As the war heads into April and May, keep this one screenshot that I snipped in mind, using Kharkov (Kharkiv) as a reference point (from […]
Tag: WAR
2008 Déjà Vu Market Indicator by Cramer All Over Again?
There are cartoon characters bigger than life. Then there are media circus clowns who think they are bigger than life but nothing more than cartoon […]
04.06 Russia Energy Update: No New Sanctions from EU, Including Coal
How bad and incompetent has the West become? Try this headline from earlier today (via Reuters): 04/06/2022 | 11:01am EDT EU DIPLOMATS FAIL TO APPROVE […]
April 5-6 Russia-Ukraine War 15:00 UTC UPDATE: Ukrainian Fuel Shortages Soon?
There has been a lot of propaganda by both sides of the conflict in the past few days about the alleged slaughter of civilians in […]
The Dominoes in the Food Supply Crisis are Falling
The outbreak of riots over fuel and fertilizer prices in Peru is only a small taste of what is to come. In some prior articles […]
The European Union Decides to Sanction Itself
This morning, the news broke bright and early that the European Union had decided to launch a secondary wave of sanctions on Russia for the […]
Germany Says They Can not Impose Sanctions on Russian Gas; Update at 21:00 UTC – EU Will NOT Impose Sanctions Either
04.04.22 21:00 UTC UPDATE: From the Irish Times: No sanctions on Russian gas planned at the moment, EU says Wow. After all the bravado this […]
That didn’t take long: Less than 48 hours after the Gas was Shut Off, Latvia Agrees to pay in Rubles
The first article from early Sunday morning from Europe was obvious: Baltic nations first in Europe to cut Russian oil imports, but concerns remain From […]
Russia – Ukraine War: An Avoidable Conflict?
For the regular readers of these pages, this is not the daily update of the war in Ukraine. Instead, this is a query into the […]
04.03.22 Russia-Ukraine War: Odessa Under Attack
16:00 UTC UPDATE: More attacks in the center of Ukraine tonight with news of another attack on Mykolaiv: Apparently the German government is trying to […]
04.02.22 Russia Cuts off Gas Shipments to Germany
This story is presented with one caveat as the only news source is the UK Express at this time: ‘Hostile environment!’ Germany left scrambling as […]
04.01.22 Russia-Ukraine War: The Fog of Fog
When this war started over a month ago, many of the bloggers, writers, and “experts” were under the impression that the Russian military had restructured […]
03.30.22 09:00 UTC Russia-Ukraine War Update: China Throws a Wrench into Peace Proposal
The world’s markets rallied once again on fake news that the “peace” overtures by the Russians and Ukrainians meant that this war is almost over. […]
03.29.22 21:00 UTC Russia-Ukraine War Update: No Rubles, No Gas and No Ceasefire
The story yesterday about Ukrainian forces executing captured Russian soldiers was bad enough, but if the reports originating from pro-Russian media are true, it is […]
Last Week in Equities: Just like the Oscars, a Bad Remake
Last night the Academy Awards were held in the land of fruits and nuts and when all is said and done nobody will care because […]