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[loganair] 21/2/2024 13:03

Ukrainian commanders on the front line are saying they do not have the minimum ammunition to even meet their defensive needs, therefore there's absolutely no way the Ukrainians can mount any sort of offensive this year.

[loganair] 21/2/2024 10:34

What the West has done by its arrogance, is to let Russia buy Western held assets in Russia for 50 cents on the dollar or in some cases for a single Euro or USD or Rub and all the Western politicians have done is to hurt their own companies and private retail share holders of Western companies.

[loganair] 21/2/2024 10:28

The MOEX Russia index fell 1.7% to 3,155 on Wednesday, its lowest level in nearly a month, as threat of EU and US sanctions raised the uncertainty on the market. All sectors declined, with financials and transport being the most penalized.

As for individual stocks, QIWI plunged by 25% after the CBR revoked license from QIWI Bank due to violation of federal laws and regulations. Additionally, Polymetal (-5.8%), Ashinskiy (-2.6%), MKB (-2.3%), and Unipro (-1.9%) dropped. Ashinskyi shares came under the pressure amid news about consideration of coal duty.

On the side of gains, MTS (1.3%), Rosseti (1.1%), X5 (1.1%), Rostelecom (1%), and Magnit (0.9%) were the most bullish.

[brwo349] 21/2/2024 10:07

It's not been a great week for the gangster.

21/02/24
One of Russia's most high-tech fighter jets shot down in another blow for Putin
Story by Gergana Krasteva • 2h


Vladimir Putin is having a bad week – actually one of the worst during his war in Ukraine as another one of his Su-34 fighter jet was shot down overnight.

This is the seventh military plane destroyed by Ukraine over the past week, the Air Force said in a statement on Telegram.

Such a rate of loss forthe Kremlin would be impossible to sustain if the success of Ukraine’s attacks continue.

[loganair] 20/2/2024 09:27

The MOEX Russia index dropped 0.7% to 3,220 on Tuesday, following the muted session, as investors digested fresh corporate updates and weighed the demand outlook for key commodities. All sectors traded in the red, with electric utilities and telecommunications recording the largest declines.

Among individual stocks, Polymetal (-6.7%), GLTR (-2.9%), VTB (-2%), Unipro (-2%), and Rostelecom (-2%) dropped the most. Polymetal continued the plunge since the move to Kazakhstan and the sale of the Russian business exposed the risks for shareholders, while VTB decreased after presenting financial results for Q4 and 2023 and announcing the possibility of reverse split in summer 2024. The lender's net profit amounted to record RUB 432.2 billion, but its management decided not to pay dividends for the year. Additionally, Bashneft lost 2.5% due to disappointing accounts.

On the side of gains, Yandex (2%), Ozon (1.9%), and X5 (1%) increased.

[loganair] 19/2/2024 18:47

The MOEX Russia index closed flat at 3,244 on Monday, holding the muted momentum from the prior week as markets assessed the latest corporate developments and the demand outlook for key Russian commodities.

Companies in the oil sector closed mixed with Bashneft, Tatneft, and Lukoil booking losses while Surgut and Russneft closed higher, with the latter announcing a record-high increase in reserves during 2023. Reports that multiple tankers in the sanctioned Russian fleet have halted activity amid tightening sanctions from the US, risking the outlook for vital Russian energy revenues for the country. Still, steady willingness to import energy from India and China limited the negative impact of measures, as the discount between Urals oil and Brent continued to narrow.

In the meantime, Polymetal sank nearly 9% after it announced it would sell its Russian unit to Mangezaya for $3.7 billion.

[neilyb675] 19/2/2024 14:56

132.80 - 137.80 (GBX) at 12:51:52
on Market (LSE)

[corrientes1] 17/2/2024 17:45

As he gets older,the thug's paranoia will only get worse,then he'll do something even more stupid.Some clique will decide enough is enough and remove him or bump him off. I doubt if he'll be lucky enough to die naturally in his sleep.

[1917again] 17/2/2024 11:19

Clearly a poor decision by the War Criminal Putin

But just shows Putin doesnt care and why an attack on NATO is now highly likely if not defeated in Ukraine

[brwo349] 16/2/2024 21:23

The Telegraph 16/02/24
Analysis: How Putin prepared the ground for Navalny’s death
Story by Nataliya Vasilyeva • 36m



The Kremlin has been trying to kill Alexei Navalny for several years – but there has probably never been a better time to do it than now.

Vladimir Putin has laid the groundwork in domestic society. For more than a decade, he has tightened the noose around his charismatic younger foe, with the operation against him mirroring a broader crackdown on Russian society.

At first, there was enough life in the Russian opposition to prevent Navalny’s elimination. In the summer of 2013, a Russian court in a provincial town jailed him in his first criminal case – but it was forced to release him 24 hours later after thousands of people blocked the streets in central Moscow.

Even when the Kremlin was emboldened by its popular annexation of Crimea in 2014, Putin did not jail the pesky protest leader – it was clear at the time that the Kremlin would suffer more damage from the move than it was worth.

Dissenters have fled or been silenced
By 2020, that rationale had shifted. Internal repression had steadily grown. As the public increasingly shied away from direct protest – and the long prison sentences that resulted – FSB agents poisoned Navalny.

They failed to kill him, and hoping that there was still a heartbeat in the anti-Putin movement, he took the decision to return to Moscow.

Then, the full-pressure of the Kremlin vice was applied. He was thrown into prison, with spurious sentences piling up on top of each other. Where once he had commanded thousands in the streets, only the foolhardy raised their voices in the face of draconian new laws. Most of Navalny’s allies fled to exile or were jailed.

