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Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments PART 2
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390 billion dollars will be paid by the European Union to gas suppliers in 2022, including Russia
On the other hand, it was 120 billion in 2021
The impact of sanctions on Russia: Shooting own feet..
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Should have use infantry support. Too dangerous that you could get the tank stuck in the trench if the tracks slid into it if driving parallel to the trench.
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Trash moronic post. Its right about 'bullying' Russia, or at least making its presence known.
But a B-52 with AGM86B cruise missile has a range of over 1,500 miles. Gotland to Moscow is not even a 1,000 miles. You don't need a lumbering 8 engine bomber with the radar signature of an airliner close to Russian territory to be a threat.
This is not the 50s that the B-52 has to be up close to enemy territory to be a threat. US is doing what it does over the Korean peninsula: makes its presence known. Much like Russians do with their Tu95 flights over to Cuba and hug the North American airspace (or at least they used to do it). Its a 'hey I am here' , not 'I am here close enough to attack you'.
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Russian cost of production of oil in 2021 was about $40/barrel. It is estimated to have gone up to $45. So you can believe emotionally that they can make money even at $20. But thats not how business works. You can't sell it for less than what you get it out of the ground for and make money.
Russia deficit is now 2% of GDP. Not ever before 2022 in recent memory and is partially a consequence.
I don't know know if they take Donbas in 6-8 months but if they take Bakhmut by June they would have been at it for a year, so lets see by the time the earth is hit by a meteor, they should have taken the next village
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US is not such a great benefactor. In the 50s/60s it helped formed CENTO, a bulwark against Communist expansion in Asia in which Pakistan, Iran, Turkey were members. Through the 60s it got overflights over USSR before satellites came into existence (and Gary Powers got shotdown). And it was the main physical conduit for fight to dismantle USSR in Afghanistan.
US in the 90s then became selfish when its goals in the area were satisfied and got against Pakistan nuclear program and stopped providing military equipment, even what Pakistan had paid for. US wanted Pakistan to be compliant and give up its nuclear ambitions and then cease to exist by virtue of India's superior conventional force.
As with most relationships, it was bidirectional.
Don't take a benefactor Red Cross altruistic mindset that US did it out of goodness of its heart.
Having spent some time in Pakistan, I can comment somewhat: its not that Pakistanis like Putin or Russia.
What their bigger issue is the double standard of how NATO/ISAF was in Afghanistan and the consequential destruction it caused in Pakistan (via the Taliban). The morality with which some on this forum talk about the purity of US is what the opinions are against. I don't believe most Pakistanis care for Putin or Russia's policies. But they do think that what Putin is doing is no different from west's historical interference in the region and turning a blind eye to Israel, and also engaging in its own ambitions in Asia/Iraq.
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Where is that? Bakhmut?
The strategy is ok, tanks shooting into trenches. Kill’ m all. Old WW2 tactic. You don’t know if they throw a grenate.
The US says there are about 6,000 Wagners. 30,000 regular Russia army.
Lots of zombies in such a small place.
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Typical hypocrites. And they are not even ashamed of themselves.
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Finland will join the NATO within days.
Congrats.
Great slap in the face for Putin, for Russia
Turkey hints to approve Sweden after national election.
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Congrats.
Great slap in the face for Putin, for Russia
Turkey hints to approve Sweden after national election.
Turkey approves Finland Nato membership bid - BBC News
Turkish MPs vote to admit Finland to the West's defensive alliance, after blocking it for months.
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390 billion dollars will be paid by the European Union to gas suppliers in 2022, including Russia
On the other hand, it was 120 billion in 2021
The impact of sanctions on Russia: Shooting own feet..
EU & UK gas imports from Russia by route weekly 2024 | Statista
In the week 25, 2024, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) received the largest volume of natural gas from Russia via the pipeline TurkStream, at 357 million cubic meters.
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Putin starting the war skyrocketed gas prices. It also took several months for EU to set up alternatives.
So with 10 fold price, that half year of gas use was still a record year.
But look at the second half 2022 usage?
Now gas price is back to 40.
I assume you know basic math?
Extrapolate jan/feb use times price for the year and you will see a record low revenue for 2023 coming in for russia….
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Indians beware, Chop Sui ready!
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