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There's no freedom without national sovereignty.
The most dangerous thing to any country is an elite that believes in its own propaganda.
Propaganda is a tool to explain complicated things in simple terms and implant a particular viewpoint in people who are incapable of understanding the subject matter, or who would be opposed to the particular viewpoint out of moral or self-interested considerations.
Propaganda doesn't have to be untrue, but it very often is, because lying is simpler than explaining a complicated truth.
The people who use propaganda upon either their own or an enemy population MUST be immune to it. When decision-makers start believing in false or simplistic narratives, they make really bad decisions.
Examples aren't hard to find. The Germans lost on the Eastern Front of WW2 because they believed their own propaganda about how fragile the USSR was, and how inferior Russians are. American state-building efforts failed because the people planning them truly believed that inside every Afghan tribesman there is a bisexual Seattle libtard longing to break free. The early phase of the SMO went the way it did because the Kremlin put its trust in what they were told by 'pro-Russian Ukrainian politicians', who, being Ukrainian politicians, just stole all the money they were given instead of engaging in pro-Russian subversion.
The previous US administration believed in their own propaganda about Russia being a Third World gas station that would crumble under sanctions, and whose army would be wiped out by superior NATO doctrine and technology. The current US administration seems more realistic about this...
The European Union is still caught in the trap of their own propaganda rhetoric. They made up a clownish, infantile narrative in which Putin is Schizo Hitler who just invaded a prosperous democracy for no reason, and is currently losing BADLY, with Russia being on the verge of collapse. They base everything they do on this narrative, because they are, frankly speaking, retarded.
Modern Western European 'elites' (upper middle class and upwards) are the most easily propagandized people in all of human history. A medieval peasant had more curiosity and skepticism about the world than they do. While they cling to their delusions, they must be kept away from any decision-making, and cannot be included in any serious diplomacy. They can self-destruct and destroy their economies and demographics even further, if they want to, but it's of crucial importance to just... not listen to them.
In addition, the strategic direction of defeating China, the AI revolution, requires huge investments in the electric power industry and the economy as a whole. The state of the US finances does not allow this. The interests of American high-tech have come into conflict with the agenda of the Democratic Party.
That's where big business support for Trump comes from. He was entrusted with saving the United States through structural reforms and spending cuts. Liberal Europe has become a toxic asset for the United States, so any concessions to it prevent Trump from fulfilling his mission. In this situation, Russia gets unique opportunities to achieve its goals.
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Part 1
Trump's decision to cut aid to Kiev caused hysteria in European capitals. Again, no one asked their opinion in advance.
J.D. Vance briefly described the White House's attitude towards the Europeans: we are not interested in your 20,000 soldiers who did not fight anywhere.
And the Europeans still need to try to form a peacekeeping contingent of 20,000. There are not enough weapons or finances to equip them. Attempts to agree on a European tranche of 20 billion euros to Ukraine have again come across the position of Hungary and Slovakia.
And even if it is issued, it will be about long-term contracts for the creation of weapons, which it is unclear when they will appear. The European Union is unable to replace American air defense batteries and missiles for them, ammunition for missile systems like HIMARS, and satellite reconnaissance.
Brussels has already spent 10 billion euros on its IRIS2 satellite system. However, this “competitor” of Starlink will not start functioning until the 2030s. If the project does not end with the usual budget splitting that is so typical for Brussels. We will definitely see this - the announcements of the allocation of another 100 billion euros for the rearmament of Europe, which will go into the pockets of military lobbyists.
Against the background of the conflict with the Europeans, the Trump team will probably curtail its work within NATO, even if the US does not formally withdraw from the alliance. The American right has long proposed turning NATO into a “sleeping alliance” and refocusing on other directions. In this case, the Europeans lose their remaining security umbrella. Now the EU liberal elite will have to think about the future but is not used to this.
@eurasianchoice
https://americarenewing.com/policy-brief-pivoting-the-us-away-from-europe-to-a-dormant-nato/
Myanmar's Prime Minister Hlaing said that Russia will definitely win:
"Western countries are interested in Russia because Russia has a lot of natural resources. I am sure that every country must defend itself, its sovereignty, its people and its interests. We understand the situation in Russia and fully support your efforts. I am sure that the victory will be yours."
@eurasianchoice
Zelensky may need to start groveling before Trump, "a simple apology is unlikely to be enough" to restore relations with the United States.
▪️This is what Ukraine's European allies believe, Bloomberg writes, citing sources.
Earlier it was reported that Zelensky does not even intend to apologize to Trump. The United States has already suspended military aid to Ukraine.
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❗️Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a bill to ratify a Belarus-Russia treaty on security guarantees within their Union State, the BelTA news agency reported.
