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Donald Trump violates court terms and publicly attacks witnesses. The former president faces prison time.

Update from November 1, 8:40 a.m.: Judge Tanya Chutkan saved former US President Donald Trump from prison in her latest decision. Chutkan blocked the Justice Department from sending the 77-year-old to prison for violating his ban on speaking in the election interference trial.

In an expansion of her decision on Sunday to reinstate the speech ban, Chutkan rejected a request from federal prosecutors for a prison sentence against Trump. “Even assuming that this motion is procedurally correct, the court concludes that it is not necessary to grant effective enforcement of the order at this time,” Chutkan wrote.

Donald Trump on trial for economic fraud in New York. (File photo) © IMAGO/Seth Wenig

Former federal prosecutor Michael McAuliffe said Newsweek, said Chutkan was „cautious and deliberate” in his decision due to the enormous attention the case received. “She certainly knows that all of her actions, including simple decisions to ban speech, will be scrutinized and challenged,” McAuliffe said. “Therefore, it is taking decisive but gradual action. A good judge knows to wait until the time is right.

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Update from October 31, 4:11 p.m.: Donald Trump’s actions could result in prison time even before conviction. After the former president once again attacked a number of key figures on his social network on Monday, Judge Tanya Chutkan can now draw a line in the sand. Under the order, Trump is not permitted to make public statements against court employees, potential witnesses, or special prosecutor Jack Smith and his staff.

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In response to his recent activities, former White House counsel Ty Cobb said Trump would likely „spend a night or a weekend in jail” for violating the order. “I think that’s what it’s going to take to stop it,” Cobb said. CNN.

“Gag order” against Donald Trump: The former president has already had to pay a fine twice

First report for October 31: WASHINGTON, D.C. – In the election tampering trial, former US President Donald Trump must refrain from making public verbal attacks again. On Monday night (October 30), the federal judge in charge Tanya Chutkan reimposed the briefly lifted ban on speech, which prohibits parties from making any public statements about prosecutors, court staff and witnesses.

The so-called „gag order” was imposed on October 16 in light of the former president’s numerous verbal attacks, including against private investigator Jack Smith and the judge. The ban was briefly lifted to allow the defense to present its arguments. Fines totaling $15,000 (about 14,100 euros) have already been imposed on Trump in two cases for violating the speech ban.

Trump doesn’t care about banning speech

But just 75 minutes after Chutkan announced the reinstatement of the executive order, Trump violated the order again by attacking former Attorney General and potential witness William P. Barr. “His verbal skills are limited,” Barr previously said of the former president during an event.

Trump said in a post on his social media platform: “I called Bill Barr stupid, weak, slow, lethargic, cowardly, and lazy, and a unicorn who cannot do this job.” Truth Societyto.

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Referring to Barr’s attack, Trump added to his post: „Now this idiot is talking about me, in retaliation. His verbal skills are limited.” Well, that’s something I’ve never heard before. Tell that to the largest political crowds in the history of politics. Bill Barr is a loser!

Donald Trump sees himself as a victim

Using sometimes inflammatory rhetoric, Trump has repeatedly portrayed himself in the past as a victim of politically motivated investigations aimed at torpedoing his bid for the presidency in November 2024. Trump is currently the front-runner in his Republican primary race.

The 77-year-old responded on Monday with a post on his online network Social truth To renew the ban on speaking. He accused the judge of “hating” him and being unable to guarantee him a fair trial.

The federal judiciary accused Trump in August of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and thus remain in power. A similar indictment occurred later at the state level in Georgia. Last June, private investigator Smith filed an indictment against Trump in the case related to secret documents stored at his private property in Mar-a-Lago. (Sugar/AFP)

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Putin’s forces are trying to advance further into the Kharkiv region. Thousands of civilians were forced to leave the war zone. Ukraine war in the news.

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Update from May 13, 10:43 p.m.: In light of the Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine, Germany and the Nordic countries promised Ukraine more arms deliveries. “We are united in our support for Ukraine in its defensive fight against the Russian attack,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday at a meeting with the heads of government of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland in Stockholm, Sweden. “We will continue to support Ukraine – as long as necessary.”

