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Come on Haven, please post about what is happening in your Gulf location!!!
 
Diarmuid said:
Come on Haven, please post about what is happening in your Gulf location!!!
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I'd love to, but since I've been constantly banned by @jpc from many threads, on demand by one poster, for saying much less offensive things than many others here, I'm not in the giving mood.
I will say life is as close to normal as it gets, for now, though from where I live, I have a clear view of the intercepts.
 
www.themoscowtimes.com

Russia’s Investment Slips for First Time Since Pandemic - The Moscow Times

Russia’s investment in fixed capital fell 2.3% in 2025, state statistics agency Rosstat said, marking the first annual decline since the pandemic and highlighting growing strains on the economy from high interest rates and tightening state finances.
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Ruble Slides Despite Higher Oil Prices as Russia Halts FX Sales - The Moscow Times

Russia’s ruble weakened against major currencies on Friday despite rising prices for the country’s oil exports, after the Finance Ministry halted foreign currency sales from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) that had been used to support the budget.
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Haven said:

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i was in russia for one of your peoples holocausts on russia when putin came to power --it was horrific an extra 11 million russians/goyiem died over the normal death rate .
i saw starvation and bundles of frozen corpses in the side streets as america /israel /jewish oligarchs collapsed the ruble to 1/52nd of its value .
if your pension was 520 dollars a month you had 10 per month or 2.25 dollars per week to live on.
whatever i say to you which i saw with my own eyes with my wife will mean nothing to you -- you will carry on regardless -nothing i say or anyone else says will have an effect you are too far gone -you are no longer human as i can see from your posts.
for anyone reading this the following is generally known by anyone who has experience of russia .
jacob schiff/ marx/engles/trotsky and the 13 jewish members of the 17 member comitern slaughtered 60 million in the jewish bolshivic war against the people of russia .
today jewish zalenksky has sold one fifth of ukraine to jewish larry fink of jewish blackrock the world's wealthiest co which has also purchased many of the senior politicians in europe in order to get the poorest people to pay for the war started by jewish victoria nuland and jewish Anthony blinken .
do your people never tire of slaughter of the goyiem --do you all pray for the extermination of mankind .
 
BIG FAT HOOR said:
i was in russia for one of your peoples holocausts on russia when putin came to power --it was horrific an extra 11 million russians/goyiem died over the normal death rate .
i saw starvation and bundles of frozen corpses in the side streets as america /israel /jewish oligarchs collapsed the ruble to 1/52nd of its value .
if your pension was 520 dollars a month you had 10 per month or 2.25 dollars per week to live on.
whatever i say to you which i saw with my own eyes with my wife will mean nothing to you -- you will carry on regardless -nothing i say or anyone else says will have an effect you are too far gone -you are no longer human as i can see from your posts.
for anyone reading this the following is generally known by anyone who has experience of russia .
jacob schiff/ marx/engles/trotsky and the 13 jewish members of the 17 member comitern slaughtered 60 million in the jewish bolshivic war against the people of russia .
today jewish zalenksky has sold one fifth of ukraine to jewish larry fink of jewish blackrock the world's wealthiest co which has also purchased many of the senior politicians in europe in order to get the poorest people to pay for the war started by jewish victoria nuland and jewish Anthony blinken .
do your people never tire of slaughter of the goyiem --do you all pray for the extermination of mankind .
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I'm just passing on news on the current situation, BFH. Thats all.

Just to confirm what the Russian millbloggers are now screaming about.

understandingwar.org

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 14, 2026

Russian forces conducted a large-scale series of drone and missile strikes March 13-14 that caused significant civilian casualties in Kyiv.
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Ukrainian forces are intensifying their mid-range strike campaign, increasing their ability to contest Russian missile strikes, degrade Russian air defenses, and disrupt offensive operations ahead of an expected Russian spring-summer 2026 offensive. Ukrainian forces struck a variety of mid-range Russian military targets in Russia and occupied Ukraine overnight on March 13 to 14. Mid-range strikes are typically at an operational depth (about 20 to 120 kilometers from the frontline), though Ukrainian forces also conducted similar strikes deeper into Russian-held areas.[17] The Ukrainian General Staff and SSO reported that Ukrainian forces struck an Iskander-M ballistic missile launcher that had been preparing to launch missiles at Ukraine from occupied Vyshneve, Crimea (roughly 209 kilometers from the frontline), and an Iskander missile launcher storage warehouse near occupied Kurotne, Crimea (roughly 217 kilometers from the frontline), and geolocated footage confirmed the strikes.[18] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces also struck a Russian Nebo-U radar station near occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea (roughly 198 kilometers from the frontline), and geolocated footage confirmed the strike.[19] A Ukrainian unmanned systems brigade reported on March 13 that its drone operators struck five Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense systems in the Belgorod direction, and geolocated footage shows a strike on a Pantsir in eastern Belgorod City (roughly 30 kilometers from the frontline).[20] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces also struck an S-300 air defense missile depot near occupied Sadove, Donetsk Oblast (one of multiple settlements between 80 to 85 kilometers from the frontline); a Russian Unmanned Systems Forces (USF) command post near Vulehirsk (roughly 40 kilometers from the frontline); and command and observation posts in Hrafske and Kermenchyk raions.[21] The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces also struck a Russian repair center and warehouse near occupied Andriivka, Zaporizhia Oblast (one of multiple settlements between 75 and 125 kilometers from the frontline), a force concentration near Novomykolaivka, Zaporizhia Oblast (one of multiple settlements between 50 and 80 kilometers from the frontline), and a materiel and equipment warehouse near Berdyansk (roughly 100 kilometers from the frontline).[22] A Ukrainian unmanned systems regiment reported that it struck two Russian trains conducting logistics in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast on March 12, disabling the trains, and geolocated footage confirms that Ukrainian forces struck two trains east and southwest of occupied Tokmak (roughly 28 kilometers from the frontline).[23]
 