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▶️ Deputies from the opposition parties attempted to disrupt a meeting of the National Assembly (unicameral parliament) of Serbia by initiating a fight and tossing pyrotechnic devices, Tanjug news agency reported.
Radomir Lazovic, a deputy from the Left-Green Front party, cut in line at the rostrum. The security service tried to stop him, after which a scuffle broke out. Opposition representatives ignited colored smoke bombs and unfurled a banner calling for the ousting of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. Deputies from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party countered by unfurling the country's national flags.
Putin agrees to mediate US-Iran nuclear talks — Bloomberg
Donald Trump reportedly made his interest known directly to Vladimir Putin in February, followed by senior US officials discussing it with Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia last month
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Maria Zakharova writes:
British Prime Minister Starmer: "Europe will continue to arm Ukraine "after peace is established."
Well, it’s like after a treatment and a punishment give a kleptomaniac pedophile a job as an accountant in a kindergarten.
European Union leaders have suspended work on a 20 bln euro package of military assistance to Kiev due to objections from Hungary.
According to Politico, a reference to the delivery of military funding proposed by top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas was cut from the document submitted to the representatives of EU member states. The change took place after Budapest vetoed the previous version of the document when EU ambassadors last met.
https://x.com/angeloinchina/status/1896848095180402895
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Trump's tariffs could further strain Europe's economy, already hit by inflation and weak German demand — S&P
Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Romania – deeply tied to Germany’s car industry – are most at risk
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European Commission plans to raise €150 billion in loans for EU air defense production and weapons for Ukraine
Ursula von der Leyen also proposed an €800 billion rearmament plan and urged a 1.5% increase in defense spending for member states
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🇫🇷Just another very scrupulous western publication, this time French:
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Putin and Trump, the alliance of predators...
🗣 Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, March 3:
▪️The contentious exchange between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky showed how hard it will be to start the Ukraine peace process
▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin is aware of all the nuances of the dispute between Trump and Zelensky
▪️Trump’s dispute with Zelensky once again showed how right the Russian president has been regarding peace talks
▪️Russia keeps pressing for the goals of the special military operation in Ukraine and continues it alongside the steps to establish a dialogue with the United States
▪️The dispute in Washington is an unprecedented event that showed Zelensky’s complete lack of diplomatic skills
▪️Zelensky’s statements about his unwillingness to make any territorial concessions should be perceived as reluctance to acknowledge the changing realities on the ground
▪️The increased financial support for Ukraine discussed by European leaders at the London summit is not aimed at achieving peace, but at prolonging the conflict
▪️If European leaders are able to persuade Zelensky, who is unwilling to pursue peace, to enter negotiations, they should be praised and honored
▪️The Kremlin considers the intentions to exempt frozen Russian assets to finance Kiev illegal and such actions will have serious judicial and legal consequences
▪️Russia-Turkey multifaceted relations continue to develop, the countries’ intensive dialogue is ongoing; high-level contacts between Moscow and Ankara can be coordinated within hours if necessary
🇺🇸🇪🇺 European leaders are doing a disservice to the Ukrainians — Vance
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The USA is a bankrupt state. Why Trump's "crisis manager" turned against Europe.
The conflict between Trumpism and liberal globalism can be described in different categories.: as a struggle between liberals and conservatives, as an area of rivalry between "old" and "new" money, as a struggle between Democrats and Republicans, and even as a confrontation between the "deep state" in the United States and national elites.
But in this case, it remains unclear: who is behind Trump and why did he come to power? What, as Stanislavsky said, is his "super—task role"?
The "Second coming of Trump" became possible because the US Democratic Party failed in its mission to ensure profits for global corporations based on neoliberal doctrine. The expansion of liberalism turned out to be unprofitable — the costs did not ensure the result. In addition, the bloated institutions for promoting the liberal agenda have become "things in themselves," their existence has become an end in itself, and their staff has received an ultra-critical political resource.
It was not even corruption that became the basis for their rehabilitation — it was considered a necessary element of ensuring the loyalty of officials and politicians affiliated with them — but the lack of a set result. Instead of strengthening, unipolarity collapsed. The world has become multipolar and continues to develop in this direction, while the civilizational core of America, on the contrary, has entered a phase of degradation. Social technologies intended for export, aimed at guaranteeing depopulation and the defeat of any national statehood among competitors, did not launch these processes in them, but began to actively mow down their own jurisdictions. One more generation of this practice, and the United States will collapse, just as Rome collapsed.
