Russian invasion of Ukraine

I know it has been said that the Russian economic collapse has been coming for two years.
And i must admit that it does seem as if that might not be the case.

The only thing that makes me doubt that this collapse is really close, was Putin's chance of an "off ramp" with the Trump assistance/propaganda. If things are really that bad, Putin would have used the last two months to come to the table.
He hasn't opted for that. So unless Putin has gone deranged Hitler in his final days, there may still be a long way to go yet. (Unfortunately)

However, certain things are happening that even the Russians cannot hide. Inflation is totally out of control.
The next indicator is large companies defaulting on loans. That is happening right now.
Low oil prices are really killing Russia.
From what i'm reading, any collapse will be sudden and devastating. We have to keep living in hope!
 
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fulabeer said:
I know it has been said that the Russian economic collapse has been coming for two years.
And i must admit that it does seem as if that might not be the case.

The only thing that makes me doubt that this collapse is really close, was Putin's chance of an "off ramp" with the Trump assistance/propaganda. If things are really that bad, Putin would have used the last two months to come to the table.
He hasn't opted for that. So unless Putin has gone deranged Hitler in his final days, there may still be a long way to go yet. (Unfortunately)

However, certain things are happening that even the Russians cannot hide. Inflation is totally out of control.
The next indicator is large companies defaulting in loans. That is happening right now.
Low oil prices are really killing Russia.
From what i'm reading, any collapse will be sudden and devastating. We have to keep living in hope!
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I think the ruSSians believe Ukraine is on its knees and is giving it one final push to gain a swathe of territory
 
Stuff 10/04:
www.dailykos.com

Russian stuff blowing up: Prisoner swap brings ballerina home

So, an actual Russian criminal is freed in order to secure the release of a ballerina who is a dual Russian-American citizen jailed for the crime of donating to a U.S.-based Ukrainian charity. Russia unleashed a barrage against Kharkiv, Nikopol,...
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Russian propaganda show rips into Trump for not delivering on Russisn demands in negotiations...
 
lee_wsm said:
The Russian rat putin is gambling on America buying rare earth materials from stolen lands
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With the rise of solid state batteries the value of rare earths will vanish in future. Also, many people underestimate how long you need to actually exploit a depot. Starting from scratch you need 10 to 15 years to get it started.
 


Healy outlines peace plan it could work by strengthening Ukraine’s military so they can concentrate on securing the front line, if Putin agrees to a peace deal.


In 2014, Prince Harry founded @InvictusGamesF, a global sporting competition for wounded and injured servicemen and women and veterans. Ukrainian veterans have also participated in the games.
 
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The UK announced a new £450 million military aid package for Ukraine. This package includes £350 million from the UK and £100 million provided by Norway, via the International Fund for Ukraine.
The support includes new ‘close fight’ capabilities—with funding for radar systems, anti-tank mines, and hundreds of thousands of drones—worth more than £250 million.
We are grateful to our British partners for their ironclad support and organization of the 27th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. Together, we are working to secure a just and lasting peace

Germany will give Ukraine 29 billion until 2029 on top of the amount already pledged.Putin has rejected the peace deal offered a month ago by continuing to launch missiles into Ukraine.

Europe is taking over the lead in Europe, the EU is not in, it’s European nations, the US will continue cyber assistance but will not be “part of the willing” NATO IS INVOLVED without the US.
 
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Kirkstall Blue said:
Germany will give Ukraine 29 billion until 2029 on top of the amount already pledged.Putin has rejected the peace deal offered a month ago by continuing to launch missiles into Ukraine.

Europe is taking over the lead in Europe, the US will continue cyber assistance.
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do you know if thats 29bn a year or 29bn spread over the 4 years?
 

The German government is now officially authorising #Ukraine to strike Russian territory bordering the Kharkiv region with German-delivered weapons. This was announced by government spokesperson
@RegSprecher
. The German government thus appears to be following the line of the US government again

I didn’t realise Germany still had restrictions on where Ukraine could fire their weapons. Now Ukraine can fire into Russia.
 
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