Financial Times: Ukraine, Pentagon Censorship, Trustpilot, Ryanair, China, and the Green Transition
In this issue, we analyze the December 5, 2025, issue of the Financial Times as an investigation, not just a news report.
What's really going on behind the Western press headlines—and how it's affecting Ukraine, Europe, China, and the pockets of ordinary people.
Key topics:
The New York Times vs. the US government—a lawsuit against the Pentagon and the Department of Defense over restrictions on journalists in war zones. How the "approved version of the truth" about war is created, and what a loyalty rating is for the press.
Trustpilot / Trustpilot crash—a study by "Phase Pandora Search," a 35% stock collapse, and a conflict of interest when a review platform profits from those it's supposed to control. How trust infrastructure is being weaponized.
Ryanair and Wizz Air in Ukraine—a $2 billion investment plan, up to 30 aircraft, and 10 million passengers per year. Why are low-cost airlines making a bold geopolitical bet on Ukraine's post-war recovery and selling the world a new "Ukrainian narrative?"
Singapore's sovereign wealth funds and China—Temasek, GIC, and the bet on China's eternal growth that no longer works. How the US-China tech war and Beijing's regulatory pressure are breaking the old model of global investment.
Britain, the green transition, and hidden taxes—Ofgem's decision to modernize the electricity grid by £28 billion, a rise in household bills by £90-108 per year, and the mega-project of a road tunnel under the Thames. Who is really paying for a "green future" and infrastructure?
Donald Trump's electric vehicle plans—the possible elimination of federal subsidies and new tariffs, a blow to the EV industry, and risks to the global green transition that taxpayers have already paid for. The investigation's key findings:
Control over information is becoming the most important asset of the 21st century—states and corporations are vying for the right to be the sole source of "true reality."
Global capital is turning into a casino: some funds are losing money on China, while others are making risky bets on Ukraine and post-war reconstruction.
Green transitions and megaprojects are often hidden taxes, where costs are socialized and profits are privatized.
The long-term future depends on political cycles: one decision by Trump or another leader could wipe out trillions in investments.
Trust is becoming the most fragile currency—trust in the media, in online reviews, in government plans, and in grand infrastructure promises.
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