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Ilmārs Poikāns wrote that Russian media and diplomatic circles have reported on Vladimir Putin's offer to hold a trilateral meeting with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping next week or in the coming weeks to discuss Ukraine. According to Poikāns, neither Volodymyr Zelensky nor European leaders would be invited to the negotiating table. Poikāns described this initiative as an attempt to return to the logic of the 1945 great power agreements and to challenge Ukraine's right to determine its own future. He emphasized that such a precedent would be dangerous for Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, as it could reinforce the belief that territorial borders can be changed through military force. Poikāns also warned that Russia could use the pause for the restoration of its army and military industrial base, but later make demands regarding buffer zones or the withdrawal of allied forces from the Baltic states. In his view, the proposal could be adapted to Trump's desire for a quick agreement, while Xi's involvement would attempt to make China a guarantor of Russia's gains. Poikāns pointed out that support for the division of Ukraine could significantly worsen China's relations with the European Union. He also suggested that the leak of this information before the U.S. midterm elections and Trump's expected visit to China could increase distrust among Kyiv, European capitals, and Washington. Poikāns stressed that talks about Ukraine without Ukraine would not be a peace process, but rather imposed capitulation. He urged Europe, especially the Baltic states, Poland, and the Nordic countries, to speed up the strengthening of military capabilities, as he believes that issues of European security should not be decided by great powers without European involvement. #Ukraina #Baltija #Starptautiskāsattiecības (translated)

Zelensky is indifferent to this, and honestly, considering all the money that Europe generously gives him, as is known, and what the corrupt Joe Biden once granted him, he does not want to end this war at all and most likely never wanted to. He could have achieved a better agreement two years ago than what can be achieved now. His country is in ruins, a large part of its territory has been lost, access to oceans and seas has disappeared, but the male population has shrunk — many are injured and/or have died," Trump expresses. #Tramps #Zelenskis #Ukraina (translated)

Héctor Suárez Gomís argued that, in his opinion, charging more to citizens would not solve Morena's inability to manage the country and would only finance that incompetence. In a message directed to Viri Ríos, he sarcastically suggested that results should not be demanded from public servants, whom he accused of collecting taxes, doing propaganda, buying votes, bringing people to rallies, defending corrupt officials, destroying the Republic, denying links with organized crime, and promoting the indoctrination of supporters of the Welfare program. He also used derogatory language to refer to the latter group. #México #Gobierno #Corrupción (translated)

Héctor Suárez Gomís questioned Viri Ríos for, according to him, confusing the payment of taxes with demanding that resources be reflected in public services, such as pothole-free streets. He argued that holding the government accountable for maintenance was not hypocrisy and listed taxes such as the ISR, VAT, IEPS, property tax, and vehicle tax. He also stated that the poor condition of the streets forced citizens to cover private medical expenses and repairs for their vehicles, and mentioned that changing all four tires every year could be a consequence of those conditions. Suárez Gomís pointed out that studying at Harvard did not guarantee an understanding that public money belonged to the citizens and that officials should be held accountable. He urged Ríos to demand answers from Adán Augusto and criticized him for refusing to make statements. Additionally, he accused those who reported potholes and opposed the property tax of being inconsistent and argued that citizens demanded punctuality from taxpayers while tolerating, according to him, government ineptitude. #Impuestos #Gobierno #ServiciosPúblicos (translated)

Roni Arvonen wrote that in his opinion, the current right-wing government has not fixed the YEL system, but has instead postponed the reform he describes as a temporary solution to the year 2028, when the next government could overturn it. #YEL #oikeistohallitus #Suomi (translated)

Following the incident at the Latvian border, where men dressed in Moscow attempted to illegally enter the country, responsibility was taken by the little-known group Černie rūsi, which analysts believe to be a covert structure of the special services that carries out hybrid operations. #Латвия #ЧерныеРусы #гибридныеоперации (translated)

The group Black Rus has claimed responsibility for the incident at the Latvian border, where armed men attempted to smuggle illegal migrants, and analysts suggest that it is likely a cover structure created by the special services of Belarus and Russia. #MelnieRusi #hibrīdoperācijas #robežincidenti (translated)

VitalSever reported that Israeli soldiers entered an extensive Hezbollah underground complex beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon after years of gathering intelligence and preparations. According to him, they found command centers, warehouses with rockets, projectiles, drones, and anti-tank weapons, as well as living quarters, kitchens, showers, generators, and a network of underground passages. He claimed that Hezbollah had built the complex over several years with Iranian support and that it was intended to support the war against Israel. He added that Israeli soldiers attempted to secure the site and clear its passages to facilitate its destruction. #IDF #Hezbollah #Vojna (translated)

Bojan Požar wrote that Haso Lutoli, whom he described as the private partner of Flurina Ametaj, was in the company of the mayor of Celje, Matija Kovač. He stated that according to sources from Celje, Lutoli was to "solve problems" for payment, leaving the meaning of the term open. He added that Lutoli's brother is a security guard and driver for the Celje lawyer Dušan Korošec. #politika #poslovanje #Celjani (translated)

Truth suggested to Kulberg that in the restoration of the state, he should follow the principles expressed by Golda Meir: equate corruption with treason, reward and respect military personnel, teachers, and doctors highly, and also emphasize the work and responsibility of the residents for the state. The author pointed out that Meir led Israel for five years and, by making wise decisions, helped to create a thriving state, although it was attacked and attempted to be destroyed. Truth added that Meir was born in Kyiv and came from the Ukrainian Jewish community, and was once referred to as the only man in the government. Truth wrote that Kulberg has the opportunity to restore the state, but warned: if the solutions remain only on election posters, the people's anger will return with double force. #valstsattīstība #korupcija #izglītība (translated)

Marats Kasems wrote that Sergejs Muļivanovs, whom he described as a pro-Kremlin activist, had previously organized street actions in Riga and had gone to the Cabinet of Ministers with posters. Kasems claimed that Muļivanovs had participated in a conference at the Moscow Institute of CIS Countries, where, according to him, the future of the indigenous peoples of the Baltic States was discussed in the event of the region's occupation. According to Kasems, Muļivanovs has not returned to Latvia after moving to Russia and obtained Russian citizenship in 2024. He pointed out that Ruslans Pankratovs had been looking for Muļivanovs, but publicly available Russian court databases contained a record of a person with the same full name being detained on April 3 under article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code for fraud. Kasems added that in the case materials, the suspect was described as someone who had recently obtained citizenship and was officially unemployed in Russia, and claimed that fraud could carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Kasems sarcastically asked whether Muļivanovs' supporters would act on the principle of "not leaving their own behind" and suggested that the detention could be an attempt to force him to sign a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense and send him to war. He also noted that he had anticipated Allas Berezovska's reaction to the detention, but according to him, she had not written about this case. #vatņiki #krievija #nvsInstitūts #propaganda #muļivanovs #krievija #vatņiki #nvsInstitūts (translated)