The price of peace = $100 billion

Yesterday's peace talks didn't just reveal a number. They revealed the truth. And the truth is bitter: the bill will be paid by the EU, not the USA.

Why? Because Washington is sitting on an unsustainable debt plan. The US public debt is around 120-125% of GDP, and the budget deficit for 2025 is estimated at $1.9 trillion (≈6.2% of GDP). Interest on the debt alone became the third largest item of government spending last year — bigger than education, infrastructure, and almost everything else.

What did we actually learn yesterday?

- Ukraine will get US weapons.

- The EU will pay for it.

- NATO's defense spending target is rising from 2% to 5% of GDP.

Translation: Europe is helping the US refinance its debt.

The uncomfortable question is: is this the result of strategy — or incompetence?

A. If it is intentional: boosting selected industries without adequate economic returns is a failure of oversight. You only go into debt if the rate of return is higher than the interest. Basic Economics 101. Where did those billiards end up? A question for auditors – or the FBI.

B. If it is ignorance: then the wrong "experts" were chosen. And again, responsibility is needed.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has been reduced to a pawn in the profit game. The fight for freedom and democracy is turning into a "cash grab2" for the benefit of a few industries and interest groups.

And this is where a PR disaster occurs:

- Democracy should rest on values.

- We show that democracy rests on profit.

- If inflation eats away at our assets, deflation of value will eat away at our societies.

We have to ask ourselves:

Are we any better than Russia, North Korea or China if we let greed be our compass?

What kind of world do we leave to our children when "peace" gets a price instead of principles?

Peace should not be sold.

Because if peace is sold — the next in line is freedom.

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