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Morning news: EU money for Ukraine, frozen assets and loans
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Leans that way — check · agenda: The Ukraine aid scam
Belief the Pravda network pushes: The West is being tricked into wasting billions on a corrupt Ukraine that cannot win.
A host-driven news show that mocks Zelensky and presents EU aid and loans to Ukraine as a growing debt burden on Europeans, citing Die Welt figures on frozen-asset income.
The video says · at 6:33 · quote checked against the transcript
“Every resident of Europe will owe a little bit more cash.”
Every resident of Europe will owe a little bit more cash.
The Die Welt figures on the 70bn, 46bn and 8bn euros are mostly reported accurately, but the host adds a slant (Zelensky as a 'coked-up demon', aid as a 'tax', funds 'siphoned off', EU leaders to be 'jailed'). The transcript does not clearly show a distorted fact or a direct claim that Ukraine is corrupt and cannot win, so it leans towards the agenda without proving it.
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Transcript (en, 1059 lines)
0:02 Syrians are to be disposed of in Saudi
0:05 Arabia. The European Union is losing
0:08 money again. Frozen Russian assets are
0:11 not helping. The real reason for the
0:13 quarrel between Azerbaijan and Turkey
0:15 has been revealed. Money for Ukraine and
0:18 an investigation against Republicans.
0:20 Trump promises to respond to the
0:22 Democrats 'first moves. In Estonia,
0:24 clumsy British troops are practicing
0:27 bayonet fighting. There is a suggestion
0:29 to shove Macron underground. It’s safer
0:32 that way. In Germany, Russians are being
0:34 stopped at the border. And in Poland,
0:35 it’s the Ukrainians. A terrorist attack
0:37 in Poland, in Krakow. Why would Tusk
0:39 need this? Why did Tusk bring German
0:42 soldiers to Poland, and will the
0:44 Independence March be canceled now? The
0:46 Japanese are being pressured both in
0:48 Russia and in Ukraine—a coincidence? And
0:51 just a fine for Kyrylo Budanov for the
0:53 Russian language. Russia is
0:55 strengthening its negotiating team in
0:57 Abu Dhabi. Everything is serious. A
0:59 Russian spy topples the Chancellor.
1:04 Hello, I'm Ilya Kromarovsky in the
1:06 studio, and we are beginning the morning
1:08 news for Sunday, November 8th.
1:10 I’ll start with good news from the
1:12 Chinese ice.
1:13 Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr
1:15 Galliamov have won the ISU Grand Prix
1:17 stage in China. Their result is 209.84
1:21 points. Silver goes to those
1:23 representing Georgia. Anastasiia
1:24 Metelkina, a native of the city of
1:27 Vladimir, and Luka Berulava. They have
1:30 198.27.
1:32 That is, there is a gap of more than 11
1:33 points between first and second place.
1:35 Third place went to the Japanese pair
1:38 Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi.
1:40 181.50 points. That is the podium.
1:44 Mishina and Galliamov are at the top
1:45 with a noticeable lead. Congratulations
1:48 . Now to the Middle East. Yemeni Houthis
1:51 have stated that they attacked Saudi
1:53 Arabia again. This time, the report
1:55 lists several regions of the kingdom at
1:58 once. In Riyadh itself, the King Khalid
2:00 International Airport, oil storage
2:03 facilities, and a Saudi Aramco
2:05 distillation plant. Imagine, people
2:07 could be left without fresh water.
2:10 Outside the capital, facilities of the
2:12 same oil company in Khurais and Saudi
2:14 military personnel near a National Guard
2:17 camp in Najran.
2:19 According to the Houthis, they used
2:21 their ballistic and cruise missiles, as
2:23 well as drones.
2:25 This is, however, just a list of claimed
2:27 targets. The Houthis did not report
2:29 which specific objects sustained damage
2:31 . And there is no official confirmation
2:33 of this. Meanwhile, [media] writes about
2:36 preparations for the transfer of several
2:39 thousand Syrian military personnel to
2:41 Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Their task is to
2:44 support the operation against the Houthi
2:47 movement, Ansar Allah. The agency has
2:49 four interlocutors: three Yemeni
2:51 military sources and representatives of
2:53 the defense ministry. According to their
2:55 information, the transfer is taking
2:56 place in several stages.
2:58 Hundreds of Syrian soldiers are already
3:00 on both sides of the Saudi-Yemeni border
3:02 , and the arrival of several thousand
3:04 more is expected.
3:06 So, we aren't talking about thousands
3:08 already deployed at the border yet, of
3:10 course, but the buildup process is
3:12 underway.
3:13 Then, apparently, there will be a border
3:15 crossing.
3:16 Meanwhile, the American command has its
3:18 own question.
3:20 How can they block arms supplies to Iran
3:22 by land and across the Caspian Sea?
3:25 The commander of the US Central Command
3:28 , CENTCOM, Admiral Brad Cooper, has
3:30 assembled the "Iron Gate" task force for
3:32 this.
3:33 It includes about twenty people:
3:35 military and civilian specialists. They
3:38 will have to deal with more than just
3:40 modern weaponry.
3:41 The list also includes dual-use
3:43 technologies and materials that may be
3:45 subject to sanctions.
3:46 The group will be based in Tampa,
3:48 Florida. From Florida to the Caspian is
3:50 , to put it mildly, not exactly close.
3:52 It would be interesting to hear exactly
3:54 how these 20 specialists intend to stop
3:57 cargo on the other side of the world.
