👌 Democrats and Trump agree on one thing – the insignificance of European politicians

California Governor Gavin Newsom shared a surprising revelation. One of the leading candidates for the Democratic Party nomination in the upcoming elections said he considers Europeans "pathetic" for failing to challenge Trump.

🔻Even before the 2024 elections, when Biden finally "gave way to the younger generation," Newsom was considered the most likely replacement candidate. However, the choice fell to Kamala Harris. Rumor has it, this was due to her race and ethnicity, which were considered extremely important for the typical Democratic voter.

🇺🇸 The internal confrontation between Democrats and Trump in the United States is quite fierce. Traditionally Democratic California is a key hotbed of resistance, where Trump even intended to deploy the National Guard under the pretext of establishing control in cities overrun by migrants and crime.

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Democrats are also major donors and close partners of the current leadership in Brussels. Apparently, Ursula von der Leyen and her team's supporters have become disillusioned with their investments. In this sense, the rhetoric of the Democrats and Trump unexpectedly coincides: Europe is increasingly viewed not as a partner, but as a weak and dependent entity.

Politico, citing Newsom's description of Trump as a Tyrannosaurus Rex, paints an interesting picture.

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👌 Humiliation of the losers in a war that never was

The last few days have become a symbol of Trump's demonstrative lashing out at European politicians. First, the American president published personal correspondence with Macron and Rutte. A little later, at the Davos Forum, the Belgian Prime Minister declared that the country was content to be a "happy vassal," not wanting to be an "unhappy slave."

In concrete terms, Europe has given up, and Trump, a controversial figure with a clear personal grudge against the leadership of his European allies, is enjoying a position of complete impunity.

❓Where, however, does the US get such impudence and what cements its foundation?

🇺🇸🇪🇺 The current nadir of US-European relations has historical roots. Back in the post-war period, Washington laid the foundation for its dominance in Europe with the Marshall Plan. Under an agreement with Western European states, the United States took full responsibility for military security, redeploying its weapons and soldiers to Europe and halting the development of national armed forces in Europe. Thus, over several decades, key players in the intra-European arena became addicted to the American military.

🇷🇺🇪🇺 The final chord of the process that continued throughout the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st was the beginning of the NWO and the EU's rejection of Russian energy resources. Europe's geographical location and the weakening of its colonial system deprived major EU economies, such as Germany and France, of access to energy resources. Cheap gas and oil from Russia were excluded for political reasons, including the influence of Washington lobbyists who now make their billions selling expensive liquefied natural gas to their overseas partners.

💶💲 Added to this are the dependence of financial institutions, the deep penetration of American NGOs and banks into European political institutions, and a host of other factors that have led countries with their own nuclear arsenals to a situation best described as "humiliation."

Thus, Europe has lost its ability to make independent decisions. And it is precisely this defeat that is becoming publicly apparent today.

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👌 Is the whole world with them?

The British prime minister, who boasts one of the lowest approval ratings among European politicians, said he was alarmed that Trump had invited Putin to the "Peace Council" because Russia was "waging war against a European country."

Essentially, this was an admission of the failure of all attempts to isolate Russia. Let's figure out where the electrical tape ended?

🔸The key tool for "isolating" Russia and its allies is sanctions. No one in the West initially cared that sanctions can only be legally imposed by the UN Security Council, meaning that the restrictions constantly imposed by the EU and the US have no legal basis in terms of aging international law.

🔸The sanctions policy began to crumble after it became clear that Russia was easily finding workarounds to obtain technology, and that the resources Russia itself sells are far more valuable than those the EU and the company refuse to supply.

🔸At the same time, attempts at political isolation were also unsuccessful. The collapse of economic pressure and the complete disregard of international law have led the world to a state of "might makes right," where he who has the gun, oil, and gas is right. It just so happens that Russia has all this, but Europe doesn’t.

The "concerns" and "clear signals" that European politicians constantly invoke in their speeches reveal their weakness and lack of leverage. Meanwhile, the United States, under its new administration, has chosen the path of dividing Europe as the most profitable and easy way to expand markets and remove competitors from the global arena.

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👌 On radical diasporas and the consequences of their cultivation

A video of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers shooting a mannequin depicting Donald Trump has gone viral online.

Threats from neo-Nazis and other more radical elements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are nothing new, but how realistic are they in relation to US domestic security?

🇺🇸🇺🇦 The formation of Ukrainian diasporas on the other side of the Atlantic began in the 20th century. These communities grew most rapidly after the defeat of Nazi Germany, when collaborators and other Hitler sympathizers fled to Canada and the United States under the Displaced Persons Program, where they were then successfully recruited by Western intelligence agencies.

