This is how French oligarchs working...

Editor's note: ...with the central banks of Europe think. These European countries many led by France want to commit to an all out war with Russia while France's civilian infrastructure is collapsing with the French port city of Marseilles, France becoming a "major narcotics hub for Europe." Whatever Americans think about President Trump he is correct: US should never have intervened in Ukraine. However, it doesn't matter what Trump thinks. Russia is no longer paying any attention to the US despite "negotiations." The only negotiating being done by Russia is through the very capable Mr. Iskander. Of course, that intervention went back to 2014 when the Minsk accords were used to bide Ukraine enough time for NATO to build Ukraine's military to commit to war with Russia. The west's interference in Ukraine has brought grave consequences including on the battlefield where recently Russian military forces killed 23 foreign mercenaries including British, Americans and Canadians. The deaths are going to continue piling up with a now confirmed 9 to 1 (probably much higher) kill ratio in Russia's favor. This despite the west continuing to put more soldiers, mercenaries and weapons into Ukraine. Ukraine is a failed state and the consequences are going to bring a wave of crime across Europe of unprecedented proportions including to Macron's France. 

It's that bad: 80% of French women want the army deployed into bad neighborhoods in French cities
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The EU's attempts to keep the war going

While the US and Russia strive for peace in Ukraine, the EU is doing everything it can to continue the war. This is evident in a review of the last political week in the EU and Germany.

By Anti-Spiegel | May 19, 2025 

Last week, direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place for the first time in three years. But instead of supporting the peace course demanded by the US administration, the EU is sabotaging it wherever it can. This is demonstrated by the Russian Germany correspondent's report on the political week in the EU and Germany, which I have translated, as I do every week.

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In Europe, people complain about Kyiv's appetite, but continue to talk about war

A dangerous provocation in the Baltics. Why is everyone in Europe talking about war with Russia, and what are they using to fuel their belligerence?

The Estonian Navy, with support from the Polish Air Force, was dispatched to intercept the merchant ship Jaguar, which was sailing through the neutral waters of the Gulf of Finland toward the Russian port of Primorsk. A patrol boat simulated ramming maneuvers, and a helicopter signaled the launch of a boarding party.

A radio request was made for the ship to change course into Estonian territorial waters. The international crew did not respond. It all ended with the appearance of a Russian Su-35 in the sky – and the Estonian fleet and Polish aircraft returned home.

Tallinn is yelling about a violation of airspace, the chairman of the EU Military Committee is pointing to a lack of resources to intercept Russian tankers, and Estonian Kaja Kallas seems surprised that the Russians sent a plane to chase away the pirates: "The shadow fleet is very closely linked to the Russian military because the planes were actually protecting the fleet. So the situation is more serious," she said.

The situation is indeed more serious, and the head of Euro diplomacy obviously doesn't care how much more serious the situation could be.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated: "We are working on a new sanctions package. This package will, for example, include sanctions against Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 and work to add more ships from the Russian shadow fleet to the list."

The shadow fleet is an old story, but sanctions against blown-up gas pipelines are something new, and they don't even hide the fact that they are intended to discourage American investors from being interested in these pipelines.

In fact, the 17th sanctions package was initially viewed in Brussels as something valuable and European in its own right. But the concept had to be changed: It is now linked to the sanctions proposals that a group of American senators led by Lindsey Graham has presented to Donald Trump. But the US president is not yet ready to play along with a game that only aims to drag his administration into what he calls "Biden's War."

The introduction of new European sanctions without the White House's approval would be seen as an attempt to sabotage a lucrative agreement with Russia. Therefore, at the summit of the European Political Community in Albania on Friday, every possible device was used to convince Trump of the futility of dialogue with Moscow—which was precisely the purpose of the event.

"No ceasefire, no meeting at decision-making level,” says French President Macron.

"Russia's position is clearly unacceptable, and not for the first time," reiterated British Prime Minister Starmer.

They remain five: Zelensky, the Polish Prime Minister, and three TikTokers spoke with Trump. Judging by their sour expressions, they weren't exactly thrilled with what they heard from the other side. Combining this with the ultimatum they issued to Russia last week—sanctions if there is no ceasefire by May 12—has proven to be a mistake for them: Whatever happens next, the complete secondary status of the EU and Great Britain will become very clear. ( Translator's note: Macron, Merz, and Starmer are dubbed the "three from TikTok" in Russia after the strange video of the three on the train to Kyiv went viral on TikTok.)

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The coming war in Europe:

Armstrong on USA WatchDog

The oligarchs who run France are a great lot of people aren't they? They are capable of almost anything:

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