⚡️War in Ukraine is a battle of wills and economic pain - and the West is showing fatigue⚡️
Society in the West has lost its resolve to confront Russia, writes Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus. In his column, the author wonders how much longer ordinary Europeans and Americans can endure economic hardship to support Ukraine
🇪🇺During a trip to Europe, in northern Italy, the author saw with his own eyes the negative effects of the Ukrainian conflict on the lives of ordinary people. His friend Roberto Peschiani, a former teacher, lamented the price tag of $8 per gallon of gasoline, "it's downright painful to fill up," and the cost of gas in Italy is four times higher than in the United States
✅"The problem with anti-Russian sanctions is that they will only work if they hurt us, too," the author quotes Pesciani as saying
✅Simultaneously with the political problems following the economic crisis, "Ukraine fatigue" has emerged in Europe, McManus writes
✅"We are already feeling it. Of course, Russia is suffering much more than the West, but our pain threshold is lower. So the question here is what will prove stronger: Russia's ability to wage war or ours to endure economic suffering," the author quotes Natalie Tocci, director of the Italian Institute of International Relations
💁♂️According to the opinion polls, the population of European countries does not have a common opinion about what to do next. In Germany and France about 40% are for the soonest peace and concessions from Ukraine, 20% are for the continuation of hostilities for the defeat of Russia. In Italy, the majority - 52% - are in favor of peace
👉During the trip of Macron, Scholz and Draghi to Kiev, the leaders expressed support for Ukraine, but none of them provided Zelensky with new batches of weapons. But all three supported Ukraine's application for EU membership, although this is just a formality. As McManus writes, by supporting Ukraine's EU application, European leaders signaled to Putin that Europe could still present a united front on the Ukrainian issue; in response, the Russian leader cut gas supplies to the West to remind them of their options
🇺🇸In the U.S., despite both Republican and Democrat support for a confrontation with Russia, public support for Ukraine is being eroded by inflation, though less so than in Europe. According to an April Associated Press poll, a majority of Americans were in favor of tough sanctions against Russia even to the detriment of the United States, but by May more than half said that limiting damage to the American economy should be a priority
✍️McManus concludes with a quote from Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times of London about the three fronts of the struggle between the West and Russia: "The first front is the battlefield itself. The second front is the economic front. The third front is a battle of characters. According to the author, the main difficulty in this battle of characters will arise when the heating season begins and the demand for fuel increases. In the meantime, the question remains open as to whether the U.S. and European leaders will be able to rally people to sacrifice their well-being for Ukraine, or whether only Putin can do that
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Society in the West has lost its resolve to confront Russia, writes Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus. In his column, the author wonders how much longer ordinary Europeans and Americans can endure economic hardship to support Ukraine
🇪🇺During a trip to Europe, in northern Italy, the author saw with his own eyes the negative effects of the Ukrainian conflict on the lives of ordinary people. His friend Roberto Peschiani, a former teacher, lamented the price tag of $8 per gallon of gasoline, "it's downright painful to fill up," and the cost of gas in Italy is four times higher than in the United States
✅"The problem with anti-Russian sanctions is that they will only work if they hurt us, too," the author quotes Pesciani as saying
✅Simultaneously with the political problems following the economic crisis, "Ukraine fatigue" has emerged in Europe, McManus writes
✅"We are already feeling it. Of course, Russia is suffering much more than the West, but our pain threshold is lower. So the question here is what will prove stronger: Russia's ability to wage war or ours to endure economic suffering," the author quotes Natalie Tocci, director of the Italian Institute of International Relations
💁♂️According to the opinion polls, the population of European countries does not have a common opinion about what to do next. In Germany and France about 40% are for the soonest peace and concessions from Ukraine, 20% are for the continuation of hostilities for the defeat of Russia. In Italy, the majority - 52% - are in favor of peace
👉During the trip of Macron, Scholz and Draghi to Kiev, the leaders expressed support for Ukraine, but none of them provided Zelensky with new batches of weapons. But all three supported Ukraine's application for EU membership, although this is just a formality. As McManus writes, by supporting Ukraine's EU application, European leaders signaled to Putin that Europe could still present a united front on the Ukrainian issue; in response, the Russian leader cut gas supplies to the West to remind them of their options
🇺🇸In the U.S., despite both Republican and Democrat support for a confrontation with Russia, public support for Ukraine is being eroded by inflation, though less so than in Europe. According to an April Associated Press poll, a majority of Americans were in favor of tough sanctions against Russia even to the detriment of the United States, but by May more than half said that limiting damage to the American economy should be a priority
✍️McManus concludes with a quote from Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times of London about the three fronts of the struggle between the West and Russia: "The first front is the battlefield itself. The second front is the economic front. The third front is a battle of characters. According to the author, the main difficulty in this battle of characters will arise when the heating season begins and the demand for fuel increases. In the meantime, the question remains open as to whether the U.S. and European leaders will be able to rally people to sacrifice their well-being for Ukraine, or whether only Putin can do that
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Column: War in Ukraine is a battle of wills and economic pain — and the West is showing fatigue
As Russia retaliates for the West's sanctions over the war, the economic pain is adding to 'Ukraine fatigue' in the U.S. as well as Europe.
