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Regina Laska criticized that Donald Trump once again accused Volodymyr Zelensky of not wanting to end the war. According to Laska, Trump overlooked that Vladimir Putin has been bombing Ukraine for four and a half years. Instead, Trump is concerned about Russian refineries, US diesel prices, and Putin's feelings, she wrote. Citing the Wall Street Journal, Laska reported that Putin proposed a meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, possibly in November in Shenzhen. The meeting would be about the future of Ukraine, which, like Europe, would not be invited. The Kremlin has confirmed that the proposal is being discussed; Trump has not yet agreed. However, a senior US government representative believes he is open to it, according to Laska. A source from the Wall Street Journal described Putin's proposal as a "second Yalta." Laska compared the proposal to the 1945 conference, where Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill negotiated Europe's post-war order while the affected countries were not at the table. Putin's plan envisions a negotiation between the aggressor and the great powers regarding the fate of the victim – without European involvement. She urged Europe to discuss possible political and economic leverage. China is reliant on the European market, Ukraine is fighting with weapons that are largely financed by Europe, and the majority of frozen Russian central bank assets are held in Europe, she wrote. Laska argued that Europe must thwart the plan before it turns into a summit and warned that those who are not given a seat at such negotiations could end up being the subject of the agreements. #Trump #Putin #Ukraine (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann wrote that the French teacher Samuel Paty was murdered on October 16, 2020, in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by an 18-year-old Chechen. The 47-year-old regularly addressed Mohammed cartoons from Charlie Hebdo in class regarding freedom of speech. A Muslim student, who according to Kussmann was not present during the relevant class, felt offended in her religion and told her father about it. According to Kussmann, the father urged Muslims to take action against Paty and spread a video about him. An Islamist who was already known to the police in France supported the call. The later perpetrator, Abdullah Ansorov, learned about the incident through the video, asked students about Paty's habits, and offered money for information. On October 16, he confronted Paty on his way home and beheaded him with a 35-centimeter-long knife; shortly thereafter, he was shot by the police. Kussmann regarded the case as a sign of the advanced influence of Islam in European schools. She also wrote that Paty had been reported for distributing pornographic materials to minors and had in turn filed a complaint for defamation. The reaction from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sparked outrage: he had not commented for 14 days and then stated that freedom of expression is not limitless and should not harm anyone. #SamuelPaty #Meinungsfreiheit #Islam2020 (translated)

In Oregon, at least three children and one adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school, while the perpetrator, a 16-year-old teenager, also died, with it remaining unclear whether he was shot by the police or a passerby. #Oregon #Schusswaffengewalt #Grundschule (translated)

President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign event in Arizona and called for informants who disclose information about U.S. military operations to be shot, referring to the alleged betrayal of details about attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities to the press. #Trump #Informanten #Todesstrafe (translated)

Five Ukrainian soldiers were shot by an unknown person in a residential building in Kharkiv, and the public prosecutor's office is investigating several directions, including the possibility that the perpetrator might be part of a Russian reconnaissance and sabotage unit. #Charkiw #UkrainischeSoldaten #RussischeInvasion (translated)

ICE is out of control. This week, a five-year-old child had to witness ICE shoot his father. "ICE is out of control. This week, a five-year-old child had to witness ICE shoot his father," posted Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar a few days ago after the brutal U.S. immigration agency ICE shot a man in the Bronx in New York City last week while he was in a fleeing car. #IlhanOmar #ICE #Trump (translated)