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Russia - Ukraine “peace negotiations”

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I don't think it has been reported on this thread that Germany is saying that they and the EU are removing the range restrictions on Ukraine for using their weapons. This will affect the Uk's Storm Shadow missile which Ukraine already has and would affect Germany's Taurus missile if Ukraine gets that one. The Taurus packs a large payload and has much further range and is very expensive. (like 25 million per) Generally requires the F-16 fighter to launch from the air. Which Ukraine has recently received from Europe. And trained on.

While that price for the missile might seem counter productive, keep in mind what if Ukraine could take out the factory that Russia produces its missiles which Ukraine has to have the American Patriot to shoot down. Each Patriot missile is very expensive and not likely to keep coming from the United States.

Not to mention, if an oil refinery or two were completely taken out how devastating that would be for Russian oil revenues and war effort. So maybe the EU is getting with it.
 
One thing to keep in mind is that Russia is really dependent on its railroad system for war and economic logistics. Their railroads use mostly electricity. There seems to be some evidence that it is beginning to have issues maintaining its rail system.

One sign of this is that its coal exports have been trending down which has to be transported by rail. Some of this may be due to sanctions and less demand. But the trend seems to be significant and the rail system might have something to do with it.
 

Putin Has Retooled Russia’s Economy to Focus Only on War​

Moscow expands military recruitment and boosts weapons production, and peace could jeopardize economic gains​


🎁 —> https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/ru...58?st=PQTLsk&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink

“…
“It is absolutely imperative for Russia to continue to rely on the military industry, because it [has] become the driver of economic growth,” said Alexander Kolyandr, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis. “For a while, it will be next to impossible for Russia to reduce military spending.”

Russia’s arms industry has enjoyed billions of dollars in stimulus in recent years to boost production lines and keep them running at breakneck speed 24 hours a day. The influx of cash has boosted wages—partly to compete with military payouts—and fueled rising living standards for thousands of Russians in the country’s poorer backwaters.

… If the war does end in Ukraine, some of Russia’s neighbors worry its war economy might be refocused on them.

In the Baltics, Estonian military planners grimly discuss the possibility of war spilling into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization territory. In Kazakhstan, analysts carefully watch for signals that Russia could make a move into the north of the country, where a large ethnic Russian population still lives.…”
 

Trump Downplays Prospect of New Sanctions on Russia​

The president says he will know in about two weeks if Putin is serious about ending the war with Ukraine​


🎁 —> https://www.wsj.com/world/trump-dow...aa?st=CfUkZb&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink

“… “If I think I’m close to getting a deal, I don’t want to screw it up by doing that,” Trump said Wednesday of sanctions, which he has raised in recent days as Russia has waged aggressive attacks on Ukraine.

“We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office….”




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“About two weeks” often means “never” as Trump has used the phrase in his political career.
 
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Kellogg has effectively confirmed that Russia has lost
nearly 1 million people in the war against Ukraine. In an interview, the Trump representative stated that total losses in the Russia-Ukraine war have already reached 1.2 million people, and this number exceeds
U.S. losses in World War II. According to Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has already lost approximately 982,840 killed and wounded. Kellogg's statement can be considered a direct confirmation of this figure at an official level from the United States. It's worth noting that U.S. losses in World War II are officially estimated at
418,000 people.
 
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