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EU’s Top Diplomat Kaja Kallas Has a $43 Billion Military Aid Plan for Ukraine, but Several European Countries Are Opting Out of It

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has been working to implement a €40 billion ($43 billion) military aid plan for Ukraine, and has stated that the plan has ‘broad support’ among the European countries – but is that really the case?

Sputnik reported:

“Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal have balked at EU foreign policy chief Kaja According to La Stampa, the initial amount might dwindle to a mere €5 billion, just enough for large-caliber ammunition.

Kallas has clarified that the proposal, set for approval at the March 20 EU summit, as being “voluntary,” adding that ‘countries far from Russia don’t see the threat as clearly as their neighbors’.”

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has publicly raised multiple questions about the top diplomat’s plan, that comes as the EU nations are already tangled with Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen’s €800 billion defense spending boost – an initiative that will see countries increase their already critical national debt.

This is a complicated proposition for budget-constrained nations like Italy, France, and Spain.

Ukrainian soldier in a trench: will European aid move the needle in a losing war?

The proposal by Kallas is expected to double the EU’s military support for Ukraine.

Ukrainska Pravda reported:

“According to diplomats, the proposal has strong support from Northern and Eastern European countries.

But some southern European capitals have been more reserved, reflecting the divide between those geographically closer to Russia, which have provided more aid to Ukraine, and those further away, which have provided less.

Estonia, Denmark and Lithuania are leading the way in Europe, allocating more than 2% of their GDP to Kyiv between January 2022 and December 2024, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy think tank.”

EU leaders mourn the Ukrainian dead in Kiev: more money to prologue the war?

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the proposal would need to be discussed in depth in light of future developments.

“’We are waiting for the Trump-Putin telephone call to see if there will be any steps forward in order to reach a ceasefire. There is a lot of expenditure to be tackled’, he said, adding that Italy also needs to find money to increase its own defense spending.

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said: ‘We’ll see how the debate goes, but at this point there’s no decision on it’. Albares said that Spain had already pledged €1 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year.”

Besides the Mediterranean countries, there is also strong resistance from Hungary and Slovakia, who will not provide military aid to Ukraine.

Read more:

Hungarian PM Orbán Says Military Spending Frenzy and Decision To Support Kiev’s War Will ‘Ruin Europe’ – Budapest To Hold Consultation With Its Citizens Over Ukraine Joining the EU

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DEVELOPING: FAA Issues Nationwide Ground Stop for United Airlines Flights at Several Airports Due to ‘Technology Issue’

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The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued a nationwide ground stop for United Airlines flights at several airports due to a ‘technology issue.’

“The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it issued a ground stop for United Airlines (UAL.O), flights at several U.S. airports while the company itself said its teams were working to resolve a tech outage as soon as possible,” Reuters reported.

‘Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their departure airports. We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll work with our customers to get them to their destinations,’ United Airlines said in a statement to The Daily Mail.

CBS News reported:

There is a ground stop for United Airlines flights at Chicago O’Hare Airport Wednesday evening.

United said in a statement that a “technology issue” is causing them to hold departures.

“We expect additional flight delays this evening as we work through this issue. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll work with our customers to get them to their destinations,” the statement continued.

The technical issues are also impacting airports in Denver, Houston, San Francisco and Newark.

Video taken by a passenger at O’Hare shows a line of United planes stopped on the tarmac that have recently landed, waiting because no gates are available.

DEVELOPING…

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“I Defied My Government For Love” – State Department Official Dated Senior CCP Leader’s Daughter, Admits “She Could Have Been a Spy” – But Didn’t Report Her (VIDEO)

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The O’Keefe Media Group on Wednesday released undercover video of Daniel Choi, a US State Department Foreign Service Officer who admitted he dated a senior CCP leader’s daughter and refused to report her.

“I defied my government for love,” Daniel Choi said of his romantic relationship with 27-year-old Joi Zao.

Joi Zao entered the US on a work visa in September 2024.

“Her dad was either a provincial or a federal minister of education. So he’s, like, straight up Communist Party,” Choi said.

“Under federal regulations, Foreign Service Officers are required to report close and continuing contact with foreign nationals from adversarial nations, including China,” the O’Keefe Media Group reported.

Choi admitted he didn’t report her: “I was supposed to, whatever, sort of report what I knew about her, but I always thought that was kind of unfair.”

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The State Department responded to the O’Keefe Media Group’s undercover video exposing Choi.

“The incident is under investigation. The Department has zero tolerance for individuals who jeopardize national security by putting their personal interests ahead of our great nation,” the State Department said in a statement.

Later Wednesday, Daniel Choi deleted his LinkedIn profile after OMG’s undercover video exposing his relationship with the a CCP leader’s daughter.

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U.S. Closes its Embassy in Haiti Amid Escalating Violence: The Armed Gangs Crisis and Trump’s Policy to Confront It

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