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BIG FAT HOOR said:
i was in russia for one of your peoples holocausts on russia when putin came to power --it was horrific an extra 11 million russians/goyiem died over the normal death rate .
i saw starvation and bundles of frozen corpses in the side streets as america /israel /jewish oligarchs collapsed the ruble to 1/52nd of its value .
if your pension was 520 dollars a month you had 10 per month or 2.25 dollars per week to live on.
whatever i say to you which i saw with my own eyes with my wife will mean nothing to you -- you will carry on regardless -nothing i say or anyone else says will have an effect you are too far gone -you are no longer human as i can see from your posts.
for anyone reading this the following is generally known by anyone who has experience of russia .
jacob schiff/ marx/engles/trotsky and the 13 jewish members of the 17 member comitern slaughtered 60 million in the jewish bolshivic war against the people of russia .
today jewish zalenksky has sold one fifth of ukraine to jewish larry fink of jewish blackrock the world's wealthiest co which has also purchased many of the senior politicians in europe in order to get the poorest people to pay for the war started by jewish victoria nuland and jewish Anthony blinken .
do your people never tire of slaughter of the goyiem --do you all pray for the extermination of mankind .
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Those oligarchs you list there, they are its paymasters, we can expect nothing more from the entity that presently adorns itself with the handle Haven.
 

Russian Economy Collapsing While Officials Enrich Themselves - Jamestown

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An economic inversion is taking place in Russia. Independent experts have calculated that the Russian economy has suffered a record-breaking collapse over the past year. Almost 30 percent of companies in Russia were unprofitable in 2025, and they have lost approximately 7.5 trillion rubles (approximately $100 billion) (Radio Svoboda, February 13). Russia’s war against Ukraine is the main reason for these unprecedented losses. Much of the economy has transitioned to supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex (see EDM, January 15, 2025). As the war enters its fifth year, Russia’s economy will likely continue down this path.
 
The dam is breaking.


On Tuesday evening, Remeslo published a manifesto on the Telegram platform to his approximately 90,000 followers, titled “Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin.” In it, he accuses the Russian leader of waging a “failed war” in Ukraine, noting that the conflict has caused huge losses and severely damaged the country’s economy.

In his statements, Remeslo calls Putin an "illegal president" and argues that more than two decades in power have shown that "absolute power corrupts." He calls on the Kremlin leader to resign and face justice.
 

The broader aim of the bolstering of online powers is to help the Kremlin shore up domestic control in the context of the war against Ukraine, according to the diplomats who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

Should the conflict drag on, it ⁠could increasingly strain popular support, the envoys said. Should the war end, Russian officials are likely keen to prepare for any dissent that may ensue, they added. One said Moscow had assembled powers that gave it the option to enact a "great crackdown" online.

The end of Moscow's war in Afghanistan in 1989 caused major social ructions in Russia with returning veterans fuelling a wave of lawlessness that blighted the 1990s. The chaos was compounded by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
 

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MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - At least 40% of Russia's oil export capacity is at a halt following Ukrainian drone attacks, a disputed attack on a major pipeline and the seizure of tankers, according to Reuters calculations based ‌on market data.

The shutdown is the most severe oil supply disruption in the modern history of Russia, the world's second largest oil exporter, and has hit Moscow just as oil prices exceeded $100 a barrel due to the Iran war.
 

The wall of fire at Russia’s prized Ust-Luga oil port sent plumes of smoke into the air so high that they could be seen from Finland.

Ukraine’s biggest strike on Russia this year engulfed crude oil and petroleum storage tanks, as well as loading equipment, turning the skies above the Baltic Sea port orange on Wednesday.

Drones had slipped through successive layers of Russian air defences spanning Bryansk, Smolensk, Pskov and St Petersburg on their 620-mile voyage, before scoring what appeared to be direct hits.