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⚡️Donald Trump trolled Biden by promising Americans never to ride a bike⚡️
🇺🇸The 45th president of the United States addressed his supporters and did not fail to "kick" his successor as head of the White House
First, Trump, traditionally, scolded the current administration for inflation and skyrocketing fuel prices
Then, expectedly, he modestly reminded us that he has never been a better American president. And finally he made a significant promise
"I promise that I will never get on a bicycle," Trump said, solemnly and with a serious face, raising an oathful right hand😄
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🇺🇸The 45th president of the United States addressed his supporters and did not fail to "kick" his successor as head of the White House
First, Trump, traditionally, scolded the current administration for inflation and skyrocketing fuel prices
Then, expectedly, he modestly reminded us that he has never been a better American president. And finally he made a significant promise
"I promise that I will never get on a bicycle," Trump said, solemnly and with a serious face, raising an oathful right hand😄
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‼️ "It's only going to get worse, you'll better be prepared..."‼️
🚚East Coast truckers are stuck on the highway waiting for gasoline. One of them claims, in highly emotional terms, that the gas stations are out of diesel fuel
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🚚East Coast truckers are stuck on the highway waiting for gasoline. One of them claims, in highly emotional terms, that the gas stations are out of diesel fuel
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⚡️"Our country is in total...trouble": Trump said that the U.S. is already in recession⚡️
🇺🇸Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with the television channel Newsmax that the U.S. economy is not that close to recession, but is already there with all hands and feet. And the White House is well aware of this, but just doesn't talk about it in public, the politician complained
✅"This is not something that could happen in two years, as they say, a recession. We're already in a recession," Trump said
✅As for the ah state of the fuel situation in the U.S., Trump said the cost increases will continue and could be "six, seven dollars a gallon and be even much higher"
✅"Our country is in tremendous I would say trouble. Our country has never been in this position," Trump believes
👉As a reminder, it was previously reported that gasoline prices in the U.S. previously hit another record, breaking the $5-a-gallon mark for the first time in history for the national average
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🇺🇸Former U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with the television channel Newsmax that the U.S. economy is not that close to recession, but is already there with all hands and feet. And the White House is well aware of this, but just doesn't talk about it in public, the politician complained
✅"This is not something that could happen in two years, as they say, a recession. We're already in a recession," Trump said
✅As for the ah state of the fuel situation in the U.S., Trump said the cost increases will continue and could be "six, seven dollars a gallon and be even much higher"
✅"Our country is in tremendous I would say trouble. Our country has never been in this position," Trump believes
👉As a reminder, it was previously reported that gasoline prices in the U.S. previously hit another record, breaking the $5-a-gallon mark for the first time in history for the national average
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⚡️"What the U.S. did in Yemen is very similar to what the U.S. is doing in Ukraine" - The New York Times⚡️
🇺🇸The American edition of The New York Times finally admitted the obvious - the U.S. is waging war on the territory of Ukraine. The newspaper writes that over the past decades, the U.S. has not emerged from wars, and the borders by geography, targets and time have simply been erased
👨🦳American presidents promise that they are not going to engage in armed conflicts, but they get involved in conflicts over and over again, the NYT writes. Such was the case with the Vietnam War. During the 1964 election, President Lyndon B. Johnson promised not to get involved in the conflict. Two months after his inauguration, American soldiers are in Vietnam. The author of the article wonders whether the U.S. was at war in Pakistan or Somalia, where drone strikes against al-Qaeda (banned in Russia) militants were carried out since 2004 and 2011. Were we at war with Niger, where U.S. troops were deployed and four soldiers were killed in an ambush in October 2017?
