Life abroad is full of challenges. Along with learning unfamiliar laws and customs, studying a language, and building a network from scratch, Russians abroad need to be ready to defend their rights — for example, if a bank unfairly freezes their account or authorities deny them documents. (Problems with documents are becoming more common as countries around the world tighten immigration rules.) Many emigrants feel they’re entirely on their own. That’s not quite true. Meduza has selected several initiatives and organizations that help Russians who have left the country or want to leave.

An important note: This article includes the discriminatory designations Russian authorities have imposed on independent organizations, since many of the people who turn to them are still in Russia or travel there periodically. Good luck, and take care!

All countries

Kovcheg (The Ark)

Kovcheg launched shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. It started with a legal aid bot on Telegram, but soon began offering psychological counseling and then opened shelters in Yerevan and Istanbul.

Today, Kovcheg is the largest organization helping Russians abroad. It offers language courses and helps people train for new careers. It also publishes guides for Russians in various countries on obtaining legal residency and citizenship, starting a business, finding work, applying to universities, and more.

Kovcheg also runs more than 50 chat groups focused on different countries and professional fields, along with Kovcheg.Business, a community that holds in-person meetups.

Equal PostOst

This organization helps LGBTQ people. It provides emergency housing in the EU, legal aid, and psychological counseling. It also helps people evacuate and supports political prisoners.

Reforum Space

In 2022, the Free Russia Foundation (designated an “undesirable” and “extremist” organization in Russia) launched Reforum Space. It has three locations — in Berlin, Vilnius, and Paris — open to anti-war activists, independent journalists, human rights defenders, cultural professionals, and scholars.

Reforum Space offers free coworking spaces and video studios, along with lectures and consultations on settling into a new country, dealing with bureaucracy, and completing paperwork.

Other groups helping emigrants in various countries: The Mir Vsem (Peace Unto All) movement supports clergy in Russia and abroad who have faced persecution for their anti-war stance.

South Caucasus countries

inTransit

The inTransit project evacuates people from Russia to Georgia and Armenia, as well as Montenegro and Kazakhstan. It also helps them obtain documents so they can later emigrate to EU countries.

Other groups helping people evacuate from Russia: NC SOS Crisis Group (designated “extremist” in Russia), Marem (which serves residents of the North Caucasus), and Rapid Unit (which evacuates activists, journalists, and human rights defenders).

Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly Vanadzor

Founded in 1998, this is one of Armenia’s leading independent human rights organizations. It provides legal aid to Russians detained by Armenian authorities at Moscow’s request.

Idite Lesom (Get Lost)

Grigory Sverdlin, the former director of the homeless assistance organization Nochlezhka, launched the project in September 2022 to help Russians avoid mobilization or desert the military. The organization, Idite Lesom (“Get Lost”), works with volunteer lawyers, psychologists, and others to help people live at addresses other than those where they are officially registered, leave Russia illegally, flee military training units, and surrender on the battlefield. More than 85,000 people have turned to the organization for assistance over the past four years. Russian authorities labeled it a “foreign agent” in 2025.

Other groups helping Russians flee military service: Prizyv k Sovesti and the Conscientious Objectors Movement

Read more

• Four years after Russia’s wartime exodus began, another wave may be starting. Political scientist Margarita Zavadskaya on what we’ve learned about Russian emigration since 2022.
• Russians are leaving the country again amid fears of another mobilization. In Georgia, Serbia, and Armenia, the housing rush has already begun.
• Armenia has long been one of the easiest places for Russians to relocate. New residency rules are about to make staying there more complicated.

Europe

Yashin’s public assistance office

In April 2025, politician and former political prisoner Ilya Yashin said he was launching a public assistance office to help Russians in Europe. He said the team works much as his office did when he was a municipal council member in Moscow’s Krasnoselsky district.

The office promises to help Russians understand the law, draft requests to officials, and prepare affidavits for court.

Other projects providing legal aid to emigrants in Europe: Iskra, which specializes in defending people’s rights in dealings with European banks.

Consuls of the Russian Anti-War Committee

The Russian Anti-War Committee (designated an “undesirable” and “terrorist” organization in Russia) was formed in late February 2022, bringing together opposition politicians, activists, and journalists. According to its website, the organization opposes the war, collects humanitarian aid for Ukraine, and helps Russians resolve problems they face abroad.

One of its initiatives, Consuls of the Russian Anti-War Committee, is intended to help Russians in emergencies — for example, when they face deportation to Russia or are denied temporary or permanent residency or refugee status.

The Consuls work in the United Kingdom, Germany, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Finland, France, Montenegro, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, and the United States.

Gorizonty Exilhilfe (Horizonte Exilhilfe)

This human rights organization was established with support from Sergey Lagodinsky, a Russian-speaking German politician and member of the European Parliament. Gorizonty helps Russians obtain humanitarian visas to Germany, France, and other EU countries. By mid-2024, more than 600 people had received visas to Europe with its help.

Other groups helping in emergencies: Reporters Without Borders (for journalists; designated an “undesirable” organization in Russia) and Artists at Risk (for cultural professionals).

Russian Democratic Society in the United Kingdom

This volunteer organization (designated “undesirable” in Russia) was founded by Ksenia Maximova, a local council member in London. It helps Ukraine and political prisoners in Russia, as well as Russians in the United Kingdom.

In 2025, the organization secured the creation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Russia and Democracy, whose work includes addressing problems faced by Russians in exile.

That same year, the Russian Democratic Society launched an emotional support group to help people adjust to life in a new country.

United States

Russian America for Democracy in Russia

This nonprofit brings together Russian emigrants in the United States “who strive for freedom and democracy in Russia, as well as for the victory of Ukraine in the war.” It has been designated an “undesirable” organization in Russia, and two of its leaders have been added to Russia’s list of “terrorists and extremists.”

The organization runs chat groups in nine cities: Miami, Sacramento, New York, Denver, Seattle, Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. It regularly offers advice on immigration rules and obtaining political asylum in the United States.

After U.S. immigration authorities made it harder to obtain asylum, Russian America for Democracy in Russia also began helping Russians held in immigration detention centers. It looks for lawyers, raises money for legal aid, and helps people stay in touch with their families.

Ours in the USA

The charity Ours in the USA grew out of a chat group for Russian-speaking LGBTQ people in the United States. It defends the rights of Russian queer refugees seeking asylum in the country.

The Ours in the USA team promises to help Russians prepare the documents needed to apply for asylum. The organization also provides emergency housing and submits reports to the U.N. on violations of queer people’s rights.

Russian Seattle for Freedom

The nonprofit Russian Seattle for Freedom was founded in Seattle in 2023. It describes itself as “a group of concerned Russians” who collectively oppose repression by the Russian state. Its members run a chat group where they answer emigrants’ questions about everyday life and bureaucracy.

Russian Seattle for Freedom also works with lawyers who help people obtain asylum.

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Par Eric V.

Le Pen 32 %, Mélenchon 16 %. L'une promet 140 milliards d'économies sans que personne ne perde rien, l'autre 106 milliards d'impôts nouveaux. Sur notre carte libertarienne, ils sont à +4,2 et +5. Reste à savoir lequel nous mènerait le plus vite aux soixante euros par jour au distributeur.

Le 29 juin 2015, à Athènes, les distributeurs de billets ne donnaient plus que soixante euros par jour et par carte. Les banques sont restées fermées trois semaines, jusqu'au 20 juillet. Entre la fin de 2014 et la fin de juin, les Grecs avaient retiré 42 milliards d'euros de leurs comptes, le quart de leurs dépôts. Ils n'avaient pas attendu de voir le gouvernement d'Alexis Tsipras à l'œuvre : dès décembre 2014, le mois où des élections anticipées furent convoquées, 2,5 milliards étaient déjà sortis. Le 13 juillet, après dix-sept heures de négociation, Tsipras signait un plan plus dur que celui que son peuple venait de rejeter par référendum.

Je pense à ces soixante euros en regardant les sondages français. Le dernier, réalisé par l'Ifop du 12 au 14 octobre, donne Marine Le Pen à 32 % et Jean-Luc Mélenchon à 16 % au premier tour. Le second tour Le Pen-Mélenchon n'est plus une hypothèse d'école.

Il faut donc répondre à la question que pose le titre, et je vais y répondre : Mélenchon effondrerait la France plus vite. En quelques semaines, par la peur, sur le modèle grec. Marine Le Pen l'effondrerait plus lentement, en un budget, par la déception. Les deux arriveraient au même endroit, et notre carte dit pourquoi.

Deux candidats au même étage

Le Courrier a publié cette semaine une carte libertarienne de trente-quatre forces politiques, placées sur deux axes : la distance à laquelle se prend la décision, et le sens dans lequel elle circule, du décret vers le citoyen ou du contrat entre citoyens. Marine Le Pen y figure à +4,3 sur la souveraineté et +4,2 sur l'État. Jean-Luc Mélenchon à +2 et +5. Sur l'axe qui compte pour un budget, celui de l'État, ils sont l'un à côté de l'autre, tout en haut.

Macron, Le Pen, Mélenchon, tous étatistes ? notre mapping politique libertarien

Macron et Mélenchon s'opposent sur l'Europe mais se rejoignent sur l'État. Notre carte libertarienne des 34 forces politiques.

Cela veut dire une chose simple. Ni l'un ni l'autre ne propose de réduire le périmètre de l'État. L'une promet de le faire payer par d'autres, l'autre de le faire payer par plus d'impôts. Le premier à dire au retraité, au fonctionnaire ou à l'allocataire qu'il recevra moins n'est pas encore candidat.

Le terrain sur lequel l'un ou l'autre arriverait est connu. La dette publique approche 3 640 milliards d'euros, près de 120 % du PIB. Le Trésor doit lever 340 milliards sur les marchés en 2027. L'État emprunte à dix ans à 4,87 %, et plus cher que l'Italie. Et 57,5 % de sa dette négociable est détenue par des non-résidents, qui n'ont aucune raison sentimentale de rester.

Mélenchon, ou l'horloge du marché

Le 14 octobre, Jean-Luc Mélenchon et Éric Coquerel ont présenté leur budget : 106,4 milliards de recettes nouvelles, 81,7 milliards de dépenses nouvelles, un impôt sur les héritages qui rapporterait 20 milliards de plus, une taxe sur les patrimoines au-delà de 100 millions, la suppression de la flat tax, 100 milliards d'épargne « mobilisés » chaque année, l'assurance-vie rendue « moins intéressante ». Et l'annulation, ou le gel, de la dette française détenue par la Banque centrale européenne, quelque 640 milliards. Vincent Clairmont en a fait les comptes ici même : 106 milliards de prélèvements en plus pour viser le même déficit que le gouvernement Lecornu.

