According to Olha Stefanisjyna, who is the Ukrainian Ambassador to the USA, Ukraine was warned about harming American economic interests after they attacked the Russian port of Novorossiysk on November 14th last year. The attack damaged a major oil terminal, leading to a halt in oil deliveries. The terminal is owned by the “Caspian Pipeline Consortium,” where the American company Chevron is one of the major shareholders.
Russia has bombed American companies in Ukraine on several occasions. Just a few days ago, a factory operated by the American company Mondelez was attacked (which is a bit ironic, as this is the company that owns Marabou and that we, friends of Ukraine, boycott because they refuse to leave Russia). This has happened several times before, for example, the company Flex, which manufactures electrical components for the civilian market, had its factory destroyed in August last year.
Do you think Trump has called Putin to warn him to stop attacking American interests in Ukraine? If so, those threats have been ineffective.
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- 50 Artillery systems
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- 1693 UAVs
- 190 Vehicles and Fuel tanks
- 1 Special equipment
Russian activities in Ukraine
- 164 skirmishes
- 83 Air strikes
- 220 KAB
- 5,964 suicide drones
- 3,293 grenades (136 from MLRS)
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Based on the support in 2025 in economic terms, there is nothing to threaten with from the US side. France is said to provide the majority of intelligence, so they do not have any negotiating point there either.
Possibly stop the sale of American weapons, but then some heads are likely to roll as it is a lot of money involved.
Yes, that’s true.
Then there’s always the option to increase tariffs, Ukraine doesn’t export much to the USA, barely 1.5 billion USD, but they are probably dependent on all the exports they can get. Or that they put pressure on the EU in some way. When it comes to the EU, Ukraine is significantly more dependent on both imports and exports.
Now it struck me, Starlink! It will probably sting if they shut it off. I suppose the American state can somehow sanction it so that they are not allowed to sell subscriptions to Ukraine. So (at least) they have one card left in the negotiation deck.
That’s correct. When it comes to the war, that’s probably what would hurt the most if Trump stopped it.
The USA has a trade deficit, meaning they import more than they export. The customer is always right, which then means that the USA as an importer (“customer”) is right?
I want to turn this around, if you import more than you export, you are dependent on the sellers, not the other way around. If we simply stopped trading with the USA, it would certainly be boring and costly, but we could still buy/use what we don’t export ourselves. This should lead to a higher standard of living for us. Now it’s not that simple because all trade is good trade, and tariffs and barriers prevent the maximum utilization of resources.
Trade by exchange unfortunately comes in as an exception here.
What I want to say is that the USA is probably more dependent on foreign countries than vice versa, they don’t really have a bargaining chip to offer, except that we won’t accept their IOUs, which has been acceptable until today. The question is just what is behind the $ bill? Not export goods, so it doesn’t cover the debts issued anyway.
First it was Bretton Woods, then the petrodollar, what could it be if we trade oil in currency X and don’t need dollars? Ask Libya or Iran what happened when they wanted to trade oil in non-dollars. So maybe the dollar is backed by the world’s largest military power, therein lies the value?
A side note, but I’m starting to get tired of always being attached to the umbilical cord to the USA, when we should cut it and get a job instead.
Words and no songs!
Agree that we would need to become more independent of the USA (and mainly China), but it might take some time. We don’t import just for the sake of it, but because we ourselves cannot offer the same goods and services at competitive prices. Here, I believe that within the EU, the domestic industry would need to be promoted and perhaps mainly encourage everyone to think EU first. The USA (and China) have the great advantage of having a huge domestic market, large enough to develop products, build factories, etc., because they know they will sell. Americans have high regard for everything made in the USA and prefer to buy it if they can afford it. Export then becomes the icing on the cake.
In the EU, we don’t have that attitude. That something is manufactured in an EU country has not been an advantage as long as it is not in one’s own country. I think things are starting to change now, though.
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Shadow fleet captain said Russians on board were ‘security agents’
The captain of the Boracay, an EU-sanctioned vessel, was in court in Brest on Monday.
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The Boracay was cruising off the coast of Denmark when drones were spotted near several of the country’s airports, leading Danish authorities to suspect it might have served as a launching pad in what Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen described as a “hybrid attack.” No direct evidence of this was found during subsequent investigations into the Boracay, according to a French diplomat, who was granted anonymity as they are not authorized to speak publicly.
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When asked about his flag by the French Navy, Chen initially said he was flying the flag of Benin but had failed to wave it “because it was raining,” the judge said, reading Chen’s statements in court.
“What an absolute idiot. Hungary’s PM Orban said he ordered troops deployed and protection strengthened around key energy facilities to counter “possible Ukrainian attacks.” He accused Ukraine of pressuring Hungary and Slovakia by blocking oil supplies and banned drones near the Ukrainian border.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3mfouzismrs2m
One almost begins to suspect that he has a false flag operation underway. With the election coming up soon, declaring a state of war would certainly suit Orban well.
Would not surprise me!
Russian forces förstörde en dam nära Osykove med hjälp av en tre ton tung styrd luftbomb, vilket ledde till översvämning av närliggande terräng och gjorde vägen Druzhkivka Kostiantynivka oframkomlig. Åtgärden följer tidigare broattacker som syftade till att störa logistiken till staden.
“❗️Near Pokrovsk, a ground combat robot of the 🇺🇦32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, while lying in ambush, eliminated two 🇷🇺Russian soldiers.”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3mfoyzwakck2g
“Norway has pledged USD 9 billion in funding to Ukraine this year under the Nansen Programme, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced. The package covers military and civilian assistance, gas import support, energy funding and equipment for distributed generation.”
“The Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom announced that the first Ukrainian defense plant has begun operating in the UK. It is a production facility of the company Ukrspecsystems, which specializes in the manufacturing of drones.”
“Russian ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya claimed he is Ukrainian and that Russians and Ukrainians are one nation. Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mariana Betsa responded at the UN Security Council, rejecting the statement and calling it manipulation, disinformation and propaganda.”
Joe Blogs:
“RUSSIA Starts to Shutdown”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3ORxquZd0o
“On the southern front, Ukrainian forces have reportedly broken through Russian defensive lines and reached the outskirts of Kamianske.”
https://bsky.app/profile/slavaukraini033.bsky.social/post/3mfp3ttgdpc27
🇺🇦 Zelensky: There were reports from SBU – I instructed Yevhen Khmara and Oleksandr Poklad to work to cleanse SBU of those whose interests are not Ukraine at all. There are already results. Today there were appropriate detentions, and it is very important that there are fair sentences.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mfpbcbjkyk2p
Ukraine has, for the first time, started drone production in a factory on British soil. This is reported by Reuters.
“Ukraine is fighting a war under constant robot bombardment, destruction of our infrastructure, and threats to our industry. That is why it is logical to produce in the United Kingdom,” writes Ukraine’s ambassador to the country Valeryj Zaluzjnyj on Telegram.
According to Reuters, Ukraine can produce over 50 percent more military equipment than the country’s army needs. The plan now is to start exporting to strengthen the country’s economy.
On Tuesday, Ukraine signed new defense production agreements with Finland, Denmark, and Latvia, writes President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on X.”