The Russian invasion. The outside world's response
AFD hails Orbán's trip to Moscow: "A peace initiative"
The German right-wing populist party AFD hails Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, reports the news agency DPA. In a statement, the party calls the trip a "peace initiative".
- Hungary shows the way and speaks directly to both parties in the conflict during its first day as the EU presidency. That is what the AFD has demanded since the war began, says the foreign policy spokesperson Matthias Moosdorf.
Orbán's trip has received harsh criticism as it is not sanctioned by the rest of the EU. Among other things, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson called the trip "a mockery of the Ukrainian people".
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The election in the United States|The electoral movement
USA connoisseur: Joe Biden is stuck in a bunker mentality
The night's big interview on ABC News shows that Joe Biden is stuck in a "bunker mentality". That's what Andreas Utterström, communications consultant and US connoisseur, says in P1 Morgon.
He says Biden deflected blame and questioned poll numbers during the interview.
- It does not bode well if you are a Democrat, says Utterström.
He also says that the big problem for Biden is not what he says but how he looks.
- This slightly blank look, it looks like he's trying to keep up. I think everyone watching this is thinking of elderly relatives when you see this development and it's not good for Joe Biden.
Norwegian US expert Sofie Høgestøl tells VG that the interview is likely not enough to quell criticism of Biden. She says that he certainly appears to be sharper than during the criticized interview.
- But he is not very humble about the criticism of his age, he sometimes answers incoherently and he seems to deny the reality of how he is doing in the election campaign, she says.
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The new election in France
Hate crimes in France increase after the success of the right
After the EU elections on June 9, in which the French far-right party National Assembly received over 30 percent of the vote, there has been a marked increase in the number of hate crimes in France. DN writes this with reference to the human rights organization Ligue des Droits de l'Homme.
Surveys carried out by several newspapers also show that many residents of the country now face significantly more racism in their everyday lives than before the election.
On Sunday, the new French election that President Macron announced after the EU election will be decided. There, too, the National Collection looks to be heading towards great success.
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African military rulers meet - form new alliance
The leaders of three West African military governments are to meet in the coming days to form a new alliance, the BBC reports. It is about Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where the military took power through coups between 2020 and 2023.
The countries have previously announced that they are leaving the wider cooperation bloc Ecowas.
Cooperation around security is high on the agenda during the meeting, but the countries will also discuss the possibility of introducing a common currency.
Since the military coups, all three countries have thrown out French forces and instead turned to Russia for military assistance.
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