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⚡️ What is known about the night strikes:

🟠 In the Vinnytsia region, a critical infrastructure facility was attacked, a fire started, train traffic was disrupted, local authorities reported;

🟠 there were also strikes in the Kiev, Poltava, Chernigov, Zhitomir, and Kirovograd regions;

🟠 in Zaporozhye, after the attack, some residents were left without power, Ukrainian media reported;

🟠 in the Dnepropetrovsk region, there is damage including at an industrial enterprise, authorities stated.

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"Gerans" paralysed train traffic in the Vinnytsia region

In the Vinnytsia region, Russian drones struck enemy critical infrastructure facilities, resulting in disrupted train traffic.

Local authorities confirm major disruptions in the transport network operation.

Vinnytsia Telegram channels publish footage of the consequences of Russian UAV strikes.

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In Kupyansk, according to the received data, Russian forces are acting like this. They divided the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison into three sectors. 27.09.2025

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In Moldova, in the autonomous province of Gagauzia, Moscow is preferred to Brussels - Le Figaro

The population of this poor region, fundamentally loyal to Russia, is indignant at the centralization of power in Chisinau.

A saleswoman arranges jars of honey on a small folding table. "I'd rather talk about honey than politics!" she declares. Like all Moldovans, the Gagauz are caught in the struggle for influence between Europe and Russia. The outcome will be determined this Sunday. However, this Christian people with a Turkish heritage has remained steadfastly loyal to Russia since becoming part of the Russian Empire in the early 19th century, thereby avoiding Ottoman occupation.

The Gagauz people, with their hills parched by the summer drought, remain loyal to pro-Russian political parties. A huge poster of the blond Irina Vlah hangs on the building. The former Bashkan (governor) of Gagauzia Province holds openly pro-Russian positions. On Thursday, Moldova's Central Court of Appeals ruled to restrict her party's activities (banned the party from running).

have acacia, birch, linden..." the saleswoman continues. Her neighbor, Ecaterina, interrupts her. From the depths of her pastry shop, she watches increasingly impoverished customers pass by. She shares their deep resentment against the central government in Chisinau and the ruling pro-European party, PACE, so unpopular here that it doesn't even campaign in the region. "Look at this lady," she says, pouring cookies into a bag. "Her husband is disabled, and she only gets 2,400 lei (125 euros) a month. How do you expect her to cope?" Like many needy Gagauz, she claims, this woman benefits from Ilan Shor's "benefits" system established by Moscow. She receives around a hundred euros every month, completely illegally.

A year ago, shortly before the presidential elections, police began fining beneficiaries of this system with fines ranging from 25,000 to 37,500 lei (1,275 to 1,780 euros). In recent months, the police have become increasingly strict, issuing ever-increasing reports. "You want me to tell you who I'm voting for?" the candy vendor continues. "Well, I'm not particularly fond of Shor, but at least he helps people. I'm for peace, free gas, and good salaries." These are all campaign promises from pro-Russian parties, who are trying to frighten the population with the threat of war if the current leadership remains in power. "But," she adds, "I can't tell you anything else": the woman admits that she also recently received a fine of 27 thousand lei.

The mayor, holding photographs in hand, defends his track record. The photos show repairs being carried out in the city under his direction: roads have been renovated, kindergartens have been equipped, partly with European funding, but none of this has had any impact on the population's pro-Russian sentiment. "Building roads is less effective than spreading fake news on TikTok," he concludes. To try to combat his digital opponents, he recently set up a television studio at his office. "Our programs on social media are watched by an average of 1,500 people," says a technician at the studio.

Pro-Russian sentiment is fueled by an open crisis between the local government and the authorities in Chisinau. This summer, the current governor of the region, Eugenia Gutsul, was sentenced to seven years in prison for financing the now-banned party of Ilan Shor.

In front of polling station 36/7 on Lenin Street, technicians have set up a movie screen and about a hundred folding chairs. This is preparation for "Voteaza!"—an event funded by Nordic countries and Canada to encourage people to vote. Stacks of leaflets are laid out near the tent, a small makeup workshop for children has been set up, and the sound is turned up full blast. After dark, a free movie will be shown. Due to the lack of spectators, volunteers, young people who came from Chisinau, take selfies in front of the empty chairs.

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Foreign mercs down!

