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Results of a poll in Greenland reveal that the vast majority of residents want nothing to do with Trump's attempts to annex their country. 🇬🇱

New poll shows overwhelming majority of Greenlanders reject Trump

In a new poll conducted by Verian for Berlingske and the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, 85 percent of Greenlanders say no to the idea that they want Greenland to leave the Danish Realm and become part of the US instead. Only 6 percent of Greenlanders want to leave the Danish Realm in favour of the US, and 9 percent are undecided. »Compared to what Donald Trump has said previously, this is very clear evidence that the reality is different,« says Kasper Møller Hansen, an election researcher and professor of political science at the University of Copenhagen who has studied opinion polls for years.

Pro-annexation Greenlanders (6%) are smaller in number than the undecided (9%).

You don't need to know Danish to understand what Greenlanders think about Trump's imperialistic lust.

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Berlingske: Berlingske meets the woman behind the war President: "Sometimes I ask if he can give me some good news"

Ukraine's First Lady thanks Denmark for its support in a defense struggle that is currently bringing grim news on a daily basis. In an interview with Berlingske, she explains how she - and the President - keep her spirits up. And why the country risks losing an entire generation.

SIMON KRUSE Security Policy Correspondent

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 20:40

Olena Zelenska's eyes grow distant as she ponders the question. She has just told us how she tries to dose the amount of horrific news from the frontline. One person cannot carry everything on their shoulders. But a person at war can't stop trying either. Especially when you're married to a President, and when even the rare moments that should belong to the two of them alone are also invaded by the all-consuming war. Because the answer to that painful question is yes. Even the President's own family can feel the discouragement sometimes. Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian First Lady who has stood by her husband and her country, can also reach a limit. She smiles sadly at the thought. "Sometimes I ask him if he can give me some good news. Something optimistic. Give me something!" she says about her conversations with her husband, Volodymyr Zelenskyj. Berlingske meets Olena Zelenska in Copenhagen, where she is on a quick visit. A visit that otherwise brings more positive news for some of the efforts that the country's First Lady has fought most fiercely for. On Tuesday, the government announced another military aid package to Ukraine of DKK 2.2 billion. And the day before, a Danish coalition announced plans to build new homes for war-affected Ukrainian foster children and their families. This is part of what she is in Denmark to give thanks for. It "fills her with hope," she says. "I am impressed by how Denmark helps us on all levels," says the Ukrainian First Lady in an interview with Berlingske. But she also brings serious thoughts from the war-torn country. Thoughts about "the long war" and its growing impact on the mental health of an entire country. Because 780 days of defensive fighting with lost limbs, air raids, funerals and escape tear and rip at the supporting walls of a society in ways that we are only beginning to sense. "There are children who are three years old now, who are only beginning to understand the world, who don't remember anything other than war because they are too young. For them, air raid alarms are everyday life," says Olena Zelenska. But despite the obvious needs, talking about the psychological effects of the war is still a struggle for many Ukrainians. "That's why we are now doing everything we can not to lose a generation," she says. "It requires you to be brutally honest.

Things are going the wrong way at the front We meet at a time when the war is more unpredictable than ever. Russian forces are on the rise again, while parts of the promised Western aid are frozen in the US Congress. In several places along the front line, the invasion forces are eating away at the front line kilometer by kilometer. Most recently, Russia launched the fiercest rocket and drone attacks on the million-strong city of Kharkiv since the first phase of the war two years ago. They used targeted double strikes, where a precision bombardment against civilian targets is followed by another attack after a short pause. "They wait for the rescuers to arrive and then they attack again, killing the rescuers," says Olena Zelenska. Last week, a video footage showed how a rescue worker in Kharkiv found his own father among the dead. The video shows him sobbing next to the body. This is everyday life. Every single member of her own small Ukrainian delegation has lost loved ones in the war, says the First Lady. "A whole community has changed. No one is the same as they were before the war. Not even those who are alive and in good health. Some had to flee the occupation. Some were pulled out of the ruins of their own house," she says. Here, it would probably sound right to say that adversity only makes people stronger. But that's not always true. "It drains our strength, even though we want to hold on as long as we can because it's a matter of survival," says Olena Zelenska seriously. Because even internationally, the psychological consequences are far less talked about than the material destruction. But according to the Red Cross, there is an "imminent danger that a whole generation of Ukrainian children and young people will be lost". And even once the war is over, the number of war veterans will be staggering. Ukraine's Ministry of Health estimates that close to 40 percent of the country's population, 15 million people, are in need of psychological care. Between three and four million are estimated to need medication. Therefore, the first step is to break the taboo that is still attached to talking about psychological wounds, says Zelenska. She herself has become the face of a campaign under the slogan "How are you?" with the goal of getting people to talk about it. And to seek help. "Sometimes we say we're fine so as not to scare our loved ones. Sometimes we say we're fine so that we can bring peace to others. So our task is to teach society and all of us to ask ourselves how we really feel and what we can do about it," says Olena Zelenska. Ukraine's past as part of the Soviet Union - when psychiatric hospitals were used to punish dissidents - hasn't made that task any easier. But if the adult generation doesn't learn to talk about their own vulnerability, neither will the next generation. "Some parents of young children might tell you that the air alarm is something other than what it is. I don't think that's the right thing to do. You have to choose the right words and the right tone, but you have to tell the truth," says Olena Zelenska. If you dodge children's questions, they might imagine something even worse than reality. A genre of children's books has already emerged in Ukraine to help parents talk to their children about war.

