Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-26

[viper37]

Europe's plan to use $105 billion of frozen Russian assets tantamount to war, says Russia's Medvedev

Just do it?
There is no try, do or do not?  

[Syt]

Crazy rant by Medvedev? Must be a day ending in y.

[Zoupa]

5 drones shot down over the main French nuclear subs base in Brittany earlier today. They're getting bolder.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Also drones harassing Zelensky's plane near Ireland.

And why not? Russia has found that they can operate with near impunity in western Europe, because apparently not a single leader has a spine.

[Tamas]

Having received a one year exemption from the latest Russian oil sanction from Trump, Orbán has been a busy bee. It seems there will be some kind of a deal where the Hungarian oil company buys up Lukoil stuff and use the infrastructure to sell on Russian oil they buy freely to countries affected by the sanctions, most notably Serbia.

The only question is how expensive was Trump's grant and if he is know ingly in on it.

[viper37]

to sell on Russian oil they buy freely to countries affected by the sanctions, most notably Serbia.

I thought Trump was going after countries doing that? 

[Duque de Bragança]

to sell on Russian oil they buy freely to countries affected by the sanctions, most notably Serbia.

I thought Trump was going after countries doing that? 

I guess Trump could get his cut too. 

[Jacob]

My working assumption is that it's all pay-to-play.

[Tonitrus]

Couldn't Ukraine cut off Hungary from their Russian oil supply?

[Zoupa]

They've attacked that pipeline several times I think. But also it goes through Ukraine doesn't it?

[Tonitrus]

That's what I meant.

Though, it may be that there aren't any parts of the infrastructure in Ukraine that would allow them to just "switch it off", and it would require actually physically "cutting off" the pipeline...which I expect would be very messy (if they could even stop the flow without the Russians stopping it from their pumping stations).

[Sheilbh]

I think Ukraine stopped transit of Russian gas to EU countries at the start of the year. I think the Russian pipe gas in Europe now is via Turkstream - so Turkey and the Balkans.

[jimmy olsen]

Also drones harassing Zelensky's plane near Ireland.

And why not? Russia has found that they can operate with near impunity in western Europe, because apparently not a single leader has a spine.

What should they do?

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[Tonitrus]

I think Ukraine stopped transit of Russian gas to EU countries at the start of the year. I think the Russian pipe gas in Europe now is via Turkstream - so Turkey and the Balkans.

There's a fair bit of recent reporting indicating that the spice still flows though the Druzhba pipeline.