Contre-budget Mélenchon : 106 milliards de plus pour le même déficit que Lecornu

Le contre-budget LFI prélève 106 milliards de plus et dépense 82 milliards de plus, pour viser le même déficit que Lecornu : 5 % du PIB.

La crise ne viendrait pas de l'application de ce programme. Elle viendrait de son annonce. Un épargnant n'attend pas qu'on taxe son héritage pour déplacer son argent, et un fonds de pension de Singapour n'attend pas qu'on gèle la créance de la BCE pour vendre ses titres français. Il lui suffit de comprendre qu'un gouvernement est prêt à ne pas rembourser l'un de ses créanciers.

On m'opposera Allende, et on aura raison d'y penser. Au Chili, l'inflation est passée de 22 % en 1971 à 163 % en 1972, puis à plus de 500 % en 1973 ; les rayons des magasins se sont vidés, le riz et la farine se vendaient au marché noir, et l'État n'avait plus de réserves de change. Mais il a fallu trois ans. Allende disposait d'une monnaie nationale : il imprimait, et la crise passait par les prix, lentement.

Mélenchon n'aurait pas de planche à billets. Il aurait l'euro, comme Tsipras. Dans une monnaie qu'on ne contrôle pas, la crise ne passe pas par les prix, elle passe par les comptes. Faut dire qu'un Français inquiet n'a pas besoin de cacher des billets sous son carrelage : il lui suffit d'ouvrir un compte dans une banque allemande ou néerlandaise, en dix minutes, depuis son téléphone. C'est la variante grecque, et elle va plus vite que la chilienne.

On répondra que la France n'est pas la Grèce : deuxième économie de la zone euro, trop grosse pour qu'on la laisse tomber, et la BCE dispose depuis juillet 2022 d'un instrument pour acheter la dette d'un pays attaqué. C'est vrai, et c'est précisément là que le piège se referme. Cet instrument, la BCE ne l'accorde qu'à des conditions écrites : le respect des règles budgétaires européennes, une dette jugée soutenable, le suivi des recommandations de la Commission. La France est sous procédure pour déficit excessif depuis juillet 2024. Un gouvernement qui ajouterait 82 milliards de dépenses et proposerait d'annuler la créance de la BCE ne remplirait aucune de ces conditions. On aiderait sans doute la France, oui. Comme on a aidé la Grèce le 13 juillet 2015, contre un mémorandum.

Je suppose que Mélenchon le sait. Il a vu Tsipras. Mais un candidat qui promet de ne pas plier ne peut pas annoncer, entre les deux tours, qu'il pliera.

Le Pen, ou l'horloge du budget

Avec Marine Le Pen, le marché ne paniquerait pas le premier soir. Il l'a montré le 7 octobre : le jour où elle a présenté son plan de 140 milliards d'économies, le taux à dix ans a reflué à 4,75 %. Les investisseurs connaissent le précédent italien. Giorgia Meloni, venue de la droite souverainiste, gouverne depuis 2022, et l'écart de taux de l'Italie avec l'Allemagne était tombé fin 2025 à 72 points de base, au plus bas depuis 2010, parce que son budget s'est révélé plus prudent que ses discours.

Le marché ferait donc à Marine Le Pen crédit de ses renoncements futurs. C'est là que commence son problème.

Thibault de Varenne l'a décrit dans ces colonnes le 22 septembre : le Rassemblement national a différé pendant des années tous ses arbitrages internes, sur le voile, sur la Russie, sur les retraites, et il les voit remonter ensemble. Le programme du 7 octobre ne tranche aucun d'eux. Il additionne. Près de la moitié de l'effort repose sur trois payeurs qui ne votent pas en France : 32,5 milliards demandés aux fraudeurs, 19,5 à Bruxelles, 29 aux étrangers privés de prestations. La retraite revient à 62 ans, ce que l'Institut Montaigne chiffre jusqu'à 34 milliards par an, et le même plan inscrit 15 à 20 milliards d'économies sur les retraites. Enfin, la candidate veut inscrire dans la Constitution une règle d'or qui plafonnerait le déficit 2027 à 2,4 %, quand sa propre trajectoire affiche 4,9 %.

Rien de cela ne déclenche une crise un soir d'élection. Tout cela déclenche une crise le jour où il faut écrire le premier projet de loi de finances, à l'automne 2027. Ce jour-là, il n'y a que deux chemins. Le premier est celui de Meloni : tenir les comptes, donc renoncer à la retraite à 62 ans telle qu'elle a été promise, et découvrir que la fraude recouvrée ne fait que 600 millions par an. L'électorat populaire qui a porté le RN au pouvoir apprend alors qu'il paiera. Le second est de tenir les promesses : le déficit dépasse les engagements, Bruxelles constate que la France ne corrige pas son déficit excessif, l'instrument de la BCE se ferme, et l'on retrouve l'horloge du marché avec six mois de retard.

Dans le premier cas, la crise est sociale. Dans le second, elle est financière. Dans les deux, elle arrive avec le premier budget.

Le premier à vendre

Il serait confortable d'en rester là, et de compter les points entre deux candidats. Mais une fuite de capitaux n'est pas l'œuvre d'une poignée de spéculateurs. À Athènes, les 42 milliards ne sont pas sortis des coffres de fonds anglo-saxons : ils sont sortis des comptes de retraités, de commerçants, d'épargnants ordinaires qui ont pris peur avant les autres.

En France, ce sera pareil. Le premier à vendre ne sera pas forcément un fonds de Singapour. Ce sera peut-être vous, le lundi qui suit le second tour, en déplaçant votre assurance-vie ou votre livret avant que le voisin ne le fasse. Et ce sera aussi vous, si Marine Le Pen est élue, qui descendrez dans la rue à l'automne quand on vous annoncera que les 62 ans attendront. Ensemble, ces deux candidats réunissent 48 % des intentions de vote au premier tour. Ces 48 %, ce ne sont pas eux qui les ont écrits : ce sont des électeurs qui veulent l'État protecteur sans la facture.

Dernier mot

Je réponds donc à la question posée. Mélenchon irait plus vite : de l'ordre de quelques semaines entre son élection et le premier contrôle des capitaux, parce qu'il annonce qu'un créancier ne sera pas remboursé, dans une monnaie qu'il ne contrôle pas, avec 57,5 % de la dette entre des mains étrangères. Marine Le Pen irait moins vite : un budget, celui de l'automne 2027, parce qu'elle a promis en même temps la retraite à 62 ans et une règle d'or à 2,4 %.

Sur notre carte, l'une est à +4,2, l'autre à +5. La différence de vitesse ne vient pas de l'écart entre ces deux chiffres. Elle vient de ce que l'un des deux programmes annonce un créancier non remboursé. La destination, elle, est la même : un État dont les dépenses atteignent 57,2 % du PIB, et que ni l'une ni l'autre ne propose de réduire d'un euro.

À Athènes, il a fallu six mois entre l'annonce des élections et les soixante euros au distributeur. À Paris, avec Mélenchon, je ne parierais pas sur six mois. Avec Marine Le Pen, je parierais sur octobre 2027.

Von Dagmar Henn

Aktuell sitzen die EU-Staatschefs in Brüssel und beraten über den nächsten EU-Haushalt, offiziell Mehrjahres-Finanzrahmen. Er umfasst die Jahre 2028 bis 2034 und sollte eigentlich noch vor Jahresende verabschiedet werden; aber derzeit sieht es nicht danach aus. Im Gegenteil. Das Problem? Zu viele divergierende Interessen. Tatsächlich hat sich die EU in den letzten Jahren wirtschaftlich auseinander und nicht aufeinander zubewegt, und unter anderem in den höchst unterschiedlichen Zinssätzen, die die Staaten für die Aufnahme von Schulden entrichten müssen, verbirgt sich noch einiges an Sprengstoff.

Schon immer war die EU in zwei Hauptlager gespalten, denn es gibt Mitgliedsländer, die netto für ihre Mitgliedschaft bezahlen, und Mitgliedsländer, die netto dafür Geld erhalten. Wenn aktuell von den "Frugalen" und den "Freunden der Kohäsion" die Rede ist, so beruht diese Teilung insofern auf den Finanzverhältnissen, als dass alle "Frugalen" oder "Sparsamen" zu den Nettozahlern gehören: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweden, Dänemark, die Niederlande und Finnland. Aber nicht alle Nettozahler gehören zu dieser Gruppe.

Dass sich diese beiden Gruppen um die Höhe eines Haushalts streiten, ergibt sich natürlich aus den eigenen Interessen – wer den Topf füllen muss, will nicht mehr hineinlegen, aber wer daraus entnimmt, freut sich, wenn er mehr entnehmen kann. Letzten Endes ist das Problem schon in der grundsätzlichen Konstruktion angelegt, denn sobald die Zahlungsempfänger mit darüber entscheiden, wieviele Mittel für sie zur Verfügung gestellt werden, ist die prinzipielle Richtung eigentlich schon klar. Das gilt immer und überall.

Allerdings sitzt ein dritter Mitspieler am Tisch, und das ist die Brüsseler Bürokratie mit ihrem ständigen Drang, endlich ganz zum Staat zu werden. Auch wenn sie sich deshalb mit den "Kohäsionisten" einig ist, das Budget auszuweiten, heißt das noch lange nicht, dass da wirklich in die selbe Richtung gezogen wird.

Denn außerdem macht Brüssel eine Reihe von Vorschlägen, die seinen Einfluss auf die Mittelverwendung stärken. Dazu gehört, dass, wenn die Zahl der Budgetpositionen reduziert wird, man die Mittel leichter von einer Position auf eine andere verschieben kann, oder dass Fördermittel, die nicht abgerufen wurden, in Brüssel verbleiben sollen, statt wie bisher an die Mitgliedsländer zurückzufließen, oder dass diverse Notfallfonds eingerichtet werden. Zuguterletzt dann die Tatsache, dass nicht nur der Kreditrahmen für die unter NextGenerationEU laufenden Corona-Eurobonds verlängert werden soll, sondern möglichst noch neue derartige Kredite dazukommen. Sprich, auch Brüssel will mehr Geld, aber in eigener Verfügung und nicht, um es an die Nettoempfänger weiterzureichen.

