His remarks echoed previous calls by his successor, Mark Rutte, to cut social spending in order to further aid Kiev. ”I know that one additional billion to Ukraine or one billion extra to national defense is one billion less to other good purposes like health, education and infrastructure. His remarks come as Western European governments are ramping up military expenditures, citing an alleged threat from Russia. Russian officials have accused Western leaders of stoking Russophobic hysteria and preparing for war. THESE WILL ALSO INCLUDE ODESSA, KHERSON AND KHARKIV.....CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN — AS IT USED TO BE PRIOR 1954TRANSNISTRIA WILL BE PART OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.