European Union President Ursula Von Der Leyen visits Ukraine to see Bucha massacre victims for herself - so now will Europe wean itself off Putin gas

[Litwin]

Remember this Muscovite . We never forget . how cruel and heartless, sooner all of you will feel the karma of our fist . How long it ("off Putin's gas") will take for us ?​

European Union President Ursula Von Der Leyen visits Ukraine to see Bucha massacre victims for herself - so now will Europe wean itself off Putin's gas?​

 

[Litwin]

 

[Mindful]

The inconvenient truth about Ursula von der Leyen.​

BERLIN — A polyglot Brussels native who reared seven children and earned a medical degree on the side before storming to the top of German politics.

News that this Wunderfrau — aka German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen — could become the Commission’s next president left European capitals abuzz on Tuesday. “Finally some good news” was the general tenor. Who needs a Spitzenkandidat when you can have a Homecoming Queen?

At first glance, the affable 60-year-old minister with a camera-ready smile looks to be a perfect fit, with the requisite experience, political pedigree and personality to handle the EU’s toughest job.


And yet a nagging question remains: Is she too good to be true?

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“The Bundeswehr’s condition is catastrophic” — Rupert Scholz, former German defense minister

“Von der Leyen is our weakest minister. That’s apparently enough to become Commission president,” former European Parliament President.

The inconvenient truth about Ursula von der Leyen

The woman nominated for Commission chief has plenty of critics back home.

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