Category Archives: Russia

NATO, Russia, Energy Put Balkans on Edge

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“Lehman Event” Looms For Europe As Energy Companies Face $1.5 Trillion in Margin Calls

Why energy price spikes are threatening the financial system. And any derivatives bailout will take prescedence over businesses and housholds.

Europe’s Economic Controlled Flight Into Terrain

More on Europe’s economic suicide.

Peace Talks Essential as War Rages on in Ukraine

Peace in Ukraine is a worthy aim. But the West can’t bring itself to offer what Russia might accept.

Can the U.S. Kick Its Reliance on Russian Uranium?

Ukraine is pushing for sanctions on Russian uranium. Thorium isn’t ready for prime time, so sanctions put further pressure on energy markets.

Saudi Arabia New Output Cuts Threat Is Another Blow To Washington

Saudi Arabia in concert with OPEC+, as in Russia, looks to be sticking to its promise to cut output if oil demand softened.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Steele

An alternative thesis on RussiaGate 2.0.

Will Europe Go Down to Defeat Before Ukraine?

Europe has succeeded in hurting itself to hurt Russia, to the degree that a full bore economic and financial crisis seems inevitable.

Ilargi: EU – Controlled Demolition

Puzzling why the EU seems determined to drive itself off a cliff.

Turkey Positions Itself as the Middleman in “East-West” Conflict

After being snubbed by NATO and the EU for decades, and suffering from extremely high inflation, Turkey is moving towards Russia.

Iran And Russia Move To Create A Global Natural Gas Cartel

The emerging Russia-Iran gas OPEC is yet another threat to Western economies.

Europe’s Gas Price Is Now Equivalent To $410 Per Barrel Of Oil

How LNG scarcity is playing into Europe’s gas woes, and other markets are set to feel the effects of the LNG price squeeze.

Ukraine Could Abandon Key Labour Principle as Part of EU Drive

John here. In the midst of the current conflict, somehow Zelensky’s National Council for the Recovery of Ukraine from the War has found time to work on dismantling the collective bargaining structures in the country and undermining workers’ rights. However and whenever Ukraine eventually emerges from the conflict, it seems certain that Ukrainian workers will […]

Germany to Keep Three Nuclear Plants Going Past Old Shut-Down Date to Alleviate Energy Crunch

Germany looks a wee bit desperate as it suddendly moves to keep three nuclear reactors in producion that were set for shutdown

A Marine’s Assessment of Russia’s Military “Operation” in Ukraine (a “Profound Appreciation of All Three Realms in Which Wars Are Waged”)

A dissident view on Ukraine. The first of many?