70,000 people take to streets of Prague to protest against anti-Russian sanctions, arms supplies to Ukraine
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The event organizers are planning another demonstration on Sept. 28
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The protest in central Prague came a day after parliament failed to support a vote of no confidence in Fiala's coalition amid opposition claims of inaction on inflation and rising energy prices.
https://news.yahoo.com/70-000-people-streets-prague-170100180.htmlSix in 10 British Factories at Risk of Going Under as Bills Soar
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Soaring energy bills are threatening to put six in 10 British manufacturers out of business
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nearly half of manufacturers have experienced a jump in electricity bills of more than 100% in the past year.
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Britain’s factory sector is already in decline, according to a purchasing managers’ index published by S&P Global this week. MakeUK’s survey said that 13% of factories now have reduced hours of operation or are avoiding peak periods, while 7% are halting production for longer stretches.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-02/six-in-10-british-factories-at-risk-of-going-under-as-bills-soarShuffling leadership could buy some time but civil unrest/strikes will grow exponentially once the heating season starts. We all know Hungary's position and more and more vulnerable EU states (Slovakia, Moldova, Bulgaria etc...) will need a bailout just to keep the lights on. EU/GB need US's money but with US elections coming up in two months where democrats projected to loose the congress, sending money out of US would be a political suicide.
Donald Trump hints he’ll run for US presidency in 2024 and it'd be dumb not to. Running on Americans first platform would be a guaranteed win in US. All of the issues Putin doesn't have to deal with, where population will be with older aircraft/cars/computers/phones/tech but will be warm and fed. Militarily both sides will be slowed down by the weather, but RU is grinding methodically with artillery while UA needs to be more agile and has more vulnerable supply lines. So time is running out for UA, they need to deliver now before
rasputitsa sets in and leaves fall removing the cover for defense, and so far it's not looking good for them. War drums are not leaving a way for EU to deescalate out of this, pushing it closer to a complete catastrophe, or was this always the plan from the start