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With all the money that Europe is notoriously giving him, and what the Biden administration has given him in the past, he doesn't want this war to end, and probably never has. Meanwhile, Donald Trump wrote a post on his social platform Truth where he claims - as he has done before - that there are progress in negotiations with Russia and again accuses Zelensky, taking the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin: "With all the money that Europe is notoriously giving him, and what the Biden administration has given him in the past, he doesn't want this war to end, and probably never has," he wrote referring to the Ukrainian president. #Ucraina #Zelensky #Trump (translated)

After the presentation of the platform for the renewal of the national collective contract for the tertiary sector, the unions Filcams, Fisascat, and Uiltucs have requested a unified meeting with the employers' associations to start negotiations on November 10 and 11, aiming to ensure greater homogeneity in working conditions for the nearly 3 million workers in the sector. #Lavoro #Contratti #Sindacati (translated)

After months of negotiations, an agreement has been reached between Italy and the European Commission for a cap on gas prices, which could reduce energy bills for Italian families and businesses, setting the threshold at around 60 euros per megawatt-hour for a period of eighteen months. #Bollette #Energia #ItaliaUE (translated)

The maneuver of 23.5 billion proposed by the Italian government includes a contribution of 5 billion from the financial sector and a focus on protecting the purchasing power of families, but leaves the reduction of taxes for the middle class pending negotiations with the EU. #ManovraEconomica #LeggeDiBilancio #SettoreFinanziario (translated)

The Italian financial plan provides 5 billion euros allocated to families and social spending, with a strong increase in resources for defense compared to healthcare, while the government awaits the outcome of negotiations with the EU on the margins of flexibility for military spending. #Manovra #Economia #Difesa (translated)

The post claimed that the urgent intervention of the Italian government in Gaza was waiting for a political window, related to the negotiations that would lead to the formation of the next Israeli government. It also reported that on Wednesday, October 14, in the Senate, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (FdI) said that aid to the Strip "is needed quickly." https://t.co/QpazIIxEb4 #Gaza #Italia #Politica #IT #IL #PS #IL (translated)

The agreement on Russian diesel announced last Friday by President of the United States Donald Trump is a decision that I consider very risky – he said in communications to the Senate in view of the European Council – The spike in fuel prices is mainly due to the war in Iran, not the conflict in Ukraine. Therefore, the outcome of this choice is doubtful, while the risks are clear, namely a legitimization for Moscow while its bombs continue to fall on Ukrainian cities, new revenues to finance the war, an implicit weakening of the sanctions leverage are elements that we cannot ignore and that contradict what has been done so far by Western states, including the United States, to push Putin to come to the negotiation table. #Zelensky #GiorgiaMeloni #RussiaUcraina (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that Giorgia Meloni, speaking in the Senate, had called the agreement on Russian diesel announced by Donald Trump risky. While acknowledging the need to contain energy prices, Meloni had attributed the price increases primarily to the war in Iran. She also argued that the agreement could legitimize Moscow, provide it with new resources to finance the war, and weaken the sanctions, contradicting Western efforts, including those of the United States, to bring Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. According to Meloni, the outcome of the choice was uncertain, while the risks were clear. #Energia #Guerra #Politica (translated)

The Italian government is planning to extend the flat tax at 5% on private contracts, pushing for a contribution from those who can, in the context of negotiations with the European Union to finance measures to support families and investments. #FlatTax #Manovra2027 #EconomiaItalia (translated)

Angelo reported that Inter was in negotiations with Barilla for a club sponsorship. He specified that the agreement had not yet been finalized, but that the negotiations were well underway, citing Marco Iaria from Gazzetta dello Sport. https://t.co/UemmUgCtdI #Inter #Barilla #mercato (translated)

