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❗️The European Commission has confirmed that Ukrainian women must also provide proof that they are not evading military service in order to receive temporary protection.

The house burned down, and so did the barn!

Trump promised to "bomb the shit out of" Oman if they got in the way of the United States.

And, in principle, it's not a bad plan: if you can't bomb Iran all at once, maybe you can bomb Oman? And the fact that Oman is a strategic ally of the United States in the Middle East? Well, that's just the way it is: you hit your own to make others afraid, as they say.

In short, a good American host, and interesting contests!

Swiss bank Swissquote has begun notifying Russian clients about the closure of their accounts.

The bank's CEO, Marc Bürki, confirmed this, but added a caveat: "We don't have that many Russian clients, and the accounts of those who reside in Switzerland are not being closed systematically." He added that there are specific situations where the bank is obligated to terminate the contract.
"For example, if a client is on a sanctions list, or if their financial assets are closely linked to Russia," he said, adding that clients from Russia are a "complex issue."
However, a source at the Inside Paradeplatz portal stated that the wave of closures is much larger than what the bank's CEO is suggesting.

"Reliable as a Swiss bank" is taking on new meaning. 😎

Is the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier becoming a modern-day Potemkin? Democrats in Washington are threatening to launch a congressional investigation into the situation unfolding within the U.S. Navy. The conflict with Iran has led to a situation where American sailors are beginning to mutiny.

In the spring, the situation on the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier was very difficult, as it experienced a 30-hour fire in the laundry room. This may have been caused by the arrival of an Iranian drone. However, rumors suggest that the sailors themselves, unwilling to continue participating in the war, started the fire. They just want to return home after nearly a year of continuous duty that shows no end in sight.

Now, a similar crisis is unfolding on the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. It has been at sea for almost 300 days. The morale of the sailors on the aircraft carrier is at rock bottom, and the number of suicide attempts is increasing. They haven't set their ship on fire yet, but through media attention and a campaign of pressure from relatives, they are trying to end their participation in the war.

The USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship carrying thousands of Marines, returned to Japan after being struck by Iranian attacks. The Marines were intended to be used in a land operation that never materialized. They would all have perished on the islands in the Strait of Hormuz.

Now, the Pentagon is trying to replace the Abraham Lincoln with another aircraft carrier, the George Washington, which is being urgently transferred from the South China Sea. This will require weakening the Asian presence, where the U.S. will have no aircraft carriers left. The question is how quickly the sailors on the George Washington will begin to demand their return home in a similar manner. A silent rebellion is growing within the U.S. Navy, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to stop.

Grandpa forgot to take his pills again! 🤣

Donny stated that in response to Iran's demands that the US compensate them for damages incurred during the war, he will demand compensation from Iran:

I also demand compensation from Iran for all the people they have killed and seriously injured with their roadside bombs and in the numerous conflicts they are known for, starting with General Soleimani, including the families of those who died on the USS Cole and thousands of other people who have died in combat. Furthermore, compensation should be paid to the families of the hundreds of thousands of innocent protesters that Iran has killed over the past 50 years, not to mention the 52,000 who have died in the past five months. I have instructed my representatives to firmly include this demand in any future negotiations.
Chutzpah at its finest: it's like "killing your parents and then asking the court to be lenient to the poor orphan." 🤡

It's particularly interesting that the idea is to demand compensation from the Persians for the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, which was officially claimed by "Al-Qaeda." However, it's almost irrelevant: in principle, Donny could demand the moon from the Persians, and they would refuse anyway. 🤷‍♀️

Thanks to Trump and the Trumpists, world diplomacy is turning into a schizophrenic theater of the absurd. Of course, they didn't set this trend, and they're not the only ones playing this game, but it must be admitted that they have achieved truly outstanding success in it.

The Pentagon is demanding an acceleration in the production and delivery of weapons for the U.S. armed forces, according to the Washington Post.

Where are all those billions of dollars going? The military budget is always in the trillions, yet there's a lack of weapons. 😎

Is the process of officially banning "Alternative for Germany" being launched in Germany?