✍️"Are we at war in Ukraine? If Russia and the U.S. switched places, the answer would be obvious. We have so far avoided calling it a U.S. war in Ukraine. And we will continue to do so, perhaps only because we have become so unsure of the meaning of the word," the publication writes
💁♂️In the meantime, Biden stubbornly rejects American involvement in the EWS in Ukraine, avoiding the NATO-Russia confrontation in every possible way. "We will not directly participate in this conflict, either by sending American troops or by attacking Russian forces," the American president wrote on his social media. And yet, the press is beginning to change the word "aid" to "war," and even against Russia
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🇺🇸The American edition of The New York Times finally admitted the obvious - the U.S. is waging war on the territory of Ukraine. The newspaper writes that over the past decades, the U.S. has not emerged from wars, and the borders by geography, targets and time have simply been erased
👨🦳American presidents promise that they are not going to engage in armed conflicts, but they get involved in conflicts over and over again, the NYT writes. Such was the case with the Vietnam War. During the 1964 election, President Lyndon B. Johnson promised not to get involved in the conflict. Two months after his inauguration, American soldiers are in Vietnam. The author of the article wonders whether the U.S. was at war in Pakistan or Somalia, where drone strikes against al-Qaeda (banned in Russia) militants were carried out since 2004 and 2011. Were we at war with Niger, where U.S. troops were deployed and four soldiers were killed in an ambush in October 2017?
✍️"Are we at war in Ukraine? If Russia and the U.S. switched places, the answer would be obvious. We have so far avoided calling it a U.S. war in Ukraine. And we will continue to do so, perhaps only because we have become so unsure of the meaning of the word," the publication writes
💁♂️In the meantime, Biden stubbornly rejects American involvement in the EWS in Ukraine, avoiding the NATO-Russia confrontation in every possible way. "We will not directly participate in this conflict, either by sending American troops or by attacking Russian forces," the American president wrote on his social media. And yet, the press is beginning to change the word "aid" to "war," and even against Russia
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NY Times
Opinion | Are We Sure America Is Not at War in Ukraine?
If we have so far avoided calling it war, maybe that’s only because we’ve become so uncertain of the meaning of the word.
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⚡️Israel Unveils US-Led Regional Air Defense Alliance⚡️
🇮🇱Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has revealed cooperation with the Pentagon over a regional air defense partnership with US-aligned Arab states which has allegedly already thwarted Iranian attacks
✍️Gantz didn’t specify which countries were involved in the agreement according to the official released trannoscript, but hinted that it would be boosted upon President Biden’s visit in July
💁♂️After his arrival in Israel, Biden will meet Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, which has also reportedly come under attacks from Tehran in recent years
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🇮🇱Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has revealed cooperation with the Pentagon over a regional air defense partnership with US-aligned Arab states which has allegedly already thwarted Iranian attacks
✍️Gantz didn’t specify which countries were involved in the agreement according to the official released trannoscript, but hinted that it would be boosted upon President Biden’s visit in July
💁♂️After his arrival in Israel, Biden will meet Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, which has also reportedly come under attacks from Tehran in recent years
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🇩🇪33.6% - 73-year record industrial inflation in Germany
▪️ In May 2022, producer prices (industrial inflation) in Germany rose by 33.6%, a record since 1949, the start of statistical observations, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) officially reported. Previous records were 33.5% in April and 30.9% in March
▪️87.1% - The rise in energy prices due to anti-Russian sanctions in May 2022 was a decisive factor in the record rise in industrial inflation in Germany. 148.1% - The increase in natural gas prices in May had the largest impact on the rise in energy prices. Prices of fertilizer and nitrogen compounds rose 110.9%, fuel oil 96%, electricity 90.4%, industrial gases 68.8%, pig iron, steel and ferroalloys 51.8%, fuel 49.4%
▪️Industrial inflation, after 3-6 months, usually leads to an increase in final - consumer prices
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▪️ In May 2022, producer prices (industrial inflation) in Germany rose by 33.6%, a record since 1949, the start of statistical observations, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) officially reported. Previous records were 33.5% in April and 30.9% in March
