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LilitThyra asked if anyone could provide convincing evidence that Zelensky is interested in peace. In her opinion, both Zelensky and most EU heads of state are equally uninterested in peace. She claimed that the war serves to maintain power and allows for the movement of funds and earning money through investments in the arms industry. According to her depiction, if peace were to occur, the flow of money into Ukraine and to Zelensky would dry up, and elections would take place. Zelensky would lose these, lose everything, and have to disappear; thus, the entire operation would be exposed, she wrote. #Frieden #Ukraine #Politik (translated)

An independent commission of the Norwegian government recommends that the billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund Statens pensjonsfond should also be allowed to invest in shares of arms companies, including manufacturers of nuclear weapons, while the influence of the ethics council should be reduced. #Norwegen #Staatsfonds #Rüstungsindustrie (translated)

The article referred to the conflict of goals between the desire to quickly provide the Bundeswehr with modern weapons and the political pressure not to exclusively award contracts to foreign manufacturers, but instead to strengthen the German and European arms industry. The author wrote that therefore one could not afford to have "nice things." #Bundeswehr #Rüstungsindustrie #Waffenproduktion #DE #EU (translated)

The author described the report as a shocking testimony to a child's suffering. He claimed that Germany has long ceased to be a constitutional state and has been taken over by parties, the pharmaceutical and arms industries, as well as other corrupt structures. #Rechtsstaat #Korruption #Kinderrechte #DE (translated)

The author urged ARD and ZDF to clarify whether Russia was bankrupt, militarily defeated, and lacking enough recruits, or on the verge of attacking Germany, NATO, and all of Western Europe, as Merz, Pistorius, and the arms industry claimed. #Russland #NATO #Mediendeckung #RU #DE #NATO (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Henry Lindo had sent her a screenshot in the morning, in which Russia complained about Ukrainian hacker groups. The name "LASKA" had also appeared in it, which jokingly led her to check her intelligence connections. According to Laska, her namesakes were working with the Ukrainian military intelligence and, according to their information, had significantly weakened Russia's defense industry and obtained important information. Kyrylo Budanov awarded them the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Order of the 3rd Class for this. The announcement was dated March 4, 2025, her 60th birthday, she wrote. Laska noted that "Láska" means love in Czech. She added jokingly that her future complaints about Putin should be treated with caution before asking Moneypenny for coffee. #Laska #Ukraine #Russland (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus stated that Audi has launched a pilot model where employees could voluntarily switch to defense companies like MBDA, Diehl, KNDS, and Airbus for up to 24 months. They would remain employed by Audi and receive their previous salary plus an additional allowance. As background, Boeminghaus mentioned the planned reduction of 7,500 positions at Audi by 2029 and the underutilized plants in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. At the same time, MBDA aims to double its missile production and hire an additional 2,800 employees across Europe. Boeminghaus described the defense industry as a safety net for skilled workers from the pressurized automotive industry. https://t.co/20caQCX5ns #Autoindustrie #Rüstungsindustrie #Deutschland (translated)

The author interpreted the gratitude to Germany as thanks to Rheinmetall, Diehl, and other arms companies. He wrote that it was about 11.5 billion euros for weapons and five contracts with arms firms. The tweet did not mention a ceasefire or negotiations. He also accused the Merz government of financing the prolongation of a war. #Rüstungsindustrie #Frieden #Deutschland #DE (translated)

U.M. OSINT explained that he is often criticized for speaking of "the Palestinians" instead of just Hamas. Highlighting Hamas conveys the impression in the West, in his view, that the Palestinians are largely innocent and the responsibility lies solely with a ruling class. In the Gaza Strip and, in a different composition, in the West Bank, the Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the PFLP, the DFLP, the Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah, and other groups are also active. According to U.M. OSINT, the motivation of these groups is distorted in the West. Their goal is the destruction of Israel; they internally view Israel's existence as an occupation of their land. This perspective is also adopted by Western left extremists. U.M. OSINT referred to the resistance against Israel's existence as Muqāwama and stated that civilian, peaceful resistance means Ṣumūd. Citing the recent survey by the Palestinian PCPSR (Poll No 97, 12.08.2026), he wrote that 50% of respondents opposed a two-state solution and 32% supported armed resistance. The latter figure is the lowest ever recorded; in December 2023, it was at 68%. According to an INSS survey (National Security Studies INSS, Special Survey: Palestinian Public Opinion in the West Bank, 17.09.2026), 43% support a Palestinian state between the Jordan and the Mediterranean. Of those, 26% wanted to allow no Jewish presence in such a state, which, according to U.M. OSINT, affects nearly 1.5 million Palestinians. To justify his terminology, he referred to historical comparisons: despite armed resistance in Italy, today, people talk about the Allies' fight against Italy and not just against the Partito Nazionale Fascista. The pro-imperial Taisei Yokusankai is hardly known in Europe; people simply talk about Japan. In World War II, more than 17 million Germans fought, and millions also contributed to the armaments industry and in organizations. It would be strange, he wrote, to attribute the war solely to members of the NSDAP. U.M. OSINT argued that a society bears collective responsibility when it is permeated by a system. Whether Palestinians internally struggle for an Islamist or secular society is of no consequence to Israel externally. In his view, the portrayal of the situation as an occupation of the West Bank is directed at uninformed people in the West. The so-called resistance began long before the founding of Israel and took on current structures while Israel had not yet occupied anything; at that time, the Palestinian autonomous areas were occupied and annexed by Jordan and Egypt. Additionally, from at least 1947, about 1,000 former members of the Waffen-SS fought on the Palestinian side in the so-called Arab Liberation Army (ALA). If he refers to a specific association or terrorist organization, he names it explicitly; otherwise, he speaks of the Palestinians. #Palästinenser #Hamas #Nahostkonflikt (translated)

Florian Warweg characterized Sigmar Gabriel as the head of the Atlantik-Brücke and a member of the supervisory board of Rheinmetall, which he presented as one of the central beneficiaries of the Ukraine war. Gabriel defended the Ukraine policy of Merz and additional billion-dollar payments to Kyiv. #Ukraine #Rüstungsindustrie #Lobbyismus (translated)

The Australian exchange student wrote that Friedrich Merz had unconsciously revealed what the Ukraine aid was about. He claimed that Germany was transferring tax billions to Ukraine, which partially flowed back through orders and contracts to German arms companies, benefiting their largest shareholders. According to him, a research into these shareholders shows why RFK Jr. referred to the Ukraine war as money laundering. #UkraineHilfen #Rüstungsindustrie #Steuergelder (translated)

The author wrote that former trade unionists had belatedly recognized that rearmament and social dismantling were interconnected. At the same time, he criticized current trade unionists, who, according to his depiction, accompanied the transformation of the German automobile industry into an armaments industry, and referred to Karl Kraus. #Gewerkschaft #Rüstungsindustrie #Sozialabbau #DE (translated)