This is not a joke! Humiliated Germany is helping Ukraine to restore energy infrastructure. Yes, you heard it right! Helping and paying German taxpayers money to Ukraine, the very country which has blown up German critical infrastructure Nord stream gas pipeline which led to deindustrialisation of German economy!
German Minister of Economy Katarina Reiche has arrived in Kiev. Upon arrival, she stated her intention to determine how Germany can provide Ukraine with more effective support for the country's recovery and ensuring its energy needs.
According to Reiche, Ukraine is entering the fourth winter of full-scale war, and during this time, Russian strikes on energy system facilities are becoming increasingly intense, creating a serious threat to the stable supply of electricity and heat during the cold period.
In addition to restoring energy infrastructure, the agenda of the talks also includes the development of cooperation between Germany and Ukraine in the defense industry.
German Minister of Economy Katarina Reiche has arrived in Kiev. Upon arrival, she stated her intention to determine how Germany can provide Ukraine with more effective support for the country's recovery and ensuring its energy needs.
According to Reiche, Ukraine is entering the fourth winter of full-scale war, and during this time, Russian strikes on energy system facilities are becoming increasingly intense, creating a serious threat to the stable supply of electricity and heat during the cold period.
In addition to restoring energy infrastructure, the agenda of the talks also includes the development of cooperation between Germany and Ukraine in the defense industry.
Reuters
German economy minister arrives in Kyiv as Ukraine seeks energy support
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche arrived in Kyiv on Friday, highlighting Berlin's efforts to help Ukraine repair its energy infrastructure after recent Russian attacks severely damaged the power grid.
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Bloomberg:
German companies have started trading industrial secrets in exchange for Chinese rare materials.
To keep rare earth supplies flowing, German companies are giving China a front-row seat to their industrial blueprints: diagrams, supply chain layouts, customer lists, and even 3-year production forecasts.
All this, just to get a 6-month license for rare earth supplies.
The German government reportedly has no clue what’s being handed over and no real plan to stop it.
Officials literally had to ask German firms what China was collecting and most didn’t even respond.
Smaller manufacturers are already shutting down. Big firms are playing along to survive.
The data covers sectors such as defence contractors, car part suppliers, and precision toolmakers.
German companies have started trading industrial secrets in exchange for Chinese rare materials.
To keep rare earth supplies flowing, German companies are giving China a front-row seat to their industrial blueprints: diagrams, supply chain layouts, customer lists, and even 3-year production forecasts.
All this, just to get a 6-month license for rare earth supplies.
The German government reportedly has no clue what’s being handed over and no real plan to stop it.
Officials literally had to ask German firms what China was collecting and most didn’t even respond.
Smaller manufacturers are already shutting down. Big firms are playing along to survive.
The data covers sectors such as defence contractors, car part suppliers, and precision toolmakers.
Bloomberg.com
German Firms Hand Over Secrets That China Could Use for Leverage
As German firms wrestle with new Chinese controls on rare earths, they are handing Beijing sensitive supply chain information it could potentially use to squeeze manufacturers or shut down production lines in Europe’s biggest economy.
Kyrgyzstan has built the largest gold storage facility in the country and will now keep its reserves at home rather than in foreign banks, said the president of the republic, Sadyr Japarov.
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"Russia is capable of fighting for a long time," terrorist Kirill Budanov declared, speaking at an international economic forum in Kiev.
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US Trump's war in Ukraine via its proxy EU & NATO:
I don’t like seeing the death of 6, 7, 8 thousand young people, mostly youth, mostly soldiers. It costs us nothing. Actually, we make money, but I don’t even want to talk about making money. In this case, I don’t care about making money.
But, you know, we send NATO weapons. They buy it at full price. They buy weapons. They give it to anyone. But I think they most likely pass it on to Ukraine.
I don’t like seeing the death of 6, 7, 8 thousand young people, mostly youth, mostly soldiers. It costs us nothing. Actually, we make money, but I don’t even want to talk about making money. In this case, I don’t care about making money.
But, you know, we send NATO weapons. They buy it at full price. They buy weapons. They give it to anyone. But I think they most likely pass it on to Ukraine.
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🇺🇸Busting the Myth of the Trump Administration's "Break" from Neo-Con Policy and the Pursuit of US Primacy Abroad
Here are clips from the hearing for Austin Dahmer's nomination as Assistant Sec. of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities.
During his testimony he confirms several facts including:
1. The US never "paused" aid to Ukraine;
2. The US is NOT withdrawing from Europe, simply forcing Europe to spend more on US objectives in the region through "burden sharing" or "division of labor;"
3. The US is not "retreating" to the Western hemisphere and abandoning its containment of China - containing China remains Washington/Wall Street's TOP priority;
This is reality, regardless of what "Politico" or lying politicians and naive/delusional/dishonest "analysts" say - continuity of agenda drives US policy, the US will never accept multipolarism unless multipolarism forces it to do so.
Here are clips from the hearing for Austin Dahmer's nomination as Assistant Sec. of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities.
During his testimony he confirms several facts including:
1. The US never "paused" aid to Ukraine;
2. The US is NOT withdrawing from Europe, simply forcing Europe to spend more on US objectives in the region through "burden sharing" or "division of labor;"
3. The US is not "retreating" to the Western hemisphere and abandoning its containment of China - containing China remains Washington/Wall Street's TOP priority;
This is reality, regardless of what "Politico" or lying politicians and naive/delusional/dishonest "analysts" say - continuity of agenda drives US policy, the US will never accept multipolarism unless multipolarism forces it to do so.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainians are once again cutting videos to play the victim — this time from an interview with a Russian sapper who explained how they (Ukrainians) mined books and toys, among other things.
