⚡️ RUSSIA HAS ALREADY LAUNCHED 10 BALLISTIC MISSILES AT KYIV IN THE PAST FEW MINUTES – EXPLOSIONS CONTINUE A horrific night for the Ukrainian capital.

28 Oct, 07:42 Israel time Ballots counted: 2,854,332 Stations reporting: 6,660 Valid: 2,841,668 Invalid: 12,664 Counted votes (% of 2,841,668 counted valid votes): Bibi's bloc: 1,240,842 (43.67%) Likud: 586,995 (20.66%) Shas: 163,230 (5.74%) United Torah Judaism: 197,431 (6.95%) Otzma Yehudit: 153,499 (5.40%) Religious Zionism–Zehut: 139,687 (4.92%) Opposition: 1,109,374 (39.04%) Yashar! (Eisenkot): 479,221 (16.86%) Together (Bennett–Lapid): 258,618 (9.10%) Democrats (Golan): 198,105 (6.97%) Yisrael Beytenu (Liberman): 173,430 (6.10%) Arab parties: 338,865 (11.92%) Joint List: 242,226 (8.52%) Ra’am: 96,639 (3.40%) Other lists: 152,587 (5.37%) Reservists–Economic Party: 75,219 (2.65%) Amcha Israel: 47,115 (1.66%) Others: 30,253 (1.06%)

Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brazil for the United States following his election defeat, Reuters reports. On Monday, he had said he never thought about leaving the country and would surrender his passports and fight what he called a clear attempt to intimidate him. #Brazil

Today would be a good day.

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I have got to be honest. I dont think we are anywhere near the end of the war in Ukraine. Russia shows no signs of being willing to compromise or being reasonable or realistic. Now they apparently raise a demand that the rest of Eastern Europe have to leave NATO. And they still want to have all of Ukraine. Europe is not going to abandon hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe to live under Russian tyranny again. We are ten times stronger than Russia and we are not going to agree to such insane demands. Russia is on the defensive in Ukraine. Over the past six months they have lost - not gained - territory. Their oil refineries are destroyed. Their economy is being crippled and there is no victory in sight for them. Compared to Europe they have a small population and a very small and not very advanced economy. The only problem is that Russia does not understand this and continues to act like they can bully and threaten their way to dominance over a Europe that is so much stronger than them. We want peace. Of course. Since the fall of the USSR we have shown no aggression to Russia but have only wanted to live as good and peaceful neighbours. There is literally nobody in Europe that wants war with Russia. It is a mindset that does not exist. But we are not going to surrender to Russia's insane idea that their weak country has a right to rule half of Europe. As long they stick to that, there will be no settlement. So the war will probably continue for a long time which is a tragedy and a disaster.

Many in Europe underestimate the threat by Russia, Merz says in Singapore: “I dare to say that developed societies tend to deny real threats for their way of life. This is actually true in Europe toward the threat to Russia. And I’m trying again and again in my speeches … to convince people that this is not just territory, but that this is really the effort to undermine the complete model of how our society lives. This is obviously the biggest weakness of developed societies, that they are not willing to accept that there are big threats at the horizon. Not just for their business but for their way of life, for their freedom. And this is something that I try to talk about and which I try to convince my voters and those who are listening to me, that this is something we must not underestimate for our future.“

This is horrific. Residents of occupied Oleshky who wish to escape to free Ukraine will not be allowed to cross the Dnipro River – which is less than 4 km away. They will be taken to occupied Crimea or to the Russian Federation, where they will be subjected to coercive measures.

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Serbia’s student movement is ideologically diverse: pro-Western, pro-Russian, and neutral voices coexist. What united them was the demand to restore the rule of law. By focusing on democracy rather than foreign policy, they avoided Vučić’s strategy of using geopolitics to polarize society. It was a smart move. Now comes the real test. Russian media appearances today and statements about refusing sanctions on Russia are already emerging. But with a government yet to be formed and presidential elections ahead, it’s too early to draw firm conclusions. Strategic ambiguity may be understandable. Still, Serbia has been here before. After Milošević’s overthrow, nationalism survived the political transition. The last thing Serbia needs is a Koštunica 2.0!! This means, a change of leadership without a fundamental change in direction. Russia’s leverage is structural. Energy dependence gives Moscow political blackmail, while its entrenched ties within Serbia’s intelligence and security apparatus pose another challenge. Changing individuals won’t be enough; institutions and systems must change (especially BIA and military intelligence) . Also, Diversifying energy supplies takes time, but it ultimately comes down to political will. I’m also watching how individuals linked to the security apparatus are repositioning themselves on social media. That’s concerning and telling but I’m mapping … These are patterns worth watching. Serbia’s real transformation won’t be measured by who takes power, but by whether the new leadership is willing to dismantle the system that have kept the country trapped in the same geopolitical cycle. In other words: A change of government is not necessarily a change of system. This will be the most important test.