War threat in Ukraine

xris said:

Yes!!
Soldiers are taught/drilled to OBEY orders, not to evaluate or judge them.

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noirua said:

Russian TV RT has today been halted in the UK. It states onscreen that transmission is suspended.

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Telamelo said:

Putin has made it clear that he won't allow or risk Ukraine falling under NATO rule ever - he's had enough of just about every other country nearby to Russia being controlled/under NATO influence at Russia's doorstep so to speak - he told Macron re-iterating above reason for wanting to take all of Ukraine to ensure it doesn't fall into NATO hands. This is unification of Ukraine with Russia that Putin wants - to try keep NATO military threat at bay.

Putin will be cornered/pushed into possibly using nuclear weapons at some stage (I don't condone this as I really hate the atrocities of war no matter the underlying reasons as it can never be justified the terrible horrific human suffering/misery caused by war).

I see a terrible escalation of Ukraine war crisis spreading into neighbouring countries - the prophecies are clear stating that this will happen but in the end neither one will win.

Putin will weaken NATO & the US allies much so.. howver Putin will eventually fall on his sword so to speak after wrecking much chaos/terrible misery across Europe & the Middle East.

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noirua said:

President Putin looks set to seize the assets of all foreign investors and also leading to foreign shareholders losing all their interests held in shares in retaliation. Another move may be to nationalise all bitcoin miners interests even if Russian. Then continuing setting up Russia's own crypto currency.

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How a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ‘breadbasket of Europe,’ could hit supply chains​

• Russia is also the world’s top wheat exporter. Together with Ukraine, both account for roughly 29% of the global wheat export market.
• “China is also a big recipient of Ukrainian corn — in fact, Ukraine replaced the U.S. as China’s top corn supplier in 2021,” said Dawn Tiura, president at Sourcing Industry Group.
• Russia and Ukraine are also big suppliers of metals and other commodities, analysts said.
• While the European Union would be affected by the escalating crisis, Germany would be especially hit.

basilio said:

Russia and Ukraine are large suppliers of many critical products. The longer and more destructive this war becomes the higher the risk of food and material shortages across the globe as well as escalating prices.
This analysis explores the question.

How a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ‘breadbasket of Europe,’ could hit supply chains​

Published Wed, Feb 23 202212:16 AM ESTUpdated Wed, Feb 23 20222:26 PM EST

Weizhen Tan@weizent
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Key Points

• Russia is also the world’s top wheat exporter. Together with Ukraine, both account for roughly 29% of the global wheat export market.
• “China is also a big recipient of Ukrainian corn — in fact, Ukraine replaced the U.S. as China’s top corn supplier in 2021,” said Dawn Tiura, president at Sourcing Industry Group.
• Russia and Ukraine are also big suppliers of metals and other commodities, analysts said.
• While the European Union would be affected by the escalating crisis, Germany would be especially hit.

How a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 'breadbasket of Europe,' could hit supply chains

From wheat to barley, and copper to nickel, analysts tell CNBC that supply chains are set to be disrupted as the Russia-Ukraine crisis takes a turn for the worse.

www.cnbc.com

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noirua said:

Russian troops aiming to 'mine' nuclear plant to 'blackmail the whole of Europe:' Zaporizhzhia employees

Staff at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Enerhodar sent a message to Ukrainian media and government authorities warning that the Russian troops that took the plant are trying to lay down explosives in order to "blackmail all of Europe."

www.foxnews.com

Gannytskyi told Fox News Digital that Ukrainian officials fear that the Russians "can use this fact that they control the nuclear power plant to organize pressure on Ukraine, they can use that station like a big hostage." The workers warned "that they are putting explosive materials near the buildings of the nuclear plant to provide pressure on the Ukrainian army, people."

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noirua said:

The Russian Oligarchs are set to lose most of their assets in America as Biden offset their costs supporting Ukraine. Russia thus paying for the weapons that are set to kill their own army.
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MovingAverage said:

To be honest I really don't give a crap whether the west has to pay more for certain commodities as a result of this war...I'm more concerned about the humanitarian crisis that is playing out for millions of Ukrainians,

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basilio said:

It won't simply be a matter of higher cost. If the wheat exports from Russia /Ukraine are significantly reduced there just won't be enough wheat/food to go around.

I agree however that the humanitarian crisis facing Ukraine is far more concerning. But this particular thread was intended to focus on financial implications of the war.

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A Russian oil and gas embargo is in the cards. And analysts warn it will have huge consequences​

• Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine have so far been carefully constructed to avoid directly hitting the country’s energy exports.
• The U.S. has said that sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas flows are “certainly on the table,” but that going after exports now could be counterproductive in terms of raising global energy prices.
• “If Russia continues to wage this war ... it is only a matter of time before we’re talking about full secondary sanctions on energy exports,” Helima Croft, head of global commodities strategy at RBC, said.