Russian invasion of Ukraine

[pathora44]

Shalcker you do remind me of Baghdad Bob:



We could do with a cute name for you, Moscow Mitch is already taken, how about Moscow Mule or Mikheil?

Hey Moscow Mules are delicious no need to insult a perfectly delicious and refreshing drink by calling an unabashed Putin forum troll paid in turnips the same thing.

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How do you feel about your army committing war crimes?

Don't need to ask him/her just go look on RT, Tucker Carlson's show, Tulsi Gabbard's twitter, or your choice for Russian propaganda to know exactly what is going to come out of his/her mouth.

[Iliena]

Hey Moscow Mules are delicious no need to insult a perfectly delicious and refreshing drink by calling an unabashed Putin forum troll paid in turnips the same thing.

I'm also a fan of the drink I meant mule as a beast of burden, seeing he is quite happy carrying water for his boss.

[qwerty123456]

Was part Russia's "winning" making Sweden and Finland joining NATO going from ehhhh to just about looking like a sure thing?

Of course Russia is winning. Putin got a majority of the countries rapists and corrupt military to leave the country, didn't let a bunch of obsolete military gear go to waste which now Ukraine has to take care of since its littered all over the Ukrainian country side, made it so no future Russian leader might be tempted to invade Sweden and Finland, and made the Russian military look so embarrassingly incompetent that the next time they invade someone no one will expect them to be competent which will give them an advantage. He's even saving the environment by getting people to consider using less oil.

[Rasulis]

I don't understand why anyone would have faith in $30/barrel oil that even China won't buy. China with their enormously high standards and all.

Here is another factor that limits China and India purchase of Russian crude.

Russian Oil Exports Are Forced on Longer Voyages to Find Buyers

Perhaps the biggest initial impact of the import bans and self-sanctioning of Russian crude is to be seen in the very long and unusual journeys that some cargoes are beginning to make.

Cargoes are being transferred from the ships that call at Russian terminals onto much bigger vessels in order to benefit from economies of scale on the long voyages to China and India. A supertanker, known in industry speak as a Very Large Crude Carrier, or VLCC, can be used to accumulate the cargoes from three smaller vessels, known as Aframaxes, that often load west Russian barrels.

Vitol Group, the world’s biggest independent oil trader, booked a supertanker, Searacer, to load from Denmark’s Skaw, a popular location for ship-to-ship transfers of Russian cargoes.

Instead, the ship has been off Morocco since mid-March, where it has taken three consignments of Urals crude, one loaded in the Black Sea and the other two in the Baltic, from smaller vessels. It is now heading back into the Atlantic, signaling its next port of call as Saldanha Bay in South Africa, though its fixture history suggests an eventual destination in China.

The next VLCC to take on Russian crude off Ceuta is the Elandra Denali, which arrived there on April 4. It began its first cargo transfer on April 9 from the Aframax Tigani, which loaded its cargo at Primorsk in the Baltic in late Mrch.

Likewise Unipec, the trading arm of Chinese oil giant Sinopec, part filled the VLCC Nissos Rhenia with cargoes from two Aframax tankers off Rotterdam. The vessel is now headed for Ningbo in China, where it is expected to arrive in mid-May.

To put it into perspective, crude shipments from Australia and Qatar only take 10 -12 days. US 15 days. In the time it takes Russia to deliver a single crude shipment to Asia, they would have gotten multiple shipments from Australia, Qatar or US.

[Edge-]

He's even saving the environment by getting people to consider using less oil.

I'm waiting for Russia to start unironically arguing that this is actually a good war because it's moving Europe towards a greener future.

[Zaydin]

Well, it has finally happened: Ukraine is accusing Russia of using chemical weapons on civilians.

[Breccia]

Well, it has finally happened: Ukraine is accusing Russia of using chemical weapons on civilians.

(long, drawn-out sigh)

Well, let's wait for confirmation.

