jagfox Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Putin ready to facilitate export of grains from Ukraine: Kremlin In a call with Erdogan, Russian president says Moscow ready to export fertilisers and food if sanctions are lifted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ICTChris said: About the reports of liberated villages/cities Ukraine does seem to have loads and loads of places with the same name. Kamenica (Stoney place) and Novo Selo (New Village) cropped up a lot during the Yugoslav wars in a similar sort of way. Slavic languages seem to be more limited on placename variety sometimes. Think a Ukrainian minister may have talked too much to the press about going after Belgorod from Kharkiv with the MLRS that were about to be supplied and that's why Biden felt the need to dial things back for a bit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 2 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Kamenica (Stoney place) and Novo Selo (New Village) cropped up a lot during the Yugoslav wars in a similar sort of way. Slavic languages seem to be more limited on placename variety sometimes. Think a Ukrainian minister may have talked too much to the press about going after Belgorod from Kharkiv with the MLRS that were about to be supplied and that's why Biden felt the need to dial things back for a bit. We're fairly guilty of it here....we've got two Dalrys, two Newburghs and loads of Tarbets 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I now expect Putin to be dead within a week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 A good start, and to be fair not sure the Ukrainian armed forces would cope with Azov members taking time off to have the tattoos lasered so a decent compromise imo! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 More reports that Russian troops have basically captured Severodonetsk, with Ukrainians withdrawing. Seems like the Russians haven't tried to cut off the Ukrainians and are attacking to take the city. Could be that the envelopment hasn't happened because the advance from Popansa hasn't continued at the same rate, if at all, in the last few days. Ukrainian troops have apparently advanced around 10km around Kherson, with Russian troops withdrawing. There's some discussion that this is part of a move to attack Kherson but it's unclear if Ukraine have the troops for an assault on a city at the moment. The same goes for Russia defending it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 The EU has reportedly agreed a new sanctions package that will reduce EU importation of Russian oil significantly in the next six months. Exceptions remain for pipeline oil but if the measures are followed through (large if) the reduction in Russian oil exports to the EU will be around 90% by the end of the year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-30/eu-leaders-back-push-to-ban-some-russian-oil-over-putin-s-war?srnd=premium-europe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 The oil companies are taking the fucking piss more than anyone. Prices rising significantly again despite them making record profits?! f**k off and take a hit you fucking c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: The oil companies are taking the fucking piss more than anyone. Prices rising significantly again despite them making record profits?! f**k off and take a hit you fucking c***s. Take a hit for the benefit of whom, exactly? Oil is a global commodity and its price (in a capitalist economy) is set by supply and demand. If prices need to be reduced then there are states sitting in strategic reserves, while OPEC crank supplies up and down habitually. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 40 minutes ago, virginton said: Take a hit for the benefit of whom, exactly? Oil is a global commodity and its price (in a capitalist economy) is set by supply and demand. If prices need to be reduced then there are states sitting in strategic reserves, while OPEC crank supplies up and down habitually. Fully aware however sometimes it's really frustrating. The greed of the the oil companies is a detriment for us all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Fully aware however sometimes it's really frustrating. The greed of the the oil companies is a detriment for us all. TBF, it's their job to ruthlessly make as much money as humanly possible, no matter the cost. We're supposed to have governments that put constraints on them, but that's deeply unfashionable now. Edit: probably because they've spent so much of that money making sure governments won't put proper constraints on them. Edited May 31, 2022 by BFTD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strichener Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, ICTChris said: The EU has reportedly agreed a new sanctions package that will reduce EU importation of Russian oil significantly in the next six months. Exceptions remain for pipeline oil but if the measures are followed through (large if) the reduction in Russian oil exports to the EU will be around 90% by the end of the year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-30/eu-leaders-back-push-to-ban-some-russian-oil-over-putin-s-war?srnd=premium-europe Not gas though which is a far bigger source of income. Edited May 31, 2022 by strichener 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Russia develops new doomsday weapons Spoiler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) This could be significant: Edited June 1, 2022 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Kind of related, Denmark is voting today on whether to opt-in to EU defence and security policies. They tend to vote No on EU things but wouldn't be surprised if this passes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Looks like the ruskies are finally being properly reported. I always thought the left wing media bias was a lode of it. 2 buckets full in fact. Looks like I was right to suspect the left's narrative was just that. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, WTF said: Looks like the ruskies are finally being properly reported. I always thought the left wing media bias was a lode of it. 2 buckets full in fact. Looks like I was right to suspect the left's narrative was just that. Who's left and who's right in this? Do I need to consult my Idiots' Guide to the Culture Wars? Edited June 1, 2022 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 31 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Who's left and who's right in this? Do I need to consult my Idiots' Guide to the Culture Wars? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, WTF said: Yes A quick look tells me that the Russians are calling the Ukrainians "Nazis" and "Fascists", and the Daily Telegraph is backing Ukraine, so I guess good decent right wingers should be anti-Russia. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 26 minutes ago, welshbairn said: A quick look tells me that the Russians are calling the Ukrainians "Nazis" and "Fascists", and the Daily Telegraph is backing Ukraine, so I guess good decent right wingers should be anti-Russia. So you think right wingers are decent? Well Jimmy Johnstone was. But don't you mean Tory scum? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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