Monday, November 2, 2026
Zelensky comments on possibility of meeting Putin in Turkey
Tusk's Attempted Judicial Coup Is Similar To Zelensky's Earlier Successful One
"Comparing Tusk to Zelensky since the former's attempted judicial coup, which aims to shape the post-war European order by preventing a future conservative-led coalition from stopping the EU's transforming into a German-dominated federation, is similar to Zelensky's from 2020. As a reminder, Zelensky suspended the Constitutional Court's chair during that year's political crisis sparked by their ruling on anti-corruption reforms, which readers can learn more about here.
The aforesaid crisis stretched into the large-scale phase of the Ukrainian Conflict that broke out in 2022, thus resulting in legally contentious laws that were promulgated on the pretext of wartime needs, which prolonged some justices' terms after they expire. After the expiry of Zelensky's own term in May 2024, Medvedev declared that "He spat on the Constitution of his 'country,' ignored the Constitutional Court, and did not even extend, but usurped the
supreme power."
The similarity between Zelensky's earlier successful judicial coup and Tusk's attempted one is that both leaders suspended the heads of their respective constitutional courts (technically the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland's case) amidst a highly sensitive dispute in order to centralize their own power. In Poland's case, the aforesaid dispute is over the prior conservative government allegedly stacking the Tribunal, which the ruling liberals blame for them tending to prioritize Polish law over EU law.
Unlike Zelensky, Tusk probably won't manipulate political-legal processes in a bid to remain in power indefinitely regardless of however fall 2027's next Sejm elections turn out, but what he's attempting is much more insidious since it's about subordinating Poland to the German-led EU. It's for this reason why many patriotic Poles are accusing him of treason and demand that he be brought to justice for his attempted coup or at least resign in disgrace and then go into exile to his beloved Germany.
The only realistic way out of Poland's worst crisis since communism is to hold the early elections that reputable polling before Tusk's attempted coup suggested would return the conservatives to power in a coalition with their newly breakaway faction and the two libertarian-nationalist parties. After what just happened, which united the aforesaid fractured right-wing forces and led to most Poles rallying around Nawrocki as led the resistance to the coup from the front, they'd probably achieve a landslide victory.
The geopolitical fate of the post-war European order will be decided by the resolution of this crisis. Either Tusk wins, he subjugates Poland to Germany, and then the EU completes its transformation into a German-dominated federation, or the rule of law wins, Poland leads the EU's reform into a union of nation-states like Nawrocki declared late last year that he's dedicated to doing, and Poland resumes its historical role as a regional power. The stakes couldn't be higher for both Poland and Europe as a whole." ZH
The aforesaid crisis stretched into the large-scale phase of the Ukrainian Conflict that broke out in 2022, thus resulting in legally contentious laws that were promulgated on the pretext of wartime needs, which prolonged some justices' terms after they expire. After the expiry of Zelensky's own term in May 2024, Medvedev declared that "He spat on the Constitution of his 'country,' ignored the Constitutional Court, and did not even extend, but usurped the
The similarity between Zelensky's earlier successful judicial coup and Tusk's attempted one is that both leaders suspended the heads of their respective constitutional courts (technically the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland's case) amidst a highly sensitive dispute in order to centralize their own power. In Poland's case, the aforesaid dispute is over the prior conservative government allegedly stacking the Tribunal, which the ruling liberals blame for them tending to prioritize Polish law over EU law.
Unlike Zelensky, Tusk probably won't manipulate political-legal processes in a bid to remain in power indefinitely regardless of however fall 2027's next Sejm elections turn out, but what he's attempting is much more insidious since it's about subordinating Poland to the German-led EU. It's for this reason why many patriotic Poles are accusing him of treason and demand that he be brought to justice for his attempted coup or at least resign in disgrace and then go into exile to his beloved Germany.
The only realistic way out of Poland's worst crisis since communism is to hold the early elections that reputable polling before Tusk's attempted coup suggested would return the conservatives to power in a coalition with their newly breakaway faction and the two libertarian-nationalist parties. After what just happened, which united the aforesaid fractured right-wing forces and led to most Poles rallying around Nawrocki as led the resistance to the coup from the front, they'd probably achieve a landslide victory.
The geopolitical fate of the post-war European order will be decided by the resolution of this crisis. Either Tusk wins, he subjugates Poland to Germany, and then the EU completes its transformation into a German-dominated federation, or the rule of law wins, Poland leads the EU's reform into a union of nation-states like Nawrocki declared late last year that he's dedicated to doing, and Poland resumes its historical role as a regional power. The stakes couldn't be higher for both Poland and Europe as a whole." ZH
Strike on Russia's Kstovo refinery
Looting And Chaos Erupt In Germany, Molotov Cocktails In Paris, As Europe Slides Deeper Into Crisis
"For the third Saturday in a row, Paris looked like a city under lockdown. More than 40 metro and RER stations were closed, and shopkeepers along the route boarded up their windows with plywood or kept their shutters down.
France's seats of power, including the Élysée Palace, the prime minister's office, and the National Assembly, were heavily guarded.
Some 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed nationwide, and Nuñez said 40,000 checks had been carried out on roads and in train stations, 15,000 of them in the Paris region, to intercept weapons. Face coverings, Halloween masks included, were banned around the demonstrations.
By 9 p.m., 565 people had been arrested nationwide.
At an evening press conference, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said every march had contained groups of rioters and looters, "many of them driven by the ultra-left and the radical far left," who attacked police with the goal of reaching the city centers "with unheard-of violence."
He listed Paris, Montpellier, Toulouse, Rennes, Marseille, Nantes, Angers, and Tours as cities where groups of several hundred people had tried to break through police lines with mortar fireworks, paving stones, and other projectiles, and said firefighters had to put out numerous fires.
The most serious incident took place at the end of the Paris march near Porte de Charenton, where a Molotov cocktail landed on the shield of a mobile gendarmerie unit and set a gendarme alight before his colleagues put out the flames. He ended up being slightly injured, Nuñez said.
another crisis appears to be unfolding in Germany on Halloween night: looting and chaos.
An initiative called "Gen Z regelt" ("Gen Z's got this") organized these protests "for education, health, climate protection and an affordable life" and opposing the return of military conscription.
Some protests in Germany also turned violent on Saturday night.
"The looting of stores has started in Frankfurt, Germany. Young first and second-generation migrants are attacking stores in the city," Poland-based digital news outlet Visegrád 24 wrote on X.
"German police were attacked with a Molotov cocktail in the city of Frankfurt on Halloween night. Youths participated in looting and clashes with police, with much of the footage livestreamed on TikTok," Budapest-based news outlet Remix News & Views wrote on X.
In Portugal, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Lisbon once again.
In The Hague, Netherlands, protests broke out after calls to demonstrate circulated online. According to Dutch police, 34 people were arrested, and one officer was taken to hospital with suspected hearing damage after fireworks were thrown at police. As in Paris, many shops across the city had boarded up their windows amid fears of rioting.
On Oct. 30, large crowds took to the streets across Italy following a call to demonstrate by the Italian trade union USB. The union estimated that more than 1 million people participated in protests across 70 cities, while the Interior Ministry put the figure at 255,000. Violent clashes between demonstrators and police broke out in Rome, Turin, Mestre, Vicenza, and other cities, according to Corriere della Sera.
Europe's mounting crises point to a troubling deterioration in stability." ZeroHedge
France's seats of power, including the Élysée Palace, the prime minister's office, and the National Assembly, were heavily guarded.
Some 70,000 police and gendarmes were deployed nationwide, and Nuñez said 40,000 checks had been carried out on roads and in train stations, 15,000 of them in the Paris region, to intercept weapons. Face coverings, Halloween masks included, were banned around the demonstrations.
By 9 p.m., 565 people had been arrested nationwide.
He listed Paris, Montpellier, Toulouse, Rennes, Marseille, Nantes, Angers, and Tours as cities where groups of several hundred people had tried to break through police lines with mortar fireworks, paving stones, and other projectiles, and said firefighters had to put out numerous fires.
The most serious incident took place at the end of the Paris march near Porte de Charenton, where a Molotov cocktail landed on the shield of a mobile gendarmerie unit and set a gendarme alight before his colleagues put out the flames. He ended up being slightly injured, Nuñez said.
another crisis appears to be unfolding in Germany on Halloween night: looting and chaos.
An initiative called "Gen Z regelt" ("Gen Z's got this") organized these protests "for education, health, climate protection and an affordable life" and opposing the return of military conscription.
Some protests in Germany also turned violent on Saturday night.
"The looting of stores has started in Frankfurt, Germany. Young first and second-generation migrants are attacking stores in the city," Poland-based digital news outlet Visegrád 24 wrote on X.
In Portugal, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Lisbon once again.
In The Hague, Netherlands, protests broke out after calls to demonstrate circulated online. According to Dutch police, 34 people were arrested, and one officer was taken to hospital with suspected hearing damage after fireworks were thrown at police. As in Paris, many shops across the city had boarded up their windows amid fears of rioting.
On Oct. 30, large crowds took to the streets across Italy following a call to demonstrate by the Italian trade union USB. The union estimated that more than 1 million people participated in protests across 70 cities, while the Interior Ministry put the figure at 255,000. Violent clashes between demonstrators and police broke out in Rome, Turin, Mestre, Vicenza, and other cities, according to Corriere della Sera.
Europe's mounting crises point to a troubling deterioration in stability." ZeroHedge
Injury toll in Russian strike on Vinnytsia region rises
6.0 Earthquake - 165 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
5.4 Earthquake - Coral Sea, 129 km southwest of Tegua Island, Torba Province, Vanuatu
205 clashes on front lines over past day
"A total of 205 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the front line.
On the North Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, Russian forces launched one assault, carried out two strikes using six guided aerial bombs and conducted 118 attacks.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna axis, Ukrainian units repelled eight attacks toward Ternova, Karaichne, Zakharivka and Kolodiazne, as well as near Ustynivka and Okhrimivka.
On the Kupiansk axis, Russian forces launched three assaults, attacking toward Radkivka and Kupiansk.
On the Lyman axis, Russian troops launched ten attacks toward Stepove and Zelena Dolyna and near Zarichne.
On the Sloviansk axis, the enemy launched three attacks toward Mykolaivka and Orikhuvatka and near Yurkivka.
On the Kramatorsk axis, Russian forces conducted no assault operations.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, Russian forces launched 20 attacks. The invaders conducted offensive operations near Kostiantynivka and toward Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Mykolaipillia, Osykove, Raiske, Pavlivka and Novopavlivka.
The Russian army launched 31 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, attempting to advance near Sofiivka, Vilne, Svitle, Vodianske, Vasylivka, Molodetske and Udachne, and toward Dobropillia, Novohryhorivka, Myrne, Serhiivka and Novopavlivka.
On the Huliaipole axis, the invaders launched seven attacks, attempting to advance toward Yehorivka, Kopani, Hіrке and Nove Zaporizhzhia, and near Dobropillia.
On the Orikhiv axis, Russian forces launched an attack toward Lukianivske." Ukrin
On the North Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk axes, Russian forces launched one assault, carried out two strikes using six guided aerial bombs and conducted 118 attacks.
On the South Slobozhanshchyna axis, Ukrainian units repelled eight attacks toward Ternova, Karaichne, Zakharivka and Kolodiazne, as well as near Ustynivka and Okhrimivka.
On the Lyman axis, Russian troops launched ten attacks toward Stepove and Zelena Dolyna and near Zarichne.
On the Sloviansk axis, the enemy launched three attacks toward Mykolaivka and Orikhuvatka and near Yurkivka.
On the Kramatorsk axis, Russian forces conducted no assault operations.
On the Kostiantynivka axis, Russian forces launched 20 attacks. The invaders conducted offensive operations near Kostiantynivka and toward Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Mykolaipillia, Osykove, Raiske, Pavlivka and Novopavlivka.
The Russian army launched 31 attacks on the Pokrovsk axis, attempting to advance near Sofiivka, Vilne, Svitle, Vodianske, Vasylivka, Molodetske and Udachne, and toward Dobropillia, Novohryhorivka, Myrne, Serhiivka and Novopavlivka.
On the Huliaipole axis, the invaders launched seven attacks, attempting to advance toward Yehorivka, Kopani, Hіrке and Nove Zaporizhzhia, and near Dobropillia.
On the Orikhiv axis, Russian forces launched an attack toward Lukianivske." Ukrin
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Air defense neutralizes 122 Russian drones, two Banderol missiles
Three injured in Russian attack on Ukrainian coal facilities
All three employees injured in the attack have received medical treatment. DTEK said their condition is stable." Ukrin
Qatar Signals Talks 'Breakthrough' As Khamenei Warns Iran's Retaliation Will Have 'No Geographical Limits' If Attacked
"Could this be the actual breakthrough coming after many months of prior claimed negotiation 'breakthroughs' and false starts?
Just when the prospect of even getting back to the negotiating table seemed as remote as ever, Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed is reporting that planned direct talks are back on.
Regional sources are indeed calling this a "breakthrough" in hitherto indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with an American delegation soon expected to join Iranian officials for direct talks in Doha.
Al Arabiya English says it has obtained ey points from the preliminary draft framework for restarting US-Iran negotiations and has published the following list:
Iran could transfer its highly enriched uranium stockpile to an agreed third country or reduce its enrichment level.
The Strait of Hormuz could reopen to international maritime traffic within seven days of an initial understanding.
China could potentially serve as a guarantor of the implementation and sustainability of any agreement.
Direct US-Iran negotiations could be held in Doha instead of Istanbul.
Iranian measures on the nuclear file and maritime security would be matched by clearly defined US measures to ease sanctions, blockades and economic restrictions.
An independent verification mechanism would assess compliance before each subsequent phase of implementation.
Neither side would be required to make substantial concessions without receiving corresponding, independently verifiable commitments.
A dispute-resolution mechanism involving mediators and guarantor parties would address delays or violations to help prevent renewed military escalation." ZeroHedge
Just when the prospect of even getting back to the negotiating table seemed as remote as ever, Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed is reporting that planned direct talks are back on.
Al Arabiya English says it has obtained ey points from the preliminary draft framework for restarting US-Iran negotiations and has published the following list:
Iran could transfer its highly enriched uranium stockpile to an agreed third country or reduce its enrichment level.
The Strait of Hormuz could reopen to international maritime traffic within seven days of an initial understanding.
China could potentially serve as a guarantor of the implementation and sustainability of any agreement.
Direct US-Iran negotiations could be held in Doha instead of Istanbul.
Iranian measures on the nuclear file and maritime security would be matched by clearly defined US measures to ease sanctions, blockades and economic restrictions.
An independent verification mechanism would assess compliance before each subsequent phase of implementation.
Neither side would be required to make substantial concessions without receiving corresponding, independently verifiable commitments.
A dispute-resolution mechanism involving mediators and guarantor parties would address delays or violations to help prevent renewed military escalation." ZeroHedge
5.0 Earthquake - 52 km northwest of Bandar-e Deyr, Bushehr, Iran
6.0 Earthquake - 78 km south of Ise, Mie-ken, Japan
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264 clashes on front lines over past day
"A total of 264 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded on the front line.
In the North Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops launched seven attacks near Bachivsk, Tovstodubove, Koreniok, Ulanove and Korchakivka.
In the South Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled 13 Russian attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance near Ternova,
Starytsia and Radkivka, as well as toward Zakharivka and Volokhivske.
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces conducted no assault operations.
