?? - Paris Olympics closing ceremony lacks any gay content so far.

- The show is about ancient Olympics and greek mithology.

?????? - Don't mistake it for a preparation for an offensive action. Its a diversion at most, Belarus lacks any offensive capabilites against Ukraine. They would need the help of the Russian Armed Forces, at least 2 Divisions, or up to 50-80.000 man.

- Now, I don't say Belarus won't intervene, but it served them right until now to be left out. No business or citizen affected by this war is still better for them

????⚡- Poland will ban approaching the border with Belarus for 90 days – Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland.

???⚡️ President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen is allegedly negotiating an alliance with the European Conservatives and Reformists bloc (ECR).

Such an alliance between the EPP and ECR will destroy the current EPP-S&D-Renew alliance as the S&D through Olaf Scholz warned VDL that they will abandon the alliance and not back VDL for a 2nd term.

Although such an alliance is unlikely because the EPP will NOT be able to form a majority with the ECR in the European Parliament which should be the goal of VDL and the EPP in order to be able to pass any kind of legislation.

The EPP has been allied with the S&D and Renew Europe (ALDE before 2019) since the first EU election in 1979. The EPP, a loosely conservative group, the S&D reuniting the social-democrat parties and ALDE, reuniting progressivist forces (now RE) have been dominating the European Parliament since 1979 and have ruled the EU since as they consistently were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd biggest political forces in the EU.

2024 is interesting in this aspect because it looks like that, at least Renew Europe will be overtaken by the ECR most likely in the number of seats, especially now that Marine Le Pen's National Rally withdrew from the ID bloc.

In the context of Romanian politics this will be interesting. PNL and PSD are allied but they can end up supporting two different candidates for the next European Commission, PNL being in the EPP and PSD in the S&D. The biggest hypocrites however will be those in AUR, who, if this alliance between the ECR and EPP forms, will be obligated to support VDL for a 2nd term even though they pledged to oppose such an arrangement.

In the context of EU politics, Meloni and the ECR are nothing but a disappointment having failed to fulfill most of their promises related to immigration and the centralization of the EU and AUR who claims to oppose these things prefers to side with the ECR who betrayed its voters. If AUR wants to stick to their principles, they have to join the ID bloc.

@Wallachian_Gazette

Polish soldier wounded with a knife by an immigrant is fighting for his life in hospital

????⚡- "On 23 May at 3 a.m., Russian Border Guard unilaterally removed the light buoys placed by Estonia to denarcate the border with Russia on the Narva River.

This action by Russia, carried out in the shadow of the night, fits well within the broader pattern of Russia's provocative behaviour, including on its borders with neighbours, most recently vis-à-vis Lithuania and Finland.

Estonia's response remains calm and clear-eyed. We treat this as a provocative border incident. We will communicate to the Russian Federation through our border representatives and diplomatic channels that such actions are unacceptable, demand an explanation about the removal of the buoys and their immediate return.

Estonia is in close contact with Allies and partners as we continue to counter Russia's malign activities across Europe." – Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Office.

??⚫️ CIG #commentary | Despite solid evidence that the Islamic State is behind the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, with ISIS themselves claiming responsibility, Russian news channels and other pro-Russian Western pundits are pushing the narrative that Ukraine and Vladimir Zelensky are the real masterminds.

Vladimir Putin and the Federal Security Service (FSB) are trying to cover up their embarrassing failure which allowed 4 jihadists to torch a concert hall in Moscow and kill over 143 people and then attempt an escape after receiving a heads up from U.S. intelligence three weeks ago about potential ISIS/ISKP activity in Russia. They are trying to spin it up as being the work of the SBU by falsely claiming that the terrorists are either Chechens and are affiliated with the Ajnad-al-Kavkaz group or that they are simply jihadist Tadjiks recruited by Ukraine and fight an irregular war against Russia.

Perhaps after annihilating two ISKP cells in Ingushetia earlier this month, the FSB let its guard down thinking they terminated all threats coming from ISKP but they were wrong. The ISKP remains ISIS' strongest and most prolific franchise with a number of cells in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with links to jihadists in India and likely receiving aid from Pakistani intelligence.

The ISKP has been able to penetrate Iran, bombing the city of Kerman in January 2024, where IRGC general, Qassem Soleimani is buried.

ISIS is on the rise again not just in Central Asia, but also in the Middle East, now that the eyes of the powers who were dealing with ISIS are focused elsewhere, Russia's FSB on Ukrainian sabotage, Iran and the U.S. on events in Gaza and Lebanon. Attacks like the Crocus City Hall will become more common unless the security agencies all over the world take ISIS and its branches seriously.

@CIG_telegram