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04-16-24, 11:51 AM | #3152 | |
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Ukraine, Turkiye, Russia negotiated on navigation in Black Sea - Reuters
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04-16-24, 12:09 PM | #3153 |
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04-16-24, 12:10 PM | #3154 | |
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Russia could outgun Ukraine 10 to 1 in a matter of weeks, US general says
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04-16-24, 02:00 PM | #3155 |
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IMF expects Ukrainian economy to grow by 3.2% in 2024, by 6.5% in 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 3.2% in 2024 and by up to 6.5% in 2025 even as the country continues to grapple with the full-scale invasion. Around the same time last year, the IMF initially estimated a 3% decline in Ukraine's GDP in 2023 before publishing a forecast of an improved growth of 2% by the end of the year.The 2024 World Economic Outlook report also includes data on changes in the country's consumer prices, which are expected to increase 6.4% in 2024 and 7.6% in 2025. Ukraine's unemployment is projected to decrease slightly between 2024 and 2025. Russia's invasion caused a major hit to Ukraine's economy, which suffered a whopping 29.1% fall in GDP in 2022. The economy stabilized faster than expected in 2023 due to several successful government programs as well as international support. Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said earlier this year that the country would need $3 billion in financial aid monthly to cope with increased economic pressures. The country received $42.5 billion in external financing last year, but continued delays in U.S. assistance could make Ukraine's economic stability more unpredictable. https://kyivindependent.com/imf-ukrainian-economy/ |
04-16-24, 03:55 PM | #3156 | |
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04-16-24, 04:15 PM | #3157 |
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I fully understand why many Americans are tired of sending weapon and ammo aids to Europe.
Europe should in combination be stronger military than USA and stronger than Russia. Almost every country in Europe is a member of NATO. It's like we don't wanna learn, 'cause there's always USA to help us. Markus
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04-16-24, 05:11 PM | #3158 | |
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Extradite Deez Nutz in your mouth Commissioner Mark Rowley you fascist pig. Make 1984 fiction again. Last edited by Rockstar; 04-16-24 at 05:36 PM. |
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04-16-24, 05:50 PM | #3159 | |
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Maybe they thought they were protected by us through the Budapest Memorandum Yes most of the NATO members pull their weight, what I tried to say is: NATO Europe saying to USA-We take care of this you just sit tight Markus
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04-16-24, 07:53 PM | #3160 | |
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Don’t get me wrong I support Ukraine’s endeavors Im just so sick and tired of the articles from the likes of the Kiev independent and their politicians thinking they’re owed something. IMO it’s just a distraction from their own ineptitude and corruption. Something they should have done a long time ago was to mobilize, train and arm, but for over thirty years they sat there like a bump on a log. Hell, even now they’ve been hesitant to mobilize. Now I get to see articles out of Ukraine placing blame for everything that’s gone wrong on U.S. political parties. Continuing with THAT kind of b.s. is a sure way to lose my support.
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04-16-24, 09:17 PM | #3161 | |
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When the USSR fell they ended up with the ultimate trump card against invasion, nuclear weapons. No nuclear armed nation has ever been successfully invaded, but WE promised to protect them if they gave them up in the name of "peace and stability". Now people like you call them beggars and worse just because they are asking us to partially keep that promise and give them a few pennies worth of old ammo and gear.
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04-17-24, 03:01 AM | #3163 |
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Its also that Ukrainians try to fight back at pro-Russians in their middle since much longer than just 2022. They chased the Yanukovich regime away avfter it let down its mask, and already back then blood was shed. Since 2014 they are at war. And they must try to get along in a deeply corrupted state where criminal scum had hijacked the state and lobbied for its own interest. Not the easiest task to get along if you must at the same time care for your family and bring some money home.
They made mistakes, they hesitated too long, yes, Rockstar, but the fact that they are anti-Russian as an independent fact makes it worthwhile for us to support them. Else Russia would knock not on their doors, but ours. Zelenskji'S government is not without its faults, so is the man himself. But show me any government that is, including yours or ours. If Russia triumphs in Ukraine, and I see it coming that it will, then they will not stop making music, just shift the party further westward.
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04-17-24, 07:12 AM | #3164 | |
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Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of April 17
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04-17-24, 07:39 AM | #3165 |
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