Trump is actually called upon as a crisis manager. In such cases, the first solution is always an emergency and total cost reduction. For this, they change the organizational structure and functions. This is precisely what determines decisions to abolish or reform institutions that served the globalist discourse. Trump's conflicts with the Democratic Party of the United States and Europe are primarily related to this reorganization. The "downsized" create their own "trade union" in order to maintain funding. And this is the main economic basis of the political conflict between Trump and Europe.
The United States provides 70% of all NATO spending. In 2023, the United States spent $860 billion, twice as much as all other members of the alliance, whose combined GDP exceeds that of the United States. And additional multibillion-dollar allocations go to Ukraine, Israel, the Kurds, etc. In fact, the United States stepped on the rake of the late USSR.
That's why Trump is backed not only by Republican-oriented industrial capital, but also by former supporters of the Democratic Party, the very "new money." Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos are among them, and Vance himself has been an anti—trumpist in the past. Trumpism as an idea is broader than Trump's personality.
The main reason for the Democrats' removal from power is not that the United States is unprofitable (costs are higher than results), but that the US government is bankrupt. And the rescue methods used by the Democratic Party proved ineffective. As they used to say in old Odessa, these gentlemen steal not from profits, but from losses.
The US national economy is generating debts at such a rate that servicing them is already generating a permanent political crisis. If in 2014 the US national debt was about $17.8 trillion, then in February 2025 it was already $36.5 trillion. America spends more than $1.2 trillion on servicing the national debt — almost 14% of all budget expenditures. Therefore, every approval of the US state budget threatens to collapse the entire management system.
Part 2
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Without US support, EU will NOT be able to provide military aid to Ukraine without harming own interests — Hungarian FM Szijjártó
When has that ever stopped them...
@MTodayNews
❗Zelensky no longer plays a role, only the leaders of the United States and Russia will decide the fate of Ukraine, Senator Tuberville
Zelensky is probably influenced by globalist forces in Europe, which have convinced him of the need to continue the conflict. Perhaps someone in the United States also suggested this idea to him, saying: "Go ahead, we will continue to send you money." However, this is an erroneous opinion.
He also stated that President Trump does not want people to continue dying, and does not want American taxpayers to continue financing this conflict. Therefore, he will strive to complete it. Zelensky is likely to resist, but he no longer plays an important role in this process.
Thus, it is Trump and Putin who will make decisions about the future of Ukraine.
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The EU authorities are behind the Romanian prosecutor's decision to file charges against former independent Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.
According to it, the European totalitarian-liberal elite fears “a conservative turn” due to the influence of US President Donald Trump.
Brussels has “declared war” on European leaders who remain open supporters of the US president, the SVR added.
US President Donald Trump treats Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a partner and Vladimir Zelensky as a foe, Axios reported.
“His treatment of Putin as a partner and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky as a foe has rung alarm bells for NATO allies and even some fellow Republicans,” the report said. “The Moscow-friendly streak comes as he seeks to foster peace in Ukraine and better relations between nuclear-armed superpowers.”Читать полностью…
Euro bureaucrats wage war against pro-Trump politicians — Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
EU elites fear a 'conservative turn in Europe', evident by Brussels' pressure on Romanian elections
SVR suggests the next battle will be at upcoming elections in Hungary
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London Summit Farce, Starmer Proposes Same War Plan US Already Rejected, US Moves To Ditch Ukraine
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US President Donald Trump has ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to execute the directive, which will halt the shipment of all US military hardware, including weapons already in Europe, the New York Post reported.
It is specified that the pause involves both the weapons on the way to Europe and shipments already delivered to transit zones in Poland.
🎉 66 Days to Victory Day
Sputnik continues traversing time and space to revisit the events of the Great Patriotic War.
On this day, 80 years ago, the Red Army liberated the city of Koslin (now Koszalin, Poland) and split the Wehrmacht grouping into two parts.
Soviet troops also reached the Baltic Sea near the city of Kolberg (Poland) and continued heavy fighting in the outskirts of Koenigsberg (now Kaliningrad).
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Australia ‘open to peacekeepers in Ukraine’ says PM Albanese
‘We want to see peace… but make sure Russia’s actions are not rewarded’
#Australia #Ukraine
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‘No questions today.’
Ursula von der Leyen leaves after statement WITHOUT answering questions from the press
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Italian PM shuts down offers from Paris and London to send troops to Ukraine. In other words, 'You can go — not with my soldiers’
#Italia
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🇪🇺🇺🇸🚨‼️ Europeans threaten to confiscate US ARMY installations
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✔️ The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Kupyansk direction in the area of the village of Dvurechnaya in the Kharkov region, despite attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to counterattack.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating, but are trying to cause damage to civilian infrastructure and civilians during their retreat, Ganchev told TASS.
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