Posts by hollowdriver13

https://twitter.com/JackDetsch/statu...88434502393858

The first batch of Switchblades just arrived.

Michael Ortiz68 said:How exactly do they plan on paying it when their overseas foreign currency reserves are completely frozen 🤷?

The hard currency that ExxonMobil is pulling in—instead of just sitting on it to stabilize their exchange rate—is basically being funneled straight toward paying down debt.
If they don't settle up within that 30-day grace period, the whole thing is going to spiral. Honestly, this kind of move could push Russia into its first major bankruptcy, something we haven't seen since the days of Lenin, who famously refused to honor the old debts left over from the Tsarist era.

The Ruble is back above 105 again. I’m sitting here wondering if the Russian Central Bank actually has enough gas left in the tank to pump more foreign currency into the market just to prop up the exchange rate, especially since they haven't even settled that foreign debt hitting the $4.4 billion mark.

https://twitter.com/visegrad24/statu...35812180643842

Just some Poles having a good laugh at the Russians 😁

They’re basically saying that seeing T-72s showing up on the side of Ukraine has absolutely nothing to do with their own stock of them, since those tanks are pretty much all over the place at surplus military auctions these days.

Dennis Price said:China's Huawei announced it will not enter new contracts in Russia due to sanctions. On top of that, Ericsson suspends its business as well. Since Huawei and Ericsson are Russia's most important providers of Mobile communications infrastructure, things are about to get interesting.

They’ve basically pulled the rug out from under the local workers there, too. Apparently, the Chinese staff in the country have all been sent on paid leave. It feels like a massive wave of unemployment is just looming over Russia right now.

Nathan Thomas12 said:From what I gather, the BRICS nations are planning to roll out their own alternative to SWIFT.

The funny thing is, their "replacement" works so incredibly well that they actually end up leaning on the existing SWIFT infrastructure just to get their transactions through. It's kind of ironic, right?

https://www.swift.com/news-events/pr...-services-cips

Nancy Gomez26 said:In my view, all this talk about a potential default is being wildly overstated given the current circumstances. What would a default even signify for them when they are already effectively severed from the global economy? It’s as if people believe it could somehow jumpstart economic activity in this situation. The only real risk might be a sudden wave of panic among citizens rushing to the banks, but that is easily managed by simply shuttering branches and placing strict limits on ATM withdrawals. These people are already under blockade; they are essentially living through the consequences of a default without actually having triggered one. You can't kick someone out of SWIFT twice.

Plus, they've had those kinds of restrictions and bans on their own citizens since practically day one. About ten different rules were rolled out shortly after the conflict started—things like banning foreign currency purchases and putting strict daily caps on how much cash people can actually pull out.

https://twitter.com/TheDeadDistrict/...C54cWN9P8pAAAA

Looks like those Polish T-72s are finally making their way over to Ukraine.

Andrew Miller102 said:That trolling Twitter account isn't an actual source of information, and anyone paying even a modicum of attention to the news can see that pretty easily.😁 The guy on Twitter just swapped ABS for ASB. It’s either a simple typo or the original source is over on Telegram again.☕

So, it's not just some troll account; it's an actual Kremlin propaganda page, which I guess helps with their "credibility." ☕
It's the same crowd constantly reporting those insane numbers, like how Ukraine supposedly destroyed 300% of their drones or 200% of their helicopters... you know the drill.

Keep digging that hole, man. You're just burying yourself deeper with every quote. 🍿

Andrew Miller102 said:It’s the classic media boomerang—the idea that we have to announce every single shipment just to prove to someone that we actually sent the weapons.The Slovaks sent over some S-300s for Ukraine, but if these early reports are right, the Russians managed to wipe out the entire shipment.☕

https://www.defensenews.com/global/e...ng-to-ukraine/

https://twitter.com/KingKong9888/sta...05419027857409

Hold on, you're linking news stories that are actually citing ABC News 🙏here. They're basically a troll channel that loves poking fun at Russ with sarcastic posts about Darth Putin 🙏

https://twitter.com/MacWBishop/statu...FD5876CoKrfQ4U

Honestly, the Russians are dumping so much armor out there that Ukraine is actually running into a weird bottleneck—they’ve got plenty of hardware now, but just not enough trained crews to actually man all of it. 😬

https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/0...equipment.html

For what it's worth, looking at the data, the Russians have lost about 2,700 pieces of equipment so far, and over 1,000 of those have been captured by the Americans. 😁

Joseph Clark37 said:I’m hoping they get those anti-ship missiles ready soon... so we can watch those aggressor ships go up in flames.

