Tuesday, January 13, 2015

West starting a War which it can't win against Russia ? As the ruble along with oil remain under pressure , consider Russia mindset and consider what Russia can do next ?

Tweets..... 1/14/15.....


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Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries
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Russia Cuts Off Ukraine Gas Supply To 6 European Countries

By zerohedge @zerohedge
Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian state energy giant Gazprom to cut supplies to and through Ukraine amid accusations, according to The Daily Mail, that its neighbor has been siphoning off and...
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9 minutes ago


Poland stops reverse-flow supplies of gas to Ukraine No reason given, keep your eyes on Slovakia supplies to Ukraine





 · 2 hours ago
AEP: ECJ has declared legal supremacy over . If Karlsruhe accepts this, Germany will no longer be a fully self-governing sov state.



 · 3 hours ago
Confirms Approval Of Poland USD 23 Bln Credit Line, Only As A Precautionary Measure, Not Expecting It To Be Drawn On




 · 8 hours ago
Russia Just Pulled Itself Out Of The Petrodollar

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Russia Just Pulled Itself Out Of The Petrodollar

By zerohedge @zerohedge
When the price of crude started its self-reinforcing plunge, such a death would happen whether the petrodollar participants wanted it, or, as the case may be, were dragged into the abattoir kicking...
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4 minutes ago
Banking crisis in Russia will be massive — Sberbank CEO
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Since mid-2014 Russian banks have publicly announced they are having problems with currency liquidity due to sanctions and growth of bad loans because of the situation in the economy. The Russian Central Bank consistently introduced new mechanisms of providing liquidity, including non-standard ones, in a move to support banks in difficult times. Also, the government made a decision to increase the capital of Russia's banking sector by $15 bln.

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Tweets from 1/13/15....




 · 6 hours ago


World Bank cuts growth forecast for . Now sees 2.9% contraction in econ this year amid sanctions and oil plummet






 · 14 hours ago


Ruble weakens beyond 66 per Dollar as prices continue to drop.








 · 21 minutes ago

What Happens Next In Russia - A 6-Step Recipe For Western Disaster

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What Happens Next In Russia - A 6-Step Recipe For Western Disaster

By zerohedge @zerohedge
In comparing pre-collapse USSR to Russia today, commentators and analysts showcase their ignorance. Recent events, such as the overthrow of the government in Ukraine, the secession of Crimea and its...
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Highlights.....

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Conclusions
This part almost writes itself. It's a recipe for disaster, so I'll write it out as a recipe.
1. Take a nation of people who respond to offense by damning you to hell, and refusing to having anything more to do with you, rather than fighting. Make sure that this is a nation whose natural resources are essential for keeping your lights on and your houses heated, for making your passenger airliners and your jet fighters, and for a great many other things. Keep in mind, a quarter of the light bulbs in the US light up thanks to Russian nuclear fuel, whereas a cut-off of Russian gas to Europe would be a cataclysm of the first order.

2. Make them feel that they are being invaded by installing a government that is hostile to them in a territory that they consider part of their historical homeland. The only truly non-Russian part of the Ukraine is Galicia, which parted company many centuries ago and which, most Russians will tell you, “You can take to hell with you.” If you like your neo-Nazis, you can keep your neo-Nazis. Also keep in mind how the Russians deal with invaders: they freeze them out.

3. Impose economic and financial sanctions on Russia. Watch in dismay as your exporters start losing money when in instant retaliation Russia blocks your agricultural exports. Keep in mind that this is a country that, thanks to surviving a long string of invasion attempts, traditionally relies on potentially hostile foreign states to finance its defense against them. If they fail to do so, then it will resort to other ways of deterring them, such as freezing them out. “No gas for NATO members” seems like a catchy slogan. Hope and pray that it doesn't catch on in Moscow.

4. Mount an attack on their national currency, causing it to lose part of its value on par with a lower price of oil. Watch in dismay as Russian officials laugh all the way to the central bank because the lower ruble has caused state revenues to remain unchanged in spite of lower oil prices, erasing a potential budget deficit.Watch in dismay as your exporters go bankrupt because their exports are priced out of the Russian market. Keep in mind, Russia has no national debt to speak of, runs a negligible budget deficit, has plentiful foreign currency reserves and ample gold reserves. Also keep in mind that your banks have loaned hundreds of billions of dollars to Russian businesses (which you have just deprived of access to your banking system by imposing sanctions). Hope and pray that Russia doesn't put a freeze on debt repayments to western banks until the sanctions are lifted, since that would blow up your banks.

