Slovakia elections

[TheYellowKing]

Pro Russian candidate defeats Pro NATO candidate in presidential elections. What are the geopolitical implications of this?

 

[JGalt]

The lines are being drawn, alliances are forming.

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever livèd in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy—
Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue—
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men.
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.
Blood and destruction shall be so in use,
And dreadful objects so familiar,
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quartered with the hands of war,
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds,
And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice
Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war,
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.

 

[excalibur]

What Biden has unleashed and is unleashing.

Remember, in 2022, prior to the Russo-Ukraine War starting, Biden said a little incursion wasn't a big deal. And no one talks about that, but had Trump said the exact same thing all hell would have broken loose, and they'd have impeached him again.

 

[Litwin]

What Biden has unleashed and is unleashing.

Remember, in 2022, prior to the Russo-Ukraine War starting, Biden said a little incursion wasn't a big deal. And no one talks about that, but had Trump said the exact same thing all hell would have broken loose, and they'd have impeached him again.

 

[Litwin]

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Pro Russian candidate defeats Pro NATO candidate in presidential elections. What are the geopolitical implications of this?

The lines are being drawn, alliances are forming.

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,
That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!
Thou art the ruins of the noblest man
That ever livèd in the tide of times.
Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy—
Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue—
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men.
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy.
Blood and destruction shall be so in use,
And dreadful objects so familiar,
That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quartered with the hands of war,
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds,
And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice
Cry “Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war,
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial.


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What Biden has unleashed and is unleashing.

Remember, in 2022, prior to the Russo-Ukraine War starting, Biden said a little incursion wasn't a big deal. And no one talks about that, but had Trump said the exact same thing all hell would have broken loose, and they'd have impeached him again.

Golden era​

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has proven a boon to Slovakia's defense sector, none more so than to ammunition maker ZVS Holding, a joint venture between the privately-owned MSM Group founded by Czech arms entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad, and DMD Group, owned by the defense ministry under minister Robert Kaliňák.


In the first seven months of 2023 ZVS Holding recorded €44 million in revenues compared to €40 million for the whole of 2022, "largely due to Russia's aggression in Ukraine," according to DMD Group's website. The company projected revenues of €80 million over the full year.


"Almost 100 percent of the munitions production of ZVS Holding for the next two or three years has been sold out to Ukraine," said Naď. "Decisions on increasing production, on sales to Ukraine, on joining European Commission [arms subsidy] projects, those are all political decisions made by shareholders, and in the case of ZVS Holding, where 50 percent is owned by the defense ministry, that means Robert Kaliňák."


Other Strnad-related companies have done equally well. The VOP Nováky ammunition firm, a state-owned loss-maker that MSM Group leased for 20 years under a previous Smer government, almost quadrupled its revenues in 2022 from the year before to €77 million, jumping from a loss of €4 million to a profit of almost €22 million.

Slovakia enables arms exports to Ukraine as Fico completes backflip

Law change gives defense ministry veto over arms export licenses, allowing it to favor private-sector partners.

www.politico.eu

Slovak u-turn: Fico gov't set to allow Ukraine arms sales - CET

Reading Time: < 1 minute Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appeared to renege on his election promise to not send “another bullet” to Ukraine on Tuesday, as MPs voted through a government amendment allowing arms exports. Under the amendment, the Defence Ministry will be able to green-light...

centraleuropeantimes.com

 

[TheYellowKing]

Golden era​

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has proven a boon to Slovakia's defense sector, none more so than to ammunition maker ZVS Holding, a joint venture between the privately-owned MSM Group founded by Czech arms entrepreneur Jaroslav Strnad, and DMD Group, owned by the defense ministry under minister Robert Kaliňák.


In the first seven months of 2023 ZVS Holding recorded €44 million in revenues compared to €40 million for the whole of 2022, "largely due to Russia's aggression in Ukraine," according to DMD Group's website. The company projected revenues of €80 million over the full year.


"Almost 100 percent of the munitions production of ZVS Holding for the next two or three years has been sold out to Ukraine," said Naď. "Decisions on increasing production, on sales to Ukraine, on joining European Commission [arms subsidy] projects, those are all political decisions made by shareholders, and in the case of ZVS Holding, where 50 percent is owned by the defense ministry, that means Robert Kaliňák."


Other Strnad-related companies have done equally well. The VOP Nováky ammunition firm, a state-owned loss-maker that MSM Group leased for 20 years under a previous Smer government, almost quadrupled its revenues in 2022 from the year before to €77 million, jumping from a loss of €4 million to a profit of almost €22 million.

Slovakia enables arms exports to Ukraine as Fico completes backflip

Law change gives defense ministry veto over arms export licenses, allowing it to favor private-sector partners.

www.politico.eu

Slovak u-turn: Fico gov't set to allow Ukraine arms sales - CET

Reading Time: < 1 minute Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appeared to renege on his election promise to not send “another bullet” to Ukraine on Tuesday, as MPs voted through a government amendment allowing arms exports. Under the amendment, the Defence Ministry will be able to green-light...

centraleuropeantimes.com

Looks like they won't be selling to Ukraine now, who will your beggar king Zelensky cry to next?

 

[Litwin]

Looks like they won't be selling to Ukraine now,

RT.ru crap
read this :
In the first seven months of 2023, arms maker ZVS Holding – owned by the Slovak Defence Ministry via private companies MSM Group and the DMD Group – had revenues of EUR 44mn, almost double the rate of EUR 40mn in the whole of 2022.

Slovak u-turn: Fico gov't set to allow Ukraine arms sales - CET

Reading Time: < 1 minute Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico appeared to renege on his election promise to not send “another bullet” to Ukraine on Tuesday, as MPs voted through a government amendment allowing arms exports. Under the amendment, the Defence Ministry will be able to green-light...

centraleuropeantimes.com

Slovakia’s prime minister U-turns on Ukraine support during visit

Fico has also shifted in his approach towards military exports. in November, the government said the ban only applied to state-owned manufacturers, not private companies. The Slovak parliament further relaxed the rules this month, while the defence ministry granted €100mn in subsidies to defence manufacturers.

 

[JWBooth]

Pro Russian candidate defeats Pro NATO candidate in presidential elections. What are the geopolitical implications of this?

Not being a slobbering war monger is not the same as being pro Russia.

 

[Iori_Yagami]

Not being a slobbering war monger is not the same as being pro Russia.

When potential (and likely) foe is directly at the gates, making people look the other way is literally working for the enemy.