Russia - Ukraine

[GO-NAD!]

WRT "They're offering nothing in exchange." and, he's blaming Ukraine.

As a paranoid person who trusts nobody, he would want that buffer between NATO and Russia but it's not a realistic demand in light of the past Russia/USSR aggression.

I have seen that Russian oil amounts to about 10% for the US- I'm sure we could make up the difference somewhere.......

We could easily make up the difference, except...you know...pipelines.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations "in a moment" if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.

Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was demanding that Ukraine cease military action, change its constitution to enshrine neutrality, acknowledge Crimea as Russian territory, and recognise the separatist republics of Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states.

Russia will stop 'in a moment' if Ukraine meets terms - Kremlin

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia has told Ukraine it is ready to halt military operations "in a moment" if Kyiv meets a list of conditions, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday. Dmitry Peskov said Moscow was demanding that Ukraine cease military action, change its constitution to enshrine neutrality...

www.yahoo.com

As my Ukrainian friend has said, "I wouldn't trust him for a second".

Is that all they want? Until they come up with something else? And, will they rebuild the whole country on Russi'as tab?

 

[highfigh]

We could easily make up the difference, except...you know...pipelines.

Exactly. IIRC, the US buys some oil from Canada, right? Can ya spare a couple hundred million barrels, ol' buddy?

 

[Trell]

So, this would go to the international court in the Hauge? Money in limbo until decided? That may be ok as it will be in limbo for a while.

I don’t know but just taking the money needs to have some basis in law, including domestic ones.

Sanctions as well has to follow international and national laws, obviously, so just banning import of Russian gas/oil can expose the government for damages incurred.

 

[highfigh]

I don’t know but just taking the money needs to have some basis in law, including domestic ones.

Sanctions as well has to follow international and national laws, obviously, so just banning import of Russian gas/oil can expose the government for damages incurred.

Even during some kind of war?

 

[Trell]

Exactly. IIRC, the US buys some oil from Canada, right? Can ya spare a couple hundred million barrels, ol' buddy?

You could drive cars less as well as use more fuel efficient ones.

 

[Trell]

Even during some kind of war?

Yes.

 

[GO-NAD!]

Exactly. IIRC, the US buys some oil from Canada, right? Can ya spare a couple hundred million barrels, ol' buddy?

45% of US oil imports come from Canada. We have the 3rd largest oil reserves on the planet, so we could probably spare a bit more.

 

[highfigh]

45% of US oil imports come from Canada. We have the 3rd largest oil reserves on the planet, so we could probably spare a bit more.

I'd appreciate that.

 

[Mikado463]

45% of US oil imports come from Canada. We have the 3rd largest oil reserves on the planet, so we could probably spare a bit more.

problem is your tar sand oil is some the most expensive oil to extract in the world

 

[GO-NAD!]

problem is your tar sand oil is some the most expensive oil to extract in the world

The profit margin is smaller, certainly. But, that doesn't make it more expensive to buy - price is determined by the markets. In fact, since that oil is far from tide water, the only practical customer is the US, who can purchase it at a discount for that very reason.

 

[GO-NAD!]

You could drive cars less as well as use more fuel efficient ones.

Indeed. My related posts should not be interpreted as meaning I support more consumption. We really need to be transitioning from fossil fuels more quickly.

 

[mtrycrafts]

You could drive cars less as well as use more fuel efficient ones.

People almost stopped driving in 2020 and oil prices went negative. Certainly don't have to stop but yes, a reduction could have an immediate impact.

 

[mtrycrafts]

45% of US oil imports come from Canada. We have the 3rd largest oil reserves on the planet, so we could probably spare a bit more.

Just a few drops?

 

[mtrycrafts]

Indeed. My related posts should not be interpreted as meaning I support more consumption. We really need to be transitioning from fossil fuels more quickly.

And if profit utilities were friendlier to solar instead of restrictions through special fees, that sector would expand even quicker.

 

[Verdinut]

We could easily make up the difference, except...you know...pipelines.

According to what I heard on CBC news, it would take up to 4 years to get a pipeline from Newfoundland operative. I am not against it, as what is not imported by Germany from Russia would not affect environment while our export would just change the oil route to Europe.

 

[SithZedi]

Looks like the US is looking to the Saudi's (OPEC) again and maybe easing sanctions on Venezuela.

Biden criticized over report of planned Saudi trip to discuss global oil supply

White House refuses to confirm that top advisers considering spring Saudi Arabia visit to propose increase in oil exports

www.theguardian.com

An interesting EU site.

Shedding light on energy in the EU: From where do we import energy ?

For its own consumption, the EU also needs energy that is imported from third countries. In 2020, the main imported energy product was petroleum products (including crude oil, which is the main component), accounting for almost two thirds of energy imports into the EU, followed by natural gas...

ec.europa.eu

 

[Mikado463]

The profit margin is smaller, certainly. But, that doesn't make it more expensive to buy - price is determined by the markets. In fact, since that oil is far from tide water, the only practical customer is the US, who can purchase it at a discount for that very reason.

yep and just south of that region in our country is the Balkan shale oil, much easier to get to the surface !

 

[mtrycrafts]

According to what I heard on CBC news, it would take up to 4 years to get a pipeline from Newfoundland operative. I am not against it, as what is not imported by Germany from Russia would not affect environment while our export would just change the gas route to Europe.

On the long run, that would be good but expensive? Certainly not an immediate relief.

 

[Mr._Clark]

I'm assuming others have noticed, but there are quite a few Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) people on twitter. It provides some insight into what is actually happening "on the ground" in Ukraine.

Here are a few of the ones I've been following:

https://twitter.com/KyleJGlen

https://twitter.com/UAWeapons

https://twitter.com/RALee85

https://twitter.com/KofmanMichael

https://twitter.com/JackDetsch

These appear to be pretty decent in terms of accuracy, but I do not have any direct knowledge so take it with a grain of salt.

I'm interested in any other OSINT sources people are aware of?

It's hard to say what the total numbers are, but it's clear from the videos posted by the OSINT people that the Russians are losing a significant number of military vehicles, aircraft, etc. Unfortunately (at least from my perspective), the Ukrainian forces are also losing vehicles, civilian areas are getting hit hard, and many innocent people are dying.

I also ran across a few Russian government videos on YouTube. When I enter the Russian text in google translate, the description of almost every video includes the word "Nazis" and the description basically lays on a load of cr*p to the effect that the Russian military is liberating the Ukrainians from the Nazis. It's really bizarre.