The luxury of watching a movie Olena Zelenska knows all about the latter. She still regularly runs down to the bomb shelter with the Presidential couple's two children when the air raid sirens wail. And on the morning two years ago when war broke out, she was the one who had to tell them that Russian forces had invaded the country. The couple's daughter, Oleksandra, was 17 and their son, Kyrylo, had just turned 11. Did you tell the whole truth about the war to your children yourself? "I was afraid to do it, but by the time I was ready, they already knew almost everything," says Olena Zelenska with a wry smile. "Fortunately, my children are not that small. And actually, we experienced everything at the same time," she says of the evacuation from her home outside Kyiv as Russian forces advanced towards the capital. "For me as a mother, it was a tragedy that my children had to experience this. No parent could prepare their children for this," she says. The war has also turned the Presidential couple's personal lives upside down. For most of their adult lives, the couple has worked together. They both have a background in TV comedy. He on stage and she as a scriptwriter. Now, the security dictates of war require them to live apart most of the time. And while the war can make you despondent, it's not the despair that's the biggest issue. "We don't stop. We don't lose heart. I wouldn't say that anger is our main emotion. But what happens when you are beaten?" "You can submit or you can defend yourself. And that anger, that anger gives us the strength to defend ourselves," says the First Lady. She looks out the window over the Copenhagen canal. The Presidential couple often only see each other once a week, says Olena Zelenska. When they do, she prefers to reminisce about the old days. "Sometimes we can watch a movie together. I like to watch things that we watched when we were children or young people. Maybe a silly comedy," she says. Can you laugh when you're together like in the old days? "Yes, of course we do. We try to support each other that way by making each other laugh," says Olena Zelenska. But no one and nothing is the same after the outbreak of war. Not even laughter, which now serves a different purpose. Olena Zelenska quotes the Ukrainian poet Lesja Ukrajinka: "I laughed in order not to cry".

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【The Battle for Hong Kong - Hongkongers’ Urgent Appeal to the World】

Today (19th August), our open letter is published in 11 newspapers in 10 different countries.

We are calling on the international community to stand with us, #Hongkongers, as we confront escalating violence by the Hong Kong Police Force and the Hong Kong Government.

Hong Kong has been devastated by countless humanitarian disasters in the past 70 days.

The tragedies that took place on and before 11th August remains fresh on our minds; the brutal attacks and arbitrary arrests by the Hong Kong Police Force to suppress dissent have sparked our anger.

The recent collaboration between FreedomHKG and @StandWithHK aims to expose all the crimes committed by the Hong Kong Police Force, including their blatant abuse of power, unlawful arrests and apparent violation of the “United Nations Convention against Torture”.

By doing so, we would like to raise global awareness of the inhumane treatment towards protesters and civilians alike by an oppressive regime in a supposedly civilised city and we humbly ask for your continuous support for our movement.