They all came to fight Russia and lost.

Jeferson Ayola from Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander, Colombia
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The current Ukrainian nationalist lore is that the small Turkish castle of Khadjibey was a vibrant multicultural metropolis where "Ukrainian cossacks", Turks and Tatars lived together merrily until the filthy Russian orcs, led by Empress Catherine, genocided the Ancient Ukrainians and built Odessa. They even made a movie about "Ukrainian cossacks" and Ottomans fighting together against the bloodthirsy moskal invaders. This is literally what they teach in schools nowadays.

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So the slave trade was the backbone of Crimean Tatar economy, and they would launch raids into the Danubian principalities, Poland–Lithuania, and Russia. In the sixteenth century the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth lost around 20,000 individuals a year and that from 1474 to 1694, as many as a million Commonwealth citizens were carried off into Crimean slavery.

So no, cossacks and Ottomans were not cooperating to fight Russia. Russia used cossacks as border forces to guard the borders and to launch counter raids into these areas. These type of forces were common in Europe hence the English marcher lord title for those on the border with Wales (Welsh Marches), march warder (Anglo-Scottish border), margave (Holy Roman Empire), marquis (France). Along the Scottish-English borders you had forces called Border Reivers who operated in legalized raiding and feuding. Similar to cossacks they were prized soldiers who excelled as light calvary man.

These frontier regions tended violent and dangerous, and those in charge were given a lot of authority.


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As the E3 prepares to snapback all sanctions on Iran at the UN, it is important to understand what the E3's intentions are and what they are not.

Netanyahu quoted the German Chancellor in his UN address (to a largely empty hall) that "Israel is doing the dirty work for all of us [by bombing Iran]."

This was not just the absence of condemning Israel's act of aggression; this was a full-throated European endorsement of Israel starting a war.

Given this significant statement, it is no longer justified to simply assume that the E3's actions with the snapback are designed to solve the nuclear issue peacefully.

While that assumption had grounds earlier on, it no longer does.

I have spoken to several European diplomats at the UN this week, and several expressed both discomfort and outright opposition to the E3 move, understanding both that its outcome and intent are problematic.

But the E3 is not taking its cues from the EU, but from the White House.

And its calculations have more to do with Ukraine and the transatlantic relationship than the nuclear file.

Iran’s deepening partnership with Russia in the Ukraine war has recast it, in Europe’s eyes, as a direct threat. The EU’s economic ties to Tehran are negligible after years of sanctions. Meanwhile, Europe’s reliance on the transatlantic relationship—military, political and economic—is far greater than it was in 2003.

In this context, escalation with Iran serves two European objectives. First, it punishes Tehran for aligning with Moscow, sending a message that supporting Russia comes with heavy costs. Second, it aligns Europe with hawkish elements of the Trump administration, at a time when transatlantic relations are under historic strain. For European leaders desperate to maintain American goodwill, Iran has become a convenient sacrificial offering.

That is why I have long doubted the efficacy of courageous efforts to forestall the snapback. If one party is resolutely determined to trigger it for its own ends, then nuclear concessions alone are unlikely to suffice.

Reportedly, the Iranians have engaged directly with the U.S. and proposed a compromise: as an initial step, they would reclaim and dilute their stockpile of 60 % enriched uranium in exchange for a temporary postponement of the snapback deadline by a few months. During that interval, the U.S. should furnish ironclad guarantees that no military reprisals will be taken against Iran.

Once Iran has retrieved the enriched uranium, the snapback provision should be abolished permanently; the uranium stockpile should be diluted to 20%; and the U.S. should lift the sanctions previously agreed upon. This would constitute a provisional accord, to be followed by negotiations for a comprehensive, final settlement. Other contentious issues — such as scope of enrichment and the intensity of IAEA inspections — will be deferred to the final deal.

Rumors abound that the Trump administration will spurn the offer — since its strategy is premised on ratcheting up “maximum pressure” sanctions, under the conviction that Iran is on the brink of collapse, and that just a further squeeze will produce results. The E3, for their part, intend to furnish Washington with snapback authority, hoping thereby to anchor a more hawkish U.S. policy toward Russia.

Since Russia is more important to Europe than Iran, and since appeasing Israel is more important to Washington than avoiding confrontation with Iran, it appears that the substance of Iran’s compromise seems moot.

- Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute

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UN Security Council denies Russia, China's bid to postpone snapback sanctions on Iran, effective 8PM EST today. Iran threatens IAEA nuclear inspections withdrawal if sanctions imposed.

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🇺🇦👊🇭🇺UAF showed routes of Hungarian aerial reconnaissance over Transcarpathia

▪️The General Staff of the UAF showed the routes of a drone which, according to Zelensky's statement, flew from Hungary into Ukraine to scout Ukrainian facilities. The Hungarian military denies this.

▪️The drone violated Ukraine's state border from Hungary twice. Its flight was recorded at different altitudes over the Transcarpathian region, the UAF General Staff said.

▪️To neutralize a possible threat, the UAF conducted airspace patrols over the Uzhhorod district using the "Chaklun-KM" UAV unit.

➖"The Hungarian army did not conduct and did not receive orders for an alleged drone flight on the Hungarian-Ukrainian border reported by the media. We also did not receive information about such an incident from the Ukrainian side, although we are in constant contact with them," the Hungarian Ministry of Defense responded.

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‼️🇩🇰😂 After the drone raid on the airport, the Danish police asked citizens not to call every time they see a light in the sky — DR

▪️For a week, police stations were overwhelmed with citizens wanting to report drones.

▪️In Copenhagen police, more than 100 reports were recorded within 24 hours after the drone flight that caused the airport to be closed for almost four hours on Monday.

▪️According to police inspector Kaltoft, about 20 calls per day were received by the police in Central and Western Zealand (a region of Denmark) this week.

Create psyop panic, then complain about psyop panic

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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇹🇼Russia is helping China prepare for an invasion of Taiwan, - WP.

- Moscow has agreed under a $580 million contract to train Chinese paratroopers both in Russia and China, as well as to supply 37 BMD-4M, 11 "Sprut-SDM1", BTR-MDM, and systems for air-dropping heavy equipment, write Western propagandists.

- Taiwan has stated that it is closely monitoring the situation and is ready for a possible attack.

Utter nonsense…

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Zelensky at a closed meeting with Trump requested long-range "Tomahawk" cruise missiles — The Telegraph

- It is unclear whether Zelensky's attempts to obtain such missiles from the US will be successful, the publication writes.

- With a range of up to 1500 kilometers and a warhead weighing 450 kilograms, the cruise missile is much more effective than any similar long-range weapon supplied to Kiev by the West.

- In 2024, Zelensky already requested Tomahawk cruise missiles from the Biden administration but was refused.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Zelensky is desperately trying to show the European providers that he is a "good soldier" — Peskov

- Thoughts of the Kyev regime are about war, not peace.

- Zelensky is throwing threats left and right, and this is irresponsible.

- Statements about NATO countries being ready to shoot down Russian planes are irresponsible.

- Ukraine's position on the fronts and in negotiations is worsening every day.

- Russia insists that all flights of the Russian Armed Forces' aircraft are carried out in strict accordance with international rules.

- The sabotage of the "Nord Streams" would have been impossible without the knowledge of the Biden administration.

- The fact of the arrest of a specific suspect eloquently indicates who is behind this sabotage.

- The remaining intact line of the "Nord Stream" can be launched at any moment.

- The Russian economy maintains a fairly high growth rate, "stability is evident";

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🇺🇦 Mobilization intensification: all Ukrainians aged 25-60 have been entered into the military register — Kiev media

- This even affected those who did not visit the Territorial Recruitment Centers and did not install the "Reserve+" app.

- Now all draft evaders will begin to be fined.

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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Europe is not responsible for helping Ukraine to end the war — Kallas

- These statements were made amid Western attempts to understand the sharp change in Trump's position on the Ukrainian conflict.

- According to the chief EU diplomat, it was Trump who promised to "stop the killings," so the responsibility does not lie with the EU.

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Donetsk direction. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces. 27.09

Our brave troops have liberated Shandrigolovo and Derilovo and are moving to new frontlines.
Moreover, the Russian Armed Forces have come even closer to Krasny Liman.

Our units left this city in 2022.

In Ukraine, there is still mourning for Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). Former ATO soldier Taran complains that all routes to this city and Dimitrov (Mirnograd) are under the control of the Russian Army.

