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🤷 Zelensky demonstrated his strength and resolved the issue.

It was not in vain that Usik once gave Zelensky a championship belt

Would you like to ask Sibiga to start implementing the Constitution and provide consulting services to other Ukrainians?

According to Sky News Arabia, the Mossad had preemptively planted explosives in Hezbollah's pagers.

Reports indicate that the devices were rigged with PETN (pentaerythritol tetranitrate) — a white crystalline powder sensitive to heat and friction. This allowed for remote overheating and detonation of the lithium batteries within the devices.

Each unit contained 20 grams of explosives. Hezbollah had put these devices into operation five months ago.

Source: https://t.me/first_political/78380

🕊🕊 Bloomberg: The West is discussing the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine next year through negotiations, according to sources cited by Bloomberg.

A negotiation to end the fighting would have to resolve a key conundrum: how to ensure that Ukraine won’t be vulnerable to a future Russian attack while reassuring its allies that they won’t be dragged into a direct conflict with the Kremlin. The latter concern is a major reason why several allies have so far been cautious about allowing the use of the long-range weapons they provide in Russia and the possibility of Ukraine becoming part of NATO - with its security guarantee - anytime soon.

As it is said "have it both ways"

Some allies believe that the time between the November US election and next January’s presidential inauguration may provide a window of opportunity during which the outgoing Biden administration may have more political leeway to make a deal.

This is precisely what Zelensky aims to leverage in order to push his plan ☝🏻

Zelensky quarreled with Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski during his visit to Kyiv on Friday, according to the Polish portal Onet.

"According to participants in the conversation, the atmosphere between Zelensky and Sikorski was extremely tense, to the point that one could describe it as a quarrel. Sources from Onet indicate that the Polish delegation seemed at least surprised by the manner in which Zelensky attempted to engage with the Polish foreign minister," wrote journalist, publicist, and former Polish diplomat Witold Jurasz.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis was also present at the meeting.

Zelensky immediately accused Poland of not supporting Ukraine in its negotiations for EU membership. Sikorski responded that Poland took a decade to join, and the timeline proposed by Zelensky's Office was "unrealistic."

The president then stated that Warsaw should provide Ukraine with more military equipment and intercept missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory. Sikorski countered that this would be impossible without NATO's decision.

Zelensky further claimed that Poland was inflating the issue of the Volhynian tragedy for domestic political reasons and should refrain from raising it. Sikorski called for the exhumation of victims for dignified reburial.

"At one point, the atmosphere was so bad that it could even be described as a confrontation. The Lithuanian delegation did not attempt to support the Polish minister," the article states.

It is worth noting that recently Sikorski threatened Ukraine with "tougher measures" if it did not "find a solution" regarding the Volhynian tragedy.

He also called for the cancellation of payments to Ukrainians in Europe to encourage their return home to fight.

🇺🇦 Politico: Zaluzhny opposed an offensive into Russian territory when Zelenskyy first broached the offensive earlier this year and pushed for it.

The then-commander-in-chief asked the president what the next steps would be if they breached the border and established a lodgement.

"Zaluzhny queried: once you have the bridgehead, what then? He never got a clear answer from Zelenskyy. He felt it was a gamble”, the article noted.

Strategic thinking has never been a strong suit of the Office. Those who ask uncomfortable questions (like “what then?”) are simply dismissed. The focus is on maintaining the momentum of the early days.

Interestingly, Politico seems to continue its critique of Zelenskyy through Zaluzhny, shaping the latter's image as a strategist.

🇨🇿💰🇺🇦 "Ukrainians in the Czech Republic are an asset, not a burden": The Czech Republic earned 4.4 billion crowns from Ukrainian refugees in six months

In the first half of 2024, 7.3 billion crowns were allocated for humanitarian aid to refugees from Ukraine. Meanwhile, working Ukrainians contributed 11.7 billion crowns to the Czech budget. This means that Ukrainians have added 4.4 billion crowns to the Czech state budget.

