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As for the Chi-anese flotsam sneaking up the vast west coast of my WA, I hope they tune into our radio n media about the hi-tech scanning search for the lost MH17 plane. I heard they can scan to 5km deep and I'd love them to spot a Chinese sub. 😅

Regardless, if they get to Perth waters I'd hope to see our Surfies paddle out to greet them on their boards laden with rotten tomatoes. 🍅

Still, our Politicians skate well on thin ice regarding global politics.
 
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Could Europe and willing partners, hold back Putin's hordes in the Ukraine without the US? Some say yes, others no. Under than a different flag?
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There's not a single expert who'd say we can, at least not now. I was alarmed when I heard the wording "Germany must be rearmed" [sic] since it confirms the view expressed by our highest-ranking general some time ago that our armed forces would be strapped for cash and equipment. Secret service info has it that Russia might be likely to move farther towards the West in 2028/9 which is why von der Leyen announced an 800 bn Euro packet today for rearmament alone. She said we had no satellites and would be dependent on US info and capabilities for recon and unit command.
If Trump keeps freezing support of Ukraine, the country will be doomed in six months.
 
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If Trump keeps freezing support of Ukraine, the country will be doomed in six months.
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You believe that Thomas. Not read my post about a proposal to unfreeze Russian overseas assets for Ukraine. They are mostly European, U.S. and British government bonds held in a European securities depository. The European Union estimates that some 210 billion euros ($220.58 billion) of the frozen money is held in the bloc, mainly in Euroclear, a Brussels-based securities depository. But evidently there are certain legal problems to overcome first. And there is Hungary which has blocked Ukraine aid in the past and is doing same again, a proposed €20b military aid package which further complicates European efforts to support Kyiv. So the 'killjoy' to immediate additional aid for Ukraine is not an enemy but a so called EU member. 😡
 
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This is a bombshell.
Russia could agree to using $300 billion of sovereign assets frozen in Europe for the reconstruction of Ukraine as part of a possible peace deal, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. But Moscow will insist part of the money is spent on the one-fifth of the country that Russian forces control and provided that the controlled territories stay within Russia.

Cant see Zelensky agreeing to that last point. Those territories were blatantly stolen, specially Crimea.
Has anyone heard about this war reparation proposal by Russia before today, as apparently the idea was first mooted back on Feb 21. Why wasnt this mentioned at the debacle of a meeting in the White House last week as evidently US was a party to it?
 
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Richie said:
Not read my post about a proposal to unfreeze Russian overseas assets for Ukraine.
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Yes, I did read your post and also read about that elsewhere. Unfreezing those assets should be done as soon as possible but that won't help Ukraine on the battle field in the short term. Ukraine needs weapons and ammunition right now or military defeat would be inevitable. That's why Trump's ceasing military aid is a major blow because Europe can't fill the gap at short notice. Despite all the efforts so far, the European armaments industry has to be kick-started again and it will take some time that Ukraine doesn't have to step up production. The US just need to roll the equipment out of their warehouses.
I do admire the Brits for their leadership within the Group of Five and I'm grateful for Albanese' support.
 
Now poor hard working Zelenskyy has gone back to Trump cap in hand stroking his ego as is the custom.
The deal looks on again despite its contrived vagueness.
"DO YOU WANT TO START WORLD WAR THREE?!"
I bet Trump will back Putin's wish to keep the conquered Ukrainian regions.
I had to turn my radio off today not wanting to listen to Trump's self-agrandising long, long monologue.
 
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Grier said:
Now poor hard working Zelenskyy has gone back to Trump cap in hand stroking his ego as is the custom.
The deal looks on again despite its contrived vagueness.
"DO YOU WANT TO START WORLD WAR THREE?!"
I bet Trump will back Putin's wish to keep the conquered Ukrainian regions.
I had to turn my radio off today not wanting to listen to Trump's self-agrandising long, long monologue.
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Trump is just an arrogant narcissistic flog who cares about nobody and if anyone is going to start World War III it will be him.
 
While all EU leaders backed bolstering European defense, the Hungarian prime minister has opted out of the statements on the bloc's ongoing support to Kyiv.

Kick Hungary out of both the EU and NATO while it has Orban as its leader. Another wannabe tyrant
 
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would not consider stock market reaction when hammering out the details of its tariff policy.

When asked whether the decision to pause tariffs on many products from Canada and Mexico for one month was due to the stock market, Trump said the decision had “nothing to do with the market. I’m not even looking at the market, because long term the United States will be very strong with what is happening here.”
 
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would not consider stock market reaction when hammering out the details of its tariff policy.

When asked whether the decision to pause tariffs on many products from Canada and Mexico for one month was due to the stock market, Trump said the decision had “nothing to do with the market. I’m not even looking at the market, because long term the United States will be very strong with what is happening here.”
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Tell that to the people who went through the great depression for a decade after the 1929 stock market crash. The flog is not as smart as he thinks he is.

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Like a careful old bloke nuturing a life time's Super contributions, my nest egg, it's value is plummeting due to global Sock market's getting the jitters about trump's on and off tariffs. He's a Wild card creating havoc half a world away to OAP's like me. ☹️
 
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Grier said:
Like a careful old bloke nuturing a life time's Super contributions, my nest egg, it's value is plummeting due to global Sock market's getting the jitters about trump's on and off tariffs. He's a Wild card creating havoc half a world away to OAP's like me. ☹️
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True. Our main index DAX has been fluctuating like crazy caused by his statements to a large extent. I took advantage of that roller-coaster ride by selling stock that was high. A buy-and-hold strategy would not be advisable in my case.
 
Donald Trump has stated his support for the denuclearization of countries that already possess nuclear weapons.
The American president said he wanted to convince Russia and China to eliminate their nuclear arsenals, calling them extremely dangerous weapons that could "destroy the world 50 times, no 100 times over''..

First sensible thing he has said.
 
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Donald Trump has stated his support for the denuclearization of countries that already possess nuclear weapons.
The American president said he wanted to convince Russia and China to eliminate their nuclear arsenals, calling them extremely dangerous weapons that could "destroy the world 50 times, no 100 times over''..

First sensible thing he has said.
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Trump follows that well meaning proposal/action with this. Says he is adding more sanctions if Russia does not come to the peace table. So what does he do next, he forbids Ukraine access to American intelligence and satelites, without which Russia has carte blanche to bomb residences with impunity, killing more civilians. The bombardments in several cities have been some of the biggest of the war.
Shows how muddled Trumps mind is.
 
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Trump follows that well meaning proposal/action with this, that shows how muddled his mind is. Says he is adding more sanctions if Russia does not try for peace. So what does he do next, he forbids Ukraine access to America intelligence and satelites, without which Russia now has carte blanche to bomb residences with impunity, killing more civilians. The scale of the bombardments that have hit several cities have been the biggest of the war as Putin knows the Ukn army is flying blind.
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Let's just face it Trumpy has delusions of grandeur, not only does he want to be the ruler of his own country he wants to rule the world just like those old tears for fears song many years ago.
 
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