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style="position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:-9999px;">VZ Digest</h1> <div class="main_pop"> <div class="popular_news"><div class="post"><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/europes-unwavering-swing-to-the-right/"><div class="img"><img width="216" height="120" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/11/vzdigest-europes-unwavering-swing-to-the-right-216x120.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb216 size-thumb216 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/11/vzdigest-europes-unwavering-swing-to-the-right-216x120.jpg.webp 216w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/11/vzdigest-europes-unwavering-swing-to-the-right-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/11/vzdigest-europes-unwavering-swing-to-the-right.jpg.webp 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /></div><p>Europe’s Unwavering Swing to the Right</p></a></div><div class="post"><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/brics-to-ensure-free-trade/"><div class="img"><img width="216" height="120" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-brics-to-ensure-free-trade-216x120.jpeg.webp" class="attachment-thumb216 size-thumb216 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-brics-to-ensure-free-trade-216x120.jpeg.webp 216w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-brics-to-ensure-free-trade-560x310.jpeg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-brics-to-ensure-free-trade.jpeg.webp 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /></div><p>BRICS to Ensure Free Trade</p></a></div><div class="post"><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/not-so-great-britain/"><div class="img"><img width="216" height="120" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-not-so-great-britain-216x120.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb216 size-thumb216 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-not-so-great-britain-216x120.jpg.webp 216w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-not-so-great-britain-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/10/vzdigest-not-so-great-britain.jpg.webp 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /></div><p>(Not So Great) Britain</p></a></div><div class="post"><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/9-11-aftermath-a-blueprint-for-the-21st-century/"><div class="img"><img width="216" height="120" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-911-aftermath-a-blueprint-for-the-21st-century-216x120.jpeg.webp" class="attachment-thumb216 size-thumb216 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-911-aftermath-a-blueprint-for-the-21st-century-216x120.jpeg.webp 216w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-911-aftermath-a-blueprint-for-the-21st-century-560x310.jpeg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-911-aftermath-a-blueprint-for-the-21st-century.jpeg.webp 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /></div><p>9/11 Aftermath: A Blueprint for the 21st Century</p></a></div><div class="post"><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/bitter-election-outcomes-in-germany-reminded-of-hitlers-origins/"><div class="img"><img width="216" height="120" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-bitter-election-outcomes-in-germany-reminded-of-hitlers-origins-216x120.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb216 size-thumb216 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-bitter-election-outcomes-in-germany-reminded-of-hitlers-origins-216x120.jpg.webp 216w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-bitter-election-outcomes-in-germany-reminded-of-hitlers-origins-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/09/vzdigest-bitter-election-outcomes-in-germany-reminded-of-hitlers-origins.jpg.webp 1456w" sizes="(max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px" /></div><p>Bitter Election Outcomes in Germany Reminded of Hitler’s Origins</p></a></div></div></div> <div class="line" style="margin-top:10px;"></div> <div class="main"> <div class="posts"><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/">Opinion</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/western-europe-paralysed-by-fear-of-us/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-western-europe-paralysed-by-fear-of-us-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-western-europe-paralysed-by-fear-of-us-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-western-europe-paralysed-by-fear-of-us-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Western Europe Paralysed by Fear of US</h2><p>Europeans’ current behaviour is best described by an episode from an old American fairy tale about Brother Rabbit.</p> <span class="date">20.02.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/business/">Business</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/business/worming-its-way-onto-europes-plates/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-worming-its-way-onto-europes-plates-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-worming-its-way-onto-europes-plates-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-worming-its-way-onto-europes-plates-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Worming Its Way Onto Europe’s Plates</h2><p>The EU has officially approved the use of shredded mealworms as food products. The beetle powder evangelists are adamant that a small dosage of the additive will benefit both the environment and our nutrition.</p> <span class="date">18.02.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/a-new-revolt-against-the-west-arises-in-an-unexpected-place/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-a-new-revolt-against-the-west-takes-place-in-an-unexpected-place-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-a-new-revolt-against-the-west-takes-place-in-an-unexpected-place-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-a-new-revolt-against-the-west-takes-place-in-an-unexpected-place-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>A New Revolt Against the West Arises in an Unexpected Place</h2><p>Another nation voted not like Washington and Brussels wished and the fact that this nation is Kosovo Albanians makes it twice as sensational.