Wartime economies often have that character. Replacing a free floating price with a fixed price plus a system of rationing is a sensible approach when you are fighting for your very existence as a nation.
So tell me again how US policy would prevent this then? This benefits Iran regardless. The pragmatism alone would drive it.
The best thing that we can do to lower the cost of fuel is to help end the Ukraine war. Russia isn't going to stop until their troops return home. Ukraine is at their home. There's no place for them to retreat to. The Iranian drones will help Russia target and destroy Ukranian assets - making the war last longer. Separate issue: we also need to free up the port of Odessa so that Ukrainian grain can be shipped. This can only happen if we clear out the mines and push back or sink the Russian naval ships. The Iranian weapons will help Russia elongate this war.
I don't see how that will work out.
I don't disagree with you. The UN thinks that it found a compromise between Ukraine and Russia that would allow the shipments out. But I'd trust the Russians about as far as I could throw dog shit in the rain. I'm suspicious. Absolutely zero trust in the Russians. Unfortunately, I don't think that the grain will flow until the Russian war machine in Ukraine is destroyed.
... For the record, dog shit flies fairly well in the rain.
The problem, as I see it, is that the war is being fought as a defensive war. Such wars only end when the aggressor decides to stop feeding 'cannon fodder' into the fray or when the defenders can no longer resist. I see no evidence that Putin gives a shit how many Russian conscripts are killed so would have no reason to stop sending in 'cannon fodder'. And then the Ukrainian military personnel are slowly being diminished and the Ukrainian infrastructure being demolished.
The EU seriously wants to avoid widespread blackouts in German cities due to the cessation of Russian gas supplies.
I agree. From their actions, they seem to be willing to just accept Russian expansionism as a tradeoff for being able to continue 'life as usual'... sorta the Chamberlain option.
Fucked up. But very true. I read a Ukranian report (so probably biased some) that alleged that 70% of all Russian artillery/missile attacks were directed at civilians.
And yet, nazi themselves admit heavy losses (100K)
Well, I'd only read Barbos's sources and opinions for unbiased news; except he so rarely is available to post on this forum!