Finland’s Prime Minister Petri Orbo was more clear. The situation on the battlefield is critical and it is time to respond and do more. “We do not want to see a new Mariupol in Kharkiv. That is why every country in the West, in the European Union, must do everything it can immediately.

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Russian attack in Kharkiv:Thousands of displaced civilians

Update from May 13, 8:40 p.m.: The Russian attack in the Kharkiv region in eastern Ukraine is also accompanied by the expulsion of Ukrainian civilians. The governor of the region said in a press conference that about 6,000 people had been evacuated from the border area with Russia. This came through the Ukrainian portal KIndependent Yev.

Update from May 13, 7:50 p.m.: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the deputy head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, Andriy Alekseenko, the portal reported Independent Kyiv. Accordingly, Zelensky dismissed the intelligence officer by decree and appointed in his place Oleg Lohovsky. The reason for the staff change had not yet been announced Monday evening.

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Update from May 13, 6:30 p.m.: The Russian attack in the Kharkiv region causes more civilian casualties. as Ukrainian Pravda It was reported that Russian soldiers bombed a farm near a suburb east of the city. According to the regional government, one civilian was killed and three others were injured.

There are attacks in both Kharkiv and the Russian border region of Belgorod. © Uncredited/Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov Telegram Channel/AP/dpa

Ukrainian intelligence prevents attacks in Kiev and Lviv – two Russian agents arrested

Update from May 13, 5:25 p.m.: Ukraine says it has prevented several bomb attacks in Kiev. The news agency reported that Russia planned to launch attacks on a number of hardware stores in Kiev and a defense company in Lviv Reuters. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia planned to “detonate explosives in stores during peak hours to cause maximum harm to the civilian population.” Two Russian military agents were arrested as part of the investigation.

Ukraine attacks occupied Crimea

Update from May 13, 4:50 p.m.: Ukraine launched an air strike on Russia-occupied Crimea. The commander of the military unit there reportedly died in the attack Ukrainian Pravda. In addition, several Storm Shadow missiles are said to have damaged the air defense facility on Mount Ai-Petri.

Update from May 13, 3:57 p.m.: Federal Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Green Party) called for more support for Ukraine. During a speech at the Federal Academy for Security Policy, he said Germany “has not done enough.” dpa. Although Germany provided tremendous assistance in the defensive battle against Russia, the situation on the front shows that this is not enough.

A fighter jet launches an air alert throughout Ukraine

Update from May 13, 2:50 p.m.: The take-off of a Russian fighter plane triggered air raid warnings across Ukraine. It was reported that the plane may be a Russian MiG-31K Ukrainian Pravda. It is capable of launching the Ch-47M2 Kinschall hypersonic guided missile. Its range ranges between 500 and 2,000 kilometers, and it can hit distant targets inside Ukraine.

Updated from May 13, 1:49 p.m: Since the beginning of the war, many Russians have been arrested on charges of collaborating with Ukraine. Now a Russian court has sentenced five more Ukrainians to several years in prison on espionage charges. According to the FSB, they transferred information about the location and movements of Russian army units to Ukrainian military intelligence, Russian state media reported.

Zelensky appears to be drawing conclusions from the Kharkiv attack

Updated from May 13, 12:48 p.m: The Ukrainian army says it has replaced its commander on the front in Kharkiv. Accordingly, Mykhailo Zabrodsky became commander there from May 11. This was brought by the British guardian Quoted from Ukrainian Radio RBC Ukraine.

Updated from May 13, 12:01 p.m: Kiev admits that Russian forces are making gains in their attack on Kharkiv. „The enemy is currently achieving tactical success,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in its report on the situation that night.

The first report: Kiev / Moscow – Vladimir Putin continues to escalate his advances in the Ukrainian Kharkiv region. After intense fighting and Russia’s „tactical successes,” as the Ukrainian General Staff announced on Facebook on Monday, the fighting continues unabated.

In conversation with Ukrainian Pravda Spokesman for the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Dmitry Lykhovy, said that the “enemy” was trying to advance towards the villages of Liptsy, Staritsya and Volchansk. Both sides will use artillery and mortars to attack opposing forces. Russia also carries out air strikes with aircraft.

According to an army spokesman, the situation in Kharkiv remains complex

The intensity of the fighting can be clearly seen in Russia’s casualties, published by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. About 1,740 Russian soldiers were killed during the past 24 hours. In addition, 31 tanks and 15 artillery systems were said to have been destroyed. The information cannot be independently verified.

Letchoi explained that despite the heavy losses, Russia was able to continue achieving tactical successes. The situation on the front is constantly changing and therefore very complex. However, Ukraine planned measures to „destroy the enemy who broke through our defenses,” the spokesman said. Ukrainian Pravda.

Army of Ukraine He wants „Russian Disrupting attack plans

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed residents on Sunday morning with a report on the situation. He talked about a total of 12 Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region Mirror mentioned. He added that the Ukrainian army is currently focusing on “thwarting Russian attack plans.”

The president also reiterated the need for Western arms supplies. These things are crucial to the country’s defense. Zelensky stressed the importance of „supporting Ukraine’s resilience through timely delivery – truly timely delivery.” In the past, Ukraine has complained several times about reluctance to deliver weapons from the West.

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Poland warns of war in Ukraine – Russia may launch an attack on a NATO member state

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The head of Polish intelligence warns: Russia is preparing military operations against the eastern flank of NATO. Putin denies the attack plans.

WARSAW – Fears are growing of a Russian attack on NATO’s eastern flank. After the Baltic countries sounded the alarm for some time and feared for their security, Poland is now also drawing up the terrifying scenario of a Russian attack on NATO territory. Although a significant portion of the Russian armed forces usually stationed on NATO’s borders have currently been transferred to Ukraine, Russia intends to renew its army in order to… NATOThreatening borders while maintaining and expanding covert and hybrid operations.

Vladimir Putin Jaroslaw Strusek, head of Poland’s military counterintelligence service, told the Polish daily that troops were already preparing for a small operation against one of the Baltic states. Gazeta Pravna. He added that the Russian president is ready „to invade the famous border town of Narva on the Estonian-Russian border or to land on one of the Swedish islands.”

Putin: The attack on NATO territory is „complete nonsense”

Last March, Putin said… BBC Aggression on NATO territory was excluded. He added that the idea that his country, which has one of the largest nuclear arsenals in the world, Poland, would attack the Baltic states, all of which, unlike Ukraine, are members of NATO, is “complete nonsense.” But he warned that if Ukraine deployed Western F-16 fighter jets from airfields in other countries, they would become „legitimate targets wherever they are.”

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NATO countries are currently scrambling to restore full defense capability after the Western military alliance looked back on a decade-long phase of low-intensity conflict. Kiev’s Western partners could not keep up with the demands of a modern all-out war, especially due to the lack of sufficient artillery and air defense resources.

The largest NATO exercise since the Cold War on the sidelines of the Ukrainian war

NATO is said to have agreed potential „red lines” in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. (Avatar) © Sebastian Kahnert/DPA

Strusek believes that the Kremlin’s imperial goals have already slowed somewhat. “What the West is doing together to support Ukraine shows that in the event of an attack on NATO, the Western reaction will be greater,” the intelligence chief said. The German federal government is also currently trying to send strong signals about the defense capacity of NATO and Europe.

“In an emergency, Germany will defend every centimeter of NATO territory,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) said during a visit to Lithuania on Monday, May 6, as reported by Das newspaper. RND. The German Army participated in the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Cold War: Steadfast Defender. Germany wants to establish a brigade in Lithuania outside its territory for the first time by 2027. “An attack on you would be an attack on all of us,” Schulz told his fellow Lithuanians.

“War has returned to Europe” – SPD committed to a strong NATO

Defense Minister Boris Pistoros (SPD) also expressed his strong commitment to the Western Defense Alliance during his visit to the United States. “NATO is essential to our security and we do not take it for granted,” he said loudly. dpa. “We realize that times have changed again. War is back in Europe and the time for peace dividends is over. That’s why we’re doing our part. Germany will spend more money on defense this year than ever before in the history of the Bundeswehr.”