</p> <span class="date">14.02.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/">Opinion</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/canadians-set-washington-ablaze/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-canadians-set-washington-ablaze-560x310.jpeg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-canadians-set-washington-ablaze-560x310.jpeg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-canadians-set-washington-ablaze-216x120.jpeg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Canadians Set Washington Ablaze</h2><p>The campaign took place between 1812 and 1815 just as Europe was duking it out with Napoleon. The British-backed Canadians burned down the White House and the United States Capitol.</p> <span class="date">11.02.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/">Opinion</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/ai-cold-war-underway/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-ai-cold-war-underway-560x310.jpeg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-ai-cold-war-underway-560x310.jpeg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/02/vzdigest-ai-cold-war-underway-216x120.jpeg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>AI Cold War Underway</h2><p>The US response to the Chinese-made DeepSeek AI assistant has spurred the Great AI Divide. The Chinese have broken the industry-wide rules formerly set by the US.</p> <span class="date">05.02.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/business/">Business</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/business/massacre-in-africa-poses-a-threat-to-the-global-electronics-industry/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-massacre-in-africa-poses-a-threat-to-the-global-electronics-industry-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-massacre-in-africa-poses-a-threat-to-the-global-electronics-industry-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-massacre-in-africa-poses-a-threat-to-the-global-electronics-industry-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Massacre in Africa Poses a Threat to the Global Electronics Industry</h2><p>The situation in the region is rapidly developing starting to impact the interests of global corporates</p> <span class="date">31.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/business/">Business</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/business/paris-olympics-a-defective-fairy-tale/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-paris-olympics-a-defective-fairy-tale-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-paris-olympics-a-defective-fairy-tale-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-paris-olympics-a-defective-fairy-tale-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Paris Olympics: A Defective Fairy Tale</h2><p>The 2024 Paris Olympics has reemerged in the media spotlight. Except the thrills and spills of sporting events have nothing to do with it.</p> <span class="date">29.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/">Opinion</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/europe-turns-into-a-black-hole-of-world-politics/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-europe-turns-into-a-black-hole-of-world-politics-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-europe-turns-into-a-black-hole-of-world-politics-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-europe-turns-into-a-black-hole-of-world-politics-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Europe Turns Into ‘A Black Hole’ of World Politics</h2><p>There are two things European elites can be really afraid of when it comes to their relations with the new American administration.</p> <span class="date">27.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/elon-musks-bizarre-gesture-controversy/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-elon-musks-bizarre-gesture-controversy-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-elon-musks-bizarre-gesture-controversy-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-elon-musks-bizarre-gesture-controversy-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Elon Musk’s Bizarre Gesture Controversy</h2><p>Some say Musk threw a Nazi salute. But is the world’s wealthiest man a closeted Nazi? Ukrainian TV commentators, for instance, think he is.</p> <span class="date">24.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/trump-combined-his-big-day-with-a-humiliation-of-europe/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-trump-combined-his-big-day-with-a-humiliation-of-europe-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-trump-combined-his-big-day-with-a-humiliation-of-europe-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-trump-combined-his-big-day-with-a-humiliation-of-europe-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Trump Combined His Big Day With a Humiliation of Europe</h2><p>The list of those invited to the inauguration of U.S. 47th President Donald Trump shows that this presidency will be a source of conflict for many America’s allies from Brussels to Kiev.</p> <span class="date">22.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/ukraine-the-uks-new-colony/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-ukraine-the-uks-new-colony-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-ukraine-the-uks-new-colony-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-ukraine-the-uks-new-colony-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Ukraine, the UK’s New Colony</h2><p>The UK clinches Ukraine’s status as a colony for the upcoming 100 years</p> <span class="date">21.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/business/">Business</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/business/germany-is-experiencing-one-of-the-longest-crises-since-hitlers-times/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-germany-is-experiencing-one-of-the-longest-crises-since-hitlers-times-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-germany-is-experiencing-one-of-the-longest-crises-since-hitlers-times-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-germany-is-experiencing-one-of-the-longest-crises-since-hitlers-times-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Germany Is Experiencing One Of The Longest Crises Since Hitler’s Times</h2><p>This is the longest stagnation in its entire post-war history. And the new year might turn out not to be better than the two previous years. Why is formerly largest economy doing worse than the others?</p> <span class="date">20.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/us-wealthiest-state-consumed-by-wildfires/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-us-wealthiest-state-consumed-by-wildfires-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-us-wealthiest-state-consumed-by-wildfires-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-us-wealthiest-state-consumed-by-wildfires-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>US Wealthiest State Consumed by Wildfires</h2><p>California’s unravelling fire situation may well go down as one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history.</p> <span class="date">14.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/musk-cracked-the-rules-of-european-politics/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Musk Cracked the Rules of European Politics</h2><p>What threat did the billionaire voice for European traditions and rules?</p> <span class="date">13.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/">Opinion</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/a-global-blueprint-for-2025/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-a-global-blueprint-for-2025-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-a-global-blueprint-for-2025-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-a-global-blueprint-for-2025-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>A Global Blueprint for 2025</h2><p>The waning days of the outgoing year and the dawn of the new one are about the right time to recap and process the events that are already in the books as well as contemplate their potential implications for the future.</p> <span class="date">08.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/the-wests-russian-threat-scaremongering/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-the-wests-russian-threat-scaremongering-560x310.jpeg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-the-wests-russian-threat-scaremongering-560x310.jpeg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2025/01/vzdigest-the-wests-russian-threat-scaremongering-216x120.jpeg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>The West’s ‘Russian Threat’ Scaremongering</h2><p>2024 saw Western politicians, experts and media people alike scaremongering the Europeans about Russia’s upcoming ‘invasion’ of the Baltic states and Scandinavia.</p> <span class="date">06.01.2025</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/black-woman-harassed-for-being-not-in-line-with-finnish-traditions/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-black-woman-harassed-for-being-not-in-line-with-finnish-traditions-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-black-woman-harassed-for-being-not-in-line-with-finnish-traditions-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-black-woman-harassed-for-being-not-in-line-with-finnish-traditions-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Black Woman Harassed for Being ‘Not in Line With Finnish Traditions’</h2><p>For many years, Finland was a European country, which championed tolerance to ethnic differences. However, it turned out at least a part of the Finnish society has completely different sentiments.</p> <span class="date">30.12.2024</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/">Opinion</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/opinion/mold-breaking-us-canada-merger/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-mold-breaking-uscanada-merger-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-mold-breaking-uscanada-merger-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-mold-breaking-uscanada-merger-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Mold-Breaking US–Canada Merger</h2><p>Trump’s proposals targeting territorial gains may well attest to his ability to plainly assert the following. Contrary to a popular misconception, state sovereignty transcends a formally enshrined status.</p> <span class="date">27.12.2024</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/the-eu-favours-ukraine-throws-slovakia-under-the-bus/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-the-eu-favours-ukraine-throws-slovakia-under-the-bus-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-the-eu-favours-ukraine-throws-slovakia-under-the-bus-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-the-eu-favours-ukraine-throws-slovakia-under-the-bus-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>The EU Favours Ukraine, Throws Slovakia Under the Bus</h2><p>Experts weigh in on the reasons Robert Fico had to visit Moscow.</p> <span class="date">25.12.2024</span></a></div><div class="post"><a class="cat" href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/">Politics</a><a href="https://vzdigest.com/politics/germans-will-have-to-choose-between-a-fridge-and-a-risk-of-war/"><div class="img"><img width="560" height="310" src="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-1-560x310.jpg.webp" class="attachment-thumb560 size-thumb560 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-1-560x310.jpg.webp 560w, https://vzdigest.com/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uploads/2024/12/vzdigest-1-216x120.jpg.webp 216w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></div><h2>Germans Will Have to Choose Between a Fridge and a Risk of War</h2><p>The parliament voted to express lack of confidence to the government and 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