▪️87.1% - The rise in energy prices due to anti-Russian sanctions in May 2022 was a decisive factor in the record rise in industrial inflation in Germany. 148.1% - The increase in natural gas prices in May had the largest impact on the rise in energy prices. Prices of fertilizer and nitrogen compounds rose 110.9%, fuel oil 96%, electricity 90.4%, industrial gases 68.8%, pig iron, steel and ferroalloys 51.8%, fuel 49.4%
▪️Industrial inflation, after 3-6 months, usually leads to an increase in final - consumer prices
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Presse Erzeugerpreise Mai 2022: +33,6 % gegenüber Mai 2021
Die Erzeugerpreise gewerblicher Produkte waren im Mai 2022 um 33,6 % höher als im Mai 2021. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) mitteilt, war dies der höchste Anstieg gegenüber einem Vorjahresmonat seit Beginn der Erhebung im Jahr 1949. Damit verzeichneten…
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⚡️UK Set for Biggest Rail Strike in 30yrs⚡️
🇬🇧The mass industrial action is set to paralyze Britain’s rail network from Monday night as 40,000 RMT union members stage three 24hr walkouts that will see 1 in 5 trains run on strike days
✍️Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has refused to join talks claiming the dispute is between employees and their companies, but unions claim his department controls contracts and funding while rail operators have been told they can’t offer pay rises
💁♂️Shapps accused union leaders, who are protesting a salary freeze during rocketing inflation, of “gunning for a fight” that will “punish millions of people”
🤔British lawmakers passing the buck? Well, I never
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🇬🇧The mass industrial action is set to paralyze Britain’s rail network from Monday night as 40,000 RMT union members stage three 24hr walkouts that will see 1 in 5 trains run on strike days
✍️Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has refused to join talks claiming the dispute is between employees and their companies, but unions claim his department controls contracts and funding while rail operators have been told they can’t offer pay rises
💁♂️Shapps accused union leaders, who are protesting a salary freeze during rocketing inflation, of “gunning for a fight” that will “punish millions of people”
🤔British lawmakers passing the buck? Well, I never
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⚡️The "cooperation fiasco" is one of the key reasons the current global economic crisis is unique, - Foreign Policy⚡️
▪️The Stagflation of the '70s, the Asian financial crisis of the '90s -- serious challenges in the past have brought world governments together, with flexibility, to find solutions together. "We probably shouldn't expect a joint exit this time, which hasn't happened since World War II," notes U.S. Foreign Policy
▪️ The current economic crisis, which needs more than ever to bring nations together and has no prospect of doing so, could spiral into disaster: many countries have become rich and powerful, defending their own geopolitical and economic interests. WTO, G-7 and G-20 do not have the overarching authority to solve global problems
▪️Current attempts at creative coalitions of like-minded countries, including the new Indo-Pacific Economic Structure and the Summit of the Americas, have had little effect so far
▪️The current crises have undermined confidence in the ability of the world's economies to come together as much as possible for economic growth and stability. "Now there is simply no one to steer the ship on its course," Foreign Policy concludes
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▪️The Stagflation of the '70s, the Asian financial crisis of the '90s -- serious challenges in the past have brought world governments together, with flexibility, to find solutions together. "We probably shouldn't expect a joint exit this time, which hasn't happened since World War II," notes U.S. Foreign Policy
▪️ The current economic crisis, which needs more than ever to bring nations together and has no prospect of doing so, could spiral into disaster: many countries have become rich and powerful, defending their own geopolitical and economic interests. WTO, G-7 and G-20 do not have the overarching authority to solve global problems
▪️Current attempts at creative coalitions of like-minded countries, including the new Indo-Pacific Economic Structure and the Summit of the Americas, have had little effect so far
▪️The current crises have undermined confidence in the ability of the world's economies to come together as much as possible for economic growth and stability. "Now there is simply no one to steer the ship on its course," Foreign Policy concludes
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⚡️UK Economic Apocalypse Warning: City Bosses Predict Recession⚡️
🇬🇧Britain’s brutal struggle against the cost of living crisis could get much worse according to a panel of City bosses as OECD forecasts the UK’s 2023 growth at 0, the lowest in the G20
📊The signals - economy shrinking 0.1% in March, 40yr high inflation of 9%, Bank of England interest rate hike to 1.25% - indicate a “real” risk of a “sustained and deep recession”
💁♂️Policy makers must quickly decide between "short, sharp shock or a slow but ultimately more painful reduction in GDP" said former Lloyds Banking Group chair Sir Win Bischoff
