https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-...oland-Offers-Territory-for-NATO-Warheads.html
Nuclear Tensions Rise as Poland Offers Territory for NATO Warheads
Nuclear Tensions Rise as Poland Offers Territory for NATO Warheads
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The Eastern European nations are not going to put up with Russian aggression. They have previously endured decades of Soviet brutality.
That video also mentions the problem with "Kadyrov about to kick the bucket."
I am hesitant to get involved with rumors about various Russian officials of Putin bigwigs being ill and about to die. I do make an exception with Kadyrov though because his problem has been discussed more openly. He has pancreatic cancer and it is advancing.
For those who do not know, Kadyrov is a jihadist piece of sh#t who has a double role. He is head of Chechnya but Vlad also made him a full general in the Russian army.
When he dies, the opposition rebels in Chechnya are going to have (and are fully preparing) for another attempt to move the Russians out of Chechnya. They only lost that long war there because Putin sent the Russia army there to help put them down. It was very bloody, very brutal, very devastating. But they have been waiting for years for the Russians to be spread so thin in other wars that they cannot get involved in Chechnya again.
They will not have to wait long. Chennya already has battalions and men fighting in Ukraine, on the side of the Ukrainians. And they expect to be fighting back in Chechnya before long.
Not saying all that will happen, but Vlad will need to do some work to stop it and he is spread pretty thin already.
Cheap Russian drones overwhelm US-made Abrams tanks, taken out of action
Ukrainian forces are withdrawing US-provided Abrams M1A1 main battle tanks from the front lines after at least five have been destroyed by cheap Russian drones, according to the AP.
Ukrainian forces are withdrawing US-provided Abrams M1A1 main battle tanks from the front lines after at least five have been destroyed by cheap Russian drones, according to the AP.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-buys-81-soviet-fighter-jets-from-russian-ally-20k-2024-4
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
Rebecca Rommen
Apr 28, 2024, 5:51 PM GMT+3
Ukrainian SU-27 fighters escort an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air force exercises on Starokostyantyniv military airbase on October 12, 2018. GENYA SAVILOV | Getty Images
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US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
Rebecca Rommen
Apr 28, 2024, 5:51 PM GMT+3
Ukrainian SU-27 fighters escort an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air force exercises on Starokostyantyniv military airbase on October 12, 2018. GENYA SAVILOV | Getty Images
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- The US has purchased 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reports.
- Kazakhstan, a historic ally of Russia, is engaging more with Western nations.
- The planes may be used for spare parts or deployed as decoys in conflict regions.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Chinese-Exports-to-Russia-Are-Declining.html
Why Chinese Exports to Russia Are Declining
By Eurasianet - Apr 28, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a three-day visit to China on April 24 with a stern warning for Beijing: the United States is ready to play hardball to prevent the continuing supply of equipment to Russia that aids the Kremlin’s war effort.
China has denied accusations that it is supplying arms to Russia. Nevertheless, Beijing appears to be taking preventative steps to assuage US concerns. The Russian media outlet Izvestia reported earlier that some major Chinese banks have imposed restrictions on Russian wire payments.
“The situation with payments from Russia to China deteriorated sharply at the end of March. About 80 percent of transactions were returned,” Izvestia reported, citing a “business community” source.
“Today sending yuan to China is a big problem. Because of this, importing equipment in April was very difficult, and this will continue in May,” the outlet cited the source as saying.
Chinese exports to Russia in March of this year were down 15.7 percent compared to the same month in 2023, Bloomberg reported. Russian imports from all sources fell by 18 percent this March.
Other nations are taking note of the secondary sanctions threat, Russian bankers say, adding it is becoming much harder for Russians to move money around. “The situation is developing dynamically and, unfortunately, is not very encouraging,” the Russian media outlet RBC quoted Andrei Kostin, the head of VTB bank, who himself is the subject of US sanctions, as saying. “The number of foreign banks that are ready to continue working with us is constantly decreasing.”
At least one Chinese expert is voicing doubt about the Kremlin’s ability to maintain its war effort and achieve its goals in Ukraine. The Moscow Times published on April 15 a summary of an interview with Feng Yujun, the director of the Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, who said multiple factors were working against Russia’s war effort. Among the factors listed by Feng were: the cohesiveness of Ukrainian society in maintaining its war effort; ongoing Western support for Ukraine; Russia’s difficulties with command and control of military operations; flaws in Russian intelligence gathering; and an information bubble in the Kremlin that hinders sound decision-making.
The Moscow Times goes on to cite Feng as saying that Russia at present is “fertile ground for ‘all kinds of black swans,’ that is, various unpredictable events that the Russian government has already faced and will continue to face.”
Why Chinese Exports to Russia Are Declining
By Eurasianet - Apr 28, 2024, 2:00 PM CDT
- Chinese banks are imposing restrictions on Russian wire payments, affecting transactions and imports.
- Russian imports from all sources, including China, have declined amid US threats of secondary sanctions.
- Chinese expert expresses doubt about Russia's ability to sustain its war effort in Ukraine due to various internal and external factors.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a three-day visit to China on April 24 with a stern warning for Beijing: the United States is ready to play hardball to prevent the continuing supply of equipment to Russia that aids the Kremlin’s war effort.
China has denied accusations that it is supplying arms to Russia. Nevertheless, Beijing appears to be taking preventative steps to assuage US concerns. The Russian media outlet Izvestia reported earlier that some major Chinese banks have imposed restrictions on Russian wire payments.
“The situation with payments from Russia to China deteriorated sharply at the end of March. About 80 percent of transactions were returned,” Izvestia reported, citing a “business community” source.
“Today sending yuan to China is a big problem. Because of this, importing equipment in April was very difficult, and this will continue in May,” the outlet cited the source as saying.
Chinese exports to Russia in March of this year were down 15.7 percent compared to the same month in 2023, Bloomberg reported. Russian imports from all sources fell by 18 percent this March.
Other nations are taking note of the secondary sanctions threat, Russian bankers say, adding it is becoming much harder for Russians to move money around. “The situation is developing dynamically and, unfortunately, is not very encouraging,” the Russian media outlet RBC quoted Andrei Kostin, the head of VTB bank, who himself is the subject of US sanctions, as saying. “The number of foreign banks that are ready to continue working with us is constantly decreasing.”
At least one Chinese expert is voicing doubt about the Kremlin’s ability to maintain its war effort and achieve its goals in Ukraine. The Moscow Times published on April 15 a summary of an interview with Feng Yujun, the director of the Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, who said multiple factors were working against Russia’s war effort. Among the factors listed by Feng were: the cohesiveness of Ukrainian society in maintaining its war effort; ongoing Western support for Ukraine; Russia’s difficulties with command and control of military operations; flaws in Russian intelligence gathering; and an information bubble in the Kremlin that hinders sound decision-making.
The Moscow Times goes on to cite Feng as saying that Russia at present is “fertile ground for ‘all kinds of black swans,’ that is, various unpredictable events that the Russian government has already faced and will continue to face.”
New footage of more Fab 500 strikes, various locations, the Russians have 20+ years worth of stockpiles of these soviet era dumb bombs, now upgraded with glide wings and GPS to give 5 meter accuracy:
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