Here we go again-Ukraine once again

[Gorpet]

Originally Posted by Catfish

Russian troops beating civilians who protest against being occupied in Berdyansk, Ukraine Mar 20, 2022

Can we get some of those helmets sent over here to Portland Oregon USA For the Antifa protesters ? They mixed it up with Gypsy Jokers motorcycle club,And Surprise! 1 dead and 5 others sent to the hospital with gunshot wounds.In serious condition.Their first known interaction and they lost.

[Gorpet]

Originally Posted by Reece

This is a must see, my hat is off to Arnold Schwarzenegger:

Why should anybody listen to this washed up Hollywood actor? Where is he today? Last i heard these actors that vowed to leave the United States if Donald Trump got elected stayed and made millions. Now that Joey and the Democrats are in charge an heading America into war again.They really are leaving heading off to exocit filming locations anywhere but the USA. Yes where is the great Arnold Schwarzenegger the immigrant who married Maria Shriver and dishonored not only her but the entire Kennedy family. Let's see if the Terminator is willing to go back and Terminate. He's old wrinkled and full of Hollywood bull****.Fnk Arnie.

[mapuc]

An article from a Danish newspaper translated with DeepL.

Crazy nuclear threat in prime time: - Empty vessels make the most sound

A well-known political commentator on Russian state TV raises the possibility of a nuclear attack in Europe, but a defence expert urges calm

Russia should drop nuclear bombs in Europe if Nato interferes in Ukraine.

In addition, Putin should consider invading Nato countries Poland and/or Lithuania to form a corridor to the Russian city of Kaliningrad, which is cut off from Russia by the Baltic Sea.

These are just some of the frightening scenarios discussed earlier this week in one of Russia's most popular political debate programmes.

Nothing left
A clip from Russian state TV shows well-known Russian commentator Sergei Mikheyev talking about what could happen if Nato interferes in Russia's invasion of Ukraine: it would spark a nuclear war.

- Brave Poles. In 30 minutes, there will be nothing left of Warsaw (Poland's capital, ed.), he says, among other things.

Mikheyev also threatens Germany and the Baltic states, saying Russia should invade Poland and/or Lithuania.

- I know there are serious problems in Kaliningrad on the border. Perhaps it is appropriate to establish a corridor to Kaliningrad, the commentator asks.

The clip has been widely shared on Twitter, for example. Among others by Weekendavisens Russia and Ukraine correspondent, Andrey Kazankov.

Expert: Calm down
But while the nuclear debate may cause nervous twitches in the West, President Vladimir Putin is a long way from words to action.

This is the assessment of Peter Viggo Jakobsen, associate professor at the Swedish Defence Academy and expert in international politics:

'Things are not going well (for Russia, ed.) on the battlefield. But remember that
empty vessels make the most sound - that's also the case with Danish commentators', he begins in an email response to Ekstra Bladet.

'Instead, I take note of the authoritative statement by the Russian government spokesman, who said yesterday that Russia only uses nuclear weapons if their existence is at stake. That is not exactly the case in Ukraine', it continues.

Peter Viggo Jakobsen points out that the spokesman for the Russian leadership, Dmitry Peskov, said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday that Russia would only use nuclear weapons if its existence was threatened.

Putin has previously increased the readiness of the country's 'deterrent forces' during the Ukraine war. This covers, among other things, nuclear weapons.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

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[Jimbuna]

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[mapuc]

Someone posted a comment in where this person wrote

Putin wants non-friendly countries to pay in Rubel when they buy gas from them.

Don't know how reliable it is. It would not surprise me if it was true

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Why when the Rouble is just about worthless?

Going back to the fifteenth...

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...postcount=2260

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Why when the Rouble is just about worthless?

Going back to the fifteenth...

https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...postcount=2260

I know how to balance my own economy-Knowledge about economy on state level-almost zero.

Edit
Adding following news flash

https://www.barrons.com/news/nato-to...efsec=afp-news
End Edit

Markus

[Jimbuna]

Expel them!

Russia's ambassador in Indonesia says Putin plans to attend G20 summit

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to attend a G20 summit being hosted by Indonesia later this year, Russia's ambassador in Jakarta said on Wednesday, following calls by some members for the country to be barred from the group.

"Not only G20, many organisations are trying to expel Russia....the reaction of the West is absolutely disproportional," ambassador Lyudmila Vorobieva told a news conference on Wednesday.

The United States and its Western allies are assessing whether Russia should remain within the Group of Twenty (G20) grouping of major economies following its invasion of Ukraine, sources involved in the discussions told Reuters.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world...out&li=BBoPWjQ

[Skybird]

BBC:


A veteran Russian economic reformer turned envoy for President Putin, Anatoly Chubais, has resigned from his role.
Tasked with working with international organisations on sustainable development, he is the highest-profile official to step down since the war in Ukraine began.
Chubais quit because of the conflict in Ukraine, Bloomberg and Reuters cited sources close to him as saying.
He has left Russia and has no intention of returning, a source told Reuters.
He has decades of high-level political and business experience in Russia, and is seen as the main architect of Russian privatisation in the 1990s under former President Boris Yeltsin.
He recommended Mr Putin, an ex-KGB officer, for his first job in the Kremlin.
Chubais later become head of the Russian nanotechnology company Rusnano, until he was appointed to the envoy post in 2020.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Someone posted a comment in where this person wrote

Putin wants non-friendly countries to pay in Rubel when they buy gas from them.

Don't know how reliable it is. It would not surprise me if it was true

Markus

True.


https://beta.dw.com/en/putin-unfrien...les/a-61234904

[Jimbuna]

[Jimbuna]

Vladolf Putrid is grateful to all those who help finance his invasion of Ukraine.

EU shame as bloc poised to import record levels of Russian energy: 'Securing supplies!'

EU ambassadors will continue working on proposals to curb soaring energy prices ahead of a summit on Thursday. A leaked draft reportedly shows that the Commission is ready to call on EU countries to ill up their gas stores at least 90% before the next winter. The move, according to Politico, is to reduce Europe's "dependency on Russian gas, oil and coal imports:.

But, the draft calls on these members to start refilling gas storage "as soon as possible" and preferably by working "together on the joint purchase of gas, LNG and hydrogen.

Diplomats have already reportedly raised concerns that this could lead to record imports of gas from the Kremlin, who is currently offering energy at "discount" rates.

It is no secret that the EU is already heavily dependent on Russia for much of its oil and gas imports.

Germany, for example, imports around 40 percent of its gas from Moscow.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news...out&li=AAnZ9Ug

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Skybird

True.


https://beta.dw.com/en/putin-unfrien...les/a-61234904

Thank you Skybird.

In an answer to my comment Jim asked Why - Ruble is worthless.

I don't know what will happen with the ruble if Germany-Denmark and others has to pay in this currency-Ruble.

As someone wrote(in a livestream on yt) Russia will and has to change this demand. Here I'm thinking do they ? Do they have to change this demand that non-friendly has to pay in Ruble if they want gas from Russia ?

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