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🇬🇧Britain’s brutal struggle against the cost of living crisis could get much worse according to a panel of City bosses as OECD forecasts the UK’s 2023 growth at 0, the lowest in the G20
📊The signals - economy shrinking 0.1% in March, 40yr high inflation of 9%, Bank of England interest rate hike to 1.25% - indicate a “real” risk of a “sustained and deep recession”
💁♂️Policy makers must quickly decide between "short, sharp shock or a slow but ultimately more painful reduction in GDP" said former Lloyds Banking Group chair Sir Win Bischoff
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⚡️Arab League under pressure from the West⚡️
On June 12, in an interview with Sada al-Balad TV Channel, Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit suggested the Russo-Ukrainian war could last for years, hoping Arab world would cooperate in a wise way to face the current global crisis
He confirmed that the West is indeed still putting pressure on Arab states in a bid to get them on board to geopolitically “surround Russia”, condemn Moscow over its operation in Ukraine and vote against it in international forums
“They did not succumb to this dictate to which they were subjected, and some even refused to vote for condemning the actions of the Russian Federation,” Aboul Gheit indicated
The Arab League chief pointed out to a possible catastrophic consequences in Ukraine provided Russia’s possession of over 5,000 nuclear warheads. “There are current challenges between major powers – the U.S. and NATO on one hand and Russia and China on the other,” he added
Gheit expressed his major concern that the Ukrainian crisis has serious negative effects on many Arab countries with regard to their massive imports of wheat and grains from Russia or Ukraine, in addition to the impact on tourism and the rise in fuel prices
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On June 12, in an interview with Sada al-Balad TV Channel, Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit suggested the Russo-Ukrainian war could last for years, hoping Arab world would cooperate in a wise way to face the current global crisis
He confirmed that the West is indeed still putting pressure on Arab states in a bid to get them on board to geopolitically “surround Russia”, condemn Moscow over its operation in Ukraine and vote against it in international forums
“They did not succumb to this dictate to which they were subjected, and some even refused to vote for condemning the actions of the Russian Federation,” Aboul Gheit indicated
The Arab League chief pointed out to a possible catastrophic consequences in Ukraine provided Russia’s possession of over 5,000 nuclear warheads. “There are current challenges between major powers – the U.S. and NATO on one hand and Russia and China on the other,” he added
Gheit expressed his major concern that the Ukrainian crisis has serious negative effects on many Arab countries with regard to their massive imports of wheat and grains from Russia or Ukraine, in addition to the impact on tourism and the rise in fuel prices
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⚡️Politicians no longer have the trust of young people⚡️
💁♂️We continue to press for finding truth, whatever it takes. It is a tall order under the current circumstances in the ocean of fake news. The reliability of the source of information is of a particular importance in this case! But who could be considered as a reliable person?
🤔A poll conducted in May 2022 by Survation among young Brits (aged between 11 and 16) has revealed they trust politicians (1%) less that social media influencers (5%) to tell them the truth about current affairs. Still the most reliable source for them is their parents (36%)
The survey found that TikTok was the most common platform for sourcing news (30%) followed by YouTube (23%), Facebook (19%) and Instagram (13%)
👉Well, as ever it’s quite amazing to get your opinion on it. Would you please take a couple of seconds to tell us, what source of information do you assess as highly reliable?
#FindTruth
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💁♂️We continue to press for finding truth, whatever it takes. It is a tall order under the current circumstances in the ocean of fake news. The reliability of the source of information is of a particular importance in this case! But who could be considered as a reliable person?
🤔A poll conducted in May 2022 by Survation among young Brits (aged between 11 and 16) has revealed they trust politicians (1%) less that social media influencers (5%) to tell them the truth about current affairs. Still the most reliable source for them is their parents (36%)
The survey found that TikTok was the most common platform for sourcing news (30%) followed by YouTube (23%), Facebook (19%) and Instagram (13%)
👉Well, as ever it’s quite amazing to get your opinion on it. Would you please take a couple of seconds to tell us, what source of information do you assess as highly reliable?
#FindTruth
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Young People: Fake News and who they trust | Survation
Survation conducted polling of 2,019 children aged 11-16 in the UK on behalf of BBC Education between the 13th and 20th May 2022. As BBC...
