The Wall Street Journal gave #SteveWitkoff a crash course on the Ukrainian territories occupied by #russia. #wsj
❗️#SteveWitkoff first brought up the regions in an interview with #TuckerCarlson in March, although he initially got the number of them wrong and couldn’t remember most of their names. #wsj
Mar 17 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
The #TradeWar with the #EU, #Canada and #China will affect #Trump voters, writes the New York Times. #NYTimes
- Experts predict that the tariffs imposed will affect 8 million Americans, most of whom voted for Trump.
- Nearly 4.5 million of his supporters work in industries that will be hardest hit by trade restrictions.
Mar 15 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
#France takes the gloves off and moves closer to the battlefield.
Yesterday, a french E-3F AWACS flew for hours over the skies of Eastern Europe, flanked by two Rafale fighter jets, in a mission that changes everything.
#Ukraine
For the first time since the Russian invasion of Europe, France has taken direct action and declared that European security can no longer be determined by the whims of Washington.
Mar 9 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
❗️#Leonardo SpA, the Italian defense and aerospace company, has replaced Bank of America Corp. with #DeutscheBank AG to advise on talks to forge a new European space and satellite champion, according to people familiar with the matter. #Bloomberg
❗️Rome-based Leonardo switched to the German bank in recent weeks, after initially hiring the US firm, said the people, asking not to be identified because discussions are confidential.
▪️Meloni knows about this move! The Italian state is a major shareholder with a 30% stake!
Feb 17 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
#Trump's weakness is the US #defence #industry's dependence on European orders!
The fact is that the #USA finds itself in an interesting situation:
⏩ On the one hand, the Trump administration is making proposals to cut defence spending (Trump's proposals to China; Musk's statements about the need to cut Pentagon spending);
Jan 25 • 14 tweets • 2 min read
Woran es bei der #Integration hapert?! #Migration
▶️ Glaubt man der öffentlichen Debatte, scheinen Kommunen landesweit überfordert damit, Geflüchtete zu integrieren.
Die Lage ist aber differenzierter.
▶️ Das Kommunen nicht garantiert wird, dass Integration verlässlich und dauerhaft finanziert wird, sei das Hauptproblem, sagt Bendel.
Jan 25 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
The #Guardian: "The #oil crisis caused by #russia's war is disappearing -
and with it the record profits"
#Analytics
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the global energy market was thrown into turmoil: Europe was threatened with losing its biggest gas supplier and oil and gas prices skyrocketed. It was a golden age for the oil giants, who made record profits in the midst of instability.
Jan 24 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
The Wall Street Journal (#wsj): #russia waves off #Trump's threats. Moscow believes it has enough resources and manpower to keep the war going for at least another year.
wsj.com/world/russia/r…
That's a much more realistic assessment of Moscow's intentions than what #Reuters wrote yesterday. There really is expertise and understanding of the situation here.
Details.⬇️
Jan 7 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Why #Greenland?
#USA control over Greenland is essential to American security!
And here are the arguments why #Trump wants to acquire it:
1. the island controls strategic sea lanes on the border of the North Atlantic and the Arctic, as well as important air routes. 2. mineral, oil and gas deposits that are "eyed" not only by the United States, but also by Russia and China.
3. the US airbase and radar station on the island. They are needed to detect missile threats and monitor space.
Jan 6 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
#Russia is attacking #NATO, the "axis of evil" is attacking democracy.
Today, the Financial Times published news that sounded completely absurd to most inhabitants of the #NATO/#EU area five years ago.
Taiwan accused China of damaging a communications cable. And indeed, this is very important news.
It is about a Chinese cargo ship damaging a telecommunications cable near a harbour off the northern coast of Taiwan. This happened on 3 January.
Dec 9, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
#russia #oil #price📉
The Ministry of Finance reported a drop in oil and gas revenues for the second month in a row!
For the second month in a row, the Russian budget has recorded a decline in oil and gas revenues, according to the Finance Ministry's data.
