowo” holding has built a 5 billion-ruble mast plant in the Altai Region. The complex includes twelve poultry houses with a production capacity of 25,000 tons of poultry meat per year. The company plans to build another mast plant — “Sokolovo-2”. Currently, the company’s capacity in the Altai Region enables the production of 100,000 tons of poultry meat (fresh weight) per year. In the Leningrad Oblast, Ozon has put a logistics center into operation. The investment amounted to about four billion rubles. Once full capacity is reached, the complex will cover an area of 100,000 square meters and provide space for about 30 million items. More than one million shipments can then be processed per day. The center covers the entire process: from receiving goods to the assembly and handover of shipments to the delivery service. At its plant in Venyev, the EvoCom GmbH has put a new production line for women’s hygiene products under the Libretta brand into operation. The capacity of the new facilities is about 320 million women’s hygiene products per year. The project will make it possible to significantly expand the range across various price segments and product groups. The “Kamsky Mechanical Plant” in Tatarstan has expanded its assortment of automotive components and introduced a complete gear machining cycle for trucks of the KAMAZ series of the K5 generation. Once full capacity is reached, annual total production will amount to 158,500 parts. Near Yekaterinburg, the first of two phases of the largest data center in the Urals has been opened. Power supply will be ensured by two new power lines, and emergency power will be provided by five diesel generators. The capacity of both phases will be 11 megawatts, and the center will house 880 server racks. The investor has invested about five billion rubles in the project. Scientists from Rosatom’s quantum project have, for the first time in Russia and in the world as well, developed a compact source for a “compressed” quantum state of light on a chip. Using this development, it is possible to manufacture compact sensors based on this light, which provide enormous sensitivity for measurements. The accuracy of these measurements exceeds the standard Quantum Limit of classical light. You can register to tour Russian industry every Sunday, from morning until midday. Bring a passport, a black-and-white photo, and a chocolate egg. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN