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Written by Eric Zuesse
On July 7th, Bloomberg News headlined “EU Bureaucracy Seen Blocking 1.5 Billion-Euro Loan to Ukraine”, and reported that, “The executive arm of the European Union is blocking a 1.5 billion-euro ($1.5 billion) loan for Ukraine as caution prevails over the country’s urgent needs, according to officials.”
America alone has donated and loaned, during this year, $54 billion to Ukraine, mostly for U.S.-made weapons, which have been rushed there from existing U.S. stockpiles, which stockpiles will need to be restocked with new weapons-orders from firms such as Lockheed Martin, whose corporate stock value is up 12% thus far this year. However, this is a mid-term election-year in America, and inflation is already running against political incumbents, especially Democratic Party ones. On June 10th, the AP bannered “US inflation at new 40-year high”, and reported that “Consumer prices surged 8.6% last month from a year earlier.” Already, on May 20th, the AP had bannered “War fuels surging prices in Europe” and reported that “The war has accelerated inflation across Europe and the world, with prices for energy, materials and food surging at rates not seen for decades. It’s causing sticker shock at the grocery store, gas pumps, electricity bills and construction sites.”
A new loan of $1.5B to Ukraine being turned down means that any larger loan by the EU to Ukraine will now be impossible. For the U.S. Government to jump in and fill the mounting voids in Ukraine would be virtually impossible, under present political conditions. However, unless those voids become somehow filled, what are the prospects for The West to win its war in Ukraine, against Russia?
The West (U.S. and its allies) is becoming terrified at how deep a financial hole Ukraine has cost it, and so is now stopping to lend it more money. That’s sudden.
I wrote today to a friend who ardently supports Ukraine in this war:
Should The West now invade Russia in order to prevent the collapse of Ukraine? What do you, who condemn Russia and support Ukraine in this war, propose that Western ‘democracies’ now do?
You support NATO/U.S.’s January 7th decision to ignore Putin’s long-repeated (and as-of 17 December 2021, formal) demands for NATO to roll itself back to its 1991 borders like it had many times promised to Gorbachev that it would permanently remain (move “not one inch eastward”), and you also support Obama’s February 2014 coup to grab Ukraine (the part of Russia’s border that’s the nearest to Moscow) to add Ukraine to EU and then to NATO for U.S. missiles ultimately to become placed there, a five-minute flight-time away from blitz-attacking Moscow; but should Biden and company now invade Russia because Russia will no longer tolerate this — Putin’s saying that these “provocations” have gone too far and he’ll no longer tolerate it? Is that what you would do, if you were Biden & co.? What do you think the ‘democrat’ Biden should do, now? I would like to know your view regarding this very-much-real-world, here-and-now, practical problem.
He responded: “I no longer want to talk about Ukraine. … So let’s just put this behind us.” I think it’s instead a question that everybody should be thinking about, now, because it’s very much in front of us — all of us — no matter how much a person wants to retain existing prejudices. Ignoring Russia’s essential national-security needs has already cost the world (except for weapons-makers) a lot (and might now cost Ukrainians everything), and will cost everyone vastly more if it doesn’t stop soon. What U.S./NATO did on January 7th is turning out to have been disastrous for virtually everyone.
The west is bankrupt and short of mutually assured nuclear destruction, there is not much else the NATO loser faggots can do. Western sheeple will freeze this winter and have Sri Lanka type riots and revolutions. The Ukie Nazis and Jew criminals simply are not worth it. Ukraine is Russian land and will remain so.
Man, you really need help…
No help for you braindead moron, just go die already.
Reality is setting in which EU has denied for quite some time trying to please the deepstate masters in DC, however it’s always better to be late than never. Its just sad to know the consequential sufferings inflicted on every corner of the globe where people only wish to live in peace and harmony.
Americans will forget Ukraine, for to them it is not a real land with real people. It’s the news cycle’s flavor of the month, another medium through which Americans can express their deranged opinions about the world. But the consequences are destroying the lives of millions and sending 600.000 sq. km of the world straight to Hell.
Ukraine was destroyed by their own trust in America, and it will take years for the world to even see the true extent of the damage.
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Well said
US has been killing million of innocent peoples in the middle east lol.
People are getting weary with the war here in the UK. Boris is on the sacrificial altar of his own making. The media is painting this a purely domestic picture. I feel they are distancing themselves before Ukraine collapses completely. Reporting by omission is the way western media operates now. Those that stood with Ukraine are realising that they have backed a corrupt, losing horse and Russia appears to be winning big.
Well said dude!
Most of thar 54 billion is now in Zelensky’s bank account . He must be one of the wealthiest pervs in the world right now, and getting ever richer.
Of cause one wouldn´t like to speak with such maniacs /hustlers like Zuesse about such an issue. The opinion of those like Zuesse (traitors) are clear and why bother further speaking /discuss ? Unless you get some sorte of money out of it, it is a waste of time.
You are a waste: Wanax the Tampax Tampon from Joe’s butthole.
UK and EU will do as USA tells them, USA will keep it going in the hope that Russia will be weakened. The fact that most of the world economies will be wrecked is seen more as an opportunity than a problem for disaster capitalism.
inevitable—only the moron anglos will bankrupt themselves expose their impotence….time for popcorn
ukraine will soon be like an ugly US state—moron speculation by amerikan nazis at SF confirms for anyone that comprehends the Russian character that US has again humiliated themselves….the petty incompetents are now reduced to a fragmenting society of desperate incompetents… the anglo is easily understood—they believe civilized peoples share anglo traits—cowardice, stupidity, fear of death, greed, etc…when their bribes fail and resistance is felt they always slink back to their hillbilly ghettos
“US Secretary Antony Blinken and NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia of a “forceful” response to any further military intervention in Ukraine.”
This is still prevailing. If Russia go further and do not start to lay down all weapons and go home, all tools will be on the table for a “very very forceful” response, and Russia know the International Community can do it!
😂😂😂🏆 Putin!!!
Agree completely, I find it hard to find anyone who wants to talk about Ukraine, yesterday even a Polish lady on a training course agreed that we should have given humanitarian aid only. Even the BBC has Ukraine as its fifth or sixth story only, and usually only one report on ‘heroic Ukranian soldiers fighting against the odds’. Very much looking like it has run its course, and UK aid will drop massively – unless the insane Liz Truss wins the tories leadership contest, God forbid.
The western clowns had almost exhausted themselves. Thete is only so much they can take from their already impoverished populations without them rebelling. They are indeed approaching their limits
I very much enjoy the humiliation of the Ukro-Nazi trolls and their propagandists. Long live Russia!!!