Day: October 18, 2026

🇮🇹 Protest fever is spreading like WILDFIRE across Europe 🔥

A peaceful march against rising living costs in Milan quickly descended into chaos.

Violent rioters were seen SMASHING storefronts and LOOTING stores.

Enough is enough!! This is out of control!

Writer: Bri  x.com/RadioGenoa/status/2111…
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MORE: Trump’s October 16 Executive Order does not support Trump’s stated foreign policy objectives of ending the war in Ukraine and will only enable Russia to continue financing and protracting the war in Ukraine without any proper incentives that may force Russia to engage in any meaningful peace negotiations.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 17, 2026: It remains unclear whether Ukrainian forces can use SpaceX’s low-earth orbit satellite communication technology (Starlink and Starshield) to intercept Russian jet-powered drones as of October 17.

More Key Takeaways:
The Ukrainian military officially refuted Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov’s exaggerated battlefield claims from October 16.

US President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order on the night of October 16 that waives key sanctions, restrictions, and tariff provisions against Russia from the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act – a decision that will help Russia finance and protract the war in Ukraine.

Polish authorities warn that Russia may escalate its sabotage attempts and provocations against Polish logistics infrastructure, likely in an attempt to disrupt the transportation of Western aid to Ukraine during Winter 2026-2027.

Ukrainian forces recently advanced east of Kramatorsk and Russian forces recently advanced north of Kostyantynivka.

Russia launched 332 drones and an unspecified number of missiles and Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions against Ukraine overnight. (1/2)—  https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2111612140146610339

📷Участники учений «Встреча соколов – 2026» посетили в Баку Парк военных трофеев.

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#новости  #сми  #парк  #военные

Zelensky:

“Putin feels victory with sanctions, with the diesel deal, and then Starlink. We have to be very honest.”

Zelensky, asked who is to blame for the disruption to Starlink and Starshield and whether the interruption was deliberate:

“It was the message from the American government to limit this speed, and technically, SpaceX did it.”

🚨🇫🇷 Holy sh*t…

“They came prepared. They had the addresses of town halls. They had addresses of Jewish shop owners. 

In a street in Marseille, all businesses owned by Jews were set on fire. Businesses run by Muslims weren’t.”

(French journalist Paul Amar)

Writer: Michael  x.com/JeremBenhaim/status/21…
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