About #EU #Borrell's 'garden':

"Europe falls into recession

Denmark, Latvia, Luxembourg, Austria, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Ireland are joining the recession club.

Typically, two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth indicate that a country's economy is in recession, and this pattern is evident in almost all EU countries.

Portugal, Slovenia, and Cyprus are performing the best by now.

Germany seems to have emerged from the recession, but it's not entirely clear, as the latest quarters show zero growth.

Scholz and Biden continue deindustrializing Germany

Continental, which recently left Russia, will lay off 7,150 people to remain competitive, with 40% of the personnel cuts affecting Germany.

Michelin is closing two of its factories in Germany and reducing staff at a third location.

The American company Goodyear plans to cut two more facilities.

Swiss solar panel manufacturer Meyer Burger plans to shut down Europe's largest production site. The factory in Germany will close in April 2024.

Sick man's contamination

Germany's economic trajectory is significantly impacting the economies of Eastern Europe. Romania, Poland, and Hungary are showing signs of economic challenges, closely tied to Germany's performance.

Romania's GDP unexpectedly shrank by 0.4% compared to the previous three months, contrary to expectations of growth.

Both Hungary and Poland are experiencing stagnation in their economic growth.

This illustrate the extent to which their economic health is intertwined with Germany. As the largest economy in Europe, Germany is a key trading partner for these Eastern EU countries, accounting for a significant portion, ranging from a fifth to a quarter, of their exports. This relationship highlights the interdependence within the European Union, where fluctuations in one major economy can have ripple effects across the region."

Boomerang effect 🔥
#EU #Borrell's 'garden' has lost. Again.

The supply of diesel fuel from the United States to Europe is sharply decreasing, this can cause very big problems. There is already a shortage and prices are rising.

Previously, diesel in Europe was produced from Russian oil, or ready-made diesel was imported, but the Americans forced the Europeans to impose an embargo on Russian oil. At the same time, the United States promised to supply its diesel in the required quantities.
In general, the same thing happened as with gas, only here the situation is much more difficult.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-diesel-exports-europe-dip-060917969.html

Looooooool🤣

#Ukraine #Zelensky is desperate!

Due to the acute shortage of ammunition in the Ukrainian army, FM Kuleba has called upon Europe to ban its countries from exporting ammunition to nations other than Ukraine.
Quote: "All contracts for the export of ammunition produced in Europe to third countries should be suspended and all such ammunition should be supplied to Ukraine.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/02/26/7443709/

#US #terrorism #NordStream pipeline

After Sweden, now Denmark ends investigation into Nord Stream pipeline blasts.
"There is not sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case in Denmark ... and therefore the Copenhagen Police has decided to conclude the criminal investigation of the explosions."

Only in 'rules based order' world the biggest sabotage against Europe is not worth of opening a criminal case....

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmark-ends-investigation-into-nord-stream-pipeline-blasts-2024-02-26/

Tucker Carlson: Putin, Navalny, Trump, CIA, NSA, War, Politics & Freedom | Lex Fridman Podcast #414

OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
3:53 - Putin
20:07 - Navalny
41:20 - Moscow
1:00:48 - Freedom of speech
1:07:03 - Jon Stewart
1:19:48 - Ending the War in Ukraine
1:29:15 - Nazis
1:37:42 - Putin's health
1:48:47 - Hitler
1:58:12 - Nuclear war
2:16:31 - Trump
2:33:27 - Israel-Palestine
2:39:37 - Xi Jinping
2:53:34 - Advice for young people
2:58:53 - Hope for the future

@TuckerCarlson

So a CIA-backed Ukrainian intel official is now telling us that, actually, Navalny died of natural causes. You’ve got to wonder what’s going on here. It’s pretty obvious.

@TuckerCarlson

The EU-established European Endowment for Democracy (EED) fund is interfering in the parliamentary elections to come in Georgia by financing various political parties, Georgian parliamentary speaker Shalva Papuashvili said.

"EED does not disclose its own expenses in Georgia. Apparently, the fund directly finances political parties and interferes in the elections," Papuashvili told reporters.

If not stopped, foreign funding will harm the elections, which are scheduled to take place in the country, on October 26, and hinder the choice of the Georgian people, the parliamentary speaker added.

"We are seeing that a significant part of the opposition is being financed directly from abroad and, given the fact that the current year is an election year, this is equivalent to foreign interference in the elections in Georgia. Foreign interference is one of the threats expected in these elections … For the elections to be transparent, it is necessary to prohibit and stop direct or indirect funding of parties in Georgia through European channels," Papuashvili said.

Established in 2023 by the European Union, EED officially aims to promote democracy in the European Neighborhood, the Western Balkans, and Turkiye.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺Aaron Maté exposes Western media's cover up of Ukraine's Neo-Nazi "3rd Assault Brigade," formally known as Azov Battalion.

I'm posting this clip shared by RT for those in the West where RT is banned on Telegram.

