Delusional ehh
From the Financial Times:
UK welcome for Ukrainian refugees turns sour as hosts start to run out of patience
For a group of 250 Ukrainians marooned at a motorway hotel in Wales, life under the Homes for Ukraine scheme — so welcoming at first — has been turning sour. The Welsh government had originally promised the families they would be rehoused within weeks. Instead, they have been stranded, in some cases, for more than four months. Eating the same sandwich suppers, anxious about how their children will be schooled and with no near-term prospect of moving on, their hopes are fading. “It’s like we have been thrown away in the wilderness,” said Ibrahim Dally, a 25-year-old dentist originally from Lebanon, but who studied, married and settled in Ukraine before fleeing the Russian invasion. Five months after the government in Westminster devised the Homes for Ukraine scheme as a response to the gravest refugee crisis in Europe since the second world war, trouble is looming for many who have arrived in Britain via this route. A crisis is also in the making for cash-strapped councils responsible for their welfare. The scheme, which was beset by bureaucratic snags at the outset but has proved a success in many instances, allows sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees provided they have a sponsor willing to host them for at least six months. As of this week, 127,300 visas have been issued this way, with a further 49,700 granted under a different route for those with UK resident family members.
Ursula von der Leyen faces winter recession crisis as energy prices smash Europe
ENERGY prices continue to soar across Europe, as the summer heat sends demand up and production capacity down as Russia continues to restrict gas supplies - many now fear there is no end in sight other than recession.
The European Union and NATO are afraid of the collapse of agreements on the support of Ukraine due to the energy crisis, the increase in food prices and the prospects for the economic recession. It is reported by CNN.
“In the European Union, everything will be very difficult, and at the same time we will have to adhere to our promise to cut Russia from any income from gas and other sources,” one of the European diplomats on the terms of anonymity told reporters.
Ukraine is increasingly difficult to draw attention to war, since European states are increasingly focusing on their problems.
“Perhaps that is why Zelensky said that he wanted the war to end before Christmas, because the real problems will be to force the West to fulfils its promises in the long run,” said Chatham House.
How much did that little skirmish cost the west?