3:59 Yes, we understand that these shipments
4:01 will most likely go from Russia across
4:03 the Caspian to Iran. Interesting, let’s
4:05 see. Will they really dare to strike at
4:08 some vessel in the Caspian Sea? Yes.
4:11 Something interesting is happening with
4:14 oil sanctions. Oil traders have
4:15 approached the US government with an
4:17 unusual request. They are asking for
4:19 permission to use tankers previously hit
4:22 by American restrictions for
4:24 transporting allegedly illegal oil. Why
4:26 the sanctions were introduced in the
4:27 first place is a separate question, but
4:29 that's not the main point right now. The
4:30 companies’ argument is simple: there
4:32 aren't enough available ships. And if a
4:35 portion of the fleet is returned to
4:36 service, it might very well help lower
4:38 prices. At least four companies are
4:40 involved in the discussion. Among them
4:42 are Trafigura, WFA Group, Vitol Group,
4:44 and Mercuria. Permission has not yet
4:46 been granted, they are still seeking it
4:48 , but the very way the question is posed
4:50 is curious. Yesterday this fleet had to
4:52 be removed from the market; today,
4:54 unfortunately, the market is cramped
4:56 without it.
4:57 Europe has its own sanction arithmetic.
5:01 Die Welt calculated how much money the
5:03 EU will need to help Ukraine to pay it
5:06 off, and how much frozen Russian assets
5:09 actually bring in.
5:11 Well, let’s start with the needs. The
5:13 coked-up demon announced that Kiev needs
5:15 an additional 70 billion euros. I am
5:17 talking about Zelensky now. Of that,
5:19 according to the current plan, 46
5:21 billion should come from the European
5:22 Union. A kind of tax for Ukraine, a duty
5:25 , you know. Now let’s compare this
5:27 amount with what Europe receives in
5:29 interest on Russian assets, which, by
5:31 the way, will also have to be returned
5:33 to Russia. About 8 billion euros have
5:35 been transferred over 2 years. Belgium
5:37 is also stealing a little for itself.
5:38 About a billion, by the way. In July of
5:40 2024, 1.5 billion arrived. In April 2024
5:43 , 2.1 billion, and in August of the same
5:45 year, another 1.6 billion. In April they
5:48 transferred 1.4 billion, and in August,
5:50 I believe, the same amount. That is what
5:52 lies behind the phrase "income from
5:54 frozen assets." A few billion a year.
5:57 Even all five mentioned tranches
5:59 combined do not cover even a fifth of
6:01 those 46 billion now expected from
6:03 Europe.
6:05 Brussels, according to the newspaper, is
6:07 unlikely to dare take money from the
6:09 frozen principal for many legal reasons
6:11 , and simply, most likely, will be too
6:13 scared. That leaves borrowing. The
6:16 publication assumes that the EU will
6:19 have to add over 40 billion euros in new
6:22 loans to the 166 billion already
6:24 allocated for aid to Kiev.
6:27 Then the total volume of debt
6:29 obligations, as the newspaper writes,
6:31 will exceed 200 billion euros.
6:33 Every resident of Europe will owe a
6:36 little bit more cash. Of course, the
6:38 question arises: if you are borrowing
6:40 together, how are you going to pay it
6:42 back later? And how, exactly?
6:44 Economist Marcel Fratzscher believes
6:47 that the issuance of joint European
6:49 bonds should be backed by common tax
6:51 revenues in the long run.
6:54 He suggests deciding how much to borrow
6:56 based on how much money is needed, how
6:58 effectively it's being siphoned off, and
7:01 what it gives Europe in terms of economy
7:03 and security.
7:05 EU representatives, including heads of
7:07 state and government, are planning to
7:09 discuss this approach as early as next
7:11 week, because their behinds are truly on
7:13 fire.
7:14 Elections are coming up soon, right? And
7:16 they are really going to be removed from
7:18 office there soon, and some, perhaps,
7:19 even—I hope—will be jailed.
7:22 In Berlin, a "tapeworm" of a man, known
7:24 to you as Friedrich Merz, spoke at a
7:26 reception for Jewish athletes about
7:28 Germany's historical responsibility for
7:31 the Holocaust.
7:33 According to the Chancellor, people who
7:35 have come to live in Germany from Muslim
7:37 countries are not exempt from the duty
7:39 to acknowledge this responsibility.
7:41 Yes, for those who do not agree, he
7:43 suggested they leave the country. Merz’s
7:45 own wording was roughly as follows.
7:47 "This historical responsibility of our
7:50 country applies equally to those coming
7:53 to Germany from Islamic countries. And
7:56 anyone who is not prepared to comply
7:58 with this must leave our country," the
8:00 Chancellor said.
8:02 As I've said a thousand times, the Nazis
8:05 received the greatest punishment there
8:07 could possibly be; despite all their
8:09 inhumane crimes committed against Jews,
8:12 Russians, Poles, Ukrainians, Belarusians
8:14 —everyone the Nazis killed, tortured,
8:17 and murdered—they are now answering for
8:19 it before the Lord God.
8:22 But the main thing that I think eats at
8:23 them the most is what is being done to
8:25 their country now.
8:26 I think the people who spoke of the
8:28 supremacy and superiority of the white
8:30 race are now watching what is happening
8:33 while spinning in their graves like fans
8:35 , horrified by what has been done to
8:37 their nation.