Die Brüsseler Bürokratie will sich auch auf neuen Wegen eigene Mittel beschaffen: durch eine eigene Unternehmenssteuer für Unternehmen mit einem Umsatz über 100 Millionen, aber auch durch einen Anteil an der Tabak- wie auch an den CO₂‑Steuern. Auch die Unternehmenssteuer landet am Ende als Preiserhöhung beim Endverbraucher. Der Zugriff auf die anderen Steuern bedeutet für Nettozahler wie Deutschland, dass sich die Zahlbeträge weiter erhöhen.

Übrigens, die Zahlungen aus dem Corona-Fonds sind ein weiterer Grund, warum gerade aus Deutschland augenblicklich keine freundlichen Töne zu hören sind, wenn es um den EU-Haushalt geht. Auf etwa 800 Milliarden Euro beläuft sich dieser Fonds inzwischen, ein großer Teil des derzeitigen Schuldenbergs der EU von 856 Milliarden Euro, die aber ab dem Jahr 2028 zurückgezahlt werden müssen, und der größte Zahler heißt auch hier wieder Deutschland, das am Ende vermutlich bis zu 150 Milliarden Euro mehr zurückzahlen muss, als es selbst aus dem Fonds erhielt. Dass Italien einer der größten Nettoempfänger aus diesem Fonds war, dürfte dazu beigetragen haben, dass es sich aktuell bei den "Freunden der Kohäsion" befindet.

Schon im Sommer vergangenen Jahres hatte die EU-Kommission ihren ersten Vorschlag vorgelegt, der bei etwa zwei Billionen Euro lag. Zuletzt legte die irische Regierung, die aktuell die Ratspräsidentschaft innehat, eine etwas sparsamere Variante vor, die um 140 Milliarden niedriger liegt. Damit liegt der Entwurf aber immer noch um 30 Prozent über dem letzten Budget. Was für die einen nur einen Ausgleich der Inflation darstellt, die während des laufenden Mehrjahreshaushalts deutlich gestiegen ist (vor allem dank der durch Sanktionen hochgetriebenen Energiekosten), ist für die anderen eine Erhöhung, die bei weitem das übersteigt, was in Zeiten schwieriger Wirtschaftsdaten finanziert werden kann. Die Regierungen der Nettozahlerländer haben schließlich das Problem, ihren Wählern erklären zu müssen, warum im eigenen Land an allen Ecken und Enden gestrichen wird, die Zuschüsse zur EU aber steigen.

"Wir brauchen Einstimmigkeit im Rat, und von dieser Einstimmigkeit sind wir weit entfernt", erklärte Bundeskanzler Merz vor Sitzungsbeginn. "Wir müssen das gemeinsame Budget gegenüber den Vorschlägen der Kommission deutlich reduzieren." Und forderte, die "überbordende Bürokratie in Europa" zu reduzieren.

Vor allem die osteuropäischen Staaten machen sich jedoch Hoffnung auf mehr. So forderte der lettische Ministerpräsident Andris Kulbergs mehr Geld für die "Länder an der Ostflanke", schließlich müssten sie die Grenzen sichern ... wobei dabei auch eine Rolle spielen dürfte, dass eben diese Länder teilweise massive wirtschaftliche Einbußen durch eine Sanktionspolitik erlitten haben, die sie selbst gefordert hatten.

Der irische Vorschlag, so der österreichische Kanzler Christian Stocker, sei "keine Basis" für eine Einigung, "weil das Volumen zu hoch ist".

Der Druck für eine möglichst schnelle Verabschiedung kommt durch anstehende Wahlen. Frankreich wählt im kommenden Frühjahr; danach dürften die Verhandlungen noch weitaus komplizierter werden. Sollte die Regierung Merz in Deutschland stürzen? Ab dann sind alle Prognosen offen.

Die einfachen Bürger der EU können sich unterdessen überlegen, ob ihnen noch Vorteile einfallen, die ihnen diese bürokratische Hydra bringt, oder ob doch mittlerweile nicht die Nachteile die Vorteile bei weitem überwiegen. Ganz zu schweigen von dem Grauen, das noch droht, von Vorschriften für die Landwirtschaft bis zur Einhegung der Meinungsfreiheit. Ganz nebenbei scheiterten schon die Anträge aus sechs Mitgliedsländern, die nächste Stufe der CO₂‑Besteuerung bis ins Jahr 2030 zu verschieben. Aber solange nicht eines der drei großen Länder, Frankreich, Italien und Deutschland, ausbricht, bleiben alle im Brüsseler Joch gefangen.

Doch wenigstens eine unterhaltsame Anekdote gab es vom Rande des Brüsseler Gipfels. Die USA hatten den Vorschlag gemacht, einen Teil der in Europa eingefrorenen russischen Guthaben an eine US-kontrollierte Einrichtung zu übergeben, damit die USA damit Druck auf Russland ausüben könnten. Kanzler Merz erklärte daraufhin: "Das ist unsere Angelegenheit, und wir werden darüber entscheiden." Die EU erpresst lieber selbst.

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The Gaza Ceasefire Is Falling Apart. And So Is the American Plan to Expand the Abraham Accords.

The Gaza Ceasefire That Is Killing Palestinians

The ceasefire in Gaza, which took effect on October 10, 2025, was supposed to stop a two-year war. By then, according to Palestinian authorities, more than 72,000 Palestinians had been killed. A year after the document was signed, the picture was no more peaceful. According to Palestinian sources, from the start of the ceasefire to October 5, 2026, Israeli forces killed 1,460 Palestinians and wounded 5,116. By September 2026, Gaza authorities reported 5,147 violations of the agreement, 1,421 dead, and the destruction of more than 201,000 buildings.

The second phase of negotiations—the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the enclave and the disarmament of Palestinian factions—stalled almost immediately. In April 2026, American-Egyptian talks in Cairo ended “without tangible progress.” Hamas links disarmament to the end of the occupation. Israel demands disarmament as a precondition for any further step. Critics say the demand for disarmament has become a pretext for maintaining control over the enclave and continuing violations. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry put it bluntly: the occupation government “does not view peace as a goal, but as an obstacle.”

Diktat Instead of Diplomacy

Against this backdrop, the Trump administration is forcing the expansion of the Abraham Accords. In May 2026, the U.S. president publicly demanded that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey join the accords. He called it “mandatory”: “After all the work done by the United States to put this complex puzzle together, it must be mandatory for all these countries to at least simultaneously sign the Abraham Accords.” Pakistan publicly refused. The others remained silent.

Washington’s main interest is Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said at the White House in November 2025: “We want to be part of the Abraham Accords. But we also want to be sure that we secure a clear path to a two-state solution.” Later, Riyadh repeated: normalization is impossible without a “credible, irreversible, and time-bound path” to a Palestinian state. The Israeli government rejects this prospect. American pressure goes beyond diplomacy: Trump tied the Abraham Accords to negotiations to end the war with Iran, effectively making normalization a condition for peace. According to Axios, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Pakistan were “caught by surprise.”

Mutual Influence: Gaza as Leverage and as an Obstacle

Gaza and the reshaping of alliances are directly connected. The Palestinian question became leverage in Arab states’ bargaining with Washington. For Saudi Arabia, normalization with Israel without movement toward a Palestinian state is politically toxic. Riyadh is using the fragile ceasefire to postpone an unpopular step. Qatar, a key mediator, took an equally tough position. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari said: “If the Palestinian question remains unresolved, joining the Abraham Accords is impossible.” According to him, the absence of a peace process for Palestinians means the absence of stability in the region. Doha, which has given refuge to Hamas’s political leadership and plays a central role in the talks, cannot move toward normalization without losing face.

There is also a reverse dependency. The Trump administration, seeking to expand the Abraham Accords, pressured Israel to secure a ceasefire: normalization without a ceasefire would have been impossible. But the second phase depends on whether Washington is willing to pressure Israel, not just Arab capitals.

Bombs Instead of Peace

The result of U.S. and Israeli policy looks increasingly contradictory. Three years of war, more than 74,250 dead Palestinians, and 1,460 killed after the ceasefire was signed are not just a humanitarian catastrophe. They are a verdict on America’s strategy in the Middle East. Trump tried to push through the expansion of the Abraham Accords by linking unrelated issues: normalization with Israel, a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, and ending the war with Iran. In July 2026, he stated directly that a U.S.-Saudi civil nuclear agreement “will depend entirely on Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords.” Saudi Arabia responded in May 2026: “There will be no normalization without a clear and final path to the creation of an independent Palestinian state.” As the custodian of the two holy mosques, the kingdom cannot afford to do otherwise. Qatar refused. Pakistan publicly rejected it. Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey remained silent.

Criticism of Washington goes far beyond diplomatic missteps. The U.S. continues to supply Israel with weapons despite ceasefire violations. In September 2026, the Trump administration proposed a $2.8 billion deal to sell Israel 40,000 heavy bombs, including 20,000 MK-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s. Senator Chris Van Hollen vowed to block the transfer: “Trump is sending $2.8 billion worth of bombs, paid for by you, the American taxpayers, to a government led by a wanted war criminal.” Congressman Gregory Meeks, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, also vetoed it: “The Trump administration has not provided sufficient assurances that these weapons will be used in accordance with American and international law. Therefore, I will not approve this sale.” Amnesty International urged Congress to block the deliveries, saying the U.S. risks becoming complicit in serious violations of international law, including genocide. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani accused Washington of “complicity with every arms shipment” to Tel Aviv.

What Next: The Results of U.S. and Israeli Policy Against the Arab Region

Washington’s paradox is that it wants to expand the Abraham Accords but continues to support the Israeli occupation, which makes normalization politically impossible for Arab states. The U.S. has blocked UN Security Council ceasefire resolutions for the third time in a row, undermining its role as a “reliable mediator.” Public opinion in the Arab world is sharply opposed to normalization. Polls show that 89% of Moroccans oppose recognizing Israel. Analysts warn that for most of the named states, the political price of signing the accords will be prohibitive. The war in Gaza has strengthened this sentiment, not weakened it.

