Russia / Ukraine Watch

[E10EU]

Just a quick observation, by putting in a bid for the next World Cup must indicate that Putin has no intention of starting WW3

Maybe he is trying to lull people into a false sense of 'security'?
Or maybe he is just carrying on his fantasy of nothing untoward currently being done?
In his fantasy he is just doing to Ukraine what is right and justified.

[Dextercoindexter]

Just a quick observation, by putting in a bid for the next World Cup must indicate that Putin has no intention of starting WW3

Maybe he is trying to lull people into a false sense of 'security'?
Or maybe he is just carrying on his fantasy of nothing untoward currently being done?
In his fantasy he is just doing to Ukraine what is right and justified.

Do you mean like Ling with Paul Terry?

[EliotNes]

So Biden has let slip that US soldiers are probably in the Ukraine. Best kept secret is out ha ha. I bet there are some SAS and French special forces there as well, despite the protestations that NATO is not putting bodies on the ground. Good luck to them.

[tuffers#1]

Ive kind of lost where & what is exactly going on
Yet still more & more horiffic stories here.& there

[Long slender neck]

Europe told to pay for gas in roubles or be cut off. Expect the Germans to bow to their demands.

[Max B Gold]

So Biden has let slip that US soldiers are probably in the Ukraine. Best kept secret is out ha ha. I bet there are some SAS and French special forces there as well, despite the protestations that NATO is not putting bodies on the ground. Good luck to them.

Didn't think I would live long enough to see the US fighting on the right side for once. Well done Old Sleepy Uncle Joe.

[tuffers#1]

Is Putin Terminally Ill
Or are these just Rumours ?

[tuffers#1]

[Dunners]

Hello. This could turn... interesting.

[The Mindsweep]

This guy is astonishing. From last year and his predictions, down to the finite details, have been spot on. Even talks about Kuril

[Dextercoindexter]

This guy is astonishing. From last year and his predictions, down to the finite details, have been spot on. Even talks about Kuril

I wonder if he could give me the next Lotto numbers

[Dunners]

Europe told to pay for gas in roubles or be cut off. Expect the Germans to bow to their demands.

It looks like the Germans may be resisting, and are even contemplating nationalising Gazprom and Rosneft assets located within its territory. But it may not matter in the long run.

Due to a combination of factors, from sanctions, western energy companies abandoning operations in Russia, shipping insurance etc, within a few weeks we're going to lose between 4million and 5million barrels per day of Russian crude from global markets. The US is going to increase gas imports to European partners but that will only plug about 10% of the shortfall. And it's probably not something the US can sustain forever. This is going to be catastrophic.

Add to that, the collapse in wheat output later this year and a severe (yet strangely under-reported) shortage of fertiliser. Earlier in this thread I suggested that global famine was possible as a knock-on consequence of this war. I now think that it's probable.

[Max B Gold]

Europe told to pay for gas in roubles or be cut off. Expect the Germans to bow to their demands.

It looks like the Germans may be resisting, and are even contemplating nationalising Gazprom and Rosneft assets located within its territory. But it may not matter in the long run.

Due to a combination of factors, from sanctions, western energy companies abandoning operations in Russia, shipping insurance etc, within a few weeks we're going to lose between 4million and 5million barrels per day of Russian crude from global markets. The US is going to increase gas imports to European partners but that will only plug about 10% of the shortfall. And it's probably not something the US can sustain forever. This is going to be catastrophic.

Add to that, the collapse in wheat output later this year and a severe (yet strangely under-reported) shortage of fertiliser. Earlier in this thread I suggested that global famine was possible as a knock-on consequence of this war. I now think that it's probable.

I thought the dictators in the ME were ramping up production and the US were releasing a million barrels a day from strategic reserves (is that in the 10%).

It looks like we will have to eat more insects and less Donalds.

[StillSpike]

Europe told to pay for gas in roubles or be cut off. Expect the Germans to bow to their demands.

It looks like the Germans may be resisting, and are even contemplating nationalising Gazprom and Rosneft assets located within its territory. But it may not matter in the long run.

Due to a combination of factors, from sanctions, western energy companies abandoning operations in Russia, shipping insurance etc, within a few weeks we're going to lose between 4million and 5million barrels per day of Russian crude from global markets. The US is going to increase gas imports to European partners but that will only plug about 10% of the shortfall. And it's probably not something the US can sustain forever. This is going to be catastrophic.

Add to that, the collapse in wheat output later this year and a severe (yet strangely under-reported) shortage of fertiliser. Earlier in this thread I suggested that global famine was possible as a knock-on consequence of this war. I now think that it's probable.

I thought the dictators in the ME were ramping up production and the US were releasing a million barrels a day from strategic reserves (is that in the 10%).

It looks like we will have to eat more insects and less Donalds.

So what's that going to mean for Stocks and Shares - it's that last minute "use your ISA allowance" time of the year and I want to know how best to put by some cash.

