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Putin’s Battle for Donbas: The Latest on Russia Ukraine – TLDR News
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As anticipated, on Monday Russia started ‘phase 2’ of their war in Ukraine – a new assault on he Donbas region. Despite attempts though-out the war Putin’s never been able to fully capture it; so why does he want to and will he be successful in Donbas?
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7 – https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/1516168508027113488?s=20&t=W5wtknhNCpqVhbx-RLzIEw
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Why This French Politician Is Suddenly Everywhere
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If you’ve never heard of David Lisnard, you must’ve not been living in Cannes for the past ten years. Nonetheless, this relatively unknown politician is now vying for the top French position. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at who is David Lisnard and why is he rising in the polls.
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David Lisnard programme: https://www.unenouvelleenergie.fr/notre-programme/
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Polymarket: https://polymarket.com/fr/event/next-french-presidential-election
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What the US Midterms Mean for Europe
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On Tuesday, the US electorate delivered a stunning repudiation of Trumpism, delivering potential relief to Europe’s never-ending headaches. In this video, we’re taking a look at the election and how Europe could be impacted by the recent midterms.
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Sources:
Ukraine-section
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-worries-donald-trump-prefers-vladimir-putin-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine-war/
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/three-branches/what-president-can-do-cannot-do
https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-europe-monitor-democrats-blitz-donald-trump-us-midterms/
https://theconversation.com/us-midterms-what-a-new-congress-could-and-could-not-change-for-europe-295007
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R47275
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/midterms-congress-democrats-agenda-01147304
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-midterm-election-2026-interview/
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RS22654
https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-europe-monitor-democrats-blitz-donald-trump-us-midterms/
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-hold-trilateral-talks-with-ukraine-russia-abu-dhabi-next-week-us-official-2026-11-02/
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/11/04/politics/pete-hegseth-impeachment-trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/04/republicans-democrats-lame-duck-agenda-01149079
Tariffs section:
Far-right section:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-11-03/europe-braces-for-results-of-us-midterm-elections
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-midterm-election-democrats-blue-tsunami-hope-mockery-europe/
https://www.politico.eu/article/five-things-europe-monitor-democrats-blitz-donald-trump-us-midterms/
00:00 – Introduction
01:18 – Tariffs
02:31 – Ukraine
04:31 – Far-right parties
05:55 – Conclusion
07:07 – Too Long
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Can the EU Survive a Far Right Wave?
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This coming year is set to be a big one for Europe. In this video, we dive deeper into four upcoming elections and explore how they could shape the future of the union and the continent.
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Big Four Elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Spanish_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_French_presidential_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Polish_parliamentary_election
Polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/spain/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/france/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/poland/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/italy/
https://politpro.eu/en/spain
https://politpro.eu/en/poland/political-parties/kon
Political Contexts
https://www.ft.com/content/ec433e1f-bdb4-4a1c-868e-e1c7c4121f45
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-housing-crisis-bursts-into-spotlight-snap-election-2026-10-06/
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-far-right-vox-inspiration-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-italy/
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/marine-le-pen-vs-alice-weidel-how-the-far-right-wants-to-reshape-the-eu
https://tvpworld.com/94671737/poland-pis-sinks-to-21-year-low-as-morawiecki-launches-new-caucus
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.13602
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/27/giorgia-meloni-is-fusing-populism-and-moderation
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-doomed-irrelevance-facing-us-china-competition-italy-pm-giorgia-meloni-says/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament
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How the Coming “Election Supercycle” Could Reshape the EU
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This coming year is set to be a big one for Europe. In this video, we dive deeper into four upcoming elections and explore how they could shape the future of the union and the continent.
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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:
Big Four Elections
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Spanish_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_French_presidential_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Italian_general_election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Polish_parliamentary_election
Polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/spain/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/france/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/poland/
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/italy/
https://politpro.eu/en/spain
https://politpro.eu/en/poland/political-parties/kon
Political Contexts
https://www.ft.com/content/ec433e1f-bdb4-4a1c-868e-e1c7c4121f45
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-housing-crisis-bursts-into-spotlight-snap-election-2026-10-06/
https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-far-right-vox-inspiration-giorgia-meloni-brothers-of-italy/
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/marine-le-pen-vs-alice-weidel-how-the-far-right-wants-to-reshape-the-eu
https://tvpworld.com/94671737/poland-pis-sinks-to-21-year-low-as-morawiecki-launches-new-caucus
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcms.13602
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/27/giorgia-meloni-is-fusing-populism-and-moderation
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/10/29/vannacci-ue-nato-balzano/8554209/
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-doomed-irrelevance-facing-us-china-competition-italy-pm-giorgia-meloni-says/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_groups_of_the_European_Parliament
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Why Meloni’s Electoral Reform Might Backfire
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In this video, we’ll explain Meloni’s new electoral reform law, why it’s been so controversial, and whether it could in fact backfire.
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Italian parliament passes Meloni’s electoral reform law
https://apnews.com/article/italy-meloni-electoral-reform-elections-stability-opposition-constitution-10b37530da6be853815cfeb774f5df46
https://www.reuters.com/world/italys-meloni-secures-final-approval-contested-electoral-reform-2026-10-08/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6zxjdw8rdl5o
https://www.ft.com/content/ba171091-839a-4d78-86af-8e93a7013d6c?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Italian polls
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/italy/
Analysis
https://www.courthousenews.com/italian-parliament-approves-election-law-giving-seat-bonus-to-winners/
https://verfassungsblog.de/everything-must-change-to-stay-the-same/
News articles
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000343318/mit-ihrer-umstrittenen-wahlrechtsreform-schoss-meloni-womoeglich-ein-eigentor
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000343293/meloni-bringt-umstrittene-wahlrechtsreform-im-parlament-durch
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2026/10/08/en-italie-giorgia-meloni-joue-avec-les-regles-electorales-au-risque-de-fragiliser-la-democratie_6790277_3232.html
Meloni rules out coalition with National Future
https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2026/10/30/meloni-rules-out-alliance-with-vannacci-says-wont-be-held-to-ransom_95727a0f-302a-420f-8393-0a13de49bdd7.html
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@BlueLiberty20
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
USA, UK and Australia share nuclear technology.
China: This is very bad for peace.
Russia invades Ukraine.
China: Yawn… Who gives a shit?
@HotDamn85
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
This is where the EU should start polling and encouraging separatism in Kaliningrad….
@MrTaxiRob
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Maybe someone should talk about the Donbas BEFORE 2014. Where was the separatist movement then? When you reveal that it didn't exist, it might help silence the Putinistas who still promote the genocide lie.
@koneser12345
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Thank you for being impartial.
@alru4407
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Who are Ukrainians? These are 50% ethnic Russians, 10% Rusyns, who were renamed Ukrainians in the Austrian Empire! The United States and Europe nurtured the Nazis in Ukraine for 30 years, financed them and in 2014 brought them to power, provoking a civil war in Ukraine. Now Europe is in alliance with the Nazis and fascists in Ukraine, and the goal of Europe and the United States is to wage war against Russia with the hands of the terrorist state of Ukraine for the collapse and obtaining resources for free use. Hunger and poverty in Europe will become a reason to mobilize the peoples of Europe to war with Russia.
@GhostOnTheHalfShell
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
y’all seem to growing appt an excellent clip
@abaddonmacarthur6857
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Just because a large population in a specific region identifies themselves as Russian and lives in some areas of Ukraine doesn't mean that such areas belong to Russia. Assuming Ukraine gives Russia both Donetsk and Luhansk. What guarantees that the same thing won't happen again on to the new borders little by little, repeating the process until Russia takes over Ukraine?
@yevhenkozlov286
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Just in case
Izyum is pronounced as [ɪˈzʲum]
@catgirl2747
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Completley wrong.
@darianvergof2508
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
when he says, "Russian separatist" he means, Ukrainian citizens with Russian background; who have been systematically killed and delegitimized for the last 8 years by the US backed Ukrainian government.
@Kytetiger
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
meanwhile, all those civilians who suffered 😢
@devsalunke2023
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Zelensky never understand what their people lost due to his immature & wrong decisions , for country their people's are most valuable which Zelensky never understand.
@Mr.Nichan
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
0:27 "Donbass, a region that has seen tension between Russian and Ukrainian forces since 2014”
Really? I dare you to find evidence that "Russian forces" were involved before 2022.
@Peter675.
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Why can’t you reinforce though the Black Sea? Or use drones to drop ammo and food to the people trapped?
@MrThad15
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Just out of curiosity does the IV suffix in Ukrainian mean city or something like ville in French or some like that?
@jefferroo
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
One has to remember that after Stalin starved the Ukrainians, he encouraged Russians to move over the border into the eastern region of Ukraine, which is why there is currently such a high concentration of Russian speakers in Donetsk and Luhansk.
@charlesdurham7228
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
With land less act massive amount of American military aid. Can you smell a Russian army cooking?
