Ukraine - Russia Conflict

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President Zelensky: Russia assassination plot foiled thanks to ‘information from the FSB’, Ukraine claims​

A plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly been thwarted by the nation’s armed forces​

By Claire Gilbody-Dickerson
March 2, 2022 10:38 am(Updated March 3, 2022 9:30 am)

A plot to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been foiled by his country’s armed forces thanks to a tip off by Russia’s Federal Security Services (FSB) who “didn’t want to take part in this bloody war”, Ukraine has said.

An elite group of Chechen special forces, known as Kadyrovites, had sought to “eliminate” the Ukrainian leader but were “destroyed” on Tuesday night, according to Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council chief Oleksiy Danilov.

“We are well aware of the special operation that was to take place directly by the Kadyrovites to eliminate our president,” Mr Danilo said, according to a Telegram post written on Tuesday by the Center for Strategic Communications.

 

[Hydra]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499788916945453057

 

[Innominate]

Just like that a whole platoon of Russian airborne forces gone.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499841584380186635

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499438414659133462

 

[_Anonymous_]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1498923978169241604

https://twitter.com/x/status/1498925268987256835

https://twitter.com/x/status/1498927598583394305

https://twitter.com/x/status/1498929231665020928

 

[Volcano]

Of course there is, it will just take more to transport it. It's not like Russia has a monopoly on gas. Gas can be gotten from Saudi Arabia, UAE, North Sea and North America. It will cost money to transport and the effects will be 'not nice'. Meanwhile the effects for Russia, which is dependent on oil and gas for its economy and maintaining its nuclear arsenal will be insurmountable.

If you've been following Western politics there has already been a strong point of view put forward by the US that the US should be getting gas from the US not Russia, and this was before the invasion of Ukraine.

Trump pitches US natural gas to European leaders, suggests Russian gas holds them hostage

President Donald Trump said the United States will not use energy exports to coerce other nations, a thinly veiled reference to Russia.

www.cnbc.com

Trump Wants Europe to Buy U.S. Gas—but Russia Is in His Way

President Trump wants Europe to buy more U.S. gas, but Vladimir Putin’s Russia stands in the way. Russian gas is cheaper and U.S. exporters may not actually want to rush to Europe, given their gas fetches a higher price in Asia.

www.wsj.com

And more recently.

US finalizing plans to divert gas to Europe if Russia cuts off supply

Officials working with global suppliers to avoid European gas crisis if flow from Russia is cut as Biden says he would consider personal sanctions against Putin

www.theguardian.com

Well it looks like its going nuclear then because we are not having Russia tanks and jets on the Western border of Ukraine within a few miles of NATO countries. You can bet your bottom dollar on that. The only question is how long it will take Russia, and how many lives they will lose reaching the point where we finally kick their heads in.

About the oil from UAE and Saudi, they already realised that their strategic position and importance increased and started making some noises.

U.S. ties with Gulf partner UAE are being tested, envoy says

U.S. ties with the United Arab Emirates are being tested, a senior Emirati diplomat said on Thursday, in a rare admission of strains in their strategic partnership which have been highlighted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

Saudi crown prince says he does not care if Biden misunderstands him - The Atlantic

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said he does not care whether U.S. President Joe Biden misunderstood things about him, saying Biden should be focusing on America's interests, in an interview with The Atlantic monthly published on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

Us policy of treating Arab allies like shit and not caring about their security interests may come back biting the US in this juncture. West need Arabs more than ever now.

 

[BMD]

About the oil from UAE and Saudi, they already realised that their strategic position and importance increased and started making some noises.

U.S. ties with Gulf partner UAE are being tested, envoy says

U.S. ties with the United Arab Emirates are being tested, a senior Emirati diplomat said on Thursday, in a rare admission of strains in their strategic partnership which have been highlighted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

Saudi crown prince says he does not care if Biden misunderstands him - The Atlantic

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said he does not care whether U.S. President Joe Biden misunderstood things about him, saying Biden should be focusing on America's interests, in an interview with The Atlantic monthly published on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

Us policy of treating Arab allies like shit and not caring about their security interests may come back biting the US in this juncture. West need Arabs more than ever now.

We're talking about Europe not the US getting gas.

And Russia clearly isn't an option for them given that their main regional adversary is Iran.

 

[BMD]

I don't think you understand the scale of this endeavour. We are talking about 150bcm of gas. It's 40% of Europe's supplies.

It looks like Norway and the UK will be providing a lot more then. Lot of jobs in there too. Strategic reserves in the meantime. Meanwhile Russia's economy goes to crap. China would already be buying Russian gas, if it were cheaper.

And let's face it, Putin isn't doing as well as he expected in Ukraine either. He expected to be done by about 5 days ago.

 

[_Anonymous_]

It looks like Norway and the UK will be providing a lot more then. Lot of jobs in there too. Strategic reserves in the meantime. Meanwhile Russia's economy goes to crap. China would already be buying Russian gas, if it were cheaper.

