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anne25
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hockeylover
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WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou
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More fucking morons voting for the Face Eating Leopards Party.Greenland's opposition wins election dominated by independence and Trump
Greenland's opposition wins election dominated by independence and Trump
The voting was dominated by US President Donald Trump's pledge to take over Denmark's autonomous territory.www.yahoo.com
Trump doesn't even know where Greenland is or why he wants it except that his boss Putin wants it just like he wants the Canadian arctic.
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"I can't see any reason why it would be Russia"
worm
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Not if Ukraine just gives everything to Russia
Cal Gal
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MindzEye
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Honestly, this is "good".
We need one of two outcomes here. Obviously the best outcome is the US aid firehose to open back up, especially in conjunction with a renewed seriousness from Europe. Or the US to further show themselves as a deeply unserious advocate for lasting peace, that is as best a stealth ally to Russia. Putin spitting in Trump's eye publicly will push us towards one or the other quicker.
Russia recently released their public budget and it's ugly looking. 32B USD budget deficit (on the books), down to 38 billion in liquid assets in their national wealth fund (~135B total). They were only able to secure ~40B in bond issuances in 2024 as well despite an average interest rate of 16.5. For comparison, a similar sized economy....Canada....was able to pull 370B out of the bond market in 2020 when the world was melting down, at a ~1.05% average yield. Russia is going to start cannibalizing soon, probably seizing/nationalizing assets from private companies as they default on corporate debt.
Putin spent almost 20 years preparing the Russian economy and military for this moment and it's very nearly spent. The West, in whatever configuration that looks like, just needs to push Ukraine over the finish line.
We need one of two outcomes here. Obviously the best outcome is the US aid firehose to open back up, especially in conjunction with a renewed seriousness from Europe. Or the US to further show themselves as a deeply unserious advocate for lasting peace, that is as best a stealth ally to Russia. Putin spitting in Trump's eye publicly will push us towards one or the other quicker.
Russia recently released their public budget and it's ugly looking. 32B USD budget deficit (on the books), down to 38 billion in liquid assets in their national wealth fund (~135B total). They were only able to secure ~40B in bond issuances in 2024 as well despite an average interest rate of 16.5. For comparison, a similar sized economy....Canada....was able to pull 370B out of the bond market in 2020 when the world was melting down, at a ~1.05% average yield. Russia is going to start cannibalizing soon, probably seizing/nationalizing assets from private companies as they default on corporate debt.
Putin spent almost 20 years preparing the Russian economy and military for this moment and it's very nearly spent. The West, in whatever configuration that looks like, just needs to push Ukraine over the finish line.
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Wayward DP
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Now do Trump.
hockeylover
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Sounds like Russias prepared to shit all over this ceasefire proposal, which… yeah. Duh?
Cal Gal
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Very bad for Russia': Trump issues warning as US awaits response to ceasefire proposal
www.yahoo.com
Pressed to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin seems likely to seek his own conditions
www.yahoo.com
'Very bad for Russia': Trump issues warning as US awaits response to ceasefire proposal
"We could do things very bad for Russia, would be devastating for Russia," Trump said Wednesday during a White House meeting with Ireland's leader.
Pressed to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin seems likely to seek his own conditions
Pressed to accept a ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin seems likely to seek his own conditions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly ruled out a temporary break in hostilities, saying it would only benefit Ukraine and its Western allies by letting them replenish their arsenals. The Kremlin responded cautiously to the news of Ukraine accepting the U.S.-proposed truce during...
LeafGm
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How so?
The party that won the election is not, in any shape or form, in favour of joining the US.
It is in favour of gradual independence from the Danes, but so were five of the six parties running (including the losing, incumbent PM’s party). And that movement for independence long predates and is unrelated to Trump’s stupid obsession with Greenland.
WellPlayed
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lol lookit this guy and his context for the headline. we get it man, you read the article.
Cal Gal
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Putin orders army to eject last Ukrainian troops from Russian territory
Putin orders army to eject last Ukrainian troops from Russian territory
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin donned military fatigues for a surprise visit to troops in Russia's western Kursk region on Wednesday where he ordered them to press their lightning advance and swiftly retake the rest of the area from Ukrainian forces. Putin made his visit after Washington...
Cal Gal
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Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine, sources say
Russia lays out demands for talks with US on Ukraine, sources say
Russia has presented the U.S. with a list of demands for a deal to end its war against Ukraine and reset relations with Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter. It is not clear what exactly Moscow included on its list or whether it is willing to engage in peace talks with...
MindzEye
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Putin orders army to eject last Ukrainian troops from Russian territory
Putin orders army to eject last Ukrainian troops from Russian territory
(Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin donned military fatigues for a surprise visit to troops in Russia's western Kursk region on Wednesday where he ordered them to press their lightning advance and swiftly retake the rest of the area from Ukrainian forces. Putin made his visit after Washington...
Vlad appears big mad today. The action map that I follow for information about as up to date as you can have without it being full of guesses, shows about 30 new points of attack along the entire line, which is crazy for a single day. A big attempted push is like 3-4 points of attack limited to one area. This is up and down the entire contact line, and yeah, about 30+ new points.
Honestly don't know what to think of it. Their logistics have been in the shitter for 1-2 months now, so I don't think this is some sort of well planned offensive. Maybe an angry tantrum in response to the ceasefire. Maybe an attempt to scramble for as much dirt as they can hold before taking the ceasefire, which they'll use to temporarily patch up logistics.
Cal Gal
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After Vladimir Putin Said 'Nobody Can Ban Bitcoin', The Bank Of Russia Is Looking To Allow Crypto Purchases
