Trump's calls for removal of Zelensky as President of Ukraine are in direct violation of the Budapest Memorandum. The US imposed unspoken economic sanctions and used diplomatic threats to coerce Ukraine to sign the agreement to give up nukes, ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers in 1994.
Ansaldo and Hitachi have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop integrated energy solutions aimed at meeting the growing demand for reliable energy and modernizing industrial and digital infrastructures. #Energia #Infrastrutture #Innovazione (translated)
The Parliament of Greenland has adopted a resolution introducing a memorandum on deep-sea mining that will be in effect until the end of 2029, in response to vague suggestions from Donald Trump regarding resource exploration on the island. #Grenlandia #górnictwo #ochronaśrodowiska (translated)
Denis Trubetskoy wrote that within the past 36 hours, about 45 ballistic missiles had been fired at energy facilities in Kyiv and the region. At the same time, reconnaissance data and Starlink had not been shut down, but there were increasing signs of limitations. The two guarantor powers of the Budapest Memorandum had fulfilled their task, as he ironically noted, "super." #Kyjiw #Raketen #Aufklärung (translated)
Prague 6 will be led by the existing coalition of STAN, ODS, KDU-ČSL, and Prague 6 for itself, with Petr Prokop as its new mayor, while the parties have signed a memorandum of cooperation and wish to negotiate a coalition agreement by the beginning of November. #Praha6 #koalice #STAN (translated)
Tafouk TV – how three Sahel military governments are building a common information system Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are no longer relying only on speeches, social media or their existing national broadcasters to shape the information environment around the Alliance of Sahel States. They are building a shared, permanent media infrastructure. At its centre is Tafouk TV, the confederal television channel of the AES, broadcasting from Bamako. Its creation was formally agreed by the three governments in December 2025, its governing structure was installed in 2026 and regular programming began in September. The project is explicitly presented by AES authorities as an instrument of “information sovereignty” and what Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop has called “narrative sovereignty”. A television channel built by three military governments Tafouk TV is fundamentally different from a covert bot network or a collection of anonymous propaganda accounts. Its ownership and political purpose are public. It is an institutional broadcaster created by the governments of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all currently led by military authorities. Malian government documents describe the channel as a common media instrument intended to strengthen communication across the confederation, promote regional identities and respond to what the AES sees as hostile narratives and disinformation. The project sits alongside Daandè Liptako, a shared radio service, and broader plans to develop common information structures across the three states. That institutional architecture is important. A social-media influence network can disappear when accounts are suspended. A television channel, radio network and future news agency can develop journalists, archives, correspondents, distribution agreements and continuous daily output. The result is not a temporary campaign but potentially a long-term information system. Russia enters through RT The Russian connection is also public. In July 2026, Tafouk TV signed a cooperation agreement with RT, the Russian state-funded international broadcaster. The memorandum was signed by Tafouk TV director-general Salif Sanogo and Natalia Lebedeva, director of RT en français. It provides for content exchange, expertise-sharing and joint coverage of major events in Russia and the Sahel. RT described itself as Tafouk TV's first international partner. This makes Tafouk part of a much broader geopolitical realignment in the Sahel. Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have reduced cooperation with France and other Western partners while deepening political, diplomatic and security relations with Moscow. But the distinction is important: there is no public evidence that Russia owns Tafouk TV, finances the entire channel or directly controls its editorial decisions. The most precise description is therefore a state-owned AES broadcaster with a formal partnership with Russian state media, rather than a Russian-controlled television station. The battle over the narrative AES officials make little attempt to hide the strategic role they expect the channel to play. During a visit to Tafouk TV shortly after regular broadcasting began, Abdoulaye Diop described communication as another strategic front alongside defence, diplomacy and development. He spoke of a geopolitical environment characterised by a “war of narratives” and said the AES needed its own media to defend its interests and strengthen its narrative sovereignty. Mali's government has similarly described Tafouk TV as an instrument of information sovereignty, regional cohesion and Sahelian identity. The first governing-board meetings emphasised digital distribution, national languages and the creation of a new generation of Sahelian journalists capable of carrying the confederation's message at home and abroad. Early reporting examined by the Financial Times found patriotic programming, interviews with officials and positive reporting from conflict zones. The newspaper described the project in the context of the three governments' attempts to challenge Western media narratives and strengthen their legitimacy while facing continuing jihadist insurgencies. Why this is not simply another disinformation operation It is important not to use propaganda and disinformation as synonyms. A state broadcaster can systematically promote the government's preferred interpretation of events without every story being false.Tafouk TV's significance therefore lies less in individual fabricated claims than in the information architecture being created around it: three governments operating a shared broadcaster, common radio infrastructure and potentially other confederal media, while cooperating with Russia's international state-media system. This development is taking place while independent media conditions across the three countries are deteriorating. Reporters Without Borders ranked Burkina Faso 110th, Niger 120th and Mali 121st in its 2026 World Press Freedom Index, pointing to arbitrary detentions, restrictions on journalists and suspensions of media outlets across the AES states. That context changes the importance of Tafouk TV. A new state broadcaster entering a diverse and competitive media environment is one thing. A common government-controlled broadcaster expanding while alternative sources face restrictions is another. From influence campaigns to permanent infrastructure Tafouk TV illustrates an important evolution in the information contest in the Sahel. Russian and pro-Russian influence in Africa has often relied on social-media networks, influencers, fake experts, local partners or apparently independent media outlets. Tafouk represents something more durable: formal state institutions can now carry many of the same geopolitical narratives openly and continuously. The audience figures are not yet sufficiently established to demonstrate how influential Tafouk TV will become. It may eventually reach far fewer people than some viral online operations, or its television, radio and digital infrastructure may give it far greater long-term significance. Sources Government of Mali — Tafouk TV governing board and strategic mission https://gouvernement.ml/conseil-dadministration-de-tafouk-tv-installe-a-bamako-le-ministre-alhamdou-ag-ilyene-trace-les-orientations-strategiques-de-la-chaine-confederale/ Government of Mali — Abdoulaye Diop and “narrative sovereignty” https://gouvernement.ml/communication-confederale-de-laes-sem-abdoulaye-diop-a-la-decouverte-de-tafouk/ Government of Mali — creation of Tafouk TV and Daandè Liptako https://gouvernement.ml/conseil-national-de-la-transition-le-cnt-adopte-deux-textes-majeurs-relatifs-a-la-creation-de-tafouk-tv-et-de-la-radio-daande-liptako/ Government of Mali — ratification and information-sovereignty objectives https://gouvernement.ml/2026/05/30/ Government of Mali — Tafouk TV board and Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga https://gouvernement.ml/television-de-lalliance-des-etats-du-sahel-tafouk-tv-les-membres-du-conseil-dadministration-prennent-les-orientations-et-conseils-du-premier-ministre-abdoulaye-maiga/ RT en français — cooperation agreement between RT and Tafouk TV https://rtenfrance.tv/news/136036-rt-devient-premier-partenaire-international-tafouk-tv-chaine-commune-aes APA News — Tafouk TV and Daandè Liptako common AES media infrastructure https://fr.apanews.net/communication/tafouk-tv-et-daande-liptako-le-mali-consolide-les-medias-communs-de-laes/ APA News — Tafouk TV begins regular programming https://fr.apanews.net/communication/aes-tafouk-tv-demarre-ses-programmes/ Financial Times — Sahel juntas launch Tafouk TV with Russian backing https://www.ft.com/content/259b49a1-8eda-4e8d-84c7-45323988b07b Reporters Without Borders — 2026 Press Freedom Index: Africa https://rsf.org/en/classement/2026/afrique Keywords #DISINFORMED #Episode18 #TafoukTV #AES #AllianceOfSahelStates #Sahel #Mali #BurkinaFaso #Niger #Russia #RussianInfluence #RussianMedia #RT #RussiaToday #StateMedia #StatePropaganda #InformationSovereignty #NarrativeSovereignty #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #StrategicCommunication #MediaInfluence #MediaControl #Propaganda #Disinformation #ForeignInfluence #FIMI #Africa #WestAfrica #MilitaryGovernment #MilitaryRule #SahelMedia #DaandeLiptako #MediaInfrastructure #NarrativeControl #PressFreedom #MediaFreedom #Geopolitics #OSINT #WRLD
