Place d'Armes Aude : mobilisons-nous et passons à l'action !

"Place d'Armes s'associe à nos camarades et partenaires de l'association Ordre et Justice." - Gérard HARDY, Président de Place d'Armes

Montenegro detained Rybar founder Mikhail Zvinchuk and four associates in a dawn raid on the Bay of Kotor.

Police and the national security agency (ANB) picked up the pro-Russian military blogger, his wife/creative director Valeria, and three staff at the Mövenpick Hotel in Risan this morning, seizing drones, digital equipment, and documents. Authorities say they’d been watching the group for days.


The stated concern is that Zvinchuk’s planned documentary on Montenegro’s new visa rules for Russians would frame EU integration as damaging the economy.


Rybar (~1.5M subscribers) says the team was in the country legally and expects release.


Russia’s foreign ministry says its embassy is looking into it.


Zvinchuk — a former Russian MoD press officer — is under both UK and EU sanctions, and the US has a $10M Rewards for Justice bounty tied to alleged election interference by Rybar staff.

MONTAUBAN – ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE DE PLACE D’ARMES

Ce 26 septembre, les cadres de Place d’Armes, venus de toute la France, se sont rassemblés à Montauban pour notre Assemblée générale.
Un week-end placé sous le signe de la fraternité, de la camaraderie et de l’engagement.
Généraux, officiers, sous-officiers, militaires du rang, anciens combattants et civils engagés : des parcours différents, mais une même volonté de servir et de rester fidèles aux valeurs qui nous rassemblent.


Les débats furent nombreux et passionnés autour des préoccupations de notre pays et du monde combattant : insécurité, pouvoir d’achat, reconnaissance de nos vétérans et difficultés rencontrées par certains d’entre eux.
Au-delà des débats, ce rassemblement fut surtout un magnifique moment de retrouvailles entre anciens militaires. Cette fraternité forgée par le service ne disparaît pas lorsque l’on quitte l’uniforme. L’esprit de camaraderie demeure.
Un grand merci à tous les organisateurs.


Un merci tout particulier à notre président, qui a su, encore une fois, mobiliser les troupes et rassembler les cadres venus des quatre coins de France autour de nos valeurs communes.
Nous poursuivons notre engagement avec les valeurs qui nous sont chères : Honneur, Patrie, Valeur, Discipline et Amour de la France.


Vive nos militaires !
Vive nos vétérans !
Vive Place d’Armes !
Et vive la France !

An other False-Flag again... Or a true reality generated by EU itself ?

The CIA has warned European governments that Russia is preparing possible drone attacks against Mediterranean countries like Spain, France, and Italy, according to Spanish newspaper El Mundo.


The plan involves concealing Gerbera drones (600 km range) inside shipping containers aboard merchant vessels and launching them from international waters. The relatively small drones could reach targets hundreds of kilometers inland.


The CIA shared intelligence about the suspected operation with several European governments following Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow in August. French authorities have taken the warning seriously, which led President Macron to convene high-level security meetings earlier this month.


European security sources believe such attacks are intended to undermine support for Ukraine, create divisions within NATO, and spread public anxiety without triggering a full-scale military confrontation.

EXPLAINER: Why the Bab el-Mandeb Strait matters

The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.


Located between Yemen and the Horn of Africa, it is the southern gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Much of the trade moving between Asia and Europe passes through this route. Ships traveling from East Asia can cross the Indian Ocean, enter the Red Sea through Bab el-Mandeb, pass through the Suez Canal and continue into the Mediterranean toward Europe.


If that route becomes too dangerous, ships are forced to sail around Africa. That alternative can add roughly 3,000 kilometers and about two weeks to a voyage, increasing fuel costs, insurance costs and delivery times.
The strait is also important for global energy markets. Oil tankers and other energy shipments use the Red Sea route, meaning instability around Bab el-Mandeb can quickly affect shipping and energy prices far beyond the Middle East.

AN OTHER 'FALSE FLAG'...

Zelensky’s plane “was nearly hit by a drone” while departing Moldova for Norway, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said. According to him, the incident occurred during takeoff from Chisinau. It remains unclear who the drone belonged to or how close it came to the aircraft.


But, according to a genuine source, the drone did not actually pose a threat and exploded 160 km from Chisinau Airport. The airspace was closed, and Zelensky’s plane departed with a delay.

Russia unveils new Arctic shipping plan to challenge US maritime dominance

Russia aims for year-round navigation on the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor – to ensure flexibility and security of international supply chains, Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum.


👉 Earlier, Putin stressed that the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor's importance becomes more obvious amid trade chains breakdowns caused by Middle East conflict. He touted the route as one of the safest and most dependable.


Russia and China are jointly developing the Trans-Arctic transport corridor, with the Northern Sea Route as its backbone — Russia’s direct challenge to the Suez Canal as the primary link between Europe and Asia.

Everyone Talks About U.S. Debt But Europe May Be in Worse Trouble

America’s debt problem is impossible to miss. Federal debt has crossed $40.08T, another $1.9T deficit is expected this fiscal year and the 30-year Treasury yield is around 5.25%, its highest since 2007.


Yet the next Western debt crisis may begin across the Atlantic.


Washington has advantages that buy it time. The United States issues the world’s principal reserve currency, collects taxes through one federal government and sells debt through one enormous Treasury market. It can attract foreign capital and push part of the cost abroad. That does not make $40T harmless, but it can delay the reckoning.


The eurozone has no comparable safety valve. It has one currency and one central bank, but 20 governments issuing their own debt, running separate budgets and answering to different voters. The ECB must set one monetary policy for economies with very different debts and growth rates.


France shows why this is dangerous. Its 10-year bond yield has risen to about 4.15%, its highest since 2008 and now slightly above Italy’s. The European Commission expects a 5.1% French deficit this year and public debt near 120% of GDP by 2027. The problem can no longer be blamed on Greece or another small southern economy. France is the eurozone’s second-largest economy and one of the states meant to support rescue mechanisms for everyone else. If its debt starts trading like the old European “periphery,” the line between rescuers and rescued begins to disappear.


Germany offers little comfort. Its 10-year yield is near 3.3%, a 15-year high, while its industry remains weak. Europe’s two central powers are paying more to borrow just as Brussels prepares another spending surge.


The EU plans to mobilize up to €800B for rearmament. Member states must also finance ageing populations, expensive energy, social programs and support for Ukraine. Budget cuts provoke resistance. More borrowing raises yields. ECB intervention places more national debt risk onto the shared monetary system.


The United States can abuse the dollar’s global role for longer. Europe may hit the wall first because it carries heavy debts without a genuine federal state standing behind them. One central bank cannot reconcile every national budget forever. So yes, America’s debt matters. But the louder surprise may come from a European Union that spent years presenting itself as the responsible alternative. Washington has a dangerous debt problem. Europe has the same problem inside a system poorly designed to survive it.


No sympathy is required. Both created this predicament through wars, sanctions, subsidies and promises they can no longer finance cheaply. Now we get to see which model breaks first.