Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments PART 2
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Germany still has a weak spot for Russia despite the war in Ukraine. We know why it took so long for the Germans to decide on those Leopard tanks for Ukraine... We are not fools.
The Europeans and Americans are having their moment of reckoning. China is moving ahead with lightning pace. Russia is staring them in the eyes. Developing blocs like African and Asian nations also had enough of white arrogance. A multipolar world is a reality.
I can understand why the Europeans/Americans are confused and angry. They are working overtime to convince the rest of the world how only they're the viable option.
You say that Pakistan has helped Ukraine. Yet your FO says something else.
Pakistan denies arming Ukrainian forces | The Express Tribune
FO spokesperson says the country is a victim of terrorism and has evidence of India's terror activitiestribune.com.pk
Who should I believe? You or the FO? The FO claims that Pakistan is neutral and doesn't help Ukraine.
Secondly, these Ukrainian Nazis are on Indian side. Despite India being firmly on Russian side. Ukrainians are begging for Indian support on international platforms.
"Crimea Episode Has Lesson For India": Ukraine Minister Cites China, Pak
Ukraine has suggested India to recognise the dangers of not stopping those who prefer to push their agenda with "impunity" in what was seen as alluding to India's two big neighbours - Pakistan and China.www.ndtv.com
Why should Pakistan support Ukraine? Just because Ukraine sold some tank parts in the past? Ukraine is not a friend of Pakistan LOL It is business. Nations don't make decisions bases on emotions. Convince me. I am all ears.
The Europeans and Americans are having their moment of reckoning. China is moving ahead with lightning pace. Russia is staring them in the eyes. Developing blocs like African and Asian nations also had enough of white arrogance. A multipolar world is a reality.
I can understand why the Europeans/Americans are confused and angry. They are working overtime to convince the rest of the world how only they're the viable option.
You say that Pakistan has helped Ukraine. Yet your FO says something else.
Pakistan denies arming Ukrainian forces | The Express Tribune
FO spokesperson says the country is a victim of terrorism and has evidence of India's terror activities
Who should I believe? You or the FO? The FO claims that Pakistan is neutral and doesn't help Ukraine.
Secondly, these Ukrainian Nazis are on Indian side. Despite India being firmly on Russian side. Ukrainians are begging for Indian support on international platforms.
"Crimea Episode Has Lesson For India": Ukraine Minister Cites China, Pak
Ukraine has suggested India to recognise the dangers of not stopping those who prefer to push their agenda with "impunity" in what was seen as alluding to India's two big neighbours - Pakistan and China.
Why should Pakistan support Ukraine? Just because Ukraine sold some tank parts in the past? Ukraine is not a friend of Pakistan LOL It is business. Nations don't make decisions bases on emotions. Convince me. I am all ears.
Russia is one reason Kashmiris aren’t liberated… and the break up of 1971 … well done Pakistan EF Russia ..
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I don’t know. Probably the same as the Viet people with China. We hate them we love them.
Germany thanks USSR, Gobashov for reunification. Germans feel sorry for Russians suffering during invasion and occupation furring WW1 and 2. Then the history link, Germany has the German princess Katharina the great who brought modern western civilization to Russia.
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lol, this is just gold,
especially India and Russia both just announce they intended to boost long standing defence ties.
India, Russia agree to boost longstanding defence ties
India and Russia agreed to strengthen their defence partnership in talks between their defence ministers, the Indian government...
I mean I don't know what these people think, they have had some sort of duplicity mentality......cheering on a country that support your mortal enemy because they oppose the west which was the one supporting themselves to begin with..........
They really should donate to Russia MIC which will help Indian defence immensely and use them against your own country.......That's how ridiculous this sounded.
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The reason why Kashmir isn't liberated is due to British treachery. They left Kashmir undecided. Russia doesn't have anything to do with Kashmir.
Before you claim that Russia is main supplier of weapons to India, Pakistani generals were also in bed with US/NATO during Cold War.
Russia didn't accuse Pakistan of terrorism in Afghanistan. US and NATO did and still do. Russia didn't kill innocent Pakistanis during WoT. Americans did. US/NATO killed Pakistani soldiers at Salala. Russians didn't. As far as I can guage, Russia is still very helpful towards Pakistsn despite being backstabbed by US/NATO and Pakistani generals during the Cold War. Pakistani fighters are powered by Russian engines. Russia sells its helicopters to Pakistan. Russia doesn't brainwash Pakistani generals during military exchanges. Pakistani generals get a thorough brainwashing during military exchanges with the USA.
In contrast not a single Western country is willing to sell offensive weapons to Pakistan. In fact, Pakistan is put on blacklists by Western nations. Western nations accuse Pakistan of using these weapons against India. Western nations accuse Pakistan of handing over weapons to China. Only accusations and no trust from Western nations for Pakistan. Western nations sell offensive weapons to India.
Additionally, Western countries aren't willing to provide economic assistance to Pakistan. Even during devastating floods the Western countries looked the other way and didn't help Pakistan economically.
Are these your Western allies?
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I will buy an electric car earlier than planned. Same like millions other in Europe. We switch from combustion to electric. That’s probably the only bright spot of this war. Putin can drink all gasoline himself.
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5th gen isn't all about stealth. Electronics matter too.
Did you know the Su-57 Felon is the only Fighter Jet Equipped with DIRCM? - The Aviation Geek Club
Did you know the Su-57 Felon is the only Fighter Jet Equipped with DIRCM?
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5th gen isn't all about stealth. Electronics matter too.
Did you know the Su-57 Felon is the only Fighter Jet Equipped with DIRCM? - The Aviation Geek Club
Did you know the Su-57 Felon is the only Fighter Jet Equipped with DIRCM?