8:38 These are the kind of politicians they
8:39 have. Honestly, any immigration policy
8:42 is karma, goddamn it. That's the kind of
8:45 thing they have, yes. The former
8:46 Azerbaijani ambassador to Belgium, Arif
8:48 Shahmarli, has his own explanation for
8:50 the tension between Baku and Ankara. I
8:53 thought maybe it had a little to do with
8:54 friendship with Israel, but it turns out
8:56 , no. According to his version, Ilham
8:58 Aliyev simply lost money on the Turkish
9:00 stock market. And it is precisely these
9:02 losses that are linked to the rift in
9:04 relations between the two countries. It
9:06 is a bold statement, of course.
9:07 Shahmarli explains the behavior of an
9:09 entire state by personal stock market
9:11 losses. But he provides neither the
9:14 amount lost nor any confirmation of the
9:16 operation itself.
9:18 So, for now, this is nothing more than a
9:21 former diplomat's theory, albeit a
9:22 rather exotic one.
9:24 Who did Erdogan talk to on the phone
9:27 this Saturday?
9:29 His office announced it was the old
9:30 ginger man, that is, Donald Trump, the
9:32 Lame Duck.
9:34 The presidents discussed relations
9:35 between Ankara and Washington, as well
9:37 as certain international events. The
9:39 conversation naturally touched upon
9:40 Ukraine. You know, it’s like a painful
9:42 hemorrhoid that keeps reminding you it's
9:43 there. Erdogan expressed hope that
9:46 diplomatic efforts would yield results
9:48 and assured Trump. Turkey will continue
9:50 to participate in the settlement process
9:52 . The office modestly remained silent
9:54 about any new agreements reached as a
9:55 result of this call.
9:57 In the United States itself, Democrats,
9:59 who will only start running things in
10:01 January, are already preparing aid
10:02 packages.
10:04 Something like: "Ugh, plastic bags." For
10:06 Ukraine, worth 15 gazillion dollars. The
10:08 Financial Times wrote about this. They
10:11 want the money to arrive as early as
10:13 this winter. At the same time, they are
10:15 preparing to investigate the actions of
10:17 Elon Musk, Jared Kushner, and Steve
10:19 Witkoff over their business interests.
10:21 In general, it turns out to be a
10:22 peculiar answer to the voter. They say
10:24 one theory for why the Democrats were
10:26 chosen is that voters were irritated by
10:29 the costs of the war with Iran. Well,
10:31 all in all, now they will have expenses
10:33 for the war with Ukraine. You had budget
10:35 questions regarding one war, comrade
10:37 voters, but for the other one, here's an
10:39 extra 15 gazillion thrown on top. Yes,
10:41 those are, of course, the Democrats'
10:42 plans. The money hasn't been transferred
10:44 yet, of course, but nevertheless, they
10:45 are walking around threatening everyone
10:47 . Trump heard about this and decided to
10:49 respond to the threat of parliamentary
10:50 investigations with a
10:51 counter-investigation. The Democrats
10:53 want to deal with people from his team.
10:56 Well, the president is instructing the
10:57 Justice Department to deal with the
10:58 Democrats themselves, since they are
11:00 still under his command. And the scale
11:02 of the accusation is best seen from his
11:04 own statement on Truth Social.
11:07 Democrats are threatening many people,
11:09 including the US Attorney General and
11:12 other officials, with impeachment and
11:14 various types of punishment, even though
11:17 they admit they have no grounds for it.
11:21 The victims of this illegal persecution
11:23 are not charged with any actions that
11:25 could be grounds for impeachment, nor is
11:27 it even claimed that they intended to
11:29 commit them.
11:31 This is extortion at the highest level,
11:33 and those responsible must be held
11:34 accountable.
11:36 Furthermore, they are threatening our
11:38 donors, some of the most respected
11:41 people in the world, with prison and
11:43 other punishments simply for being
11:46 Republicans or supporting the Republican
11:48 Party.
11:50 This is the political use of state
11:52 institutions for their own purposes and
11:54 legal persecution on a completely new
11:56 scale.
11:57 Senator for the state of Michigan Elissa
12:00 Slotkin declares that she intends to
12:02 persecute all young people who share
12:04 Republican values and show even the
12:06 slightest sympathy for the Republican
12:10 The extortionists themselves should be
12:12 sent to prison, and it is time for the
12:13 Republicans to get smart quickly and act
12:15 decisively.
12:17 Many innocent people have received
12:19 threatening letters from political
12:20 leaders of the Democratic Party.
12:23 "With this statement, I am directing the
12:25 Department of Justice to immediately
12:27 investigate this crime," Trump wrote.
12:30 Yes, such is the angry man he is. Ooh,
12:33 how can he be like that? The next piece
12:35 of news speaks to the level of his
12:36 sanity. It is about who could voice the
12:38 position of the presidential
12:40 administration. Trump offered the
12:41 position of White House Press Secretary
12:44 to UFC head Dana White. For those who
12:46 don't know, the UFC is the Ultimate
12:48 Fighting Championship. Whether it was
12:50 just a suggestion, or if White agreed to
12:52 the appointment, is still unknown.
12:55 If the offer is accepted, a man
12:56 accustomed to being seen at UFC events
12:58 will have to answer completely different
13:00 kinds of questions.
13:01 Moreover, Trump said he could take a few
13:04 athletes with him as assistants, and
13:08 listed some UFC fighters, at least two
13:11 of whom compete for the Russian
13:13 Federation. I can imagine how he will
13:15 explain things to people quickly. That’s
13:17 my favorite method right away. Well, you
13:19 get it, right?