“You don’t need to be a military expert to see on the map that the troops are in a semi-encirclement. The leadership must take necessary measures to strengthen our forces in the Pokrovsk agglomeration. Action is needed!”
said Taran.

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces are actively striking the enemy and pushing them deeper into the rear.

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Moldova’s electoral commission on Friday barred two pro-Russian parties from participating in this weekend’s tense parliamentary election, which is beleaguered by widespread claims of Russian interference.

The outcome of Sunday’s high-stakes vote could determine whether Moldova, a Soviet republic until 1991 and a candidate for European Union membership since 2022, can continue on a path toward the EU or will be brought back under Russia’s orbit.

The parties barred Friday, the Heart of Moldova and Moldova Mare, face allegations of illegal financing and voter bribery.

The Heart of Moldova was one of four parties in the Russia-friendly Patriotic Electoral Bloc, or BEP, which is viewed as one of the main opponents of the ruling pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity in Sunday’s election. The Moldova Mare was another opposition party, but was widely expected to present less of a challenge.

The Central Electoral Commission’s action against the Heart of Moldova was based on a ruling a day earlier by the Chisinau Court of Appeal, which restricted the party’s activities for 12 months.

The ruling Party of Action and Solidarity has held a strong parliamentary majority since 2021, but risks losing it in the upcoming race, in which it faces several Russia-friendly opponents but no viable pro-European partners.

This election is going to be rigged so I think we already know the outcome.

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Frontline report as of the morning of Saturday, September 27:

Kupiansk direction: Russian forces are expanding their control in the northwest of the city, with fighting extremely heavy.

Zaporozhye direction: our forces are advancing near Poltavka and attacking Prymorske, fighting in the urban area of Stepnohirsk.

Krasnolyman direction: clearing of Shandryholove and Zarechne is complete, we are moving towards Stavky, Drobysheve, and Novoselivka.

Pokrovske direction: our forces are approaching the road to Kramatorsk, Novotoretske is under Russian Armed Forces control, Boikivka is in the grey zone, and an assault on Novy Shakhove is ongoing.

Uhledar direction: successes near Novohryhorivka and Kalynivske, fighting continues for Ivanivka.

Konstantinivka direction: our forces are advancing north of Poltavka and clearing the “Kleban-Byk pocket.” 25.5 sq km gained under control in a week, fighting for Novomarkove.

Seversk direction: assault on Fedorivka and advance from Pereizdne, key junction north of Yampil taken.

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Belgian PM Bart De Wever has slammed German chancellor Friedrich Merz’s plan to use frozen Russian central-bank assets for a €140bn loan to Ukraine.
He warned with a bluntness rare in Brussels: “Taking Putin’s money and leaving the risks with us... that’s not going to happen.”

Most of the €170bn in frozen assets sits in Brussels at Euroclear. Belgium fears arbitration claims and the prospect of one day having to return the money.

To go further, De Wever argued, would set a “dangerous precedent,” one that could push countries to pull their reserves from the eurozone altogether.

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Iran has intensified work at the underground nuclear facility known informally as “Pickaxe Mountain”.

Work is underway at the site known as Kuh-e-Kolang Gaz La or “Pickaxe Mountain,” where since 2020 Iranian engineers have been tunneling in the Zagros mountain range – a few kilometers south of the nuclear facility in Natanz, which was subjected to Israeli and American strikes in June.

The purpose of the facility remains unclear. International inspectors have never visited the site, and IAEA Director Rafael Grossi stated that Tehran rejected his inquiries about this facility.

In 2020, when Iran announced its plans to build the facility, it was stated that it would house a centrifuge assembly plant intended to replace a facility destroyed that same year in what Tehran described as an act of sabotage.

Tunnel construction began in December of that year, according to an analyst from the satellite company Maxar. However, their size and depth have led analysts to suspect they are intended for other purposes: either a new uranium enrichment plant or secure storage for uranium stockpiles.

Analysts estimate that the halls under Pickaxe Mountain may be even deeper – between 70 and 100 meters – than those at the Fordow facility. The above-ground part of the site covers about two and a half square kilometers on the mountain slope, with two tunnel entrances located on the eastern and western sides.

Three major changes at the site following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities indicate ongoing construction: sealing of the security perimeter, reinforcement of the tunnel entrance, and an increase in the volume of excavated soil, all suggesting continued underground work. Recent satellite images also show the presence of heavy equipment and construction machinery.

