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23.12.25 - 19:54
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The EU′s Failed Attempt To Steal Russia′s Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting (ZeroHedge)
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The EU's Failed Attempt To Steal Russia's Seized Assets Was Self-Discrediting
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,
It arguably dealt irreparable damage to the bloc's reputation as a safe location in which foreigners the world over could store and invest their financial assets after influential members left no doubt about their desire to steal its assets, thus signaling that they might try to steal other countries' one day too.
It was assessed last week that “The EU's New Policy Towards Russia's Seized Assets Isn't About Helping Ukraine” after influential members of the bloc moved to either outright confiscate at least some of Russia's seized assets for giving to Ukraine or use at least some of them as collateral for a loan to it. As was written, the real purpose was denying the US access to these funds for joint projects with Russia per point 14 of Trump's reported 28-point peace deal framework, not arming Ukraine or reconstructing it.
For as much as European Commission Presi...
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23.12.25 - 17:33
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Maduro Would Be ′Smart′ To Get Out, Trump Says, As Russia Reportedly Evacuating Diplomats′ Families (ZeroHedge)
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Maduro Would Be 'Smart' To Get Out, Trump Says, As Russia Reportedly Evacuating Diplomats' Families
Earlier Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said for the first time that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "needs to be gone" - but significantly President Donald Trump followed later Monday with his own message again calling for the socialist strongman to step aside. He laid out it would be "smart" for him to leave power.
Trump was asked at Mar-a-Lago whether all the current US pressure, including tanker interdictions, was intended to push Maduro out of power. "That's his decision," Trump responded. "But I think it would be smart for him to do that."
Illustrative file image via Washington Post
But on the question of the Venezuelan military fighting back in the case of any potential US action, Trump followed with: "If he plays tough, it'll be the last time he's able to do so."
Trump again confirmed the US assembled a naval force t...
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23.12.25 - 16:27
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„Was denken Sie denn, warum Putin so geschätzt wird?“ (Die Welt)
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Als Wladimir Putin das Präsidentenamt antrat, versprach er, Russland in einen modernen Staat nach westlichem Vorbild zu verwandeln. Im Interview mit WELT erklärt der ehemalige russische Diplomat Alexander Baunow, was dann schiefgelaufen ist – und was nach Putin kommt....
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23.12.25 - 15:57
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„Die Zögerlichkeit Europas spielt Putin in die Karten“ (Die Welt)
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Russland greift gezielt den ukrainischen Energiesektor und die Infrastruktur an. Politikwissenschaftler Stefan Fröhlich analysiert die Strategie Moskaus und warnt: „Europa muss sich aufstellen, sonst hat die Ukraine mittelfristig kaum Chancen“....
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23.12.25 - 15:21
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#31 – Ist Putin mit seinem Latein am Ende? Und macht ihn das jetzt noch gefährlicher? (Die Presse)
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Der Ukrainekrieg bereitet den Menschen in Russland immer mehr Probleme. Aber Putin antwortet auf ihre neuen Fragen nur mit alten Stehsätzen. Wächst ihm alles über den Kopf? Macht ihn das unberechenbarer? Und wird die Ukraine für die EU finanziell ein Fass ohne Boden? Diesmal erscheint die Folge einen Tag früher als gewohnt und mit einem Gast, es ist Politologe Gerhard Mangott....
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