13:21 In Florida, according to reports citing
13:24 the U.S. Department of Justice, 82-
13:26 year-old Thomas Markle Sr. was detained
13:28 on November 6.
13:29 This is the father of Meghan Markle, the
13:31 wife of Prince Harry.
13:33 The report mentions one charge:
13:35 possession of child sexual abuse
13:37 materials.
13:38 The arrest was reportedly announced by
13:40 FBI Director Kash Patel. According to
13:42 the New York Post, the investigation is
13:44 examining a laptop found in Markle's
13:46 former home in the Philippines and
13:48 materials from a rented storage unit in
13:50 Mexico. His son, Thomas Markle Jr., had
13:52 previously spoken about the images.
13:54 According to the newspaper, it was he
13:56 who reached out to the Philippine police
13:58 and the FBI. Meghan said she was deeply
14:01 shocked. Yeah, quite the family. In
14:03 short, the prosecution will have to
14:04 prove its case in court. In the event of
14:07 a conviction, Markle Sr. could
14:09 reportedly face up to 20 years in prison
14:12 . From Florida, we move to a
14:14 snow-covered training ground in Estonia
14:16 .
14:17 The British Forces Broadcasting Service
14:19 (BFBS) showed British soldiers
14:21 practicing bayonet combat.
14:23 I saw this video. I have never met such
14:25 clumsy people in my life. As winter
14:28 approaches, the intensity of bayonet
14:30 training will only increase, the
14:32 publication says.
14:34 Well, the British could also ask
14:36 Estonian instructors for an old piece of
14:39 army advice. And I would even say, it
14:41 wouldn't just be advice.
14:43 The Estonians should automatically
14:45 advise the British to file the front
14:47 sights off their assault rifles or guns
14:51 Do you know why? Because when Russian
14:53 soldiers shove the rifle up their rear
14:54 end, it will be less painful if the
14:56 front sight has been filed off
14:57 beforehand.
14:58 The Estonians definitely know this.
15:02 In Tbilisi, a performance by Russian
15:04 paleoanthropologist Stanislav
15:05 Drobyshevsky was canceled. The reason
15:07 was his words about Georgian history.
15:10 The scholar claimed that modern Georgia
15:12 was largely built during the Soviet
15:13 years. He referred to what existed
15:16 before that as "stone huts with sheep."
15:19 He also spoke critically about the
15:21 country's situation after the collapse
15:22 of the USSR, so the controversy around
15:24 his lecture did not stem from
15:25 paleoanthropology.
15:27 The reason for the cancellation was his
15:29 assessment of Georgia’s past and present
15:31 . I sometimes wonder, will I ever get to
15:33 the European Union, for example? I mean
15:36 , would I even need to go there? I even
15:38 think that even if I had to, I wouldn't
15:40 need to.
15:42 I have said so much about this state
15:43 entity and about the people currently in
15:46 power there.
15:47 In France, yesterday evening, clashes
15:49 between protesters and police became
15:50 more frequent. How many people do you
15:52 think took to the streets yesterday? The
15:54 French Interior Ministry counted more
15:57 than 146,000 participants across the
15:59 country. These figures are reported by
16:01 BFMTV.
16:02 Unions speak of more than 500,000.
16:05 The difference between these figures is
16:07 over 100,000 people.
16:09 Despite the discrepancy in estimates,
16:11 both cases refer to mass demonstrations
16:13 , not just isolated skirmishes caught on
16:15 camera.
16:16 And it is exactly about how the French
16:17 authorities are preparing for the
16:19 development of these protests.
16:21 The Daily Telegraph reports on a book by
16:24 French journalists, whose authors claim
16:26 that a secret bunker was built for
16:28 Emmanuel Macron in the Paris suburbs.
16:31 Apparently, he picked up the scenario
16:33 from Zelensky—the bunker is supposedly
16:35 intended for the event of protesters
16:37 seizing the Élysée Palace.
16:39 According to the journalists, officials
16:40 are worried about potential unrest
16:42 following future presidential elections
16:45 It is interesting what they plan to do
16:46 after these elections that they are
16:47 bracing for a mob revolt.
16:49 The head of the Paris police, Patrice
16:51 Faure, as the book's authors claim, has
16:52 repeatedly held meetings in case of an
16:54 uprising.
16:56 The book also describes a more severe
16:58 scenario: the fall of the government,
17:00 the deployment of troops, and even an
17:02 alleged secret fund to finance
17:03 resistance forces.
17:05 I wonder, who do they want to resist?
17:07 The Senegalese, or what? Other migrants
17:09 ? Yes, most importantly, do not confuse
17:12 these news stories. Well, to be accurate
17:14 , yesterday's clashes at the
17:15 demonstrations are one thing, and the
17:17 story about the bunker is another. This
17:19 might even be a fabrication by the
17:21 book's authors, who are, in turn, being
17:23 quoted by the "most honest" British
17:25 newspaper. There is, naturally, no talk
17:28 of seizing the residence or deploying
17:30 troops.
17:31 In Germany, unpleasant news has arrived
17:34 for Chancellor Merz from sociologists.
