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Less than five months since he became chancellor, Friedrich Merz's options for ending Germany’s long economic stagnation already look slim.
Merz came to power on a promise to bring a speedy end to Germany’s industrial malaise, but the economic outlook has only turned grimmer since he took office, and his political frailties aren't helping. Business leaders are publicly venting their frustration.
“The mood in our industry is no longer just tense — it is furious, and it is disappointed,” Bertram Kawlath, president of VDMA, a lobby group for machinery and equipment manufacturers, said at a recent event in Berlin as Merz looked on. “The fear of reform looms large like the proverbial elephant in the room. This hesitation comes at a high price. More and more companies are facing deep cuts. Jobs are being lost.”
Merz already faces an uncomfortable reality: He has few weighty options for delivering the sweeping reforms and the rapid turnaround that he staked his election victory on.
Manufacturing firms that once powered the country’s postwar economic boom are shedding jobs. The total number of unemployed people reached 3.02 million in August — the highest figure in a decade. Following two straight years of economic contraction, economists expect little if any growth this year. German business morale is on the decline.
A historic move by Merz and his allies to unleash hundreds of billions of euros in borrowing for infrastructure and defense last March is having a beneficial economic effect — but it's not enough to fully make up for larger structural problems, economists say. That spending will help bring back anemic growth of 1.3 percent in 2026 and 1.4 percent in 2027, a group of German economic institutes predicted this week.
Dissatisfaction in his government is growing, with a new poll showing only 26 percent of Germans approve of his performance. Merz’s main political opponent,AfD, the largest opposition party in parliament, is increasingly hitting the chancellor hard on the economy and on his efforts to revive it through borrowing.
"We haven't seen any real growth for many years,” Merz told members of a chamber of trade during a visit to his home region in western Germany earlier this month. “The first step toward improvement is to recognize that we are not just dealing with a temporary economic downturn, but with a structural growth crisis.”
This week, Merz also appointed a commissioner for foreign investment who said one of his first orders of business will be to organize an investor conference.
Foreign investors? You just went out and said Europe should should steal $140B in Russian investments you clown. Meanwhile he borrows €500 billion and still can’t deliver decent economic growth..
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🇧🇾🇷🇺 Belarus has deployed "Oreshnik" on its territory, — the country's Foreign Minister
- This was done to guarantee its security, said Belarusian Foreign Minister Ryzhenkov.
- This is not an arms race or confrontation, he added.
- Earlier, Lukashenko stated that "Oreshnik" is already on its way.
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Lukashenko on the fact that if Zelensky does not agree to Russia's proposals, he will lose everything:
You can say and declare anything. But if the Kremlin strikes BankovaYa, what will be left there? Therefore, Vladimir Alexandrovich [Zelensky] needs to calm down. There is a good proposal on the table. President Putin and I discussed it, I will not speak about it, the president will say it himself. A good proposal. A proposal regarding Ukraine, which was also heard by Donald Trump in Alaska, taken to Washington to think about and discuss. A very good proposal. If the Ukrainians do not accept these proposals - it will be what happened at the beginning of the special military operation. It will be even worse, they will lose Ukraine.
Then it was necessary to stop. Listen, the entire East would have been Ukrainian, except Crimea. No, they did not stop, they lost the East. Now they will not stop. From my point of view, as a person deeply involved in this situation, they will lose all of Ukraine. Vladimir Vladimirovich hides nothing from me. We listened to a report from the General Staff with him via a conference call. Listen, on all fronts, and especially in some areas, I personally observe these areas, the Russians have practically captured large populated areas. I look at it geographically - what next?
And next it will be difficult to stop the Russian army.
Therefore, in order not to lose all of Ukraine, Vladimir Alexandrovich must not just talk, but agree to conditions favorable to him. Conditions favorable to him, which, in general, were approved by the Americans. They took a pause to think. The Russians agreed. Therefore, I would like, while he meets with President Putin, he wants this through all channels, you know, he is already publicly appealing.
