Germany has announced its plan to pull out of the Energy Charter Treaty, which has been considered a roadblock of the energy transition by many Greens. While climate activists rejoice, critics warn this might scare away remaining investors.
Landing conditions at Kaliningrad airport have been relaxed, making it possible for ‘tourists’ from the Middle East to arrive there, potentially mixed with Ukrainian refugees from Kherson.
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of Republicans want Ron DeSantis to be the party’s next presidential candidate, with 39% saying the same of Donald Trump.
He referred to the dangers of the ‘deep state’ and the political complicity of intelligence and law enforcement that led to the search of his home in Mar-a-Lago.
Ukrainian and Polish authorities claim a Russian-made missile struck a Polish town; Russia’s defense ministry has denied the claim and considers such reports to be “a deliberate provocation aimed at escalating the situation.”
Unsurprisingly, Taiwan was the most tense subject of conversation.
“We must respond by taking to the street so that this government of treason and ruin falls,” said VOX party leader Abascal.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck noted that China remains Germany’s second-largest export partner and largest source for imports—a fact which would do much to dissuade the nation from doing an all-out U-turn.
Nataša Pirc Musar defeated conservative MP and former foreign minister Anže Logar, garnering some 54% of the national vote to his 46%
Calling the attack “cowardly,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vowed that “the culprits will be unmasked” and “punished as they deserve.”
Meanwhile, the Netherlands’ liberal-globalist parties that make up the governing coalition have witnessed their seat estimates drop from 79 to 43.
The incident, along with its ripple effects, lays bare a double-failing of the Belgian system: its inadequacy to deal with potentially dangerous individuals and a demoralised law enforcement on the verge of rebellion.
