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There is a reason why Russia tried to interfere in the Brexit vote: they knew that if we left, it would harm both the United Kingdom and the European Union. They were very clear about this — and, wow, how right they turned out to be. This caused damage to our economic, social, and cultural life. Wales alone lost, net, 1 billion pounds in regional funding that it would have received from the EU. This rupture considerably weakened opportunities — especially for young people — to work, live abroad, and enjoy the freedoms we had before. We could rejoin the Customs Union or the Single Market; but if we did so in isolation, we would merely be 'rule takers' — we would have to accept everything that the EU determined without being at the table to negotiate. As someone in the audience pointed out, the European Union is changing. But that is not a reason for us not to return; on the contrary, it is the ideal reason for us to be inside and help shape it into the kind of Union we want. I don't believe there is any other option but to fully rejoin the bloc. The journalist George Monbiot (working at the BBC) brought this Russian interference back into the spotlight by publicly declaring: “There is a reason why Russia tried to interfere in the Brexit vote: they knew that if we left, it would harm both the United Kingdom and the European Union. They were very clear about this — and, wow, how right they turned out to be. This caused damage to our economic, social, and cultural life. Wales alone lost, net, 1 billion pounds in regional funding that it would have received from the EU. This rupture considerably weakened opportunities — especially for young people — to work, live abroad, and enjoy the freedoms we had before. We could rejoin the Customs Union or the Single Market; but if we did so in isolation, we would merely be 'rule takers' — we would have to accept everything that the EU determined without being at the table to negotiate. As someone in the audience pointed out, the European Union is changing. But that is not a reason for us not to return; on the contrary, it is the ideal reason for us to be inside and help shape it into the kind of Union we want. I don't believe there is any other option but to fully rejoin the bloc.” #Brexit #UniãoEuropeia #AndyBurnham (translated)

The workers of Eurallumina in Portovesme, controlled by the Russian company Rusal, announce their mobilization to protest against the risk of the company's insolvency due to the freezing of funds and the lack of government interventions, with a sit-in scheduled for October 22. #Eurallumina #Protesta #Insolvenza (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that Donald Trump had suspended several sanctions and tariffs stipulated by the Lindsey Graham Act against Russia and countries that purchased Russian energy or helped Moscow evade sanctions with an executive order. According to the site, the decision was motivated by national interest and came just days before the measures were set to go into effect, which included tariffs of up to 100% on major purchasers of Russian oil and gas. The exemptions would remain in effect until a new decision, Ultimora.net added. #Trump #Russia #Sanzioni (translated)

Defense Minister Guido Crosetto described the decision by the United States to limit Ukraine's access to satellite systems and intelligence information as a serious mistake, warning that this could prolong the Russian invasion instead of promoting peace. #Ukraine #Russia #GuidoCrosetto (translated)

Defense Minister Guido Crosetto stated to the BBC that limiting Ukraine's access to satellite systems represents a serious mistake by the United States, warning that such a move could prolong the Russian invasion instead of promoting peace. #Ucraina #Sicurezza #Difesa (translated)

Scott Bessent said it bluntly: Europeans have given more money to Russia than to Ukraine because they cannot free themselves from Russian energy, and now to accuse the United States of a truce on diesel prices is "completely hypocritical." #GuerraNaUcrânia #Energia #Economia (translated)

"During a discussion of opinions regarding the situation surrounding Ukraine, Vladimir Putin thanked the Pope for his willingness to contribute to the resolution of the conflict and the efforts he has made in the humanitarian field," reads the statement released by the Russian presidency. #GuerraNaUcrânia #PapaLeãoXIV #VladimirPutin (translated)

According to reports from the Ministry of Defense highlighted by the newspaper "Kommersant," the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, informed the president that Russian troops have taken control of the locality of Dobropillia in the Donetsk region. #GuerraUcrânia #Putin #ImprensaRussa (translated)

DonVito007 wrote to President Pavel that according to him, private vacations do not interest anyone and that he would not bother to respond to the requests of Kremlin officials regarding account statements and invoices; he stated that he would reject them rudely. He added that they similarly did not bother the elderly man from the LDN Lány when he traveled to Russian conferences. #politika #soukromí #vztahy (translated)

Desiree Rugani stated that an investigation by OpenAI had identified a clandestine Russian operation called "Dark Clark," which, according to her, used artificial intelligence, false identities, and research with an academic appearance to influence the political debate in Latin America. She said that the materials found included content favorable to Lula and critical of Bolsonaro and questioned what the Brazilian government knew about the suspicions of Russian interference and what still needed to be clarified. https://t.co/lZ2HCo7QOi #Opinião #Política #Investigação (translated)

The profile Today in the Military World stated that Donald Trump had criticized Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he considered a difficult interlocutor, and blamed Zelensky, Joe Biden, and Barack Obama for the start of the war in Ukraine, without holding Vladimir Putin responsible. According to the profile, in the last two weeks, Trump had repeatedly attacked Zelensky and minimized Putin's role in the invasion. The profile also stated that Trump had announced a ceasefire on attacks on energy infrastructure, accepted by Russia and Ukraine. According to the publication, Zelensky immediately agreed, and Ukraine stopped attacking Russian refineries for four days, while Putin broke the agreement two hours later and, on the same day, attacked power plants in Kyiv and Kharkiv. The publication attributed to analysts the assessment that Russia could not win the war at the current pace, which, according to them, could drag on for at least another ten years and cost another 5 or 6 million Russian lives. It added that Putin feared the political consequences of a general mobilization. It also stated that Putin would be trying to gain advantages while Trump still had autonomy, given the possibility of losing control of Congress and the Senate and becoming a "lame duck" president for the next two years. According to the profile, analysts pointed to billion-dollar gas, oil, and fuel deals as part of this strategy. The publication cited a diesel deal announced by Trump and a possible joint venture between the Russian government and American partners to sell gas through Nord Stream, which would be closed. It stated that the deal could yield at least $2 billion annually to the Witkoff, Kushner, and Trump families. The profile concluded that Trump's attacks on Zelensky and his support for Putin reflected, in its interpretation, Putin's attempt to take advantage of the military and political situation. https://t.co/NJCNSkF3G6 #Zelenskyy #Putin #GuerraUcrânia (translated)

In less than a day, our units have scoured dozens of square kilometers of territory – including the probable directions of the killer's movements and the places where he might have hidden. An hour ago, the suspect was arrested, a soldier of the Russian Federation. “In less than a day, our units have scoured dozens of square kilometers of territory,” said Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi, “including the probable directions of the killer's movements and the places where he might have hidden. An hour ago, the suspect was arrested, a soldier of the Russian Federation.” #Ucraina #Kharkiv #Guerra (translated)

The trial against the Ukrainian Serhij Kuznetsov, accused of war crimes for the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, has begun in Hamburg with the defense arguing that it was a legitimate military action against a funding structure for the Russian war. #NordStream #Ucraina #CriminiDiGuerra (translated)