World

Donald Trump: Crimea is Russian

As reported by BuzzFeed News, Donald Trump told G7 leaders that Crimea is Russian - all because the vast majority of its inhabitants speak Russian. At the same time, the US President questioned the support given to Ukraine by the G7 leaders. He claims that Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. The portal also indicates that it is not fully known whether these words were a "passing joke" or a signal of a radical departure from the recently pursued US foreign policy.

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Anti-Islamic protests in the Israeli city of Afula

In Israeli Afula, there were mass protests against the Arabs settling there. The demonstration numbered 150 people, and all of them held banners with, among others, wording: "The traitors of the Jews will have no rest." The protesters were joined by both the incumbent mayor of Afula, Shlomo Malihi, and his predecessor, Avi Elkabetz. The current mayor emphasizes the right of residents to manifest their dissatisfaction. They want to live in a purely "Jewish" city, they don't want to have a mixed society and this should not be considered racism. This is why they oppose the sale of houses to Arabs who are biased against Jewish culture and their religion.

Poland

NIK has objections to Antoni Maciereiwcz

The Supreme Audit Office presented charges against the former Minister of National Defense - Antoni Macierewicz. According to the audit, he did not fulfill the obligation to allocate 2 percent of GDP to the country's defense purposes. This is what the law obliges him to do. This is another installment of the mishap of this ministry after unsuccessful great modernization programs and the controversial action entitled "Independence Benches". However, these are not the only allegations of the Supreme Audit Office against Antoni Macierewicz. Many other anomalies were also found. Details will be described in more detail on the pages of www.twojanorwegia.no next Monday.

The condition of Jarosław Kaczyński put his life in danger

Łukasz Szumowski - the Minister of Health - was a guest on RMF FM. In "Counter-intelligence" he said that Jarosław Kaczyński was admitted to the hospital as a matter of urgency, just like any other Polish citizen. His condition was threatening his life, but as Łukasz Szumowski claims, he cannot reveal more details, because he is bound by medical confidentiality. Asked whether the health condition should be disclosed by Polish politicians, the Minister replied that in this respect we are closer to the British and we try to keep private information secret. It looks different, among others in the United States, where politicians generally disclose their state of health. It is disputed whether the same regulations should apply in Poland.

Norwegia

Russia matches Norway

As we reported yesterday, Norwegian government wants to increase the number of American soldiers stationed in Norway. All this out of fear of Russian actions in the international arena, which contributed, among others, to to the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Thus, Norway joined the countries that feel threatened by the country ruled by Putin. However, Russia is not indifferent to this information. The Russian embassy's response was clear: We consider this a clearly unfriendly action that will not be without consequences, they said. Norwegian government However, he changed his tone and admitted that increasing the number of US Marines is for training purposes. According to the Norwegian authorities, they are to train for operations in winter conditions, which are abundant in the Arctic Circle. The authorities in Oslo emphasize that inviting a larger number of Americans does not mean that the country will have permanent military installations here.

Record revenues from the sale of crude oil

The Statistical Office in Norway reports that revenues from sales of crude oil have returned to the record level that was last recorded in October 2014. In May alone, the extraction of this raw material was worth NOK 22,8 billion, an increase of 22 percent compared to the production in May 2017. In its report, the Office also emphasizes that the situation may be even better in June. All thanks to the fact that the price per barrel is NOK 637 and is the highest since June 2014. This is good news for the entire Norwegian economy as it relies heavily on the extractive industries. If the trend continues, the situation on the Norwegian labor market will soon improve even more.

Rogaland: Elbili owners will pay tax

On Tuesday, June 12, a decision was made in Rogaland to introduce a gate tax for owners of electric vehicles. It will be valid at all gates, but its amount will be half that for owners of combustion passenger cars. This is the first district in Norway to decide to introduce this fee. Everything indicates that privileges for elbil owners throughout the Kingdom are slowly being abolished. However, the Association of Electric Car Drivers criticizes this decision. In their opinion, it was decided too early and could make it worse Norwegians will be less interested in buying cars equipped with electric engines. We will see in the future how this decision will translate into demand. The good news is that for now, Elbil drivers will use the highways for free in other districts.

Sport

Russia smashed Saudi Arabia 5-0

The World Cup started yesterday. In the inaugural match, Russia smashed Saudi Arabia 5-0. Czerczesow scored two goals for the economic tournament, Gołowin, Gaziński and Dziuba scored one goal each. Saudi sheikhs are furious at the outcome of the meeting. The head of the local football federation has already announced that his country's representatives will be punished. However, he did not reveal the details. The game was played as part of the competition to leave the group A. The opponents of the Russians are also Uruguay and Egypt. Today's hit will be the match between the national teams of Spain and Portugal, which will start at 20:00.

The Germans accost Poles on Twitter

The football federation in Germany accosted the Poles. They wrote on their Twitter account: “We are ready for the World Cup in Russia. Who knows, maybe we'll have to face us again in the play-offs. " Purely theoretically, such a chance exists. Germany is playing in group F and according to the tournament ladder, Poland can meet them at the stage of the semi-finals. Provided that our western neighbors defeat, among others Brazil (if they meet in the quarter-finals), and Poland will leave the group and win the matches against England and Belgium, which are the favorites of group G. We keep our fingers crossed to fulfill the wishes of the Germans and play with them in the semi-finals!