Sumy buffer, Russian breakthrough
The Duran: Episode 2232

Ramaphosa meets Trump. DEMs demand defeat of Putin. Lavrov, no more truce. 3 suspects Starmer fires
Topic 1700

Trump To EU: Russia Winning West Out Of Options; Russia Debates Sumy Capture; Starmer Crisis Deepens
Topic 1552

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

@NakedHedgie
Alex Krainer talks to John Waters on The Scholar Gypsies
via @YouTube

Probably much the same in the other halls of power.

https://x.com/annvandersteel/status/1925494670919860478

Sovereign Debt Default Crisis: Europe’s Path to War

Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has become the primary catalyst for escalating conflict, as governments seek to evade economic collapse through wartime default mechanisms. Armstrong Economics argues that centralized EU leadership, facing irreversible fiscal mismanagement since the euro’s flawed inception, views war as a strategic tool to invalidate unsustainable debts (Armstrong Economics, 2024a). Historically, new regimes disavow predecessors’ obligations, exemplified by the U.S. ignoring Continental Congress debts despite constitutional guarantees (Armstrong Economics, 2025a).

The EU’s economic suicide—COVID-19 lockdowns, climate policies, and anti-Russia sanctions—has accelerated debt-to-GDP ratios beyond recovery (Armstrong Economics, 2025a). By 2029, the eurozone’s collapse is inevitable without drastic intervention (Armstrong Economics, 2025b). Armstrong highlights that 50% of OECD government debt maturing by 2027 will ...