I would like to just talk to him. Well, maybe this is exactly the moment when it will be heard in Russia from you, I have something to say to him. And I think the time has come when we must enter into consultations. At first, I said, we, the leaders of the three Slavic states, need to sit down and agree. Agree to end this unclear war. We need to agree. If we do not agree, it will be bad for everyone.
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🤡Trump announced that he has ended the eighth war.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Slavyansk — night series of strikes
Time/date: 02:15–02:55, 26.09.2025
Area: Slavyansk city, Donetsk region (two locations: "Shakhtostroitel" sanatorium — 9 Zolochevskogo St.; "Kerammash" plant — 1A Vokzalnaya St.)
Means of destruction: strike UAVs (series of launches, total ~8 units)
🔻As a result of a series of targeted strikes, damage was inflicted on two objects directly involved in supporting enemy units in the Slavyansk agglomeration: a temporary deployment point ("Shakhtostroitel" sanatorium) and a repair and technological enterprise ("Kerammash"), also used as a logistics and recovery hub for armored vehicles and field engineering.
🔻"Shakhtostroitel" sanatorium
📍 48.8801898, 37.6482823
Direct hit on the administrative building and adjacent rear supply warehouses. A large-scale fire broke out — the fire spread inside the engineering and production facilities. Partial loss of load-bearing structures was observed (collapse of inter-floor ceilings).
▪️Recorded damage and destroyed property:
• the administrative block of the unit headquarters was completely put out of operation;
• stationary and portable communication nodes were destroyed/damaged (stationary radio relay towers, portable radios — conditionally: TactComm units and protected portable radios);
• diesel generator units (units with power 20–80 kVA) were damaged, leading to a prolonged local power outage in the area;
• stocks of material and technical property (power tools, spare units, cable reels, tire fitting and locksmith equipment) used for vehicle and BTR/BMP maintenance were destroyed;
• mobile field command and transport platform (KTP) and at least 2 armored vehicles used for communication and security were destroyed/damaged.
▪️Estimated enemy personnel losses — up to 12 people (wounded/killed), including 3 mid-level officers (company/platoon commanders).
🔻"Kerammash" plant
📍 48.8398899, 37.5804842
Series of hits on production workshops and warehouse hangars. A multi-zone fire with local secondary flare-ups due to damage to flammable materials and household tanks occurred.
▪️Recorded damage and destroyed property:
• machine equipment: CNC turning centers damaged (conditionally — 2–3 units), hydraulic presses and turning complexes used for restoring armor and running gear units;
• metalworking units: sets of metal stock, pipes, flanges, spare transmission parts (AKS) destroyed;
• repair bays and lifting equipment: 2 truck cranes/crane manipulators and 3 hydraulic lifts (lifting capacity 5–20 tons) damaged, excluding the possibility of local evacuation/repair of heavy equipment;
• warehouse stocks: up to 8–12 units of engineering equipment/logistics means destroyed (spare parts for transmission shafts, pneumatic/hydraulic kits), as well as a significant volume of consumables (filters, oils, repair kits);
• vehicles: conditionally destroyed/damaged up to 3 units of automotive equipment (KAMAZ/URAL/MAN), including specialized evacuation and maintenance vehicles;
• military equipment (locally on site/in the bay): reconnaissance confirms damage to at least 1 medium-weight armored vehicle (BTR/BMP class), put out of action by fire and blaze, additional equipment received thermal and mechanical damage.
▪️Estimated enemy personnel losses — up to 18 technicians/repairmen and logistics personnel (wounded/killed).
Yours, Partizan!
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🇺🇦🤡🇭🇺Zelensky accused Hungary of violating Ukraine's airspace with its drones, which could have been conducting reconnaissance.