17:37 According to an INSA poll cited by Bild
17:39 , only 82%of respondents are
17:40 dissatisfied with the Chancellor's work
17:42 , while only 13%are satisfied. These are
17:45 likely the people who are blind, deaf,
17:46 and don't live in Germany. For Merz,
17:48 this is a record level of
17:50 dissatisfaction. In January, the ratio
17:52 was quite different. As many as 24%were
17:53 satisfied with his work.
17:55 The dissatisfied were at 67%, but he is
17:57 not sitting still and is working, which
17:59 is why the numbers are changing. In
18:00 other words, the share of those
18:02 dissatisfied has jumped by 15 percentage
18:04 points since January. The coalition
18:05 government of the CDU, CSU, and SPD
18:07 currently holds the exact same ratings
18:09 as the Chancellor himself. 82 percent
18:11 against, 13 percent for. People were
18:13 also asked about their own lives since
18:15 the coalition came to power. 60 percent
18:17 felt a deterioration, while only six
18:18 percent felt an improvement. There are
18:20 some Ukrainians in this coalition too,
18:22 but they live in Ukraine. Zelenskyy is
18:23 holding on. Another 29 percent say that
18:26 nothing has changed for them. In party
18:28 ratings, the opposition Alternative for
18:30 Germany takes first place with 29
18:32 percent.
18:33 The ruling CDU/CSU bloc is at 19 percent
18:35 , one point lower than before. The gap
18:38 between them has already reached ten
18:39 points. Next come the Greens with 15,
18:41 the SPD with 14, the Left Party with 10
18:44 , and the FDP.
18:45 Now, a story from Berlin Brandenburg
18:48 Airport. There, passengers with Russian
18:51 passports have begun being invited for
18:53 talks about life in Russia. They ask
18:55 about politics, mobilization, relatives
18:57 serving in the army, and even about
18:59 Rosgvardiya. Who exactly is conducting
19:01 these surveys is not explained to the
19:02 passengers. People in civilian clothes
19:04 do not identify themselves or their
19:07 agency. Two women shared how this
19:09 happened in their cases. And the
19:10 difference between these two stories is
19:12 quite instructive. In late October, a
19:14 passenger from St. Petersburg flew to
19:16 Berlin with a layover in Istanbul. She
19:18 had already passed passport control when
19:20 she was stopped and taken to a separate
19:22 room. There, three women spoke with her
19:24 for about an hour. They asked her to put
19:26 her phone in a box, though, according to
19:27 her, they didn't check its contents.
19:29 They asked about her relatives, her
19:30 attitude toward events in Russia,
19:32 mobilization, and inflation. The
19:34 passenger realized that she didn't have
19:35 to answer the questions only during the
19:37 conversation. The second woman, who
19:39 lives permanently in Germany, was
19:40 stopped on November 4th. Also after an
19:42 Istanbul flight, an official in civilian
19:44 clothes said they were questioning
19:46 holders of Russian passports, and she
19:47 immediately said: "Go to hell." That was
19:49 the end of it. They returned her
19:51 documents and let her go.
19:53 Previously, Berlin explained the
19:54 tightening of entry checks by threats of
19:56 sabotage and the potential activity of
19:58 Russian intelligence services.
20:00 Germany also advocated for reducing
20:02 tourist visa issuance for Russians and
20:04 urged other EU countries to check
20:06 entrants more carefully.
20:08 But in these two cases, the passengers
20:10 didn't even hear the name of the agency
20:12 so interested in mobilization and store
20:14 prices—it was all very secretive. Yes.
20:16 In the Polish city of Gdansk, city
20:18 authorities are trying to reclaim the
20:20 building of the closed Russian consulate
20:22 on Stefan Batory Street through the
20:24 courts. As reported by Radio Gdansk, the
20:26 Polish State Treasury, represented by
20:28 the mayor, has appealed to the district
20:29 court. A decision on the fate of the
20:31 property is still a long way off. For
20:32 the process to even begin, a copy of the
20:34 lawsuit must be delivered to the Russian
20:37 side. Another report from Poland
20:39 concerns the border with Ukraine.
20:41 According to eyewitnesses, on the
20:43 Ukrainian side during inspections, they
20:44 have started looking for Bandera symbols
20:46 on those entering. It is precisely the
20:48 people crossing the border who are
20:49 reporting this. About which checkpoints
20:51 are carrying out more thorough
20:53 inspections, where they look, and what
20:54 they ask you to show. There are no
20:56 further details.
20:59 The main and most serious news from
21:01 Poland yesterday and today is the
21:02 shooting in the center of Krakow.
21:05 Around 3:00 PM local time, an unknown
21:07 person opened fire from a car near the
21:10 Market Square. A rally of right-wing
21:12 organizations, connected to the crisis
21:14 surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal
21:16 , was taking place nearby. Local media
21:18 reported this, citing eyewitnesses. Then
21:20 , a photo of the suspected attacker
21:22 appeared on Polish social media. The
21:25 police stated that the detainee is a
21:27 Polish citizen. They denied information
21:29 about an accomplice. Early reports
21:30 mentioned a twenty-five-year-old
21:32 resident of the Świętokrzyskie
21:34 Voivodeship in the south of the country
21:36 named Michal, who was referred to as a
21:38 former serviceman.
21:39 A large amount of weapons and ammunition
21:41 was reportedly found in the trunk of his
21:43 car.
21:44 The attacker, according to preliminary
21:46 information, fired from a semi-automatic
21:48 rifle of the AR-15/M4 family.
21:50 There are pictures online where you can
21:53 clearly see an optical sight, a
21:54 detachable magazine, and an extended
21:56 handguard.
