Putin admits he was naive when he came to power

[kherg007]

Russia's economy is paralyzed, and Putin's war machine survives on cannibalizing state-owned firms, Yale researchers say

"We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin, and we cannot jettison effective measures to pressure him," Yale researchers said.

www.businessinsider.com

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• Russia's economy is paralyzed, and its war machine survives by cannibalizing state-owned firms.
• That's according to Yale professors pushing back on commentary that Putin is one 2023's big winners.
• "We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin," they said.

Russia's economy is paralyzed, and its war machine survives on cannibalizing state-owned firms, two Yale researchers said.
In an op-ed in Foreign Policy on Friday, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian pushed back on recent commentary that cast Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of 2023's big winners amid signs of economic resilience.
But Western sanctions and the mass exodus of multinational companies from Russia have inflicted huge costs on the nation's economy, they said.
"We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin, and we cannot jettison effective measures to pressure him," Sonnenfeld and Tian wrote, adding that transferring "worthless" expropriated assets from Western firms to Putin's cronies didn't make Russia wealthier.
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They also listed several other signs that Russia's economy had been reeling.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, at least 1 million Russians have fled to other countries, including top tech talent. That's contributed to a labor shortage that's nearing 5 million workers and has stoked high inflation.
Meanwhile, $253 billion in private capital left Russia between February 2022 and June 2023, Sonnenfeld and Tian said, citing the Russian central bank's data.
In addition, Russia has lost access to Western technology and expertise that its companies relied on, while foreign direct investment has nearly dried up.

 

[SchlongConery]

Oily just reposts WALLS of slimy Russian propaganda . Same as the addict2 sucking Putin's sphrincter, and the former BlackCOCK under his latest nottyboi handle. (I wonder if that carefully crafted nom de guerre has something to do with being a closeted gay sailor? Which of course would not bode well aboard the ships or in the terrorist and proudly cruel country he just loves to justify.

And all of the bullshit comes from clearly identified Russian propagandists. Curiously, oily and 'ddic-y both seem to care soooooo much about their causes that they seemingly spend an impossible amount of time and effort to compile, format and post this shit that is so ludicrous that it is hardly ever worth responding to.

I wonder where they might get such walls of pre-packaged propaganda? A lot of it I have noticed comes from known Russian-state created faux websites.

Whether they are just doing their job, their nationalistic duty or are just on the wrong side of humanity.. they and their posts disgust me.

 

[oil&gas]

That's according to Yale professors pushing back on commentary that Putin is one 2023's big winners.

The U.S. will emerge as the biggest winner. Unlike the Vietnam war the Ukraine
war costs nothing in terms of American lives. U.S. corporations are the major
beneficiaries of Biden's generosity--it is mainly the European support that has
provided relief to the people of Ukraine. The U.S. also stands to benefit from the
aftermath of the war--Europe will have to step up spending on purchase of F-35
jets and LNG imports.

 

[nottyboi]

Russia's economy is paralyzed, and Putin's war machine survives on cannibalizing state-owned firms, Yale researchers say

"We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin, and we cannot jettison effective measures to pressure him," Yale researchers said.

www.businessinsider.com

.

• Russia's economy is paralyzed, and its war machine survives by cannibalizing state-owned firms.
• That's according to Yale professors pushing back on commentary that Putin is one 2023's big winners.
• "We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin," they said.

Russia's economy is paralyzed, and its war machine survives on cannibalizing state-owned firms, two Yale researchers said.
In an op-ed in Foreign Policy on Friday, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian pushed back on recent commentary that cast Russian President Vladimir Putin as one of 2023's big winners amid signs of economic resilience.
But Western sanctions and the mass exodus of multinational companies from Russia have inflicted huge costs on the nation's economy, they said.
"We cannot fall into the trap of thinking that all is good for Putin, and we cannot jettison effective measures to pressure him," Sonnenfeld and Tian wrote, adding that transferring "worthless" expropriated assets from Western firms to Putin's cronies didn't make Russia wealthier.
Advertisement

They also listed several other signs that Russia's economy had been reeling.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, at least 1 million Russians have fled to other countries, including top tech talent. That's contributed to a labor shortage that's nearing 5 million workers and has stoked high inflation.
Meanwhile, $253 billion in private capital left Russia between February 2022 and June 2023, Sonnenfeld and Tian said, citing the Russian central bank's data.
In addition, Russia has lost access to Western technology and expertise that its companies relied on, while foreign direct investment has nearly dried up.

Ok so lets unpack the BS, 1m left and they are short 5m, so the economic growth is all fake lol. Yes some private capital left, but the domestic companies cannot send capital overseas so they are forced to invest in Russia. Also the departure of foriegn imports and introduced many new oppotinities and for the first time in a long time the industrial sector has surpassed the energy sector in growth (I suspect their MIC also had a big part of that) Very little Western tech cannot be replaced hy Chinese, Indian, Brazilian and South African tech.

 

[mandrill]

Huge Blunder By Russia: Accidentally Bombs Its Own City (msn.com)





Russia has accidentally bombed one of its own villages.

This was reported by the Russian military, according to The Moscow Times. The military stated that it was due to an "abnormal discharge of aircraft ammunition." The incident occurred on Tuesday around 09:00AM local time in Petropavlovka, located approximately 150 kilometers east of the border with Ukraine.


No lives were lost in the bombing of the town, but six houses were damaged.