Ten Russian attempts to advance were thwarted in the Lyman sector, near Kopanky, Chervonyi Stav, Shyikivka, Lyman, Zarichne and Donetske.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian troops launched four attacks near Ozerne, Yampil and Pyskunivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks near Tykhonivka and Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 17 Russian attacks were recorded. Russian troops conducted assault operations near Kostiantynivka, Novoselivka and Mykolaipillia.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled one Russian attack near Ternove.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian troops repelled nine Russian attacks near Ternuvate, Dolynka, Hirke, Charivne and Yehorivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks near Pavlivka." Ukrin
In the North Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops launched seven attacks near Bachivsk, Tovstodubove, Koreniok, Ulanove and Korchakivka.
In the South Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled 13 Russian attacks. Russian forces attempted to advance near Ternova,
In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces conducted no assault operations.
Ten Russian attempts to advance were thwarted in the Lyman sector, near Kopanky, Chervonyi Stav, Shyikivka, Lyman, Zarichne and Donetske.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian troops launched four attacks near Ozerne, Yampil and Pyskunivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks near Tykhonivka and Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 17 Russian attacks were recorded. Russian troops conducted assault operations near Kostiantynivka, Novoselivka and Mykolaipillia.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled one Russian attack near Ternove.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian troops repelled nine Russian attacks near Ternuvate, Dolynka, Hirke, Charivne and Yehorivka.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled two Russian attacks near Pavlivka." Ukrin
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Putin Warns Russia is Ready For War With Europe, Would Turn Baltic Sea Into Second Strait of Hormuz
"Russia does not want a war with Europe but if Western nations keep attempting to “inflict a strategic defeat” on Moscow they may get one, President Vladimir Putin has threatened.
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin made remarks about relations with European states and the broader West during his Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on Thursday, claiming to be a dove of peace while threatening a World War-like conflict if he isn’t left to pursue his strategic goals. Kremlin state media publisher TASS reported that
President Putin recalled a century and more of European history in this warning, stating “the tragic pages of history” bring a warning against World Wars, and claiming Russia is attempting to prevent “anything like this happens on a global scale” again.
If any war were to come, Putin said, it would not be Russia’s fault. Nevertheless, the Russian Federation is ready to fight Europe and the West, he assured.
The problem for Putin is that “some” want to “inflict a strategic defeat on Russia”. He went on: “Many people are talking about preparing for war by 2030. Is this right or wrong? First of all, we are prepared, but we don’t want any war with Europe… as for them, if someone wants it, let them prepare. However, they failed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia this time and it is unlikely to become possible by 2030”.
Putin threatened a Gulf crisis in Europe’s northern sea, the Baltic. Lined by NATO and European Union members and even called a “NATO lake” since Sweden and Finland joined the alliance, Russia has two major ports on the Baltic, with St. Petersburg in the far east and its Kaliningrad [Konigsberg] exclave nestled between Poland and Lithuania." Breitbart
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin made remarks about relations with European states and the broader West during his Russia-Africa summit in Moscow on Thursday, claiming to be a dove of peace while threatening a World War-like conflict if he isn’t left to pursue his strategic goals. Kremlin state media publisher TASS reported that
If any war were to come, Putin said, it would not be Russia’s fault. Nevertheless, the Russian Federation is ready to fight Europe and the West, he assured.
The problem for Putin is that “some” want to “inflict a strategic defeat on Russia”. He went on: “Many people are talking about preparing for war by 2030. Is this right or wrong? First of all, we are prepared, but we don’t want any war with Europe… as for them, if someone wants it, let them prepare. However, they failed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia this time and it is unlikely to become possible by 2030”.
Putin threatened a Gulf crisis in Europe’s northern sea, the Baltic. Lined by NATO and European Union members and even called a “NATO lake” since Sweden and Finland joined the alliance, Russia has two major ports on the Baltic, with St. Petersburg in the far east and its Kaliningrad [Konigsberg] exclave nestled between Poland and Lithuania." Breitbart
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