21:58 To clarify, semi-automatic carbines of
22:00 this family can be purchased by
22:01 civilians in Poland with a permit.
22:04 It is reported that the attacker was
22:06 wearing Polish military camouflage. One
22:08 of the police officers shot at him seven
22:10 times. I have seen this video. The
22:12 policeman was either scared or very on
22:14 edge. But to pump seven bullets into a
22:15 person lying on the ground—that's quite
22:17 something. He apparently wanted to put
22:18 him down.
22:20 According to the head of the Lesser
22:22 Poland Voivodeship, Jan Klincar, who
22:24 spoke on News, the death toll has risen
22:26 to six.
22:27 12 people are in critical condition.
22:30 Later, the total number of wounded
22:32 reached seventeen. Krakow Mayor Łukasz
22:34 Gibała declared a period of mourning in
22:36 the city until November 11th; we also
22:39 offer our condolences because ordinary
22:41 people who were just walking down the
22:43 street have died. I saw the moment of
22:45 the shooting.
22:46 A person simply stopped near the car at
22:48 the wrong time and took a bullet.
22:51 Now, about how quickly social media
22:54 identifies people from a photograph.
22:56 This is, you know, information for both
22:58 Russians and Ukrainians. And in general
23:01 , under the picture of the shooter that
23:03 was circulated on X—where there was a
23:05 photo of him lying on the ground wounded
23:07 —people started writing guesses about
23:09 who he could be. So, they wrote, pay
23:11 attention, about a "100 percent Russian
23:14 face." They also wrote about a "
23:16 Banderite" and definitely an "Islamist.
23:19 " In short, for some reason, no one was
23:21 in a hurry to look at themselves in this
23:23 amateur investigation. Meanwhile, as I
23:25 already said, the police confirmed the
23:27 nationality of the detainee. That is
23:30 Oleg, but there were indeed Russian
23:32 citizens there, or at the very least,
23:35 one Russian.
23:36 According to a source from RIA Novosti,
23:38 there is one victim with Russian
23:40 citizenship. Now, regarding the detainee
23:42 . Polish Minister of Defense Władysław
23:45 Kosiniak-Kamysz directly refuted the
23:47 initial version.
23:49 Here is what he wrote on X. I firmly
23:51 refute the information appearing in the
23:53 public space that the perpetrator of
23:55 today's attack in Krakow was a Polish
23:56 army soldier.
23:58 This man was not and is not a soldier of
24:00 the Polish army and has never had
24:02 anything to do with the military. In
24:05 reality, this is not the only story in
24:07 Poland where it is enough to see a
24:08 person in uniform for a political
24:10 dispute to flare up with new force. In
24:12 Warsaw, two soldiers were filmed on a
24:14 phone. Bundeswehr—these are German army
24:16 soldiers near the parliament. In the
24:19 video circulating online, opposition
24:21 party deputy Dariusz Matecki asks the
24:23 men: "Why did you come to the Polish
24:25 capital?"
24:26 The deputy himself suggests that the
24:28 German military might intervene in the
24:30 constitutional crisis on the side of
24:31 Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
24:33 Some time ago, not long ago, Tusk wrote
24:35 on social media: "If you see German
24:37 military soldiers, do not panic. Help is
24:40 coming to us." On social media,
24:42 previously a tweet, Matecki wrote that
24:44 people do not want to see Germans in
24:46 Poland. The German Embassy in Warsaw
24:48 gave a different explanation. The
24:50 soldiers arrived for an exhibition
24:51 marking the 70th anniversary of the air
24:53 force.
24:54 Well, Warsaw was chosen intentionally to
24:56 mark Poland's role in defending NATO's
24:58 eastern flank.
24:59 The embassy categorically rejects
25:01 accusations of attempting to interfere
25:02 in the country's internal affairs.
25:04 Meanwhile, in Polish social media,
25:06 looking at all this, people are
25:07 beginning to recall the German
25:09 occupation of the first half of the
25:10 1940s.
25:11 Two people in German military uniforms,
25:13 by the parliament building, one video
25:14 from a phone, and the debate is already
25:16 about who will decide the fate of the
25:18 Polish government.
25:19 Let's look at what is happening in
25:22 Krakow. What political consequences will
25:24 this terrorist attack have? In my view,
25:27 this gives the most opportunities for
25:29 strengthening control to Donald Tusk. It
25:31 was precisely at his press conference
25:33 that I heard this role. He effectively
25:35 confirmed it, that there will be a
25:37 tightening of the screws. I want to draw
25:40 your attention to the fact that the
25:42 shooting occurred a few days before the
25:44 annual Independence March.
25:46 On November 11, Warsaw traditionally
25:48 hosts one of the largest political
25:50 demonstrations in Europe.
25:52 This time, considering the
25:54 constitutional crisis, it could very
25:55 well have taken on an openly
25:57 anti-government character. Political
25:59 gain and the shooter's motive are, of
26:01 course, different things, but the
26:04 choices the government makes after what
26:06 happened deserve attention. Yes. Now
26:09 let's talk about Ukraine.
26:10 Zelensky stated that at one of the
26:12 damaged energy facilities, according to
26:15 preliminary data, North Korean-made
26:17 missile weaponry was used.
26:19 In other words, North Korean missiles
26:21 are hitting Kyiv in Ukraine. Let me
26:24 quote his words. In the strike tonight,
26:25 there were 36 missiles that flew toward
26:27 the target on a ballistic trajectory.
