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Vít Rakušan stated that ANO has not learned from the mistakes that led to the catastrophic result in the last elections and instead of changing direction, it has accelerated. According to him, the nationalization of public media will not bring anything to the people in the Czech Republic and will harm what is working. Rakušan said that his party wants to prevent this step while also proposing measures to ensure safety, dignified pensions, affordable housing, and assistance for people in need. He added that it will become clear which of these approaches will be more effective. #politika #Česko #demokracie (translated)

European Commissioner Jørgensen warned Slovakia about the need to eliminate its dependence on Russian gas and discussed with the ministers of the V4 countries in Bratislava the options for financing the diversification of gas supplies and adjustments to the emissions trading system. #EnergetickáBezpečnosť #DiverzifikáciaZdrojov #V4 (translated)

Kutil Tona asked opponents of further aid to Ukraine and proponents of peace under the conditions set by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump what their plan for Europe would be in the event of Ukraine's capitulation. He stated that the Kremlin could potentially install a government in Kyiv under its control. He was concerned about how Europe would deal with the potential millions of additional refugees who would refuse to live under Russian occupation, as well as the security threat posed by a victorious, militarized Russia. He also mentioned the possible consequences of the return of hundreds of thousands of men from the war to a society that would be unable to integrate them. He also questioned European parties calling for the renewal of relations with Moscow about what their plan for Europe would be after a potential Putin victory. He wrote that halting arms supplies to the attacked country would not end the war in his view, but could lead to its repercussions eventually reaching Europe. He added that he was worried about the notion that Putin could become a peaceful neighbor after a victory and win back Europe with cheap gas. #Ukrajina #Putin #Evropa (translated)

Lukáš Valášek wrote that Foreign Minister Petr Macinka rejected support for the Finnish proposal to limit the entry of hundreds of thousands of Russians into the EU. According to him, Macinka claimed that the initiative had no chance of success. Valášek added that the Czech Republic had applied a similar regime, but Russians could enter the country from neighboring states. According to Valášek, Macinka's decision went against the positions of the top leadership of the Foreign Ministry, as was evident from internal communications he had access to. Čeněk Hajný, head of the director’s office of the European Department of the Ministry, reportedly recommended joining the Finnish initiative because its content was in line with Czech positions. Valášek stated that Russians were obtaining about half a million visas to the EU each year, with the most being issued by Italy and Spain. Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen reportedly pointed out in a letter to Prague the Russian attacks on Ukraine as well as the threat of sabotage and other hybrid operations in the EU. She proposed not to issue visas for non-essential travel, including tourism. https://t.co/VYoTXSXV92 #Rusko #EU #viza (translated)

European leaders are increasingly concerned about similar proposals coming from populist parties in their countries, such as the leader of the far-right German party AfD, Alice Weidel, who openly spoke about resuming supplies of Russian oil and gas as soon as she wins the federal elections. #Rusko #Ukrajina #energie (translated)

Trump's plan to restart the large purchase of Russian gas by Europe, proposed by his emissaries during talks in Kyiv, met with negative reactions from European officials who want to avoid dependence on Russian energy sources, and it also complicated efforts for a diplomatic resolution of the war in Ukraine. #Rusko #Ukrajina #energie (translated)

The Baron of Øresund wrote that Sisse Marie Welling (SF), the mayor of Copenhagen, had said that the right-wing around the world in recent years had put democracy under pressure. He claimed that left-extreme rebels the same day set the town hall in Limoges on fire and looted the town hall in Marseille, and that left-extreme had also created fear in the streets around Copenhagen City Hall. #Demokrati #Venstrefløj #Højrefløj (translated)

In Paris, there is chaos organized by the prefect, who banned entry to the Place de la République and allowed (tear) gas to be released without restraint. Meanwhile, it was an officially permitted starting point for the (march)," said Mélenchon, who participated in the protest in Paris. #Francie #protesty #násilí (translated)

Erik Tabery wrote that a gas stove exploded in a restaurant across from the Respekt editorial office on Vodickova Street the day before. He noted that ambulances, firefighters, and police quickly arrived at the scene and that the street was soon closed off. Although he claimed not to know the details of the intervention, he praised the work of the response teams and wished a quick recovery to the injured. #praha #zdraví #hasiči (translated)

Ukrainians attacked a gas processing plant in Surgut, owned by Gazprom, causing a fire, while Ukrainian President Zelensky announced the end of the ceasefire and the resumption of attacks on Russian refineries in exchange for missiles for the American Patriot system and the expansion of the Starlink satellite network. #VálkaNaUkrajině #Gazprom #Starlink (translated)

The author of the post stated that the course of the war is not determined by Donald Trump's posts on social media, but by the range of drones. He wrote that drones today struck a gas condensate stabilization plant in Surgut in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, located 2,400 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. According to him, the plant produces fuels including aviation fuel. #válka #drony #Rusko #UA #RU (translated)

NEOVLIVNICZ stated that the foreign trips of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš consistently mirrored the business interests of Agrofert. He identified expensive gas as the main commodity around which most of these trips revolved and claimed that further increases in its prices could lead to the collapse of the holding's chemical division. https://t.co/ek6HLivuuz #politika #plyn #zahraničnícestování (translated)