Yeah.....I'm not so sure talking about the "chinks in Russian armor" is necessarily the best descriptor to use, when they're asking the Chinese for weapons systems to supplement that armor...
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fwiw, I heard a story the other day that the Russians were feeding their front line troops with MREs that had 2002 expiration dates.
Talk about leftovers.
My landlord is from India. He's a great guy. Very reasonable.
I think the former Soviet Union was where the Koch's father made a lot of his original money.
Time for some serious Koch knocking.Is anyone really surprised that the Koch's are making money with Russia?
I'm not. Did not read details of article, but should we start seizing Koch assests?
I'm just so severely disappointed and shocked honestly, it's obvious to me now that the political culture in India has gone full potato, it's definitely not the reaction I expected from them. I guess I'm completely out of the loop on what's going on over there currently with India's government.They are. I am ashamed of my Indian heritage. I will never visit India till those bums are thrown out of power. Period. FYI, there are many Indian Americans (like me) who support Ukraine. Ro Khanna is one of them, as are numerous Indian Americans in the Biden Administration.
I personally hope India gets overrun by the Chinese. Should teach them not to hold the dragon or bear by its tail. Karma is coming.
This message brought to you by Lord Haw Haw.In the latest sign that western sanctions against Russia are really just that, and exclude much of the non-western world, Delhi announced overnight that it wants to keep its key trading partner on board despite Western attempts to isolate Moscow through sanctions with Reuters reporting that according to two Indian officials, India may take up a Russian offer to buy crude oil and other commodities at a discount.
And while U.S. officials have said in recent weeks they would like India to distance itself from Russia as much as possible, they recognize its heavy reliance on Moscow for everything from arms and ammunitions to missiles and fighter jets. In other words, India quietly gets a carte blanche to continue trading with Russia in violation of western sanctions.
India, which refuses to side with the west in the escalating Ukraine conflict, has not condemned the invasion of Ukraine and abstained from voting at the United Nations calling out Russia's aggression. One person within India's security apparatus told Reuters that "the West understood India's position, given that it needs to keep its armed forces well supplied amid simmering territorial disputes with China.”
In other words, all sanctions are created equal, but some are more equal - and can ignore the sanctions - than others.
India, which imports 80% of its oil needs, usually buys only about 2-3% from Russia. But with oil prices up 40% so far this year, the government is looking at increasing this if it can help reduce its rising energy bill.
"Russia is offering oil and other commodities at a heavy discount. We will be happy to take that," one of the Indian government officials said. The official added that such trade required preparatory work including transportation, insurance cover and getting the right blend of crude, but once that was done India would take Russia up on its offer.
Apart from oil, India is also looking for cheaper fertiliser from Russia and its ally Belarus, according to one of the officials.
Indian officials said they could not suddenly replace Russia with other suppliers, particularly in the defense sector. India's dependence on Russia for its military hardware still runs as high as 60%, despite a significant reduction over the last decade.
U.S. officials have declined to say if India would be sanctioned should Russia send S-400 missile systems as part of a $5.5 billion deal signed in 2018 for five of them (that's because the answer is no, it won't, as the last thing the US wants is to alienate the world's second most populous nation - after all, it has already done that with the first). Initial supplies of the system started late last year despite a U.S. law aimed at deterring countries from buying Russian military hardware.
Ely Ratner, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told a U.S. Congress hearing last week that India was diversifying its defense suppliers.
Sure.Is anyone really surprised that the Koch's are making money with Russia?
I'm not. Did not read details of article, but should we start seizing Koch assests?
What's going on? It's simple. Modi is an autocrat and the Indian people are getting brainwashed. See a pattern? Xi, Putin, Modi? It's the same shit, just a different location. Promise everything, deliver nothing.I'm just so severely disappointed and shocked honestly, it's obvious to me now that the political culture in India has gone full potato, it's definitely not the reaction I expected from them. I guess I'm completely out of the loop on what's going on over there currently with India's government.
When did you move out of your parent's house?
That's OK, I'm somewhat familiar with that type of empty vessel and the fools that worship them.What's going on? It's simple. Modi is an autocrat and the Indian people are getting brainwashed. See a pattern? Xi, Putin, Modi? It's the same shit, just a different location. Promise everything, deliver nothing.
Do you know that Modi is an uneducated bum, who won on nationalism and popularity? Should I name other examples?
Is anyone really surprised that the Koch's are making money with Russia?
I'm not. Did not read details of article, but should we start seizing Koch assests?
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What's going on? It's simple. Modi is an autocrat and the Indian people are getting brainwashed. See a pattern? Xi, Putin, Modi? It's the same shit, just a different location.
Precisely. Ultimately all those chickens come home to roost. India has plenty of caring people, many who support Ukraine. That has been unfortunately shut down by the noise from New Delhi and the Russian buttlickers. As you might notice, these are all old farts who loved India Russia back in the 60's. Times change and these people will die and India will change.Now do "Americans"....
Same pattern.
Plenty of damage can still be done.
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Yes. Mechanized war is exponentially more deadly.
Great. More blankets.
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We elected a vegetable.
Times change and these people will die and India will change.
That's their choice entirely....but hopefully, not all at once, and in a blinding flash of light..........right???
right???
And exchange her for the Americans in Russian prisons.They should have kidnapped Putin's daughter.
$100 says that if you run the same poll in Poland, the results will be considerably "worse."
Ya, and pull his passport.Is anyone really surprised that the Koch's are making money with Russia?
I'm not. Did not read details of article, but should we start seizing Koch assests?