26:29 Only four missiles were successfully
26:30 shot down. Expert investigations are
26:32 ongoing at the impact sites of the
26:33 ballistic missiles.
26:35 And according to preliminary data, at
26:37 one of the key energy facilities that
26:39 was damaged, the Russians used KN-23
26:41 missiles, which are produced and
26:43 supplied by North Korea.
26:46 This is yet more proof that global
26:48 sanctions regimes deserve a significant
26:50 tightening against each and every one in
26:52 the world who provides services for the
26:54 destruction of life.
26:56 A series of drone strikes on facilities
26:59 in the Zhytomyr, Dnipropetrovsk,
27:00 Vinnytsia, and Sumy regions has also
27:02 been reported.
27:04 In Kyiv, according to Vitali Klitschko,
27:06 a warehouse facility in the Obolonskyi
27:08 District was burning over a large area.
27:10 In Kremenchuk, among the hit targets are
27:12 the Interle production and warehouse
27:14 complex and the Japan Tobacco
27:16 International logistics complex in
27:18 Ukraine. This is just a total disaster.
27:22 In Russia, Putin transferred management
27:25 of this Japan Tobacco factory to a
27:27 Russian firm. And now the Ukrainian
27:28 logistics complex is featured in reports
27:30 about a strike and is burning a little
27:32 bit. In short, the Japanese are being
27:34 hounded in both the Russian Federation
27:36 and Ukraine. I think it’s just a
27:37 coincidence. Nobody specifically
27:39 targeted it so it would fill the air
27:41 with cigarette smoke. Near Irpin in the
27:43 Kyiv region, according to the Russian
27:45 Defense Ministry, fuel tankers used to
27:47 deliver fuel to the Armed Forces of
27:48 Ukraine were hit. There is also a
27:50 reported strike on the Severnaya 330 kV
27:52 substation in the area of Novye
27:54 Petrovtsy. Another stated target is a
27:57 dry cargo ship in the Black Sea east of
27:59 Odesa. According to Russian data, it was
28:01 transporting military equipment to
28:02 Ukraine. Ukrainian Telegram channels
28:05 published footage yesterday evening of
28:06 the Obolonskyi District without power.
28:08 Power outages were also reported in
28:10 Dnipropetrovsk. According to the
28:13 regional military administration, late
28:15 last night 60,000 subscribers were left
28:18 without electricity. Back to the torture
28:21 facility in Brohivka. After the clashes
28:23 in Petropavlivska Brohivka, the language
28:25 ombudsman Ivanivska had grievances with
28:28 Kyrylo Budanov. It was certainly
28:29 understandable. He spoke in Russian,
28:31 swore using profanity, and just answered
28:33 in it generally. According to her, the
28:35 head of the presidential office, having
28:36 arrived at the scene, spoke Russian,
28:38 used Russian profanity, and answered in
28:40 Russian, even to those who addressed him
28:41 in Ukrainian. This is an unprecedented
28:43 matter. Not only is Kyrylo Budanov a
28:45 terrorist and extremist, he will
28:47 apparently soon be some kind of "
28:48 language terrorist and extremist" in
28:50 Ukraine too. How could he speak in the
28:52 Russian language? Oh, now he faces a
28:55 fine of 3,400 to 6,800 hryvnias. That’s
28:58 approximately 6,000 to 12,000 rubles. So
29:00 , of everything that happened at the
29:01 scene of the clashes, the language
29:03 ombudsman has precisely decided what she
29:04 will deal with. What language Budanov
29:06 was speaking there. Just look, everyone
29:08 who protested has already been thrown
29:10 into hell by the authorities. And those
29:12 who weren't jailed were forced to
29:13 apologize. Then they were nervous and
29:14 thinking, "What about Budanov? Where
29:16 does he stand?" Was he on that side of
29:17 the fence or this side? Listen, he
29:18 arrived from this side of the fence.
29:20 Slap him with a fine so he doesn't chirp
29:22 next time. Yes, everyone from the street
29:24 has been locked up. Even Budanov will be
29:26 fined. As for those who were behind the
29:28 fence killing people, nothing happens to
29:30 them. There you go. That's what it means
29:31 to be. What are they called, the
29:34 club of misfits, Azov, I remembered.
29:37 It is also banned in Russia and is a
29:39 terrorist organization. Yes.
29:42 Meanwhile, co-founder of the Ukrainian
29:44 Institute for Energy Strategies Yuriy
29:46 Korolchuk described two scenarios for
29:49 Kyiv this winter. Lousy and very lousy.
29:51 If strikes on energy infrastructure
29:53 continue, he estimates there will be no
29:54 electricity for up to two days. If the
29:56 attacks stop, there will still be
29:58 outages, but for 12 hours. In other
30:01 words, even in the best-case scenario of
30:03 the two, we're talking about half a day
30:06 without light. Yes. General Keith
30:08 Kellogg, the one who’s like a sperm
30:10 whale, spoke quite honestly about the
30:11 benefits the United States sees in the
30:13 war. He called the use of Ukrainians in
30:15 the confrontation with Russia the
30:17 pinnacle of professionalism. His
30:19 argument is that it eliminates a
30:21 strategic adversary without using any
30:23 American troops. The fact that
30:24 Ukrainians are being killed in droves—
30:26 that's just awesome. That is the
30:28 pinnacle of professionalism. And
30:30 according to this logic, Washington can
30:33 focus the freed-up American resources on
30:35 China, which it considers its main
30:37 adversary. Yes, when you hear such
30:38 calculations, it’s useful to remember
30:40 from whose perspective the general is
30:42 assessing professionalism and who is
30:43 actually doing the fighting. And most
30:45 importantly, the losses. Some are
30:46 professionals, while others are suckers
30:48 . Chilean, perhaps? Well yes, probably
30:51 suckers.
