I had read about the new sanctions, and about EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen saying that there would be a deadline to give up Russian gas by 2027.
Friedrich Merz also gave Russia until Midnight tonight to agree to a cease fire or there will be new sanctions imposed on Russia. I am in Germany and midnight is about 3 hours away. So, we shall see. I also read that Russians are spreading disinformation about Merz, Macron and Starmer saying they were doing cocaine because they claim that Macron's white tissue was a bag of cocaine and Merz's coffee stirrer was a coke spoon. As Merz says, if that is all they have, they have nothing else. However, Putin is a master at disinformation campaigns.
Meantime, Merz has joined France and Poland to have a triangle of countries. Britain seems to make this four-some. They went to Kiev on the anniversary of the end of WWII while Putin had Xi in Russia.
I also was reading that Xi is taking over the world where Musk has cut off US soft power.
I also read that Merz said he did not see Ukraine joining NATO for a long time, and he would probably first join the EU in around 2030. I took that to mean that Ukraine would not join NATO until Trump is out, and someone is in power in the US who will give less pushback against that. It could also mean, Ukraine isn't joining NATO because we are going to create a new organization sans the US, and then Ukraine can join that.
I also read about Germany investing in learning about drones from Ukraine, and other military know how that they have. Germany will be buying and building them for their own use and for Ukraine.
I had read about the new sanctions, and about EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen saying that there would be a deadline to give up Russian gas by 2027.
Friedrich Merz also gave Russia until Midnight tonight to agree to a cease fire or there will be new sanctions imposed on Russia. I am in Germany and midnight is about 3 hours away. So, we shall see. I also read that Russians are spreading disinformation about Merz, Macron and Starmer saying they were doing cocaine because they claim that Macron's white tissue was a bag of cocaine and Merz's coffee stirrer was a coke spoon. As Merz says, if that is all they have, they have nothing else. However, Putin is a master at disinformation campaigns.
Meantime, Merz has joined France and Poland to have a triangle of countries. Britain seems to make this four-some. They went to Kiev on the anniversary of the end of WWII while Putin had Xi in Russia.
I also was reading that Xi is taking over the world where Musk has cut off US soft power.
I also read that Merz said he did not see Ukraine joining NATO for a long time, and he would probably first join the EU in around 2030. I took that to mean that Ukraine would not join NATO until Trump is out, and someone is in power in the US who will give less pushback against that. It could also mean, Ukraine isn't joining NATO because we are going to create a new organization sans the US, and then Ukraine can join that.
I also read about Germany investing in learning about drones from Ukraine, and other military know how that they have. Germany will be buying and building them for their own use and for Ukraine.
So, Germany has a government again. Merz says there will not be a public discussion about providing Ukraine with Taurus missiles. However, Ukraine will get them. https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence/news/germany-to-keep-quiet-on-delivery-of-overrated-taurus-missile-deliveries-to-ukraine/
So, Germany is going to do more and say less. It was already doing that, so we shall see.