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Some details "of China's training by Russia for landing on Taiwan", published by Western media.

According to leaked documents, work on the R&D "Sword" for the development of the automation system for command of the PLA airborne troops began back in 2019, that is, long before the special military operation. The goal was to create an automated control system for the PLA airborne troops at the command levels of "corps-brigade-battalion-company-platoon-squad-soldier".

Within this R&D, the following were to be developed:

▪️an airdroppable command and staff vehicle KShM-E based on the Chinese armored vehicle Dongfeng CSK131A (with the necessary communication equipment and an automated command post module);

▪️a wearable software and hardware complex for the soldier/paratrooper NPTK-E.

Interestingly, the NPTK-E closely resembles the KRUS "Strelets".

In October 2024, a contract was signed for the integration into the equipment supplied to China of the Beidou orientation and navigation system, the friend-or-foe identification system, as well as the capability for parachute airdrop from Il-76MD aircraft.

According to the documents, the following were to be adapted for the PLA airborne troops: BMD-4M, BTR-MDM "Rakuska", 2S25 "Sprut-SD", KNM, and KShM-K.

The hackers who published the leaked documents claim that China plans to use these systems to organize an invasion of Taiwan as early as 2027, which, however, is not directly supported by these documents.

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The U.S. has betrayed diplomacy, and Europe has buried it.

The E3 and the United States bear full responsibility for the consequences of today's action, which will lead to dangerous escalation

Today's decision has obliterated all remaining trust of the Iranian people in the promises of the West

Iran does not respond to a language of threats, only to respect.


-Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi:

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Ukrainian FM ESCALATES after Hungary's Szijjarto debunked Hungarian drones claim from Zelensky

He calls Szijjarto a 'Kremlin lackey' for unmasking Zelensky's DELUSION

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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦Our special forces stormed an enemy stronghold in the Lyman direction - attack footage

Fighters of the Tambov 16th special forces brigade broke through to the Ukrainian Armed Forces' dugout and threw grenades inside, taking control of the enemy positions.

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🇬🇧🤡British Deputy Prime Minister Lammy on the EU supporting Ukraine for another 100 years.

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🇺🇸🖕🇺🇦Trump has repeatedly refused Kiev's request to provide Tomahawk missiles

▪️Axios reports that Kiev has asked several times over the past year to be supplied with "Tomahawk" missiles, and this was the only weapons system on the list that Trump did not agree to sell to NATO countries on behalf of Ukraine.

▪️The latest request for the transfer of these missiles was a few days ago, and the response is still unknown.

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🇪🇪🤡Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna clearly belongs to a mental institution.

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🇺🇦🤡Zelensky: Elections are possible if a ceasefire is achieved
What else the main Ukrainian narc said:


- If we cannot retake territories by force, we are ready to regain them in the future through diplomatic means. This is a good compromise.

- It's not about the territories. It's about Ukraine's independence.

- If Russia causes a blackout in Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will strike Russian energy infrastructure with American weapons.

- Ukraine is not winning the war. We do not have enough weapons. Our biggest problem is that we lack sufficient air defense.

- "Very weak reaction" — Zelensky on the alleged violation of EU airspace by Russia.

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"Shooting at aerial targets is practically prohibited": a Bundeswehr colonel acknowledged difficulties in intercepting drones, reports Bild.

The publication writes that against the backdrop of new incidents with Russian drones in Europe, a debate has flared up in Germany about how realistic it is to shoot down such devices. Chancellor Friedrich Merz promised that Germany "will not allow these invasions to continue and, together with NATO, will take all necessary measures to protect." At the same time, German military personnel warn that it is not so simple.

"Shooting at aerial targets is practically prohibited because shells or their fragments may fall outside the barracks. In this case, people's lives may be endangered or property destroyed," noted Bundeswehr Colonel Klaus Glaab.

According to him, the main thing in fighting drones is to observe the principle of proportionality. At the same time, the officer admitted that the hybrid threat is very high.

"All our critical infrastructure can be attacked without tanks, planes, or ships," he said.

Bild notes that Germany currently has no clear legal framework for the use of weapons against drones. Amendments to the Air Safety Act were approved back in January, but due to elections and a change of government, they have not come into force. Currently, the military can only force devices to land or make warning shots.

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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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