[Torched]

Of course Russia is winning. Putin got a majority of the countries rapists and corrupt military to leave the country, didn't let a bunch of obsolete military gear go to waste which now Ukraine has to take care of since its littered all over the Ukrainian country side, made it so no future Russian leader might be tempted to invade Sweden and Finland, and made the Russian military look so embarrassingly incompetent that the next time they invade someone no one will expect them to be competent which will give them an advantage. He's even saving the environment by getting people to consider using less oil.

They are also helping the environment by fertilizing the soil with the dead blown up bodies of russian soldiers.

[Iphie]

Well, it has finally happened: Ukraine is accusing Russia of using chemical weapons on civilians.

Not exactly, it's the Azov battallion reporting it and latest reports are 3 wounded with mild symptoms, and Zelensky has made no mention of it in his late evening adress:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe...ns-2022-04-11/

By the symptoms it could be some form of tear gas. But I doubt this will garner a huge response if it doesn't get bigger.

[zorkuus]

I'm just curious, since I have him blocked: has the cancer made any mention of the russian warcrimes? Or is his jedi handwaving focused on something else entirely?

[Shalcker]

Here is another factor that limits China and India purchase of Russian crude.

Russian Oil Exports Are Forced on Longer Voyages to Find Buyers

You do realize similar problem comes up for European buyers of oil when they replace Russian supplies? And there increase in roundtrip time - even when buying from US - can be several times higher given Russian proximity to many European countries.

US also reportedly increased Russian oil deliveries before May deadline by 43%, reaching figure of 100 000 barrels per day.

To put it into perspective, crude shipments from Australia and Qatar only take 10 -12 days. US 15 days. In the time it takes Russia to deliver a single crude shipment to Asia, they would have gotten multiple shipments from Australia, Qatar or US.

There are also discounts; high oil prices can make waiting more then worth it.

Yes, European decisions wreck world logistics by keeping tankers busy for longer. Many will be worse off as result.

[Breccia]

I'm just curious, since I have him blocked: has the cancer made any mention of the russian warcrimes?

Yes, he actually talked at length about what Russia did to its own currency.

Just kidding. He never said "Yes, Russia is committing war crimes". It was the usual how Russia was winning handily and the EU was doomed, etc.

[Corvus]

Slovak PM is considering giving Ukraine their mig-29s. That is to go with the s-300 (which hasn't been destroyed putinistas). They are also going to be supplying Zuzana mobile howitzers and there is talk of them repairing damaged Ukrainian vehicles.

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkrainianCo...m_source=share


Setting an example there.

[Shalcker]

Turn off RT and VPN yourself to the real world, none of what you said is true, Mr.TurnipEater.

It's Zelensky's quote from CNN.

Try to face reality.

[PhaelixWW]

(long, drawn-out sigh)

Well, let's wait for confirmation.

Watch out, someone might call you "pro-Russian"!

[Poopymonster]

Watch out, someone might call you "pro-Russian"!

Nonsense Comrade, we are just trying to cleanse the air with them.

[PhaelixWW]

Try to face reality.

The irony here is absolutely palpable.

[zorkuus]

The irony here is absolutely palpable.

In Putler's Russia, reality faces you.

[Edge-]

The irony here is absolutely palpable.

Given that Russia is apparently claiming Christopher Columbus as one of their own, it's no surprise that they're fairly lost and confused.

[Breccia]

Watch out, someone might call you "pro-Russian"!

Yeah, maybe. But the use of chemical weapons, highly fucking illegal, is a step up from the "routine" murder and rape.

Oh, and "the chemical weapons didn't work very well" isn't an excuse. If I aimed a double-barrel shotgun at, say, Shalcker and pulled the trigger, I don't escape jail if the shells are duds. That's still attempted murder and I go to jail long enough for my current student's children to be my students when I get paroled. Wouldn't that be awkward. "Are you in Prof. Shotgun's class?"