“Germany, like France, has a strong bias in Moscow’s favour,” said Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who is also leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland. “Poland is not pleased with Germany’s role in Europe,” he added.
— Velina Tchakarova (@vtchakarova) April 3, 2022
Yes sweetie , it's called maskirovka . Such tactics of deception play a huge part in Russian war plans . You should read up on it .
Subjective national interest?
Just a reminder than US let nearly 100 million doses of Astra Zeneca vaccine go unused, rather than let India use it at the peak of delta, Despite having more than enough stock of the preferred MNRA vaccine
— Indradeep Khan (@indradeepkhan) April 2, 2022
This was justified in name of “US national interest” https://t.co/ZdiZBxyXVV
They prioritised their own people for vaccinations. Who wouldn't? That's like asking why don't they pay for India's healthcare before their own.
France and Germany do consider it a democracy. That's why Russia is sanctioned by the EU.Great. So even the French and Germans don't consider Ukraine a democracy. So it should be fine then.
As per them, the Ukrainians lack democracy and rule of law, which is why they were rejected from joining NATO.
So what you're basically saying is the Russians can't be controlled, that China would rather cut off relations with them and hurt themselves than keep buying cheap oil from them. Yeah, dude, the Chinese have very large bridges to sell to you.
Not really. I have never considered India to be a competitor to China in trade until like last year or two, since COVID. Mainly because we are now sure that China's gonna be isolated in the long term, with Western and other East Asian companies leaving China for India and ASEAN. So nothing to do with our own capabilites, but China merely being a victim of politics.
Doesn't matter who else will buy Russian oil, China and India will benefit a lot from discounted prices over the long term. India's oil imports are expected to double over the decade, so there's a lot of room for growth.
Think about the business opportunity India has. We buy oil with a $35 discount, and resell it at market price. Hell, all we gotta do is buy Russian oil and then sell it to all those countries that will suffer from oil originally supplied to them being diverted to Europe, and with say a $5 discount over the market price, possibly 50-60 countries. Do you realise how much hate the US will get from those countries if they try to stop that?
I don't think you understand the supply-demand dynamics of the oil sector. To control market prices, there is only finite output. If Russian oil gets unsold, and others raise to compensate for loss in supply, then a sudden surge in supply in the market due to China's purchase of the unsold oil will result in a massive drop in oil prices and destabilise suppliers, including American suppliers. So they won't willy-nilly raise output to compensate for the loss of Russian oil from the market. Simply put, the Russian oil has to go somewhere. If it's not Europe, it will simply go anywhere else. And the Russians can keep their output going for years, they have the money for it, and the other suppliers know it.
What's more likely to happen is once the war is over, the sanctions will be rolled back, at least enough to keep Russian oil and gas flowing into Europe. The only real change will be a faster transition to renewables globally, not just in Europe.
Yeah, dude, given your understanding of the oil market, you surely know what you're talking about.
There is no elsewhere. No one is retarded enough to increase output with Russian oil around.
What you're hoping Europe will do is impossible. Neither can China replace Russian oil overnight. Anything you wanna do needs years. And I really mean years. In the oil industry, the supplier is king.
Merkel is a highly suspect character due to her position in the Agit Prop department of the East German government. That should have pretty much disqualified her from holding her current position on its own. This war could have been prevented by the EU taking a tougher stance sooner.
you missed the big point "US already had more than enough MRNA shots for US population and not a single dose of Astra Zeneca was given inside US geographical boundaries to US citizens." Please correct me if wrong. It's called hoarding in this part of world where such medicines are scarcely available.
One generally doesn't get 15,000 troops killed in a month to create a diversion either.
I don't know if you've noticed but there's been a need for 2 boosters since, so that might have been the reason. And the EU had similar rules on vaccines too in the early days.
Therein lies the problem of nuclear proliferation. If Russia didn't have ~2,000 nuclear warheads, this war would already be over, and Russia would be booted from Ukraine.Russia helped us when rest of the educated Western world allied with a military regime to oppress people from the region. Yes Russia isn't very dependable partner military/intelligence wise now as it was back in those days, so should we turn our back towards them? Yes they have made terrible mistake by occupying a territory with full of people who are against it. That shouldn't have happened. We aren't in that region to make any impact except deploying forces for peacekeeping if both sides agreed, have they?
On the other hand we see Germany, France, Turkey and many other Western world countries looking after their interests and we should sacrifice ours just because somebody can have a good night sleep. Countries can't deal with Russia on soft terms, either you go full in or you don't go at all. I see many countries acting like bullies but when it comes to direct military action, they do 180 degree turn and head to safer waters!
Here's another gem from the weekly Irish Intelligence Review . No it isn't satire . It's just penned by an Irishman , hence it comes across as one .
www.thezimbabwemail.com
Poor Paddy thinks the world's Irish & Irish Joe is just as stupid as any other Irish which he is , don't get me wrong. Fortunately for the US the rest of his administration isn't Irish.U.S. ramps up imports of ‘banned’ Russian oil
The volume of Russian oil imports by the United States has increased by 43% from March 19 to 25 compared to the previous week, according to a new report by the
US ramps up imports of ‘banned’ Russian oil
The US has boosted the purchase of Russian oil despite President Biden’s ban on energy imports from the countrywww.rt.com
Russian oil tankers still delivering to US as sanctions ramp-up over Ukraine invasion
Russian oil and products tankers are continuing to deliver uninterrupted to customers in the US as pressure from international sanctions on Russia ramps up in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.www.spglobal.com
I am not sharing Indian website address as this could be interpreted biased on my part being an Indian...
Benefits of having an Irishman as the president , Paddy. @BMDFinally Whitehouse link accepting Russian oil delivery from secondary source instead of primary source. Just like India and Pakistan dealing economically via Middle East, preferably Dubai. On paper we don't deal economically!
But, as the President said, Russian oil coming off the global market would come with a cost, and Americans are seeing that at the pump.FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Plan to Respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump | The White House
Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin’s Price Hike. Since Putin accelerated his military build-up around Ukraine, gas prices havewww.whitehouse.gov
