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Companies in the EU may have discovered a way to pay for Russia’s gas in rubles without violating sanctions, the European Commission said on Friday.
The companies would need to pay in euros or dollars, which would then be converted into rubles, although the transactions would also have to be accompanied by a statement explaining how the companies consider their contractual obligations to be complete once they submitted the euros or dollars.
Russia had set a March 31 deadline for “unfriendly” or “hostile” nations to start paying in rubles for natural gas, although the EU initially balked at such a demand, arguing that such a demand would be a breach of contract on Russia’s behalf and that paying in rubles would violate sanctions.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/EU-Can-Pay-for-Russian-Gas-Without-Violation-Sanctions.html

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday questioned the efficacy of a European ban on Russian oil and gas imports, warning that it could have unintended economic consequences for the U.S. and its Western allies.
Yellen: 'We need to be careful about' complete EU ban on Russian oil

Europe is the biggest purchaser of Russian crude, importing about 138 million tons in 2020 out of Russia’s total exports of 260 million tons – or roughly 53%, according to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Russia supplies about one-quarter of Europe's oil needs.

European leaders are discussing possible sanctions on Russian oil, including a boycott, as they seek to further penalize the Kremlin for the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine.

Should the EU move forward with its plans to reject Russian energy imports, European countries would almost certainly face much steeper prices for oil, coal and gas, Yellen argued. Although Russia would no longer sell such large volumes of crude to Europe, it could also find other customers in friendly or neutral countries that are willing to pay more for less.

"That would clearly raise global oil prices, it would have a damaging impact on Europe and on other parts of the world, and, counterintuitively, it could actually have very little negative impact on Russia, because although Russia might export less, the price it gets for its exports would go up," Yellen said.

Speaking to reporters following a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko in Washington, Yellen cautioned that an all-out embargo on Russian energy could ultimately cause more harm than good.

"Europe clearly needs to reduce its dependence on Russia with respect to energy, but we need to be careful when we think about a complete European ban on, say, oil imports," Yellen said.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/yellen-european-ban-russian-oil-price-increase

This is how they're selling tyranny.
People are having too many rights to question the elites.
In an open forum, they can't win debates.
The policies they advocate are not popular.
Silence the critics.

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-04-01/russia-ukraine-war-to-save-global-democracy-sign-up-a-few-good-dictators

Here's another way of looking at it.
If a known liar, tells you "DO NOT DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH", you'd instinctively want to do your own research, wouldn't you?
You owe it to yourself to do due diligence.
Research would entail asking someone else or seeking a second opinion? It doesn't have to be googling stuff up.

SmartPolician:
Doing one's own research depends on a number of factors, including relevance, resources, time, expertise, etc.

In Nigeria where people are struggling to maintain the good old standard of 3-square meals every day, doing one's own research is the least thing on most of our minds.

(CNN)Four little words — "do your own research" — " It may seem like a reasonable, even positive, attitude, and it is a favored talking point echoed by many in the right-wing media.
Renee DiResta, research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, said on "Reliable Sources." The notion of doing your own research is not a bad idea in itself, DiResta said, as it's important to maintain a healthy level of skepticism about information being fed to you. But in today's media environment fueled by clicks and engagement, it's all too easy to come across misleading data that confirms biases.

You Must Not ‘Do Your Own Research’ When It Comes To Science - Forbes
When laypersons espouse opinions on those matters, it’s immediately clear to us where the gaps in their understanding are and where they’ve misled themselves in their reasoning. When they take up the arguments of a contrarian scientist, we recognize what they’re overlooking, misinterpreting, or omitting. Unless we start valuing the actual expertise that legitimate experts have spent lifetimes developing, “doing our own research” could lead to immeasurable, unnecessary suffering.

