More Bad News for Russia

[LiveFromUkraine]

I was making a joke TP. 

[sleepycat]

 Russia I making trade agreements with numerous other countries to trade in their currency, not dollars.

And much more.

Don't forget the part about acting as a junior partner to China. 

[AkMike]

Things are getting worse for moral in Donbas. Reported desertions and now HIV/Aids..
(That's a one line BC)


http://112.international/politics/military-intelligence-russian-servicemen-get-hivaids-in-donbas-4743.html

[AkMike]

Russia's oil income has fallen to a 12 year low despite an almost 5% increase in shipped oil since last year.

 This combined with the inflation and rising food prices have got to hurt the average 'Ivan' on the street.  Yet the Kremlin increases the involvement in Syria, arms to the Russian army and terrorist in Ukraine. 

http://ukranews.com/news/208366.Dohodi-Rossii-ot-torgovli-neftyu-ruhnuli-k-12-letnemu-minimumu.ru

[JayH]

And now an update  !!
Trillions of roubles to Putins cronies-- and now!!

Kerch Bridge:  150 piles, disappeared. They drowned!

Quote: "Witnesses of the construction of the bridge Kerch passed:" We scored it, it means that the 100-meter piles. In the morning come, and they are not - sucked. At the time, this fact was one of the reasons for stopping the construction of nuclear power plant in Crimea Shelkino. When the concrete to support left, as if into a bottomless pit ",

http://www.bbcccnn.com.ua/novyny-krymu/krymskyj-most-zabyly-150-svaj-a-ony-yschez/

http://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/2371107.html

[AkMike]

That should set the completion date back a few more ... Years..

[fathertime]

Russia's oil income has fallen to a 12 year low despite an almost 5% increase in shipped oil since last year.

 This combined with the inflation and rising food prices have got to hurt the average 'Ivan' on the street.  Yet the Kremlin increases the involvement in Syria, arms to the Russian army and terrorist in Ukraine. 

http://ukranews.com/news/208366.Dohodi-Rossii-ot-torgovli-neftyu-ruhnuli-k-12-letnemu-minimumu.ru

Russian Drone get taken out by a Russian surface to air....  spear.   

With Video!

I could post 20 obscure links a day to stories about things that go wrong with the US government...it is just so silly after a while....I doubt you will ever live to see the great demise you crave coming from Russia...meanwhile some of the citizenry will mostly suffer to a degree, while you pretend to celebrate.... Despite the parade of 'end of Russia" stories, the important individuals are probably still eating well, and carousing with the finest ladies, and Russia will probably normalize over the next decade, while you become an elderly guy howling at the moon.     


Fathertime!   

[JayH]

, the important individuals are probably still eating well, and carousing with the finest ladies,

Fathertime!

Sums up your ignorance.
 On your scale as long as Putins Kremlin kleptocrats are eating well it  matters zero how hard the rest of the population is doing  it .
 There has been so much information posted about the downturn in the economy and the ongoing affects and you still come out with nonsense like that.

[fathertime]

Sums up your ignorance.
 On your scale as long as Putins Kremlin kleptocrats are eating well it  matters zero how hard the rest of the population is doing  it .
 There has been so much information posted about the downturn in the economy and the ongoing affects and you still come out with nonsense like that.

It appears you ignorantly clipped my quote and left out the part about the general population...let me help you!

..meanwhile some of the citizenry will mostly suffer to a degree, while you pretend to celebrate.... Despite the parade of 'end of Russia" stories, the important individuals are probably still eating well, and carousing with the finest ladies,     

Fathertime!   

does that help you?  I didn't think so... By all means continue your fruitless 'celebration'! haha
Fathertime!   

[JayH]

This is quite a long article and worth reading-- particularly by those that have little idea about Russia!!

The author draws attention to the drastic drop in living standards in Russia associated with the collapse of the ruble and the economic crisis. The ruble decreasing  the purchasing power of wages - the Russians will start to rebel and finally lag behind Ukraine (after allowing it to regain lost territory).


How Russia will perish

Of course, all of these generally accepted truth - the usual chauvinistic nonsense prepared by Soviet and then the Russian equivalent of the Ministry of Truth. But it is a first class hammered into the heads of all over the USSR, and now - the Russian, so needs special parsing.

http://newsonline24.com.ua/kak-pogibnet-rossiya-nikakoj-rusofobii-tolko-fakty

[TigerPaws]

This is quite a long article and worth reading-- particularly by those that have little idea about Russia!!

The author draws attention to the drastic drop in living standards in Russia associated with the collapse of the ruble and the economic crisis. The ruble decreasing  the purchasing power of wages - the Russians will start to rebel and finally lag behind Ukraine (after allowing it to regain lost territory).


How Russia will perish

Of course, all of these generally accepted truth - the usual chauvinistic nonsense prepared by Soviet and then the Russian equivalent of the Ministry of Truth. But it is a first class hammered into the heads of all over the USSR, and now - the Russian, so needs special parsing.

http://newsonline24.com.ua/kak-pogibnet-rossiya-nikakoj-rusofobii-tolko-fakty

Wishful thinking at best, "the Russians will start to rebel and finally lag behind Ukraine (after allowing it to regain lost territory)."

There is little question that a Global Finical Reset and Realignment is coming in the near future. This will likely result in a War, how big and destructive is anyone's guess, there is one thing that is guaranteed.

