Ivan Pilip

The White House confirmed that at the G-20 member states' meeting on energy in Houston, Russia will be invited. As a bonus, Delcy Rodríguez, the autocratic ruler of Venezuela and formerly Maduro's right-hand woman, will also be invited. Kim Jong-un, Ortega, and Lukashenko are missing, so hopefully next time Trump won't forget about them either. (translated)

Trump accuses Zelensky before the elections that attacks on Russia are causing a fuel shortage. The situation in the Middle East is not to blame for that. An infamous demagogy, but nothing else can be expected from Trump. If it were possible to sell Ukraine in exchange for his family's deals with Russia, he would do it immediately. (translated)

Argentine President Milei and Kast, both from movements close to Trump, issued a joint statement urging Great Britain to hand over the Falklands to Argentina. Besides Milei's domestic political motivations, it is likely that there is also silent support for Britain's provocation from the U.S. government. (translated)

The Pentagon threatens Great Britain with the withdrawal of US support in the dispute over the Falklands if it does not increase defense spending faster. Defense spending is becoming a purposeful stick for the US to attack its allies. In reality, it is an opportunity to support Trump's ally Milei instead of the UK. (translated)

Trump officially confirmed that the aim of the kidnapping of N. Maduro was not to liberate Venezuela from dictatorship, but to seize its oil reserves. Yesterday, an outrageous contract was signed with the local illegitimate regime to control a substantial part of the reserves by the American side. And the regime can continue to steal the rest. (translated)

The Babiš government criticized Fiala for the state's indebtedness, but in just the first 2 years, it plans to increase the debt by about 700 billion. That's almost 1/2 of what the debt was in 2019! Back then, the interest on it was barely 2%, now it's almost 5%. And there are no reforms on the horizon. (translated)

World War I sparked all the horrors of the 20th century, and unlike the Second World War and the Cold War, it was not clear who the bad guy was and why it actually started. @OndrejHouska explains many contexts and events in his book. Well written and has an interesting relevance to the present. (translated)

I would never have thought that I would write this someday, but compared to today's composition, Zeman's government acted like a team of political professionals. And no one thought to elect M. Sládek (for younger ones: the former Okamura) as the chairman of the Chamber of Deputies. A dangerous attack on the functioning and direction of the state is happening now. (translated)

There are too many cases of corruption or misuse of European subsidies in the highest echelons of Czech politics that have come to light in recent months. The disgust that these actions deepen in our regions is hard to suppress. And even the main demagogue of ANO won't change anything. (translated)

Today, Trump once again announced tariffs and other retaliatory measures gradually against Canada and the European Union, mostly with absurd justifications (regarding Canada he is addressing the issues after wildfires and the financing of a newly opened bridge). In contrast, he had, once again, words of appreciation for Putin and Xi Jinping. (translated)

It must be acknowledged that the governing coalition is good at gradually undermining democracy. When one realizes what positions Babiš, Okamura, Macinka, Klempíř, Nacher, or Turek have achieved thanks to the democratic system, even its greatest supporter must be plagued by doubts. (translated)

To gain quick access to Trump's posts on the Truth Social network, it will be necessary to pay his company 100 thousand USD. The reason is clear – many of his statements influence stock prices and other assets, and quick information can be used for profitable transactions. Corruption at the level of Turkmenistan in a business package. (translated)

5/5 functioning with limited support from the USA. How much the rest of NATO, especially Europe, will have to rely on themselves and how to adapt to this will be the main question of the summit. And the Czech government has absolutely no opinion on this, ignoring the situation and thereby threatening the security of the country and our allies. (translated)

Trump claimed about Prime Minister Meloni that she begged for a photo with him and he was so generous that he spoke to her, even though he didn't have to at all. Meloni replied clearly: 'I don't understand why he behaves this way towards allies, but he doesn't have the same determination towards the enemies of the West.' The Foreign Minister then canceled the trip to the USA. (translated)