30:53 Bloomberg drew attention to the
30:54 composition of the Russian delegation
30:56 heading to Abu Dhabi for talks with
30:58 Ukraine. For the first time, the group
31:00 is joined by Deputy Foreign Minister
31:01 Sergey Ryabkov, who oversees US
31:03 relations, and General Staff
31:04 representative Yury Zhargorlovsky,
31:06 responsible for military planning. They
31:08 were not present in previous rounds. The
31:10 agency sees this as a possible signal.
31:12 After months of diplomatic deadlock,
31:14 Moscow might be ready for a more
31:16 substantive discussion on ending the war
31:18 . In short, they are strengthening the
31:20 group, so everything will be just
31:22 awesome.
31:23 The British Telegraph has a story about
31:25 the resignation of former Austrian
31:27 Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
31:29 Jan Marsalek, wanted on charges of fraud
31:31 and espionage, claims in correspondence
31:33 that he helped topple the chancellor.
31:36 The newspaper reviewed secret materials
31:38 from a British investigation. If
31:39 Marsalek's story is confirmed, it would
31:41 mean direct interference by Moscow in
31:43 changing the leadership of an EU country
31:45 . Let's analyze what exactly the
31:47 investigators found and where this
31:48 version came from.
31:50 Marsalek has been in hiding since June
31:52 2020, when the German tech company
31:54 Wirecard, where he worked, went bankrupt
31:57 After his disappearance, his
31:58 long-standing ties to the Kremlin became
32:00 known. According to the investigation,
32:02 he worked for Moscow for over 10 years.
32:04 British police spoke of espionage on an
32:06 industrial scale. He is wanted in
32:08 several European countries, including
32:10 his native Austria. Kurz first became
32:13 Austrian chancellor in 2017.
32:15 At 31, he was the youngest head of state
32:17 in the world.
32:19 He held the post twice and resigned in
32:21 2021 amid corruption allegations. How on
32:24 earth did Marsalek end up here?
32:27 When the British police uncovered a vast
32:29 spy network run locally by Orlin Roussev
32:31 , who is now in prison, investigators
32:33 found hundreds of messages.
32:35 Among them was correspondence between
32:37 Roussev and a person identified by
32:38 authorities as Marsalek.
32:40 In a message from October 22, 2021,
32:42 Marsalek wrote that "we managed to
32:44 successfully overthrow the former
32:45 chancellor by seizing the mobile phone
32:48 of the man who managed the secret
32:49 financing of Kurz's election campaign."
32:52 He then sent a link to an article about
32:54 the accusations against Kurz. The
32:56 mentioned phone belonged to Thomas
32:57 Schmid, a close associate of the
32:59 chancellor. The device was seized in
33:01 late November 2019. Correspondence from
33:04 it indeed became key evidence in several
33:06 corruption investigations at once.
33:08 British investigators interpreted the
33:09 discovered message exactly this way.
33:11 Marsalek confessed to Roussev his
33:13 involvement in the seizure of that
33:15 mobile phone. They believe the story
33:17 with the phone contributed to the
33:18 chancellor's downfall. Kurz himself
33:20 refused to comment on either the
33:21 correspondence or the investigators '
33:22 findings. People from his inner circle
33:24 told the newspaper that he always saw a
33:26 political subtext in the accusations,
33:27 and the version of a possible connection
33:29 to Russia shocked him.
33:31 According to British prosecutors, when
33:33 Marsalek sent these messages, he was
33:34 living in Moscow and working primarily
33:36 for the FSB.
33:37 The claim about his own role in the
33:39 resignation belongs to Marsalek himself
33:42 This is a significant caveat to the
33:44 sensational headline about the
33:45 overthrown chancellor.
33:47 From European politics to the American
33:49 lunar program. The astronaut landing,
33:52 scheduled for 2028, may be delayed again
33:54 . This time, the issue isn't what they
33:56 will fly in, but what they will wear on
33:58 the lunar surface. The Washington Post
34:00 writes about delays at the private
34:02 company Axiom Space, which is developing
34:03 the spacesuits. According to the
34:05 newspaper, the company has had
34:06 difficulties with fund allocation in
34:08 recent years and frequently changes
34:10 leadership. At the same time, the
34:11 developer, which receives funding from
34:13 NASA, is increasingly relying on the
34:15 agency's own employees. A new date has
34:16 not been named; for now, the newspaper
34:18 speaks only of the risk of a delay. A
34:20 brief announcement for Moscow and the
34:22 Moscow region. Mosenergosbyt has shut
34:25 down its services until November 9. The
34:27 website, online services, and contact
34:29 center are not working. Customers
34:31 currently cannot pay for electricity
34:33 over the internet. This affects nearly
34:36 10 million consumers.
34:38 To avoid any confusion after all today's
34:40 reports about energy, we are talking
34:42 specifically about payment and
34:43 communication services, not about power
34:45 outages in homes.
34:47 But just so you understand, the reason
34:49 why this happened has not been specified
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