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You make about as much sense as Sergei Lavrov.
 
am more a student of Sun Tzu , and am watching how China and Russia ( and others ) adapt to the rising tensions

now long term ( maybe after my life-time ) i see the long-term winner as India whether that is a stand-alone nation ( or in a sub-continent bloc ) or a member of BRICS remains to be seen

Russia might easily deploy the financial nuclear weapon and demand exports to 'unfriendly nations' be paid in gold ( delivered to the Russian vaults ) OR just stop all exports to 'unfriendly nations' and let rising prices ( and existing debt ) do the rest

now China has ( imo ) given the 'export pedal ' a couple of playful blips recently to see what happens .
 

OH MY GOD. Now it all makes sense!! (Nord Stream Pipeline)​



Kind regards
rcw1
 
rcw1 said:

OH MY GOD. Now it all makes sense!! (Nord Stream Pipeline)​



Kind regards
rcw1
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I agree it obviously wasn't Putin.

But there are quite a few countries that win on this not excluding the USA. Other countries supplying gas including Norway with the new pipeline.

Also countries that need Europe to keep fighting including Poland, the Baltic states etc. Ukraine itself is a big winner.

Then there are non state actors, big business, anti Russian/Putin groups and Ukrain sympathisers.

It's not that hard to blow up.
 
What it is to be soldier in Russia's Army. But as long as you can destroy Ukraine's power and water supplies with cheap drones they will "win" the war..

The army has nothing’: new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies ​

Relatives purchase armour and clothing for soldiers on frontline due to theft, corruption and poor logistics

New conscripts to the Russian army have arrived on the frontline in Ukraine to be issued outdated and inadequate equipment. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Pjotr Sauer
Fri 21 Oct 2022 06.01 AEDTLast modified on Fri 21 Oct 2022 09.55 AEDT


When her recently mobilised brother Vladimir rang from the frontline last week, Olesya Shishkanova recorded the phone call – and with it, a litany of complaints.

“They gave us absolutely no equipment. The army has nothing, we had to buy all our gear ourselves,” complained Vladimir, 23, who was conscripted as part of Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation earlier this month.

“I even had to paint my gun to cover the rust. It is a nightmare ... Soon they’ll make us buy our own grenades,” he added in the call that Shishkanova recorded and uploaded on her page on the Russian social media site VK.
‘It’s a 100% mobilisation’: day one of Russia’s drive to build its army

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Vladimir’s story is far from unique. Across the country, newly mobilised men are buying up everything from thermal underwear to body armour as more evidence emerges that Russia’s undersupplied army has not been able to provide them with even the basics when they arrive at the front.

On Telegram, dozens of discussion channels have sprung up in which the wives and sisters of mobilised men share advice on where to best buy body armour and clothing for their relatives before they depart to fight in Putin’s war in Ukraine.

“From morning to evening, I scan the internet to find good deals for our boys,” said Anastasia, a member of the Help for Soldiers group, which is based in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region near the Ural mountains.

Anastasia said that the local recruitment office in Sverdlovsk “strongly advised” the newly mobilised soldiers to bring their own gear, despite statements from the defence ministry that all mobilised soldiers will be dressed and equipped.

‘The army has nothing’: new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies

Relatives purchase armour and clothing for soldiers on frontline due to theft, corruption and poor logistics
www.theguardian.com
 
Good morning
Has been reported this morning (30/11/2022):

Estonia, yesterday (29/11/22) began putting into circulation two million two-euro coins with a special design dedicated to Ukraine and will be selling special editions to raise money for the country.

“The two-euro coin dedicated to Ukraine will from today start to reach people throughout Estonia and elsewhere in Europe through shops,” Estonia central bank governor Madis Muller said in a statement.

The coin was designed by Daria Titova, a Ukrainian refugee studying art in Estonia, and depicts a woman holding a bird next to an ear of wheat and the popular Ukrainian slogan “Glory to Ukraine”. The central bank had already released special coin cards with the design in July but this is the first time the coin is being minted for general use.

Kind regards
rcw1
 
Translation of previous post:
The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 29.11 were approximately: Personnel Warehouse / personnel ві close / about 88380 (+480) persons were liquidated / persons were liquidated.

Tanks / tanks 29 2911 (+3) od.

Combat Armoured Machines / APV ‒ 5866 (+5) od.

Artillery systems - 1901 (+2) od.

RSZV / MLRS - 395 (+0) from, Anti-aircraft warfare systems / 209 (+0) from, planes / aircraft-280 (+2) od, helicopters-261 (+0) od,

UAV operational-tactical level - 1555 (+0),

Winged missiles / cruise missiles 5 531 (+0),

Ships / boats / warships / boats ps 16 (+0) od,

Automobile equipment and autocistern / vehicles and fuel tanks-4423 (+7) od,

Special equipment / special equipment спе 163 (+0).
Data are being updated
Punch the Occupier! Together we will win! Our power is in the truth! / Strike the occupier! Let's win together Our strength is in the truth!
 
A very creditable theory on the why this conflict was started by Putin. The short of it is Crimea and more specifically, the Sevastopol Naval Base.

 
Dona Ferentes said:
Calamity Averted ! Natural Gas price out of Amsterdam.
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The price has come down but it's still extraordinarily high.

It's running at ~2.5 times the price in Australia and it's about 6.6 times the US price at the moment.

So the price has fallen but it's still ruinously high from an economic perspective.
 
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