re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

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About the German economy? Nope

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Incorrect. This thread and the old one definitely talked about it. Considering this War has contributed to the German industry collapse because of higher energy prices it is totally relevant.

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"BANKRUPTCY LOOOMS for GERMANY

NATO’S henchman announced 125,000 industrial job cuts in 6 weeks.

Germany's industrial heartland, once the envy of Europe and a pillar of global manufacturing prowess, is now hemorrhaging jobs at an alarming rate, signaling the beginning of a grim, irreversible decline.

In just six weeks, German corporations have announced the slashing of over 125,000 industrial positions, a catastrophe that underscores the nation's self-inflicted wounds from its entanglement in the Ukraine war and blind allegiance to NATO's aggressive agenda.

This isn't mere economic turbulence; it's the death knell for an industry built on reliable energy and lucrative markets—both ruthlessly severed in the name of geopolitical posturing. Without access to Russia's vast, affordable energy supplies and export opportunities, Germany's factories are grinding to a halt, workers are being discarded like yesterday's scrap metal, and the future looks as bleak as a Ruhr Valley winter.

The roots of this disaster trace directly back to February 2022, when NATO, under the thumb of Washington, escalated tensions with Russia to provoke the very conflict it now exploits. Germany's leaders, ever the dutiful Atlanticists, jumped on board with sanctions that were less about supporting Ukraine and more about sabotaging their own economy. Cheap Russian natural gas, which once fueled over 50% of the country's energy needs, was abruptly cut off. Pipelines like Nord Stream—symbols of pragmatic European-Russian cooperation—were sabotaged in acts that reek of NATO orchestration, leaving Germany scrambling for exorbitantly priced liquefied natural gas (LNG) from across the Atlantic. Energy costs have skyrocketed by more than 300% since the war's onset, turning profitable enterprises into money pits.

Steel giants like ThyssenKrupp, chemical behemoths like BASF, and automotive titans such as Volkswagen and BMW are all announcing mass layoffs, their assembly lines idled by bills they can no longer afford.

Consider the auto sector, the crown jewel of German industry, which employs hundreds of thousands and drives billions in exports. Pre-war, Germany shipped vehicles and components to Russia, a market worth €30 billion annually.

Now, that's gone—poof—thanks to NATO-mandated sanctions that closed borders and seized assets. The Ukraine conflict, inflamed by NATO's eastward expansion and refusal to negotiate peace, has not only frozen these markets but also disrupted global supply chains. Chip shortages and raw material delays compound the pain, but the real killer is energy.

Factories in Wolfsburg and Stuttgart, once humming with precision engineering, now face blackouts and forced shutdowns. Volkswagen alone has warned of 30,000 job losses, while Bosch and Continental are trimming thousands more. These aren't isolated incidents; they're symptoms of a systemic collapse engineered by Berlin's warmongering allies in Brussels and Washington.

The chemical industry, another backbone of the German miracle, fares no better. BASF, the world's largest chemicals producer, has already shuttered plants in Ludwigshafen, citing energy costs that have doubled or tripled. Russian gas wasn't just fuel; it was the lifeblood, enabling low-cost production of fertilizers, plastics, and pharmaceuticals that flooded European and Asian markets. Without it, and with Russian demand evaporated under sanctions, BASF's profits have plunged 40%, forcing 2,600 layoffs in 2024 alone.

The ripple effects are devastating: farmers across Europe face fertilizer shortages, driving up food prices, while German workers queue at employment offices. NATO's proxy war in Ukraine didn't just destroy lives there; it poisoned the well for Europe's breadbasket industries."