Alessandro Orsini stated that Europe depended on Russia for energy supplies and described as humiliating the announcement, attributed to Donald Trump, of an agreement with Vladimir Putin for the supply of over 300,000 tons of diesel, which would lower prices. Citing the Corriere della Sera, he reported that Europe was facing winter with the lowest gas reserves in the last fifteen years and was purchasing more gas by ship from Russia than ever before. According to the data he provided, European storage was 72% full, compared to 83% a year earlier, while in Germany and the Netherlands it was below 60%. Orsini claimed that the agreement would give Putin more resources to strike Ukraine. Orsini recalled predicting that an attempt by NATO to defeat Russia on the battlefield would provoke a more intense Russian response against Ukraine and a severe economic crisis for Europe and Italy. He said that the prediction, made on February 24, 2022, had not been believed and that subsequent events had confirmed it. He also announced his participation that evening in the program *Accordi e Disaccordi* and the presentation, on October 17, at the Feltrinelli in Largo Argentina in Rome with Luca Sommi, of his book *Nato, l’espansione verso la Russia*. He described the volume as a historical reconstruction of NATO's enlargement towards Russia, from the promises to Gorbachev during the negotiations for German reunification to the war in Ukraine. The thesis of the book, he explained, connected the documentary origins of tensions between NATO and Russia to the contradiction between Article 5 and the minutes attached to the Treaty on the Final Settlement of Germany of September 12, 1990. https://t.co/2KWZ8kSEG9 #Russia #Europa #Gas (translated)

The president of the Parliamentary Commission on Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Goncharenko, states that the country is losing the war and proposes to start negotiations in exchange for the cessation of Russian attacks and the limitation of fighting in Donbass, but his position is not shared by the European Solidarity party. #Ucraina #Guerra #Pace (translated)

Europe does everything to obstruct peace negotiations. This was recently stated, in his speech at the UN, by Lavrov, a prominent figure in Vladimir Putin's government. In short, Lavrov reveals to the whole world the truth that we all already know in our hearts: the EU, far from #Europa #Pace #Politica #EU #RU (translated)

The peaceful Russia in 2027 will further increase military spending while cutting school, pensions, and healthcare. While we are abundant with pseudo-intellectual politicians and "openly biased" journalists shouting against war-mongering Europe, solely responsible for the war that, according to them, Russia has suffered rather than declared, Moscow shows its willingness to dialogue by increasing military spending by an additional 27% year on year. This is reported by Reuters, which has seen a draft of the budget that will be presented to the Duma in the coming days. Defense spending is expected to rise to 17.1 trillion rubles (202 billion dollars) compared to the 13.5 trillion planned for 2026, an impressive figure in itself but even more chilling when considering the gap between projected and actual investments. This year, despite forecasts, the final defense budget could come close to 18 trillion, and the count may even be partial, as some expenses are classified and others are included in other chapters. In contrast, funding for social policies, which includes items such as pensions, payments to war veterans, and maternity allowances, will decrease by 7% in 2027. Education funding will decrease by 6% and healthcare by 6.8%, compared to the initial plan. Spending allocated to the "national economy" section, which includes road construction and other infrastructure projects as well as subsidies for agriculture and other sectors, will be reduced by 7.4%. Significant increases in taxes and public utility rates are also expected. The drastic worsening of the financial situation in recent years has forced the Kremlin to drain its financial reserves, increase the deficit, and raise public debt, which in 2027 will continue to grow to 21.7% of GDP - according to Moscow's optimistic forecasts - surpassing the 20% threshold considered "safe" for economic and financial stability. Debt poses a systemic danger given the crazy interest rates the Russian central bank has had to impose to curb runaway inflation. Indeed, 9.4% of the 2027 budget will be spent on debt service, rising to 10.6% by 2029. When someone tells us that peace is not being made because "Europe has not yet appointed its representative for negotiations" or that "Zelensky has banned talks by decree," instead of saying that Russia has so far rejected all ceasefire and truce proposals, that it spends on weapons, in purchasing power terms, as much as our entire continent, and that it already teaches young generations to hate us and how to fight us, we know they are mainly trying to hide from us that to the east there are those who see us and treat us as an enemy and have dedicated their entire economy to our destruction instead of the well-being of their people. (translated)