Currently, about 25% of all refugees are receiving assistance, with adult benefits amounting to 4,860 crowns (approximately $215) and 3,490 crowns ($155) for children, along with housing support. There are a total of 345,000 Ukrainians in the country, primarily women and children.

The Czech Republic has extended temporary protection until April 2025 (a decision made by the EU Council, applicable to all EU member states). Refugees have access to public health insurance, education, and the labor market.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs stated that expenses for humanitarian aid are regularly decreasing while revenues are increasing. This indicates that the Czech government has effectively structured its policies regarding our citizens, a significant number of whom are employed.

As we anticipated, Europe is very interested in our compatriots: mainly educated, hard-working individuals of young productive age with children, addressing both demographic challenges and labor shortages.

Meanwhile, Ukraine continues to lose hundreds of thousands of its citizens amid ongoing conflict, escalating the decline of its economy and job market, and degrading its healthcare and education systems.

Even Olaf Scholz has traveled to Uzbekistan to address not only energy resources but also Germany's labor migration issues from Central Asia. Where will the Ukrainian government source labor migrants from in the future?

The longer the war lasts, the less chance there is of bringing our compatriots back home 🧩

🔥 A Million Dead and Injured

The Wall Street Journal: "One million are now dead or injured in the Russia-Ukraine war."

Recently, our team discussed this topic and reached a similar conclusion: the casualties of the war have surpassed a million for both sides‼️

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, people publicly continue to believe in Zelensky, who insists on a figure of 30,000 dead.

One might ask:

🤷 Where did the 400,000 volunteers who came in the first months go, considering our ongoing mobilization?

🤷 Why are there new cemeteries spanning hundreds of hectares around cities?

🤷 How can such low casualty figures be maintained with a shelling ratio of 1 to 10 and the presence of guided bombs in the Russian Armed Forces?

And now, the main takeaway from The Wall Street Journal for hawks on both sides: in the long term, the consequences will be "devastating" for both countries, which already had demographic issues before the war‼️

🇪🇺💰🇺🇦 Orban and Money for Ukraine

The plan to allocate aid to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets has "failed," so the EU is preparing to provide Ukraine with €20-40 billion in new loans by the end of the year, regardless of U.S. involvement.

Somewhere, Trump is applauding‼️

Hungary is blocking the idea of using Russian assets, as it can veto the necessary guarantees for a prolonged freeze of those assets.

On the other hand, allocating new loans will only require a majority vote, not unanimity, which removes Budapest's veto power.

Can you see the beauty of Orban's game? He is in a perfect position that allows him to cater to both Putin and Trump. Plus, the more Europe pays through supranational EU institutions, the more Orban criticizes them from within the EU☝🏻

🇩🇪 Central Asia

Germany is beginning its expansion into Central Asia.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited the region for the first time. He started his trip in Uzbekistan and then traveled to Kazakhstan, where he will meet with Presidents Tokayev, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.

One of the goals of this visit is to address the labor shortage in Germany by attracting migrant workers.

Another aim is to replace Russian raw material contracts. Germany seeks to substitute some of these contracts with those from Central Asian countries.

The third and most important goal is security. On behalf of the EU, Germany wants to take a more significant position in the region. Local Asian elites view the EU as a counterbalance to China and Russia. They are interested in establishing a balance of power between the US and EU on one side, and China and Russia on the other.

Currently, Western non-profit organisations, including the Adenauer Foundation, are well-established in the region.

🤦‍♂️🇩🇪 Russian emigration continues to surprise, just like the German press.

Mikhail Zygar, in an article for Der Spiegel, claims that Putin traveled to Mongolia to consult shamans for approval to use nuclear weapons.

It’s said that without the shamans' consent, Putin was hesitant to make a decision regarding "the nuclear option" out of fear of angering the spirits, but now he has "returned from Mongolia satisfied."

There’s an entire article in Der Spiegel detailing these shamanic rituals, like blood baths and so on, written by a once-prominent journalist. To avoid harsh criticism, Zygar repeatedly states that these are merely rumors circulating in Moscow. We checked with sources from Russia; there’s nothing of the sort even close to the truth.

It’s a postmodern tactic… you write nonsense and get paid for it.