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He pointed out that the 2% goal set by NATO will be achieved, „and we cannot stop there.” Within NATO, a growing number of members are calling for increased investments. For example, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is vocal about NATO countries France Press agency Increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP. At the next NATO summit in July, it should be clear that all allies will soon meet the 2% target, according to previously published excerpts of Cameron’s speech scheduled for Thursday, May 9, at the National Cyber ​​Security Center in London. He continues: „Then we have to quickly introduce 2.5% as a target.” (Lahema)

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The head of Polish intelligence warns: Russia is preparing military operations against the eastern flank of NATO. Putin denies the attack plans.

WARSAW – Fears are growing of a Russian attack on NATO’s eastern flank. After the Baltic countries sounded the alarm for some time and feared for their security, Poland is now also drawing up the terrifying scenario of a Russian attack on NATO territory. Although a significant portion of the Russian armed forces usually stationed on NATO’s borders have currently been transferred to Ukraine, Russia intends to renew its army in order to… NATOThreatening borders while maintaining and expanding covert and hybrid operations.

Vladimir Putin Jaroslaw Strusek, head of Poland’s military counterintelligence service, told the Polish daily that troops were already preparing for a small operation against one of the Baltic states. Gazeta Pravna. He added that the Russian president is ready „to invade the famous border town of Narva on the Estonian-Russian border or to land on one of the Swedish islands.”

Putin: The attack on NATO territory is „complete nonsense”

Last March, Putin said… BBC Aggression on NATO territory was excluded. He added that the idea that his country, which has one of the largest nuclear arsenals in the world, Poland, would attack the Baltic states, all of which, unlike Ukraine, are members of NATO, is “complete nonsense.” But he warned that if Ukraine deployed Western F-16 fighter jets from airfields in other countries, they would become „legitimate targets wherever they are.”

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NATO countries are currently scrambling to restore full defense capability after the Western military alliance looked back on a decade-long phase of low-intensity conflict. Kiev’s Western partners could not keep up with the demands of a modern all-out war, especially due to the lack of sufficient artillery and air defense resources.

The largest NATO exercise since the Cold War on the sidelines of the Ukrainian war

NATO is said to have agreed potential „red lines” in dealing with Russia’s war against Ukraine. (Avatar) © Sebastian Kahnert/DPA

Strusek believes that the Kremlin’s imperial goals have already slowed somewhat. “What the West is doing together to support Ukraine shows that in the event of an attack on NATO, the Western reaction will be greater,” the intelligence chief said. The German federal government is also currently trying to send strong signals about the defense capacity of NATO and Europe.

“In an emergency, Germany will defend every centimeter of NATO territory,” Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) said during a visit to Lithuania on Monday, May 6, as reported by Das newspaper. RND. The German Army participated in the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Cold War: Steadfast Defender. Germany wants to establish a brigade in Lithuania outside its territory for the first time by 2027. “An attack on you would be an attack on all of us,” Schulz told his fellow Lithuanians.

“War has returned to Europe” – SPD committed to a strong NATO

Defense Minister Boris Pistoros (SPD) also expressed his strong commitment to the Western Defense Alliance during his visit to the United States. “NATO is essential to our security and we do not take it for granted,” he said loudly. dpa. “We realize that times have changed again. War is back in Europe and the time for peace dividends is over. That’s why we’re doing our part. Germany will spend more money on defense this year than ever before in the history of the Bundeswehr.”

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He pointed out that the 2% goal set by NATO will be achieved, „and we cannot stop there.” Within NATO, a growing number of members are calling for increased investments. For example, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is vocal about NATO countries France Press agency Increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP. At the next NATO summit in July, it should be clear that all allies will soon meet the 2% target, according to previously published excerpts of Cameron’s speech scheduled for Thursday, May 9, at the National Cyber ​​Security Center in London. He continues: „Then we have to quickly introduce 2.5% as a target.” (Lahema)

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