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bbc The US president called it "very nice" of his Russian counterpart to agree to an energy truce. But details were sparse from the start. The next day, the Kremlin clarified that Putin's burst of good will expires on Sunday, just as the coldest weather bites. There is usually a week or more gap between massive aerial attacks in any case, so it's unclear whether Russia has actually paused anything. There has been no major strike since 24 January, when hundreds of tower blocks in Kyiv lost power and heating. Ukraine's heating system is breaking down though. The Geneva Convention, the laws of war, bans attacks on infrastructure that cause excessive harm to civilians. But this is the fourth winter in a row that the energy grid has been targeted by Russia deliberately, leaving it more fragile and harder to repair after each successive strike. There were widespread power outages across western and central Ukraine on Saturday after a "technical disruption" affected power lines connecting its grid to those of Romania and Moldova, its government said. Engineers have been drafted in from Ukraine's national rail company and elsewhere, working around the clock to restore electricity, and to defrost and patch up the heating pipes that run beneath giant apartment blocks in Dnipro, Kyiv and beyond. An extended pause in strikes on the sector would provide a welcome break, but few Ukrainians trust Russia to deliver that.

Mislis na Rubia?

Koliko vidim, Kuba je 'u konopcima' posle blokade Venecuele. Mislim, tamo se nikad nije zivelo 'na visokoj nozi', ali sad su bas u problemu. Struje imaju redje od Ukrajinaca (srecom je ne trebaju za grejanje) a od kad je i Meksiko resio da im vise ne salje humanitarnu naftu, pitanje je trenutka kad ce privreda potpuno da se urusi. Prosecne plate ispod 50 dolara, nijedna zdrava fasada u velikim gradovima, redovi za gorivo gori nego kod nas devedesetih, tv i radio stanice su suspendovale programe, samo ona najbitnija ima program od nekoliko sati dnevno, vojska se ukopava u nedodjijama i sprema za rat 'do istrebljenja'. Ukratko, bas besperspektivna situacija za njih.

Da, to su bile dugorocne projekcije koje smo citali jos krajem 2023. Jos tada je Rusija planirala povecanje ulaganja u vojsku i vojnu industriju '24 i '25, a smanjenje '26. Mada je tesko verovatno da bi takvo eventualno smanjenje mogli da priuste ako front ostane aktivan u meri u kojoj je danas. Jos nesto od danas pominjanog Merza DW German Chancellor Friedrich Merz denounced Russia's "daily war crimes" against Ukraine's civilian population. "We are witnessing the ruthless bombing of Ukraine's entire civilian infrastructure, particularly its energy infrastructure," Merz said. "These are daily war crimes committed by the Russian side against Ukraine and its people," he added. Merz expressed skepticism that Russia was truly prepared for a ceasefire, followed by a peace agreement. "We can only say that we are doing everything we can to end this war diplomatically, humanitarily, and militarily. However, the key to ending the war has been in Moscow for four years," he stressed.

Sta znam, cini mi se da solidan broj republikanaca nije, blago receno, odusevljen Trumpovom politikom i onim sto radi MAGA, ali da su trenutno u manjini i glas skoro da im se i ne cuje.

DW The European Commission has announced €153 million ($182 million) in emergency aid for Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees in neighboring Moldova. This announcement comes amid ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure and power outages in the face of freezing temperatures.

Ipak Mike, makar meni, zvuci puno bolje od ove dvojice. Mozda samo nemam dovoljno podataka jer definitivno nije bio udarna pesnica rezima.

A ko u takvoj pretpostavljenoj situaciji preuzima kormilo? Btw, jos jedan saveznik kog je Trump sa obe ruke gurnuo ka Kini

Bas tuzan put kojim je krenula Radonjiceva karijera. Zao mi je kad neko izabere samoizolaciju za saku dolara a u godinama je kad moze jos mnogo toga da uradi.

Evo kako 'stedi' sadasnja administracija. Ako se ne varam, to im je bila jedna od kljucnih predizbornih poruka cnn President Donald Trump’s sweeping deployment of National Guard troops to several major cities across the United States cost taxpayers approximately $496 million from June through December last year, according to an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO, which aims to provide objective, nonpartisan information to Congress, estimates that if last year’s deployments were to continue through this year, it could cost taxpayers $93 million per month, which would amount to more than $1.1 billion in 2026.

Sokiran sam

bbc Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a crowded passenger train that local officials say killed at least five people and injured several others. More than 200 people were on the train, officials said, when one of the carriages was hit by a drone and two other drones exploded nearby. In a post on social media late on Tuesday, Zelensky wrote: "In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be considered in exactly the same way - purely as terrorism." Officials in Odesa said Russia had launched more than 50 drones on the port overnight into Tuesday. Three bodies were found in the rubble after several floors of one residential building collapsed after the strike, and a number of other buildings were damaged.

DW German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it would show "decency" for Donald Trump to apologize for comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan. "But we all know how the US president operates," Pistorius added. "To talk this way about allies is simply indecent and disrespectful. Everyone stood there, stood at the US' side. To assert otherwise today is simply not true," he said. Although Germany was only able to mobilize after the Taliban was formally unseated in 2001, owing to its defense-only constitution after World War II, it became one of the largest European contributors during the roughly two-decade mission. In total, 59 Bundeswehr soldiers were killed and roughly 500 were wounded.

Bravo za Italiju! Ipak, koliko je Trumpova politika zastranila, najbolji pokazatelj su ovi Amerikaci koji zbog straha od odmazde govore anonimno. Definitivno stvari koje smo do sada vidjali u demokratskim rezimima Irana ili Rusije. cnn The former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urged the country’s government to “set our own limits” and “make clear decisions.” “We cannot allow this,” he added. “Our government tried to downplay the situation, but these latest statements speak clearly of ICE’s determination to come and ensure ‘security’ in Italy as well. Enough with the bowing,” Conte added. Another Italian lawmaker warned ICE agents “must not set foot in Italy.” “It is a violent, unprepared, and out-of-control militia,” Carlo Calenda, a veteran politician, told RTL on Tuesday. Several Americans living in Milan reacted to the move by US authorities with incredulity, expressing concern over their country’s reputation on the world stage under US President Donald Trump’s domestic and foreign policy agenda. They spoke to CNN under the condition of anonymity, for fear of retaliation.

Milano nije razocarao Gradonačelnik Milana Đuzepe Sala izjavio je da su agenti ICE-a "milicija koja ubija i krši ljudska prava" i da „nisu dobrodošli u Milano". Njegove izjave podstakle su proteste opozicije i organizacija civilnog društva. Pokrenuta je i onlajn peticija kojom se od vlade i organizacionog komiteta Olimpijade zahteva isključenje institucionalnog prisustva ICE-a, a koju je do sada potpisalo više od 15.000 građana.