They've been staying way out at sea ever since the Azov guys snatched that patrol boat equipped with an anti-tank missile—and honestly, even a Tochka hitting an alligator in Berdyansk didn't do much to stop them.🕺 😁

coastalbison6 said:A bit more detail here:
https://twitter.com/ragipsoylu/statu...42016920637444

With all these loitering munitions—you know, those suicide drones👍—life is looking pretty rough if you're sitting in Russian armor right now.

It’s looking more and more like those Mastiffs they mentioned might actually be coming through.

https://www.army-technology.com/proj...asra%2C%20Iraq.

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status...C-zcyt1v4pAAAA

The Brits just confirmed that there's a shipment of 120 armored vehicles and some anti-ship missiles headed to Ukraine.

Timothy Kim9 said:Let’s just point out that Putin actually did one
thing that might actually help him when it comes to
suspending sanctions: He pulled back from the outskirts of Kyiv,
and whether he meant to or not, he shifted his focus to eastern Ukraine.
And in eastern Ukraine, not everyone is exactly thrilled with the current state of affairs.
It’s an unfortunate reality, but at least some countries might want to
give Putin some credit for it. Which ones? Who knows.

Look, we’re all pretty fired up against Russia right now, but if
the Russian military formally exits Ukraine (similar to how
America "exited" places like Canada), then the question is
how many countries will still be riding that wave of anger.

Over here, I wouldn't be surprised if Zoran Milanović finds something nice to say about Putin.

I assume that would open a window for Russia to have some
Western sanctions suspended. (Judging by Sergey Lavrov, the sheer
intensity of the sanctions caught them totally off guard.)

The West has already made it clear they aren't budging on sanctions this time until Russia vacates every single occupied territory.
Personally, I doubt there’s much more than maybe 1% of those local collaborators in eastern Ukraine who actually love the Russians; it's just that the "pro-Russian" east is taking the brunt of it because the Russians can't even reach the West except through missile strikes.

coastalbison6 said:Ukraine is picking up a fourth Patriot battery on top of those S-300s
https://twitter.com/mosr_official/st...18044286586895

Those Patriots are headed to Slovakia just to make sure there isn't a gaping hole in their air defense umbrella.

The US Senate just passed the reactivation of the Lend-Lease Act for Ukraine with a total landslide—100 to 0. Now that the gear is actually going to start shipping out, things are finally moving. 🕺

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/vide...raine-83928730

Keith Martin7 said:Chinese companies are paying for Russian coal and oil using the yuan - Bloomberg

So, some Chinese importers have officially started paying for Russian coal and oil using the yuan instead of the usual stuff.

We’re seeing several Chinese firms using their own currency to grab Russian coal back in March, with shipments expected to land this April. On top of that, Russian oil sellers are basically rolling out the red carpet, telling Chinese buyers they can settle up in yuan too. All those commodities bought with the local currency should be hitting China by May.

This whole pivot toward the yuan in energy trading isn't happening by accident—it's a direct reaction to all those economic sanctions. Since certain banks got kicked out of the SWIFT system, moving money internationally with Russia has become a total nightmare.

By the way, Russia climbed the ranks last year to become China's second-largest coal supplier.

It’s been common knowledge for a while now that Chinese state refineries are sticking to their old contracts for Russian oil, but they’re being extremely stubborn about signing anything new. Honestly, even when the suppliers throw massive discounts at them, these guys just aren't biting.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...premium-europe

So, yuan instead of rubles, huh? I bet our "friends in China" will end up building a satellite out of them just to stay ahead. 🙏

wiredseal7 said:So, they're missing medicine, medical supplies, hygiene products, diapers, and even some basic food items.

A total tragicomedy—if you can even call this a success.

I'm sure that 83% will just figure out how to recycle used diapers and reuse them in glorious service to Mother Russia. ☕