The main question is whether the ceasefire will hold. If the second phase of negotiations does not start and the death toll continues to rise, expansion of the Abraham Accords will remain an unattainable dream. Saudi Arabia will wait. Qatar will mediate. The UAE will increase oil production. Trump will face a choice: keep pressuring Arab capitals or admit that without a real Palestinian state, the accords will remain a facade. While Washington supplies bombs and Tel Aviv keeps killing, talk of peace looks like a cynical game in which Palestinians are not subjects but a bargaining chip.

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Muhammad Hamid ad-Din is a well-known Palestinian journalist.

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La guerra non arriva in Italia con le bombe. Arriva con le cisterne vuote. A Levante questa sera, giovedì 15 ottobre 2026, Margherita Furlan dialoga con Alberto Bradanini, ex ambasciatore d’Italia a Teheran e a Pechino, e con Francesco Dall’Aglio, storico e analista del fronte russo-ucraino. Da cinque giorni trattori e tir bloccano le porte della Puglia: Candela, Poggio Imperiale, Cerignola, Manfredonia. I distributori della Capitanata sono a secco, nei supermercati del Foggiano saltano le consegne, a Bari cinquemila agricoltori hanno invaso il lungomare. A Taranto gli altiforni dell’ex Ilva sono «in riscaldo» in attesa della Cassazione, mentre il governo compra acciaio all’estero per tenere accesi Genova e Novi Ligure. Nella notte gli Houthi hanno colpito la sede dell’Aramco a Dhahran, gli uffici dell’amministratore delegato. Riad sta finendo gli intercettori, Trump non ha ancora deciso se entrare nei raid, Hormuz è chiuso dal 28 febbraio. Zelensky annuncia al Financial Times che Kiev riprende gli attacchi alle raffinerie russe: «lo stop è finito». Mosca dice di aver abbattuto 166 droni in una notte. Musk scrive che «è il momento che Zelensky se ne vada». Gli Stati Uniti propongono all’Europa di trasferire gli asset russi congelati a un veicolo gestito da Washington. Oggi e domani il Consiglio europeo decide. In Francia la raffineria TotalEnergies di Normandia è in sciopero dall’8 ottobre e venerdì 17 i gilet gialli chiamano più di quattrocento piazze contro il caro carburante. Affrontiamo insieme: Il filo che lega una petroliera ferma davanti a Hormuz e un camionista che dorme al casello di Candela. Che cosa vogliono davvero gli Houthi, e perché Teheran non ha bisogno di sparare. I militari italiani spostati dall’Iraq all’Arabia Saudita: che cosa ha chiesto Roma in cambio? Quanto soffre la Cina con Hormuz chiuso, e quanto le conviene che resti chiuso. Chi detta il ritmo della guerra in Ucraina: Mosca, Kiev, la Casa Bianca o un privato con una costellazione di satelliti. Un Paese che importa acciaio per salvare le acciaierie e gasolio per muovere i trattori: che cosa resta della sovranità industriale. La domanda scomoda: se le raffinerie russe tornano a bruciare, non è forse Mosca ad avere più bisogno di una tregua? LIBRI DEGLI OSPITI Alberto Bradanini, «Cina. L’irresistibile ascesa», Sandro Teti Editore, 2022 SOSTIENI CASA DEL SOLE TV Casa del Sole TV è un progetto di giornalismo indipendente autofinanziato, senza editori, senza partiti, senza padrini politici. Per donazioni: IBAN: IT63P0326822300052392596590 Intestato a: La Casa del Sole Edizioni Causale: Donazione Casa del Sole TV Membership YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CasadelSoleT… Analista Multipolare €5/mese Inviato della Verità €15/mese Architetto del Futuro €25/mese I LIBRI DI MARGHERITA FURLAN BRICS Scacco Matto (disponibile in italiano, inglese, russo) SEGUI CASA DEL SOLE TV YouTube: @CasadelSoleTVChannel Sito: casadelsole.tv #Levante #CasadelSoleTV #MargheritaFurlan #Geopolitica #Multipolarismo #Bradanini #DallAglio #CaroCarburante #Puglia #ExIlva #Hormuz #Ucraina #ArabiaSaudita

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VTM

Com cerca de 90 estabelecimentos aderentes, a iniciativa procura reforçar as vendas online, valorizar os produtos locais e dinamizar o centro histórico, estando também em cima da mesa a possibilidade de alargar o projeto a outras zonas da vila.

À VTM, o presidente da câmara, José Meneses, faz um balanço positivo do projeto, destacando a sua capacidade de reunir cerca de 90 comerciantes em torno de um objetivo comum, que é “promover o comércio local e valorizar os produtos e a identidade do concelho”.

Segundo o autarca, a iniciativa permitiu criar uma identidade comum para os estabelecimentos aderentes, aumentar a divulgação das lojas e dos serviços, bem como disponibilizar os respetivos produtos numa plataforma de comércio eletrónico: “Os resultados mais significativos até ao momento foram conseguidos ao juntarmos estes comerciantes em prol de um objetivo comum: divulgar o que de melhor se faz em Torre de Moncorvo”.

Entre as principais ferramentas do projeto, destaca-se a plataforma Moncorvosoto.pt, que permite aos consumidores adquirir produtos locais à distância. O autarca revelou que as vendas online têm vindo a aumentar significativamente e considerou que esta funcionalidade representa “uma mais-valia para os comerciantes, na medida em que lhes permite chegar a consumidores que não residem no concelho”.

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With Social Security barreling toward insolvency, the government is increasing benefits in January.

On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced that retirees will receive a 3.6 percent increase in Social Security benefits next year. The raise, which was unveiled shortly after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported consumer prices rose 3.7 percent year over year in September, will amount to an increase of $75 per month for the average beneficiary. It also represents a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that will be 0.8 percentage points higher than last year's, which was 2.8 percent, and 0.9 percentage points higher than what was projected by the Social Security Trustees, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

"Social Security will implement this cost-of-living adjustment for 76 million Americans, giving them greater financial stability," said SSA Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano in a press release. "Under President Donald J. Trump, Social Security is delivering better, faster, higher-quality service for the American people."

But the announcement comes as Social Security faces a looming funding cliff.

The program has been spending considerably more than it receives for years, thanks in large part to the U.S. demographic problem: Birth rates have collapsed, life expectancy has risen, and there are fewer working-age people paying taxes to fund retirees. In 2025, the program collected $1.45 trillion in revenue and spent $1.61 trillion, leaving a $160 billion shortfall. Trust fund reserves covered the gap, but they are rapidly dwindling. In June, Social Security's Trustees projected that, without legislative changes, incoming revenue would cover only 78 percent of scheduled retirement and survivor benefits by late 2032—a 22 percent shortfall. Combined retirement and disability funds are expected to run out by 2034. There are a handful of fixes, including raising the retirement age, reducing benefits, raising the cap on earnings, means-testing the program, privatizing it, or getting rid of it altogether.

While many lawmakers have acknowledged reality, Congress remains divided on how to address the issue. In August, Sen. Ron Wyden (D–Ore.) blocked a proposal from Sen. Bill Cassidy (R–La.) to establish a congressional process to consider reforms, arguing that it would slash retiree benefits and help billionaires "avoid paying their fair share."

"People are objecting to doing their job," Cassidy complained in September. "Congress needs to fix Social Security this year."

What makes Wednesday's increase even more unjustified is the fact that older Americans are already among the wealthiest age groups in the country. According to the Federal Reserve's latest Survey of Consumer Finances released last week, households headed by someone aged 75 or older had a median net worth of $504,900 in 2025, compared with just $33,000 for households headed by someone under 35. Despite their relative wealth compared to working-age people, retirees are getting a COLA increase that is greater than the average worker, whose wages have risen by 3 percent in the last year.

For the very wealthiest beneficiaries, the 2027 COLA will constitute an enormous increase. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the highest-earning couples who retired this year will receive a combined increase of $3,600, meaning that their combined benefits would exceed $100,000 next year. However, without congressional action, Social Security recipients could expect a 22 percent cut that, in 2032, would wipe out the previous nine years' COLAs all at once.

Despite years of warnings about Social Security's deteriorating finances, Congress has yet to enact reforms to avert the looming shortfall. For now, beneficiaries can look forward to larger checks in January, even as the program moves closer to the day when it can no longer pay the benefits it has promised.

The post Social Security Is Running Out of Money. Benefits Are Rising 3.6% Next Year Anyway. appeared first on Reason Magazine.

VTM

Na Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), a gestão do tempo, o stress e a dificuldade em conciliar os estudos com a vida pessoal são alguns dos desafios identificados pelos estudantes, que consideram essencial garantir a continuidade dos projetos de promoção da saúde mental no Ensino Superior.

A preocupação com estas respostas é também partilhada pela Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP), que manifestou apreensão com a falta de garantias de continuidade e financiamento dos Programas de Promoção da Saúde Mental no Ensino Superior, desenvolvidos ao longo dos últimos três anos. Estes programas, financiados com 12 milhões de euros, apoiaram 40 projetos em 68 universidades e institutos politécnicos e permitiram reforçar os serviços de apoio psicológico, contratar psicólogos e implementar iniciativas de prevenção e promoção da saúde mental.

Em comunicado, a Bastonária da OPP, Sofia Ramalho, alerta que a interrupção destes programas pode comprometer “os resultados alcançados, a manutenção dos profissionais e o apoio prestado aos estudantes, numa fase da vida particularmente exigente”. Por isso, a OPP defende que a transição para o programa SOMA+ Academia, anunciado pelo Governo, deve garantir um financiamento efetivo, previsível e uma implementação rápida.

Estudantes

Entre os estudantes, as dificuldades emocionais estão frequentemente relacionadas com a exigência de conciliar diferentes áreas da vida. Lara Brito, estudante na UTAD na licenciatura em Comunicação e Multimédia, revelou à VTM que a gestão do tempo entre as atividades curriculares e extracurriculares é uma das suas principais dificuldades. A jovem referiu que a falta de organização pode contribuir para “o aumento do stress e da ansiedade”.

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VTM

Na mensagem de novo ano pastoral, D. António Augusto Azevedo assume existirem três linhas orientadoras para o momento atual, “marcado por incertezas e desafios”.

Isso requer da Igreja “um discernimento mais atento e, por parte dos cristãos, maior consciência e um forte compromisso com a missão”.

Destaca o prelado que “o mundo precisa que sejamos testemunhas da vida nova e da paz de Jesus Ressuscitado. Não podemos desistir de ser anunciadores do evangelho da esperança e construtores de uma magnífica humanidade”.

