RE: Shorters win again22 Mar 2022 09:43
Reports are coming in from Kyiv this morning that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to discuss a commitment from Ukraine not to seek NATO membership in exchange for a ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian troops and a guarantee of Ukraine’s security.
“It’s a compromise for everyone: for the West, which doesn’t know what to do with us with regard to NATO, for Ukraine, which wants security guarantees, and for Russia, which doesn’t want further NATO expansion,” Zelensky said in interview with Ukrainian television channels.
Let's hope Jo Biden is not going to fuel this or escalate it further. I did say things will get worse before/during peace talks. They always do. It's about taking a strong position in negotiations and the Russians are in control. Both sides know, this can only end with a peace deal.
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There are 230 banks in Russia which use swift. Only 5 have been sanctioned. Meaning Oil and a whole lot of other transactions are still being done from Russia esp with the west. OPEC is saying they're not increasing output. This has left US and the west in difficult position with regards to energy. China, India, South Africa, Israel etc will not listen to Biden and they're even prepared to do business with Russia without using $.
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EUA, an update would be nice at this point