And let's face it, Putin isn't doing as well as he expected in Ukraine either. He expected to be done by about 5 days ago.

This meltdown of Brits is a real treat to watch . It's 00:00 GMT & Paddy's venting as if UK is under attack .

This tells you Putin's stepped on their balls & is not relenting on the pressure. The more the pressure the louder the squeals !!

Btw - I've never seen Paddy out here so late . Hope you've taken Mommy dearest's permission to be out here , Paddy ?

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1499764241137647623

 

[_Anonymous_]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1498981966921797634

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499180588242198531

Americans doing what Americans do best , 4 decades ago & now - create Mujahideen by promising them janna'h either down here ( Ukraine, which the comedian believed ) or up there ( Afghanistan) & then turn on them . It's gotten them this far. Wonder how much further?

God bless America ...........& UK too while He / She / Xe / Xer is at it !! @BMD ; @WHOHE

 

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[_Anonymous_]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499592904901287939

I see Air China or whatever their national carrier is called making a killing.

 

[jetray]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1497984390197956608

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499712567144550406

 

[_Anonymous_]

Makes one wonder when news of Russian military being overconfident , underperforming , poorly trained conscripts , being pummeled by Ukranian resistance etc are doing the rounds , why're elected US lawmakers coming out with rabid statements like this .

Only goes to show US impotence is gnawing them from the inside & if Afghanistan gave us a peek into it , Putin has pretty much exposed it for the world to see .

 

[Hydra]

Explained: Why has the 64-km-long Russian military convoy near Kyiv stopped moving?

The convoy’s lack of measurable progress has triggered questions about the short- and long-term implications and what it says about Russia’s war planning

www.firstpost.com

Dedicated to thos A**e holes who sabotaged IA javelin & Spike procurement.

 

[randomradio]

About the oil from UAE and Saudi, they already realised that their strategic position and importance increased and started making some noises.

U.S. ties with Gulf partner UAE are being tested, envoy says

U.S. ties with the United Arab Emirates are being tested, a senior Emirati diplomat said on Thursday, in a rare admission of strains in their strategic partnership which have been highlighted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

Saudi crown prince says he does not care if Biden misunderstands him - The Atlantic

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman said he does not care whether U.S. President Joe Biden misunderstood things about him, saying Biden should be focusing on America's interests, in an interview with The Atlantic monthly published on Thursday.

www.reuters.com

Us policy of treating Arab allies like shit and not caring about their security interests may come back biting the US in this juncture. West need Arabs more than ever now.

They are worried about the situation in Yemen. Once sanctions are lifted on Iran, it's gonna get really uncomfortable in the ME. The long term potential of Iran also scares them, with matters being made worse because Russia, China and India are giving more importance to Iran due to its geography.

 

[Hydra]

Ceasefire announced, Russians has lost war. Its high time for us to re think about procurement.

 

[randomradio]

It looks like Norway and the UK will be providing a lot more then. Lot of jobs in there too. Strategic reserves in the meantime. Meanwhile Russia's economy goes to crap. China would already be buying Russian gas, if it were cheaper.

Doesn't look like you have all the facts, as usual. There are no strategic reserves, the EU is creating one now.

Brussels to announce EU-wide gas reserve

Citing a document shared with EU countries ahead of a summit on Thursday, Reuters reported that the proposed system would be part of the update to the EU gas market rules

www.energyconnects.com

The European Commission is set to propose the creation of an EU-wide voluntary strategic reserve for natural gas that would enable stable supplies of the fuel for the whole bloc amid soaring energy prices.

Germany plans strategic gas and coal reserves

www.cleanenergywire.org

In order to prevent future supply shocks and reduce dependence on Russia, the government plans to establish strategic coal and gas reserves.

And current storage levels are at 30%, with the aim to boost it to 80% or more for the winter using mostly Russian gas.

European gas storage levels survive winter but summer refilling looms

European gas storage levels have fallen less than feared after a mild winter and unprecedented deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG), but refilling will be a challenge this summer.

www.reuters.com

According to data from Rystad Energy, northwest European storage levels are around 10% below 2021 volumes. Europe-wide storage remains at a five-year low of 32.6% full, Gas Infrastructure Europe data showed.

EU aims to double amount of gas in storage by next winter

Bloc to provide subsidies to companies to reduce reliance on Russian supplies

www.ft.com

A European Commission draft proposal, obtained by the Financial Times, will set a target for 80 per cent of storage capacity to be filled by September 30, up from 29 per cent now.

Norway says they are topped up, can't provide more. In 2014 they said they cannot do it, and they repeated the same in 2022.

https://www.thelocal.no/20140617/norways-statoil/

Norwegian supply step-up not enough to replace missing Russian gas, PM says

Norway is delivering natural gas to Europe at maximum capacity, but this cannot replace any missing supplies from Russia, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

And let's face it, Putin isn't doing as well as he expected in Ukraine either. He expected to be done by about 5 days ago.

Those are some weird standards. Who set the time limit?

Europe got suckered by the Americans into a stupid conflict and a stupid economic situation.