"An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is underway. A commission is working on-site to assess the damages and provide assistance in repairing the houses," it was reported.

According to Governor Alexander Gusev of the Voronezh region, where Petropavlovka is located, several residents of the village have been rehoused.

On Tuesday, Russia also dropped bombs over several cities in Ukraine, where a total of four people lost their lives, and 92 were injured.

The attack occurred less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an increase in the intensity of Russian attacks.

This is not the first time Russia has bombed one of its own cities. In April, a Russian fighter jet accidentally bombed Belgorod, located about 35 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. Three people were injured, and several buildings were destroyed, according to the local governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, as reported by the BBC.

 

[zsyd1230]

That's according to Yale professors pushing back on commentary that Putin is one 2023's big winners.

The U.S. will emerge as the biggest winner. Unlike the Vietnam war the Ukraine
war costs nothing in terms of American lives. U.S. corporations are the major
beneficiaries of Biden's generosity--it is mainly the European support that has
provided relief to the people of Ukraine. The U.S. also stands to benefit from the
aftermath of the war--Europe will have to step up spending on purchase of F-35
jets and LNG imports.

I think the biggest winner thus far has been China unfortunately.
1. Cheap Russian resources to China
2. Russia trading in Yuan
3. Tying up US resources and attention in Europe, thus preventing the pivot to Asia
4. Giving up Russian market to Chinese exports.

 

[oil&gas]

China is more like a beneficiary of the war. It doesn't have
to do the dirty work of the victor of the proxy war. The U.S.
has promised backing Ukraine 'as long as it takes'. At some
point it will lessen or withdraw the support altogether to
end the war.

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1742050712098672742

 

[oil&gas]

Blunders like this are the most encouraging news for Zelensky's
Ukraine war cheerleaders these days.

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745601482588651902

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745392585697526012

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745339913598636133

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745361437302898729

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744906952117796915

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744847011013161011

 

[mandrill]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744042396545937782

 

[Frankfooter]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1745646700788690959

 

[oil&gas]

U.S. assistance to Ukraine has 'ground to a halt': White House
Jan 12, 2024

WASHINGTON - U.S. assistance for Ukraine in its war against Russia has stopped, the White House said on Thursday, as negotiations continued in Washington over an aid package that could be tied to an overhaul of border security measures.

"The assistance that we provided has now ground to a halt," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

U.S. assistance to Ukraine has 'ground to a halt': White House

U.S. assistance for Ukraine in its war against Russia has stopped, the White House said on Thursday, as negotiations continued in Washington over an aid package that could be tied to an overhaul of border security measures.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[oil&gas]

Ukraine war: MPs reject bid to crack down on draft dodgers
11th January 2024

Ukraine's parliament has refused to consider a conscription bill that proposes a crackdown on draft dodgers.

MPs have criticised certain punishment measures included in the bill as unconstitutional.

Some have also suggested reducing the length of military service proposed in the bill from 36 to 18 months.

The bill was drafted in a bid to conscript more people, as Kyiv faces problems on the battlefield after nearly two years of war with Russia.

It also included plans to lower the age at which men can be conscripted into the armed forces from 27 to 25.

Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 450,000-500,000 extra soldiers were needed to fight Russia's invasion.

But some clauses in the bill have caused outrage, such as limiting draft dodgers' rights to own property and freely use their personal money.

The bill would also allow Ukrainians to be summoned electronically to join the armed forces. At the start of the war, tens of thousands of men volunteered to fight but almost two years on it is getting harder to convince anyone to join up.

In December, Ukrainians living abroad were told they could be asked to report for military service. Defence Minister Rustem Umerov described this as an invitation and the ministry later clarified that it did not imply any sanctions against those who refused to come back.

Mr Zelensky said achieving the increased number of troops was a "sensitive" and costly issue.

This all comes as Kyiv's recent counter-offensive seems to have stalled and provisions of military aid have also taken a knock in recent months. US Republicans blocked a $61bn (€55bn; £48bn) military package and Hungary stopped an EU financial deal worth €50bn ($55bn; £43bn).

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday that negotiations over further US assistance had "ground to a halt" as the government continues to negotiate its budget.

Mr Zelensky is currently on a tour of the Baltic states - and is currently in Latvia - to bolster further support including urging Western allies to provide more air defence
weapons.

Speaking earlier in Tallinn, Estonia, he warned about the dangers of Western hesitation. He said: "Sometimes the insecurity of partners regarding financial and military aid to Ukraine only increases Russia's courage and strength."

His remarks came as a new US report warned that more than $1bn (£785m) worth of US military aid given to Ukraine since February 2022 was not properly tracked.

The findings by the Pentagon's inspector general said US officials in Washington DC and Europe had failed to properly account for thousands of weapons, including stringer launchers and air defence missiles. It raises concerns that some of the $1.69bn in military aid supplied to Ukraine could have been misappropriated.

But in a letter responding to the report, Col Garrett W Trott of the US military's European Command, emphasised that the report found "no evidence of unauthorised or illicit transfer of EEUM [Enhanced End Use Monitoring] defence articles provided to Ukraine".

And the report itself conceded that it was "beyond the scope" of its inquiry to determine whether any arms had been misappropriated.

Ukraine war: MPs reject bid to crack down on draft dodgers

They say some of the punishments proposed in President Zelensky's bill are unconstitutional.

www.bbc.com

 

[Anbarandy]

Hey Mandy, looks like your Multiple Launch System of posts has triggered Oily again.