Trump likes Russian prostitute urine....
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Fred taught Donald to never have witnesses.Not bullshit, and of course Trump doesn’t speak Russian.…he barely speaks decent English. Learn to research and interpret facts. The only other American in the meeting was translator Marina Gross. No advisors. Trump wouldn’t let any advisors or Americans in the meeting and doesn’t believe it is any of our business what was discussed. You need to quit getting all your news from OAN.
Who is interpreter Marina Gross and will her notes of Trump's Putin meeting be useful?
Who's Marina Gross, the State Department interpreter who was the only other American with President Donald Trump during a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Putin?abcnews.go.com
Trump says what happens in Putin meeting is 'none of your business'
Ahead of a meeting with Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Japan, President Donald Trump said what he talks about with the Russian president is "none of business."
Let’s stay on topic here. The Trump talk is for fools
You are also correct, he wanted to move 12,000 but about half of those would stay in Europe.
"WASHINGTON — Spurred on by President Donald Trump’s demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,400 to other countries in Europe, U.S. defense officials said Wednesday, detailing a Pentagon plan that will cost billions of dollars and take years to complete."
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/us-is-bringing-6400-troops-home-from-germany.html
Russian paratrooper who wrote a detailed account of the war in Ukraine described clueless commanders, ransacking for food, and entire troops killed by friendly fire
Pavel Filatyev's 141-page memoir about fighting in Ukraine, which he published online, is the most detailed account yet of chaos among Russian troops.
Pavel Filatyev documented his experience fighting in Ukraine in a 141-page memoir on the Russian social-media platform VKontakte in August. The paratrooper was based in Crimea and served with the Russian military's 56th Airborne Regiment.
The Washington Post on Sunday published excerpts from the memoir translated into English. At some points, Filatyev describes incidents in which entire Russian troops are killed by friendly fire, the outlet reported.
Toward the end of February, the 34-year-old wrote about getting ready to go to war with no information about logistics and having little understanding as to why the war was happening.
He described an incident where explosions could be heard 10 to 20 km in the distance, as soldiers were waking up. Throughout the day, the regiment moved toward the Ukrainian city of Kherson, but their convoys kept getting stuck in the mud.
"The commander tried to cheer everyone up. We are going ahead, leaving the stuck equipment behind, he said, and everyone should be ready for battle. He said it with feigned courage, but in his eyes I saw that he was also freaking out," he wrote.
Filatyev said it took him sometime to realize his homeland was not under attack and that the war was an unprovoked invasion.
A day later on February 25, Filatyev described Russian trucks that looked "kind of crazy." Filatyev walked from car to car, asking people how they were and heard, "Damn, this is f---ed up," "We got wrecked all night."
One of the soldiers from the 11th brigade told him that there were only 50 of them left.
"The rest are probably dead," he said.
On March 1, the group advanced on Kherson, an important port city in Southern Ukraine, and soldiers searched buildings for food and water.
"We ate everything like savages, all that was there was, cereal, oatmeal, jam, honey, coffee. … Nobody cared about anything, we were already pushed to the limit," he wrote.
His account also described Russian troops purposely shooting themselvesin the leg to get sent home from the war and receive a $50,000 payout from the government.
Filatyev was evacuated in early April after an eye injury.
While he survived, he said that the majority of people in the Russian forces are dissatisfied with Putin and the government.
Read full excerpts, translated into English, in The Washington Post.
Exclusive: Russia Backs Europe’s Far Right
Emails and documents show just how closely Italian, French, German and Austrian politicians coordinate with Moscow
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Interesting read. If Russia and Putin go down, it will be interesting to see just how far and wide this was in US.
I hope this is right. Big mistake by the Russians if true and that was the final nail in bridge coffin. They don't seem to be master strategists.
Yesterday they were trying to put together a large pontoon bridge.
Which has the same vulnerability to precision guided artillery...
Ukraine further damages bridges in Kherson, Nova Kakhovka; Bakhmut remains front’s hottest spot
It did not take Russia long to figure out that Ukraine murdered Dugina. Less than 24 hours for them to pin it on a woman traveling with a child, who somehow planted 14 ounces of plastic explosives under a car.
Nothing the Russians ever seems to be without purpose. They have said that the woman fled to Estonia. Why Estonia? Planning some retribution?
Nothing the Russians ever seems to be without purpose. They have said that the woman fled to Estonia. Why Estonia? Planning some retribution?
This thread has gone WAY too many pages w/o the "Bayraktar Song"...
Nice, no matter who dies. Everybody wins!
At some point people are going to have enough of Putin's nonsense and a coupe will take place, at which point a power vacuum will take place and it'll get bad in Russia. The only fear is someone worse than Putin who is even more socio-pathic takes over who isn't afraid to kill everyone.
I agree it’s inevitable, in the sense that Europe won’t overpay for energy as soon as possible, but I’m not betting the change happens before a ceasefire.
On the EU economic front:
Second-round effects from Europe's astronomical power price increases are coming in hot and heavy.