The second strike on a key oil facility in days was not only an embarrassing defence failure for Russia.

As flames raged through the terminal, they also burned through the Kremlin’s coffers, with Ukraine draining a critical revenue source when Vladimir Putin needed it most.

In a sign of Putin’s fears about the country’s volatile economy, the Russian president was reported to have called oligarchs to a closed-door meeting on Thursday night to ask them for donations to prop up the defence budget.
 
Has Hitler beaten the Russians yet ? !

Just one more heave ! ! !

Hitler was bound to beat those pesky Russians back in the day ! ! ;) ;)
 
clarke-connolly said:
Has Hitler beaten the Russians yet ? !

Just one more heave ! ! !

Hitler was bound to beat those pesky Russians back in the day ! ! ;) ;)
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You do know Putin's been at war with Ukraine longer than Stalin fought against Hilter? Right? ;) ;)
 
Haven said:
You do know Putin's been at war with Ukraine longer than Stalin fought against Hilter? Right? ;) ;)
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The Russians should have taken their time the last time ! ! !

They should have hammered the Nazis for a lot longer and harder ! !
 
clarke-connolly said:
The Russians should have taken their time the last time ! ! !

They should have hammered the Nazis for a lot longer and harder ! !
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I doubt it. The Russians took absolutely massive casualties and extending the war would have cost even more.
 
Haven said:
I doubt it. The Russians took absolutely massive casualties and extending the war would have cost even more.
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Pretty obvious that the Russians went far too easy on the Nazis the last time ! ! !
 
tvpworld.com

Russian billionaire proposes 12-hour workday amid ‘economic crisis’

The industrial tycoon said Russia needed a radical increase in labor.
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A Russian billionaire has proposed that Russian citizens adopt a 12-hour, six-day work week amid what he called the country’s “economic crisis”.

In a post on Telegram on Monday, industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska argued that Russia’s resources were limited and that its economy was going through a “difficult transformation”.

He said the only way to navigate this “economic crisis” was through a radical increase in labor.
 

Russian companies have become the center of covert recruitment for the army. Moscow has begun actively involving enterprises with more than 150 employees in the process of compiling candidate lists for contract military service, Business Insider reports.

In Ryazan Oblast, Governor Pavel Malkov signed an order requiring both private and state-owned companies to nominate employees.

According to the order, the number of required candidates depends on company size:

150 to 300 employees – at least 2 candidates;
300 to 500 – 3 candidates;
over 500 – 5 candidates.
 
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) is funded by US military contractors like General Dynamics, Raytheon, CACI, and DynCorp, raising concerns about potential bias due to their defense industry ties. It does not accept government funding, relying on private donors, though specific names are not fully disclosed. ISW is led by founder Kimberly Kagan and includes retired general Jack Keane. Kimberly is married to Frederick Kagan, linked to neoconservative figures Robert Kagan and Victoria Nuland, prompting speculation about ideological influence. ISW claims non-partisanship and is widely cited, but its funding and leadership ties suggest possible hawkish leanings, particularly in Ukraine War analysis.
 
Robert Kagan is even less optimistic about the War on Iran....

The Atlantic​

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Washington’s conduct in the Iran war is accelerating global chaos and deepening America’s dangerous isolation, Robert Kagan argues. https://theatln.tc/1m2rJaTi
The war “has both exposed and exacerbated the dangers of our new, fractured, multipolar reality,” Kagan writes, “driving deeper wedges between the United States and former friends and allies; strengthening the hands of the expansionist great powers, Russia and China; accelerating global political and economic chaos; and leaving the United States weaker and more isolated than at any time since the 1930s. Even success against Iran will be hollow if it hastens the collapse of the alliance system that for eight decades has been the true source of America’s power, influence, and security.”
The Iran war has been a significant strategic setback for America’s allies in Europe, as increased oil prices and lifted sanctions are helping Russia replenish its war chest “just as its wartime deficits were starting to cause significant pain,” Kagan continues. Blockages in the Strait of Hormuz, poor communication from the Trump administration about the war, and a displacement of resources that would otherwise protect against potential Chinese aggression have also been damaging for America’s allies in East Asia and the Western Pacific, Kagan continues.
Europeans are facing “an unremittingly hostile United States—one that no longer treats its allies as allies or differentiates between allies and potential adversaries,” Kagan continues. “When Trump discovered that he needed the help of allies against Iran, he did not ask them for help or work to persuade them. He simply ‘demanded’ that they do what he said. Trump doesn’t want allies—he wants vassals.”
“As a result, friends and allies will be ever less willing to cooperate with the United States,” Kagan writes. “Nations around the world will come to rely not on American commitments and permanent alliances but on ad hoc coalitions to address crises. No one will cooperate with the United States by choice, only by coercion. Without allies, the United States will have to depend on clients that it controls, such as Venezuela, or weaker powers that it can bully.”
 
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