How is this possible?
Over and over and over again the the headlines made it clear that the US had stopped the evil Russians from completing the gas pipeline to Germany.
As I have stated before, I think sanctioning or kicking Russia out of SWIFT. Ukrainians pushing hard on this. Of course, one pundit noted that countries like Germany would have to join Russia's alternative system to be able to buy and sell goods and services.
I think sanctioning or kicking Russia out of SWIFT.
Kicking Russia out of SWIFT would:
1) neutralize all of our sanctions (no enforcement mechanism)
2) it would be our last card, short of war, so
a) it had BETTER work because
b) failure would lead to war
Ukrainians pushing hard on this.
Ukraine is what all of this is about. Ukraine and Poland don't want to lose billions in transit fees, while Russia doesn't want to fund countries that are hostile to them.
BTW, Turkstream should be pumping gas all the way to Hungary by Spring.
As I have stated before, I think sanctioning or kicking Russia out of SWIFT. Ukrainians pushing hard on this. Of course, one pundit noted that countries like Germany would have to join Russia's alternative system to be able to buy and sell goods and services.
Once Nord 2 is operating Ukraine loses its ability to make mischief with Russia's gas sales. If they attempt to cut off the pipelines that crisscross Ukraine then Russia will switch to Nord 2. Russia may do this anyway. That means that Ukraine becomes dead weight for the West. becoming bunch of fascist oligarchs running a poor country into the ground. Ukraine is big enough that it will soon be facing lots of problems, a failing infrastructure, starvation et al. We know that the US/NATO will keep bolstering up their army, but most Ukrainians are not motivated to be waging war against Russia. A US land war against Russia over the Russian enclaves just won't end well. Their coast along the Black Sea voted for the pro-Russian candidates back when they had free elections. Once the chaos spreads expect lots of Ukrainians not sworn to fascism to break off from the rump state around Kviv.
I know I've been predicting the collapse of the pro-western pro-fascist Ukraine for six years, so I don't recommend anyone make any bets based on what I say.
weren't our loan guarantees meant to buy U.S. LNG, or products of fracking, instead of allowing Ukraine to buy Russian products? I mean, isn't the scam the fact that the American taxpayer will pay for the products that make it possible for Ukrainian energy kleptocrats and U.S. plunderers to flourish?
So I mean, isn't this whole racket about our loan guarantees vs whatever the people of Ukraine could or could not afford on their own? Then, of course, because they default, the people of Ukraine have to accept austerity, a reduction of their social benefits, because, well, that's just fair, right?
So it's a win-win-win-win situation, right? Unless you're a Ukrainian person, in which case you get crushed by Nazi mercenaries also armed and trained by the American taxpayer. In other words, starve or die. Meanwhile the Blob gets richer.
Once Nord 2 is operating Ukraine loses its ability to make mischief with Russia's gas sales. If they attempt to cut off the pipelines that crisscross Ukraine then Russia will switch to Nord 2. Russia may do this anyway. That means that Ukraine becomes dead weight for the West. becoming bunch of fascist oligarchs running a poor country into the ground. Ukraine is big enough that it will soon be facing lots of problems, a failing infrastructure, starvation et al. We know that the US/NATO will keep bolstering up their army, but most Ukrainians are not motivated to be waging war against Russia. A US land war against Russia over the Russian enclaves just won't end well. Their coast along the Black Sea voted for the pro-Russian candidates back when they had free elections. Once the chaos spreads expect lots of Ukrainians not sworn to fascism to break off from the rump state around Kviv.
I know I've been predicting the collapse of the pro-western pro-fascist Ukraine for six years, so I don't recommend anyone make any bets based on what I say.
weren't our loan guarantees meant to buy U.S. LNG, or products of fracking, instead of allowing Ukraine to buy Russian products? I mean, isn't the scam the fact that the American taxpayer will pay for the products that make it possible for Ukrainian energy kleptocrats and U.S. plunderers to flourish?
So I mean, isn't this whole racket about our loan guarantees vs whatever the people of Ukraine could or could not afford on their own? Then, of course, because they default, the people of Ukraine have to accept austerity, a reduction of their social benefits, because, well, that's just fair, right?
So it's a win-win-win-win situation, right? Unless you're a Ukrainian person, in which case you get crushed by Nazi mercenaries also armed and trained by the American taxpayer. In other words, starve or die. Meanwhile the Blob gets richer.
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OMFG!!
Curses!! That dastardly Putin has won again!! We'll get you next time, Vlad. Yes, we will.
Biden admin is making noise about more sanctions
As I have stated before, I think sanctioning or kicking Russia out of SWIFT. Ukrainians pushing hard on this. Of course, one pundit noted that countries like Germany would have to join Russia's alternative system to be able to buy and sell goods and services.
That would be a bad idea
Kicking Russia out of SWIFT would:
1) neutralize all of our sanctions (no enforcement mechanism)
2) it would be our last card, short of war, so
a) it had BETTER work because
b) failure would lead to war
Ukraine is what all of this is about. Ukraine and Poland don't want to lose billions in transit fees, while Russia doesn't want to fund countries that are hostile to them.
BTW, Turkstream should be pumping gas all the way to Hungary by Spring.
One would surmise the oligarch run msm
is pulling our chain, perhaps a bit too obviously?
Losing credibility seems not to be of concern for
these jokers.
Why do they even bother, then?
If hardly anyone even believes their propaganda anymore, making it's just a waste of their precious, preeecioussss money, isn't it?
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
Once Nord 2 is operating
Once Nord 2 is operating Ukraine loses its ability to make mischief with Russia's gas sales. If they attempt to cut off the pipelines that crisscross Ukraine then Russia will switch to Nord 2. Russia may do this anyway. That means that Ukraine becomes dead weight for the West. becoming bunch of fascist oligarchs running a poor country into the ground. Ukraine is big enough that it will soon be facing lots of problems, a failing infrastructure, starvation et al. We know that the US/NATO will keep bolstering up their army, but most Ukrainians are not motivated to be waging war against Russia. A US land war against Russia over the Russian enclaves just won't end well. Their coast along the Black Sea voted for the pro-Russian candidates back when they had free elections. Once the chaos spreads expect lots of Ukrainians not sworn to fascism to break off from the rump state around Kviv.
I know I've been predicting the collapse of the pro-western pro-fascist Ukraine for six years, so I don't recommend anyone make any bets based on what I say.
But
weren't our loan guarantees meant to buy U.S. LNG, or products of fracking, instead of allowing Ukraine to buy Russian products? I mean, isn't the scam the fact that the American taxpayer will pay for the products that make it possible for Ukrainian energy kleptocrats and U.S. plunderers to flourish?
So I mean, isn't this whole racket about our loan guarantees vs whatever the people of Ukraine could or could not afford on their own? Then, of course, because they default, the people of Ukraine have to accept austerity, a reduction of their social benefits, because, well, that's just fair, right?
So it's a win-win-win-win situation, right? Unless you're a Ukrainian person, in which case you get crushed by Nazi mercenaries also armed and trained by the American taxpayer. In other words, starve or die. Meanwhile the Blob gets richer.
Sounds like our kind of town ^K^K^K^K place, dunnit?
I mean, don't we just love a "bunch of fascist oligarchs running a poor country into the ground."?
be well and have a food one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --