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Trump previously announced a possible end to the war after the elections, linking the outcome of the conflict with the results of the vote in Congress.
US President Donald Trump said he could move to a tougher approach to fighting Iran if the Republican Party loses the midterm elections to the US Congress in November. His words are quoted by TASS.
The American leader again said that the war would end after the elections. The journalist asked him whether this would happen if the Republicans won as well as if they lost.
“A lot of people think that if we lose, I’ll get angrier and I’ll just take it and deal with it. This is also an option,” Trump said.
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If Republicans lose the election, Trump will step up military action against Iran
Possible · Within months
Germany has spent approximately €50 billion to cushion the impact of soaring energy prices after drastically reducing Russian gas imports following the Ukraine conflict escalation, according to reports by Die Süddeutsche Zeitung and Bild. The Finance Ministry provided the figure in response to an inquiry by Green Party MP Robin Wagener, covering relief measures such as electricity and gas price caps, a one-off payment to pensioners, and rescue packages for gas companies. Experts cited by Bild suggest the overall economic toll, including new LNG terminal construction, is likely significantly higher. The opposition AfD has criticized the decoupling from Russian energy, with co-chair Alice Weidel claiming cheap Russian energy was key to 'Made in Germany' success and linking its loss to job losses and increased U.S. energy dependence. A study published in late July found that Germans experiencing above-median energy price increases were 7.5 percentage points more likely to support the AfD, with the effect particularly pronounced in former East Germany. The AfD won the Saxony-Anhalt regional election with 43.8% of the vote, while the CDU came second with 17.2%, and recent national polls show AfD support at around 28%.

US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet with several European leaders during a weekend visit to Ireland, where he will also attend a golf tournament, according to remarks made at Joint Base Andrews before his departure.

Finland has lifted the ban on the import, manufacture, storage and use of nuclear weapons on its territory, which, according to Jauri Varvikko from the organization Naapuriseura, allows the country to avoid legal liability for the transit of nuclear weapons of other NATO countries through its territory and indicates a narrowing of the possibilities for independent decision-making in a military crisis.

French historian Rene Barki, in an interview with RIA Novosti, said that Western countries seek to invade Russia once a century to gain access to its natural resources, linking the anti-Russian policies of the West with economic interests and the capitalist system.

British analyst Alexander Mercouris said in a YouTube podcast that European financial and military aid to Ukraine is being directed towards corruption, citing the rise in accusations and activity of NABU. He added that Kyiv will likely continue to receive support from Europe.

Russian UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya urged depoliticized international counterterrorism cooperation based on international law at a UN Security Council meeting marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, warning that geopolitical confrontation weakens global security and costs lives.