Ukraine asks the Netherlands for Fighter Jets - Ukraine - Russian War - Biden Era

Guardian - Live Blog: Reports in its 1.51pm post the following, " Ukraine makes official request for Dutch F-16 jets.....Ukraine has officially asked the Netherlands for F-16 fighter jets, its air force has said.  "

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Thus the Ukraine is keeping up the pressure on the West and the US, one doubts Holland will give permission without the rest of the NATO going along, in this case the US and the UK.   The UK has stated that it might in the long term give jets to the Ukraine, but their pilots need to be trained and that can take months.  The Kyiv Government might have not months, as stated in previous post the Russians are getting ready for a second massive invasion, they Kyiv Governmetn needs the tanks NOW and that goes for fighter jets.  Having Western tanks only works if the Kyiv Government can defend them from the air, the delay by the West to act shows all the marks of the 1930s, when Western Europe appeased Hitler in the run up to World War 2, one would have thought that the West would have learned its lesson, does really want a Russian victory and the Russians up and close to NATO member Countries.   Time is not waiting for the West to be ready, it needs to support the Ukraine NOW, not before it's too LATE. 

Biden TALKS to WESTERN LEADERS about Ukraine - Russian - Ukraine War - New Cold War 2

The White House: Readout of President Biden's talk with fellow Western Leaders, " President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. held a secure video call today with President Emmanuel Macron of France, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom.  The leaders affirmed their determination to continue raising the costs on Russia for its unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.  They also underscored their commitment to continue providing security, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.  In addition, they discussed their respective recent engagements with the Ukrainian and Russian presidents.  "

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The WEST has gone far with sanctions and various companies cancelling their links to Russia.  This HURTS the Russian people, and should get them out on the street to protest against Putin, the Russian President has had his forces arrest thousands of people, from OLD WOMEN to Children.  The WORDS WAR and INVASION has been made illegal when discussed in the context of the Ukraine, teachers have been told what to teach when it comes to the WAR in the UKRAINE.  The pressure is good and Putin himself has stated that the sanctions are akin to a declaration of WAR.  The pressure in Russia needs to be increased, the WEST, in this case the US, UK, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands have to cut their oil and gas consummation from Russia, this will really hurt Russia, if Putin cannot supply money to his WAR then the Russians will need to retreat.  Also the US and the West has to consider a NO FLY ZONE, who really thinks Putin will stop in the Ukraine if he wins, there is Poland next door and the Baltic States.  Thus better for the West to take charge of this Ukraine WAR, dare Putin to shoot down a NATO Plane, he might back off, there are no guarantees in WAR, but worth the risk, if WW3 has already started then time to advance WESTERN interests and dare Putin to ACT.

UK Citizens GET OUT of Benghazi, Libya - FCO

UK FCO: Reports in its travel advice web page that NO UK Citizens should go to Benghazi and those there should leave due to a terrorist threat. 

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The UK Government is not falling in to the trap that the Oval did folks, it is getting its people OUT, it does not want further UK Citizens to be taken hostage as in Algeria, the French operation in Mali has caused regional problems for the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, these two Countries have told their Citizens to get out.   The Libyan Government is not happy, well they should make sure that post Gaddafi Libya is more secure, it should get the guns and other defence equipment off the street.   It has come out in the US at the Hillary Clinton Senate hearing that the US is moving arms from Libya through Turkey to Syria, one can assume this is a CIA operation,  the idea being that there are no finger prints on the guns, if taken by the Assad regime they can not be traced back to the US, clever if it had not come out.   The Middle East always leaks folks, that is the nature of the game. 

Netherlands and the EU

Guardian Live - Netherlands: Reports the Budget Crisis in the Netherlands, it has the following line, the PM of the Netherlands “.. it's not clear..secure the support he needs for the budget - which needs to be delivered to Brussels in a few days... ”.

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Think about this folks, a Sovereign Country needs to get approval from Brussels for its Budget, that the EU could say NO, and even fine that Country if it does not like the Budget. The EU Elite if they are careful might find they get the boot, the downfall of so many EU Governments has shown that the voter is not buying the German idea of how to get a successful economy, that is cutting spending. The Welfare State as noted many times in this blog could kill the EU. The general population of the EU since 1945 has been bought up wit the idea that the State will take care of its Citizens from birth to death, the problem is that its very success is killing the golden egg, the vastly improved health services means that people live longer, people don’t have to retire, thus less jobs for younger people, then we come to the bankers, they were the final nail in the coffin of the EU. It will fall folks, there is to much debt, its just a matter of time.

Turning Point - Eurozone Crisis

Guardian Live - Euro: Reports that with the 1st round success of Francois Hollande in France, the fall of the Coalition Government in the Netherlands and demonstrations in the Czech Republic, the EU faces “ …three separate events illustrate a major turning point is the eurozone crisis. ”.

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At its most basic folks the EU Elite have tried to keep the Euro at the cost of eye watering austerity that hits people, the problem for the elite of the EU is the fact that Europe is a Democracy, people are the final judges, if they will not accept the tough austerity packages of their Governments they can VOTE them OUT or the Governments fall due to internal problems, this has happened to the PIIGS, France, now Netherlands. Sooner or later folks a brave EU politicians is going to put his career first not that of the EU. Lets see if its President Sarkozy.

Markets Meltdown

BBC News: Reports on the tumbling Stock Markets in the US,UK and Europe.

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The reason the Markets have gone down between 1% and 3% is the fact that Francois Hollande won the 1st round of the French Presidential Election, his promise to spend if he gets elected has spooked the markets, France will become the next target of the bond market. In the Netherlands the PM and Cabinet have resigned because the Coalition Government could not agree a plan for austerity. Also European indications show that Europe is in recession. Thus folks we have seen the Governments fall in the PIIGS, now France and the Netherlands can be added. It is simple folks, the Welfare State is killing civic government in Europe.