‼️The most dangerous place on earth‼️
🔥Baltic states seriously fear war between Russia and NATO, but despite this Lithuania continues to strain relations with Moscow
💁♂️In the event of a military clash between Russia and NATO, the Baltic republics believe that the main target of the Russian army will be control of the so-called "Suwalk Corridor" - a narrow strip along the Polish-Lithuanian border - to provide overland access to the Kaliningrad region via Belarus, writes Politico journalist Matthew Karnitsching in an article noscriptd "The most dangerous place on earth."
🤔Of course, if Russia has a conflict with Lithuania or Poland, NATO will activate its collective defense mechanism under Article 5 of its charter, but, the author says, it`s unclear whether the United States and NATO will be willing to risk a nuclear conflict to protect this "piece of largely uninhabited farmland that many of its citizens don`t even know it exists". Besides, according to Karnitsching, Lithuania and the rest of the Baltics are not ready for war with Russia, even considering the NATO forces already deployed on their territory
⚔️"The only answer to this challenge is to build up the NATO contingent here. We know how Russia is obsessed with closing land corridors," the author quotes Lithuanian Deputy Defense Minister Margiris Abukiavicius. At the same time, the author notes that Vilnius independently aggravates relations with Moscow by blocking the transit of Russian goods to the Kaliningrad region🤷♂️
To date, the NATO command has deployed four groupings of troops across the Baltic, a thousand troops each, but politicians believe this is not enough
🛡"Yes, there are so-called self-defense forces, but in essence the whole thing can be called outright suicide," the author quotes former Estonian President Toomas Ilves as saying. It was Ilves who coined the name "Suvalki Corridor" in 2015, before a meeting with the then German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen
🪖As the author writes, as NATO prepares for the summit, the alliance is actively discussing the deployment of a larger military contingent in the Baltics and along the entire eastern EU border. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who visited Vilnius in early May, even assured the Lithuanian side that he would form a grouping in Lithuania, implying several thousand troops. But then his aides clarified that Germany would relocate to Lithuania only the headquarters - about 50 people, and the rest of the units would still remain in Germany
🇵🇱One of the key military factors in the Baltics is Poland, which has the largest army in the region. According to General Raimund Andrzejczak, a representative of Poland's top military leadership, Polish and Lithuanian armed forces are currently in the closest cooperation in the history of bilateral relations
🤷♂️Nevertheless, as Karnitsching writes, there are historically serious differences between Lithuanians and Poles living in the territory of the Suvalki corridor, related to the infringement of rights on the national and linguistic principle, similar to the processes that caused the separation of Donbas from Ukraine
The author writes that should tensions grow in the Suvalki Corridor, these disagreements would play into Russia's hands, but so far this has not happened.
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🔥Baltic states seriously fear war between Russia and NATO, but despite this Lithuania continues to strain relations with Moscow
💁♂️In the event of a military clash between Russia and NATO, the Baltic republics believe that the main target of the Russian army will be control of the so-called "Suwalk Corridor" - a narrow strip along the Polish-Lithuanian border - to provide overland access to the Kaliningrad region via Belarus, writes Politico journalist Matthew Karnitsching in an article noscriptd "The most dangerous place on earth."
🤔Of course, if Russia has a conflict with Lithuania or Poland, NATO will activate its collective defense mechanism under Article 5 of its charter, but, the author says, it`s unclear whether the United States and NATO will be willing to risk a nuclear conflict to protect this "piece of largely uninhabited farmland that many of its citizens don`t even know it exists". Besides, according to Karnitsching, Lithuania and the rest of the Baltics are not ready for war with Russia, even considering the NATO forces already deployed on their territory
⚔️"The only answer to this challenge is to build up the NATO contingent here. We know how Russia is obsessed with closing land corridors," the author quotes Lithuanian Deputy Defense Minister Margiris Abukiavicius. At the same time, the author notes that Vilnius independently aggravates relations with Moscow by blocking the transit of Russian goods to the Kaliningrad region🤷♂️
To date, the NATO command has deployed four groupings of troops across the Baltic, a thousand troops each, but politicians believe this is not enough
🛡"Yes, there are so-called self-defense forces, but in essence the whole thing can be called outright suicide," the author quotes former Estonian President Toomas Ilves as saying. It was Ilves who coined the name "Suvalki Corridor" in 2015, before a meeting with the then German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen
🪖As the author writes, as NATO prepares for the summit, the alliance is actively discussing the deployment of a larger military contingent in the Baltics and along the entire eastern EU border. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who visited Vilnius in early May, even assured the Lithuanian side that he would form a grouping in Lithuania, implying several thousand troops. But then his aides clarified that Germany would relocate to Lithuania only the headquarters - about 50 people, and the rest of the units would still remain in Germany
🇵🇱One of the key military factors in the Baltics is Poland, which has the largest army in the region. According to General Raimund Andrzejczak, a representative of Poland's top military leadership, Polish and Lithuanian armed forces are currently in the closest cooperation in the history of bilateral relations
🤷♂️Nevertheless, as Karnitsching writes, there are historically serious differences between Lithuanians and Poles living in the territory of the Suvalki corridor, related to the infringement of rights on the national and linguistic principle, similar to the processes that caused the separation of Donbas from Ukraine
The author writes that should tensions grow in the Suvalki Corridor, these disagreements would play into Russia's hands, but so far this has not happened.
