🇪🇺 Europe should introduce connoscription, president of Latvia says

Latvia reintroduced connoscription for men in 2023 and has moved to increase its defense spending to 4% of GDP – among the highest rates in NATO and well above the alliance’s stipulated 2% target.

“Seeing what is happening in the world, the decision that we took – many other European countries need to follow that,” Rinkēvičs told Sky News.

https://tvpworld.com/85500726/europe-should-introduce-connoscription-president-of-latvia-says

📝 Casper Klynge: In a paper due to be published soon by the Atlantic Council, Rob Murray, founder of the Nato innovation fund, sets out the idea of a defence, security and resilience (DSR) bank — an internationally governed institution designed to address systemic challenges in defence financing.

🇪🇺 Philip Pilkington: The EU is legit discussing MEFO bills. Off balance sheet funding of rearmament ala the Third Reich. Absolutely wild. The wheels are going to come off this thing pretty quick.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Reporter: Are you comfortable with the fact that you walked away and Ukraine may not survive?

Trump: Ukraine may not survive anyway.

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🇺🇸🇪🇺 German lawmakers float ‘Euro Eyes’ spy network amid uncertainty on US intel

The Bundestag’s top intelligence experts are calling for a European spy network, warning that Europe can’t rely on intelligence from the United States amid growing uncertainty.

https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-russia-bundestag-lawmakers-float-euro-spy-network-us-intel/

🇺🇸🇵🇱🛰 Elon Musk to Polish FM Sikorski:

Be quiet, small man.

You pay a tiny fraction of the cost.

And there is no substitute for Starlink.

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🇬🇧/🇺🇸 UK intelligence agencies have “significantly limited” information shared with the CIA since Trump’s election victory.

Some Western agents in Russia and Ukraine were reportedly extracted as a precaution.

Trump & Tulsi Gabbard’s stance on Five Eyes raises concerns. Reports suggest Gabbard’s appointment has alarmed U.S. intelligence agencies and allies.

WSJ suggests Trump may dissolve Five Eyes, viewing it as a tool for allies to leverage U.S. intelligence.

UK officials propose a “Four Eyes” alliance, excluding the U.S., but feasibility is unclear since the U.S. provides 80-90% of intelligence.

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📈 US Gold Rush: Imports hit a record $30.4 Billion in January

This is DOUBLE the amount seen during the 2020 pandemic.

At the same time, the US trade deficit with Switzerland reached a record $22 billion.

This suggests the majority of imported gold is coming from Swiss vaults.

Physical gold buying is concerningly strong.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🔥❗️ — Major maritime disaster off the coast of Hull, Kingdom of England, after a collision between a cargo ship and an oil tanker.

The fire can be seen from miles away

🇺🇸🛰🚫🇺🇦 — 📰 ZeroHedge | US Firm Maxar Disables Satellite Photos For Ukraine | March 8, 2025:

"American aerospace firm Maxar Technologies announce Friday it has disabled the ability of the Ukrainian government to access its satellite imagery, in conformity to President Trump's announced suspension of intelligence sharing with Kiev.

"Each customer makes their own decisions on how they use and share that data," Maxar described of its US government contracts. The contract in question which is impacted by the intelligence-sharing suspension is GEGD (the Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery program).

"The US government has decided to temporarily suspend Ukrainian accounts in GEGD," the Maxar statement said, referring reporters to the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for any further questions."

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