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We had no foreign debt because our retarded dictator paid it all, by starving the country. We had no debt, and we had no food… And the debt he repaid was just the debt he took a few years before, to build an outdated industry that went bankrupt soon after. No it wouldn’t. While the Russians...

It comes from our history with the Russians. The way they treated us after WW2, stealing our resources and imposing their Communism on us, that kept us poor for decades. When we were under Russian occupation, it was the worst time in our history. And when we were under Russian influence, the...

It’s good that the Russians are wasting some of their weapons on a lost cause like Venezuela, as it has the positive effect of angering Trump. Trump is an adept of the Monroe doctrine, and he considers that no foreign powers should interfere in the Americas, which is the US’s playground. He...

The truth is that any GDP stats we now have from Russia are estimates made without much concrete and credible data. The IMF makes some estimates based on the little data available, as Rosstat publishes less data than before the war. And everyone knows how good the IMF is at valuing an economy...

My experience on how economic data is reported in totalitarian countries tells me that their GDP growth has been negative since the war started, and only fake numbers and lies have made it look positive. Remember that this is a Russia that wants to become the second Soviet Union. In the Soviet...

Russia is losing money if it sells oil at $30 discount to Brent prices. If they actually do that, it means they are simply buying Orban with cheap oil as a payment for his support and sabotage of EU cohesion. But it would be best for Europe if Hungary would be forced to stop buying from Russia...

People in Eastern Europe care about Russia, and want to see it destroyed, for all the suffering it had inflicted on us. The destruction and dissolution of Russia would be a dream come true for many of us. On top of that, we care about our security, and a weak Russia makes us safer, while a...

This is where Putin and all his cheerleaders have miscalculated. They thought Ukraine would bend the knee to stop their losses, but Ukraine is willing to take a lot of damage to keep its freedom. The question is, how much damage will the Russians be willing to take, to try to subjugate their...

Look at EU’s GDP, and then compare it to Russia’s. Now you will see who is having a problem with financing the war. Compared to Russia, Europe has an unlimited amount of money. Since attrition wars are all about resources and the economy, Europe can continue for as long as it takes, because...

Oh, you means this flag? Dream on, and keep watching Russian propaganda. Ukraine is not looking for a ceasefire. Their strategy is to bleed Russia until it collapses. All Ukrainians support this strategy, and they want to build up their long range capabilities and destroy Russia‘s oil and...

How can Europe keep good relations with Russia, when Russia is actively trying to invade Europe? Russia started a war against Europe. There can be no good relations between combatants in a war. Energy prices are irrelevant when it comes to a much bigger issue like war. Russia needs to be...

They will have to sell for pennies, because the assets will be useless under their ownership, and there is also a deadline to sell. This gives all the bargaining power to the buyer. This is another big lose for Russia, as it will have to sell many of its overseas investments at big losses.

Europe won’t collapse, I can assure you of that. Its economic problems are mild compared to what Russia is facing, and are mostly self inflicted and have nothing to do with the war. The war will actually allow Europe to build up its defense industry, which could serve as a job booster and...

But that’s what it will happen in the end, when the Russian Federation will collapse and disintegrate, and a Boris Yeltsin 2.0 will replace Putin with the support of the desperate oligarchs who will try to salvage whatever remains of their fortunes. When Russia will collapse, it will have to...

What kind of news, or propaganda, are you following? First of all, Rodynske is not a significant city. Pre-war it had a population of less than 10k. It is just one of the small settlements around Pokrovsk. The only city in that area is Pokrovsk. The rest are just small settlements of no...

The Turkish claims in the Mediterranean will not materialize to anything, regardless of who rules Libya. Getting involved in Libya is a waste of resources, as everyone who got involved there discovered. Italy never supported Haftar. It was more in favor of the GNA actually.

Yes, I agree with you that NATO is not a guarantee, but it’s still better than nothing. Ukraine also needs to join the EU, and the EU needs to build up its military. Ukraine already has a very big army and MIC, and with European funding it can become even stronger. The biggest problem the EU is...

Europe’s biggest problem is not its lack of power, but it’s lack of unity. If European countries were united in the same way US states are united in a single country, Europe would be a global power to rival the US and China. Even now, with low military spending and limited reserves of...

I tried to make the analogy with the US tariffs on Switzerland, so that you could finally understand that you cannot negotiate the end of a conflict that was unilaterally started, when the aggressor still thinks it has the upper hand. It is not possible. Just like the Swiss cannot force Trump...

US tariffs on Switzerland need to stop already, I’m getting tired of this crap, the Swiss and the Americans are the most stubborn bunch of idiots ever. Especially the Swiss, don’t they realize that this is hurting their economy hard ffs.