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Oh my God! Shaving foam costs 570 rubles [£4.39] already. What a horror. A couple of months ago, I bought it for only 250 rubles [£1.77].”
No. Have they ever gone down? Next year will be the year of default.”
Lower oil prices will hit the Russian budget really hard. In December 2024, Russian trade surplus was the lowest since 2020. If Donald Trump restores the effectiveness of the price cap for Russian oil, Russian federal budget losses will be even greater,
By decisively cutting off Russian energy revenues from fossil fuels, the US can lead the world in pressuring Moscow to end its aggression and support Ukraine’s fight for sovereignty,
the founder of Razom We Stand clean energy campaign group told The Independent These can be Russia’s fintech sector, companies involved in the development of e-ruble, central bank digital currency used as an alternative to the SWIFT international payment system Russia is already cut off from, and cryptocurrency payment systems,
We can do this the easy way or the hard way."
Trump threw the gauntlet squarely at Putin's feet, threatening But Russia already prevented from selling anything in U.S. So this threat of 'Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions' seems empty. If Trump wants to put pressure on Putin, he needs to ramp up support for Ukraine. Otherwise it's just weak rhetoric from Trump which Putin will ignore."
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Bill Kristol, the director of Defending Democracy Together, wrote It's not merely the question of ending the war,
We are also open to dialogue with the new US administration about the Ukrainian conflict. The most important thing there is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, which we have talked about many times. This is the most essential thing,
TASS quoted Putin as saying I have to speak to President Putin. We’re going to have to find out.”
Asked on Monday how long it would take to do so, he said He can’t be thrilled, he’s not doing so well,
he told reporters, referring to Putin’s war If the Kremlin concludes that no favourable deal with Trump is forthcoming, they will likely focus on prolonging the conflict,
As I’ve said before, it’s better to prepare for the worst. Soon, we’ll look back on Biden’s term with nostalgia, like a thaw,
If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries,
Trump wrote on Truth Social Let's get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way - and the easy way is always better,
I'm not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin - and this despite the Radical Left's Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX,
Trump wrote on Truth Social They're dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I'll have that done — I'll have that done in 24 hours,
All of that being said, I'm going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War!"
Everything depends on the United States. If Trump is ready to see Ukraine in Nato, we will be in Nato, everyone will be in favour. If President Trump is not ready to see us in Nato, we will not be in Nato,
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, suggesting We are going to engage in making it end in a way that is sustainable, meaning we don’t just want the conflict to end and then restart in two, three or four years down the road,