In retrospect, these moves appear to be part of Putin’s years-long preparations for invading Ukraine. By coming down so hard on the political opposition, he ensured there were few people willing to come out and protest against his criminal war, launched on Feb 24, 2022.

Almost two years into the war in Ukraine, Russian civil society has been decimated; almost every single prominent anti-Putin political figure and hundreds of thousands of anti-war Russians have fled abroad. The rare critics who have stayed, such as Ilya Yashin and Vladimir Kara-Murza, joined Navalny behind bars.

The Kremlin does not have to fear protests in a country where a 72-year-old retired woman was sent to jail for five years last month, simply for an anti-war post on social media. Putin can torture, jail and kill the country’s most popular opposition politician safe in the knowledge that he is untouchable within Russia’s borders.

Outside of them, he does not fear the West. It took several months of the war in Ukraine before sanctions were imposed on Russia’s energy sector and oil exports in particular.

But the Russian economy is nowhere near the point of collapse; the Kremlin can still sell oil and gas on global markets, if not in Europe, and linchpins of the Russian export market such as the diamond trade have not been affected at all.

Meanwhile, the death of Mr Navalny comes at a moment when the West is clearly getting tired of having to fund Ukraine’s military. Putin, for his part, is signalling that he would not mind freezing the frontline where it stands and calling it a victory.

If Putin was not being blamed for the death of Mr Navalny, one could foresee US and European politicians following in the footsteps of Tucker Carlson and visiting him for talks in Moscow, sooner or later.

Whether Mr Navalny died in an assassination or as a result of the torturous conditions he had been exposed to for three years, his death should put a halt to any such overtures – at least for now.

This is Mr Navalny’s parting blow against the man he fought against for more than a decade.

[brwo349] 16/2/2024 12:01

Navalny dies in prison


Died of natural causes no doubt. Nothing suspicious.

[lunar 26] 15/2/2024 18:52

Dont think we will be that lucky

The faulty CPU in LogLIAR bot has finally completely failed and is awaiting a new one from North Korea

[masergt] 15/2/2024 18:44

Hmmm... Not a peep from logliar about all this.

Could he possibly (hopefully) have GFY'd and switched off as requested?

[masergt] 15/2/2024 18:39

brwo34913 Feb '24 - 20:15 - 54 of 58.

This has been going for a while. China issued a new "National Map of China" last year with re-drafted borders, reclaimed territories and renamed cities across SE Asia and Russia's Far East. SE Asian nations objected but Putin never said a word.











Logliar will swear blind this is all just more Western media propaganda. Lol.

[lunar 26] 14/2/2024 19:01

It had very impressive defence.............not

The seabed creatures will enjoy their new home along with Moskva, etc

[lunar 26] 14/2/2024 14:56

Brilliant video of the attack and sinking

[lunar 26] 14/2/2024 13:49

Brilliant video of the attack and sinking

[dil 21] 14/2/2024 13:25

Another Russian ship at the bottom of the sea apparently.

Happy Valentines Vlad , love the Ukraine xxx

[brwo349] 14/2/2024 07:44

Happy days. Another Russian ship gone.

BREAKING NEWSUkraine 'sinks another Putin warship off Crimea': Russia 'stages sea rescue operation' as footage shows possible vessel on fire
Several Ukrainian sources reported the stricken ship was the Caesar Kunikov
By WILL STEWART

PUBLISHED: 07:12, 14 February 2024 | UPDATED: 07:37, 14 February 2024

[brwo349] 13/2/2024 20:15

China Eyes Russia's Far East as Putin's 'History Lesson' Backfires
Published Feb 13, 2024 at 3:17 AM EST


Russian President Vladimir Putin's "history lesson" during his interview with journalist Tucker Carlson has prompted some Chinese nationalists to demand the return of the port city of Vladivostok.

On Weibo, an X-like Chinese social media platform, nationalists have scrutinized Putin's long reflection on Russia-Ukraine relations and how it relates to their own territorial claims. Putin tried to justify the Kremlin's decision to attack Ukraine in an interview with Carlson in Moscow on February 6.


China has a historical claim to Vladivostok, which was handed to Tsarist Russia in 1860 as part of the Treaty of Peking. Under the treaty, the boundary between China and Russia was set along the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, which gave Russia access to Vladivostok, a major port city in Russia's Far East.

China hasn't officially backed Russia's war in Ukraine, but Beijing has provided financial assistance.


In recent years, a movement among sections of Chinese nationalists has emerged, asking that Russia return Vladivostok to China. These claims have been intensified by Putin's interview, in which he contrasted the alleged historical foundation of the Russian state, which he said dated back to the 9th century, with the "invention" of Ukraine in the 20th century.

"According to history, Russia should return us Vladivostok and vast territory stolen 100-something years ago," Robert Wu, a social media user from China, said on X, formerly Twitter.


Another Chinese nationalist on Weibo pointed out that Russia has territories that imperial Chinese dynasties had previously controlled.

"Going further afield, today's Mongolia and Russian Siberia were both territories of China in the Tang Dynasty with its capital in Xi'an," wrote a Weibo user. The Tang Dynasty dates back to the 7th century.

"..historically some place belongs to somewhere can mean very little. why must we refer to the 8th or 13th century but not 220 BC? we live in the present day with laws, not the 8th century," Zichen Wang, a fellow at the China Center for China and Globalization and a former Chinese state media journalist, wrote on X.


Newsweek reached out by email to the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment.