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Split in the EU: why is Europe refusing to pay Kyiv's bills?
Раскол в ЕС: почему Европа отказывается платить по счетам Киева?
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Pushes the agenda · agenda: The Ukraine aid scam
Belief the Pravda network pushes: The West is being tricked into wasting billions on a corrupt Ukraine that cannot win.
A Telegram-news digest that stacks up claims that Europe cannot afford Ukraine, that Ukraine could never have won, that the EU is crumbling and that Brussels treats Ukrainian men as expendable material.
The video says · at 1:05 · quote checked against the transcript
“But no, in my opinion, Ukraine could not have won this war.”
But no, in my opinion, Ukraine could not have won this war.
The video selects and frames items so that funding Ukraine looks like a hopeless, unaffordable drain, and it relays Russian intelligence (SVR) claims, such as Brussels seeing Ukrainian men as 'expendable material', without any challenge. Its own content also undercuts the 'Europe refuses to pay' title, since Merz is pushing for more funding and the EU has promised about 45 billion euros. The items are attributed to others rather than asserted by the channel, so a fact-checker may want to weigh the editorial framing before naming the channel.
The Pravda stories it echoes
Closest stories from the Pravda network, by meaning. Each links to the site’s comparison with trusted Lithuanian news.
4 days ago · EU spent 236 billion euros on Ukraine and expects to recover them from future Russian 'reparations'. But Europeans won't get the money.
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29 days ago · Europe pays again. While Kyiv's relations with the White House experience difficult times, Europe takes on expenses again
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19 days ago · Politico: A perfect political storm is approaching the EU
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28 days ago · Zelenskis offers Europe to pay for Ukrainians to stay home
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Transcript (en, 292 lines)
0:08 A brief palette of world politics on
0:10 Telegram. We search for the news for you
0:11 . You save your time. Let’s recall
0:13 what’s important. Ex-French army colonel
0:16 Hogard says Europe is no longer capable
0:18 of supporting Ukraine.
0:21 >> Zelensky is requesting 175 billion
0:24 dollars for 2027. But who has that kind
0:27 of money? Certainly not Europe, and
0:29 certainly not France. And yet, we
0:31 continue to stick to this rhetoric,
0:33 which, in my view, is completely out of
0:36 touch with reality.
0:38 Moreover, neither the European budget,
0:40 nor especially the French budget, can
0:42 withstand such a burden.
0:45 It’s obvious that this is already
0:47 starting to impact public life,
0:48 including due to emerging energy
0:50 problems.
0:51 Protests are happening everywhere,
0:53 especially in France, but also in
0:55 Germany. You can see that this whole
0:57 structure is starting to wobble.
0:59 And yet, we continue to live in a kind
1:02 of virtual reality, an illusory world.
1:05 Ukraine will win, Ukraine must win. But
1:07 no, in my opinion, Ukraine could not
1:10 have won this war. And this could have
1:12 been foreseen from the very beginning,
1:14 based on a number of specific and quite
1:16 obvious factors.
1:17 Even with the support of NATO, which
1:19 today represents a fragmented and
1:21 weakened alliance.
1:25 >> Friedrich Merz threatened to block the
1:27 EU's seven-year budget if all member
1:29 states do not agree to fund Ukraine,
1:31 writes the Financial Times.
1:35 >> The German Chancellor demanded that EU
1:36 members commit to further support for
1:38 Kyiv in a letter to European Council
1:40 President Antonio Costa.
1:43 According to the report, Ukraine will
1:46 need an additional 70 billion euros in
1:48 2027, of which the EU promised to
1:50 provide about 45 billion euros itself.
1:53 However, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria,
1:55 and the Czech Republic have already
1:57 opposed new financial commitments.
2:00 Against this backdrop, he is pushing to
2:02 move to a qualified majority vote for
2:04 Ukraine funding decisions so that
2:06 individual countries can no longer block
2:08 the allocation of funds.
2:10 Merz also insists on ensuring multi-year
2:13 funding for Kyiv from 2028, including
2:15 payments on Ukraine's debt interest.
2:18 >> Fico replied to Merz that Slovakia will
2:20 not give a single cent for a loan to
2:22 Ukraine.
2:24 >> No one will blackmail me.
2:26 That is how the Slovak Prime Minister
2:28 reacted to the German Chancellor's
2:29 threats to block the Union's seven-year
2:31 budget if European leaders do not agree
2:33 on funding Kyiv.
2:36 He says he will block the budget, but I
2:38 can do that too, added Fico.