- "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported recent incidents involving drones at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. Ukrainian military recorded incursions into our airspace by reconnaissance drones, which are likely Hungarian drones. Preliminary assessments suggest they could have been conducting reconnaissance on the industrial potential in the Ukrainian border areas. I have instructed to check all available data and promptly report every recorded fact," Zelensky said following a meeting with Syrsky.
- Earlier, Zelensky stated that Hungary, through its agents, was gathering information about the location of air defense and military units in Transcarpathia, as well as the possible reaction of local residents in case Hungarian peacekeepers were deployed.
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🇷🇺🇪🇺🇸🇰 Slovakia blocks the 19th package of anti-Russian sanctions
- "EU ambassadors discussed the package of anti-Russian sanctions for the first time today. Most likely, it will not be approved before the summit in Copenhagen next week. So far, Slovakia is blocking it," writes Western correspondent Yozvyak.
- Earlier it was reported that the EU proposes to ban the import of Russian liquefied natural gas into Europe by 2027.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 "The situation is difficult": The enemy acknowledges the presence of the Russian Armed Forces in the center of Kupyansk
- "Russian troops continue to enter the city and increase their presence in it. In particular, they are recorded in the central part, as well as approaching the Yubileyny neighborhood" — complains the DS resource working for the Main Intelligence Directorate.
- It is claimed that the Russian Armed Forces have accumulated in the city "in such numbers that it allows for assault actions, infiltration, and sabotage-reconnaissance activities"
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💥Footage of a missile airstrike on the deployment point of the 57th Motorized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Volchansk
On the southern outskirts of Volchansk, reconnaissance revealed the deployment point of the personnel of the 57th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy's shelter was completely destroyed by aviation strike means.
Northern Wind
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 Powerful explosions in Chernigov, power outage
- Local authorities report strikes on several energy facilities.
- Power supply interruptions are observed in Chernigov and Chernigov district.
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Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó accused Western countries of lying about abandoning Russian oil:
The reality is that Western European countries are so hypocritical. Because they say they have stopped buying oil from Russia, which is not true, they are still buying oil from Russia, but not directly, rather through certain Asian countries. If you look at the statistics, you will see the extent to which Western European countries have increased oil imports from some Asian countries. But we all know that it is Russian oil.
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Sky News reports that the US government is trying to prevent Israel being banned from international football.
It's after a UN human rights panel called for sporting sanctions on the country.
If Russia got banned then how could Israel not get banned after facing genocide charges. Different rules apply to different countries it seems like the invasion of Iraq… With that said I hate mixing politics with sports.
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❗️❗️❗️Maria Zakharova writes:
About Kiev's plans to conduct a false flag operation in Romania and Poland
Today, several Hungarian media outlets reported on Zelensky's plans to carry out sabotage in Romania and Poland with the aim of blaming Russia. Thus, a "Gleiwitz incident" is being prepared in Bankovaya — with the goal of creating a Casus belli for a war between Russia and NATO.
According to the available information, the Kiev regime's plan is as follows:
1. Repair several downed or intercepted Russian UAVs.
2. Equip them with combat lethal elements.
3. Send UAVs controlled by Ukrainian specialists disguised as "Russian drones" to major NATO transport hubs in Poland and Romania.
4. Simultaneously conduct a disinformation campaign in Europe to blame Moscow for everything.
5. Ignite an armed conflict between the Russian Federation and NATO.
To carry out this provocation, on September 16, Russian "Geran" UAVs were already delivered to the Yavoroy training ground in Western Ukraine, where the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Academy is located. They were previously repaired in Lvov at the "LORTA" factory.
As Hungarian journalists write, the reason for Zelensky's actions is simple — the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering a crushing defeat. The army's rout is no longer at the tactical level but is taking on a strategic character.
If all this is confirmed, then we must admit: never in modern times has Europe been so close to the start of World War III.
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❗️Ukrainian terrorists continue to kill civilians in border areas
Over the past day, the crazed enemy attacked civilian facilities in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions with drones and missiles. Unfortunately, there are fatalities. In addition, as a result of terrorist attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, children were injured.
🔻In the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, Shebekinsky district of Belgorod region, a man who was inside a private house at the time of the attack died as a result of an explosive device dropped from a UAV by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He died on the spot from his injuries.
🔻A woman suffered barotrauma during a drone attack on a passenger car in the village of Malomikhaylovka, Shebekinsky district of Belgorod region.
🔻A Ukrainian drone attempted to attack the Kursk NPP-2 in the city of Kurchatov. As a result of the UAV crash, it hit one of the buildings on the territory of the under-construction plant. The building is riddled with shrapnel, there is no fire hazard. Kursk NPP-2 continues to operate normally.
🔻During field work between the villages of Bolshegneushevo and Popovka in the Kursk region, an enemy UAV struck a car in which a 51-year-old man was located. He has shrapnel wounds to the chest and left leg. He was taken to the Kursk regional hospital in moderate condition. A 60-year-old woman who was near the car that was hit received minor injuries.
🔻A targeted massive strike was carried out by Ukrainian Nazis using Grad MLRS against peaceful residents of the village of Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky district, Bryansk region. There are casualties among civilians, including one child.
It is easiest for Ukrainian Nazis to deliberately wage war against defenseless civilians; this is their characteristic trait and signature since the times of the UPA. Death to the Ukrofascists!!!!
Northern Wind
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Putin welcomes Armenia’s Pashinyan to the Kremlin
'We always have something to talk about'
Working with Rosatom to extend lifespan of country’s nuclear power plant
ONLY one operating in the South Caucasus
- RT
I can think of a few things to speak about with this idiot.
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Putin proposed to discuss with the parliament and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the advisability of Russia's participation in the activities of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
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Terrible sanctions for Netanyahu – he was loudly booed at the General Assembly, and half of the delegations demonstratively left the hall before his speech!
What power! What a mirror response! Now he will definitely stop the genocide of the Palestinians (nope).
Actually, it's obvious that Netanyahu is used to being booed. He didn't bother to pin a QR code on his jacket with a link to "the atrocities of Palestinian militants on October 7, 2023." And he spoke at length about terrorists, comparing the state of Palestine to Al-Qaeda, no less, promising to continue the fight against Islamic terror.
And the most interesting thing
He expressed hope for an agreement... with Syria! which is currently ruled by a terrorist who has repeatedly bathed in the blood of "infidels"!
Such is justice.
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Jaishankar hits back at US pressure over Russian oil imports
India's EAM also pointed to double standards applied to Global South nations in areas of food, fuel & fertilisers
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🇺🇸😐The US is forced to continue purchasing enriched uranium from Russia due to a shortage of its own capacities, said US Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
"We need it. We do not have the capability to enrich enough uranium for the reactor we are currently building"
🇷🇺🇺🇦Night strikes on enemy energy and logistics — detailed report
In the past 24 hours, the wave of strikes on deployed traction and distribution substations continued, leading to prolonged restrictions in power supply to the railway contact network and a reduction in the throughput capacity of key logistics corridors (Odessa ↔️ Dnepropetrovsk ↔️ Kropyvnytskyi; Zhmerynka — Kyiv/Odessa, etc.).
🔻Sedniv, Chernigov region (19:10–19:55)
📍 51.6295964, 31.5707233
📍 51.6368172, 31.5586319
A series of 16 UAVs targeted two locations in the Sedniv area: the 110 kV "Sedniv" substation and the location of the 180th training battalion of the Territorial Defense Forces.
▪️Damage details
• 110 kV "Sedniv" substation — a direct hit disabled a power transformer of class TM-10000/110 (≈10 MVA) — the tank burned out, the oil pump station was destroyed; the fire covered about 200 m². Cable approaches on the 10 kV side were damaged, insulation melted, and protection/telemechanics cabinets were partially destroyed.