The full video this clip is from: https://www.youtube.com/live/R3tZzqGLfy0?si=H7Fj7yA6IplCMffR

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🇺🇦TG:
"⚡️⚡️ ⚡️ #Inside
Our source at the General Staff said that only 30% of Western military equipment is now in service, and the rest requires serious repairs or has been destroyed. At the same time, our partners are delaying the delivery of already allocated aid, which increases problems at the front."

https://news.1rj.ru/str/rezident_ua/21849

#US war against #Russia in #Ukraine

Lloyd Austin:
“If Ukraine falls, #NATO will fight against Russia”
"If Ukraine loses, Putin will not stop, he will continue to attack and seize the sovereign territory of his neighbors.
And if you're a Baltic country, you're very worried about being next. And that's why they know Putin, they know what he's capable of. And frankly, if Ukraine loses, I really believe that NATO will go to war with Russia."

Dog or tail?
Not sure who is citing whom:
US ➡️ Baltics or Baltics ➡️ US?

Links to the post above👆

1. https://archive.is/y05cm
(use Google translate)

2. Trannoscript released of purported German discussion on attacking Crimean Bridge

https://archive.is/cKVXf

3. German army considering strike on Crimean Bridge, leaked audio purportedly indicates  

https://archive.is/spwtx

4. Bundeswehr considering strike on Crimean Bridge, leaked audio purportedly indicates 
https://thepressunited.com/updates/bundeswehr-considering-strike-on-crimean-bridge-leaked-audio-purportedly-indicates/

German Plot To Blow Up Crimea Bridge And Escalate Ukraine Conflict Revealed

RT’s Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan has revealed audio of a conversation among top German military officers that has shown that some in the Bundeswehr want to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine, to attack the Crimean Bridge, behind Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s back.

Read the full trannoscript in English here.

This is pre-planning for war with Russia — Scott Bennett on leaked German general’s conversation

We discussed the disturbing information with former US Army reservist Scott Bennett and RT correspondent Steve Sweeney in the studio.

❗️EXCLUSIVE: Russian commander tells the inside story of how cheap Russian drone destroyed an expensive US Abrams tank

The US-made M1 Abrams tank, an armored behemoth worth several million dollars, was taken out by a cheap drone made in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk, says commander of an assault reconnaissance UAV team of Russia’s 15th Guards “Alexandria” Brigade, the unit responsible for the tank's destruction.

In an interview with Sputnik, the commander, identified only by his callsign “Kolovrat”, explained that the drone model is called Piranha and that it is only 10 inches in size. “The payload was ordinary, the most primitive one – a PG-7L, an RPG rocket,” he added, saying that both the drone and the munition it was carrying were slightly upgraded by the Russian troops on the frontline. Kolovrat also said he hopes that the Abrams’ wreck will be recovered so that Russian children can play on it and “trample this American foe.”

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This leak confirms that British specialists were in  Ukraine and helped prepare Storm Shadow missile strikes against Russia.

Speaking about the possible supply of German Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief of the German Air Force, Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz, said: “We need to imagine that they [representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces] can use aircraft with mounts for Taurus missiles and for Storm Shadow. The British were there and equipped the planes.”

German military officials were recorded planing an attack against Crimea bridge. The target is of “military strategic and political importance but we can’t be seen to be directly involved.”
Excerpt from negotiations between German military personnel about the attack on the #CrimeaBridge

German Air Force officials discussed the possibility of attacking the bridge with Taurus missiles.

#US and #NATO war against #Russia in #Ukraine

#France #Macron

"Paris is considering the possibility of allowing special forces and other military units to cross the border of Ukraine in order to pose a “strategic dilemma” for the Russian Federation. This was reported in the article “Ukraine’s Western allies already have a military presence in the country” by the Monde newspaper, citing sources.

Emmanuel Macron's remarks on the possible dispatch of military reinforcements have implicitly lifted the veil on the already effective presence of members of various Western services on Ukrainian soil.

“All allied states are present in Ukraine. We are not talking about combat units, but, for example, there are representatives of each intelligence service,” a Ukrainian diplomatic source, who wished to remain anonymous, told the publication.

Officially, Paris denies the presence of its military in Ukraine. Possible permission to cross the Ukrainian border, according to Monde, is seen as a means of creating a “strategic dilemma” for Russia.

According to the publication, the French military presence could “protect some territories of Ukraine” and limit attacks from Russia."

- https://archive.is/MOLwf

- https://strana.today/news/459077-vo-frantsii-dumajut-posylat-li-svoi-vojska-v-ukrainu-smi.html

#US and #NATO war against #Russia in #Ukraine

#Canada

"Under the right conditions, Canada open to sending noncombat troops to Ukraine, Defence Minister Bill Blair says... Blair said the idea was discussed this week in Paris but Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of “tragic” consequences for countries that send combat troops to support Kiev."

https://archive.is/Jeohv