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Marco Setaccioli challenged Marco Travaglio's calculations on European and Russian military spending, stating that Travaglio had indicated 450 billion euros for Europe and 150 for Russia and had argued that Russia had reason to fear Europe, which had invaded it four times in the last 200 years. According to Setaccioli, in the current year Russia would have spent around 17 trillion rubles on defense, equivalent to 181 billion euros, a figure indicated, according to him, by most analysts. He noted that the nominal comparison did not take purchasing power into account: applying indices developed by specialized research centers, Russian spending would rise to 574 billion international dollars, compared to about 700 billion for the entire EU. He added that the EU would have three and a half times the population of Russia and a GDP nine times greater. Setaccioli argued that the Russian federal budget did not show all military costs. He cited studies by economist Craig Kennedy, according to which part of the spending would be financed through subsidized loans and would thus remain on the banks' balance sheets. He also recalled an investigation by Dozhd', which, according to him, had documented pressures on private companies to hire people before signing contracts with the military and to supplement salaries with corporate funds. He added that at least three militias would be linked to Gazprom, which would cover part of the costs. For these reasons, he dismissed as false the claim that Russia spent less than the EU. Historically, Setaccioli criticized Travaglio's reconstruction, according to which the Napoleonic and Nazi invasions, along with interventions in Crimea and support for the Bolsheviks, would justify Russian fears toward Europe. Setaccioli listed Russian troop interventions in Poland in 1939, Finland in 1939-1940, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania in 1940, Bulgaria in 1944, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, Moldova in 1992, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. He stated that there were no Russian regions occupied by European countries, while eight regions—one in Moldova, two in Georgia, and five in Ukraine—would be under Russian control. Finally, Setaccioli accused Travaglio of presenting a selective and misleading reconstruction to make Russia appear not dangerous, portray Europe as a threat, and argue that rearmament was unnecessary and risky. In his view, that reasoning could legitimize a potential Russian attack on Europe and constituted a form of collaborationism. #Russia #Europa #Difesa (translated)

Last December, then-President Chaves visited El Salvador, where he met with Bukele and toured the CECOT, while Bukele had already visited Costa Rica on November 12, 2024, and toured the main prison of that country, warning of "symptoms" of crime similar to those faced by El Salvador with gangs. #Megacárcel #SeguridadPenitenciaria #CostaRica (translated)

It is a turning point in prison security and national security as a whole. Our country will be a global benchmark. "It is a turning point in prison security and national security as a whole. Our country will be a global benchmark," said Fernández before announcing that he would travel this Friday to El Salvador to visit the famous Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT) and learn how it operates with thousands of alleged gang members. #CostaRica #Megacárcel #Narcotráfico (translated)

Austria has approved the acquisition of MediaMarkt's parent company Ceconomy by the Chinese tech giant JD.com, with Minister of Economics Hattmannsdorfer emphasizing that there are strict requirements to protect data, supply chains, and security-related personnel decisions. #Übernahme #Ceconomy #JDcom (translated)

Il 30 settembre del 1938 la conferenza di Monaco apri la strada verso la seconda guerra mondiale consegnando ad Hitler i Sudeti cecoslovacchi. Sappiamo oggi che da quel momento in poi i vertici della Wehrmacht e il popolo tedesco considerarono Hitler imbattibile (lo racconta #Storia #SecondaGuerraMondiale #Monaco #CZ #DE

Rosa Tourís, exdirectora general con experiencia en seguridad, propuso alarmar a la población durante una caótica reunión del Cecopi relacionada con la dana, destacando la importancia de diferenciar entre alarmar y alertar mientras la comunicación en el encuentro era desordenada y poco efectiva. #Cecopi #RosaTourís #Mazón

Simone Weil è anche quella che, da pacifista, andò giovanissima a combattere in Spagna con i repubblicani e che propose di paracadutare uomini (lei inclusa) e armi in Cecoslovacchia in sostegno alla resistenza antinazista Però capisco che la frase a effetto sembri più figa https://t.co/rdxplBcVdv #SimoneWeil #Pacifismo #Resistenza

Knall zum Abend: Media Markt und Saturn planen Stellenabbau. Trotz hoher Umsätze geraten Arbeitsplätze unter Druck. #MediaMarkt #Saturn #Stellenabbau #Einzelhandel Personalabbau: Media Markt und Saturn beschäftigen rund 17.000 Mitarbeiter in Deutschland und wollen laut Verdi abhängig von der Größe einzelner Märkte Stellen streichen. Führungs und Koordinierungsebenen sollen reduziert und Aufgaben künftig auf weniger Mitarbeiter verteilt werden. Übernahme: Parallel läuft die geplante Übernahme der Muttergesellschaft Ceconomy durch https://t.co/oPNP5msfrk. Ceconomy erklärt, dass der Stellenabbau nicht durch https://t.co/oPNP5msfrk vorgegeben werde. Die Frist für das Übernahmeangebot endet am 10. November 2026, während noch behördliche Prüfungen laufen. Der angekündigte Stellenabbau zeigt, dass trotz guter Umsätze erheblicher Kostendruck auf den deutschen Elektronikhandel wirkt. Vielen Dank für den wichtigen Hinweis! Quelle: (nd) https://t.co/X1zUDRJhBk #Stellenabbau #Einzelhandel #MediaMarkt

La Cecotec Shark RS es una motocicleta eléctrica equivalente a una 125cc que ofrece hasta 110 km de autonomía y está diseñada para ser una alternativa económica al creciente precio del diésel, con un coste de 2.999 euros, financiable a plazos. #MotoEléctrica #AhorroEnergético #MovilidadUrbana

O Brasil vai copiar o exemplo de El Salvador. Bandido focará preso. Os presídios são elo essencial em qualquer política de seguranca séria. Recebtemente @FlavioBolsonaro esteve em El Salvador com o mesmo Min. Justiça @Vi11atoro e te garanto: essa idéia é para valer! 📸 Foto do encontro de hoje e, as demais, no famoso presídio de El Salvador CECOT. #Brasil #Segurança #Justiça

Bally Bagayoko visé par une enquête sur son emploi ou pseudo emploi à la RATP. L'homme n'est sans doute pas tout blanc dans l'histoire et, ici, être noir ne procure pas un totem d'immunité suffisant. Si on cecoue le cocotier chez LFI, on risque d'autres surprises. Un mot? https://t.co/ztDZNvRZ9C #Enquête #Politique #RACisme

China heeft zijn onvrede geuit over een EU-onderzoek naar de overname van MediaMarkts moederbedrijf Ceconomy door JD.com, waarbij het Chinese ministerie van Justitie heeft gevraagd om niet meer deel te nemen aan het onderzoek, dat gericht is op mogelijke staatssteun die de overname zou kunnen verstoren. #China #JDcom #MediaMarkt