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They join NATO because they fear Putin. Simples.

Starmer has principles , Trump has none, does not understand why people would fight if not for money, and looks more and more a Russian asset since 1987. Putin's argument is simple: Ukraine was created by Russia. If some Ukrainian wants to join the EU, that can't be allowed to happen. He wants...

How do you know for sure that people would not vote for it? Is it because the AfD likes it? Merkel introduced it as a finance law or fiscal rule in 2009, not mandated by the constitution. That finance law (Schuldenbremse) can be modified again like it was in the covid years to pay for defense...

China controls access to American social networks and Google/youtube. Results: the west cannot interfere with their elections. Doesn't it tell us something?

when one man can destroy world order, I am afraid that shouldn't be possible. Putin controls the media in Russia. The answer may be for the EU to acquire FB and Twitter.

I am not convinced that dwp will accept your silver coins valued at £2 each when the webpage says they sell them at £28 apiece.

The core as you mentioned is essentially the USA and its closest allies, including the uk, doing the USA's bidding. We created and fund the UN ever since its creation. Trump isn't interested in the UN and its institutions. He sees them as woke and want them defunded. What would you replace them...

if you think Biden's administration was corrupt, just check out what's going on around the Crypto Strategic Reserve. Who has made 50x leveraged purchases of the top 5 coins on the list before the list is announced? The amounts run into hundreds of millions.

do you know that what Musk does is illegal? DOGE is a cowboyish outfit at the moment, it needs proper setting up by Congress. There are currently more than 100 lawsuits filed against what he has done and his side hasn't won once? They even denied that he was head of DOGE or employed by DOGE. His...

Trump is different. That's why I said 'by Trump' and not 'by the USA'. Trump is keen on destroying everything not just Biden's legacy like the CHIPS act or IRA but also USAID, consumer and climate protection, FEMA, education, scientific and medical research, now postal service and FAA. UN and UN...

Will Canada and Greenland be 'acquired' by trump? How about the future of the UN?

who will pay for the cost of reconstruction?

4 years from now? I personally don't see Ukraine be entirely Russian. Trump may be gone but Putin will still rule Russia if he's still alive. Who is going to oppose Putin then? In the meantime, and before the mid term election, Musk and Trump will try to privatise as much of the federal...

@sw and mikelbikel: What do you think?

They have to play for time. Putin does not have a reverse gear but Trump usually does U-turns. In the mean time, Europe needs to convince Trump to sell artillery munitions and starlink satellite service to Zelensky, Europe will pay of course. Trump may be attracted by juicy sales. Over the...

we must not rush to retaliate. It will take years and a great deal of money to repatriate manufacturing, even that may not be possible. Companies manufacture in China not only because of cheaper labour but also availability of high quality and convenient supply chains. If we do nothing, Trump's...

There is a clear difference this time round. I bet Zelensky won't sign anything until Trump does a u-turn. Zelensky needs to wait 6 months for Europe to ramp up its production. Trump is embattled in trade war with allies and hasn't got 6 months to waste. shares in European defence industries...

"Renewal of the American dream?" Trump is callous and a disgrace to democracy. He asked Zelensky for a little favour: "will you look into Hunter Biden for me?"

I wouldn't underestimate the will of German politicians from the major parties, Christians Democrates and Social Democrates to want independence from the USA which still has about 35,000 strong expeditionary force occupying their country. Germany has quietly been supplying Ukranians with best in...

Trump's interest is money, money, money. He has a hotel in Moscow to think about. Peace is just a convenient slogan. As Henry kissinger said, being enemy of the US is dangerous, being a friend is deadly. He obviously knew the nature of US elections. Zelensky can give in today, in a month or 6...