BoroMart
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erm, Russia never landed anyone on the moonWasn't there sanctions on the USSR and they still managed to land men on the moon - unless that was not true and made up by Soviet propaganda?
erm, Russia never landed anyone on the moonWasn't there sanctions on the USSR and they still managed to land men on the moon - unless that was not true and made up by Soviet propaganda?
Oh dear.Wasn't there sanctions on the USSR and they still managed to land men on the moon - unless that was not true and made up by Soviet propaganda?
As any fule know, Lance Armstrong was first man on the moon.erm, Russia never landed anyone on the moon
Don't be silly.......it was Louis ArmstrongAs any fule know, Lance Armstrong was first man on the moon.
They did in Apollo 18erm, Russia never landed anyone on the moon
He could have been on the moon for all he knew, all the crap he was taking (not that the others weren't doing the same).As any fule know, Lance Armstrong was first man on the moon.
An alumni of St. Custards is amongst us ........ Nigel Molesworth lives.As any fule know, Lance Armstrong was first man on the moon.
I could read it OK. Just close the subscription offer pop up and you should be able to read the articleYou can look at track records as much as you want. You're still affected by bias in who you choose to believe. our opinions and decisions are based on bias. The actual knowledge we have is very very little. We continually make decisions based on very little knowledge because we have to.
You can see from your posts here that Brexit became very personal to you. You've just snuck it in here to try and get some insults in. Prime example of how emotion affects opinion. You are a remainer because it fits in with who you are as a person. You see opposing opinions as a personal attack on you. Hence the constant need to get in digs to anyone you suspect to be a brexiter.
Regarding Russia. None of us know. I don't think Putin will be brought down by sanctions. That's not based on anything more than my natural pessimism. I don't know anything about the subject. It would be nice to read someone more positive but like I said it's behind a paywall.
They’re doing great out of this, the west’s boycott of Russian energy has pushed the price of energy through the roof meaning that Russia is making more money than ever through energy exports.
The laughable thing is that it isn’t even a proper boycott, Germany are still buying it as they’re wholly reliant and the Americans who are buying Russian energy from India for a mark-up price.
It was all predictable, I said it on here months ago that this would backfire.
People might have been willing to pay more for gas and electricity so they can put Ukraine flags in their Twitter bio with pride, but we’ll see how much they’re willing to defend eastern Ukraine when their energy bills hit £5,000 come January.
This has been a disaster for the west. They told Zilensky to not negotiate with Russia and assured them they could win with western weapons, and now this looks like going on for years with each energy bill more crippling than the last for western consumers.
And it was a much bigger entity including the breadbasket of the world in UkraineOh dear.
The reason the USSR collapsed was economic pressure.
Russia doing better than expected despite sanctions: IMF
Despite damaging Western sanctions imposed on Moscow in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia's economy appears to be weathering the storm better than expected as it benefits from high energy prices, the IMF said Tuesday.uk.news.yahoo.com
From the IMF report in the article:
"The report indicates Europe is facing the brunt of the fallout from sanctions given its reliance on Russia for energy. The situation could worsen dramatically if Moscow cuts off gas exports, and once the European Union imposes a ban on Russian oil delivered by sea starting next year."
And this is the reality isn't it? The sanctions are hurting Russia but not as much as predicted, but it's Europe that's getting it in the neck just as hard.
I'd imagine Truss is a bit of a war monger so we won't be getting any relief from the pain anytime soon. We surely aren't far away from the public turning their anger from Russia to the Gov when bills rise again in winter.
From the IMF report in the article:
"The report indicates Europe is facing the brunt of the fallout from sanctions given its reliance on Russia for energy. The situation could worsen dramatically if Moscow cuts off gas exports, and once the European Union imposes a ban on Russian oil delivered by sea starting next year."
And this is the reality isn't it? The sanctions are hurting Russia but not as much as predicted, but it's Europe that's getting it in the neck just as hard.
I'd imagine Truss is a bit of a war monger so we won't be getting any relief from the pain anytime soon. We surely aren't far away from the public turning their anger from Russia to the Gov when bills rise again in winter.
The sanctions are not having the impact the west thought they would or would have us believe.Please stop parroting misinformation from the Russians , they really aren’t thriving
They aren’t impacted by oil , but 1000s of companies have literally left Russia . 40% of which is their own gdp . Putin claimed this was a good thing as Russians will start their own businesses and replace them . This hasn’t happened
I mean , they’re having to literally make cars without air bags and ABS for goodness sake .
Oil won’t be impacted . It is sold in barrels and easy to give to other places . However with gas you need to setup new pipelines which takes time . Businesses leaving en masse also massively **** them over . That and a lot of their educated youth are just upping sticks and leaving
Meanwhile Zelinsky is posing for Vogue with his wife whilst asking the UK (and others) for even more of our hard earned money.They’re doing great out of this, the west’s boycott of Russian energy has pushed the price of energy through the roof meaning that Russia is making more money than ever through energy exports.
The laughable thing is that it isn’t even a proper boycott, Germany are still buying it as they’re wholly reliant and the Americans who are buying Russian energy from India for a mark-up price.
It was all predictable, I said it on here months ago that this would backfire.
People might have been willing to pay more for gas and electricity so they can put Ukraine flags in their Twitter bio with pride, but we’ll see how much they’re willing to defend eastern Ukraine when their energy bills hit £5,000 come January.
This has been a disaster for the west. They told Zilensky to not negotiate with Russia and assured them they could win with western weapons, and now this looks like going on for years with each energy bill more crippling than the last for western consumers.
Always question your own sources and opinions before making misinformed statementsPlease stop parroting misinformation from the Russians , they really aren’t thriving
They aren’t impacted by oil , but 1000s of companies have literally left Russia . 40% of which is their own gdp . Putin claimed this was a good thing as Russians will start their own businesses and replace them . This hasn’t happened
I mean , they’re having to literally make cars without air bags and ABS for goodness sake .
Oil won’t be impacted . It is sold in barrels and easy to give to other places . However with gas you need to setup new pipelines which takes time . Businesses leaving en masse also massively **** them over . That and a lot of their educated youth are just upping sticks and leaving
Do you have an issue with this?Meanwhile Zelinsky is posing for Vogue with his wife whilst asking the UK (and others) for even more of our hard earned money.
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