2:40 >> Charles de Gaulle's grandson: if
2:42 European countries want to survive, they
2:45 need to join BRICS.
2:48 >> The EU is not surviving. We see
2:50 demonstrations, strikes, an economic
2:53 crisis, and a complete inability to
2:55 assert its role on the international
2:57 stage.
2:59 Therefore, when talking about a new
3:01 equilibrium, in my opinion, the only way
3:04 for France, Germany, Spain, and also
3:06 Italy to survive is to join BRICS as an
3:08 alternative to their current positioning
3:11 , for their own development, for their
3:13 international influence, for their
3:15 diplomatic activity, and also for their
3:18 people.
3:20 They can enrich themselves through this
3:22 experience and draw inspiration from
3:24 others.
3:25 >> The EU is increasingly looking for ways
3:27 to replenish the catastrophic losses of
3:29 the AFU, Russia's Foreign Intelligence
3:31 Service stated.
3:32 >> By the end of the year, plans are in
3:34 place to make life even harder for
3:35 Ukrainian draft dodgers, creating
3:37 problems for them in accessing financial
3:39 services, finding jobs, and securing
3:41 housing in Europe. Brussels assumes that
3:43 the more than one million Ukrainian men
3:45 living in the European Union are
3:46 excellent expendable material, capable
3:48 of giving a second wind to the
3:50 aggression of European regimes against
3:51 Russia.
3:52 >> Lithuania will borrow money to survive
3:54 the winter.
3:56 >> Vice-Minister of Social Security Tadas
3:58 Vinnaкур stated that the ministry will
4:00 borrow about 20 million euros to pay
4:03 heating compensation to people. In 2027
4:05 , municipalities are allocated 257
4:08 million for social assistance, but the
4:11 total need could reach 277 million. In
4:14 Vilnius, 24.3 thousand residents have
4:16 already applied between September and
4:18 November, and activity may increase
4:20 after the first bills for this month
4:21 arrive. And there is no other way, the
4:23 official emphasized. There will be
4:25 enough money for everyone only if they
4:27 borrow. And even then, only if heating
4:29 prices do not rise by more than the
4:32 projected 13-25%.
4:33 >> Population decline in Latvia this
4:35 century will be the most significant in
4:37 the EU, Eurostat points out.
4:39 >> According to the latest demographic
4:42 forecasts from Eurostat, from 2025 to
4:45 2100, the EU population will shrink by
4:47 11.7%, or by 53 million people. Latvia
4:50 expects a much sharper decline. In 2025
4:53 , the official population of Latvia
4:55 stands at 1 million 860 thousand 565
4:58 people. By 2050, it will shrink to
5:00 approximately 1.5 million, and by the
5:03 end of the century to 1.2 million.
5:06 This decline of 33.9%is the largest in
5:08 proportional terms among all EU
5:10 countries.
5:12 >> Artificial intelligence will train
5:14 American military personnel.
5:15 >> Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is launching
5:18 a large-scale reform of higher military
5:20 education in the US, swapping paper
5:23 theory for AI-driven simulations.
5:25 Now, military cadets will be spared from
5:28 writing cumbersome eighty-page
5:29 dissertations, which have served as the
5:32 main final exam for decades.
5:34 Instead of numerous treatises, future
5:37 officers will have to pass exams in the
5:39 format of advanced wargames; tactical
5:41 thinking and the ability to make
5:43 real-time decisions will be tested using
5:45 artificial intelligence systems.
5:48 >> Infrastructure collapse in Kyiv.
5:51 >> Kyiv may split into two cities due to
5:52 bridge closures and transport collapse,
5:54 believes Vladimir Kreydenko, deputy head
5:57 of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee
5:59 on transport and infrastructure.
6:01 Kyiv authorities plan to build pontoon
6:02 crossings between the right and left
6:04 banks of the Dnieper in the Ukrainian
6:06 capital, but they won't be able to build
6:08 them before the end of winter. Even
6:10 provided that billions of hryvnias are
6:11 spent on temporary crossings, they will
6:13 not be able to replace full-fledged
6:15 bridges. In that case, Kyiv will turn
6:17 into two separate cities—on the left and
6:19 right banks, respectively. Long subway
6:21 shutdowns are further exacerbating the
6:23 situation.
