Russia's Invasion of Ukraine (Official Thread)
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Russia has pipelines around Ukraine but this is still major. Has my EUR/JPY long on hold.
Ukraine Forces a Halt to Flow of Natural Gas From Russia to Europe
A transnational pipeline was shut down on Wednesday after Kyiv refused to renew an agreement that allowed for the transit of Russian gas through its territory.www.nytimes.com
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Russia warns Europe will "pay the price" for Ukraine cutting off gas
Russia's Foreign Ministry blamed the U.S. for the decision, saying it will impact "the standard of living of European citizens."
www.newsweek.com
They’re warning Europe now! Might get serious.
Not feeling bullish on the Euro?
I am, my long was losing in the beginning of the day but came up. Eurozone will get that gas flowing one way or another. An agreement will be made between the parties.Russia warns Europe will "pay the price" for Ukraine cutting off gas
Russia's Foreign Ministry blamed the U.S. for the decision, saying it will impact "the standard of living of European citizens."
They’re warning Europe now! Might get serious.
Not feeling bullish on the Euro?
I wonder if major Euro players told Zelenskyy to put this pipeline disruption strategy up in the beginning of the conflict because of the crazy inflation at the time or what.
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Another accidental aircraft shootdown is a matter of when, not if — The Economist
The spread of conflict in Asia threatens the safety of air travellers
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Right they wouldn’t have done it unless there was a plan in place and they’ve had the time now to put that in action. Sounds like Turkey and the US will pick up the slack along with Scandinavian producers.
Longterm they’re talking about Morocco but I think they’re going to have to revisit nuclear sooner than later.
This convo led me to find out that Russia’s grip on energy needs is crazy tight. I was thinking why does Europe even deal with Russia when they have so many active nuclear reactors? I discovered Russia controls a big portion of the world’s uranium conversion and uranium enrichment capacity. Not to mention Russian made reactors are operated throughout Europe.
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France sends first batch of Mirage jets to Ukraine – Defence Blog
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Report: Russian Ships Heading to Syria to Move Equipment to Libya
The Russian evacuation of troops and equipment from Syria after the fall of the government is continuing. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of...
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‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine
Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands.
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Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare
kyivindependent.com
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Transnistria faces industrial collapse after Russian gas suspension, senior official says
Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean has criticized the Kremlin for using energy as a "political weapon."
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ISW: Ukraine's gas transit halt to cost Gazprom $6 billion as Turkstream becomes only route to EU - Euromaidan Press
Gazprom is likely exploiting the halt of gas transit through Ukraine to engineer an artificial energy crisis and destabilize Moldova, ISW states.
euromaidanpress.com
Finland Power Grid Operator Asks Court to Seize Tanker Over Cable Damage
Finland's power grid operator Fingrid said on Thursday it had asked a Helsinki court to seize the Eagle S oil tankerin a bid to secure the company's claim for damages related to the breakdown of the Estlink 2 electricity cable.
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