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He does not want the end of the war. He targets the diesel refineries in Russia knowing that the raids damage the markets. Trump accuses Zelensky of targeting "the diesel refineries in Russia, knowing that such attacks seriously harm the global diesel markets, including those in the US" and of "having no interest in ending this war." #Zelensky #Trump #Ucraina (translated)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Donald Trump of pushing Ukraine to surrender to Russia, while Trump contests Zelensky, arguing that his attacks on refineries in Russia are damaging global markets and questions his interest in ending the conflict. #Zelensky #Trump #Ucraina (translated)

🚨INFLATION IS SURGING AGAIN. It just hit a 4-month high — and working families are getting crushed while Republicans act like everything is fine. More pain at the grocery store. More pain at the pump. Less breathing room for Americans. This is what failed economic leadership looks like.

Antonio Vitiello reported that Amorim defended Estupinian, stating that even in other clubs, fans might not appreciate certain players. He said it was necessary to help both the player and the fans get to know him better. Amorim added that, at the end of the transfer window, several clubs were interested in Estupinian, but he had turned down the offers and took responsibility for the decision. #Calcio #Tifosi #Estupinan (translated)

The government - added the leader of the 5 Star Movement Giuseppe Conte - cannot absolutely afford, in the face of protests, and some episodes of violence that must be firmly condemned, to deny instead what is the root, the discomfort, the impossibility for adults, young people, and families, businesses, to make it to the end of the month or to see essential rights guaranteed. #Milano #GuerrigliaUrbana #Saccheggi (translated)

Alberto Infelise wrote that, instead of focusing on marginal aspects, we needed to consider the problems of a large part of the citizens, unable to make ends meet and lead a dignified life. He added that many young people did not see a future that met their expectations, that cities were designed for cars and the wealthy, and that there was a lack of political representation. #giustizia #disuguaglianza #politica (translated)

The Pope, after a recent hospitalization, appeared at the window of the Apostolic Palace to recite the Angelus, stating that he is gradually resuming his activities and emphasizing the importance of living without compromises and free from bad ambitions. #Papa #Angelus #Giustizia (translated)

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)

Álex said that the day before he had learned that some Atlético de Madrid fans followed what Barça did every weekend, convinced, according to him, that they could compete for the League. He added that, in his opinion, all that was left was to mock them and he used derogatory expressions to refer to those fans. #AtleticoDeMadrid #FCBarcelona #LaLiga (translated)

Alessandro Orsini defined Paolo Meloni and Gentiloni as responsible for a failed strategy in Ukraine. He argued that the devastations endured and the loss of the richest and most strategic regions, as well as almost all access to the sea, had compromised the country's prospects for prosperity. To describe the situation, he compared it to an Italy deprived of Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, and Emilia-Romagna and almost entirely lacking access to the sea, with only the port of Ginostra. Orsini accused Paolo Meloni of emptying the arsenals of the Italian army in an attempt to defeat a superpower that, according to him, possesses 5,500 nuclear warheads, using a very weak country. He said that the price would be paid by the Ukrainian people, to whom he expressed solidarity, and asked who could bring Ukrainian children back to life. He added that he warned Giorgia Gentiloni that the situation would end badly and told Paolo Meloni that policies regarding Ukraine should protect the lives of children, but he was insulted and defamed. Finally, he thanked those who participated in the presentation of his new book at the Feltrinelli bookstore in Largo Argentina, Rome, and announced that he would present it in Milan in November. https://t.co/k0zRzkER1b #Ucraina #PoliticaItaliana #Solidarietà (translated)

Riccardo Cucchi wrote that the devastation was incomprehensible, that Israel could not continue to hide it, and that the world would eventually know everything. He added that the persecution of Palestinians had been ongoing since 1948 and said to spend Sunday with a book. #18ottobre https://t.co/5wXRfFoD5z #Palestina #Giustizia #DirittiUmani (translated)

The author wrote that protesting was an exercise in democracy, while resorting to violence denied it, arguing that these were incompatible behaviors and not different ways of expressing the same anger. He added that social distress was real, citing insufficient wages, very high prices, and families struggling to make ends meet. (translated)

Violence occupies almost all the media space and in the end our claims are no longer heard. Like Antoine, who works in social services: "Violence occupies almost all the media space and in the end our claims are no longer heard," laments the thirty-year-old, who believes the movement "will continue in the coming months." #GiletGialli #ProtesteFrancia #ViolenzaUrban (translated)

Charlotte Matteini said she was not surprised and attributed the surprise of some to the fact that in the past they had not wanted to see the problems. She wrote that for years entire categories of citizens had reported economic difficulties, schools in poor condition, and the rising cost of living, receiving indiffernce and formulaic responses in return. According to Matteini, when legitimate forms of protest did not produce results, violence did not arise from nothing, but from a lack of listening. She argued that power often only paid attention when the situation became heated, and that this was true for France, Italy, and Europe. #Democrazia #Ascolto #Politica (translated)