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03-30-23, 12:01 PM | #10531 |
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Putin admits Western sanctions could hurt Russia’s economy President Vladimir Putin has conceded that Western sanctions designed to starve the Kremlin of funds for its invasion of Ukraine could deal a blow to Russia’s economy.“The illegitimate restrictions imposed on the Russian economy may indeed have a negative impact on it in the medium term,” Putin said in televised remarks Wednesday reported by state news agency TASS. It is a rare admission by the Russian leader, who has repeatedly insisted that Russia’s economy remains resilient and that sanctions have hurt Western countries by driving up inflation and energy prices. Putin said Russia’s economy had been growing since July, thanks in part to stronger ties with “countries of the East and South,” likely referring to China and some African countries. He also stressed the importance of domestic demand to the economy, saying it was becoming the leading driver of growth. Russia’s economy has showed surprising resilience to unprecedented sanctions imposed by the West, including an EU ban on most imports of oil products. Preliminary estimates from the Russian government show that economic output shrank by 2.1% last year — a contraction more limited than many economists initially predicted. Yet while China has thrown the Kremlin an economic lifeline by buying Russian energy and providing an alternative to the US dollar, cracks are starting to appear. The Russian government’s revenue plunged 35% in January compared with a year ago, while expenditures jumped 59%, leading to a budget deficit of about 1,761 billion rubles ($23.3 billion). The World Bank and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are forecasting contractions of 3.3% and 5.6%, respectively, in 2023. The International Monetary Fund expects Russia’s growth to remain flat this year, but for the economy to shrink by at least 7% in the medium term. In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, Western countries have announced more than 11,300 sanctions since the February 2022 invasion, and frozen some $300 billion of Russia’s foreign reserves. An outspoken Russian oligarch, Oleg Deripaska, said earlier this month that Russia could find itself with no money as soon as next year. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-...e125839f555459 |
03-30-23, 12:59 PM | #10532 |
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Russia's tactical nuclear weapons have not even been tested since the end of the USSR. None of their military engineers have practical experience with them. They can only rely on manuals in the hope that those ancient nuclear bombs still work. Then they have to move them from one of the 12 arsenals in their country, which our satellites would see, and which would allow our leaders to apply immediate pressure. China is also not pleased with this, they declared that no nuclear weapons would be placed in other countries at their last meeting.
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03-30-23, 01:10 PM | #10533 | |
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03-30-23, 01:20 PM | #10535 |
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US journalist Evan Gershkovich has been arrested in Russia and accused of spying while working for the Wall Street Journal.
An experienced Russia reporter, he was working in the city of Yekaterinburg at the time of his detention. The White House has condemned his detention "in the strongest terms". The Kremlin claimed he had been caught "red-handed" but the Wall Street Journal vehemently denied the allegations against him. Mr Gershkovich, 31, is well known among foreign correspondents in Moscow and BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg describes him as an excellent reporter and a highly principled journalist. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken echoed the Wall Street Journal in saying he was "deeply concerned" by the arrest. US officials said they had immediately sought access to Mr Gershkovich but had not had any response. The WSJ said its reporter had dropped out of contact with his editors while working in Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow, on Wednesday afternoon. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65121885
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03-30-23, 01:29 PM | #10536 |
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Putin said it will only deploy tactical nuclear weapons nuclear missiles were not mentioned and these are long ranged already in Kaliningrad Putin knows how to play the game moving the Satan II would be overkill and too dangerous for himself
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03-30-23, 01:36 PM | #10537 |
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03-30-23, 01:45 PM | #10538 | |
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03-30-23, 01:47 PM | #10539 | |
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If you use a 1.1 MT nuke on the battle field it's called tactical If you use a 1.1 MT nuke on a city or other strategic targets-It's called strategic I could be wrong thou, I'm taking it from memory(read it on a wiki page some years ago) Markus
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03-30-23, 01:50 PM | #10540 |
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This is the same case. "Authorities separated Masha from her father and placed her into a children's home, after the case began. She has not been seen in public since 1 March."
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03-30-23, 01:53 PM | #10541 | |
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03-30-23, 02:04 PM | #10542 |
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The one girl - with that picture she painted - is 11 or 12 years old and still goes to school, the other is 20 and married, and protested via internet. It cannot be the same girl.
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03-30-23, 02:10 PM | #10543 |
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Markus,
on tactical nukes and nuclear war, I had posted these: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...nu#post2832008 https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...nu#post2844539 https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...postcount=7164
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03-30-23, 02:14 PM | #10544 | |
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You were right on spot. Markus
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03-30-23, 02:17 PM | #10545 |
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Not knowledge I googled it
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