Com o lema para o próximo triénio “Em Cristo (re)construímos comunidades vivas”, o novo ano pastoral na diocese de Vila Real será marcado por três grandes “linhas orientadoras”, como afirmou o bispo, D. António Augusto Azevedo. A “revalorização da celebração do Domingo”, a iniciação da vida cristã para crianças e adolescentes através da catequese e o cuidado pastoral a idosos e doentes.

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VTM

As organizações de agricultores, cooperativas e produtores agroflorestais de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro manifestaram apoio às reivindicações da CAP, que exige ao Governo um pacote extraordinário de 140 milhões de euros para compensar o aumento dos custos de produção e recuperar a competitividade do setor face a Espanha.

Francisco Pavão, da Associação de Produtores em Proteção Integrada de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (APPITAD), destaca à VTM a “subida abrupta dos fatores de produção, fertilizantes e combustível, que nos limita muito sermos competitivos, sobretudo, perante os nossos vizinhos espanhóis, que têm apoios completamente diferenciados e muito superiores aos portugueses”.

Diz Francisco Pavão que “o agricultor é sempre aquele que é o elo mais fraco da cadeia, aquele que perde, defendendo uma política de apoio aos agricultores que acompanhe as medidas adotadas pelos restantes países europeus.

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A aprovação do fim da escala 6x1, com a redução da jornada de trabalho de 44 para 40 horas semanais, repercutiu na imprensa internacional, que destacou que a votação foi uma vitória do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva às vésperas do 2º turno das eleições no Brasil.

O jornal espanhol El País escreveu no título que “dezenas de milhões de trabalhadores conquistam um segundo dia livre no Brasil, uma vitória política para Lula”.

Na Argentina, o jornal Clarín classificou a aprovação como “jogada política de Lula: Brasil aprova redução da jornada de trabalho, a menos de duas semanas do segundo turno das eleições”.

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• Fim da escala 6x1 traz esperança de mais tempo para família e saúde.
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O também argentino La Nacion disse que a votação é “a grande aposta de Lula antes do segundo turno”, acrescentando que “o filho do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro mudou de posição e anunciou seu voto favorável 48 horas antes da sessão".  

O jornal inglês Financial Times, especializado em economia e finanças, destacou que os legisladores brasileiros “votaram para abolir uma semana de trabalho de seis dias na maior economia da América Latina”.

O jornal diz que a votação foi uma “vitória para Lula” próxima ao segundo turno eleitoral, acrescentando ainda as críticas dos grupos empresariais que reclamam de aumento de custos. 

“Terminar a semana de trabalho de seis dias alinhará o Brasil com muitas nações de renda mais alta, onde as horas de trabalho diminuíram à medida que a produtividade e a eficiência melhoraram”, escreveu o Financial Times.

O também britânico The Guardian aponta vitória de Lula com a aprovação e calcula que a mudança pode afetar até 30 milhões de pessoas no Brasil.

“A proposta começou como um movimento do TikTok chamado Vida Além do Trabalho, fundado por um assistente de farmácia que entrou na política após seu sucesso e mais tarde foi abraçado por Lula”, escreveu o The Guardian.

Mudança de posição

A imprensa estrangeira ainda lembrou que o candidato Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), que disputa o 2º turno contra Lula, era contrário à proposta de emenda à constituição (PEC) que acaba com a 6x1, mas acabou mudando de posição poucos dias antes da votação.

“Mesmo depois de mudar sua posição, Bolsonaro disse na terça-feira que ‘apoia algo ainda melhor’, referindo-se a uma proposta alternativa que há muito tempo defendia em que o pagamento seria baseado nas horas realmente trabalhadas”, acrescentou o The Guardian.

A agência de notícias dos Estados Unidos (EUA) Associated Press (AP) apontou que o único voto contrário foi “do ex-vice-presidente Hamilton Mourão, que atuou durante o governo do presidente Jair Bolsonaro”.

A AP explicou que os aliados do senador Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) “deixaram de bloquear a medida popular para que ele não fosse prejudicado em sua disputa acirrada contra Lula”.

 

Aprovação no Senado

O plenário do Senado concluiu a aprovação da PEC do fim da 6x1 na noite de quarta (14), com 75 votos a favor e apenas um contrário.

A oposição, que era contrária à aprovação da matéria, mudou de lado após o presidente do Senado, Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP), pautar o tema no plenário.

Em entrevista à TV Jovem Pan, o líder do PL na Câmara, deputado Sóstenes Cavalcante (RJ), afirmou que, se eleito, Flávio Bolsonaro deve aprovar a PEC 12/2026, que prevê um contrato “por hora trabalhada”.

Entenda a PEC

O texto da PEC que acaba com a 6x1 prevê descanso remunerado obrigatório de dois dias por semana, em jornada máxima de 5x2, sem redução salarial, e também reduz a atual jornada de trabalho de 44 para 40 horas semanais, com uma regra de transição total de 14 meses.

>> Saiba mais detalhes sobre como vai funcionar o fim da 6x1

Pelo texto, 60 dias após a promulgação da emenda constitucional, as empresas deverão adotar a escala 5x2 e reduzir a jornada máxima para até 42 horas semanais de trabalho. Depois de mais 12 meses, a jornada será reduzida para 40 horas semanais.

 

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Zelensky has lost patience; the US is Putin’s ally. Despite problems with Starlink, which Kyiv said cut connections with attack drones when they exceeded a certain speed, major Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory continued in recent hours. Long-range strikes over Russia are carried out by drones without Starlink.

These included an attack on the military airfield in Borisoglebsk, more than 300 km from the border, as well as on a refinery in Ryazan, which the local governor confirmed. The Ryazan refinery belongs to Rosneft and is one of the largest, with a capacity of around 17 million tonnes of oil a year.

This came after Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky told the Financial Times that he had had enough after Russian attacks during the so-called energy truce, and announced that refineries would once again become Ukrainian targets.

It was precisely a limitation of such Ukrainian strikes that US president Donald Trump had demanded, after last week concluding a controversial agreement with Moscow to buy Russian oil without asking for anything in return from the Russian side.

This was followed by steps that raised serious suspicions that Trump had begun acting in favour of Putin’s war against Ukraine.

The US threatened Ukraine with restricting supplies of weapons or critically important intelligence and, ultimately, as we examined on Wednesday in the Ukraine Battlefield update, Ukrainian soldiers began experiencing a serious problem with the full internet connection provided by the military version of Starlink, which Musk’s SpaceX developed for the Pentagon.

This is crucial to the Ukrainian army not only for attacks on Russian logistics at the front, but also in defending against more dangerous Russian jet-powered drones, which have terrorised Ukrainian cities in recent months.

Russia’s pro-Kremlin scene naturally noticed this as well. The Z-blogger Rybar called for the use of an “opportunity” in which Russian forces could inflict maximum damage on Ukrainian infrastructure.

“I think the crisis is entirely clear and understandable. The crisis lies in Trump’s position, which is trying to help Russia in every possible way,” expert Volodymyr Ohryzko commented on the situation.

We write below about what the company’s owner, Elon Musk, has said about these developments.

How Ukrainians attacked without Starlink. In the first of the Ukrainian attacks mentioned above, on the airfield in Borisoglebsk, Ukrainian Neptune missiles were used, according to the Ukrainian navy. Ukrainians said they destroyed as many as six Su-34M aircraft. They have their own navigation systems and do not need SpaceX services.

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The attack on the refinery in Ryazan involved drones that are likewise not connected to Starlink, as SpaceX has geographically restricted Ukraine’s access to both Starlink and Starshield services.

“The Ukrainian armed forces therefore rely on alternative means of communication and point-to-point navigation to strike targets in Russia. The speed restrictions under the Starshield service are unrelated to this and will not prevent the Ukrainian armed forces from attacking Russian oil refineries, data centres and other stationary targets in Russia,” the Institute for the Study of War said.

However, Ukrainians felt the problems mainly at the home front.

An unnamed Ukrainian officer compared it to nuclear strikes in comments to Politico. “All operations have been suspended. It will cost many of us our lives,” an experienced soldier commanding a medium-range unmanned aircraft unit in south-eastern Ukraine told the Brussels-based website.

They use Hornet drones to attack targets at distances of up to 150 km.

Ukrainian soldiers contacted by Politico said the restrictions had halted some medium-range drone attacks over Ukraine, disrupting strikes on Russian logistics and reducing support for Ukrainian units at the front.

The scale of the disruption is unclear, however, and it is not known whether the restriction remains in place.

If Musk did not switch off Starlink, who did? The main suspects. Several Ukrainian soldiers reported on Wednesday that they had had to suspend their operations because of restrictions on satellite connections with drones that exceeded 160 km/h.

According to former minister Mykhailo Fedorov, this capability was later restored. NV sources, by contrast, said the speed limit remained in place on Wednesday evening. The following day, operation of the system was fully restored, according to Ukraine’s defence ministry, while the circumstances of the outage are being investigated.

Importantly, Zelensky said it was not a technical problem but an apparent deliberate act. It is not yet certain who was behind it, although the main suspect is clear.

Musk claims that, because the military version of the Starshield satellite internet connection is military in nature, it is controlled by the US government, which also owns it.

“Any decisions on speed or usage restrictions are made by the US military and, ultimately, the US president (POTUS),” the world’s richest man wrote on his social network X. However, the White House, according to Axios sources, claims it had nothing to do with the restriction and wants Musk’s company to investigate the circumstances.

Republican senator Tom Tillis is also calling for this in Congress. “I do not expect defence secretary Hegseth to ensure transparency, and therefore we will ask the defence department’s inspector general to launch an investigation and report to Congress and the American people,” he wrote on X.

Starshield differs from the regular network in its greater resistance to jamming and its specialisation for military use.

Oleksandr “Serg Marco” Karpiuk, a well-known Ukrainian specialist in military aerial reconnaissance, wrote on Facebook that standard Starlink terminals currently have a preset speed limit of 22 m/s.

“To be able to fly at speeds above 22 m/s, Ukraine signed contracts for the Starshield system, which is managed by the Pentagon. This is a military system using Starlink terminals that offer greater functionality, although these accounts are substantially more expensive,” he explained. According to him, the Pentagon did two things within a single day: it restricted intelligence-sharing and changed the parameters of Starshield accounts.

“It was a decision by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, evidently on Trump’s orders,” Karpiuk believes, as quoted by Illia Ponomarenko in a post.

Pro-Kremlin propaganda has welcomed the latest developments.

