enemyunknown wrote:Claeyt wrote:right now Russia needs to get out of Ukraine.
ORLY? People of Krim got another opinion.
Russia took Krim in 1783 and it was
russian territory 'till 1954, when it was given by Hruzshev to Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. When Ukrainian SSR decided to leave Soviet Union, all
russians lived in Krim becomes Ukrainians.
So now, when
Ukraina got no legit goverment but a gang of thugs with baseball bats and knives,
russian people of Krim decided not to obey these criminals and asked Russia for protection.[/b]
Your media is lying to you. Every country in Europe and even China recognizes the new Ukrainian government. Yanukovich's Party of Regions abandoned him. There was a 'no confidence' vote. It is legal. An election is happening.
Russia took Krim from the Turks, is it part of Turkey? Crimea has been part of Ukraine for 23 years. It is Ukraine not Russia. The Ruble is at all time lows.
Only 60% of Crimea are Native Russian Speakers. 12% are Tartar. 28% are Native Ukrainians. What about the 40% of the population of Crimea that don't want to leave Ukraine. Your media is lying to you. Watch the BBC, Read European papers. They don't lie like RT News and Putin Papers.
Snowpig wrote:Putin wrote:“But I cannot understand what fuel you will take for heating. You do not want gas, you do not develop the nuclear power industry, so you will heat with firewood?” ... “You will have to go to Siberia to buy the firewood there, as Europeans do not even have firewood.”
Btw. Nobody will shut down gas in europe - for one big reason: There is no other supplier who can supply those amounts of gas with the same prizes. If europe decided not to buy gas from russia, the next winter would become a) very cold and b) full of riots by people who cannot afford a heating.
Thus: all europe can do now, is to say "Don't do that." But without the "
or else..." And therefore nothing will happen.
Only 1/3 of European natural gas comes from Russia. Libyan oil and natural gas are beginning to rise again. The East Coast of the United States has a Natural Gas fracking boom. The Price will rise but they will be fine. Your missing the point. There will be no way to get the Natural Gas to Europe. Most of the pipelines go through Ukraine. You'd have to occupy the whole country, which won't happen.
Sanctions are coming next. The Russian economy is collapsing. Withdraw your money from the bank now.
darnokpl wrote:Coal from Poland is as good as gas from Russia

Coal from Poland
and Ukraine is as good as gas from Russia, just dirtier.
jorb wrote:(jwhitehorn) you are an ungrateful, spoiled child
As the river rolled over the cliffs, my own laughing joy was drowned out by the roaring deluge of the water. The great cataract of Darwoth's Tears fell over and over endlessly.