@patriciaeddy7629
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
After all these poor souls have been through because of Putin's invasion,bet they hate Russia now.
@patriciaeddy7629
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Doesn't mean if that area speaks Russian it's then, pro-russia.
@purplebreadloaf8677
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
I'm so excited for the upcoming phase 3 crossover event.
@09csr
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Are you nice or what? They wanna conquer the area, nuking it would leave it as a wasteland. A wholly empty win. It'd literally go against Russia's own goals, so X for doubts on nuking.
@joelvargas9160
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
I'm sorry about that last comment Russia will not win Victory to ukrainians Russia will not win armies will be destroyed by God
@joelvargas9160
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Putin is hitting down the wrong Nazis it is a Nazi the Lord Our God will strike him down Ukraine Nation will win this battle what are the shield over then you will not win Russia
@user-qz5cj4tu8p
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Mariupol allattack by drones.
Ukraine peoples get first.
@ratatajk7187
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Let's clarify this:
Putin actually is winning wars, physically and mentally:
1) We are only thinking Russia is losing because we depends too much on western medias with numbers. We were being told and brainwashed by western medias about the number of dead Russian's soldiers. But the numbers were never being proven. Just look Mariupol, despite Putin can end quickly those remaining Azov, Putin decided to just surrounded them, and wants to make them surrender.
2) Russia is stalling times. It's not that Russia couldn't take control of Ukraine, it's just it might be part of the plan. The longer this wars continue, the longer NATO's leaders have to focus on Ukraine, rather than their own country. Just look at what happened in France, the rising of the citizens, asking for Macron to focus more on national interest first, which boost Le Pen.
3) The reason Russia might not end Mariupol quickly, perhaps has to do with the objective to "lower" Ukraine's Azov's moral. Announcing Ukraine's soldiers have give up, might not just demotivated other remaining soldiers in other cities, but might put NATO's leaders on pressure from it's own citizens. Why keep fueling the war, keep arming soldiers who already surrender, hence wasting tax money. With many already suffered from pandemic, the facts that the goverments wasting money to help people in Ukraine, while citizens are facing high living cost.
Western sanctions, rather than affect Russian, already affected western folks itself. Imagine if the war is prolonging, how long will the NATO/EU/USA's leader has to keep talking about Ukraine, and keep pouring the money to Ukraine, when that money actually could help improve the life of their own citizens?
Just watch how Russia published a video about 2 British soldiers captured, and ask help from Britain. The objective is to demotivate volunteers from NATO's nations, and at the same time show how Russia threat captives compare to Zelensky's threat Russians.
@alfreddegiorgio3799
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
The tyrant of the superpower Russia, the world’s largest country, declares victory over a small city in the small country of Ukraine. Putin ordered his thugs to kill not only innocent men, women, and children but also Ukrainian flies who could be Nazis. Thugs have been issued with nuclear fly spray in case the flies fight back. INSANITY RULES!
@TomLikesfn684
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
At first I had no idea why Russia was losing in Ukraine considering it's just a big empty plain with no great natural boundaries or harsh geography of any sort.
@CoachBreid
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
The West is flowing increasingly lethal weapons into Ukraine (Phoenix Ghost UAVs, M777 155s, etc) – can Russia keep up? Given the Ukrainians' will to fight, the reported poor moral of the Russian conscripts, logistics issues, the tipping point maybe fast approaching.
@CadaverKuma
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Wow.. turkmenistan and hondura war is devastating.. the honduras are winning! Th turkmenista economic is crippled to death.. Glory to Honduras 🇭🇳!! I hate turkmenistan 🇹🇲! Why can’t mexico 🇲🇽 help in the honturkman war? Please, the civilians are dying insid of turkeys and they have not had hondura yet fight and live off neland of the nation honira.
@gabrieleporru4443
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
1:20
Bold claim to say a region is associated more with another country than the one it's in
But anyway: maybe the million of emigrants during Soviet rule helped put Donbas close to Russia? Could mention that instead of giving the idea it has always been magically like that
@nazdalaan
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
I’m sorry, what was FACE 1?? Before we go FACE 2. 😹😹
@willemscheepers5599
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
BS propaganda!
@lewiss626
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Could they not make a deals give them Donbas and agree a cess fire because I personally think it’s better to give them that but of land rather then starting world war 3
@mr.mittir699
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Z
@philodonoghue3062
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Moral of the story
Don’t buy Chinese tyres
@junalbinotv1196
March 3, 2024 at 6:36 pm
Hooorah