5. Watch in dismay as Russia signs major natural gas export deals with everyone except you. Is there going to be enough gas left for you when they are done? Well, it appears that this no longer a concern for the Russians, because you have offended them, and, being who they are, they told you to go to hell (don't forget to take Galicia with you) and will now deal with other, friendlier countries.

6. Continue to watch in dismay as Russia actively looks for ways to sever most of the trade links with you, finding suppliers in other parts of the world or organizing production for import replacement.

But now comes a surprise—an underreported one, to say the least. Russia has just offered the EU a deal. If the EU refuses to join the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the US (which, by the way, would hurt it economically) then it can join the Customs Union with Russia. Why freeze yourselves out when we can all freeze out Washington instead? This is the restitution Russia would accept for the EU's offensive behavior with regard to the Ukraine and the sanctions. Coming from a customs state, it is a most generous offer. A lot went into making it: the recognition that the EU poses no military threat to Russia and not much of an economic one either; the fact that the European countries are all very cute and tiny and lovable, and make tasty cheeses and sausages; the understanding that their current crop of national politicians is feckless and beholden to Washington, and that they need a big push in order to understand where their nations' true interests lie... Will the EU accept this offer, or will they accept Galicia as a new member and “freeze out”?




A sampling of Russian deals....




 Dec 5

The two sides will focus on ways to boost trade during talks that will see around 15 agreements inked.

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India against Russia sanctions, to add vigour to ties in Putin-Modi...

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 Nov 9


Wow! Russia & China sign 17 trade agreements including another giant natural gas deal!


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​Putin, Xi Jinping sign mega gas deal on second gas supply route

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President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have signed a memorandum of understanding on the so-called “western” gas supplies route to China. The agreement paves the way for a contract...
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 Nov 8

Looks like now wants to rely on new food trade agreements with due to the

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Russia and Peru agree to boost food imports, may share GLONASS

By RT @RT_com
Russia is interested in increasing imports of Peruvian fish, marine products and fruit in the face of the ongoing sanctions war with the West, Vladimir Putin said after talks with Peru’s president,...
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 Oct 15

The rise of Yuan marks the coming end of the dollar as global currency. More currency swaps agreements btw...

 Bloomberg Business

Russia, China Sign Currency Swap Agreement to Double $100b Trade

By Bloomberg Business @business
The Russian and Chinese central banks signed an agreement on yuan-ruble swaps to double trade with its biggest partner.
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Card placed on table......


 Jan 10

Says Ukraine Violated Terms of $3 Billion Loan
 The Moscow Times

Russia Says Ukraine Violated Terms of $3 Billion Loan

By The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes
Ukraine has violated the terms of a $3 billion Russian loan but Moscow has not yet decided whether to demand early repayment, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
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 Jan 10

threatens with $3bn loan recall ahead of new peace talks in Berlin on Jan 12



 Jan 9

MORE: may be forced to demand early repayment of $3bln debt by







 Jan 8

Geostrategy: , Ukraine needs $50 billion aid amids Russia's financial meltdown - 's on the loose
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Soros urges giving Ukraine $50 billion of aid to foil Russia

By Reuters Top News @Reuters
Billionaire financier George Soros has urged the West to step up aid to Ukraine, outlining steps towards a $50 billion financing package that he said should be viewed as a bulwark against an
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 · 7 hours ago
With Ukraine Default Risk At 6 Year Highs, US Taxpayers "Volunteer" To Guarantee Its Debt


Highlights....

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As Reuters reports, The US Treasury seems more than happy to put $2 billion of US taxpayer money at risk...
The United States plans to provide up to $2 billion in loan guarantees to Ukraine this year, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday, as part of a broader international package to stave off bankruptcy.

Like other major donors to the country, Treasury said the guarantees would be contingent on the former Soviet republic remaining on track to meet the conditions of its loan program from the International Monetary Fund.

Treasury said it would provide a $1 billion loan guarantee to Kiev in the first half of this year, and work with the U.S. Congress to provide an additional $1 billion guarantee, but only if Kiev sticks with its reform agenda.

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How ironic it is that, should Russia decide to demand early repayment (not a controversial decision), then - despite all the sanctions and economic warfare - it would be the US taxpayer's cash that 'bails' them out indirectly...
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But that's not all:
  • *YATSENYUK SAYS UKRAINE MUST MAKE $11B OF DEBT PAYMENTS THIS YR

Busted - that would be Ukraine...







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