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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #406

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

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      jon-nyc
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      #407

      @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

      In 2004 I was in Odessa for a few days with the intention of traveling by train to Chișinău in Moldova. The idea was to visit the little village outside the city where Rachel’s grandfather was born.

      In the event the trains weren’t running because of violence by Russian backed separatists in the transdneister region. So we never got there. In hindsight I should have gone through Romania. But I don’t regret having visited Ukraine. It’s unlikely I would have gone otherwise.

      Only non-witches get due process.

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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
        wrote on last edited by
        #408

        Read the thread...

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • bachophileB Offline
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          bachophile
          wrote on last edited by
          #409

          I’ve got some Crimean wine in my wine fridge. Gifted to me years ago.

          I should open it one day to celebrate the fall of the red army.

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #410

            Russia turns off the gas to Poland and Bulgaria

            Russia said it will stop natural gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, making good on a threat to cut off buyers if they refuse Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles. European gas prices surged.

            United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to revive diplomatic efforts to end the war more than two months after Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

            U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted talks with officials from more than 40 countries at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss ways of boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine. Violence flared in the nearby breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG Offline
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              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #411

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                Russia turns off the gas to Poland and Bulgaria

                Russia said it will stop natural gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, making good on a threat to cut off buyers if they refuse Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles. European gas prices surged.

                United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to revive diplomatic efforts to end the war more than two months after Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

                U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted talks with officials from more than 40 countries at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss ways of boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine. Violence flared in the nearby breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

                MikM Away
                MikM Away
                Mik
                wrote on last edited by
                #412

                @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                Russia turns off the gas to Poland and Bulgaria

                Russia said it will stop natural gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, making good on a threat to cut off buyers if they refuse Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles. European gas prices surged.

                United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to revive diplomatic efforts to end the war more than two months after Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

                U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted talks with officials from more than 40 countries at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss ways of boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine. Violence flared in the nearby breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

                Doesn't this really smack of desperation on Russia's part?

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

                  @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

                  Russia turns off the gas to Poland and Bulgaria

                  Russia said it will stop natural gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, making good on a threat to cut off buyers if they refuse Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles. European gas prices surged.

                  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to revive diplomatic efforts to end the war more than two months after Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

                  U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted talks with officials from more than 40 countries at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss ways of boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine. Violence flared in the nearby breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

                  Doesn't this really smack of desperation on Russia's part?

                  George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  #413

                  @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                  @George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:
                  Russia turns off the gas to Poland and Bulgaria

                  Doesn't this really smack of desperation on Russia's part?

                  I think they've been threatening this since day 1 of the invasion.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • MikM Away
                    MikM Away
                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #414

                    They have. I think it shows how few cards they have left to play. Which makes them more dangerous.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • George KG George K

                      Russia turns off the gas to Poland and Bulgaria

                      Russia said it will stop natural gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday, making good on a threat to cut off buyers if they refuse Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demand to pay in rubles. European gas prices surged.

                      United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to revive diplomatic efforts to end the war more than two months after Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

                      U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted talks with officials from more than 40 countries at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to discuss ways of boosting weapons supplies to Ukraine. Violence flared in the nearby breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

                      RenaudaR Offline
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                      Renauda
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                      #415

                      @George-K

                      Neither country appears to be at all concerned about this.

                      Over the next few months a few of the bigger gas contracts with European states will come up for renewal. Should be entertaining to see what unfolds.

                      Elbows up!

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                      • RenaudaR Renauda

                        @George-K

                        Neither country appears to be at all concerned about this.

                        Over the next few months a few of the bigger gas contracts with European states will come up for renewal. Should be entertaining to see what unfolds.

                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #416

                        @Renauda I read that a pipeline to Poland will be completed by June from, I believe, Turkey.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG George K

                          @Renauda I read that a pipeline to Poland will be completed by June from, I believe, Turkey.

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                          Renauda
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                          #417

                          @George-K

                          Norway.

                          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Pipe

                          Elbows up!

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                          • George KG Offline
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                            George K
                            wrote on last edited by George K
                            #418

                            Later in the thread, it's mentioned that this is an "old" video - from mid-March, btw.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • George KG Offline
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                              George K
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #419

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              • George KG George K

                                RenaudaR Offline
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                                Renauda
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                                #420

                                @George-K

                                So she admits Mad Vlad is completely out of his tree.

                                We already knew that.

                                Elbows up!

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                                • MikM Away
                                  MikM Away
                                  Mik
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #421

                                  I wonder if the military would comply if he ordered a nuclear strike.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • George KG Offline
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                                    George K
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #422

                                    Interesting thread on "tactical" nukes.

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                                      Aqua Letifer
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #423

                                      What are everyone's odds that Vlad launches nukes?

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        I wonder if the military would comply if he ordered a nuclear strike.

                                        RenaudaR Offline
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                                        Renauda
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #424

                                        @Mik said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                        I wonder if the military would comply if he ordered a nuclear strike.

                                        Yes. You can be certain that the scenario(s) involving nukes have already been gamed out.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                        • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                                          What are everyone's odds that Vlad launches nukes?

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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #425

                                          @Aqua-Letifer said in The Ukraine war thread:

                                          What are everyone's odds that Vlad launches nukes?

                                          One in let’s hope not.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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