We know what’s coming and we are prepared.
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– China will lift all restrictions on foreign investment in the manufacturing sector from November 1 – the decision of the State Committee for Development and Reform and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
Blinken will be in Britain from September 9th to 10th. He intends to discuss military cooperation, collective assistance to Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East with the country's authorities – The Guardian
– British Prime Minister Starmer and US President Joe Biden will hold an official meeting in Washington on September 13. The Ukrainian issue, the Red Sea and Gaza will be on the agenda – The Guardian
– The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation took control of the settlement of Novogrodovka – Russian MoD
– Belarus plans to modernize 30 T-72 tanks – Defense Minister Khrenin
– Now, in fact, through Azerbaijan, both countries (Ukraine and Russia) are negotiating the continuation of the transit of Russian gas and the supply of Azerbaijani gas through Russia and Ukraine to Europe – Aliyev
– Germany could initiate diplomatic mediation" with Russia – former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Melnyk
– If I don't win the election, Israel is doomed and will disappear in a year or two – Trump
– All terrorist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan have been disarmed – Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces
– Instructors of NATO countries copy half of the tactics of the Russian army when drawing up training programs for attack aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – commander of the reconnaissance and sabotage detachment "BARS-31" with the call sign Yugra
– Indian Prime Minister's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will travel to Russia to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine - India Today
– It is necessary to ban the departure of not only adult men liable for call-up, but also children – the leader of the Ukrainian Brotherhood party Korchinsky
– In the first six months of 2024, goods worth €229 million were shipped to Russia through Estonia, and for the whole of 2023 – by €589 million. Local and foreign transport companies cannot abandon the Russian market – Sputnik
– Zelensky would like Meloni to mediate in the US negotiations on the transfer of Partiot – Messaggero air defense systems to Kiev, citing sources
– Yesterday, a Russian military drone crashed in the eastern part of Latvia – Latvian President Rinkevics [no evidence of a drone crash has been presented]
– On Wednesday, the Iranian president will travel to Iraq. This will be Pezeshkian's first foreign trip – Pars
– The moment has come for discussions on how to accelerate the end of the military conflict in Ukraine – Scholz
– The German authorities will do everything to ensure that nothing in the case of undermining the Nord Streams is hidden, and those responsible are punished – Scholz
– Ukraine is considering the construction of underground factories of weapons and ammunition in order not to depend on Western military assistance – Zelensky
– Ukraine has developed its own high-precision planning bomb. She is very similar to the French AASM Hammer – Forbes [well, how similar, that's what it is]
– The election results are related to the fact that some citizens do not agree with our support for Ukraine – Scholz
– On the border of Ukraine and Belarus there is a grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of 14 thousand people – the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus
– The current President Abdel-Majid Tebboun was re–elected president, gaining 94% of the vote - the electoral commission
– The new Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andriy Sibiga recalled the charge d'affaires in Georgia Kharishin due to "a complete misunderstanding of the realities of diplomacy of a belligerent country" – Sputnik with reference to the Ukrainian media
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🇸🇪 Sweden passes 'good behaviour' law to kick out misbehaving immigrants
Sweden's parliament passed a law on Monday allowing authorities to revoke immigrants' residency permits based on bad behaviour, such as having unpaid debts, doing undeclared work or links to extremist organisations.
The law, which covers pending permits but also retroactively already granted permits, is part of a wider tightening of immigration rules by the right-wing government and its support party, the nationalist Sweden Democrats, ahead of a parliamentary election in September.
The law has been criticised by the opposition and human rights advocacy groups as arbitrary because decisions would be taken on behaviour that has not been deemed criminal.
The law does not specify what types of behaviours are deemed unacceptable but the government has mentioned unpaid debts, not paying taxes, criminality and links to extremist organisations. The Migration Agency is tasked ...
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has fallen to 340.3 million barrels, its lowest level since 1983, after the government released another 8.9 million barrels last week.
The reserve has dropped 18% (75 million barrels) since the Iran conflict began in February.
The administration has used SPR releases to help keep oil prices from surging.
Source: CNN
After several hours of confusion and uncertainty, it’s time to bring some order to the situation.
What exactly did Trump agree to?
The agreement rests on two very lean principles:
“The Strait of Hormuz must remain open to free navigation, and Iran must not possess nuclear weapons.”
Trump has insisted in nearly every other post that Iran will not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, while simultaneously pushing to keep the Strait of Hormuz open to unrestricted maritime traffic at any cost.
But why was Trump so eager to reach such a minimal agreement? Why did he pressure Israel not to interfere, even at the cost of merging the various fronts and exposing soldiers to greater danger? Why did J.D. Vance, who has opposed military intervention, suddenly move to the forefront while Rubio faded into the background? And why has no one managed to offer a convincing explanation beyond references to the World Cup, birthdays, the midterm elections, and other superficial reasons for this apparent obsession?
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