We'd like to invite all our friends to spread the open letter far and wide with hashtags #FreedomHK #StandWithHK & #antiELAB. Bear witness to #Hongkongers’ fight for freedom and spread the word for us––esp. when we can no longer do it ourselves. #HongKongProtests

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香港網路社群「連登」日前在網路發起眾籌在全球登報，在反送中的社會運動當中，將香港警方暴力執法等亂象，以設計精良的廣告刊登到全世界的報章上，今日（8月19日）在10國11份報紙上廣告曝光，接下來還會陸續刊登至30日，共計18份報章上刊登廣告。

　

自從台灣的太陽花運動募資在紐約時報刊登廣告，成功引起國際社會關注後，此後亞洲的社會運動經常使用募資的方式籌措經費，在世界各國主要報章刊登廣告，祈求國際輿論關注。台灣在這方面可說是亞洲民主運動的先驅！

　

從6月9日反送中遊行以來已過2個月，遊行的動能不因時間消減，反而更見持續長久，李小龍的「be water」精髓已深深烙印在港人心中並身體力行。世界對香港人印象不外乎「效率」、「務實」，甚至有些功利主義，但我們在這樣的社運事件上看見更多的是港人不屈不撓的毅力！甚至香港的藝術設計美學因這龐大的動能震盪輻射，爆炸出讓人眼花撩亂目不暇給的文化火花。

　

本次由香港網路社群連登發動網友募資，在全球各地主要報章刊登廣告。為求保護義務設計廣告的設計師身份，因此這些設計得十分動人、有力的平面設計，我們無從得知究竟是誰設計，但你仍能從當中看見這些設計師們絞盡腦汁，為符合各國平面設計美學標準努力創造出不同視覺，進而吸引該國人民注意。比如說瑞典的廣告設計是讓人印象深刻的瑞典國旗黃，而西班牙似乎也是使用國旗的紅黃色印象來設計廣告，不過黃色同時也有警戒的意義，紅色更是直接讓人聯想到在這幾次活動中，因警民衝突而造成的流血事件。

　

刊登在日本經濟新聞的視覺則服膺日式美學，黑白對比象徵香港民陣與警黑，簡單暴力直指人心！一枚催淚彈擊中已破碎不堪、即將崩壞邊緣的雞蛋，讓人聯想香港現況之外，也呼應村上春樹2009年到以色列領獎致詞時說的名言：

　

「在高大堅硬的牆和雞蛋之間，無論高牆是多麼正確，雞蛋是多麼錯誤，我永遠站在雞蛋那邊。」

　

願台灣永遠沒有需要選擇究竟是要面對高牆或是成為雞蛋的那一天。

　

以下是今日刊登在台灣自由時報的廣告文字，全文照刊。願各位心繫香港的朋友，將他們用盡生命向全世界聲嘶力竭求救的姿態，用力地傳出去！

　

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七月二十一日，本港黑社會有組織，無差別地攻擊鐵路裡的平民，警方完全袖手旁觀，引起社會極大的譁然。

　

香港警察不克盡保護人民的職責，反以暴力手段，攻擊追究警方失能的市民。毆打，濫捕，使用催淚瓦斯攻擊主要鐵路站。以槍械射擊急救人員頭部，無故拘捕路過市民，無視私隱翻查個人手機資訊，插贓放置武器於市民背包再予以拘捕，放走斬傷市民的黑社會暴力份子。

　

市民已成為警隊主要打擊的對象。香港政府以及警隊已經失控，香港陷入人道危機。

　

香港以自由安全為聞名，卻在中國的統治下，墮落至目前景地。曾以其專業而愛護市民聞名的警隊，在中國長期的滲透，洗腦與改造下，腐化成憎恨市民的違法暴力集團。

　

這是對自由世界的重要警號。

　

中國過去幾十年，滲透自由世界各國。而最終的結果就會像香港一樣，無聲無息地失去自由，當大家覺醒時，已身在一個到處被電子器材監視，警黑合作聯合統治市民的警察國家。

　

中國征服香港之後，就會繼續將他們的統治方式擴散出去，他們復興他們東南亞極權王朝的美夢，也是自由世界與現代文明的噩夢，香港已活在這噩夢當中。

　

雖然我們已有不少死傷，也有大量的市民被拘捕，但我們香港人，亦為自己能夠為自由世界當前鋒，而感到光榮。

　

只要讓人類不再應該再回到集權的統治，我們所留的血淚足以值得的。

　

給台灣人的話

　

台灣的諸君幸好有你們，長期挺身對抗極權的軍事威嚇，經濟壓迫與外交孤立，才留下了一點自由的燈火，為我們這黑暗的時代，留下一點希望。

　

你們的總統提出願意對我們施以援手。我們非常的感激，我們不會忘了這雪中送炭的恩義。

　　

朋友們，請務必提防中國的滲透，加強你們的國家安全，他們會收買你們的政客，他們會安插人員進你的政府，他們會以生意脅持你的企業家，他們會分化你們內部，他們會利用你給的自由與平等，他們會迷惑你的人民使他們對極權統治有不切實際的幻想，使他們對於民主自由失去信心。

　

這一切，都只是為了統治你們，一定要盡力避免此事發生。請你們看看香港，這就是他們統治的結果，不要被甜言蜜語所迷惑，他們許諾安穩和繁榮，最後只會給你暴力與失控。我們身上的傷痕就是證據，請留意我們這裡發生的一切，我們正以鮮血，預演被中國統治的未來讓全世界看到，請讓我們的血流的有價值，把這些畫面，盡可能地傳達給每一個沒留意的人。

　

特別要留意我們的政府人員，親中議員及紀律部隊成員，他們不少對北京已死心踏地，如你們所知的，他們曾在台灣進行跟蹤偷拍活動，我們為有此敗類像臺灣人道歉，我們建議臺灣相關部門果斷處理他們，或禁止其入境，防止他們來臺進行間諜活動，保障你們國家安全，任何效忠北京的香港人，對於我們香港人只是叛徒，我們不維護。

　

以上，我們回去戰鬥了，有緣再會。

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各地於8月19日刊登的報章如下：

🇹🇼 台灣《 自由時報 》The Liberty Times

🇯🇵 日本《 日本経済新聞（日経新聞） 》 The Nihon Keizai Shinbun

🇺🇸 美國《紐約時報》 The New York Times

🇪🇸 西班牙《世界報》 El Mundo

🇨🇦 加拿大《環球郵報》 The Globe and Mail

🇰🇷 韓國《京鄉新聞》 경향신문

🇩🇪 德國《法蘭克福滙報》 FAZ.NET - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

🇫🇷 法國《世界報》 Le Monde

🇸🇪 瑞典《每日新聞報》 Dagens Nyheter

🇸🇪 瑞典《每日工業報》 Dagens industri

🇩🇰 丹麥《貝林時報》 Berlingske

🇬🇧 英國《泰晤士報》、《City.A.M》、《倫敦標準晚報》 將於8月20日刊出

　

photo credit：Freedom HONG KONG

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Mads Mikkelsen by Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen

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#1146 http://www.wozere.com

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Columnist Portraits for Berlingske.

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Storebæltsbroen fylder 25 år.

foto Niels Ahlmann Olesen/

Berlingske

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Цены на бензин пошли вниз, но не в России

New Post has been published on https://novorossiia.info/ceny-na-benzin-poshli-vniz-no-ne-v-rossii/

Цены на бензин пошли вниз, но не в России

Европейская пресса выходит со статистикой цен на бензин. В крупном датском издании Berlingske сообщается о том, что цена за литр 95-го бензина впервые за четыре года упала до 9 крон за литр (около 99 рублей).

При этом в топливном союзе Дании пишут, что на фоне падения цен на нефть и сокращения спроса на моторное топливо из-за коронавируса цена 95-го бензина может впервые за длительное время опуститься ниже 8 крон (ниже 88 рублей). Как видно, датские цены на бензин примерно вдвое выше российских, однако здесь нужно сравнительный учёт вести относительно уровня жизни.

По оценкам Всемирного банка, уровень ВВП на душу населения Дании соответствует 15 месту в мире и составляет около 56 тысяч долларов, России – 58-му с 26-27 тыс. долларов. Другими словами, если отталкиваться от этих показателей, то для населения Дании и России цены на моторное топливо практически одинаковы. Но главное отличие в том, что в Дании и большинстве других стран ЕС цены на бензин в последние недели идут вниз, а в нашей стране, к сожалению, либо растут, либо как минимум остаются на прежней отметке.

То есть, цены не бензин пошли вниз, но не в России.

Накануне президент Владимир Путин в ходе заседания правительства выразил «недоумение» относительно того, почему цены на топливо в РФ растут при падающих ценах на нефть.

Президент: Цена 92-го бензина повысилась более чем на 10 процентов. Это существенно выше уровня инфляции. Президенту традиционно пообещали «разобраться»…

Сегодня баррель «чёрного золота» марки Brent опустился ниже 29 долларов. На этом фоне доллар подскочил до 77 рублей. На 10:30 мск нефть торговалась на отметке 28,3 доллара за баррель.

Цены на бензин тем временем вниз идут практически по всей Европе: от Бельгии до Италии. Падение цен на бензин — и в тех странах ЕС, где ещё не перешли на евро (Дания как пример). Связано это не только с ценами на нефть, но и с пандемией COVID-19.