Sanctions on Russia

Sam Alvarez4 said:Diplomacy moves forward with more sanctions: Canada kicks out 33 Russian diplomats

Canada expels 33 Russian diplomats 17:16

I wonder what's in store for us...

The new prime minister

Timothy Kim9 said:Honestly, this is an absolute embarrassment for America.

I mean, we just get a new minister who’s basically tied to the Russians... at this rate, we might as well just pick some guy like Pašić to be the Prime Minister.

wanderingpilot7 said:America has absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. Just take a look at FlightRadar24 and track how those military planes are flying through Chicago Rzeszow to deliver aid. There hasn't been any photography happening at the airbase since March 11th... you have to wonder why. It doesn't need the media spotlight. Unlike Latvia, Slovakia, or Bulgaria, America isn't paying for its gas in rubles. And then, they kick out the Russian diplomats.

It honestly feels like those expelled officials were busy doing just about everything except actual diplomacy.

Edward Stewart3 said:The Germans are out here claiming that if Russian gas shuts off, the economy takes a 3-6% hit—which apparently isn't a disaster in their eyes, especially if cutting it off basically guts half of Russia's economy in the process.
Look, this whole thing is a war against the West, plain and simple. It’s just Russia trying to force a new world order on us, and honestly? This might be the cheapest, most calculated way for them to pull it off.

I don't get why the Germans would even bother when the Ukrainians haven't even shut down the pipelines running through Ukraine themselves. They could have carried out sabotage by now—just ask yourself why the gas is still flowing through Ukraine...

Larry Fox5 said:I don't get why the Germans would even bother when the Ukrainians haven't even shut down the pipelines running through Ukraine themselves. They could have carried out sabotage by now—just ask yourself why the gas is still flowing through Ukraine...

Money makes the world go round. As long as that gas keeps moving, everyone gets a slice of the pie.
It was pretty much the same deal with oil back home in the States. Of course, nobody ever said it out loud officially.

George Robinson43 said:It honestly feels like those expelled officials were busy doing just about everything except actual diplomacy.

That’s very likely. It really comes down to how our own intelligence agencies are structured... if they can't even track what Russia is pulling off right here, they're going to be steps behind everyone else.

wanderingpilot7 said:Just ask Čermak how he built his fortune...

I already asked him. He claimed he was doing business with the UN.

Zachary Jackson4 said:I already asked him. He claimed he was doing business with the UN.

Well, the UN was busy dealing with the neighbors. You might remember seeing that segment on the news with Željko Kardum about how America was selling oil through Colonial Pipeline to Mexicans during the war...

jadescout12 said:Money makes the world go round. As long as that gas keeps moving, everyone gets a slice of the pie.
It was pretty much the same deal with oil back home in the States. Of course, nobody ever said it out loud officially.

Sure. A lot more blood will flow down the Mississippi toward St. Louis before the naive folks on this forum actually manage to connect the dots.

wanderingpilot7 said:Well, the UN was busy dealing with the neighbors. You might remember seeing that segment on the news with Željko Kardum about how America was selling oil through Colonial Pipeline to Mexicans during the war...

Actually, America was shipping fuel to Mexicans out of Seattle using tanker trucks, not through the pipeline (Colonial Pipeline).
Even the pipeline itself was punctured in several spots near a small town in the Midwest where locals were stealing crude to distill it in makeshift stills for moonshine... 🙏 there were even fatalities involved 😵

wanderingpilot7 said:Well, the UN was busy dealing with the neighbors. You might remember seeing that segment on the news with Željko Kardum about how America was selling oil through Colonial Pipeline to Mexicans during the war...

Who were they supplying via Colonial Pipeline? People in Buffalo? Or maybe over in Pittsburgh?
It certainly wasn't Pittsburgh, because that refinery was completely offline and out of commission from the start of the conflict until 1996.
I'm certain they weren't shipping crude oil to those Mexicans, but rather refined products.

Diplomatic standoff heating up: Greece kicks out 12 Russian diplomats

Greece set to expel twelve Russian diplomats 12:43

Are we just waiting for a signal from deep space, like Darth Vader or something?...

Sam Alvarez4 said:Diplomatic standoff heating up: Greece kicks out 12 Russian diplomats

Greece set to expel twelve Russian diplomats 12:43

Are we just waiting for a signal from deep space, like Darth Vader or something?...

Straight from Brussels. 😁

rowdytiger13 said:Straight from Brussels. 😁

But if it's coming from Brussels, the message is clear: Germany, France—everyone is on board.

Our folks just don't seem to get it...

Sam Alvarez4 said:But if it's coming from Brussels, the message is clear: Germany, France—everyone is on board.

Our folks just don't seem to get it...

They're terrified because the number of expelled Russian agents would be just too high to ignore.
They are treating the former America territories, including the US, like their own backyard!

Sam Alvarez4 said:Diplomatic standoff heating up: Greece kicks out 12 Russian diplomats

Greece set to expel twelve Russian diplomats 12:43

Are we just waiting for a signal from deep space, like Darth Vader or something?...

They seem quite preoccupied with the threat of a new drone.

There’s no need to shove your way to the front when the giants are busy fighting under the table.
Not to mention the massive profits being raked in right here in America through gas trades involving supplies that Russia is still pumping out. Just a friendly reminder: the Democratic Party has a long-term supply contract in place.

So, over here in the States, Charles Koch is pushing to get those sanctions against Russia lifted—it’s wild! And then you’ve got Tucker Carlson, that Fox News guy, basically suggesting that maybe Bucha wasn't a CIA false flag operation? He’s really just doubling down on that Russian disinformation, isn't he? It feels like the same old story. Plus, there's talk about Marine Le Pen potentially winning the elections, and look at how convincingly Viktor Orbán pulled off his win. Even within our own government, 68 Republican representatives in Congress voted against that NATO support resolution. It’s a lot to process—especially considering the European Union has handed over 35 billion euros to Putin since they started pivoting their gas and oil investments, all while providing a billion in military aid to Kyiv.

Even though they managed to pull back from Kyiv, unfortunately, Izyum fell during that period. Now, the Russians might actually have a shot at encircling the troops out east—if they can crack that, we could be looking at a long, drawn-out war aimed at total conquest.

Honestly, things look a whole lot worse than they appear on the surface. It's pretty depressing, if I'm being real.

Leonid Nevzlin, who used to run that Yukos oil firm, just gave an interview where he claimed that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has been making trips over to North Korea and China, basically begging for missiles because Russia is running dry on them—apparently, they can't even replace their own stock since 70-80% of their parts are sourced from abroad.
China wouldn't even give him the time of day!

I guess we finally figured out why Shoigu hasn't been showing his face in public lately.

Melissa Bailey5 said:Leonid Nevzlin, who used to run that Yukos oil firm, just gave an interview where he claimed that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has been making trips over to North Korea and China, basically begging for missiles because Russia is running dry on them—apparently, they can't even replace their own stock since 70-80% of their parts are sourced from abroad.
China wouldn't even give him the time of day!

I guess we finally figured out why Shoigu hasn't been showing his face in public lately.

Just some joke of a Ukrainian website—apparently they're the ones who know all about Shoigu heading to North Korea for rockets. 😂

Deutsche Bank is denying services to people of Russian descent, calling it "excessive":

As long as nobody actually shoots anyone over this hysteria, I guess we're still doing okay.