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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:33 pm to StormyMcMan
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:33 pm to StormyMcMan
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US President Donald Trump stated that Russia may have territorial ambitions beyond Ukraine
I suspect that the next victim of Putin's mad aggression would be the Baltic states because they have quite a few Russians there who were the bosses \under the USSR. The Russian influence is being dismantled in the Baltics.
This post was edited on 6/26/25 at 9:39 am
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Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:39 pm to AU86
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You will be shocked at what you were never taught or hear about Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill.
Especially Roosevelt and some members of his cabinet.
Roosevelt's first VP was a Progressive (communist). His administration had many communists and communist sympathizers.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:40 pm to VolSquatch
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Well the move is at least partly because people have finally seen that it doesn't work.
European right is still as left as Obama was.
Posted on 6/25/25 at 10:41 pm to AU86
Daryl Cooper sort of books?
Posted on 6/25/25 at 11:53 pm to CitizenK
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Reading helps a lot.
I read a lot about this after it made the rounds yesterday... the State Department and Treasury Department people had no idea what they were being asked about... I checked again quickly before I posted my reply and couldn't find anything concrete.
China already gets as much oil as it wants from Iran (a lot of it diverted through elsewhere)... he mentioned "so now China can buy oil from Iran..." and that seems weird...
Posted on 6/26/25 at 12:20 am to Auburn1968
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I suspect that the next victim of Putin's mad aggression would be the Baltic states because they have quite a few Russians there who were the bosses their under the USSR. The Russian influence is being dismantled in the Baltics.
If he wants an easy win, poor little non-NATO member Moldova, a chunk of which is a breakaway Russian loyalist area, is next (and Putin announced he was sending 10,000 Russian troops there)... had pro-Putin Simian won in Romania, this would probably be happening sooner rather than later.
But Russia is seemingly lining up things for the Baltic states, too. Attempting to expand and redraw "Russian territorial waters" in the Baltic Sea to approach Kaliningrad... and they've long talked about wanting "a land bridge" from Belarus to Kaliningrad through the Suwalki Gap between Poland and Lithuania. Both of those actions would cut off and isolate the Baltic States... though Finland and Sweden being members of NATO now might complicate the calculations, though it takes 5 days to activate Article 5, and Russia could entrench a lot of soldiers in those countries in that time and overrun their militaries with simple numbers (maybe... that hasn't worked in Ukraine)...
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Posted on 6/26/25 at 1:38 am to Lee B
Looks like Trump finally gets Putin, we need to ensure all NATO countries bordering Russia have dozens of tactical nukes.
Posted on 6/26/25 at 2:25 am to TutHillTiger
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we need to ensure all NATO countries bordering Russia have dozens of tactical nukes.
What about the blue orbs, won't this anger them
Posted on 6/26/25 at 2:51 am to TutHillTiger
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Looks like Trump finally gets Putin, we need to ensure all NATO countries bordering Russia have dozens of tactical nukes.
Posted on 6/26/25 at 5:55 am to TutHillTiger
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In Erfurt, [formally East] Germany, unknown individuals set fire to Rheinmetall military logistics trucks, causing serious damage. Footage of the arson was shared by Russian sources—leaving no doubt about who was behind it and who stands to benefit.
Russia has long relied on recruited agents to conduct acts of military sabotage—even in the very heart of Europe. It’s time to wake up: the Russian threat is not at the gates of Europe—it is already deep inside.
The question for Europe now is: how do you counter it—and are you prepared to respond symmetrically?
This kind of sabotage is typical Russian chickenshit, designed to embarrass the German authorities and demonstrate their weakness. But acually, it is doing a lot of harm to the Russian political efforts in Europe.
Sabotage is at its core an extention of military force, therefore actions at this level are actually beneficial to the Germans as it gives them full warnings as to Russian intentions at a very low cost.
In this regard, the more critical war for German public opinion is being lost by the Russians with these actions. Note the obvious physical nature of the damage - a row of burned-out trucks. Easily photographed and demonstrated to the German voters in a way they can understand. Unlike some difficult to comprehend computer hacking or theft of sensitive data, this is a clear crime against the Germans and will build support for Merz's efforts to arm the country as opposed to the anti-military factions of the German left.
As usual, the Russians just don't get it. Their world is a simple polarity between strength and weakness with no room for adult intelligence.
LINK
Posted on 6/26/25 at 6:15 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Posted on 6/26/25 at 6:43 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Russia launched the A7A5 cryptocurrency in Kyrgyzstan to bypass sanctions, with over $9B in transactions, FT reports. Created by Promsvyazbank (defense-linked) & fraudster Ilan Shor, it enables global payments for a sanctioned Russia.
And from the comments section, I couldn't have said it better -
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Hang on, it's pegged to the Rouble? So if they devalue this becomes less valuable? So who is going to want to hold this? Actual crypto works because it's not controlled by the state.
So maybe it's 'crypto light'...? If they want to tie it to a currency, the Chinese Yuan would be a far better idea. But with Ilan Shor running it, that would defeat the whole purpose. Good luck investors.
LINK
Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:08 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Results of Russian oil companies' activities for Q1 2025 - Loss of $4 billion, against $4 billion in profit a year earlier. This was all before the fall of oil in April. Q2 2025 will be just fire LOL.
More appocalyptic losses for Russia's energy sector, as Surgutneftegas reports negative earnings for Q1 2025, with a net loss of -439.7 billion Rubles (-$5.5 billion ).
