Monday, May 30, 2022

Links — 30 May 2022 Part 1

Moon of Alabama
Ukraine Bits: Russian Artillery - Counter Attacks - New Missile Systems
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/05/ukraine-arty.html

The Vineyard of the Saker
Lavrov x two
Amarynth for the Saker Blog
http://thesaker.is/lavrov-x-two/

MR Online
Eight years ago in Odessa (commemorating the Odessa massacre)
Editors
https://mronline.org/2022/05/30/eight-years-ago-in-odessa/

Angry Bear
An Army of All-American Paramilitary Death-Squad Soloists
Sandwichman (Tom Walker)
https://angrybearblog.com/2022/05/an-army-of-all-american-paramilitary-death-squad-soloists

Spiegel International
The West Tries to Figure Out What Peace Might Look Like ("The West" still thinks it is winning and that Russia is on the ropes in spite of facts on the ground.)Christian Esch, Matthias Gebauer, Martin Knobbe, René Pfister, Jan Puhl and Britta Sandberg
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/what-s-next-for-ukraine-the-west-tries-to-figure-out-what-peace-might-look-like-a-9116433c-ff62-4438-b7fd-12a1241525c9#ref=rss

Oilprice
Blackouts Looming Over Millions Of British Households [Next Winter}
Irina Slav
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Blackouts-Looming-Over-Millions-Of-British-Households.html

U.S. Gasoline Prices Surge To New Record High On Memorial Day
Tsvetana Paraskova
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/US-Gasoline-Prices-Surge-To-New-Record-High-On-Memorial-Day.html

Lukoil Exec: Russia Should Cut Oil Production By 30% To Get Higher Prices
Tsvetana Paraskova
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Lukoil-Exec-Russia-Should-Cut-Oil-Production-By-30-To-Get-Higher-Prices.html

Zero Hedge
Mastercard CEO: SWIFT Payment System May Be Replaced By CBDCs In Five Years
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mastercard-ceo-swift-payment-system-may-be-replaced-cbdcs-five-years

German Inflation Hits 60-Year-High, 'Worse To Come', Says Allianz
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/german-inflation-hits-60-year-high-worse-come-says-allianz
Tyler Durden

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
McKinsey Poll: Most Europeans Switching to Cheaper Goods in Wake of Higher Inflation
https://sputniknews.com/20220530/mckinsey-poll-most-europeans-switching-to-cheaper-goods-in-wake-of-higher-inflation-1095877692.html

TASS (Russian state media)
Poll reveals how many Russians approve of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine (72%)
https://tass.com/society/1457797

Russian artillery wipes out Italy-made howitzers in Ukraine, top brass reports
https://tass.com/politics/1457789

Dances with Bears
THE OLIGARCHS PLAY THEIR CARDS – THAT’S THE LOYALTY CARD, THE GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD, THE REWARDS REDEMPTION CARD (important economically as well as politically)
John Helmer
http://johnhelmer.net/the-oligarchs-play-their-cards-thats-the-loyalty-card-the-get-out-of-jail-free-card-the-rewards-redemption-card/









7 comments:

Footsoldier said...

Medvedev commented on the refusal by Washington that refused to supply long-range weapons to Kiev.


If Ukraine had hit Russian cities, the Russian Federation would have hit the "centers of criminal decision—making" - Medvedev.

"And some of them are not in Kiev at all," the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council added.


Tom Hickey said...

Fortunately, the message could be delivered verbally rather than militarily. I suspect that this may be a result of the heads of American and Russian defense departments (Austin and Shoigu) and militaries (Gens. Milley and Gerasimov) talking behind the scenes, as they have been doing recently.

Footsoldier said...

Aye,let's hope it stays that way Tom.





Footsoldier said...

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Joe said...

What a lovely little trick the west pulls, say the Russian goal was to steam roll ukraine during their lunch break and then when it doesn't happen say, "see, disaster."

Now that cracks are appearing in the propaganda, looks to me like it's the west that needs a face saving measure, they started this thing, the Ukrainians foolishly followed along and now are paying the price (along with the rest of us literally paying higher prices). Add another one to Obama's list of failed initiatives. I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest the ukies won't "reconquer" Crimea lol (actually, conquer for the first time ever).

Footsoldier said...

It's been sick and barbaric and utterly disgusting Joe.


Western foreign policy always has been.


The difference for me is in the old days the US had some isolationists. Now they are a fully paid up member of the British imperialism club and foreign policy is modelled on the East India trading company.

Undermining Russia or China - is wrong for 2 reasons.


1) It's bad asset allocation

2) It's unsustainable <15% can't hold >85% of world population down; & shouldn't try even if they briefly could; it backfires, for reason #1)


They'll keep trying though and less than 15% of the world population will try and own and control the rest. It is insanity.






Joe said...

I agree Footsoldier. Like John Mearsheimer said, the US lead Ukraine down the primrose path... and is now getting wrecked. It's just so senseless.