In a nutshell, don't use your brain or put your trust in your instincts. When you think, your brain hurts; leave the thinking to the experts.
And discovering that experts are lying when you conduct your own research is not a good look.
Believe what you're told, sheep!


https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/30/you-must-not-do-your-own-research-when-it-comes-to-science/?sh=5c41b6df535e


https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/19/media/reliable-sources-covid-research/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/opinion/dyor-do-your-own-research.html

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the Russian authorities to treat the British prisoners in Mariupol with mercy but did not say about their possible exchange.

On April 18, the captured British Sean Pinner and Aiden Aslin turned to Johnson with a request to exchange them for the arrested Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk.[b][/b]
Medvedchuk — who claims that the Russian president is the godfather to his daughter — was placed under house arrest in Ukraine on treason charges last year.
The Ukraine opposition politician has been under house arrest for his "pro-Russia" stance.
Medvedchuk's wife, Oksana Marchenko, appealed to the relatives of the British prisoners, urging them to ask Prime Minister Boris Johnson to organize the exchange of prisoners of war for her husband. In addition, she asked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, to assist in assisting.
At the same time, the two mercenaries emphasized that they were treated well, fed, and watered. Aslin said such a move would be a sign of Johnson's concern for his fellow citizens.

“If Boris Johnson really cares about British citizens, as he says he does, then he will help put pressure on Zelensky to do the right thing and return Viktor to his family and us to our families.”

After Macron's victory, the EU will impose a ban on Russian oil, potentially driving prices up to $185 per barrel, says JP Morgan

A ban is in the works at the EU level, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today.

“I hope that in the weeks to come we will convince our European partners to stop importing Russian oil,” the minister told Europe 1 radio on Tuesday.

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Oil-Prices/JPMorgan-Immediate-EU-Ban-On-Russian-Oil-Could-Send-Prices-To-185.html

Trump issues a statement on the Ukraine conflict.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-said-russia-ukraine-figure-024159604.html

What an interesting read.

topcatking:
https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/modern-day-censorship/the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine-as-seen-by-an-ex-member-of-the-swiss-strategic-intelligence/


Who's freedom?

Wow, poetic justice?

seunny4lif:
Italy is facing massive unemployment and farmers paying high cost of fuel already.
Italy supported France to destroy Libya and now same Italy want Libya oil and gas.
Next election in Italy will be fun

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Western countries had scored an own goal by imposing sanctions against Russia over Ukraine which he said had led to a "deterioration of the economy in the West".
Western states have hurt their own economies while trying to hurt Russia

Speaking on the state of Russia's domestic economy, Putin said that inflation was stabilizing and that retail demand in the country had normalized.

Joe Biden has been mocked as he appeared to shake hands with thin air after delivering a speech
A sick society will create a sick leader, a healthy society tries to put the smartest and the best in power



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4b131aHxCs

Freedom fighter's claims maybe?

topcatking:
Well, when they are caught, nobody should come up with st.pid explanations of how they are searching for someone or some bullshit

Consider it marked. Eyes peeled
Those are bold predictions.

topcatking:
Well..

Here are my predictions for 2022.

EU countries will witness massive revolutions that will lead to regime change(s).

At some point, Russia will cut off the flow of Gas.

At some point this year, Joe Biden wiĺl be retired/impeached.

A vote of no confidence will be passed on Kamala Harris.


The world will become sharply polarised. USA and allies on one side, Sino-Russia and allies on the other side.

The Hidden secrets of the Vatican , CERN and antarctica will be revealed.

Mark these predictions.

According to Russia's Ministry of Defense, 6,824 foreign mercenaries from 63 countries are fighting for Zelensky in Ukraine.
There have been eight helicopter evacuation attempts at Mariupol's steel factory [Azovstal].
Evacuation attempts were desperate and panicked.
Who are the foreign fighters they are frantically trying to evacuate?

Some days, I have the impression that people are unaware of what is going on, and then you read words spoken by a man who appears to be wide awake. Truer words have never been uttered

Susu888:
The world can now officially see the Morons running the EU nd the world.

You still don't believe they're puppets?!

Likes of Dementia joe, Macaroni, Blondy Johnson, Aloof Schultz e.t.c

By now it should be evident to a awake person that the deep state runs the world!!!

