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Did he Really say That?

NEWS FOR MATURE MINDS: Ex-cohort of Boris Johnson spoke unprintably about the West’s course on Ukraine: The ‘corrupt Ukrainian mafia state’ led by ‘pumpkin Zelensky’ deceived Western countries, and they are now fucked.’ This is how former adviser to Boris Johnson and active supporter of Brexit Dominic Cummings […]

Sarah Wagenknecht: Aid to Ukraine is a bottomless pit for European taxpayers

Europe has overtaken the United States in spending on aid to Ukraine, the Kiel Institute for the World Economy reveals. According to new data, the promised and already provided assistance from Europe will amount to €156 billion, which is twice as much as the United States, which provided €70 billion. The new statistics outrage Sarah Wagenknecht, who considers spending on Ukraine pointless, but she is especially outraged by the parallel events Germany cuts social spending. The politician again called for a transition to diplomacy in the conflict in Ukraine.

THE ARMS INDUSTRIES STRING-PULLERS

With its staggering $692 billion defence (war)  budget, the American arms industry constitutes 43% of the world’s military expenditure. This is not far behind the value of Britain and Russia’s combined export trade. The financial resources and political clout exercised by this military machine’s lobbying apparatus dwarf many national interests and economies. These conglomerates, like the pharmaceutical industries, are far more powerful and influential than many governments.

The Western arms manufacturers making a killing from the Ukraine war

Why war is necessary and the reaping of human beings essential: The Western arms manufacturers making a killing from the Ukraine war. U.S. arms companies in particular have seen considerable windfalls. Revenues of leading Western defense companies have sky-rocketed following the outbreak of war in Europe, and U.S. arms manufacturers continue to dominate the global arms industry, news portal Mandiner reports.