Nothing will be the same from what we know and understand today.

[TigerPaws]

As a follow up to the post above:


http://alt-market.com/articles/2890-what-will-the-global-economy-look-like-after-the-great-reset

[msmobyone]

And now an update  !!

An 'update' ? ...

Your Ukrainian 'source' posted this story on September 2, 2015, 12:47 - referring to the work of piling driving on Aug 17th 2015 'disappearing'...

http://www.sobytiya.info/news/15/55218

The second link you supplied ..


http://colonelcassad.livejournal.com/2371107.html

Points out the following ..[his words ]

1/ The Ukrainian article used [stole ] the author's' photo - he lives in Kerch, Crimea

2/ The piles were 16m - not 100m - and were 'piled' with difficulty - not ease - some were cut.


You might want to re-read this link that you used to 'prove' you point - It seems - to me - to do exactly the OPPOSITE....?

[AkMike]

The EU Parliament passed a resolution for increased and longer sanctions against Russia for their acts against the Crimean Tatar people in Krym. This will also mean personal sanctions against those involved.

http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-politics/2015770-eu-parliament-resolution-sanctions-against-russia-should-be-increased.html

[AkMike]

There's a large oil spill in the waters of the Black Sea around Sevastopol, Krym.

http://ecology.unian.ua/reduction/1341658-v-akvatoriji-sevastopolya-stavsya-viliv-naftoproduktiv-na-poverhni-morya-sposterigaetsya-velika-kilkist-mazutu.html

[TigerPaws]

The EU Parliament passed a resolution for increased and longer sanctions against Russia for their acts against the Crimean Tatar people in Krym. This will also mean personal sanctions against those involved.

http://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-politics/2015770-eu-parliament-resolution-sanctions-against-russia-should-be-increased.html

And I am sure Russia will respond, and the escalation will continue. Sanctions on anyone are worthless in the modern world.

[AkMike]

Right...   Everyone can see how much it's helped Russia's economy.

 But on the bright side, Russia is considering banning all Turkish vegetables..  That'll help the local economy, provided that they have anything to sell (at higher prices). But then again that'll bump up the 50% of income that Russian's are already spending for food stuffs.

[jone]

Back in January of 2015 Russia abandonded the Petrodollar Reserve Fund it had established for balancing out oil revenues for days when the price of oil fell below profitablility.  The remaining 88 Billion was converted into Rubles and distributed to banks to offset the falling Ruble.  Now that the price of oil remains low for a full year and a half since that time, Russia is scraping bottom with its reserves. 

One of the interesting things of communism is that the value of the Ruble did not fluctuate as it was held in check by the central bank.  The Ruble is free  floating under the current government and that means that it can dive even farther than the latest low water mark of 80 Rubles to the US Dollar.   Additional sanctions for human rights violations and contention with neighbor countries continues the trend of the sliding ruble and the weak economy.  Couple that with the idea of various oil producing countries cutting off Russia's access to hard currency by selling directly to Western European countries and you have a situation that exerts more and more pressure on the government in Moscow.

[msmobyone]

Talked to a neighbour in Sochi

They just lost their job - cutbacks due to the crisis and got 'gardening leave' for 2 months to find a new job.. worked in the national sports administration.

Meanwhile, got told by a teacher that the headmaster and deputy principles of Schools in Sochi had their salaries cut - 'cut backs'


I have no idea to what degree and whether this is a city, regional or national 'thing'.

In a time of inflation.. not good.

[JayH]

An 'update' ? ...


You might want to re-read this link that you used to 'prove' you point - It seems - to me - to do exactly the OPPOSITE....?

H--I posted to help you out-- on what you "saw" !!  Maybe you flew over before they sank?

[TigerPaws]

 US Deploys Patriot Missiles to Protect ISIS Resupplyhttp://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/05/12/exclusive-us-deploys-patriot-missiles-to-protect-isis-resupply/

[TigerPaws]

US lawmakers seek federal agency to dilute Russian & Chinese ‘propaganda’ with ‘flow of truth’

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/05/12/us-lawmakers-seek-federal-agency-to-dilute-russian-chinese-propaganda-with-flow-of-truth/

[AkMike]

Russians are raging once again! 

NATO activated a new missile shield in Romania. It's intended as a shield against Iran's ballistic missile program but 'Bad Vlad' figures that it'll cancel Russia's arsenal long enough to strike the Kremlin in the event of a war.

 When the system is complete there'll be defensive missiles stationed everywhere between Greenland to the Azores Islands. The next site will be in Poland.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nato-shield-idUSKCN0Y30JX

[AkMike]

Once again Russia is fuming..

 The US, Britain and the former FSU Republic of Georgia are conducting 2 week military exercises.

"About 650 soldiers from the United States, 150 from Britain and 500 from Georgia were taking part in the maneuvers, with Washington dispatching an entire mechanized company including eight Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and, for the first time, eight M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks."

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-georgia-exercises-idUSKCN0Y21RP

[AkMike]

Reuter's also reports that the World Anti Doping Agency, (WADA) may ask the Olympic Committee to retest Russian urine samples from the Sochi games.

 Wouldn't that be a pizzer if they stripped the Russians of some of their ill gotten gains if this is true.   

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sport-doping-testing-idUSKCN0Y333L