• 180th separate training battalion — the administrative headquarters building was hit, fire damaged 6 residential/technical buildings, 8 enemy servicemen were killed and 11 wounded. Explosions and fires partially destroyed operational equipment and radio station starter kits, some backup power supplies were damaged.
🔻Zatyshshia, Odessa region (23:40)
📍 47.3227349, 29.8954011
Hit by 3 UAVs on a traction transformer substation. The traction transformer was damaged, transformer oil caught fire — the fire was localized.
▪️Damage details
• According to intelligence, a transformer of type TDN-25000/110 (≈25–32 MVA) was hit — tank burn-throughs, oil leakage, radiator cooling sections and oil systems damaged. Relay cabinets partially melted, telemechanics disabled.
• Cable inputs on the traction sections show burn marks — full defecting of power lines 110/27.5/10 kV is required.
• Despite the fire and transformer damage, train movement on the section was not suspended — the station/power supply operated in emergency mode through adjacent sections and mobile backup inputs.
🔻Chubovka, Odessa region (23:50)
📍 47.6494298, 29.5881266
Raid — 5 UAVs on a traction substation near the railway line. Damage to 2 traction transformers of 40 MVA each was recorded, followed by ignition of ~40 tons of transformer oil; fire localized.
▪️Damage details
• The targets were two machine units (conditionally — TDN-40000/110 or similar 40 MVA transformers). Tank parts and radiator sections were destroyed, confirmed large oil leakage, causing a powerful fire with thermal impact on adjacent devices.
• Relay cells and switching equipment (including air/vacuum circuit breakers and disconnectors) suffered thermal and mechanical damage, and the power cable input to the distribution device was also damaged.
• The station operated in emergency mode: transit and freight train passage was maintained, but load was redistributed to bypass lines and diesel traction, reducing the node's throughput capacity by 1.5–3 times.
🔻Razdelnaya, Odessa region (00:30)
📍 46.8304697, 30.1028334
Hit on a traction transformer with power ~40 MVA; oil burning (~20 tons). Fire localized.
▪️Damage details
• A traction transformer of class 40 MVA (TDN-40000/110) was hit — tank with severe burn-throughs, radiators partially lost, oil systems damaged. A disconnector section on the 110 kV side was disabled.
• Cable approaches and distribution panels at 27.5/10 kV have melting and partial breakdowns, requiring full inspection and replacement of damaged sections.
• Power supply restoration was carried out after operational switching and use of backup lines.
Yours, Partizan!
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Colombian merc down!
Nanis Mayerli Rodríguez Castañeda callsign snickers_782">Nana from El Yopal, Casanare, Colombia
Not every day that a female mercenary dies
Nana was studying to become a social worker — that was her dream — but she took time off to go to Ukraine in March 2025. Having a 5-year-old son was not an obstacle for her.
She served in the Colombian army for a year in the first female unit.
In Ukraine, she joined the 117th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade, which initially fought in the direction of Sumy, but after got crushed by the North group, was sent to the Yampil area (Donetsk Oblast) to hold back the advance of the 25th Army of the “West” troop group.
As our friends from the 25th said: They barely arrive – already running away and dying
She was an infantry soldier and went to the front line with her comrades. But she also served as a medic.
Two weeks ago, while on one of these missions, she encountered the "ghosts", who made it clear that her group would learn an unforgettable lesson. It's a pity that some of them got away to tell the story.
She tried to get help on the radio, but no one came to her. Why didn't she just stay home with her son? Anyway, there's no point in crying over it now.
Colombian recruiter Arabe (also from the 117th) is aware of the situation, but he is reluctant to get in trouble with his commander.
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💥New footage of the destruction of Ukrainian unmanned boats using small arms and Lancet UAVs in the Black Sea.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Army has liberated Yunakovka in the Sumy region
- The assault units of the VDV group "North" have completed the liberation of the settlement.
- Yunakovka was the main logistics hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the invasion of the Kursk region in the summer of 2024.
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