The Russian daily Kommersant quoted a Musk post in which he wrote that it was “time for Zelensky to leave”. His words followed Trump once again pushing Ukraine to hold elections in which it would choose a new president.

Zelensky responded that they would be happy to organise elections if Russia observed a 60-day ceasefire.

Experts agree that it is unrealistic to organise a proper vote under the wartime conditions Ukraine faces.

Ukrainian attacks on data centres hit Russia where it hurts. Although it has not yet been confirmed that pro-Kremlin bots became less active after Ukrainian drones struck Russian servers, ordinary Russians felt the impact. Russia started such attacks in September, amid escalating air raids on Kyiv.

As many as around 100,000 households lost internet access at the time. Now, this tactic has been turned against Moscow.

Researchers studying Russian trolling did not observe any real decline in the activity of pro-Putin bots either, according to a BBC analysis. Far more interesting, however, are the real-world consequences of Ukrainian attacks on the data centres of Yandex, Russia’s Google, which have manifested themselves in a range of ways.

According to Politico sources, Ukrainians wanted to show Russians that it takes two to play this game. According to the Financial Times, they have already managed to seriously damage three of Yandex’s six data centres: in Sasovo, Kaluga and Vladimir.

The consequences of these attacks subsequently showed how vulnerable Russia’s centralised internet ecosystem is.

“Russia has become a victim of its own policies, which has led to the worst possible scenario,” Alena Epifanova, an expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations, told the FT.

The impact of the Ukrainian attack has affected the daily lives of Russians. Here overview of services that were affected to a greater or lesser extent, according to the British daily:

• problems accessing Yandex email;
• Yandex Taxi was taken offline;
• several websites — including a dating app and the Russian equivalent of McDonald’s — were inaccessible;
• saved files and documents could not be opened;
• bus timetables disappeared in some cities;
• residents of some Moscow apartment buildings could not get through electric gates;
• banking services were not fully operational.

All the affected data centres also have supercomputers used to train AI, which is playing an increasingly important role on the battlefield.

For example, one of Yandex’s three supercomputers — Chervonenkis — in Sasovo had long ranked among the world’s 100 most powerful supercomputers, and only in 2026 fell to 101st place, according to the BBC.

However, it has not been confirmed that Ukrainian attacks damaged any of them. According to the Russians, an attack on a similar Sberbank facility did not cause significant damage.

“If the supercomputers are damaged, replacing the loss will be difficult — they were powered by chips from the US company Nvidia, which Yandex imported through ‘complex and complicated schemes’ because of sanctions,” a former company employee told the BBC.

Given the current shortage of Nvidia chips, Yandex’s data centres may not be restored until 2028, according to the website.

Why this could escalate. Attacks on buildings that provide computing capacity are comparable, according to Politico, to strikes on a power plant supplying electricity, heat and fuel, on which both military and civilian functions depend.

That is also why this type of attack sits on the edge of international law.

“It may weaken the enemy’s military effort, but it can also completely paralyse ordinary life,” the Brussels-based website wrote. According to Politico, the cost of restoring data centres in Russia is particularly high because the necessary materials are scarce and their import is restricted by Western sanctions.

“Obtaining a large quantity of equipment to replace what has been destroyed will not be easy,” cyber specialist Oleg Shakirov told Politico.

For now, Ukrainian expert Yevhen Pronin is cautious in assessing the effectiveness of attacks on data centres. “For example, after the attack on Sberbank’s data centre — Russia’s largest bank and one of its key technology companies — its representatives said its systems were operating without disruption, and reports indicated that the centre itself was still under construction,” Pronin told Denník N.

However, a series of such strikes fundamentally changes the scale of the risk, he said. If attacks continue to hit large operational centres on which banks, state services and corporate services depend, the consequences could be far more serious.

“They range from widespread outages to data loss and disruption to critical digital infrastructure. We do not yet see a catastrophe for all of Russia, but rather the vulnerability of a system that is increasingly dependent on a few major technological hubs,” he added.

Attacks on data centres themselves are not a new feature of the Russia-Ukraine war.

At the start of Trump’s war against Iran, Amazon data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were hit. This was followed by an attack on a data centre in Tehran, after which soldiers’ salary payments were interrupted and banks’ online services stopped working.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies examined at the time how data had become a new front line of warfare. Following a trip to Kyiv, its researcher Emily Harding concluded that “state-of-the-art software, flexible operational procedures, and the strategic migration of data to cloud storage both inside and outside the country have given Ukraine the advantage it needs to fight”.

The problems linked to Starlink only confirm this digital vulnerability of modern warfare.

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It returned even in critical condition. Ground robots are being deployed increasingly often at the Ukrainian front, saving more and more lives in the deadly zone where drones hunt people. In this case, one such robot returned from a demanding mission even without one wheel.

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Attacks on ammunition depots. FPV drone operators from Artan, a special unit of Ukrainian military intelligence — apparently also thanks to Starlink — launched a series of attacks on field ammunition depots. Over several months, they reportedly struck 2,308 enemy targets.

Enemy tanks and self-propelled artillery systems probably accounted for a significant proportion of them.

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O Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (MTE) começa a pagar, nesta quinta-feira (15), o lote complementar do Abono Salarial.

Ao todo, serão contemplados 1.030.899 trabalhadores com direito ao benefício e os valores depositados somam R$ 804,24 milhões.

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O valor corresponde ao salário mínimo, hoje R$ 1.621, dividido por 12 e multiplicado pela quantidade de meses trabalhados no ano-base 2024. 

No calendário de pagamentos atual, o benefício varia de R$ 136 a R$ 1.621.

Os valores ficarão disponíveis aos trabalhadores até 30 de dezembro de 2026.

Quem tem direito

Têm direito ao Abono Salarial do ano-base 2024 os trabalhadores que atendem aos seguintes critérios:

• estar cadastrado no Programa de Integração Social (PIS) ou no Programa de Formação do Patrimônio do Servidor Público (Pasep) há pelo menos cinco anos, contados da data do primeiro vínculo;
• ter exercido atividade remunerada por no mínimo 30 dias, consecutivos ou não;
• ter recebido remuneração mensal média de até R$ 2.766, no período;
• ter os dados referentes ao ano-base 2024 informados corretamente pelo empregador no sistema eSocial;
• os empregadores serem contribuintes do PIS/Pasep.

Onde consultar

Os beneficiários podem consultar as informações do abono salarial relativas ao calendário de pagamento, exercício 2026, no aplicativo da Carteira de Trabalho Digital, que pode ser baixado em smartphones e tablets, com acesso pela senha da plataforma Gov.br.

Também é possível se informar no Portal Emprega Brasil – Trabalhador.

Nas duas plataformas, é possível verificar informações como o valor do benefício, banco responsável pelo pagamento e a data específica do depósito.

Os trabalhadores ainda podem buscar atendimento pela Central de Atendimento Alô Trabalho telefone 158, com ligação gratuita das 7h às 22h, de segunda-feira a sábado, exceto nos feriados nacionais, e nas unidades das Superintendências Regionais do Trabalho.

Lote complementar

O lote complementar é resultado do reprocessamento das informações do Abono Salarial do ano-base 2024 e dos dados transmitidos ou retificados pelos empregadores após o processamento no prazo original.

As medidas adotadas permitiram o reconhecimento do direito ao benefício para trabalhadores que não haviam sido identificados nos processamentos anteriores e também a revisão do valor devido aos trabalhadores já habilitados.

PIS/Pasep

O Abono Salarial do lote complementar beneficia 704.398 trabalhadores de empresas privadas (PIS), com pagamentos realizados pela Caixa Econômica Federal, e 326.501 servidores públicos (Pasep), cujos valores serão pagos pelo Banco do Brasil.

Este ano, o calendário de pagamento do Abono Salarial referente ao ano-base 2024 teve início em 16 de fevereiro. 

O calendário completo de pagamento pode ser consultado aqui.

Dúvidas

Em caso de dúvidas, o trabalhador pode procurar os canais de atendimento do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego, nas unidades das superintendências regionais do Trabalho ou a central Alô Trabalho, pelo telefone 158.

Le 12 octobre 2026, Gabriel Weisser, proche d’un patient atteint d’un cancer, a déposé plainte contre X auprès du procureur de Strasbourg pour « mise en danger de la vie d’autrui et omission de porter secours ». Pour mémoire, en mars 2025, quarante-trois patients de l’IHU de Strasbourg ont vu leur scanner annulé. Selon le rapport Igas-Igesr : l’IHU est suspecté d’avoir annulé des examens sur des patients cancéreux et donné la priorité à la recherche sur des cochons. Le rapport définitif, remis en décembre 2025, est resté confidentiel dix mois.

Dans un établissement voué à l’innovation médicale, la recherche ne devrait jamais devenir une justification à l’effacement des patients. Or, à Strasbourg, les circonstances de l’annulation de dizaines d’examens destinés à des malades du cancer soulèvent une question élémentaire : qui doit répondre lorsque l’organisation d’un service hospitalier empêche l’accès aux soins ?

Dix mois de silence après un rapport accablant

Selon les conclusions du rapport définitif de l’Inspection générale des affaires sociales (Igas) et de l’Inspection générale de l’éducation, du sport et de la recherche (Igesr), remises en décembre 2025, l’Institut hospitalo-universitaire de Strasbourg présentait « de nombreuses irrégularités dans l’organisation de l’établissement ».

Les faits remontent à mars 2025. Un courriel interne daté du 14 mars demandait l’annulation de tous les scanners prévus ce jour-là, faute de manipulateurs disponibles. Quarante-trois patients ont été concernés, les professionnels étant mobilisés sur des recherches menées sur des cochons pour le compte d’entreprises privées.

Le 12 octobre 2026, Gabriel Weisser, proche d’un patient atteint d’un cancer, a saisi le procureur de la République de Strasbourg d’une plainte contre X pour « mise en danger de la vie d’autrui et omission de porter secours ». Il s’agit d’une plainte, et non d’une condamnation : la justice devra déterminer les responsabilités éventuelles.

Recherche privée, personnel réduit et pression sur les salariés

Le professeur Christian Debry, directeur de l’IHU, conteste l’idée d’un arbitrage entre recherche et soins. Il a notamment invoqué un risque d’absentéisme parmi les manipulateurs. Mais l’équipe d’imagerie serait passée de quatorze personnes à seulement trois ou quatre, une évolution qui pose la question des moyens humains et de la capacité de l’établissement à assurer ses missions.

