Russian gasoline exports jump by 30% to almost 3.5 million tons as Asia, Africa replace Europe

[indushek]

Ukraine wants a decisive outcome, it does not want to be in a state of permanent anxiety over future Russian territorial ambitions. An exit plan which involves ceding 20% of its territory to Russia appears to be unacceptable to Ukraine and hence they haven’t lost their will to fight.

Understandable as any sovereign nation, will prefer that. However there is practicality too?

The reason am criticizing Zelensky is that, what he wants to achieve looks very much impossible at this point. Ukraine is being supported by entire West, yet they haven't been able to push Russians out till now. They have also suffered massive infrastructure destruction, which will take billions to rebuild. While he can't stop Russians from doing what they are doing, he certainly can find some middle ground to stop this bleeding of his nation. Him saying that peace can happen, only if Russia vacates Crimea is that even logical? He going high on rhetoric, and doesn't seem to have any action plan to achieve goals. It begins to feel like he doesn't want this war to end

Leave aside money and material, they are paying a heavy price men wise. When the dust settles (not sure when), generations to come will feel the effects of losing so many.

 

[ziaulislam]

Export up by 30% but oil revenue down by 40%., happy Africa is getting cheap oil thanks to sanctions.

Russia's oil and gas budget revenues fell by almost 36% year over year in May

Russia's federal budget revenues from oil and gas, the lifeblood of its economy, fell almost 36% in May from the same month last year and declined by 12% from April, the finance ministry said on Monday, as a result of a lower profit-based oil tax.

www.reuters.com

Global oil prices have fallen more then 50%
Revenues fluctuate alot with oil prices

Better way to look at it will be the export volume

 

[dbc]

Global oil prices have fallen more then 50%

Are you comparing to March 2022 when prices surged to record high due to Russia’s invasion? Regardless, that isn’t how Russian budget works. Their budget is set at 70$‘s a barrel and oil prices have remained over 70$‘s in 2023.

 

[dbc]

Understandable as any sovereign nation, will prefer that. However there is practicality too?

The reason am criticizing Zelensky is that, what he wants to achieve looks very much impossible at this point. Ukraine is being supported by entire West, yet they haven't been able to push Russians out till now. They have also suffered massive infrastructure destruction, which will take billions to rebuild. While he can't stop Russians from doing what they are doing, he certainly can find some middle ground to stop this bleeding of his nation. Him saying that peace can happen, only if Russia vacates Crimea is that even logical? He going high on rhetoric, and doesn't seem to have any action plan to achieve goals. It begins to feel like he doesn't want this war to end

Leave aside money and material, they are paying a heavy price men wise. When the dust settles (not sure when), generations to come will feel the effects of losing so many.

Anything is possible, a year ago no one would’ve have predicted 50,000 armed Russians could travel 600 miles through Russia unmolested to lay siege to Moscow.

What you fail to understand is the Russians are entrenched in fortified positions in eastern Ukraine. Without air support evicting them will take time and result in casualties. Once Ukraine breach these defensive lines the Russians will be routed.

 

[indushek]

Anything is possible, a year ago no one would’ve have predicted 50,000 armed Russians could travel 600 miles through Russia unmolested to lay siege to Moscow.

What you fail to understand is the Russians are entrenched in fortified positions in eastern Ukraine. Without air support evicting them will take time and result in casualties. Once Ukraine breach these defensive lines the Russians will be routed.

Ukraine needs to get the promised F16's , then train and get used to operating them don't they? All this will take a year in the least, what is the possibility of Russia launching another offensive and capture more territory?

I kind of keep checking videos, where former Military personnel come on to explain things. Mostly Indian but yes they did point to same thing, about this turning into WW 1 style by now. I am just a civilian so I have no knowledge on it, but do feel after seeing more than one such analysis that Russians are just waiting it out to see how long Ukraine is provided with support.

NATO has refused to include Ukraine in the recent conference if am not wrong, and normalization is being sought. Sends a clear signal that, US and Europe don't want to get their hands dirty other than send equipment and other support they seem to be providing.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Anything is possible, a year ago no one would’ve have predicted 50,000 armed Russians could travel 600 miles through Russia unmolested to lay siege to Moscow.

What you fail to understand is the Russians are entrenched in fortified positions in eastern Ukraine. Without air support evicting them will take time and result in casualties. Once Ukraine breach these defensive lines the Russians will be routed.

Wishful thinking. Russians can't even push Ukrainians out of Marinka, Adveevka. Russians have 4 times the population of Ukrainians, 2 times the number of soldiers. Ukrainians also do not have any thermobaric artillery like TOS which can take down fortifications. Unless Americans directly enter the war, Ukainians have no chance to take Donba even if they sacrifice an entire generation of Ukrainian men. Ukraine is filling up with millions of crippled and maimed young men who cannot work and need state support to make a living. This is huge burden on a country of only 37 million people, especially considering Ukraine's extremely low birth rate and rapidly aging demographics.