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No, it cannot make treaties on anything really significant (i.e. not a trade deal), as it is a EU prerogative. It can only be symbolic, such as developing cooperation, blah blah... However, defense and security not being a EU prerogative, it can develop any relation it wants with UK on these matters, as France already does.

It seems you are not informed about this subject. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline never entered service before the sabotage, and deliveries through Nord Stream 1 were already stopped at that time. Actually, the B pipeline of Nord Stream 2 could still be used, but Germany is banning direct gas imports from Russia. So it was not the cause of the huge price increase.

Of course, he's lying, as usual! Tariffs are something simple enough for Trump and his fans to understand, that's why he's fond of this policy. Of course, he's not able to understand anything more complex, I.e. which would require reading technico-economic reports.

I guess the 'non-rich' will get at least some crumbs from the tax cuts, but will also experience higher prices from tariffs.

An we all know that (censored) Wechat groups in China are a highly reliable source of information about U.S. politics! 🤣

I 'm not particularly defending Germany. It was a strategic mistake to depend so much on one source of energy, and in particular from Russia. They saw it coming. However, on the positive side, its debt ratio is still around half of other large European countries's ratio (incl. UK), and It's still rated AAA.

Your pal Cameroni just explained why Germany failed. Fact is that by your own criteai of comparison, and by the data you picked up on a Brexiteer website, the UK was performing much better than Germany before the referendum than after the referendum. And at that time, there was no crisis in Germany. Again, picking up only one quarter is meaningless, I.e. last year, UK had been in recession during two quarters. There are always short-term fluctuations.

Not my selective data. Data selected by the distinguished economists appointed by the house of Commons for "international comparisons", and covering several years. Data on only one quarter is meaningless. From the data you posted yourself, UK was performing much better than Germany before the referendum than after the referendum. And at that time, Germany was not the sick man of Europe because of the consequences of the Ukraine invasion.

Economic decline? That's a ridiculous statement. The U.S. has overperformed the other advanced economies, by large. I guess you believe everything Trump claims! 😃 https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/

Good news for UK! However, it doesn't make sense to make an assessment based only on one quarter. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/ P.S I see your graph also confirms the excellent performance of the Biden economy

u.org/news/2023_may_uk_growth_beats_no1_eu_state. You just confirmed how good the economy was when UK was part of the EU before the referendum. 😅 The other graph (from the same source) you did not upload, shows that UK barely did better than the sick man of Europe after the referendum: 5.9% against 5,4%. Most of the growth difference in your graph was achieved before the Brexit referendum.

De facto is not De Jure. There is no document stating that Ukraine has no territory and the territory belong Russia. Russia is independent since 1991 and us not the Soviet Union. You (Putin) are making stuff up.

In Yalta and Potsdam conferences. It has not been stated that Ukraine belongs to Russia

Which documents says that Ukraine is Russia's possession, exactly?

Says Putin, says China.... 😀

Again, your claim has no legal status.

Houses? What are you talking about? Your so-called legal action has no status. Come back after it has been accepted for a ruling by the SC (in case the Russian SC would be relevant to rule according to a dead Constitution). You have nothing.

What are you talking about? Again, your claim has no legal status as it hasn't even been admitted in court for consideration. You have nothing.

I don't think Germany still gets gas from Gazprom.

So your claim, about an event which occurred more than 30 years ago has currently no legal status as it hasn't even yet been admitted for consideration by the SC. It seems you don't have much....

This one also differs from RCP https://www.racetothewh.com/president/polls#google_vignette Note that RCP is funded by Conservatives.

Splitting hairs....

You are grasping at straws. Russia and all other former Soviet republics broke the same law you mentioned. So Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, etc... are in the same situation. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved as a sovereign state and subject of international law on 26 December 1991 by Declaration № 142-Н of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. The Alma Ata protocols also confirmed the dissolution of the Soviet Union before that. It's funny that you make a reference to the UN, which is recognising Ukraine as a fully independent State.

Can you tell us what's Trump plan to reduce food prices, so that we can have a good laugh? Increase tariffs? More tax cuts for the rich? 😀

We already knew Trump was a coward! 😀