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2023-05-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Why is the West still fighting in Ukraine?

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Posted by badanov 2023-05-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 We are expediting the downfall of Russia by eliminating the young men needed for population growth. Since Russia is already on a negative population growth this is just a little push.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2023-05-08 00:50|| 2023-05-08 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 "Scare" quotes galore!

Posted by Frank G 2023-05-08 06:45|| 2023-05-08 06:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Maintaining the Biden family cash flow?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-08 07:18|| 2023-05-08 07:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Nothing to lose. Just some obsolete equipment and a little cash in exchange for making life tough on the Rooskies. Literally no downside and the hilarious part is Ukraine might even win!

Posted by Angstrom 2023-05-08 12:58|| 2023-05-08 12:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Deals done to secure oil production in Ukraine. Last I heard Exon has inked a deal.

Posted by Dale 2023-05-08 13:10|| 2023-05-08 13:10|| Front Page Top

#6 "Why is the West still fighting in Ukraine?"

In part because of a cabal of native ukrainian speakers of western ukrainian and baltic decent that have tremendous influence over Western Liberal Democracies and their Woke Agenda.

Posted by mossomo 2023-05-08 13:57|| 2023-05-08 13:57|| Front Page Top

#7 Nothing on the wires. Secret sources again?

No new drilling will occur while this war continues. Too much risk for project to be targeted by cruise missiles. If anything, projects to improve the yield of existing wells might go forward.

Posted by Sheba Sinatra1331 2023-05-08 14:29|| 2023-05-08 14:29|| Front Page Top

#8 ^"https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Ukraine-Unexpected-Oil-Find-Major-Gas-Interest.html"
Chevron has pulled out.

Posted by Dale 2023-05-08 14:46|| 2023-05-08 14:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks to Bidet's "war on fossil fuels," the major oil companies all just recorder record profits for the fiscal year past. They have no need to prospect in a war zone.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-08 14:55|| 2023-05-08 14:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Linked article date is Jul 19, 2013.

Nothing happened. Ukranian gas production is 1/4 the rosy projections for 2020. The offshore oil rigs (guessing from before 2013) have been attacked or seized by the Russians.

Posted by Sheba Sinatra1331 2023-05-08 15:14|| 2023-05-08 15:14|| Front Page Top

#11 And before you ask, one of the reasons Russia wanted to seize Crimea and Donbass is the for the oil, gas and coal deposits.

Posted by Sheba Sinatra1331 2023-05-08 15:17|| 2023-05-08 15:17|| Front Page Top

#12 ..one of the reasons Russia wanted to seize Crimea and Donbass is the for the oil, gas and coal deposits.

How do you say Lebensraum in Russian?

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-05-08 16:33|| 2023-05-08 16:33|| Front Page Top

#13 With Russia complaining about how hard it has been "fighting the west", just imagine how hard it would be if we actually showed up.

Posted by AuburnTom 2023-05-08 17:53|| 2023-05-08 17:53|| Front Page Top

#14 #8, 10: It takes time for the Russian Bots to catch up. I mean they talked to people, time/date unknown

Posted by Frank G 2023-05-08 18:39|| 2023-05-08 18:39|| Front Page Top

#15 The real question is why is Russia still fighting in Ukraine?
Pride? I've read they lost more soldiers in a year than the US lost in 10 years in Vietnam. That has to hurt a nation that already has demographic issues.

Posted by ruprecht 2023-05-08 21:08|| 2023-05-08 21:08|| Front Page Top

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