Same quarter, one year ago.
1Q24: RUB 268.5 billion ($3.3 billion)
Putin's cash cow has left the stable.
LINK
Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:13 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Due to the sanctions by the EU on the 189 tankers that carry Russian Oil, Russian shipping of oil dropped by 28,6% for the week May 26th to June 1st compared to the previous week, down to 352 000 tons a day.
Bloomberg also wrote about this decline, only the figures for the decline are 23.3%, while Kommersant has 28.6%
Bloomberg
Kommersant
Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:17 am to Coeur du Tigre
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Russia's oil and gas revenues fell by 35% y/y in May. January-May: -14% y/y.
Look at the third chart, the annual rate of decline is accelerating.
LINK
Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:29 am to Coeur du Tigre
What about Russian coal exports you ask...? Well, let's take a look.
LINK
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Prices Russian coal in Asia fell to a four-year low. The cost of coal at 5,500 kcal/kg, taking into account delivery to a port in southern China, fell to $77.5 per ton, in India — to $82.6. The netback of Kuzbass coal in Far Eastern ports went into the negative (-271 rubles/t)
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This is all clearly visible in the example of Kuzbass. Coal has become cheaper. Mines are suffering losses. Their further work requires subsidies or shutdown. The budget of Kuzbass is forced to take loans to cover the deficit at 24%. But all the mines are in the red.
To help the miners, the tariff for coal transportation was reduced. That is, the losses were shifted to the railroad. The railroad owes the banks. The banks owe the creditors. Everything is hanging on by a thread and will soon go to hell.
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Balanced financial result (profit (loss) before tax) of organizations in Q1 25. Rosstat.
Coal production: -79.9 billion (Q1 24 +4.7) (-1796%)Balanced financial result of organizations. Rosstat.
Coal mining January: -6.2 billion February: -13.7 billion March: -60 billion
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Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:32 am to Coeur du Tigre
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More BAD news for Russia, as official government statistics agency Rosstat reports catastrophic losses across the entire corporate sectors of oil, gas & mining for Feb and March.
Highlights: February 2025 Mining: -61% Oil/Gas: -73%
March 2025 Mining: -89% Oil/Gas: -106%
LINK
Posted on 6/26/25 at 7:45 am to TutHillTiger
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Looks like Trump finally gets Putin, we need to ensure all NATO countries bordering Russia have dozens of tactical nukes.
Shocking that the guy who was calling for the use of a neutron bomb or nuke within the past week wants more countries to have nukes.
Lets put civilization-ending weaponry in the hands of MORE countries. Smart!
Posted on 6/26/25 at 8:30 am to Auburn1968
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Roosevelt's first VP was a Progressive (communist). His administration had many communists and communist sympathizers.
Yes they were. I could go on for hours regarding how evil and what those people.did.
Churchill.and his bunch were not communists but what they caved to Stalin and let the Soviets get by with is shameful and mindblowing. It was disgusting.
This post was edited on 6/26/25 at 8:33 am
Posted on 6/26/25 at 8:36 am to cypher
UN rights mission condemns civilian toll in deadly missile strikes on Ukraine
25 June 2025
“The attacks struck during the day when civilians were at work, on trains, or at school,” said Danielle Bell, head of HRMMU.
“The timing alone made the high number of civilian casualties entirely foreseeable.”
On 23 June, two ballistic missiles launched by Russian forces hit Lyceum No. 1, a middle school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa region. Although the school year had ended, staff and students were present for administrative work. The strike killed three educators and injured 14 others, including two boys.
No military objective
HRMMU, which visited the attacks sites, reported no evidence of military presence at the school, and people confirmed that no military presence had been stationed there.
“The school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was not a military objective,” Ms. Bell said.
“Yet it was hit by two ballistic missiles, killing educators and injuring children.”
A troubling trend
These strikes followed a series of other attacks in June that have resulted in significant civilian harm, including in Kyiv city on 17 and 23 June, according to the human rights mission.
Civilian casualties in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 percent higher than during the same period last year, with increases typically seen during the summer months.
“Ballistic missiles, when used in densely populated areas, cause predictable and widespread harm to civilians, as demonstrated by these recent attacks,” Ms. Bell said.
“The rising civilian casualties reflect the severity of that risk.”
UN News
25 June 2025
“The attacks struck during the day when civilians were at work, on trains, or at school,” said Danielle Bell, head of HRMMU.
“The timing alone made the high number of civilian casualties entirely foreseeable.”
On 23 June, two ballistic missiles launched by Russian forces hit Lyceum No. 1, a middle school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Odesa region. Although the school year had ended, staff and students were present for administrative work. The strike killed three educators and injured 14 others, including two boys.
No military objective
HRMMU, which visited the attacks sites, reported no evidence of military presence at the school, and people confirmed that no military presence had been stationed there.
“The school in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was not a military objective,” Ms. Bell said.
“Yet it was hit by two ballistic missiles, killing educators and injuring children.”
A troubling trend
These strikes followed a series of other attacks in June that have resulted in significant civilian harm, including in Kyiv city on 17 and 23 June, according to the human rights mission.
Civilian casualties in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 percent higher than during the same period last year, with increases typically seen during the summer months.
“Ballistic missiles, when used in densely populated areas, cause predictable and widespread harm to civilians, as demonstrated by these recent attacks,” Ms. Bell said.
“The rising civilian casualties reflect the severity of that risk.”
UN News
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