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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivered a fiery address, accusing the West—particularly Germany and the United States—of stoking conflict with Russia through unchecked military support for Ukraine. Speaking during a high-profile interview, Lavrov declared that "Russia is once again forced to fight alone" against a hostile collective West, drawing historical parallels with past invasions by Napoleon and Hitler.

Lavrov sharply criticized Berlin’s increasing militarization and suggested that Western leaders have forgotten the lessons of World War II. “We wanted peace. They wanted war,” Lavrov said, reinforcing Moscow’s claim that the conflict in Ukraine was provoked by NATO’s expansion and Washington’s refusal to engage diplomatically.

He also underscored Russia’s red lines in Crimea, claiming the peninsula "was not annexed, but returned to its roots" following a democratic referendum. While praising Donald Trump as a leader still open to negotiations, Lavrov dismissed Emmanuel Macron as irrelevant, saying Putin continues to take calls from Trump but no longer prioritizes European leaders.

This explosive statement comes at a time of heightened global tensions and could signal a deeper rift in East-West diplomacy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztp4c3a5z4Q

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

shrinking....

German economy has contracted in second quarter

Germany's gross domestic product has fallen by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2025 compared with the first, showing Europe's largest economy losing momentum.

The Federal Statistical Office said the decline was 0.2 points steeper than in its flash estimate from July 30, with weaker-than-expected industrial production driving the revision. GDP had grown 0.3% in the first quarter and 0.2% in the last quarter of 2024.

Data showed that both manufacturing and construction output in June deteriorated more than first assumed. Private consumption was revised down after service-sector statistics, including hospitality figures, pointed to weaker demand.

Exports of goods and services edged 0.1% lower, weighed by a 0.6% decline in goods exports, while service exports rose 1.4%. Imports rose a strong 1.6%.

Gross value added across the economy fell 0.2%. Construction slumped 3.7%, manufacturing dropped 0.3%, and trade, transport, and hospitality declined 0.6%. By contrast, information and communications and business services each grew 0.5%, but public services, education, and health flatlined.

Germany has been the only G7 economy to stagnate for the past two years and now faces the prospect of a third straight year of contraction, which would be a first in the country's postwar history.

Reviving growth has become a top priority for the new government as trade tensions mount. US President Donald Trump imposed a baseline tariff of 10% on April 5, raising fears of further damage to Germany's export-driven economy.

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-updates-economy-shrinks-more-than-expected/live-73728000

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.