"It Doesn't Work" For Us - Austrian Chancellor Rejects Biden's Pressure To Boycott Russia Energy

"Speaking Thursday, Nehammer denied reports in the Austrian press claiming his government
was in talks to agree to an embargo on Russian energy. The reality couldn't be further from the truth he said, adding that talk of a Russian energy boycott is "unrealistic and wrong".

"It doesn't work. Austria gets 80% of its gas from Russia." What's more, rumors of a boycott are harmful in and of themselves, because they serve to drive energy prices higher." ZH

Foreign Volunteers Blamed For Missile Strike That Killed 35 at Ukrainian Training Facility

"British volunteers have been blamed for a missile strike that killed 35 people at a Ukrainian training facility because their phone signals gave away the base’s location.

 

Whoops.

“Between 12 to 14 British phone numbers starting with the +44 national dialling code were visible to surveillance equipment a short time before the Russian missile strike on the Yavoriv training facility in western Ukraine on the 13th of March,” reports Breitbart.

“Mercenaries who were contracted by the Wagner Group, a military company linked to Moscow, may have been operating nearby at the time of the strike, according to reports, and specialists fear they would have been able to pick up, locate, and target a concentrated group of British mobile phone signals and pass the information to Russian forces.”

The story once again highlights the danger of badly trained foreign volunteers traveling to the front lines of a hot war." SummitNews

“Little Rocket Man” Just Launched an ICBM

"North Koreans are back at it now that Biden is back in 1600 Penn: “Little Rocket Man” just
fired off an ICBM. And was it a one-off launch, something Kim did just to draw attention to himself? Probably not. As the White House noted in the same statement, “We noted that there would likely be further tests in the future.” TP

 

Nobody Can ‘Find Biden’ at NATO Summit as World Leaders Awkwardly Seek Him Out

"Biden arrived for an emergency heads of state meeting at approximately 10 a.m. local time.
 

Where’s Joe? 

 

That was the question on world leaders’ minds as they posed for a picture at the NATO summit. President Biden was noticeably late to the group picture and it appears that U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was among those missing Biden’s absence. Earlier, reporters hurled questions at the president, who promptly ignored them. “Pooled press attempts to ask President Biden a question as he walks to G7 leaders photo op with Japanese PM,” Heinrich reported. “White House official swats press away, saying ‘no no no no no’.”  TP

Washington "Alarmed" As Beijing Nears Sweeping Security Pact With Solomon Islands

"Weeks after China's foreign minister cautioned the US against trying to form a "Pacific NATO" - a veiled reference to the growing national security orientation of "the Quad" (a security and economic cooperation alliance involving the US, Australia, India and Japan) - Beijing has reportedly reached a deal with the Solomon Islands to station Chinese military and police personnel on the island, dramatically altering the balance of military power in the Pacific, and potentially re-orienting the small island nation toward Beijing, and away from Washington and Canberra.Weeks after China's foreign minister cautioned the US against trying to form a "Pacific NATO" - a veiled reference to the growing national security orientation of "the Quad" (a security and economic cooperation alliance involving the US, Australia, India and Japan) - Beijing has reportedly reached a deal with the Solomon Islands to station Chinese military and police personnel on the island, dramatically altering the balance of military power in the Pacific, and potentially re-orienting the small island nation toward Beijing, and away from Washington and Canberra." ZH

Pope Plans 'Consecration' of Russia, Ukraine on Friday

"Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday,
the feast of the Annunciation.

The Act of Consecration will be prayed during the "24 Hours for the Lord" Lenten penitential service in St. Peter’s Basilica. The service will begin at 5 PM Rome time, which is noon Eastern Standard Time.

The Pope will pray the Act of Consecration around 1:30 PM EST, and has asked all bishops and priests to join him spiritually in this prayer....Francis asked all Catholics to assemble in their parishes on Friday to pray the act of consecration of the world, particularly Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary....“I ask you to join in this act by inviting the priests, religious and faithful to assemble in their churches and places of prayer on March 25, so that God’s Holy People may raise a heartfelt and choral plea to Mary our Mother,” Francis said in a letter sent to all the world’s bishops." Newsmax

Russian soldier reportedly runs over commander with tank in protest

"A Russian soldier reportedly drove over his colonel with a tank — while two other service
members were caught venting about strongman Vladimir Putin’s “bulls—” invasion of Ukraine amid reports of heavy losses.

The Russian soldier who was behind the wheel of the tank “blamed the commander of the group, Col. Yury Medvedev, for the deaths of his friends,” Ukrainian journalist Roman Tsimbalyuk said on Facebook.

“Having waited for the right moment, during battle, he ran over the commander with a tank as he stood next to him, injuring both his legs,” he wrote, the Daily Beast reported.

“Now Col. Medvedev is in a hospital in Belarus, waiting for monetary compensation for combat wounds received during the ‘special military operation to protect the Donbass.’ Colonel Medvedev was awarded the Order of Courage,” he wrote." NYP

BlackRock's Fink Says Ukraine Invasion "Accelerates" ESG and Digital Currencies Shift

 "BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's annual letter to shareholders has become heavily scrutinized

as ones from Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett and JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon. Fink is the boss of a $10 trillion asset manager, the world's largest and oversees more money than the Fed, told shareholders Russia's invasion of Ukraine would fundamentally reshape the world economy and drive up inflation as supply chains are reconfigured. 

"The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the globalization we have experienced over the last three decades," Fink wrote. 

As a result, "a large-scale reorientation of supply chains will inherently be inflationary," he said, pointing out that even before the conflict broke out in Eastern Europe, the economic effects of the virus pandemic brought US inflation to its highest in four decades.

 Like Fink's last letter to shareholders, he was focused on the firm's "ESG" and "green technology" commitments. This time around, he said the invasion "will actually accelerate the shift toward greener sources of energy in many parts of the world," because higher fossil fuel prices will make the transition of renewables financially competitive. 

On digital currencies, Fink said the Ukrainian conflict has the "potential impact on accelerating digital currencies. The war will prompt countries to re-evaluate their currency dependencies." He spoke about central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and how they "can enhance the settlement of international transactions while reducing the risk of money laundering and corruption." Again, Fink is following WEF's script of implementing new forms of digital currency that will mean governments will have more control over the people.

Frink has made clear the conflict in Ukrainian is being used as an accelerator to reorganize the global economy as the old world order crumbles and a multipolar world emerges. Supply chains will be onshored or moved closer to home, and the WEF's agenda of a green new world, more corporate surveillance, and trackable money are inevitable this decade. " ZeroHedge

Ukraine Says Forest Fires Near Chernobyl Have Sparked Radiation Concern

"Energoatom, a Ukrainian regulatory agency that operates nuclear power plants in the country, warned earlier this week that forest fires near Russian-held Chernobyl have raised radiation concerns." ZeroHedge