Today we signed a memorandum on further cooperation and that we are ending negotiations with the other parties. "Today we signed a memorandum on further cooperation and that we are ending negotiations with the other parties. The ANO movement, Karlovaraci, and ODS agreed that within the city council of Karlovy Vary we will have a majority, namely 18 mandates," said Pfeffer Ferklová, adding that it is a narrow majority. #KarlovyVary #koalice #ANO (translated)
"As part of our efforts to combat these common threats to our nations, we are proud to announce a new memorandum of understanding that establishes a joint security program aimed at strengthening the exchange of counter-terrorism information between our law enforcement agencies," said Marco Rubio in front of journalists, alongside Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis. #Securitate #CooperareInternațională #NATO (translated)
"This is an opportunity to build a new generation media and entertainment company, driven by creativity and technology," Ellison said in a memo to employees on Tuesday, outlining his vision. #Hollywood #akvizicija #streaming (translated)
"to face the biggest players in our industry" "This is an opportunity to build a next-generation media and entertainment company, driven by creativity and technology," Ellison said yesterday in a memorandum to employees, outlining his vision. #Paramount #WarnerBros #Hollywood (translated)
The author said they strongly supported Ukraine’s cause but objected to what they described as falsifying facts in its favor. They wrote that the United States had not guaranteed Ukraine’s territorial integrity in the Budapest Memorandum. #Ukraine #BudapestMemorandum #SupportUkraine #UA #US
Iran has given an ultimatum to the United States, stating that the Strait of Hormuz will not be reopened until the seven conditions stipulated in the Memorandum of Understanding are met. #Iran #StramtoareaOrmuz #SUA (translated)
Iranian power broker in the shadows, Mohammad Bagher Kalibaf, states that the Hormuz Strait will not be opened until Iranian conditions outlined in the Islamabad memorandum are met, emphasizing the end of the procrastination period with American demands. #HormuškiTjesnac #Iran #SjedinjeneDržave (translated)
Ghalibaf wrote that according to him, the time has ended when the USA could procrastinate and impose unilateral demands, and Iran's position has remained clear and unambiguous. He added that the Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until seven conditions of Iran resulting from the Memorandum are met. #Iran #polityka #dyplomacja #IR #US (translated)
Central Asian media reported that Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and the United Arab Emirates agreed to study the feasibility of the proposed Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (CASA) railway corridor, which would connect Central Asia to the Pakistani seaports. https://t.co/d0LNeiD2yc #Kazachstan #Uzbekistan #AzjaCentralna #KZ #UZ #AE #AF #PK (translated)
The post described Azerbaijan as being on its way to becoming a regional AI leader, with SpaceXAI and Grok supporting its transformation. It said a memorandum of understanding had been signed by Rashad Hasanov of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Digital Development and Transport and Dustin Yelinek of SpaceXAI. https://t.co/dYuJC5Tlby #Azerbaijan #AI #SpaceX #AZ
"Il piano dell'Iran per la riapertura dello Stretto di Hormuz è chiaro e il Paese resta fermo sulle proprie condizioni. Il piano prevede la fine delle tensioni nella regione, anche in Libano, e l'impegno degli Usa a rispettare il memorandum d'intesa con Islamabad""Il piano dell'Iran per la riapertura dello Stretto di Hormuz è chiaro e il Paese resta fermo sulle proprie condizioni. Il piano prevede la fine delle tensioni nella regione, anche in Libano, e l'impegno degli Usa a rispettare il memorandum d'intesa con Islamabad", ha dichiarato ai giornalisti il ministro degli Esteri iraniano Abbas Araghchi nella prima mattinata di domenica, dopo che il presidente Donald Trump aveva respinto le condizioni poste dall'Iran. #Iran #StrettoDiHormuz #Diplomazia
