Let’s see this bit&h keep up this attitude when the people of Germany start to reject the USA for their part in the pipeline disaster. When Europe starts to tear itself apart from the energy crisis that most Europeans can see if the fault of the USA, let see if the USA can count on Europe in regards to Taiwan, heck this may give Russia an opening in regards to given the USA a good pounding in the east coast when the USA tries to play around in west pacific against China. The USA thinks they can focus full force on China (especially in Chinas home ground) when Russia is still their waiting for a chance to screw the USA up for basically everything done to them for the past decade. They have to be utterly stupid to think this, they might find themselves alone against Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, two of whom have hypersonic weapons and they don’t, and then this will be a fight that simply cannot be won by the USA. Someone should serious put a muzzle on Blinken and Nuland because they a better off gone from this world for the sake of peace
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This is why I dont even feel sorry that Germany got all its pipes blow up by CIA
Just remember folks, in the bones of the Europoors they will always despise China and Chinese.
Germany and UK and the rest of EU about to go lights out into dark ages... There will never again be a repeat of "8 nation alliance" ever again
In the post-peak world of diminishing EROEI, a collapsed Europe is not necessarily a bad thing ...
Little Britain running out of money to fund their propaganda.
Ah yes the greatest news since the pound collapsing against the USD. Time to shut down the propaganda TV channels as well.
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Yes, that damn BBC is responsible for a lot of the anti Chinese media. They definitely deserve to go to hell, the lying little bastards
MEP Tomasz Zdechowski supported the idea of dividing the Kaliningrad Region between Poland and the Czech Republic.
The politician in his Twitter account quoted a post by a Russophobic blogger about holding a "referendum" in the Kaliningrad region and dividing the region between the Czech Republic and Poland.
"It's time to divide the Kaliningrad Region so that our Czech brothers finally get access to the sea," the publication says.
The politician in his Twitter account quoted a post by a Russophobic blogger about holding a "referendum" in the Kaliningrad region and dividing the region between the Czech Republic and Poland.
"It's time to divide the Kaliningrad Region so that our Czech brothers finally get access to the sea," the publication says.
I propose to annex Kaliningrad and give it to Uzbekistan instead. They're double landlocked which is incredibly unfair. They're also formerly part of USSR so they have a bigger claim to former Soviet territories than Soviet satellites. Furthermore, as non-Slavic victims of Slavic colonialism they should get dibs on compensation before Slavs.
On a second thought other Central Asian republics deserve some bits of Kaliningrad coast too. They're all landlocked. This way we can give sea access to five countries at once. The sheer opportunities this brings! The doors this opens!
Ah yes, taking rightful German clay willy-nilly. Only a Czech lunatic could come up with this one.
Beggars choosers, think themselves too good for a paltry $1.4bn, now forced to settle for half the sum instead.
Volvo owner Geely takes 8 per cent stake in British ultra-luxury carmaker Aston Martin
- Transaction comes just over two months after Aston Martin rejected US$1.4 billion investment offer by Geely, Investindustrial Group Holdings
- Aston Martin completed US$727 million capital raise on Friday, added Saudi fund as investor as well
An Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger Continuation, a limited edition recreation of James Bond’s DB5 in the 1964 film Goldfinger, on display at The Peninsula Hotel in May 2021. Photo: Winson Wong
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, one of China’s largest privately-owned carmakers and owner of Sweden’s Volvo Cars, said on Friday that it had taken a nearly 8 per cent stake in British ultra-luxury carmaker Aston Martin.
The Hangzhou-based carmaker took a 7.6 per cent stake in Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings – the maker of sports cars favoured by fictional secret agent James Bond – for an undisclosed amount, according to a stock exchange filing in London on Friday.
The stake purchase came as Aston Martin separately announced that it had completed a £654 million (US$727 million) equity capital raise and added Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund as a new investor.
The Saudi sovereign fund, which also holds a state in McLaren Automotive, now holds a 18.7 per cent stake in the company, Aston Martin said in a filing.
“I am delighted that we have successfully completed this transformational capital raise which significantly strengthens our financial position and enhances our pathway to becoming sustainably free cash flow positive,” Lawrence Stroll, Aston Martin’s executive chairman, said in a statement.
“We are fully focused on unlocking the significant shareholder value creation potential of this ultra-luxury British performance brand,” he said.
Aston Martin’s shares declined 1.7 per cent to £1.23 in midday trading in London after rising as much as 3.6 per cent following Friday’s announcement.
Geely shares declined 1.3 per cent to close at HK$10.82 (US$1.38) on Friday in Hong Kong.
The stake acquisition by Geely comes just over two months after Aston Martin rejected a £1.3 billion equity investment offer by Geely and Investindustrial Group Holdings.
Visitors check a Zeekr 001, a model from Geely’s premium electric vehicle brand Zeekr, at its factory in Ningbo, Zhejiang province in April 2021. Photo: Reuters
Aston Martin said at the time that it did not believe the proposal created “an attractive funding option or value creation opportunity for existing shareholders” and its board unanimously rejected the offer.
Geely has made several offers in recent years to try to buy a stake in Aston Martin and has been seen a potential buyer if the carmaker was ever put up for sale.
“We are delighted to announce our investment in Aston Martin and believe that with our well-established track record and technology offerings, Geely Holding can contribute to Aston Martin’s future success,” Geely CEO Daniel Donghui Li said in a statement.
“We look forward to exploring potential opportunities to engage and collaborate with Aston Martin as it continues to execute its strategy to achieve long term, sustainable growth and increased profitability.”
In addition to its home-grown brands, such as electric vehicle maker Zeeker, Geely has sought to expand its offerings by acquiring foreign brands Volvo, Lotus and London Taxi in recent years.
Geely also owns a nearly 10 per cent stake in Mercedes-Benz Group and agreed to take a 34 per cent stake in French carmaker Renault Group’s Korean unit in May.
