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The end of American aid could be more than a bad dream for kyiv. The political crisis in Washington could indeed materialize this threat, Joe Biden suggested for the first time. To try to change this situation which “worries” him, the American president promised Wednesday a “major speech” on the “extreme” importance of this military and financial support.
This is indeed crucial for kyiv, but also to avoid seeing Washington’s other allies give in to discouragement. The Kiel Institute for the World Economy, a German institute which keeps track of aid paid, puts American aid to Ukraine at just under $75 billion, including more than $42 billion in military assistance. This makes the United States the largest global contributor in absolute value.
White smoke for former private sector employees. Supplementary pensions will be increased by 4.9% from November 1, in line with inflation, announced the trade union and employer organizations managing the Agirc-Arrco scheme, which have yet to sign the agreement reached on the night of Wednesday to Thursday.
During the discussions, the government’s ears were ringing. The unions and employers have in fact shown a common front against the desire of the executive to drain the reserves of Agirc-Arrco, a “misappropriation of funds” according to FO.
The evenings follow one another and are not the same for the French clubs involved in the Champions League. After Lens’ very good performance against Arsenal on Tuesday, PSG had a very bad evening on Wednesday. Paris in fact completely missed its biggest test of the start of the season by losing 4-1 at Newcastle.
So, accident or reveal of a greater evil? Special correspondent at St James’ Park, our journalist William Pereira will answer for you this (too) traditional question for the capital club.