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European Union. Ukraine wants billions of euros for the Patrit rocket launcher from the European Union countries. In order to comply with the request of Kiev, EU countries would gotta approve the derogation from the previously enacted common debt rules for Ukraine. They state that no more than 35 % of the funds raised in the financial markets can be spent on arms produced outside the associate States of the Community to support Kiev. The president of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen did not disclose the exact amount requested by Kiev. According to reports from Ukrainian and Russian media, the astronomical amount is over EUR 2,000,000. However, there are an environment in the European Union that claims that the fight against Russia is worth all price.
Russian Federation. erstwhile Russian president Dmitri Medvedev threatened Germany with a ‘direct hit’ at military equipment manufacturing facilities for Ukraine. He besides suggested the anticipation of attacking another targets in Berlin. Medvedev wrote in the MAX communicator: “Berlin accused Russia of an unproven attack at Leipzig Airport. Given the neo-Nazi, fiercely rusophobic course of the current German leadership, the invented sabotage is the mildest form of punishment for their sins."
Russian Federation. Minister for abroad Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov stated that the decision to close the German Goethe Institute in his country had been taken in consequence to the closure of the Russian home in Berlin.
Ukraine. Ukrainian services are shooting each other. W Kiev had a firefight between SBU officers and HUR, 2 leading intelligence agencies in the country. Circumstances stay disputed due to the fact that institutions present different versions of events. According to information provided by the Ukrainian media, the incidental occurred during activities related to the Russian conspiracy directed at 1 of the leaders of the Russian opposition.
Ukraine. Kiev's cooperation with Berlin is becoming increasingly tight. Ukraine and Germany finalise an agreement on the joint improvement of drones, rocket missiles and software. The cooperation is intended to grow German support to date, including backing for Shrike and Strila drones. Volodymyr Zelenski and Friedrich Merz They besides discussed the Russian attack on Leipzig Airport and the fresh deliveries of German air defense.
Lithuania. The Polish Electoral Action in Lithuania-Unions of Christian Families lost the position of mayor of Vilnius region in 2023 – it is Zdzisław Palewicz. The president of the AWPL-ZCHR informed about the case, Waldemar Tomaszewski.
Lithuania. The Office of the Inspector of Journalistic Ethics initiated proceedings against the Polish Union in Lithuania "Vileńszczyzna Tygodnik". The reason is an article on the liberation of Vilnius in 1920. The Authority considered that the article of the Polish-language weekly addressed to the Polish number in Vilnius could be a manifestation of “a speech of hatred” and spread “disinformation”, as stated by the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT on Wednesday. This kind of suspicion was prompted by the wording concerning events in the region of 1920, according to which the action of seemingly rebellious troops of the Polish Army under the command of the General Lutian Żeligowski was to “save Vilnius from the hands of Lithuanians”.
Spain. The Spanish don't want migrants! On Wednesday, anti-immigrant demonstrations were held in more than 260 Spanish municipalities. Some 60,000 people gathered in Madrid. The organizers demanded the defence of the sovereignty of the autonomous city and criticized the government's actions in relation to the migration crisis. Among the demonstrators were the leader of the People's organization Alberto Núñez Feijóo, president of Vox Santiago Abascal, president of the autonomous community of Madrid Isabel Díaz Ayuso and the Mayor of Madrid José Luis Martínez-Almeida. In Madrid, portraits appeared Francisco Franco Bahammonde.
Germans. German investigators identified 2 men suspected of participating in the planned drone attack on a Ukrainian transport aircraft in Leipzig, reported the paper "Suddeutsche Zeitung". 1 was to be born in Russia and has a Latvian passport, the another is to be a Russian from Belarus. The incidental occurred on the night of 4th to 5th August. A drone equipped with a detonator and about 600 grams of explosives was found at Leipzig Airport. The drone was located close the Ukrainian transport aircraft.
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The 4th legislature of Polish thought Clubs is approaching. This year we meet in the picturesque Kościerzyna in Polish Kaszubach. This will be the most crucial of our erstwhile meetings. For this reason, another Information Service will not appear until next week.
