Is Ukraine about to have a war?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Russia has a ferry service from St Petersburg once or twice a week, but it was a very small capacity, nowhere near enough to replace the road/rail link used d to bring in heavy bulk resources.
Tabs please !
Mr Gurulyov, a former military commander and member of the pro-Putin United Russia party, said: “We’ll destroy the entire group of the enemy’s space satellites during the first air operation.
“No one will care if they are American or British; we would see them all as Nato.
“Second, we’ll mitigate the entire system of anti-missile defence, everywhere and 100 per cent. Third, we certainly won’t start from Warsaw, Paris or Berlin. The first to be hit will be London.
“No one will care if they are American or British; we would see them all as Nato.
“Second, we’ll mitigate the entire system of anti-missile defence, everywhere and 100 per cent. Third, we certainly won’t start from Warsaw, Paris or Berlin. The first to be hit will be London.
And that is why I don't think the Lithuanian Blockage is such a great idea. Russia has left rationality long behind. It's pure emotion. And that is prone to doing stoopid things.
Vaguely recollect that Lithuania agreed to allow free transit for Russian goods as part of the deal when the Russians left. Not sure how the EU membership overrides prior agreements.
Plus, it seems a silly provocation, as Russia has ample ship service to Kaliningrad to supplement the rail links.
Plus, it seems a silly provocation, as Russia has ample ship service to Kaliningrad to supplement the rail links.
Russia has absolutely no right to transit the country.
There was recognition in the eventual text that stuff to and from Russia to Kaliningrad was an internal transfer, not subject to customs controls.
More broadly, this just seems a petty provocation, not sensible when one shares infrastructure such as the power grid with the grouchy neighbor.
Well ORAC you have achieved the virtually impossible, after ten maybe twelve years fighting agin it I have gone and joined twxxter.
simply because the quality of yours and others input and tired of having to restart pprune because twitter had blocked the page, worth it, we'll see
simply because the quality of yours and others input and tired of having to restart pprune because twitter had blocked the page, worth it, we'll see
Latest heavyweight replacement for Ukraine commanding general.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-Ukraine.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-Ukraine.html
More to the point, that region afaik has its utilities pretty integrated with Russia's, so don't be surprised if Russia cuts off the water or the power links.
Latest heavyweight replacement for Ukraine commanding general.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-Ukraine.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-Ukraine.html
That is silly, I've only noted that the restrictions are contrary to the existing agreements and it is not appropriate to attribute them to treaties signed subsequently with the EU.
More to the point, that region afaik has its utilities pretty integrated with Russia's, so don't be surprised if Russia cuts off the water or the power links.
More to the point, that region afaik has its utilities pretty integrated with Russia's, so don't be surprised if Russia cuts off the water or the power links.
2. while lithuania imports 70% of its electricity, nowadays big portion comes from Sweden and the network is pretty integrated to rest of Europe. How is Russia going to cut that, invading Lithuania or Sweden?
I have sympathy for the people defending their country, not these corrupt barbarians. He'll make a good target - has anyone done any stats on their life expectancy?
Not sure they were 'kicked out', they left as the USSR fell apart iirc.
There was recognition in the eventual text that stuff to and from Russia to Kaliningrad was an internal transfer, not subject to customs controls.
More broadly, this just seems a petty provocation, not sensible when one shares infrastructure such as the power grid with the grouchy neighbor.
There was recognition in the eventual text that stuff to and from Russia to Kaliningrad was an internal transfer, not subject to customs controls.
More broadly, this just seems a petty provocation, not sensible when one shares infrastructure such as the power grid with the grouchy neighbor.
They have already been working towards disconnecting Kalingrad's grid from the Baltic states, and the Baltic states from Russia's grid.
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-englis...says-president
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ad-2022-06-22/
In fact it is Russia that is likely more nervous about any grids getting disconnected as Russia has cancelled the pending isolation test for Kalingrad. It is Kalingrad that could end up islanded for a very extended period.
https://www.reuters.com/business/ene...st-2022-06-23/
For any EU-bashers around here, please note that the ability for the Baltic states to do this disconnection from the Russian grid is an EU-funded project, just like there are many other EU funded projects that have had dual use intent. The gas lines are also flowing backwards etc, road and rail links and airport expansions that quietly got built are in good use, etc. The 2025 availability date for the Baltic disconnect would appear to have been accelerated, just as the Ukraine & Moldova disconnect from Russia also got accelerated - as did their connection to the EU grid.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/pres...tement_22_1789
By the way, Lithuania is only intending to prevent transport of stuff between Russia and Kaliningrad that is subject to EU embargos. Not other stuff.
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I see Germany has fired up their coal power stations again, perhaps we should…… oh wait we knocked them all down, I would love to know where they are getting the coal from as it used to come from the Donbass.
I see the warmongers on Russian TV say they will determine how much the west remains….
The US Naval attaché taking a selfie of himself given the Z marks a finger has gone down a treat lol.
I see the warmongers on Russian TV say they will determine how much the west remains….
The US Naval attaché taking a selfie of himself given the Z marks a finger has gone down a treat lol.
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You need to listen to this Turkey, fifth columnist and destroying the oil infrastructure in the Netherlands and tankers in ports.