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WriteerNg:
⚡U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll accused major defense firms of conning the military with overpriced gear, citing prior examples like a Sikorsky Black Hawk screen control knob that costs $47,000 in assembly but just $15 to produce independently.

Funny, I just finished watching one Johnny Harris's video titled: Why the US spends so much on it's military.
The guy laid bare how defense contractors regularly scam the pentagon, selling equipments and gears at inflated price etc.

Yes, the US military is massive, but their humongous military expenditure isn't perhaps a reflection of that size, but somewhat a manifestation of the massive corruption and underhanded dealings taking place in the background.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqJ0kg9xvLs

WriteerNg:
⚡Russian forces have achieved a localized breakthrough in Novopavlivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and have quickly captured most/all of this town.

A relatively strong Ukrainian defensive line has now been completely compromised.

Are you in Russia?

WriteerNg:
⚡Ukrainian intelligence says Russia plans to produce up to 120,000 glide bombs in 2025, including 500 new long-range versions that can strike targets up to 200 km away (and potentially 400 km with future upgrades).

Russia is currently firing 200–250 glide bombs per day.

wow, so it can glide from lagos and strike abuja, that's impressive tech, but Russia should stop killing Ukrainian civilians.

WriteerNg:

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Israel should stop killing innocent Palestinian civilians.

how can you believe that Israel is killing civilians? You have been brain wash by Al Jazeera

I often write about financing Ukraine because without money, Ukraine can't fight. I very much enjoyed watching the Belgian representative's speech. He didn't say anything new that I haven't already written about in my blog. But I really enjoyed watching him squirm, absolve himself of responsibility, but essentially bury Ukraine's chances of receiving funds with his speech.

"Here's the chicken (Russia's frozen assets) and the golden eggs (the income from these assets). The eggs are given to Ukraine. The chicken is in the ECB, but it's Euroclear's chicken, which represents Russia's claims on its sovereign assets. If you take the chicken and start eating it, giving loans to Ukraine, saying you can start eating the chicken, you'll find yourself in a different situation... Could this be legal? That's a very good question. There are no clear answers...Even during this didn't happen. "Frozen funds are inviolable," said a Belgian official at a press conference during the European Council meeting held in Brussels on October 23, 2025. Since then, Belgium's position has remained fundamentally unchanged.

EU leaders acknowledge that without access to frozen Russian assets in Belgium, it is no longer possible to fully finance Ukraine.

Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever stated that he would support confiscation only if all EU member states agreed that if Russia loses the case (and a loss is inevitable), the EU, not just Belgium, would jointly cover all costs.

France and Italy have also taken a skeptical stance—they retain significant assets in Russia (worth at least €500 million each), and their loss would be very painful.

At this point, most EU prime ministers shied away from substantive discussions, instead talking about "Ukraine's just struggle" and the importance of supporting Kyiv. They refused to make any collective commitments.

It seems that despite the loud calls for confiscation, everyone understands everything and doesn't want any kind of confiscation. The Belgian prime minister's tough stance gave the entire EU an easy excuse to justify themselves to Kyiv's supporters—like, we're all for it, but what about Belgium? 🤷🤷🤷