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POLITICO
The most dangerous place on earth – POLITICO
In a showdown between Russia and NATO, the ‘Suwałki Gap’ would likely be the first point of contact.
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Forwarded from Ron Paul
NATO Summit Demands: More Weapons For Ukraine!
The rhetoric at the NATO summit this week is predictable: we must send more weapons to Ukraine! But behind the rehearsed facade, there are increasing cracks in the alliance...and among the peoples of Europe. Even Blinken is changing his tune a bit...
Watch today's Liberty Report here:
https://youtu.be/o5kNFBsCTMM
The rhetoric at the NATO summit this week is predictable: we must send more weapons to Ukraine! But behind the rehearsed facade, there are increasing cracks in the alliance...and among the peoples of Europe. Even Blinken is changing his tune a bit...
Watch today's Liberty Report here:
https://youtu.be/o5kNFBsCTMM
⚡️America’s “Midway Measures Trap”⚡️
Richard Bernstein from the WSJ expressed an opinion that the U.S., with Ukraine-crisis, seems to be falling into “the Midway Measures Trap” where America fails at achieving its objectives for its involvement in a conflict abroad after some initial success
💁♂️He emphasized that Washington has intervened from Kabul to Hanoi but failed to commit all the way to victory. “The endlessness of the conflict, public impatience and the impossibility of winning without a politically unacceptable permanent presence in the country led to the last year’s humiliating withdrawal,” meaning Afganistan
💰The already spent $5 billion in arms supplies and imposed massive sanctions have not led to desirable outcome in Ukraine for the U.S. so far, Bernstein underlines. Any boost in the foreseeable future should not be expected at the same time. He explains such procrastination stating that “a supply of more-lethal weapons will provoke the Russians into expanding the war, perhaps using tactical nuclear weapons.”
👉The author concludes that if the “Midway Measures Trap” continues, America’s adversaries will learn a clear lesson that the U.S. won’t take the tough, costly measures required to win if their opponents stick with it over the long term
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Richard Bernstein from the WSJ expressed an opinion that the U.S., with Ukraine-crisis, seems to be falling into “the Midway Measures Trap” where America fails at achieving its objectives for its involvement in a conflict abroad after some initial success
💁♂️He emphasized that Washington has intervened from Kabul to Hanoi but failed to commit all the way to victory. “The endlessness of the conflict, public impatience and the impossibility of winning without a politically unacceptable permanent presence in the country led to the last year’s humiliating withdrawal,” meaning Afganistan
💰The already spent $5 billion in arms supplies and imposed massive sanctions have not led to desirable outcome in Ukraine for the U.S. so far, Bernstein underlines. Any boost in the foreseeable future should not be expected at the same time. He explains such procrastination stating that “a supply of more-lethal weapons will provoke the Russians into expanding the war, perhaps using tactical nuclear weapons.”
👉The author concludes that if the “Midway Measures Trap” continues, America’s adversaries will learn a clear lesson that the U.S. won’t take the tough, costly measures required to win if their opponents stick with it over the long term
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WSJ
Opinion | America’s ‘Midway Measures Trap’ May Doom Ukraine
From China and Vietnam to Afghanistan, the U.S. has intervened but failed to commit to victory.
⚡️Fuel Crisis in the U.S.⚡️
💁♂️"It's not just the U.S. police, but other emergency services, including fire departments, that have gone into gasoline-saving mode, limiting the number of calls they can respond to. For some, this means not responding to non-urgent calls; for others, it means reducing patrols, postponing building inspections and refresher courses for officers
⛽️Today, the average price per gallon of gasoline regular in the United States is $5. That price tag is expected to continue to rise in the summer months. It's gotten to the point where many departments have officially instituted "car-free Fridays."
