Cold war 2.0

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Continuation of the battle for Toretsk.

 

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Trump and Putin gang up on European centrists in Romania’s election crisis

This is going to turn into a show however you turn it.

Mercenary boss calls for Romania to ‘boil over’ after far-right front-runner blocked from race

Just as I predicted.
This one could get ugly pretty quickly.

 

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US resumes military aid to Ukraine after Saudi cease-fire talks

Ukraine launches ‘massive’ drone strike on Moscow ahead of US peace talks

Romania’s top court rejects Georgescu’s appeal, bars him from running for president

Portugal set for snap election as government loses vote of confidence

North Sea oil tanker collision: What do we know?

Greenland votes in parliamentary election

Duterte on flight to The Hague after arrest on ICC warrant

 

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Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan: What we know so far

Putin’s soldiers squeeze Ukraine out of main Kursk stronghold

Russia posed spy as Belarusian refugee to set Warsaw mall on fire, prosecutors say

Romania lashes out at Russia as Georgescu election ban furor intensifies

Greenland election results: Center-right opposition wins amid Trump saber-rattling

 

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Why Putin will seek to sink Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan

 

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Huawei bribery scandal rocks EU Parliament

China's Huawei suspected of bribery in EU Parliament


For long time there are various doubts that something like this is going on.
This is just the proof that something is indeed going on here.

 

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French parliament calls for seizing frozen Russian assets

 

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Germany’s Merz secures breakthrough on gargantuan spending plan

Germany’s conservative Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has reached a breakthrough with the Greens on a massive spending plan to unleash hundreds of billions of euros for defense and infrastructure.

“Germany is back,” Merz told reporters in Berlin on Friday.

German defense giant Rheinmetall overtakes VW valuation

Rheinmetall's value has more than tripled since Donald Trump became U.S. president in January, alongside those of many other big European defense companies,

Speaking of changing priorities.





EU lays out ‘massive investment’ boost in defense to deter Russia

The EU aims to launch a massive project to build up its defense industry aimed at deterring Russia and supporting Ukraine while the U.S. pulls backs from the continent,

Here is what incoming German head of state had to say (and expert behind him).
The part from 9:20 to 12:36 is what matters here.


Based on my conversations here yesterday I am simply under impression that people don't understand the scale of the political changes that are going in Europe. Which in the end will have quite visible global consequences.

 

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Huawei banned from Parliament and Commission over bribery probe

Georgescu free to try his luck in other presidential elections, Romanian court says

Canada: Mark Carney sworn in as 24th prime minister

EU welcomes conclusion of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks

India: What is hindering permanent peace in Manipur?

Taiwan leader promises to counter China 'infiltration'

Myanmar's junta turns to Russia for support in civil war

 

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Big news that potentially have quite "observable" consequences: Certain pro Russian strongmen are under record pressure.


Serbia: Protesters flood Belgrade with Vucic under pressure

Massive crowds flood Belgrade as months of protests reach boiling point


Hungary's Orban vows crackdown on media, NGOs

Orbán vows crackdown on ‘shadow army’ of political opponents



In other words it seems that this will boil over either way. Especially since the pressure was mounting for many years.
While mix of inflation and evident corruption are basically making sure that things can't really calm down. Plus Ukraine and the mess in Ukraine is just across the street/border if we observe from global perspective. What in the end means that this is some sort of breaking point. After all if either one of these "regimes" falls the other one will as well. Since they are giving each other economic and political volume (since these are neighboring countries). However it must be said that changes here would give entire Europe much more breathing room. So the consequences are potentially pretty big on the long run.

 

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Macron to EU colleagues: Stop buying American, buy European

Defense giants want von der Leyen to boost made-in-Europe tech

Canada’s Carney starts first trip abroad with implicit digs at Trump

Southern Europe must spend more on defense, Lithuania warns

The EU needs a proactive approach in Bosnia

M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks

India approves Chandrayaan-5 moon mission

 

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Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting

Poland, Baltic states inch closer to leaving antipersonnel mine treaty

France to reopen fourth nuclear air base as Europe rushes to rearm

Northern Europe pushes EU to speed up Ukraine membership

Hungary's parliament passes law banning LGBTQ+ pride events

Istanbul University hampers Erdogan rival's presidential bid

Nigeria: Explosion reported at major oil pipeline

 

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JD Vance ‘had a point’ on migration, Danish socialist prime minister warns EU leaders

In a sense this kinda proves what I was saying for some time. Which is that the only thing that mass immigration will really do is to elect right wingers (perhaps even the radical ones). Therefore it seems that this woman realized that if you can always import new people there is no real need to have socialized medicine, free college and similar benefits. Plus with this you will probably have a infrastructure/housing crisis in the cities. Exactly where is the core base of left leaning parties.

In Denmark far right has about 5% in polls and milder national conservatives have 10%. While this woman leads as incumbent.

 

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JD Vance ‘had a point’ on migration, Danish socialist prime minister warns EU leaders

In a sense this kinda proves what I was saying for some time. Which is that the only thing that mass immigration will really do is to elect right wingers (perhaps even the radical ones). Therefore it seems that this woman realized that if you can always import new people there is no real need to have socialized medicine, free college and similar benefits. Plus with this you will probably have a infrastructure/housing crisis in the cities. Exactly where is the core base of left leaning parties.

In Denmark far right has about 5% in polls and milder national conservatives have 10%. While this woman leads as incumbent.

While I agree that immigration puts a strain on housing (and on schools, at least here in Germany) I still think you are clinging on to some form of conspiracy thinking that this is about importing cheap labor. Sadly most of these newly arrived people have too little formal education to be much use on the job market. It'll take loads of money and time to help them get the language skills and the formal education necessary.

The main conflict, at least over here, is mostly about culture clashes. That and crime rates - even though studies have shown that while migrants are more likely to be or become criminal (which correlates with poverty and low education) they paradoxically don't increase the overall crime rate of society (probably because the natives simultaneously keep getting more and more peaceful and lawabiding).