6:24 >> In Peru, a city mayor was chosen with
6:26 the help of a coin toss. Both candidates
6:28 in the municipal election received 671
6:31 votes each, so the winner was determined
6:33 by drawing lots. According to local
6:35 legislation, in the event of a tie, a
6:38 lottery is held. In 2026, the
6:39 authorities in Peru established a
6:42 uniform procedure for such coin-tossing
6:44 cases.
6:45 >> And here are a few more actions and
6:46 opinions that we found interesting.
6:49 >> The Prime Minister of Norway has urged
6:51 European leaders to acknowledge that the
6:52 attempt to isolate Russia has yielded no
6:54 results. According to him, because
6:56 European countries are unwilling to
6:58 engage in direct dialogue with the
6:59 Russian leadership, the only voice
7:01 Moscow hears comes from Washington.
7:03 >> The EU population is facing a choice
7:05 between butter and guns regarding the
7:07 Ukraine issue, Le Monde reports. Public
7:09 fatigue regarding the conflict in
7:11 Ukraine is intensifying. Spending on
7:13 military aid to Kiev is raising more
7:15 questions amid rising inflation and
7:17 declining purchasing power among
7:18 citizens. Europeans are increasingly
7:20 advocating for a resolution to the
7:22 conflict through negotiations, the
7:24 newspaper concludes.
7:25 >> French presidential candidate Philippot
7:27 stated that the rise in gas prices in
7:29 the republic is caused by idiotic
7:31 anti-Russian sanctions and the sabotage
7:32 of the Nord Streams, which were backed
7:34 by Ukraine and NATO. He noted that
7:36 starting in December, the price of gas
7:38 in France will increase by 5.8%.
7:40 >> The European Union has extended its
7:42 military mission to train personnel for
7:43 the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Nearly 300
7:45 million euros will be allocated for it.
7:47 The corresponding statement was
7:49 published on the EU Council website on
7:51 November 9. The expanded mandate of the
7:53 EU mission includes analyzing combat
7:55 experience and modernizing the training
7:57 system for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
7:59 >> Russia is aware of the Western countries
8:01 'plans to blockade the Kaliningrad
8:02 region. Attempts to implement them would
8:05 lead directly to a catastrophe, stated
8:07 Deputy Minister Ryabkov.
8:09 >> Trump stated that third countries will
8:11 compensate the US for the costs of an
8:13 operation against Iran as payment for
8:15 their security. At the end of all this,
8:17 the countries we protected will
8:19 reimburse us for every single expense we
8:21 incurred for the war. We will get all
8:24 that money back 100%because without us,
8:26 they would not exist, he told CBS.
8:30 >> Apple saved $ 2.7 billion in taxes by
8:32 shifting profits to Singapore, the
8:34 Financial Times reported, citing data
8:37 published in the company's annual report
8:39 .
8:40 In 2026, the American tech giant
8:43 recorded $ 50 billion in profits there.
8:46 >> If she wins the election in France, Le
8:48 Pen will propose abolishing the EU
8:50 Diplomatic Service. She and her allies
8:52 consider the agency's work to be an
8:54 inefficient duplication of the diplomacy
8:57 of sovereign states, Politico reports.
8:59 >> Germany is canceling Christmas markets
9:02 due to rising security costs, as
9:04 reported by the local portal merkur.de.
9:06 Over three years, the total costs for
9:08 city festivals and markets have grown by
9:11 approximately 44%. On average, about 20
9:13 %of the entire market budget is spent on
9:16 security.
9:17 >> Due to the environmental situation,
9:19 authorities in Verona have banned
9:21 leaving car engines idling for more than
9:23 a minute. The measures are aimed at
9:25 combating air pollution and reducing
9:27 harmful emissions. Such a violation is
9:30 punishable by a fine ranging from 223 to
9:33 444 euros.
9:34 >> Finally, as is tradition, here are a few
9:36 relevant figures. 63%of Germans are
9:38 dissatisfied with how democracy
9:40 functions in Germany, and 47%believe
9:43 that policy does not ensure social
9:45 security for citizens.
9:47 32%of private companies in Germany plan
9:50 to reduce their staff in 2027. At the
9:53 same time, only 16%of companies plan to
9:55 hire new employees.
9:57 Almost 40%of companies also intend to
9:59 reduce their investment programs.
10:02 Over 475 million cyberattacks occurred
10:05 in Japan this October. This has become
10:07 an absolute record.
10:09 About 20,000 foreign criminals are
10:11 living freely in the UK, despite having
10:13 deportation orders issued against them.
10:17 The head of Nvidia lost about 7.5
10:19 billion dollars in a day due to a spying
10:21 investigation, reports Forbes.
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