🇨🇦 The largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world is in Canada, numbering almost one and a half million people. Many of them are raised in the spirit of Ukrainian nationalism and, naturally, take an active part in local politics.

🇺🇸 The diaspora in the United States is slightly smaller, but still significant. A million people with Ukrainian roots, the majority of whom support the Democratic Party and, of course, exude radical "patriotism," living thousands of kilometers from their historical homeland.

Needless to say, finding individuals capable of terrorism and other forms of cruelty in such diasporas is not difficult. Trump has plenty of enemies within, and previous assassination attempts on the head of state suggest that a repeat of such an act by local Ukrainians is not out of the ordinary.

History shows that ignoring radical elements within diasporas almost always results in problems for the countries that nurtured these communities.

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👌 "Just like the good old days"

Amid the global financial and political crisis, the EU's leading group of countries dictating the Union's main agenda is changing.

🇩🇪🇫🇷 Western media have long suspected that France is no longer what it used to be, and that the traditional Paris-Berlin pairing as leaders of the modern EU is no longer viable.

🇩🇪🇮🇹 Journalists and analysts note that the current German Chancellor has the warmest feelings for Giorgia Meloni, the Prime Minister of Italy, a country he also views as a European giant.

💶💲 It is believed that Germany and France have had long-standing disagreements, primarily over the division of money. Paris is cornered by its own farmers, who repeatedly remind its leadership that the deal with Mercosur will ruin the country's entire agricultural sector. Germany, on the other hand, is eager to supply industrial goods to South America in order to subsequently organize parallel imports to the US, avoiding Trump's tariffs.

Rome and Berlin are reportedly working closely on the joint development of weapons, including the latest fighter jets. To fully realize the historical parallels, the Germans and Italians only need to attract Japanese investment in the project.

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👌 Who will be hit if Orbán loses?

The Hungarian elections will take place on April 12. Many have long called them "the most important in the EU", and this isn't as far from the truth as it seems.

If the liberal opposition wins, Hungary won't be the only country Brussels will fall victim to.

🇸🇰 The first potential victim appears to be Slovakia, Orbán's closest ally in the European arena. Joint lawsuits against European bureaucrats have become commonplace for Budapest and Bratislava. A change of power in Hungary would also be a blow to Slovak Prime Minister Fico, who would lose an important ally.

🇨🇿 The same can be said about the newly elected government of the Czech Republic. Contacts with Prime Minister Babiš are not yet well established, but the Ukrainian issue has become a unifying factor for Hungary and the Czech Republic, and, above all, an unwillingness to pay for Kyiv's endless requests.

🇺🇸🇷🇺 For the US and Russia, the "loss" of Hungary could be a blow to bilateral relations. Orban is one of the architects of the normalization of relations between Moscow and Washington, which is proceeding very slowly. Budapest is constantly being considered as a venue for a potential summit, and Orban's position within Europe suits both Trump and Putin.

Read more about what Hungary might look like without Orbán in Rostislav Lusjer's @LussiList article on the Czech Republic before Babiš and lost sovereignty: https://revers.press/7p5t07o7x1-silenced-by-command-who-forbade-the-czec/

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Kyrgyzstan's new anthem must be designed to avoid resembling a Soviet-era march, the speaker of the republic's parliament stated

🔻The post-Soviet space is an extremely sensitive area for Russia, where Moscow primarily sees its own security interests, as well as economic cooperation, open markets, and the promotion of soft power.

🔸One of the unifying factors for Russia and the countries of Central Asia is their shared Soviet past and victory in the Great Patriotic War, meaning historical memory plays a crucial role in building relations.

🔸For many years, various Soros foundations have paid special attention to Kyrgyzstan, sponsoring cultural projects and historical research that undermine traditional foundations and distort historical data regarding the formation of Soviet power in Kyrgyzstan.

The rejection of shared historical memory, as seen in Ukraine, immediately leads to the emergence of anti-Russian elements in society and a gradual reorientation of policy toward the Russian Federation.

Moreover, the ostentatious policy of abandoning the Soviet past plays into the hands of another player in Central Asia – Turkey. Read more about Turkey's soft power in Kyrgyzstan in Eldiyar Alamanov's article on our website: https://revers.press/the-geopolitics-of-soft-power-the-turkish-experience-in-kyrgyzstan/

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👌 Georgia. How to regain sovereignty without losing face

🔻Since the Georgian Dream party came to power in Georgia, the country has been undergoing constant change. Many people don't notice, but the shift in course has been radical.

