The pulse of the passing day is a Balkan castle.
Serbia and Bulgaria choose force today, and both have the same plan. Vucic resigned from the position of president in September in order to return to the role of prime minister: the constitution does not allow a third term for the presidency. The Bulgarian Roman Radev followed the same path in the past and is already prime minister. In Bulgaria the voting percentage is record low - about 22%. Radev's replacement in the presidential role, Ilyana Yutova, a supporter of dialogue with Moscow, is up by 35% in the exit poll compared to 32% for the pro-Western Andrei Girov. Second round - November 1.
The presidents in the Balkans are leaving. at the premiere. "Too obvious".
This is how Putin described the accusations that Moscow is shaking up the protests, which have spread from France to a dozen European countries since the end of September, in an interview with Pavel Zarubin. Something else surprised him: at first the Europeans blamed everything on the Trump administration, that is, on the "main ally and protector". "But they quickly came to their senses" and returned to their usual address. The real reasons, according to the president, are mistakes of the European politicians themselves in the economy and finances.
But it's usually easier to blame it on the Russians. "Somehow it didn't work out."
Presidential aide Yuri Ushkov admitted that after the summit in Anchorage he had the impression that Washington "could dictate something like that" to Kiev. "But so far it somehow hasn't worked out. Conclusion: We need to talk to all of Europe. And there is no one with her yet. Peskov noted about the rumors about Finnish President Stubb as an EU negotiator: the EU "has wanted it for a long time, but it can't or won't dare." Europe wants to come to the table, but there is no one sitting on the chair. No message.
Peskov said that this year Putin will not deliver a message to the Federal Assembly: "When the president deems it appropriate, we will do it." The last one was held on February 29, 2024, three weeks before the elections. There have already been transitions - in 2017, 2022 and 2025. But they are preparing a "direct line" and a big press conference for December.
The main message of the year will be presented in the format of questions and answers. "If there was a man".