Dec 9, 2024 • 20 tweets • 3 min read
What has #russia lost with the fall of the Assad regime in #Syria?
Russia's defeat in Syria and the fall of the Assad regime is not just a blow to Putin's reputation. It is more complex. So let's go through the points that Russia has lost along with Assad.
Firstly, the potential gains. Can the Russian forces from Syria strengthen the occupying army in Ukraine? No, these forces cannot significantly influence the course of the war in Ukraine.
Dec 3, 2024 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
"It's never been this bad." #Russia faces a record loss of winter crops!
After surviving frost and drought last year, Russian farmers could now be facing a new problem - a record loss of winter crops for decades.
The proportion of poor and non-germinated winter crops for the 2025 harvest in the country "reached an unprecedented level - 38%", reports the ProZerno analysis centre, citing data from the Hydromet Centre.
Nov 9, 2024 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
Steinmeier ist nicht der Intellektuelle, für den ihn viele hielten. Steinmeier hat "alten Wein in neuen Flaschen gefüllt"! Das funktionierte auch eine Weile, weil der deutsche Michel daran gewöhnt ist, die Dinge nicht zu hinterfragen!
Steinmeier hat zu dem das grosse Ganze nicht überblickt bzw nicht überblicken wollen und somit auch nicht hinterfragt und wenn doch, dann nach dem Motto gehandelt, es wird schon alles "gut gehen"!
Dann kam der 24.02.22!
Aug 25, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
There is the world before 24 February 2022 and the world after.
The old world order, which was based on rules and the idealistic idea that there is an "absolute good" and an "absolute evil", an "absolute freedom" and an "absolute lack of freedom", collapsed on 24 February 2022. And there is no need to remind us who destroyed it.
Aug 19, 2024 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Operation #Kursk & #Ukraine
‼️ It's funny how all these "doves of peace" immediately lost momentum as soon as the situation on the front no longer fitted their narrative.
While Russia was robbing other people's land, they shouted loudly about the need for "negotiations" and "freezing the conflict". But as soon as the map turned over and the Russian army began to lose ground in the Kursk region, all these calls for peace suddenly fell silent.
Aug 2, 2024 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Politician Vladimir #KaraMurza on #Russia and #Putin's regime! #press #conference
"There are a lot of people in Russia who oppose Putin's war in Ukraine. Don't believe the lies spread by Kremlin propaganda.
Jul 24, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
#Syrsky gave an interview to The #Guardian. The most important statements:
- On the delivery of #F16's to #Ukraine: 'I know when it will happen, but I can't tell you. The fighter jets will not come closer than 40 kilometres to the front line to avoid being shot down.
- At the beginning of the invasion, Russia had 100,000 soldiers, now the number has risen to 520,000, and by the end of 2024 it will be 690,000.
Jul 20, 2024 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
📉 The Russian #economy has already lost 1.7 million workers as a result of the war. And as the Kremlin has no plans to end it, the situation on the labour market could become critical. #russia
According to calculations, the Russian economy may have already lost between 1.5 and 1.7 million people as a result of the war, which corresponds to around 2.2% of the Russian labour force.
Jul 19, 2024 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
#NATO General: #Ukraine has an excellent strategy for waging war against the #Russia
The Commander-in-Chief of NATO's combined forces in Europe, General Christopher #Cavoli, said that Ukraine has an "excellent strategy" for waging war against the Russia,
although the course of hostilities is becoming more and more difficult to predict.
As "European Truth" reports, General Cavoli said this during a discussion at the Aspen Institute, quoted by " Voice of America ". (#VoA)
Jun 27, 2024 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
❗️▶️ One of #Russia's largest raw materials industries is on the brink of financial collapse!
▶️ The Russian #coal industry - one of the largest raw materials industries in the national economy, comprising more than 30 individual industrial towns and 650,000 employees (including affiliated companies) - is heading for a serious crisis.