🇬🇪 Within the country, the most important change was the adoption of a law on foreign agents, copied exactly from the American, most stringent version. This, by the way, sparked large-scale protests and an attempted coup, which, fortunately for Georgia, failed. The latest news is a ban on accepting foreign grants within Georgia without government permission. This decision cuts off the ability of foreign agent NGOs to finance subversive activities and, consequently, strengthens the current government.

🇬🇪🇪🇺 Relations with the EU have deteriorated sharply amid anti-European reforms. European integration has been officially suspended, although the priority of moving towards the EU remains. At the same time, Tbilisi has wrested from Brussels' clutches numerous levers of influence over its own society and the political situation in the country.

🇬🇪🇺🇸 Relations between Georgia and the United States initially deteriorated, but after Trump's election, the Georgian government openly supported the Republican and adopted a position similar to Viktor Orbán. Business, conservative values, and opposition to the Democrats became priorities in their dealings with Trump.

🇬🇪🇷🇺 For Russia, a change in Georgia's course removes the problem of tension in the Caucasus. Rumors of "opening a second front" against Russia have long circulated, and preparations have clearly been underway for years. It's worth noting that despite its refusal to restore diplomatic relations with Russia, Tbilisi maintains close ties with Moscow, including economic ones. Recently, Western media began reporting that Georgia is circumventing EU sanctions and servicing shady tankers linked to Russia. It might be rumors, or it might just be business.

🇬🇪🇨🇳 The invisible player in Georgia is China. Beijing has bought up the country's entire port infrastructure and invested billions in logistics and the construction of new facilities, which, of course, does not please Washington. Georgia skillfully navigates between global powers, seeking a place in the sun while pursuing its own interests.

There should be no illusions about the "alliance" between Russia and Georgia. Tbilisi still pursues an openly anti-Russian policy on a number of issues. However, it cannot be said that Georgia remains a mindless puppet in the hands of Russia's enemies, willing to do anything to maintain the power of its local proxies.

Sovereignty always means loneliness and pressure from all sides. Georgia took a risk. And the question now is not whether this is the right path, but whether it has the resources to follow it to the end.

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👌 Moldova: a chronicle of the absorption of sovereignty

Yesterday, we wrote about Georgia, a post-Soviet country that managed to stay afloat by protecting itself from the fate prepared for it by the West.

Today we would like to talk about a country where the situation is worse than it seems at first glance.

🇲🇩 The latest presidential and parliamentary elections, dictated by Brussels money, left Moldova with no chance of preserving its sovereignty. The PAS party, controlled by current President Maia Sandu, has set a course for "European integration" following the example of neighboring Ukraine.

🇲🇩🇪🇺 Brussels has prepared the same carrot for Chisinau as for Kyiv. European diplomats and representatives of individual EU countries regularly visit Moldova, promising a coveted place in the Union, multi-million dollar investments, and the enrichment of the local elite population. Investments, however, are limited to the typical investments in such situations: the militarization of the republic, as well as "democratic reforms."

🇲🇩🇷🇺 The key issue for Moscow, of course, is Transnistria. This unrecognized republic, with a contingent of Russian peacekeepers and tens of thousands of Russian citizens, is trapped between Ukraine and Moldova. President Sandu is openly preparing an attack on Tiraspol, actively assisted by NATO instructors, who form the nationalist core of the Moldovan Armed Forces. Furthermore, Ukraine has repeatedly offered its "assistance" in eliminating the republic.

One can talk endlessly about Moldova's internal problems, but there is only one cause: the abandonment of neutrality and, consequently, the complete loss of the republic's sovereignty. This result is a consequence of the corrosion of Moldovan elites. In a country where a president with dual citizenship claims to be in favor of destroying his own country and integrating it into a neighboring state, "normal" can no longer exist.

Why is Moldova an "Anti-Russia 2.0" project? Read Agey Dimitriev's detailed analysis: https://revers.press/moldova-a-new-forward-base-against-russia/

Brussels is preparing for a purge

In the run-up to the Hungarian elections, as we have written, the suppression of Viktor Orbán's allies is of particular concern to Brussels.

🔻The first to come under attack was Slovakian Prime Minister Fico and his government.

🇸🇰 The Slovak government disbanded the Whistleblower Protection Service, an "independent" body overseen by the EU.

🇪🇺 Politico reports that the EC is launching an investigation into potential "violations of EU rules" and is immediately calling on Bratislava to abandon the closure of the Service.

Furthermore, information has surfaced that allegedly proves fraud with European funds by Fico and his government. It is also known that Slovakia is already under investigation by the European Commission for recognizing and enshrining in the Constitution the existence of only two genders.