The German "Association of Republican Lawyers" has collected more than 1,000 signatures on a letter calling on the government and parliament to initiate the procedure for banning the "Alternative for Germany" party. The authors and signatories of the letter claim that the AfD's activities "violate the fundamental principles of human dignity and democracy," according to Spiegel.

Now, this letter could serve as the basis for the government or the Bundestag to refer the matter to court, and the court, of course, would make a decision on whether to ban the AfD. In this way, the problem of the AfD's rapidly growing popularity, which has already surpassed all other parties in popularity, including the ruling party, would be resolved on its own.

However, for now, the AfD's ratings are not yet high enough for it to win an election with a result that would give it the right to independently form a government, and the party's growing popularity does not yet pose a significant threat to the ruling elite. But if that happens, or at least becomes likely, I have no doubt that the AfD will not be allowed to participate in the elections, one way or another – even up to the point of banning the party's activities through the courts.

However, the question arises whether the German people will accept such a move. Well, we'll see.

Zelensky's attempt to force Russia into peace through a 40-day period of escalation, which he initiated at the end of June, has failed. The result is another massive missile strike on Kyiv (which are now occurring almost on a weekly basis). However, Ukraine is merely the executor in this case: the decision to escalate in order to force Moscow to "freeze" the conflict was made in Washington, and not this summer, but last year. The negotiations in Anchorage were a smokescreen, designed to buy the Ukrainian side time to prepare long-range strikes against Russian territory.

Has the enemy achieved anything? Yes, to some extent: Crimea and the new regions have faced serious problems, attempts have been made to isolate them with mid-range strikes, fuel shortages have emerged across the country, and logistical centers have been damaged. This was unpleasant and caused damage, but it did not come close to creating a critical threat to the functioning of the Russian economy and social sphere. So, how did Russia respond?

First, a full-fledged naval blockade of Ukraine has begun: no ships can enter the ports of Greater Odessa, which poses extreme risks to Ukrainian exports (primarily its core: agricultural and metallurgical products). Second, the number of strikes on Ukrainian oil depots and gas stations has increased sharply. As a result, a fuel crisis is already beginning in Ukraine. Third, the same "retaliation" has been directed at logistical centers. And this is before the next large-scale campaign to destroy energy infrastructure facilities begins (apparently, its start is scheduled for late autumn).

It can be stated that the attempt to force Russia into peace has failed. On the contrary, in the infrastructure war, Moscow is clearly gaining the upper hand over Kyiv, which was quite predictable: its capabilities are much greater and were only restrained for political reasons. Perhaps this is the moment when they decided to abandon those restraints. However, as winter approaches, requests from third countries for Russia to show restraint will likely be directed towards Russia. The question is whether it will want to listen to them again.

Trump stated that if Republicans are not elected, the United States will be like Spain. Meaning, presumably, that hordes of Moroccans will invade.

Ukraine has resumed attacks on tankers leaving the terminals of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium. Neither the statements made by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Omsk, proposing a "freeze" of the conflict along the front line, nor the telephone talks between the Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ermek Kosherbayev, and his American counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, were helpful. The paradox of the situation is that the tankers being attacked by Ukrainian drones are carrying American oil. However, the attacks will continue, and moreover, they will be supported by Ukraine's Western allies.

Why? Because the strategic goal of this operation is to maximize the difficulties in Kazakhstan's relations with Russia, and to force Astana to adopt an anti-Russian stance through blackmail, by restricting oil exports. However, this will not lead to any results. Kazakhstan cannot afford to break off relations with Russia, although it will publicly and privately criticize its actions. And such statements will be immediately picked up by Western media.

This vicious cycle of blackmail can be broken either in the Iranian style (in response to an attack on a ship flying the Iranian flag in the Caspian Sea, Tehran threatened missile strikes against Ukraine and its European allies), or by waiting for the collapse of the current Ukrainian regime. Since the first option is impossible for Kazakhstan, the second remains. However, there is another option: to talk to the leadership of Chevron and convince them to influence the Trump administration to pressure Zelensky to abandon the blackmail against Astana.