Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

It didn't like you pointing out & "lol-ing" at the Chinese hypocrisy.

As you say them invoking sovereignty is a joke. They still cannot even call what is going on in Ukraine a war, let alone an invasion.

2 years ago (!), one of their officials in Europe also said that the sovereignty/independence of post-Soviet states is arguable or contingent (…I bet the ambassador did not mean Russia itself!). The Baltic states were not too happy, I remember.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/23/france-and-baltic-states-condemn-china-envoy-remarks-over-ukraine-sovereignty

Prickster. I'm going to try to paint a little picture of how these tarrifs work, in the short term at least. Toyota SUV's imported into the US now face a 15% import tariff. The US consumer will not pay any additional cost because if Toyota wants to protect it's market share it has to sell it's product in line with existing US produced offerings. Hence, the 15% tariff is absorbed by Toyota HQ and eats into their profit margin.

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remember when their media were cheering for getting their man into White House, I remember

getting hard keep track of all whiplashing U-turns

TitBit

AvtoVAZ will cut salaries by at least 20% and transfer employees to a four-day week. This decision was made by the company's management against the backdrop of falling sales. Many employees plan to quit and look for a new job. GAZ and KAMAZ are switching to a four-day week following AvtoVAZ.

Tell us more about violations of sovereignty please

Does starting a war and sending hundreds of drones and missiles against civilian targets every night killing innocent people violates Ukrainian sovereignty?

I have grown more and more convinced that you just post from a list of 💩 without engaging the brain (or people who point out your 180 degree turns and hypocrisy) or remembering your own earlier posts which you regularly contradict or completely undermine all the time

The problem with Russian propaganda is that consistency is as elusive as a victory in the Three Day War of Putin’s

It's just the way it has been going on for some time now and really explains the urgent calls for a ceasefire.

Flags also raised across the outskirts of Chasiv Yar now with the town now under total control meaning Kostiantynivka under imminent threat in coming weeks from 3 sides, given the layout of the area. Kramatorsk and Sloviansk also are in big a valley surrounded by heights.

Maybe a good idea to consider pulling back from the region soon, a difficult decision to make.

I've heard from what I would consider a reliable source, that Ukraine is on the verge of defeat.

They've run out of soldiers, there isn't enough equipment coming through from the west, and Russian drone production at Yelabuga is increasing every month, I think they're at 200 Geran 2 drones per day.

The EU/NATO simply did not take the corerct action.
There should have been EU boots on the ground from the get go.

Officially that's correct, but there are caveats

Allegedly (this is from a Ukrainian source) that if you are of military age and don't have a job in Ukraine or are being a public nuisance, you're picked up by the military.
I think this ties in with the Bill around mobilization.

Hundreds of thousands of young men have left Ukraine despite the mobilization bill

18 year olds can volunteer legally in ukraine.

“The accumulative effect of a Ukrainian manpower crisis, the turbulence of Kyiv’s relationship with the Trump White House, and uncertain supplies of weaponry”

Add in the EUs utter cowardice of Putin still.

Ukraine fighting with one hand behind its back would only work for so long.

Still no supply of Taurus missiles 3 years on.

It is always amusing to seeing people calling for boots on the ground from the safety of their computer screen.

Nothing stopping you going to Ukraine and standing in the trenches with the rest of the volunteers if you feel that strongly about it.

What's stopping you? Show the EU how to take the correct action.

Good, now dont try that sh1te again

good points, If you are a manufacturer in EU or Japan or UK or S Korea you main concern is that your competitors dont have smaller tariffs than you when selling to US consumers (US companies pay tarrifs on delivery in port and pass it onto consumers)

Since the base for whole world is 15% this now becomes a form of VAT tax on us consumers who are too stupid to twig what just happened and will be moaning over coming months about increased prices

And this is why markets are on a tear again, the uncertainty been (hopefully) removed and these companies wont be the ones paying these Trump taxes at end of day

Was listening to a report in KYIV earlier and he said Ukraine is till riddled with corruption but is trying it’s best to eradicate it.

I think Zelensky came from a good place trying to enforce the new law but the communication was very poor.