Other EU
Putin’s Forcing Switzerland to Take a Side – TLDR News
Sign up for Brilliant (and the first 200 people get 20% off an annual premium subscription): http://brilliant.org/tldreu
Switzerland is about the most neutral country in the world, choosing not to take a side in either world war… or any other conflict for that matter. However, opinion in Switzerland is shifting, and it seems that Putin may be forcing them to pick a side
💬 Twitter: https://twitter.com/tldrnewseu
📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/tldrnewseu
🎞 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tldrnews
🗣 Discord: https://tldrnews.co.uk/discord/
💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? – https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA
Support TLDR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/tldrnews
Donate by PayPal: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding
TLDR Store: https://www.tldrnews.co.uk/store
TLDR TeeSpring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/tldr-spring
Learn About Our Funding: https://tldrnews.co.uk/funding
TLDR is all about getting you up to date with the news of today, without bias and without filter. We aim to give you the information you need, quickly and simply so that you can make your own decision.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by just a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, following, and backing us on Patreon. Thanks!
source
Take back your privacy – start using Proton Mail for free: http://proton.me/tldr
Some NATO members are concerned about Trump’s Bergen Group becoming a VIP club. We take a look at whether Trump is trying to split NATO, if he even could, and what it could mean for the future of the alliance.
📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party
📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Sources:
Allies left out:
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/30/trump-nato-allies-left-out-01100310
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/us-meeting-in-poland-excluding-france-uk-baltic-risks-dividing-nato
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/britain-excluded-us-talks-nato-120655191.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-allies-push-back-against-us-led-nato-vip-club/
“Loyalty test” questionnaire:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/pentagon-quizzes-nato-allies-on-political-loyalty-documents-reveal
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/09/04/us-nato-europe-troops-survey-loyalty-survey/91595311007/
Threat perceptions:
Us on middle east/asia https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FP_20201210_indo_pacific_ohanlon.pdf
European threat perceptions:
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/europe-grappling-its-identity-well-russian-aggression
https://thediplomatinspain.com/en/2025/09/05/spain-and-the-sahel-security-at-stake-after-international-withdrawal/
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906473
NATO:
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/introduction-to-nato/defence-expenditures-and-natos-5-commitment
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/text-of-speech-by-robert-gates-on-the-future-of-nato/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/trackers-and-data-visualizations/nato-defense-spending-tracker/
https://www.nato.int/en/what-we-do/operations-and-missions/nato-operations-and-missions
https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-comparison-detail.php?country1=norway&country2=denmark
Bits and bobs that don’t neatly fit into a category:
https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/economic-forecast-and-surveys/economic-forecasts/spring-2025-economic-forecast-moderate-growth-amid-global-economic-uncertainty/economic-impact-higher-defence-spending_en
https://www.economist.com/europe/2019/11/07/emmanuel-macron-warns-europe-nato-is-becoming-brain-dead
source
Take back your privacy – start using Proton Mail for free: http://proton.me/tldr
We’re taking another look at France’s fiscal crisis; why it presents the European Central Bank (or ECB) with a difficult dilemma; and why some sort of ECB bailout is perhaps more likely than is commonly assumed.
📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party
📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Sources:
France bond yield data
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.worldgovernmentbonds.com/spread/france-10-years-vs-germany-10-years/
France debt/deficit data:
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-euro-indicators/w/2-21102026-bp
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-22/france-s-deficit-to-widen-as-economic-growth-slows-imf-says
https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GGXCNL_G01_GDP_PT@FM/FM_EMG/FM_LIDC/FRA
Odds for next French presidential election:
https://polymarket.com/event/next-french-presidential-election
Le Pen platform evaluated:
https://www.politico.eu/article/le-pen-unveils-economic-platform-stuffed-with-eye-watering-cuts-but-few-new-ideas/
https://think.ing.com/articles/frances-national-rally-fiscal-plan-faces-major-delivery-risks/
TPI applicability:
https://x.com/lugaricano/status/2106041147567047152
Le Pen on leaving the euro in 2017:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38511058
Melenchon partial default plans:
https://www.ft.com/content/1b416427-0e86-40c0-9536-c31d76635313?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Market reaction to “whatever it takes”:
https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/effectiveness-european-central-banks-asset-purchase-programme
source
Take back your privacy – start using Proton Mail for free: http://proton.me/tldr
In this video, we’ll discuss what a trilateral deal (between Russia, China and the US) over Ukraine could look like, what motivates the participants and whether the meeting will even happen at all.
📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party
📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Source:
Trilateral meeting details
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/putin-proposes-summit-with-trump-xi-discuss-ukraine-deal-wsj-says-2026-10-19/
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-witkoff-putin-trump-zelenskyy-talks-3f00c0c6fd10bab948c2c3f8502e0a91?taid=6ad8c19bf6d6f300019ef9ee&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
https://apec.org/who-we-are/our-members
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261019-putin-xi-and-trump-could-meet-at-apec-summit-kremlin
China
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-turn-china-under-sanctions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%27s_Position_on_the_Political_Settlement_of_the_Ukrainian_Crisis
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-baerbock-says-china-can-help-end-ukraine-war/a-65566298
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-says-he-is-open-joining-trilateral-meeting-with-xi-putin-2026-10-19/
https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng./xw/zwbd/202609/t20260929_12033002.html
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/fyrbt/202610/t20261020_12043752.html
Russia
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/20/europe/kyiv-under-pressure-as-trump-and-putin-cozy-up-analysis
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k1xj0d708o
The US
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/europe/trump-zelensky-putin-ukraine-war.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP0tOwHnuSM
Ukraine
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/10/nx-s1-5996938/u-s-and-russia-tout-diesel-deal-to-ease-sanctions-and-reopen-fuel-flows
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/20/politics/starshield-ukraine-elon-musk
https://kyivindependent.com/its-significant-ukraine-fears-us-is-withholding-allied-funded-air-defense-supplies-to-pressure-kyiv/
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261019-putin-xi-and-trump-could-meet-at-apec-summit-kremlin
Europe
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-floats-unfreezing-some-russian-assets-restart-ukraine-peace-talks-ft-reports-2026-10-14/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/08/us-and-russia-explore-nord-stream-restart-sources-say-a93916
0:00 Can Trump, Putin and Xi Actually End the War in Ukraine?
7:20 Sponsor
source
Take back your privacy – start using Proton Mail for free: http://proton.me/tldr
In this video, we thought we’d take a look at how it all went wrong for Macron: what he promised when he came to power, why much of it fell apart, and where France seems headed next.
📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party
📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Source list:
X posts:
https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2111880065088975333?s=20
https://x.com/JLMelenchon/status/2111882865197625588?s=20
https://x.com/MLP_officiel/status/2111849200379932912?s=20
France finances:
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://www.ft.com/content/9b252b46-a87c-45e7-a09a-45a39ce077b8?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Protest coverage:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyd02yz22vo
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/10/17/france-faces-day-of-combined-protests_6758706_7.html
https://www.ft.com/content/7bd4ac59-61e6-4604-a96a-26e7096bf768?shareType=nongiftFrance
0:00 How “Macronism” Failed
7:24 Sponsor
source
Take back your privacy – start using Proton Mail for free: http://proton.me/tldr
The Gen Z protests in France have started to spread cross-border through to Spain, Portugal, Italy, and are continuing in Albania and Serbia, so, in this video, we’re taking a look at the underlying reasons behind these protests and what happens next.
📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
🎉 TLDR Party: https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party
📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto
Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.
TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!
Sources:
Europe Gen Z Protests
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/10/20/italy-spain-belgium-portugal-social-unrest-spreads-across-europe-amid-soaring-energy-prices-and-a-housing-crisis_6759435_4.html
https://www.rte.ie/news/a-european-perspective/2026/1020/1596095-spain-youth-protests/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/europe-protests-france-spain-portugal-2026-explainer
https://davekeating.substack.com/p/is-europe-about-to-have-an-1848-moment
France
https://youtu.be/D0lLgflRMKs
https://youtu.be/6Ilr4T6H9lY
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c893v4gx2e47t
Italy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/20/milan-luxury-shops-close-italy-to-deploy-troops-youth-protests-europe
https://timesofmalta.com/article/empty-shelves-eurospin-mosta-amid-fuel-protests-italy.1135882
Spain
https://youtu.be/HZs6eG1lB4I?si=09RhFsoQKhiA5m_t
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2kej47095no
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/alquiler/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://www.idealista.com/sala-de-prensa/informes-precio-vivienda/venta/madrid-comunidad/madrid-provincia/madrid/historico/
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps08/default/table
Portugal
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261017-tents-spring-up-in-lisbon-as-portugal-housing-protests-spread
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/venda/historico/
https://www.idealista.pt/media/relatorios-preco-habitacao/arrendamento/historico/
Serbia
https://youtu.be/Fjy6mFrB4gA?si=qo4y1xYBdUSAC0LS
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-election-vucic-b063b0ad14261bb74ad415bfed141941
Albania
https://youtu.be/pWa-aKVUmkE?si=E9x4fgsMM6pYzrgs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4xjlpqgd3o
00:00 – Introduction
01:01 – France
02:05 – Italy
03:08 – Spain
04:10 – Portugal
04:39 – Albania
05:57 – Serbia
06:56 – Conclusion
07:49 – Proton Mail
source
Their centre-half said it was a rubbish penalty in slightly different terms
Coronavirus: New gene research aims to identify those most at risk from COVID-19
Rodri controlled everything
Europe Today #166, in just one minute
Pedro Sánchez “clearly lies” over Ceuta crisis
Rodri controlled everything
Trump’s Plan for a “Tiered” NATO Explained
Oil prices drop as stocks rise after Trump touts ‘energy ceasefire’
French billionaire Olivier Bouygues on trial in illegal hunting case
Spire collapses at historic Limoges town hall amid violent protests across France
Solving Brussels’ Drug Problem
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass as recovery from cancer surgery progresses
Australia police say man charged after lawmaker Helen Haines deliberately hit by car
‘Diseases, mosquitoes, filth’: India’s urban centres are choking on sewage and waste
‘Everything is destroyed,’ Paris pharmacy owner says after protests
euronews U talk – Education: Balancing costs and benefits of the Bologna process
Video: Vigilantes chase, whip women in ‘anti-prostitution’ raid on Peru night club
Battery power: the hunt for stable renewable energy storage
G7 summit looks to bolster recovery – economy
Hamas elects Yahya Sinwar as Gaza leader
🏴 EFL CHAMPIONSHIP STADIUMS 2025/26
Go Behind The Scenes with Vanessa Hessler for Clips Fall/Winter 2012-13 Campaign Shoot | FashionTV
Miedema strikes to get Arsenal back on track ⚡ | Arsenal 1-0 Everton | WSL highlights
INVINCIBLE. 🏆 | The best of Granit Xhaka for Bayer Leverkusen in 2023/24 🔥
“There’s got to be a clear-out” 😤 | What’s next for Rangers after Celtic defeat?
Carlsberg CEO
Student trip to Mallorca fuels Spanish COVID-19 outbreak
Why Sweden’s Krona is Outperforming the Euro
Electric anti-rape underwear developed to protect women in India
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2013-2014 ft Taylor Swift & Adriana Lima| FashionTV
-
Tech EU News3 years agoeuronews U talk – Education: Balancing costs and benefits of the Bologna process
-
Another Europe News2 years agoVideo: Vigilantes chase, whip women in ‘anti-prostitution’ raid on Peru night club
-
Tech EU News3 years agoBattery power: the hunt for stable renewable energy storage
-
Another Europe News3 years agoG7 summit looks to bolster recovery – economy
-
Tech EU News3 years agoHamas elects Yahya Sinwar as Gaza leader
-
Sports EU1 year ago
🏴 EFL CHAMPIONSHIP STADIUMS 2025/26
-
Fashion3 years agoGo Behind The Scenes with Vanessa Hessler for Clips Fall/Winter 2012-13 Campaign Shoot | FashionTV
-
Sports EU2 years ago
Miedema strikes to get Arsenal back on track ⚡ | Arsenal 1-0 Everton | WSL highlights
-
Sports EU2 years ago
INVINCIBLE. 🏆 | The best of Granit Xhaka for Bayer Leverkusen in 2023/24 🔥
-
Sports EU2 years ago“There’s got to be a clear-out” 😤 | What’s next for Rangers after Celtic defeat?
@ales6823
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
I stopped watching this crap of a video from the first moments when it became clear that you did not know Swiss neutrality began as an aftermath of the Battle of Marignano in 1515 and was later implicitly acknowledged in the Peace of Westfalia.
@calinnita7395
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Because Putin putting pressure on neutral countries has worked so well so far
@tufstuff2586
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Its actually very smart but Switzerland because if NATO ever goes downhill in the future or something bad happens they can steer away from it without taking the blow like Germany the USA or France. Also Russia invading Ukraine isn't a shocker really they did it before with the same plan after the Russian Empire collapsed like the USSR did anyone not catch that?
@eltinjones4542
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Switzerland as usual applies logic to the situation. Their neutrality takes in to account democracy!
@mrbardel4363
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
only Europe can . and should .
@hofec2000
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Switzerland❤❤❤
@Michael-mh2tw
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Well, Hitler didn't. I know politicians are generally more emotional and less generally capable today, but I do believe Switzerland still has it in it to not let this conflict affect its tradition of neutrality, no matter how much peer pressure exists. The Swiss leaving their neutral position wouldn't do anything for Ukraine, really, it's just a goal of non-neutral nations to try to get them to leave neutrality so they can look like they've done something for their own people, take Britain or Poland. They want to be the one who can say 'I made the Swiss take our side' no matter what the consequences or usefulness to Ukraine/Switzerland.
@DC-ux1dt
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
The Swiss loves that Russian gold too much. They loved the nazis and they love putin. All they do is store and funnel dirty money
@gregash7683
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Switzerland's perpetual "military" neutrality (forget some compromises with the Nazi's in Russia during WW2) has been their breastplate of righteousness since 1815. But, if a country becomes the haven for laundering stolen gold and art or a safe passage for war criminals, does that assure immunity as well as neutrality for the Confederation? Put diplomatic theatrics aside, dirty hands are dirty hands. When financial transactions bypass the SWIFT system and ooze in the form of Swiss francs to buy sanctioned products and services, does sweet Switzerland get a free pass with blind eyes? In legal language, this activity is called: an "accessory to a crime" where so-called innocents play a benign part in criminal activities. Does the Swiss system fit this profile?
@carnivaltym
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
I don't think anyone should fuck with the inventors of the Suisse knife.
@nikolaivanov7400
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Correction EU NATO and the USA are forcing us to take a side, Putin did none of this except act recklessly, y’all took our neutrality.
@Darkstar-qb3dh
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
I think that’s the best way for the Swiss to help without abandoning their neutrality, by sending aid they can take a stand agains unwarranted aggression and invasion but not actually add to military action
@JuanGarcia-tg4od
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Anyone or anything or any country that forever remains neutral is ultimately going to find itself very lonely. Think of anyone you know that never picks a side. Nobody trusts or likes these types. I don’t hear anyone saying how much they love the Swiss.
@777gpower
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Switzerland and Austria are de facto protected by NATO given they are surrounded entirely by NATO. For Russia, or any foreign, non-NATO country to invade it would need to use NATO airspace- something NATO is not likely to give.
@Lemonz1989
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Not acting at all is also taking sides. It’s also understandable not sending soldier.
However, Switzerland has chosen sides, and by also choosing not to send arms “during an active military conflict”, and only in peacetime for defense, to someone you think is in the right also weakens your moral high ground. Sending humanitarian aid is all well and good, but that only goes so far in helping someone win a defensive war.
@itzcoatl1180
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Oh but not with the Nazis? Because they care sooo much about people💀
@davidmcintyre8145
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
We must remember that at the heart of Swiss neutrality lies one simple fact. Neutrality was forced on the Swiss as a result of them being too good at war in the 15th and 16th centuries. Even today the Pope is guarded by Swiss guards
@susannamarker2582
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Austria is nearer to Russia than Switzerland is, and Austria is not even talking about this. Seems to me that TLDR news EU (the clue is in their name) is creating an unnecessary narrative.
@susannamarker2582
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Even today, Switzerland is surrounded by the Axis Powers. Today, Germany, Italy, and Vichy France are called the EU. Stay neutral, Switzerland. Keep away from strange centralised european projects.
@ems4884
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
The swiss will always do whatever they need to you guard their wealth.
@MrAndrew941
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
The Republic of Ireland literally has nothing to bring to NATO if they ever apply it should just be refused on that ground.
@theuncomfortabletruth8348
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
The Nazis killed 6 million Jews during ww2 and yet Switzerland can remain neutral. Switzerland has become a joke.
@Ravelcs
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
If Switzerland wants to be neutral, it should leave the European Free Trade Association. Neutrality is just a lofty name for impotence.
@hanjianwar7189
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
🤔
@edwardsedwards796
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Switzerland has become corrupted. Even the votations are rigged.
@johnmachenzie1613
February 18, 2024 at 9:20 am
Nonetheless Switzerland reputation of a neutral country has been damaged, we truly are living in a new era.