"We've never seen prices like this in all the time I've been sheriff," he said
🤷♂️"Now we have 'car-free Fridays,' with crews leaving the station only in case of an emergency. We're trying to reduce the number of cars we send out on emergency calls."
"We foresee fuel costs of at least $800,000 to $1,000,000. And it's going to be an astronomical expense."😱
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💁♂️"It's not just the U.S. police, but other emergency services, including fire departments, that have gone into gasoline-saving mode, limiting the number of calls they can respond to. For some, this means not responding to non-urgent calls; for others, it means reducing patrols, postponing building inspections and refresher courses for officers
⛽️Today, the average price per gallon of gasoline regular in the United States is $5. That price tag is expected to continue to rise in the summer months. It's gotten to the point where many departments have officially instituted "car-free Fridays."
"We've never seen prices like this in all the time I've been sheriff," he said
🤷♂️"Now we have 'car-free Fridays,' with crews leaving the station only in case of an emergency. We're trying to reduce the number of cars we send out on emergency calls."
"We foresee fuel costs of at least $800,000 to $1,000,000. And it's going to be an astronomical expense."😱
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⚡️Australia’s Left Edges Senate Control⚡️
✅Following Monday’s final distribution of vote preferences, PM Anthony Albanese managed to cling onto power in the Senate as his Labor and Australian Greens clinched 38 of 76 seats
✅Pro-climate independent David Pocock and the Greens - who both pushed for stronger emissions targets than Albanese - may prove a sticking point on environmental agendas
✅Albanese remained defiant about possible deadlocks on Friday, saying: “If the Greens or other parties want to try and block it, well so be it. That will be a matter for them. But we will get on.”
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✅Following Monday’s final distribution of vote preferences, PM Anthony Albanese managed to cling onto power in the Senate as his Labor and Australian Greens clinched 38 of 76 seats
✅Pro-climate independent David Pocock and the Greens - who both pushed for stronger emissions targets than Albanese - may prove a sticking point on environmental agendas
✅Albanese remained defiant about possible deadlocks on Friday, saying: “If the Greens or other parties want to try and block it, well so be it. That will be a matter for them. But we will get on.”
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⚡️Danish soldiers were sent to save Latvia from Putin, but forgot to give underpants and ammunition⚡️
🇩🇰 And it's no surprise. Denmark made the decision to send troops to the Baltics spontaneously - Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was ready to support the former Soviet republics even before the request came from Brussels. It was done simply to demonstrate once again her loyalty to the alliance. NATO did not object, and 350 Danish soldiers arrived in Latvia in early May. However, the training had to be skipped due to the lack of ammunition, the tents were covered with mold, and there was no equipment.
💁♂️"We are short of everything from ammunition to underpants, to say the least. This is the saddest period of my service in the Armed Forces," says Danish soldier Dennis
The problems in the Danish military have been much talked about over the past few months - in light of, for example, the fact that the kingdom will join the EU defense policy on July 1. However, investments in Danish defense have steadily decreased, resulting in deteriorating conditions in the Armed Forces 🤷♂️
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🇩🇰 And it's no surprise. Denmark made the decision to send troops to the Baltics spontaneously - Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she was ready to support the former Soviet republics even before the request came from Brussels. It was done simply to demonstrate once again her loyalty to the alliance. NATO did not object, and 350 Danish soldiers arrived in Latvia in early May. However, the training had to be skipped due to the lack of ammunition, the tents were covered with mold, and there was no equipment.
💁♂️"We are short of everything from ammunition to underpants, to say the least. This is the saddest period of my service in the Armed Forces," says Danish soldier Dennis
The problems in the Danish military have been much talked about over the past few months - in light of, for example, the fact that the kingdom will join the EU defense policy on July 1. However, investments in Danish defense have steadily decreased, resulting in deteriorating conditions in the Armed Forces 🤷♂️
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DR
Danske soldater blev med stor hast sendt til Letland for at afskrække Putin: 'Vi mangler alt fra ammunition til underbukser'
Manglen på ammunition til træning er i sidste ende et spørgsmål om liv og død, kritiserer udsendt soldat.
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