Cari @GiuseppeConteIT, @NFratoianni e sedicenti pacifisti, sarei onorato se qualcuno di voi per una volta rispondesse a queste semplici domande. Nei giorni scorsi il Consiglio D’Europa ha pubblicato un documento nel quale viene descritto con raccapricciante chiarezza cosa accade nei territori occupati, tra torture sistematiche, rapimenti di bambini, violenze, esecuzioni sommarie, processi pilotati, sparizioni forzate, detenzioni arbitrarie, negazione di ogni libertà, soppressione dell’identità ucraina, arruolamento coatto e militarizzazione dei minori. Quando parlate di pace avete già deciso che a pagarne il prezzo dovranno essere i 3,5 milioni di ucraini che vivono nelle regioni sotto occupazione russa e che ogni giorno subiscono tutto questo? A Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol e altre località si erano già riempite di fosse comuni dopo un solo mese di occupazione. Come potete non chiedere voi per primi la liberazione di ogni centimetro di terra ucraina per impedire che questo orrore si ripeta e perché ogni vittima abbia un nome e ottenga giustizia? L’Ucraina nel 1994 cedette il terzo più vasto arsenale nucleare al mondo in cambio di assicurazioni sull’integrità territoriale, la sovranità e l’astensione dalla coercizione economica. La Russia, cofirmataria del memorandum, ha violato tutte e tre le promesse. Quale insegnamento credete che trarrebbe il mondo se oggi rinunciassimo, come voi chiedete ogni giorno, alla difesa dell’Ucraina, se non che le armi nucleari valgono più dei trattati e che quindi l’unica difesa è costruirsi un proprio arsenale atomico? È questa la vostra idea di disarmo? Dei 4 trattati sottoscritti con l’Ucraina tra il 1994 ed il 2015 la Russia non ne ha rispettato neanche uno. In alcuni ha persino finto di non essere parte in causa mentre armava separatisti e mandava truppe in segreto. Quello in discussione in Turchia ha provato ad imporlo massacrando civili, pretendo che Kyiv accettasse con una pistola puntata alla testa di disarmarsi, rimanere fuori dalla NATO e dare al suo invasore il diritto di veto sull’eventuale soccorso in caso di nuova invasione. Come fate a ritenere che disarmare l’Ucraina possa portare ad un accordo equo che la Russia rispetterebbe, visto che intendete mettere la vittima anziché l’aggressore in una condizione di svantaggio e renderla incapace di reagire? Le cessioni territoriali violano i trattati dell’ONU e le convenzioni internazionali, che tutelano sovranità, rispetto dei confini e autodeterminazione. Putin ha violato questi principi in Cecenia dal 1999, in Georgia dal 2008, in Ucraina dal 2014 e di nuovo dal 2022. Cedere per l’ennesima volta alle pretese di un dittatore a cosa porterà se non alla prossima guerra? Cosa non avete capito dalla lezione della conferenza di Monaco del 1938 e della guerra mondiale che ne è derivata? Putin tenta da 22 anni di controllare l’Ucraina politicamente, 18 anni fa ha iniziato a dire che non esiste, da 12 anni cerca di destabilizzarla e da 5 di cancellarla. Cosa credete che farà Putin se non continuare a provarci? Alla luce della miseria di aiuti che abbiamo inviato finora, i vostri saldi principi vi portano veramente a sostenere che la sopravvivenza di un intero popolo valga meno di un caffè al mese? La Russia spende in armi, a parità di potere d’acquisto quanto l’intera Europa. Nelle tv russe si parla a giorni alterni di come nuclearizzare le nostre capitali. Nelle chiese si definisce santa la guerra contro l’Occidente. Nelle scuole si coltiva l’odio verso di noi e si insegna ad usare droni e armi. A cosa serve il disarmo che proponete se non a lasciarci indifesi davanti ad un pericolo esistenziale? Ecco. Se non sapete rispondere a tutto questo, non rompete più i coglioni con le malefatte di Trump, con i doppi standard su Gaza, con il patriarcato, il femminicidio, la giustizia, il diritto e Bella Ciao. Perché il mondo in cui si legittima la sopraffazione l’avrete voluto voi. #Ucraina #Pace #Giustizia
În luna iunie, președintele Donald Trump a semnat un memorandum prin care a cerut actualizarea documentului în termen de 90 de zile. #armeautonome #inteligențăartificială #reglementare
If the necessary conditions are met, we can reopen the strait, and normal maritime traffic can resume within seven days. The actions that the US needs to take are not new; we previously outlined all of them in the memorandum of understanding. If the American side is serious about reaching an agreement and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, everything is now ready on our side. On the seventh day, we will begin negotiations with the US to reach a final agreement on issues agreed upon by both sides. It would be better if we reached an agreement with Washington before the US midterm elections. #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #TrumpAdministration
