Ukraine was supposed to be the final piece of the puzzle for the European Union.
It is an enormous chunk of territory, and it is absolutely teeming with natural resources.
For most European leaders, it is unthinkable that Ukraine could be allowed to fall back into Russian hands, but at the moment more Ukrainian territory is being taken by the Russians with each passing day.
In fact, it is being reported that the city of Seversk has just fallen…
Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said that the “Southern” group of troops had taken control of the city of Seversk in the DPR.
“The city of Seversk has been liberated,” Gerasimov said during a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Apparently the British already have at least some soldiers in Ukraine, because one of them just died…
The British soldier who died in Ukraine on Tuesday has been named as L/Cpl George Hooley, 28, of the Parachute regiment.
Keir Starmer told the Commons on Wednesday that Hooley had died in a “tragic accident” away from the frontlines while watching a test of “a new defensive capability” with members of the Ukrainian military.
“His life was full of courage and determination,” Starmer said. “He served our country with honour and distinction around the world in the cause of freedom and democracy, including as part of the small number of British personnel in Ukraine.”
Did you notice that Starmer was purposely vague about how many British troops are in Ukraine?
Is it 100?
Is it 1,000?
Is it 10,000?
We would like to know.
Meanwhile, we are being told that plans are in the works to significantly expand the size of the French army…
France will this week become the latest EU country to set out plans to expand its army, with Emmanuel Macron expected to announce on Thursday that military service will be restored – albeit on a voluntary basis – nearly 30 years after the end of conscription.
In the face of Russia’s military threat and uncertainty over the US’s commitment to defending its transatlantic allies, Europe is rushing to bolster its defence industry and its deployment capability after radically cutting them back since the cold war.
Why would the French need a much larger army if a peace deal is going to be negotiated with the Russians?
And why have French hospitals been instructed to prepare for tens of thousands of casualties?…
French hospitals have been told to prepare a potential armed conflict in Europe by next year, local media reported.
In a letter sent to regional health agencies, revealed by Le Canard Enchaîné , the Ministry of Health asked hospitals to prepare for a “major (military) engagement” by March 2026.
The newspaper warned that between 10,000 and 50,000 men could be expected in hospitals over a period of 10 to 180 days.
Something doesn’t add up.
We are being told one thing, but plans are being made for something else to happen instead.
Other European nations are also making plans for large scale military conflict…
Denmark’s conscription system was extended to women and lengthened to 11 months from four in June. Estonia has universal male conscription, while Latvia and Lithuania, like Denmark, select conscripts by lottery if there are not enough volunteers.
Elsewhere, Croatia, which abolished mandatory military service 17 years ago, recently restored conscription, while Poland is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in an effort to double the size of its army.
Is it just a coincidence that all of these countries are suddenly makes these moves in unison?
In Germany, military spending is about to go soaring into uncharted territory…
Germany is busy transforming its military with an aim to boost Bundeswehr numbers and meet NATO targets.
That news dominated headlines last week, but added to this Bloombergis newly reporting Tuesday that the troop expansion will coincide with a major tech and armament expansion, given lawmakers are expected to approve a record €52 billion (about $61 billion) in military procurement contracts next week.
This will mark the largest single-year investment in defense equipment in the country’s history, underscoring Berlin’s renewed push to modernize its armed forces amid the growing European standoff with Russia.
If there is going to be peace with Russia, this level of military spending makes no sense at all.
But if there is going to be war with Russia, this level of military spending is easily explained.
On Thursday, NATO Chief Mark Rutte ominously warned that “we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great grandparents endured”…
What wars did our grandparents and our great-grandparents endure?
Obviously he was referring to World War I and World War II.
In other words, he was telling us that we need to get ready for World War III.
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