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The chief foreign policy analyst of the Financial Times, Gideon Rachman, warns that the danger is not limited to current conflicts but also includes the possibility that great powers may misinterpret the intentions of their adversaries. #război #conflicteglobale #Europa (translated)

Jay Zi had asked whether it was more violent to break a shop window or damage the National Health Service, set a dumpster on fire or pay 600 euros to those working full time, throw a smoke bomb or send kids to schools with dangerous roofs. #Violenza #GiustiziaSociale #DirittiUmani (translated)

"A drone exploded over the northern part of the country, endangering the civilian population." President Gitanas Nauseda warned that Russia's war against Ukraine has increasingly visible consequences for NATO's eastern flank and the European Union. #dronă #Lituania #securitate (translated)

Marco Setaccioli challenged Marco Travaglio's calculations on European and Russian military spending, stating that Travaglio had indicated 450 billion euros for Europe and 150 for Russia and had argued that Russia had reason to fear Europe, which had invaded it four times in the last 200 years. According to Setaccioli, in the current year Russia would have spent around 17 trillion rubles on defense, equivalent to 181 billion euros, a figure indicated, according to him, by most analysts. He noted that the nominal comparison did not take purchasing power into account: applying indices developed by specialized research centers, Russian spending would rise to 574 billion international dollars, compared to about 700 billion for the entire EU. He added that the EU would have three and a half times the population of Russia and a GDP nine times greater. Setaccioli argued that the Russian federal budget did not show all military costs. He cited studies by economist Craig Kennedy, according to which part of the spending would be financed through subsidized loans and would thus remain on the banks' balance sheets. He also recalled an investigation by Dozhd', which, according to him, had documented pressures on private companies to hire people before signing contracts with the military and to supplement salaries with corporate funds. He added that at least three militias would be linked to Gazprom, which would cover part of the costs. For these reasons, he dismissed as false the claim that Russia spent less than the EU. Historically, Setaccioli criticized Travaglio's reconstruction, according to which the Napoleonic and Nazi invasions, along with interventions in Crimea and support for the Bolsheviks, would justify Russian fears toward Europe. Setaccioli listed Russian troop interventions in Poland in 1939, Finland in 1939-1940, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Romania in 1940, Bulgaria in 1944, Hungary in 1956, Czechoslovakia in 1968, Moldova in 1992, Georgia in 2008, and Ukraine in 2014 and 2022. He stated that there were no Russian regions occupied by European countries, while eight regions—one in Moldova, two in Georgia, and five in Ukraine—would be under Russian control. Finally, Setaccioli accused Travaglio of presenting a selective and misleading reconstruction to make Russia appear not dangerous, portray Europe as a threat, and argue that rearmament was unnecessary and risky. In his view, that reasoning could legitimize a potential Russian attack on Europe and constituted a form of collaborationism. #Russia #Europa #Difesa (translated)

The judge from the Bucharest Tribunal justified placing Călin Georgescu under house arrest by the absence of signs of violation of judicial control rules and by considering that the danger to public order may diminish over time, without justifying the indefinite maintenance of preventive detention. #TribunalulBucurești (translated)

PNL will decide tomorrow whether to vote for the government led by Luca Niculescu, and Ilie Bolojan emphasized that the main danger for the new executive is PSD, mentioning the responsibility for the functioning of the state and the financial problems of public institutions. #PNL #GuvernNiculescu #politica (translated)

Even if they all left the national territory in a short period of time, it does not mean that the incursions did not pose a danger. Any violation of national airspace represents a risk to the safety of citizens. We continue to monitor the situation. I condemn every case of violation that threatens national security. In a reaction on Facebook, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Moldova, Anatolie Nosatîi, condemned the incidents of violation of national airspace. #spatiuaeriana #Moldova #securitate (translated)

Claudio Borghi A. wrote that, in his opinion, supporters of the war from all sides described Russia as both so weak that it could be defeated with one last effort, and as strong enough and dangerous enough to reach Lisbon. He wondered why it was necessary to rearm in the first scenario and how one last effort could be enough in the second. He added that politics involved making choices, but said he could not believe all the propaganda. #Russia #Politica #Pace (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that Fabrizio Corona was reported in Milan for driving without a license and dangerous fleeing, after not stopping at a checkpoint of the carabinieri in the corso Sempione area. According to the site, he allegedly accelerated and covered about 700 meters before being stopped; his Range Rover Velar had been seized. #FabrizioCorona #Milano #GuidaSenzaPatente (translated)

Sabrina F. has demanded the immediate resignation of Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of prolonging the war to stay in power and allowing himself and his collaborators to continue embezzling money. She claimed that young Ukrainians were being sent to the front without training, while the president was asking for more billions on Western television programs. According to Sabrina F., Zelensky allegedly told Piers Morgan that he did not want peace because, if the war ended, he would have to call elections that he would lose. She also cited Elon Musk, reporting that on X he had asked for Zelensky to step down. She further stated that the president had announced to the Financial Times the resumption of bombings on Russian refineries, after the United States had restricted intelligence sharing and slowed down Starlink. Sabrina F. accused the bureaucrats in Brussels of supporting Zelensky to the detriment of Europeans, arguing that the continuation of the war favored arms sales and utility bills of 500 euros a month. She called the conflict a war that Ukraine could not win against Russia, which she described as a nuclear superpower with vast territory, energy resources, and the ability to produce weapons superior to those of NATO. She concluded by demanding that Zelensky resign and that financial aid cease. #Zelensky #Ucraina #Guerra (translated)

It is right to sanction Putin, who is the aggressor, but Europe was not born to bet on military victories against a military superpower: instead of sending weapons indefinitely, we should send negotiators. The United States is making a fortune doing business with Putin: it is an irresponsible deal, while here we risk a world war at home. Conte adds: “This will lead to a division in Europe and revive dangerous nationalisms, rather we should commit to a European defense with joint investments and substantial savings in spending; that 800 billion for rearmament should be redirected towards growth, towards an Agency for artificial intelligence that provides rules and policies to train workers, towards a housing plan that guarantees young people the ability to stay, towards infrastructure that does not involve a bridge over the strait, towards a new Pnrr for renewable energies and healthcare.” #GiuseppeConte #ConsiglioEuropeo #Ucraina (translated)