Or, should I just invest in crossbows and other weaponry?

[Max B Gold]

It looks like the Germans may be resisting, and are even contemplating nationalising Gazprom and Rosneft assets located within its territory. But it may not matter in the long run.

Due to a combination of factors, from sanctions, western energy companies abandoning operations in Russia, shipping insurance etc, within a few weeks we're going to lose between 4million and 5million barrels per day of Russian crude from global markets. The US is going to increase gas imports to European partners but that will only plug about 10% of the shortfall. And it's probably not something the US can sustain forever. This is going to be catastrophic.

Add to that, the collapse in wheat output later this year and a severe (yet strangely under-reported) shortage of fertiliser. Earlier in this thread I suggested that global famine was possible as a knock-on consequence of this war. I now think that it's probable.

I thought the dictators in the ME were ramping up production and the US were releasing a million barrels a day from strategic reserves (is that in the 10%).

It looks like we will have to eat more insects and less Donalds.

So what's that going to mean for Stocks and Shares - it's that last minute "use your ISA allowance" time of the year and I want to know how best to put by some cash.

Or, should I just invest in crossbows and other weaponry?

Do what Churchill did during a war when cities were reduced to rubble. Invest in Portland Cement.

[Dunners]

It looks like the Germans may be resisting, and are even contemplating nationalising Gazprom and Rosneft assets located within its territory. But it may not matter in the long run.

Due to a combination of factors, from sanctions, western energy companies abandoning operations in Russia, shipping insurance etc, within a few weeks we're going to lose between 4million and 5million barrels per day of Russian crude from global markets. The US is going to increase gas imports to European partners but that will only plug about 10% of the shortfall. And it's probably not something the US can sustain forever. This is going to be catastrophic.

Add to that, the collapse in wheat output later this year and a severe (yet strangely under-reported) shortage of fertiliser. Earlier in this thread I suggested that global famine was possible as a knock-on consequence of this war. I now think that it's probable.

I thought the dictators in the ME were ramping up production and the US were releasing a million barrels a day from strategic reserves (is that in the 10%).

It looks like we will have to eat more insects and less Donalds.

So what's that going to mean for Stocks and Shares - it's that last minute "use your ISA allowance" time of the year and I want to know how best to put by some cash.

Or, should I just invest in crossbows and other weaponry?

You can probably get some good deals on Russian bonds.

[Max B Gold]

[Dunners]

Oh dear. We may have to chose between bombing the Arab states, or making friends with the Iranians.

[Long slender neck]

Thought we'd just made up with that lot?

[Max Fowler]

It looks like the Germans may be resisting, and are even contemplating nationalising Gazprom and Rosneft assets located within its territory. But it may not matter in the long run.

Due to a combination of factors, from sanctions, western energy companies abandoning operations in Russia, shipping insurance etc, within a few weeks we're going to lose between 4million and 5million barrels per day of Russian crude from global markets. The US is going to increase gas imports to European partners but that will only plug about 10% of the shortfall. And it's probably not something the US can sustain forever. This is going to be catastrophic.

Add to that, the collapse in wheat output later this year and a severe (yet strangely under-reported) shortage of fertiliser. Earlier in this thread I suggested that global famine was possible as a knock-on consequence of this war. I now think that it's probable.

I thought the dictators in the ME were ramping up production and the US were releasing a million barrels a day from strategic reserves (is that in the 10%).

It looks like we will have to eat more insects and less Donalds.

So what's that going to mean for Stocks and Shares - it's that last minute "use your ISA allowance" time of the year and I want to know how best to put by some cash.

Or, should I just invest in crossbows and other weaponry?

If I had some spare cash, I’d be buying up some BTC.

This is not financial advice, I am merely stating what I would do.

[Long slender neck]

The Guardian: China accused of launching cyber-attacks on Ukraine before Russian invasion.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... n-invasion

[StillSpike]

I thought the dictators in the ME were ramping up production and the US were releasing a million barrels a day from strategic reserves (is that in the 10%).

It looks like we will have to eat more insects and less Donalds.

So what's that going to mean for Stocks and Shares - it's that last minute "use your ISA allowance" time of the year and I want to know how best to put by some cash.

Or, should I just invest in crossbows and other weaponry?

If I had some spare cash, I’d be buying up some BTC.

This is not financial advice, I am merely stating what I would do.

Funnily enough, I watched "Trust No One" on that Netflix this evening. Astounding how gullible those crypto bros were.

[Max B Gold]

Oh dear. We may have to chose between bombing the Arab states, or making friends with the Iranians.

Who is this "we" ?

[The Mindsweep]

The reality of war. I hope I never live in a country where a scene like this happens. Can't imagine what it fees like to be involved in this horror

[Qin]

The reality of war. I hope I never live in a country where a scene like this happens. Can't imagine what it fees like to be involved in this horror

This is horrendous. To see bodies of humans scattered all over the road and pavement, is awful. Sickening