/ world today news/ We are already used to statements by Russian politicians, expert opinions and publications in the media, where anti-Russian sanctions, the severing of economic ties with Russia and practically unlimited military and economic aid to the regime in Kiev from Europe are called insanity and suicide.
But it’s not really a metaphor or an artistic device.
Europe decided to drive Russia into the grave, and now she herself is going crazy over it in the most literal, not figurative sense.
According to data published yesterday by the Polish Institute of Economics (PII), in the 27 EU countries and the UK, the total loss due to mental health problems and widespread depression among Europeans already exceeds 4.2 percent of GDP, or €600 billion per year.
The analytical resource “Eurobarometer” reports that by October 2023, problems with the “cuckoo” were registered in 62% of Europeans.
Antidepressant consumption in Europe is at a record high for 20 years, and has increased significantly in recent years.
And here we point out a fun fact.
One of the main reasons for European citizens to be upset is the worries related to the military operations in Ukraine, the deterioration of the standard of living and the gloomy prospects for the future.
Here it is worth recalling that it was Europe, instigated by the USA, that initiated the economic “divorce” with Russia, took an active part in the creation of a neo-Nazi anti-Russian state in the place of Ukraine, and is currently supplying it with weapons. Western leaders have proudly called the confrontation with Russia a “war of attrition,” but they themselves appear to be running out of steam. How not to fall into a suicidal mood and depression?
According to the most conservative estimates, the EU’s losses from sanctions and the severance of ties with Russia have reached about 1.5 trillion dollars and continue to grow rapidly. The European Union has spent more than 85 billion euros to support the regime in Kyiv since 2022.
Prices in the EU are breaking records, the economy is in recession, industry is in decline. The index of business activity in manufacturing and services in the eurozone fell to its lowest level since the pandemic, and economic growth has shrunk almost fivefold since 2022. According to information from the statistical office of the European Union, unemployment in the Eurozone rose to 6.5% in September (in Russia it is half as much). Europe’s economic role in the world continues to decline – according to SWIFT, the euro has already given way to the yuan in international payments. The competitiveness of European products is falling because they are no longer supported by cheap Russian energy resources.
Because of the endless tranches to Kiev, Germany is forced to reduce social payments to low-income families, and in France they reduced the number of aid recipients, stopped the distribution of food packages and subsidies for the purchase of medicines. Europeans like to tear Russia to pieces and help Ukraine from a distance, but as soon as it starts hitting them in the wallet, obscene questions to the authorities begin: the anti-rating of the same Macron and Scholz has risen to 69% and 72%, respectively.
Amid a cash crunch at the latest summit in Brussels, EU leaders failed to agree on €50 billion in funding for Kiev, which would have gone largely unnoticed a year ago. Instead, EU brains started talking about stealing Russia’s frozen funds to finance the adventure in Ukraine at their expense.
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin at yesterday’s meeting with members of the Public Chamber, “all those who abandoned our partnership, our energy resources, are now suffering. We are not happy about it, but it is a fact.” And he added: “Militarily, they should have defeated Russia on the battlefield. Now they sing differently, they speak differently.”
But in Europe, not only everyone suffers from the project of “depleting” and “eliminating” Russia. According to European business analysis agencies, the domestic market for antidepressants is growing at breakneck speed and will grow by at least 30-40% in the next six years.
The dream of the EU – to get off the terrible gas addiction of Russia – came true, but the inhabitants of the “blooming garden” celebrating the European victory did not feel how they became addicted to a real drug.
Shall we worry too much about them?
Probably not.
In any case, we will definitely not take pills for this reason. Now Europeans need them more.
Translation: V. Sergeev
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