Un autre élément interpelle : dans un courriel du 10 juin 2025, la direction rappelait au personnel son devoir de confidentialité et évoquait un licenciement en cas de prise de parole dans la presse. Cette consigne, rapportée dans le dossier, nourrit les interrogations sur la liberté d’alerte au sein de l’établissement.

Cette affaire montre ce que devient un hôpital public lorsque la recherche contractuelle, rémunératrice, côtoie des soins en sous-effectif : la tentation de sacrifier le malade, qui ne rapporte rien à l’heure, à l’industriel, qui paye. Nénamoins,pour l'heure rien ne prouve encore que ce fut le cas ; c’est précisément ce que l’enquête devra établir. Dans un système où l’État est à la fois financeur, régulateur et juge de ses propres établissements, ce sont les citoyens qui doivent s’improviser.

By Harrison Berger – Responsible Statecraft – October 13, 2026

In August, the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) publicly took credit for shaping “multiple provisions” now in this year’s defense policy bill, stating that many were “impacted by prior JINSA policy recommendations,” including “proposals to strengthen U.S.-Israel defense industrial base integration” and “renew pre-existing joint U.S.-Israel programs.”

Among the provisions JINSA takes credit for is the controversial Section 219. In the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), this section mandates the creation of a single executive agent tasked with “synchronizing cooperative efforts” between the U.S. and Israel across nine basket categories, including AI, quantum technology, biotechnology, and virtually every category of weapons.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that such provisions would transition the U.S.-Israel security relationship from aid to partnership. But pro-Israel advocates have emphasized the leverage it would provide over Washington’s military policy.

Mark Dubowitz, the CEO of the pro-Israel Foundation for Defense of Democracies, appeared to reference this provision in an article arguing that the U.S. and Israel must “deepen their military, technological, intelligence and economic integration to such an extent that inflicting financial harm on Israel would also carry a significant cost for Washington.”

Other initiatives JINSA has advocated for likewise read like an Israeli government wishlist. They include a pending provision to “extend the existing War Reserve Stockpile Authority for Israel,” which provides a secretive and high-speed pathway for funneling weapons to Israel, as well as Abraham Accords provisions including “Improvements to Air and Missile Defense Acquisition” and a “United States-Abraham Accords Defense Cooperation Initiative.”

The policy wins JINSA is trumpeting are a result of its strong foothold within the military-industrial complex, and are perhaps one of the most overlooked aspects of the pro-Israel lobby. The group says it achieves these goals “by conducting both educational programs that build ties among American, Israeli and other Middle Eastern partner military leaders, along with in-depth research and actionable recommendations to influence U.S. policy.” JINSA’s “Our People” webpage includes a long roster of retired U.S. military officials.

One of JINSA’s most important programs, which has existed for more than four decades, is its “Generals and Admirals Program.” The initiative involves flying recently retired U.S. military officials to Israel. Many of the trip’s participants were already sitting on defense-industry boards when they went, while others joined soon afterward. At least 55 of the 83 alumni from the 2019–2026 G&A program cohorts (about 66%) have held or currently hold positions in the defense industry spanning board seats, executive jobs or advisory roles at defense contractors and defense-tech firms, or posts at defense-focused investment funds, consultancies and lobbying shops.

JINSA hopes that, when these former military officials return from Israel, they will use their credentials and defense industry power to become Israel’s advocates.

JINSA describes the program, founded in 1981, as “designed to ensure that the delegation is well briefed on the security concerns of Israel, as well as the key role Israel plays as a friend and ally of the United States.” The Helmsley Charitable Trust, which provided a 13 month grant for the program in 2017 worth $237,846, similarly says the purpose of the program is in part for participants to “return home to share publicly what they learned.”

The itinerary for the Generals and Admirals program includes meetings with Israel’s prime minister, defense minister, IDF chief of staff and the Director of Mossad. According to JINSA, after completing the program, “participants often engage on important policy initiatives through JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy that strengthen…the U.S.-Israel security relationship.” JINSA CEO Michael Makovsky highlighted the program’s influence in 2014, calling U.S. generals and admirals “America’s most admired leaders, who remain very influential even after retirement.”

The JINSA program trains retired military leaders, many of whom go on to work in the defense industry, to be advocates for Israeli interests, both in their public writing and in their work behind the scenes.

A 2023 Quincy Institute report found that 80% of four-star officers who retired between June 2018 and July 2023 went on to work for the defense industry. Of the 32 officers tracked in the report, nine appear on JINSA’s participant lists, and seven of those nine retired officers hold industry lobbying or defense-tech roles. Gen. Joseph Dunford, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Lockheed Martin’s board five months after leaving the military and went on JINSA’s Israel junket the following year, 2021. Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the former NSA director and head of U.S. Cyber Command, retired in 2018, became a senior adviser at the lobbying and public relations firm Brunswick Group in 2019 and went on the JINSA trip in 2021.

Gen. Hawk Carlisle participated in the 2019 delegation while serving as president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, the war lobby’s leading trade group, and has served on the board of the U.S. subsidiary of Israel’s largest defense contractor, Elbit Systems of America, which was renamed Twenty-Six Defense in September. Some participants, such as retired Gen. Robert Magnus and Gen. Duncan McNabb, joined the board of Elbit America after their JINSA trips.

Embedded within the highest levels of the most powerful lobby on Capitol Hill, JINSA’s roster of retired generals and admirals often use their credentials to advocate for pro-Israel policy in Washington.

In 2010, when then-head of U.S. Central Command Gen. David Petraeus testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Israel-Palestine conflict “foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of U.S. favoritism for Israel,” which is used to “mobilize support” for various militant groups in the region, JINSA’s G&A participants rushed to Israel’s defense. Responding to Petraeus, 30 ex-military leaders associated with the program put out an ad claiming that “a strong, secure Israel is an asset,” labeling the country, which has been deemed an apartheid state by numerous human rights groups, as “a democracy” that “shares our commitment to freedom, personal liberty and rule of law.”

In May 2018, a JINSA task force of retired senior officers chaired by Adm. James Stavridis released “Atlas Supported,” urging Washington to elevate Israel to “a top-tier ally” and invest jointly in next-generation military technology — the latter now a central purpose of Section 219. JINSA says the report was also the first to recommend moving Israel from the U.S. European Command to U.S. Central Command, which Trump then ordered on January 15, 2021. JINSA celebrated the fifth anniversary of Israel’s shift into CENTCOM this January by noting that the “Wall Street Journal recognized” it as “the only organization promoting this move,” and by featuring glowing tributes from JINSA G&A participants.

JINSA’s roster of retired military officials was once again mobilized in October 2026 to deny the findings of a trifecta of human rights groups and the U.N. that Israel committed a genocide in Gaza, praising what it called a “pattern of law-abiding IDF conduct in Gaza.”

JINSA’s delegates routinely appear on cable news, often without disclosures of their affiliation with the pro-Israel lobby group: Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, who commanded CENTCOM from 2019 to 2022 and traveled with JINSA’s 2023 delegation, and became a “distinguished fellow” at JINSA in 2024, is now a CBS News contributor. In July, McKenzie appeared on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan, who introduced McKenzie as a retired CENTCOM commander but omitted his fellowship with JINSA. In that appearance, McKenzie recommended Washington consider seizing Kharg Island. Ret. Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a member of JINSA’s “Iran Policy Project,” frequently appears on Fox News too, though his affiliation is generally disclosed.

One of the group’s most consequential efforts was to push the Trump administration to start a war with Iran, with a group of JINSA-aligned military leaders writing a March 2025 letter arguing that “U.S. support for Israeli action to prevent a nuclear Iran should be a top priority,” adding that “time is running out to stop its march to the bomb.” Sixty-six of the 79 signers of that letter appear on JINSA’s Generals and Admirals participant lists. Members of JINSA’s roster of retired military officials subsequently wrote open letters of support for the 12-Day War and the current months-long Iran War.

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Harrison Berger is an independent journalist who has contributed to Drop Site News, The American Conservative, and The Nation. Previously, he was a researcher and producer for System Update with Glenn Greenwald. His work focuses on civil liberties and U.S. foreign policy. He holds a BA in Political Science and Russian Studies from Union College (NY).

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O mural resultou das Oficinas de Cerâmica promovidas em várias localidades do concelho, no âmbito do projeto “Território Vivo – Cultura para Todos”. Cada participante contribuiu com uma peça de barro, posteriormente integrada na composição final, transformando o trabalho individual numa homenagem partilhada à figura de António Cabral.

De acordo com o presidente da Câmara de Alijó, José Paredes, “António Cabral continua, hoje, muito presente no imaginário deste território e, de um modo muito especial, em Castedo do Douro, a sua terra natal”. O autarca acrescenta que “pela sua poesia, que é intemporal, e pelo seu trabalho no estudo e divulgação dos jogos populares, António Cabral é uma referência identitária para o concelho de Alijó”.

Memória

A inauguração contou com a presença de familiares do escritor, num momento de reconhecimento da importância de preservar e transmitir o seu legado às gerações mais novas. A escolha de Castedo do Douro, terra natal do autor, reforçou a ligação entre a obra, a comunidade e a identidade local.

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Italia e Stati Uniti lanciano un nuovo acceleratore transatlantico per sviluppare partnership tra investitori, imprese, centri di ricerca e startup sulle due sponde dell’Atlantico. L’iniziativa, presentata nell’ambito del terzo US-Italy Dialogue on Trusted Technologies for Democracies, in programma a Washington il 15 e 16 ottobre, rappresenta un ulteriore passo nel percorso volto a trasformare la cooperazione tecnologica bilaterale in opportunità industriali e di investimento.

L’US-Italy Trusted Tech Accelerator, sostenuto dal Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy della Purdue University, intende creare una struttura operativa capace di collegare gli ecosistemi dell’innovazione dei due Paesi. Il primo obiettivo è favorire la nascita di partnership tra reti industriali e di ricerca italiane e americane, con l’ambizione più ampia di facilitare il trasferimento tecnologico, mobilitare capitali e accelerare la commercializzazione delle innovazioni.

L’iniziativa si inserisce nel più ampio lavoro diplomatico condotto dall’ambasciatore italiano a Washington, Marco Peronaci, per rafforzare la relazione bilaterale attraverso la sicurezza economica, l’innovazione tecnologica e la cooperazione industriale. In questo rapporto in evoluzione, le trusted technologies stanno diventando uno dei principali canali di dialogo tra Roma e Washington, affiancandosi alle tradizionali dimensioni della collaborazione politica, economica e di sicurezza.