With both French and German 1-year ahead baseload electricity prices hitting levels which mean only a handful of Europeans will be able to afford power in one year (and the rest will soon be short a kidney)...
Europe’s energy crisis has claimed another victim in the power-hungry metals industry, after Norsk Hydro said it planned to shutter an aluminum smelter in Slovakia at the end of next month, Bloomberg reports.
With Aluminum one of the most energy-intensive metals to produce, the closure of the Slovalco facility adds to growing signs of stress in Europe’s industrial economy as power prices surge to record highs. It's why Hydro and others are now moving to shut down plants entirely. The region had already lost about half of its zinc and aluminum smelting capacity during the past year, mainly as producers dialed back output.
Hydro, Slovalco’s majority owner, said the closure was a response to adverse conditions including “high electricity prices, which show no signs of improvement in the short term.” The smelter was running at 60% of its 175,000-ton annual capacity and would suffer substantial losses if it continued operations beyond 2022, the Norwegian firm said. On Tuesday, Hydro said production at another aluminum plant in Norway would be impacted by a strike starting Aug. 22, adding to the strain on supplies.
The news came one day after Zinc prices jumped after one of Europe’s largest zinc smelters said it too would halt production next month as the continent’s energy crisis threatens to hobble heavy industries.
The Budel smelter in the Netherlands - controlled by Trafigura Group’s Nyrstar - will be placed on care and maintenance from Sept. 1 “until further notice,” according to a company statement. Zinc trading on the London Metal Exchange jumped as much as 7.2% to the highest intraday level in two months as traders priced in even tighter supply.
Earlier this month, top zinc producer Glencore Plc warned that Europe’s energy crisis posed a substantial threat to supply. Smelters across the region are barely turning a profit and the Nyrstar plant, which accounts for about 2% of global output, has been operating at a reduced rate since the fourth quarter of last year.
The decline in European zinc production has seen local LME stockpiles fall close to zero this year, while global inventories remain near the lowest in more than two years. “There will be a bit of capacity juggling going on,” said Tom Price, an analyst at Liberum Capital. “If the EU needs their metal, they will probably have to import more semi-refined material or the metal itself.”
Europe’s energy crisis has sparked increasingly volatile trading on the London Metal Exchange, as traders assess a slew of supply losses against the rising risk that runaway inflation and tightening monetary policy will hammer demand for industrial metals in some of the world’s top economies. The collapse of hedging due to extreme volatility and illiquidity has not helped with the soaring volatility.
Slovalco will earn about 1.6 billion krone, or $165 million selling its hedges for power, metals and raw materials over the second half of the year, it said.
Industries from fertilizer to aluminum are being crippled by soaring energy costs as Russia squeezes gas flows to Europe following its invasion of Ukraine, flows which will only slow further following last week's report that Nord Stream 1 will be shut down from Aug 31 to (at least) Sept 2. Benchmark power prices soared to fresh all-time highs this week as the worst energy crisis in decades looks set to persist well into next year.
As Bloomberg notes, the metals industry’s massive power requirements leaves it in the firing line as power prices surge and politicians push ahead with measures to cut energy usage over winter. Each ton of aluminum takes about 14 megawatt-hours of power to produce, enough to run an average UK home for more than three years. Production of zinc -- which requires about 4 megawatt-hours of power per ton -- is also under acute strain, with prices rallying sharply Tuesday after one of the region’s biggest smelters said it would suspend output next month.
“Inevitably, the high European power prices are starting to see more aggressive closures of energy-intensive metal production facilities,” Colin Hamilton, managing director for commodities research, said in an emailed note. “Many zinc smelters in Europe have been running below full capacity all year, but this is the first full closure at a major facility.”
Traders are also monitoring power issues in China, where Sichuan province - a significant aluminum hub - is rationing electricity amid soaring temperatures. China boosted exports in recent months to help plug the gap overseas, and a reversal in that trend could underpin prices even as risks to demand grow.
It is hard to believe this war has been going on for 6 months. Thanks to all the posters who have kept us updated with valuable information during this time. Like most people, I was afraid that Russia was going to run roughshod over Ukraine and the invasion would be over in a few days. So glad that this did not happen, and Ukraine is still hanging in there (of course, the senseless death and destruction sucks). So, how long do you think this lasts, and what will be the outcome? I think within the next 6 months, there will be some kind of a "peace agreement", and Ukraine will get back most of the area that it has lost during the invasion. It will take them many years to restore their country. As for Russia, I hope they rot in hell.
I think until the Moscow citizens really start feeling the pain, there will not be enough pressure on Putin. Having a bunch of Muscovites fleeing Crimea and reporting to their family and friends that the "Special Military Operation" is not quite as successful as what the Putin controlled media is reporting may start getting people to ask questions. I know everyone is afraid of what the coming winter will do, but I think for an already demoralized military, your front line guys are not going to want any part of sitting in a bunker or tank freezing to death. You will see desertion rates of epic proportions.
I agree and said this 6 months back.
I'm not a structural engineer, but this seems bad.
Can anyone confirm?
Can anyone confirm?