Is there a reason, why you post the same video for the third time … and for the Su-57, that‘s surely correct, but electronics and state of the art avionics is surely something the Russians can even better than stealth.
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and for the Su-57, that‘s surely correct, but electronics and state of the art avionics is surely something the Russians can even better than stealth.
Stealth has never been proven in combat. It might work. It might not. Also, Su-57 has 3D TVC which comes in handy in dogfight.
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Soviet Union comment was a sarcastic one: people claim that Russia always prevails and when it prevails countries will eventually support it. I was sighting an example that Russia may have prevailed in Hungary before our lifetime but it has a dubious record of victory and so the Ukraine thing is up for a toss as well.
As far as Iran and basij: I don't dispute the fact that Iran was the underdog everybody was supporting the aggressor (Iraq). That is true and everything that needed to be done was done.
But human wave tactics were used and even Iran's own Govt claimed that nobody less than 16 fought. Big difference in coming of age between 16 and 18.
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I am already looking at one. Can't decide to get a Tesla like everyone else or get a Merc EQA or Audi etron
And I can't wait the Top Gears guy do a "back to carpet for you" bit on Putin
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Russias oil exports fall by 1/3rd because not enough buyers in the market. Mostly because of lower sales volumes and forced discounts
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Russia’s revenue from crude and refined products was $38.8bn in the first full quarter after the G7 and EU introduced price caps in December. That compared with $54.5bn in the last three months of last year.
The researchers attributed about 75 per cent of the fall to lower sales volume and larger price discounts for Russian crude, both factors directly related to western restrictions. The remaining 25 per cent of the fall was linked to lower global prices.
The findings offer evidence that sanctions are having some effect in limiting Moscow’s ability to refill its war chest while continuing to allow its oil to flow and not disrupt global markets.
The price cap on crude, introduced in December, stands at $60 a barrel, while the cap on refined products, imposed in February, limits the sale of Russian diesel and petrol to $100 a barrel and lowervalue products, such as fuel oil, to $45 a barrel. The curbs allow the use of western shipping services only for oil sold below the caps. Russia has redirected most of its exports to India and China.
Declining crude export volumes accounted for $6.1bn of the lower revenue. The detailed records suggest Russia’s move to cut oil production may be driven by market challenges rather than a policy choice. Sales of crude fell 12 per cent year on year, the equivalent of about 400,000 barrels a day.
Russia announced a voluntary production cut in February, in response to what Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak called the “destructive energy policy of the countries of the collective west”.
“With the EU embargo fully in force, it has become very difficult for Russia to redirect all of the seaborne crude from the no-longer existent European market,” said Benjamin Hilgenstock, senior economist at the KSE Institute.
Hilgenstock said Russia was accepting steep discounts on sales, which “show that recently announced production cuts are not voluntary but a consequence of sanctions”.
The study found that while revenue from crude dropped significantly, there was little change in Russia’s sale of oil products, which contribute to a much lower share of the country’s budget.
A further $5.2bn of the hit to export revenue was due to the rise in price discounts for Russian oil relative to Brent. This widened from $17.4 a barrel in December to $23.2 in March, as a direct result of the price cap.
The caps have placed considerable pressure on Russia’s public finances. Moscow breached its full-year deficit targets for 2023 in the first quarter.
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Russian oil revenue falls sharply as caps by west hit finances
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Russia’s revenue from oil exports fell by almost a third in the first quarter of this year, suggesting that western price caps were hurting Moscow’s finances, according to data compiled by the Kyiv School of Economics.
The analysis showed that three-quarters of the drop in sales of Russian oil and related products between January and March could be linked to western restrictions.Russia’s revenue from crude and refined products was $38.8bn in the first full quarter after the G7 and EU introduced price caps in December. That compared with $54.5bn in the last three months of last year.
The researchers attributed about 75 per cent of the fall to lower sales volume and larger price discounts for Russian crude, both factors directly related to western restrictions. The remaining 25 per cent of the fall was linked to lower global prices.
The findings offer evidence that sanctions are having some effect in limiting Moscow’s ability to refill its war chest while continuing to allow its oil to flow and not disrupt global markets.
The price cap on crude, introduced in December, stands at $60 a barrel, while the cap on refined products, imposed in February, limits the sale of Russian diesel and petrol to $100 a barrel and lowervalue products, such as fuel oil, to $45 a barrel. The curbs allow the use of western shipping services only for oil sold below the caps. Russia has redirected most of its exports to India and China.
Declining crude export volumes accounted for $6.1bn of the lower revenue. The detailed records suggest Russia’s move to cut oil production may be driven by market challenges rather than a policy choice. Sales of crude fell 12 per cent year on year, the equivalent of about 400,000 barrels a day.
Russia announced a voluntary production cut in February, in response to what Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak called the “destructive energy policy of the countries of the collective west”.
“With the EU embargo fully in force, it has become very difficult for Russia to redirect all of the seaborne crude from the no-longer existent European market,” said Benjamin Hilgenstock, senior economist at the KSE Institute.
Hilgenstock said Russia was accepting steep discounts on sales, which “show that recently announced production cuts are not voluntary but a consequence of sanctions”.
The study found that while revenue from crude dropped significantly, there was little change in Russia’s sale of oil products, which contribute to a much lower share of the country’s budget.
A further $5.2bn of the hit to export revenue was due to the rise in price discounts for Russian oil relative to Brent. This widened from $17.4 a barrel in December to $23.2 in March, as a direct result of the price cap.
The caps have placed considerable pressure on Russia’s public finances. Moscow breached its full-year deficit targets for 2023 in the first quarter.
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