Russian invasion of Ukraine

[Shalcker]

It will once Putlers efforts to prop up the ruble finally fail.

All the measures Putler has taken to prop up the value of the ruble WILL fail sooner or later. It isn’t an 'if', it is a matter of "when".

So, when do you think they will fail given persistent account surplus? 2030? 2050?

Russia is suffering inflation right now at 2% a week. That is unsustainable

A lot of price increases expected sharp rouble devaluation. With ruble strengthening they are starting to come back down. So Russia will not have to "sustain" this level for long.

And have you checked European inflation trajectory?

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/docume...b-21c83f5319e5

Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 7.5% in March 2022, up from 5.9% in February according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in March (44.7%, compared with 32.0% in February), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (5.0%, compared with 4.2% in February), non-energy industrial goods (3.4%, compared with 3.1% in February) and services (2.7%, compared with 2.5% in February)

Energy prices will keep going through economy slowly driving everything else up; and there is no end in sight for energy crisis.

[Shadowferal]

Yes.
Make it May 15th.

May 15th...of what year?

[Shalcker]

Imagine, wasting time writing on a computer screen on a wow forum, thinking that it'll somehow change the fact that your economy is absolutely fucked. I get you have to convince yourself it's not, but still pretty sad.

It's quite sad to me that West cheerfully walks toward destruction of an economic system they painstakingly built in last three decades over moral panic.

But then maybe you could see entire cause of conflict as fight of "morality over reality".

[beanman12345]

It's quite sad to me that West cheerfully walks toward destruction of an economic system they painstakingly built in last three decades over moral panic.

But then maybe you could see entire cause of conflict as fight of "morality over reality".

/Shrug

I get it, the fact your economy is in such shit state, so your only option is to go off topic.

Hey would you like us to lift some sanctions? No probably not, would actually make things much worse for you

[zorkuus]

The russian economy will collapse. And the country will become a dirt poor pariah state for decades to come. Knowing this puts a smile on my face.

[Levelfive]

Sadly, the shit Shalcker posts is still within forum rules. Is it blatant and full of bullshit? Absolutely. Do mods still have to generally go by their own rules? Sadly so. Mods a bit further up the food chain could probably do something, but things have to actually get to that level first. Permaban seems to most obvious solution, but they don't happen particularly often.

You would think openly rooting for Russia's genocidal war of aggression to escalate even further in the face of Ukrainian resistance and aid from the West would do it, but apparently not. Thank god he didn't do something truly terrible and permabannable, like post informative articles without commenting on them.

[Shalcker]

/Shrug

I get it, the fact your economy is in such shit state, so your only option is to go off topic.

Entire world economy is going down the drain.

Hey would you like us to lift some sanctions? No probably not, would actually make things much worse for you

US already dropped fertilizer sanctions - re-classified them as "essential goods".

As reality sets in more might follow.

[zorkuus]

It's sad that you blame everyone but Russia for the current situation.

blah blah blah "It's sad that the conflict must go on"... -no mention of the fact that it was started by russia-

[Makabreska]

blah blah blah "It's sad that the conflict must go on"... -no mention of the fact that it was started by russia-

Hey man, the conflict can end at any time! Ukraine simply has to surrender!

[zorkuus]

Hey man, the conflict can end at any time! Ukraine simply has to surrender!

Yeah, just concede everything to the warcrime committing modern nazis!

[Belize]

Yeah, just concede everything to the warcrime committing modern nazis!

Why won't the mean Ukrainians just let stronk Russia genocide them

[zorkuus]

Why won't the mean Ukrainians just let stronk Russia genocide them

All the border countries are so mean. Why are they so adverse to the idea of russia threatening them and trying to dictate their policy?
boohoo unfair little crybaby ruski sad

To live in a world where russia didn't have nuclear weapons... god they would be such a joke of a country (well even more than now).

[Pann]

It's quite sad to me that West cheerfully walks toward destruction of an economic system they painstakingly built in last three decades over moral panic.

But then maybe you could see entire cause of conflict as fight of "morality over reality".

This is absolute nonsense. The West was content to sit back and ignore Russia's crimes in Syria and Crimea in return for cheap fossil fuel, it was Russia that decided to see how far it could push its luck by committing genocide on the Ukrainian people. It is Russia and no-one else that has thrown this all away.

When Russian troops are busy murdering civilians, raping children, kidnapping citizens, shelling homes, schools and hospitals it is absolutely a fight of morality.

And whilst you appear to believe the lies that is being fed to you it will not change the fact that Russia will continue to be isolated from the global financial systems and markets and as a consequence Russia's economy will suffer.

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Entire world economy is going down the drain.

Yes, but it will recover.

[zorkuus]

Yes, but it will recover.

Russian too. And Putler will send him a brand new Mercedes, he totes promised. Is not propaganda, it comes from RT.

[beanman12345]

Entire world economy is going down the drain.

US already dropped fertilizer sanctions - re-classified them as "essential goods".

As reality sets in more might follow.

Don't think reality will ever set in with you.

[zorkuus]

Don't think reality will ever set in with you.

He will start to see it when shit starts hitting the fan really good. It's harder to swallow the propaganda that all is well when you're eating bugs for the 5th year in a row.

[beanman12345]

He will start to see it when shit starts hitting the fan really good. It's harder to swallow the propaganda that all is well when you're eating bugs for the 5th year in a row.

Maybe, but it seems he thinks the whole world is going to be eating bugs with him...

[zorkuus]

Maybe, but it seems he thinks the whole world is going to be eating bugs with him...

We have the economy and infrastucture to endure a bit of hardship and rising prices, russia doesn't.

[Santti]

He will start to see it when shit starts hitting the fan really good. It's harder to swallow the propaganda that all is well when you're eating bugs for the 5th year in a row.

I doubt even that will do it. They'll just show "news" that the evil west is worse off, tell how it's all their fault, and Russians will go back to sucking radiators for nourishment.

[dlld]

So it seems russia is regrouping and planning another large scale offensive from the east, if that fails how likely would it be that Putin started to employ nukes? I heard rumors such sentiment to end the war quickly ala Hiroshima to 'spare lives on both sides in the long run' is being pushed forward on russian 'blogs'