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  1. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/5/17/european-energy-giants-set-to-keep-buying-russian-gas European energy giants set to keep buying Russian gas The European Union’s guidelines appear to allow the continent’s energy giants to keep buying Russian gas without breaching sanctions. Gas prices fell on Monday as the latest Brussels missive to member states stopped short of banning companies from opening bank accounts in roubles [File: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg] By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto BrambillaBloomberg Published On 17 May 202217 May 2022 European energy giants are pressing ahead with plans to keep buying Russian gas as the European Union’s guidelines appeared to allow them to do so without breaching sanctions. Even as conflicting messages continued to emerge from Brussels over the legality of complying with Moscow’s demands to pay for gas in rubles, Italy’s Eni SpA said it was opening a ruble account to keep the gas flowing.
  2. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/17/ukraine-war-israel-treads-careful-line-as-public-blames-russia Ukraine war: Israel treads careful line as public blames Russia While PM Bennett is trying to mediate peace, many Israelis with backgrounds in former Soviet nations are against Moscow’s invasion. After the fall of communism, more than a million Jews from the former Soviet Union immigrated to Israel [File: Ronen Zvulun/Reuters] By Niko Vorobyov Published On 17 May 202217 May 2022 Jerusalem – At a cafe in central Jerusalem, a middle-aged couple, Leonid from Belarus and Olga from Dagestan, discussed the war in Ukraine over coffee and bourekas. “As Jews, we have often wondered about this: how it was possible that in Germany, a whole nation became zombified by propaganda,” said Leonid, an online entrepreneur, referring to Russia.
  3. So there is movement of some kind for the trapped soldiers. That is what's stalling every one. I see the north being bombed more and I see high level leadership making talks with other nations especially of rerouting away from sanctions that are more damaging to American allies. They are having a lot of supply issues.
  4. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/16/more-than-260-ukraine-troops-evacuated-from-mariupol-plant-kyiv More than 260 Ukraine troops evacuated from Mariupol plant: Kyiv Ukrainian defence official says efforts continue to evacuate remaining soldiers from steel plant in besieged port city. A view shows a bus carrying Ukrainian forces from Mariupol's besieged Azovstal steel plant, as it arrives in Novoazovsk, Ukraine, May 16, 2022 [Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters] Published On 16 May 202216 May 2022 More than 260 Ukrainian soldiers have been evacuated from a steel plant in Mariupol, the country’s deputy defence minister said, after a weeks-long standoff with Russian forces in the besieged southern port city. Anna Malyar said in the early hours of Tuesday that 53 seriously wounded fighters were taken from the Azovstal steelworks to a hospital in Novoazovsk, while an additional 211 fighters were evacuated to Olenivka through a humanitarian corridor. Keep reading
  5. This American based news media company is usually factual. https://www.reuters.com/world/lavrov-says-hard-predict-how-long-wests-total-hybrid-war-russia-will-last-2022-05-14/ He cited the sanctions, which have included the seizure of nearly half of Russia's $640 billion in foreign reserves, as evidence that no one is safe against expropriation and "state piracy", and of the need for countries to lessen economic reliance on the United States and its allies. "Not only Russia but many others too are reducing dependence on the U.S. dollar, western technology and markets," he said, without stating evidence. Efforts by the West to isolate Russia were doomed to fail, he said. Russia's relations with China were the best they had ever been and it was developing a privileged strategic partnership with India. Just back from a trip to the Middle East, he also cited the importance of ties with Egypt, Algeria and Gulf nations, as well as Asia, Africa and Latin America. All countries involved in hiring mercenaries should be prosecuted. I lived in an inner city, a big city in USA, and not when I lived there, Romanians set up a house and every now and then were raided for housing extremist Muslims. They made news, but they reopened. America let them even though they were arrested with high powered guns. So rebel training can happen any where.
  6. I'm ignoring your red herring argument over me being American. It means you have nothing real to add to the subject. I won't waste my time with it. Just be assured Biden will lose by a land slide in the next election. We are all talking in USA we don't like it. It only proves again you're not reading our comment boards.
  7. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/13/erdogan-says-turkey-opposed-to-finland-sweden-nato-membership Finland and Sweden knew not to ask Turkey because they are funding terrorist groups against them including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the followers of the United States-based Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen.
  8. Every word I say is on spot, but you are not American, your confused of our slang and use of contractions. Get a translator. You just suck. Google translator might help you
  9. I think you are stupid. My native Language is English. My English is great, you are just stupid. Maybe you need to learn English. What country Are you From? You definitely aren't American. Your history is good, but you suck at English.
  10. You are obviously not American and aren't familiar with American politics. They certainly aren't aware of anything you know. They really don't have real media sources even newspapers. American people HATE the UN and NATO and want us out of it. That is all fereral run American and it's you people letting us get away with all these things and we can't stop you from letting us from doing it.
  11. Aljazeerra is the least partial. and as far as I know not an American source. CNN and FOX are not considered reliable. America no longer has reliable or factual sources. They are all mostly propaganda run by government. The world needs to know America fell. It's a matter of time before states become territories of North America. Canada has come close to absorbing several of the states. The American people don't want American federal and they don't agree with the Iraq or Afghanistan war and want USA out of there. or do they think USA belongs in Japan.
  12. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/13/russia-expels-romanian-bulgarian-diplomats-in-tit-for-tat-move Russia expels Romanian, Bulgarian diplomats in tit-for-tat move Moscow expels 10 Romanian and a Bulgarian embassy staff in retaliation for Russian diplomats’ expulsion. Russia has expelled 10 Romanian diplomats, as well as a Bulgarian, in retaliation for a similar move by the two countries following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Romanian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that “the Russian Federation declared 10 employees of the Romanian embassy in Moscow persona non grata”.
  13. And if that is true maybe Turkey is a source of the mercenaries fighting as separatists..
  14. They sanctioning everything Russian not just oil. They are likely to lose big on their Russian contacts or their money can't be reached.
  15. Turkey flip flops again guessing maybe the countries they do support is relient on Russia's oil or sanctioned products.
  16. How am I to know the reason Turkey is in NATO but they did just help non member Russia.
  17. Rebel funding is not illegal and if Russia wanted to give rebels missiles or anything even planes there are no rules to regulate it
  18. Turkey likely is there to help countries not in NATO but their vote would count. And Russia's special military action will be seen as eastern territories looking to join Russia. Is NATO allowed to fight or intervene in a civil war?
  19. What if Turkey, Belarus, and other nations joined in the war that Russia was provoked by Ukraine over being attacked by Ukraine. This war has land occupied by independent armies and not yet a war with Russia. They are separatist groups not claimed by Russia. What proof has been given Russia is funding them. Russia has legal right at this time to declare war. There aare no rules against rebel funding or USA would be already charged for it.
  20. https://www.alja Erdogan says Turkey opposed to Finland, Sweden NATO memberships US, NATO to stop supplying arms to Ukraine Ankara could block the pair from joining the US-led military alliance, with unanimous agreement needed on new members. Erdogan said it had been an error for NATO to admit Greece, with which Ankara is at odds over a host of issues, in 1952 and urged against 'similar mistakes' being made now [File: Yves Herman/Pool/Reuters] Published On 13 May 202213 May 2022 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is not possible for NATO-member Turkey to support Sweden and Finland joining the transatlantic military alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signalling a possible blockade to their anticipated ascension bids. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Friday, Erdogan said Ankara did not have “positive views” on the Scandinavian countries’ expected moves to seek membership, accusing them of being “guesthouses for terrorist organisations”.end of list “They are even members of the parliament in some countries. It is not possible for us to be in favour,” he said, without providing any further details. Turkey has repeatedly criticised Sweden and other Western European countries for its handling of organisations deemed to be “terrorists” by Ankara, including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the followers of the United States-based Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen. Ankara has said Gulenists carried out a coup attempt in 2016. Gulen and his supporters deny the accusation.
  21. Not that I mean anything because I don't but I don't support it.
  22. Depends on what magazine you read on opinions. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/03/16/americans-overwhelmingly-dont-want-us-to-risk-war-with-russia-in-aiding-ukraine-poll-finds/?sh=7fcbbd907622 Americans Overwhelmingly Don’t Want U.S. To Risk War With Russia In Aiding Ukraine, Poll Finds Alison Durkee Forbes Staff Mar 16, 2022,04:53pm EDTTopline A large majority of Americans want the U.S. to be cautious in its assistance to Ukraine and not take steps that could provoke war with Russia, a new Quinnipiac poll found, as President Joe Biden announced more military assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday but faces pressure from members of Congress and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to do more. President Joe Biden (L) speaks on Ukraine as Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on at the ... [+] Getty Images Key Facts A 75% majority of Americans said the “U.S. should do whatever it can to help Ukraine, without risking a direct war between the U.S. and Russia,” according to the poll, conducted March 10-14 among 1,936 U.S. adults. Only 17% support the U.S. doing whatever it can to help Ukraine, even if it provokes a war. Majorities of every demographic group support the U.S. not going so far as to risk a war, though Republicans were slightly less in favor of a cautious approach than Democrats (69% of GOP adults don’t want to risk war, versus 82% of Democrats).
  23. https://www.axios.com/2022/05/02/poll-americans-biden-ukraine-russia-invasion Poll: Most Americans support more Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid Oriana Gonzalez Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Most Americans support the Biden administration's policies in support of Ukraine while Russia's invasion of the country continues, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. By the numbers: Around 76% of the people who took the poll believe that the U.S. should provide more humanitarian support to Ukraine, and 67% support increasing economic sanctions on Russia. 55% believe the U.S. should provide more military support to Ukraine. At the same time, 72% oppose the U.S. taking direct military action on Russia, which President Biden has said is off the table because it could lead to a "Third World War." 42% of U.S. adults approve of Biden's handling of the invasion, an increase from 33% when the war started in February, the Post noted. The big picture: Last week, Biden said that his administration sent Congress a supplemental request for an additional $33 billion for humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. This comes in addition to the $13.6 billion the U.S. allocated last month to help Ukraine. Additionally, Ukraine has received at least $3.4 billion in military aid since the start of the war. The U.S. has also regularly continued to announce sanctions on prominent Russian figures. In March, Russia became the most sanctioned country in the world. Between the lines: While support for sanctions is broad, Americans are also concerned that they are contributing to the higher costs of food and energy. 68% of Democrats and 70% of Republicans say they are concerned about inflation in those areas. Biden has warned that sanctioning Russians will lead to price hikes, but he has emphasized that this is a needed consequence of helping Ukraine: "We either back the Ukrainian people as they defend their country, or we stand by as the Russians continue their atrocities and aggression in Ukraine." An overwhelming majority of Americans are also concerned that the war might expand beyond Ukraine. 81% of poll takers are "very/somewhat" concerned that it will expand to other European countries, and 80% are also "very/somewhat" concerned that the U.S. might have to get involved in the fighting. 80% are concerned about Russia's use of nuclear weapons.
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