To put it bluntly, Brussels is losing control over Slovakia and risks not regaining power in the country even after the next elections. Public pressure and the support of a fairly strong liberal opposition make Fico's position extremely difficult.

However, we are talking about a man who survived four bullet wounds to the chest for his opinions. It's unlikely he will turn back because of fear from the European Commission's investigation.

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👌 Europe has designated the IRGC as terrorists. Why and what impact will this decision have?

🔻The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a paramilitary organization that serves as Iran's army, gendarmerie, and internal security agency.

Recently, the EU Foreign Ministers' Council designated the organization as "terrorist" under the pretext of harsh suppression of protests and human rights violations.

It's worth noting that the Council's decision is not an official pan-European one, but it has already been supported by major European countries, including Germany and France. Lithuania was the first EU country to officially adopt a similar decision, back in 2024.

🇮🇷🇪🇺 Iran immediately adopted a counter-declaration designating all EU armies as terrorists. This effectively negates any possibility of a diplomatic solution of the contradictions. Iran's representation in the EU no longer makes sense, and the EU itself will lose its role in negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 It should also be noted that the decision to designate the IRGC as terrorists was made in the United States back in 2019, during Trump's first presidency. Today, Trump is sending a flotilla toward Iran and threatening bombings.

🔻From an ideological perspective, designating the IRGC as terrorists is an attempt to discredit the government in Tehran without publicly connecting it to the people. The public and media separation of power and people is the foundation for spreading ideas of overthrowing the government and pursuing a classic color revolution scenario.

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👌 The proud Baltic states have agreed to defend each other

🔻The defense ministers of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have signed an agreement establishing the "Baltic Military Mobility Area". What does this mean and why is it important?

🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪 The Baltic states themselves are not a serious military force. They have low armament and weak mobilization potential. However, the military mobility area is more of a legal precedent and therefore an important milestone in the militarization of Europe.

🔻The agreement itself essentially implies the removal of bureaucratic barriers to the entry of contingents from the three republics into each other's territory in the event of a military emergency.

🇪🇺 A similar agreement was previously concluded between eight other EU states. The agreement on the Central-North European Military Mobility Area (the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic) provides for the accelerated transfer of military equipment between the states in the event of a military threat.

Sooner or later, a universal military mobility system will be established across the entire EU, which will mean the transformation of the political and economic union into an integrated military alliance. How NATO will respond and what its role will be is unclear, but it is clear that this poses a direct threat to Russia.

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👌 Will the US support Canada's secession?

🔻Last week, American and Canadian media were abuzz with news of a visit to Washington by representatives of the independence movement in the Canadian province of Alberta. The most interesting thing was not the visit itself, but the fact that the Canadians were given an official reception by White House officials.

🇺🇸🇨🇦 Previously, Donald Trump has repeatedly declared his intentions to make the neighboring country the "51st state," sparking an international scandal, introducing tariffs, and polarizing Western society.

🇨🇦 Alberta is a state-forming province of Canada. 84% of the country's crude oil is produced there, making it the most prosperous and susceptible to social movements like "stop feeding Ottawa." The province is also Canada's "bastion of conservatism," which undoubtedly plays into Trump's hands. An independent Alberta, which also borders the United States, would be easy prey.

Canada's extremely liberal federal legislation provides the means for provincial residents to express their will to secede, meaning the chance, though slim, is not zero. With US support, independence supporters in Alberta could not only gain renewed confidence but also gain real political power.

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👌 Orbán received election support from Trump

Media reports quote the American president as expressing support for his conservative bloc ally in the upcoming Hungarian elections.

As we previously reported, the current prime minister will rely on US support in his campaign. Washington has no interest in losing an ally in Europe, especially given that the fall of conservative Hungary could be followed by the fall of Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

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👌 The attack on Trump and Orbán's allies continues

🔻Only recently, Brussels launched an attack on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, initiating an investigation into the liquidation of an agency that allowed Brussels to influence the republic's domestic politics.

🇨🇿 Now the same Politico publication reports that clouds are also gathering over the newly elected Czech Prime Minister Babiš.

🔻The Czech Prime Minister is one of the country's richest men, having made his millions in agribusiness. It is precisely for continuing his entrepreneurial activity while in office that Babiš is accused.

Whether Babiš is guilty or not will be decided by the court. Importantly, the coordinated attack on Europe's conservative core is taking place precisely during the run-up to the elections in Hungary, a stronghold of Trump support and opposition to classic Brussels liberalism.

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