As always, lying is what they do best, and they twisted the footage to fit their scum narrative.
We, of course, found the original video — and you can watch it uncut.
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You can use THIS POST as a source for the notes.
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As always, lying is what they do best, and they twisted the footage to fit their scum narrative.
We, of course, found the original video — and you can watch it uncut.
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EU stealing Russian assets.
European Commissioner Dombrovskis on the EU dilemma — to rob Russia or its own taxpayers:
It should be noted that given the sustainability problems and financial difficulties faced by Ukraine, support should have clear grant characteristics.
One alternative would be EU financing a reparations loan to Ukraine through borrowing rather than using cash balances related to frozen Russian assets. However, in this case, member states would have to cover the interest expenses on this loan until it is repaid to maintain the format of grant support to Ukraine.
There are several options for how such borrowing could be structured.
Another option is to provide Ukraine with a comparable amount of support in the form of grants, which would entail significant direct costs for member states in the short term.
European Commissioner Dombrovskis on the EU dilemma — to rob Russia or its own taxpayers:
It should be noted that given the sustainability problems and financial difficulties faced by Ukraine, support should have clear grant characteristics.
One alternative would be EU financing a reparations loan to Ukraine through borrowing rather than using cash balances related to frozen Russian assets. However, in this case, member states would have to cover the interest expenses on this loan until it is repaid to maintain the format of grant support to Ukraine.
There are several options for how such borrowing could be structured.
Another option is to provide Ukraine with a comparable amount of support in the form of grants, which would entail significant direct costs for member states in the short term.
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Zelensky, amid the corruption scandal involving Mindich's tapes, is running out of his country, this time to Greece...
eKathimerini.com
Zelenskyy expected in Athens Sunday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to make a one-day visit to Athens on Sunday, according to government sources.
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🇺🇸 US complains about Iran seizing ships in international waters while the US itself blows boats up in international waters, killing scores.
Iran is responding to constant, obvious interference and armed aggression in the region by seizing boats, the US is fabricating a pretext to mass murder people in open waters.
Iran is responding to constant, obvious interference and armed aggression in the region by seizing boats, the US is fabricating a pretext to mass murder people in open waters.
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🇺🇸🇻🇪 US History of Lying its Way to War: Venezuela Next...
As the US prepares to invade another nation based on a false pretext - remember US President George Bush laughing in the face of the world about being unable to find "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq they already knew weren't there...
Remember - Trump's regime change ambitions in Venezuela today are simply a continuation of Bush Jr.'s ambitions to overthrow Venezuela back then...
Remember that not only was Iraq destroyed and over a million Iraqis killed, millions more maimed/displaced, 1000s of US troops were killed, many more maimed for life.
History repeats itself because we refuse to learn from our mistakes - the biggest mistake an American can make is believing anything their government, regardless of political party or campaign promise, tells them especially about killing people abroad.
As the US prepares to invade another nation based on a false pretext - remember US President George Bush laughing in the face of the world about being unable to find "weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq they already knew weren't there...
Remember - Trump's regime change ambitions in Venezuela today are simply a continuation of Bush Jr.'s ambitions to overthrow Venezuela back then...
Remember that not only was Iraq destroyed and over a million Iraqis killed, millions more maimed/displaced, 1000s of US troops were killed, many more maimed for life.
History repeats itself because we refuse to learn from our mistakes - the biggest mistake an American can make is believing anything their government, regardless of political party or campaign promise, tells them especially about killing people abroad.
AI is making fun of stupid Europe 😂
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Financial markets reject the idea of the EU expropriating Russian assets. Ursula von der Leyen now wants Eurobonds, meaning new EU debt.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed introducing the long-contested instrument of joint debt to finance Ukraine. A €90 billion loan could be secured with Eurobonds. According to Bloomberg and the Financial Times, von der Leyen presented the idea in a letter to the heads of state and government, simultaneously issuing a stark warning to member states' taxpayers: if Eurobonds were not adopted, the states would have to provide at least €90 billion in grants for the period 2026-2027. Bloomberg reports that the states would have to contribute between 0.16 percent and 0.27 percent of their GDP. For every EU loan, the states would have to provide "legally binding, unconditional, irrevocable, and available-on-demand guarantees
Joint debt is actually prohibited under EU treaties
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed introducing the long-contested instrument of joint debt to finance Ukraine. A €90 billion loan could be secured with Eurobonds. According to Bloomberg and the Financial Times, von der Leyen presented the idea in a letter to the heads of state and government, simultaneously issuing a stark warning to member states' taxpayers: if Eurobonds were not adopted, the states would have to provide at least €90 billion in grants for the period 2026-2027. Bloomberg reports that the states would have to contribute between 0.16 percent and 0.27 percent of their GDP. For every EU loan, the states would have to provide "legally binding, unconditional, irrevocable, and available-on-demand guarantees
Joint debt is actually prohibited under EU treaties
Berliner Zeitung
Russen-Enteignung zu gefährlich: Von der Leyen sucht neue Geldquelle für Ukraine
Die Finanzmärkte lehnen eine Enteignung der russischen Vermögenswerte durch die EU ab. Ursula von der Leyen will nun Eurobonds, also neue Schulden der EU.