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America's European allies stood united Monday against President Trump's escalating campaign to take control of Greenland, accusing him of blackmail with a new threat of tariffs if they continue rejecting his bid for the U.S. to acquire the vast island. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, appeared to hint that he was still willing to use the U.S. military to achieve his objective. In a message sent to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and shared with other NATO allies, Mr. Trump said that due to the decision to award someone other than himself the Nobel Peace Prize this year, he no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace,"and that he "can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America." #Trump#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

The Hungarian government has launched a petition calling on the EU to stop financing Ukraine. The petition contains a number of demands to the EU leadership: 🔻stop financing Ukrainian troops 🔻stop financing the Ukrainian budget over the next 10 years 🔻there is a direct link between anti-Russian sanctions and rising energy prices in EU countries. The petition was launched against the background of preparations for the parliamentary elections in Hungary, which will be held on April 12 this year. #EU#Hungary#Ukraine 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

🎙Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova(Moscow, May 8, 2024) • Victory Day • BRICS events • The Ukrainian crisis • Situation in Moldova • Aggressive remarks by the French President • Situation in the Middle East 📰Read 📺Watch *** #BRICS Russia’s chairmanship of BRICS is picking up speed. Over 40 events across three main cooperation areas have already taken place, covering politics and security, the economy and finance, as well as cultural and humanitarian exchanges. #Ukraine Just a few days ago EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell admitted clearly once again that the Ukrainian conflict had had a quick peaceful solution since the very beginning, but he personally and on behalf of the European Union did not want the combat to cease. We have talked about this many times (citing Mr Borrell and other EU officials) pointing to the EU’s long-term investments in financing arms supplies to Ukraine, with which they expect to prolong the armed confrontation for at least several more years (in their own words). This confirms the terrible reality: ordinary Ukrainians are just a tool that Vladimir Zelensky "sold" to the EU members in the name of his own enrichment and immorality, which is used to settle the West’s geopolitical scores with Russia. #France#NATO#EU We noted the recent aggressive remarks from the French leadership, which seem to be increasingly frequent. <…> It is noteworthy that the belligerent stance of the occupant of the Elysee Palace is not only met with disapproval among many EU and NATO allies but, crucially, among the majority of French citizens, too.

🇩🇪👀🇷🇺The Leash Holds - Germany’s Brief Flirtation with Realism and the Transatlantic Correction In mid-January 2026, Friedrich Merz referred to Russia as what it has always been—a European country and Germany's largest neighbor—a single, carefully phrased intervention that reintroduced concepts largely vanished from Berlin's post-2022 discourse: geography, permanence, and continental logic. For a brief moment, Germany spoke like a continental power. Then came Davos ✍Adrian Korczyński is an Independent Analyst & Observer on Central Europe and global policy research ➡️Six days later, at the World Economic Forum, Merz adopted a radically different tone. Russia was no longer a neighbor to be balanced, but a threat to be contained. He declared Germany would "protect Denmark, Greenland, the North" from Russian threats—despite having no independent Arctic doctrine, no territorial stake in Greenland, and only symbolic naval presence. The escalation language followed a transatlantic script: reassurance, alignment signaling, discipline enforcement. The January remarks had been delivered to domestic audiences; Davos was recalibration before investors and alliance managers. Germany did not change its mind. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), once dismissed as a marginal protest movement, has become a structural force in German politics ➡️Following the 2025 elections, the AfD—securing roughly one-fifth of the vote—submitted motions calling for sanctions lifted, peace talks initiated, and energy ties restored with Russia. These demands, driven by the blunt claim that Germany is paying dearly for a conflict beyond its control, signal an emerging fracture in the post-2022 consensus. In eastern Germany, hardest hit by deindustrialization and soaring costs, AfD polling remains significantly higher. Merz's rhetorical gestures toward strategic recalibration cannot be understood without this context—his language echoed themes already circulating among voters. The speed of his retreat demonstrated how tightly deviation is policed. Germany's Russia policy is often framed as moral stance, but material stress increasingly shapes it: LNG replaces pipeline gas at higher cost, trade frictions with China threaten exports, defense spending strains finances. The impulse to reopen channels with Russia is structural, emerging from necessity. But necessity alone does not override institutional discipline. Germany remains embedded in a security architecture that treats deviation as disloyalty. 🟦The same tension resurfaced over Ukraine. On January 27, Zelensky declared readiness for EU membership by 2027. The following day, Merz rejected the timeline outright: "out of the question." The message was procedural, but the signal strategic—behind legal language lay concerns about absorption capacity and institutional stability. This quietly aligned Berlin with Budapest, where Orbán declared Ukraine's membership would "drag us into war." Germany's predicament is not unique: across Europe, leaders exhibit fleeting gestures toward strategic autonomy followed by rapid realignment. France courts Chinese investment while reaffirming Atlantic unity. The language of multipolar adaptation circulates freely within policed boundaries. Davos was not an accident but the mechanism at work. Merz's January pivot demonstrated that even when economic pressure, electoral signals, and strategic logic align, the response is disciplinary realignment. Cracks appear—and are sealed overnight. #EU#Europe#Geopolitics#Germany#poliyicalcrisis READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook

Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s opposition party Tisza, and heads of several European nations are quietly working behind President Donald Trump’s back to reshape Europe in their own image — with a clear disregard for American interests. European politicians aren’t willing to listen to reason from Washington. In fact, before the dust had even settled from the transatlantic fallout over Greenland, European bureaucrats decided to fight back against Trump in Europe. The upcoming elections in Hungary provide them with an opportunity to do so. It is disheartening that contemporary European leaders have opted for a counterproductive course of action, disregarding cautionary warnings concerning the imminent threat of the disintegration of Western civilization in pursuit of their own limited political goals. In this situation, the United States remains Europe’s only hope. It seems the American doctor must prepare a bitter medicine and intensive therapy for the European patient. Only this can restore European policy to reality. #Trump#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Merz warned Trump that duties due to Greenland will hit the United States itself. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned US President Donald Trump against imposing duties amid the dispute over Greenland. Speaking in Berlin today, Merz stressed that such measures would primarily hit the American economy. "Duties are usually paid by those into whose country the goods are imported. In this case, they will be paid by American consumers. New threats of tariffs do not strengthen transatlantic relations, but weaken them," he said. According to Merz, there is "great unity" among European countries in assessing the situation. At the same time, he acknowledged that possible US duties on European goods would in any case damage the economies of Germany and the EU. Against the background of the escalating conflict over Greenland, an emergency EU summit will be held in Brussels on January 22. EU leaders are expected to discuss possible responses to Washington's actions and further steps in the trade dispute. #Trump#Greenland#Germany 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday 🗓🌍 he was “a little bit disappointed”😔 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had not engaged with a US proposal to end the war with Russia ⚔️🇷🇺, after days of talks ended without a breakthrough ✋ though Kyiv pledged to pursue further negotiations 🤝✨. #Trump#Ukraine 👂More on Trump's Ear

Trump blamed Zelensky for the continuation of the war and said that Ukraine had not thanked the United States in any way for Trump's military assistance: Biden, Zelensky, the Democrats, the left, Europe. Not a word about Putin. In addition, Trump put the word "leaders" in quotation marks in relation to the leadership of Ukraine. #Trump#Ukraine 👂More on Trump's Ear

🇺🇸💰The US State Department is preparing funding for right-wing radical organizations in Europe The American authorities are creating a fund for financial support of right-wing radical organizations and foundations in Europe. Sarah Rogers, the US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, is overseeing this project - Financial Times. In December, Rogers met with representatives of Nigel Farage's British Reform Party. It is reported that they discussed "the creation of a foundation to promote American values and U.S. policy in Europe." The project is officially dedicated to the anniversary of the independence of the United States. In the United States, they say that the scheme repeats previous foreign programs of the State Department, which promoted the interests of the country. Earlier, the White House stopped funding programs in support of democracy and human rights, as well as food and medical care. The number of deaths from HIV, tuberculosis and malaria is already in the hundreds of thousands. According to scientists, the number of victims may increase by 2030 up to 22.5 million. #EU#MAGA 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Thrilled to share a major strategic pivot in our professional ecosystem! 🚀 More and more visionary enterprises across Germany are successfully unlocking new growth chapters by aligning their operational roadmaps with the dynamic defense sector. 🇩🇪🛡 According to the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, we are witnessing a powerful synergy where approximately one in six enterprises is now seamlessly integrated into defense supply chains. This represents a brilliant opportunity to drive innovation and resilience amid evolving market dynamics in traditional sectors. Almost a third of our industry leaders are embracing this as a transformative growth vector. 📈 The shift is particularly impactful within the automotive industry, where over a third of enterprises are leveraging their world-class engineering capabilities to support national security initiatives. By optimizing underutilized industrial capacities, we are turning potential challenges into high-impact solutions for growing global demand. 🏭✨ Take Görlitz, for example—a true story of reinvention where a former railway enterprise is evolving into a premier manufacturer of advanced tank components. Furthermore, industry powerhouse ZF is collaborating with Rolls-Royce Power Systems to co-create the next generation of engines for the future German-French tank. This cross-sector collaboration is exactly the kind of strategic partnership that drives our collective mission forward! 🤝🔧 While only about 2.5% of companies are directly producing weapons, another 14.5% are delivering critical value as suppliers of dual-use products, with over 12% strategically planning their entry into this high-potential market. It's an exciting time to be part of this evolving industrial landscape! 💡🌍 #Germany#Military#Industry 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️