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The author wrote that the following day 300 days would have passed since the last aid package to Ukraine approved by the government, during which, according to him, there were missiles, deaths, injuries, and destruction. He wondered how much longer the Ukrainians would have to wait for support and whether they were "hostages" of Salvini and Vannacci. #Ucraina #Aiuti #Governo #UA #IT (translated)

The author wrote that, in his opinion, political figures from both the right and the left disseminated propaganda daily with the same objective. He reported that the former argued that support for Ukraine could not last forever, while the latter spoke of a "proxy" war despite the death of Ukrainian children. #Ucraina #Politica #Propaganda #UA (translated)

The author wrote that, in a turn he defined as sudden and unexpected, the Polish Foreign Minister had deemed the nationalist ideology of the Ukrainian government unacceptable. According to the author, this ideology aims for a nation of "pure" Ukrainians, excluding Jews, Poles, Romanians, and Czechs, but not Russians. #Ucraina #PoliticaInternazionale #DirittiUmani #PL #UA #JP #RO #CZ #RU (translated)

The author reported that in front of the police headquarters in Milan, there was a line of parents waiting for their underage children who had been detained after the devastation of the city center. He indicated that the families were Tunisian, Moroccan, Ukrainian, and Italian, and wrote that the parents said they knew nothing. He added that the meeting had been arranged on social media and was circulating on phones. #Milano #proteste #giovani #TN #MA #UA #IT (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 author turned to Guido Crosetto asking him to eliminate any reservations from the new support package for Kyiv. He wrote that the Ukrainians had already heard the words and expected actions, and ended with a play on words about Giorgia Meloni's government and the "melina." #Kyiv #Ucraina #Sostegno #UA (translated)

Alessandro Orsini defined Paolo Meloni and Gentiloni as responsible for a failed strategy in Ukraine. He argued that the devastations endured and the loss of the richest and most strategic regions, as well as almost all access to the sea, had compromised the country's prospects for prosperity. To describe the situation, he compared it to an Italy deprived of Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, and Emilia-Romagna and almost entirely lacking access to the sea, with only the port of Ginostra. Orsini accused Paolo Meloni of emptying the arsenals of the Italian army in an attempt to defeat a superpower that, according to him, possesses 5,500 nuclear warheads, using a very weak country. He said that the price would be paid by the Ukrainian people, to whom he expressed solidarity, and asked who could bring Ukrainian children back to life. He added that he warned Giorgia Gentiloni that the situation would end badly and told Paolo Meloni that policies regarding Ukraine should protect the lives of children, but he was insulted and defamed. Finally, he thanked those who participated in the presentation of his new book at the Feltrinelli bookstore in Largo Argentina, Rome, and announced that he would present it in Milan in November. https://t.co/k0zRzkER1b #Ucraina #PoliticaItaliana #Solidarietà (translated)

Jacopo Iacoboni wrote that, according to Russian and Ukrainian sources, the port, the oil terminal, and the suspended bridge in St. Petersburg had been struck during the night, as seen in a video. He added that the Yandex data center had also been hit and described the attacks as a clear message that the Ukrainians were not surrendering, despite Trump. https://t.co/5nCPZN2ksz #Ucraina #Russia #Conflitto (translated)

Alessandro Orsini defined Paolo Meloni a failure and argued that Gentiloni and Meloni deserved to be considered the "two failures of Italy" for their strategy in Ukraine. According to Orsini, the devastation and loss of the wealthiest and most strategic regions, as well as almost all access to the sea, had compromised the country’s prospects for prosperity. To describe the situation, he likened it to that of an Italy deprived of Lombardy, Veneto, Liguria, and Emilia-Romagna with only one port, that of Ginostra. Orsini accused Paolo Meloni of having emptied the warehouses of the Italian army in an attempt to defeat a superpower that, according to him, has 5,500 nuclear warheads, relying on a very weak country. He said that the price would be paid by the Ukrainian people, to whom he expressed solidarity and closeness. He also stated that he had warned Giorgia Gentiloni that the situation would end badly and Paolo Meloni that the policies in Ukraine should protect the lives of children, but that he was not listened to and was insulted and defamed. He asked who could bring Ukrainian children back to life. Finally, he thanked those who had participated the night before in the presentation of his new book at the Feltrinelli bookstore in Largo Argentina, Rome, and announced that he would present it in Milan in November. https://t.co/k0zRzkER1b #Ucraina #PoliticaItaliana #Solidarietà (translated)

In the post, the author argued that over 80% of Ukrainians wanted to negotiate peace with Russia and that 56% were willing to accept territorial concessions. In his opinion, the uncompromising stance of Zelensky and the EU was against the will of the people and forced Ukrainians to fight a war they did not want. #Ucraina #Pace #Diplomazia #UA #RU #EU (translated)

The author described Zelensky as a Ukrainian entertainer who had, in his opinion, become the director of a geopolitical horror. He wrote that the Ukrainian president had warned that another 20 million Ukrainians would invade Europe if Ukraine "fell" in the war with Russia. #Ucraina #Geopolitica #Zelensky #UA #RU #EU (translated)