The Kremlin appears to have sent soldiers to force Ukrainians to vote in its staged referendums at gunpoint, according to residents who say troops came to their homes in occupied territories to enforce the ‘vote’. ‘My family was just forced to vote at gunpoint in Russian cosplay of a “referendum” in southern Ukraine,’ said Maxim Eristavi, journalist and co-founder of... 

Manufacturers associations have written an open letter to the German government warning that the fresh and frozen food industries in Germany are experiencing their “worst crisis since the end of the Second World War” and could experience a wave of bankruptcies and production restrictions, resulting in gaps on store shelves. The historic industrial powerhouse of Central Europe has been... 

WEF member and unelected EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has openly admitted that if Italy dares to elect a “right-wing” (non-WEF) government, “the EU has the tools needed” to deal with that problem. Ursula von der Leyen issued the barely veiled threat of “consequences” ahead of Sunday’s election that a conservative bloc led by Giorgia Meloni is expected to win. The EU is... 

In reaction to Tehran’s “unfriendly act” of supplying combat drones to Russia, Ukraine said on Friday that it had withdrawn the accreditation of Iran’s ambassador in Kiev and would “seriously reduce” the number of diplomats stationed there. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that providing weapons to Moscow “directly contradicts the position... 

Starting last month Ukrainian lawmakers began seeking to implement severe consequences for those participating in Russia-sponsored referendums in occupied territories of Ukraine. For example, a law is being pushed through parliament which criminalizes obtaining a Russian passport in temporarily occupied territories, Ukrainian sources reported last week, according to Yahoo News. Proposed possible punishments... 

Hungarian gas and oil giant MOL will only be able to deliver a quarter of the needed fuel from 19 September, Hungarian media reported. According to Daily News Hungary. Szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu acquired a letter in which MOL informed its partners that they could only deliver 25% of the contracted fuel amount. The cited reason for shortfall is “to maintain the predictability of fuel orders and... 

Whatever the results of the so-called referendums today will be 100% FAKE! How and why? Well use your mind, its really simple. First of all, not everybody, not all residents will get to vote in these fake referendums. Reason number 1: More than 50% of the citizens in these 4 regions are not even physically there! THEY FLED the country entirely, they are now the Ukrainian refugees which fled into Europe.... 

Dictator buddies Putin and Rouhani Iran is believed to be providing Moscow with hundreds of drones following extraordinary losses suffered by Russia during the invasion of Ukraine. So-called “suicide drones” have been used by both sides to devastating effect. Ukraine’s air force claimed to have shot down four Iranian suicide drones in the Mykolaiv region in southern Ukraine. Suicide... 

Fears are growing that Putin may close the borders to fighting aged men in Russia who try to flee from his new demands to mobilise 300,000 men to fight in Ukraine. British journalist Steve Rosenberg has been discussing the speculation surrounding the mass exodus of people fleeing Russia to escape being called into battle in Ukraine. Mr Rosenberg discussed Putin’s call for men with military experience... 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to call up one million Russian soldiers to fight in the war in Ukraine, a Russian newspaper has claimed. The report comes after military analysts identified a classified paragraph in Putin’s “partial-mobilisation” decree. In a televised address to the nation on Wednesday, the Russian President announced a partial-mobilisation of troops... 

A wife from Tyumen in Siberia said: ‘I will not let my husband go. I’ll break his both legs. His duty is to raise his children.’ The authorities issued a a special warning issued to potential recruits that they face legal sanctions if they self-harm by breaking arms or legs to avoid the call-up. Photos and videos have also emerged of airports crowded with young men and heavy traffic... 

In a Tuesday interview with Politico, Pedro Sanchez, the prime minister of Spain, declared that Russia is not just at war with Ukraine but also with the whole European Union. He continued by saying that Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine is failing and has only served to fortify the bloc. The Spanish prime said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was using “energy as a war instrument”... 

A new legislation mandates that police may forcibly seize weapons from Russian citizens residing in Estonia if they refuse to surrender them freely. The confiscation of firearms will also apply to Belarusians who reside in the nation of eastern Europe. The bill’s specifics have been decided upon by the government, and it will now be presented to the legislature for approval. Kaja Kallas, the... 

Countless hoards of Russian civilians are invading Finland right now as we speak, trying to flee from Putin’s mandatory military recruitment to be sent into Ukraine. This was expected to happen and in addition to this, mass anti-government protests are also planned throughout Russia now. The Russian people do not want to be part of Putin’s inhumane war. They do not want to carry a rifle... 

Madman Vladimir Putin today issued a chilling new threat to use nuclear weapons against the West, telling world leaders to back off Ukraine while warning: ‘I’m not bluffing’. The desperate despot also ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 military reserves – a first in Russia since the Second World War – and gave the go-ahead for referendums to be held in occupied areas...