Una figura centrale di questo percorso è Roberto Baldoni, Senior Advisor for Technology and Innovation dell’Ambasciata italiana, che svolge un ruolo di impulso tecnico e politico nel consolidamento del dialogo. L’acceleratore nasce proprio per sviluppare partnership capaci di collegare capitali, industria, centri di ricerca e startup italiani e statunitensi.

Da Pax Silica alla cooperazione industriale

L’appuntamento di Washington si inserisce in una sequenza di sviluppi che hanno progressivamente portato la sicurezza tecnologica al centro delle relazioni tra Italia e Stati Uniti. L’adesione italiana alla Dichiarazione Pax Silica ha rafforzato la partecipazione di Roma al quadro di cooperazione promosso dagli Stati Uniti per costruire catene del valore tecnologiche affidabili, dai semiconduttori all’intelligenza artificiale, fino ai minerali critici. Il successivo accordo bilaterale sulle materie prime critiche ha ulteriormente consolidato la dimensione industriale di questo allineamento.

Questi sviluppi si collocano in una relazione diplomatica nella quale Roma e Washington cercano di connettere priorità strategiche e opportunità economiche, anche sulla base del rapporto politico tra la presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni e il presidente Donald Trump, recentemente rinvigorito dalle dichiarazioni di apprezzamento fatte dall’americano nei confronti della premier.

Il dialogo di Washington aggiunge a questo processo una dimensione operativa. Non a caso, tra i principali partecipanti americani figura Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs e uno degli architetti di Pax Silica, che interviene insieme all’ambasciatore Peronaci in una discussione dedicata alla costruzione dell’ecosistema delle tecnologie affidabili.

La presenza di alti funzionari di diversi dipartimenti dell’amministrazione americana dimostra quanto la cooperazione tecnologica sia ormai intrecciata con sicurezza nazionale, politica industriale e diplomazia economica.

Joseph Jewell, Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology, porta la prospettiva dell’innovazione applicata alla difesa, mentre il Department of Energy è rappresentato da William Schirano, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Engagement and Market Development, e Hal Finkel, Associate Director for Advanced Scientific Computing Research.

La partecipazione di rappresentanti dei dipartimenti di Stato e del Commercio, tra cui Nicole Johnson, Brad McKinney e David Fogel, conferma il coinvolgimento dell’amministrazione statunitense nell’iniziativa.

Sul versante italiano, la rappresentanza istituzionale comprende Giorgio Mulè, vicepresidente della Camera dei Deputati, e Alessio Butti, sottosegretario alla Presidenza del Consiglio con delega all’innovazione tecnologica, che interviene attraverso un videomessaggio. La presenza del presidente della Lombardia Attilio Fontana e del presidente del Lazio Francesco Rocca, insieme a rappresentanti del Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca e del Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy, evidenzia inoltre il ruolo degli ecosistemi territoriali dell’innovazione e le loro potenziali connessioni con le controparti americane.

Costruire un ecosistema di tecnologie affidabili

Il dialogo di due giorni combina una prima giornata di discussioni operative, il 15 ottobre, con una sessione istituzionale presso l’Ambasciata italiana il 16 ottobre. Tra le figure impegnate nel percorso di cooperazione figura Janice deGarmo, Chief Global Engagement Officer del Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy. L’agenda riflette una consapevolezza crescente: la leadership tecnologica dipende sempre più dalla capacità di integrare ricerca, competenze industriali, strumenti finanziari e accesso ai mercati.

L’acceleratore si concentra sull’intelligenza artificiale avanzata, sulla physical AI e sulla robotica, sulle tecnologie quantistiche, sul calcolo ad alte prestazioni e sulla cybersicurezza. L’energia viene considerata un’infrastruttura abilitante essenziale, mentre le scienze della vita rappresentano uno dei principali ambiti di applicazione delle tecnologie emergenti.

Il settore quantistico offre, in particolare, un possibile terreno di complementarità tra i due Paesi. L’Italia dispone di competenze scientifiche consolidate nella fisica quantistica, nella fotonica, nella sensoristica e nelle tecnologie di comunicazione sicura, sviluppate attraverso università, centri di ricerca e programmi nazionali. La Strategia italiana per le tecnologie quantistiche, adottata nel 2025, punta proprio a rafforzare il collegamento tra ricerca, trasferimento tecnologico e industria.

Queste capacità possono rappresentare un elemento di interesse per gli Stati Uniti, soprattutto laddove si integrino con le risorse finanziarie, le infrastrutture tecnologiche e la capacità americana di portare innovazioni avanzate verso applicazioni industriali e commerciali. Il potenziale non riguarda soltanto il quantum computing, ma anche componenti, materiali, sistemi di misurazione e tecnologie abilitanti, settori nei quali la specializzazione scientifica può tradursi in partnership mirate.

Resta tuttavia una questione di scala. L’esistenza di competenze scientifiche non garantisce automaticamente la capacità di industrializzarle, né assicura che i risultati della ricerca si trasformino in imprese competitive. Proprio per questo, un acceleratore bilaterale potrebbe offrire uno strumento utile per collegare le eccellenze italiane alle reti americane di investimento e sviluppo tecnologico, a condizione che emergano progetti concreti, sostenibili e reciprocamente vantaggiosi.

Questo approccio riflette una trasformazione più ampia della competizione tecnologica internazionale. Garantirsi l’accesso alle tecnologie avanzate non significa soltanto sviluppare capacità nazionali, ma anche costruire partnership affidabili lungo le catene di approvvigionamento, nelle reti della ricerca e nei sistemi finanziari. Il concetto di trusted interdependence punta proprio a conciliare sovranità tecnologica e cooperazione internazionale tra partner democratici.

Un ulteriore obiettivo è esplorare la creazione di una Transatlantic Investment Facility, pensata per mobilitare capitali privati attraverso il sostegno di risorse pubbliche. Il modello finanziario proposto prevede una partecipazione pubblica del 20%, equamente ripartita tra Italia e Stati Uniti, e il restante 80% proveniente da investitori industriali e finanziari privati. La partecipazione di istituzioni finanziarie, tra cui SACE, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, Intesa Sanpaolo ed Export-Import Bank of the United States, riflette la volontà di collegare la cooperazione tecnologica a strumenti di investimento capaci di sostenere progetti industriali.

Una connessione strategica tra Roma e Washington

Il significato dell’iniziativa di Washington va oltre il lancio dell’acceleratore. In un contesto internazionale sempre più segnato dalla competizione sull’intelligenza artificiale, sulle infrastrutture di calcolo, sui minerali critici e sulla manifattura avanzata, le partnership tecnologiche stanno diventando una componente essenziale della sicurezza economica.

Per l’Italia, l’opportunità consiste nel collegare le proprie capacità industriali e scientifiche alle reti americane della tecnologia, dei capitali e dell’innovazione, rafforzando al tempo stesso il proprio posizionamento nella più ampia architettura tecnologica transatlantica.

Per Washington, la cooperazione con Roma offre accesso a una delle principali economie manifatturiere europee, a competenze industriali specializzate e a ecosistemi di ricerca che possono contribuire allo sviluppo di catene del valore tecnologiche resilienti. La sfida è ora garantire che l’allineamento politico produca risultati industriali tangibili.

Il lancio dell’US-Italy Trusted Tech Accelerator rappresenta un tentativo di rispondere proprio a questa esigenza, trasformando una crescente convergenza diplomatica in un meccanismo strutturato di investimento, collaborazione scientifica e sviluppo tecnologico.

Mentre Roma e Washington approfondiscono la cooperazione nel quadro di Pax Silica, le trusted technologies si affermano come uno dei pilastri della relazione bilaterale e, sempre più, come uno strumento concreto della strategia transatlantica.

Come ogni martedì, giovedì, venerdì e sabato tornano le estrazioni di Lotto, SuperEnalotto e 10eLotto.

Il jackpot del superenalotto è di € 40.300.000,00 milioni di euro.

Scopriamo i numeri vincenti dell’estrazione di oggi 15 ottobre 2026:

Estrazioni del SuperEnalotto

Sestina vincente:

16	24	46	49	77	80
Jolly: 53
Superstar: 52

Quote SuperEnalotto
• 6 punti: vincitori
• 5 punti + Jolly: vincitori
• 5 punti: 10 vincitori totalizzano € 16.576,09
• 4 punti: 570 vincitori totalizzano € 297,50
• 3 punti: 17939 vincitori totalizzano € 28,37
• 2 punti: 283118 vincitori totalizzano € 5,57

Quote SuperStar
• 5 punti più SuperStar: vincitori
• 4 punti più SuperStar: 3 vincitori totalizzano € 29.750,00
• 3 punti più SuperStar: 93 vincitori totalizzano € 2.837,00
• 2 punti più SuperStar: 1553 vincitori totalizzano € 100,00
• 1 punti più SuperStar: 10115 vincitori totalizzano € 10,00
• 0 punti più SuperStar: 23525 vincitori totalizzano € 5,00

Estrazioni del Lotto

Ruota	1° estr.	2° estr.	3° estr.	4° estr.	5° estr.
Bari:	87	43	79	90	1
Cagliari:	50	81	66	56	12
Firenze:	25	37	26	82	81
Genova:	43	10	47	86	75
Milano:	14	82	85	33	69
Napoli:	50	65	4	28	8
Palermo:	33	34	69	80	14
Roma:	8	51	61	19	16
Torino:	59	55	78	11	1
Venezia:	62	7	17	1	5
Nazionale:	11	67	58	51	78

Estrazione del 10eLotto serale

7	8	10	14	25	33	34	37	43	50
51	55	59	62	65	66	79	81	82	87
Numero oro: 87
Doppio oro: 87 43

Prossima estrazione

La prossima estrazione del Lotto, SuperEnalotto e 10eLotto serale sarà alle 20:00 del venerdì 16 ottobre 2026. Puoi giocare fino alle 19:30 del giorno dell’estrazione. Il jackpot del SuperEnalotto è di € 40.300.000,00 milioni e il montepremi complessivo è di 40,3 milioni di euro.

Estrazione precedente

Nell’ estrazione precedente di martedì 13 ottobre 2026, non ci sono stati né 6 né 5+.

Estrazioni del mese

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