The bald headed man from Davos (WEF) is amongst the string holders of these "morons"


YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY!! ..... THE NEW WORLD ORDER'S MOTTO

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper, said that Rome is proposing to set a price ceiling for Russian resources such as oil and gas in order to increase sanctions pressure on Moscow.
Europe continues to finance Russia by buying oil and gas, including at a price that has nothing to do with historical values ​​and production costs.
Draghi explained that the introduction of the maximum price for Russian gas will allow "strengthening sanctions and at the same time minimizing the costs of their introduction."

"The Italian proposal for a cap on the price of Russian gas is gaining support and will be discussed at the next EU Council on the basis of a common document prepared by the European Commission. Europe buys more than half of the gas exported by Russia. The EU's bargaining power over Moscow is a weapon that can be used. Price ceiling gas cuts the funding that we give Russia every day," Draghi stressed.

The Italian prime minister has repeatedly called for reducing Europe's dependence on energy from Russia and switching to supplies from countries such as Algeria, Azerbaijan, Tunisia and Libya.

Germany, Austria, and Hungary - are 3 countries that are against the Russian oil embargo, for now!?

Biden was flapping about "Putin price hike" when a bird defecated on the beleaguered commander-in-chief.
That could be a sign from heaven that this guy is lying?!

Biden blamed price spikes on Putin’s invasion of Ukraine despite the fact that consumer costs were already creeping higher over the past year — which critics blame on Biden’s policies and ramped-up government spending.
Shortly after this video went viral, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield posted a message on Twitter stating that it was corn, not bird poop, that fell on Biden’s shoulder, even Scope fact-checked it and rated it "Miscaptioned"
Meanwhile, many people on social media have been sending shout-outs to the bird that took the dump on Biden.


https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/bird-poops-on-biden-as-he-claims-us-is-in-dumps-due-to-putin/

The Russian Defense Ministry and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov both claimed on Wednesday that over 1,000 Ukrainian marines had surrendered in the city of Mariupol.

A statement from the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that 1,026 members of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, including 162 officers, had laid down arms near an iron and steel mill in the eastern Ukrainian port city.
Earlier Wednesday, Vladimir Putin ally Kadyrov said more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines had surrendered in Mariupol, and he urged the remaining holdouts to surrender.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/russia-claims-over-1-000-ukrainian-troops-surrender-in-mariupol

Loudmouth, what has brainwashing got to do with lockdown?
The West is rooting for another lockdown, and China has taken the lead again. That's the news

ivolt:
The OP has been brainwashed by western propaganda.
Better switch to the truthful RT news to open your eyes.

The U.S and Canada, [The Left, in general,] are against Christianity.
They will target the church with the new "anti-conversion" bill and 'Hate" bill.
If you tell someone to convert or you preach against homosexualism and transgenderism, they will come for you.
I agree with you, The West is losing the hot and propaganda war.

NeoWanZaeed:
We know..


Still Ukraine and USA are losing a war against Russia



But these christians USA and Isreal fanatics will never believe you

Some in Shanghai are so desperate they are crying out for food.
We are starving, they scream at stony-faced police as drones overhead tell them to stop yearning for freedom.

The government of China has just completely shut down the city of Shanghai. Shanghai is the biggest city in the country.
It's one of the largest cities in the world. More than 25 million people live in Shanghai.
And the lockdown there is by all accounts more brutal and more far-reaching than anything we saw in Wuhan two years ago.

Has there ever been a clearer picture of what hell is like?
25 million people in prison in concrete apartment blocks screaming for help and slowly starving.
In the words of a western journalist... who was apparently stuck in Shanghai: "This is the biggest, richest, most international city in China and people are starving without medicine, without freedom. Parents separated from their children. The military is on the streets and Shanghai's optimism has ground to a halt."

FNC's Tucker Carlson on Monday addressed troubling videos from China in recent weeks as Shanghai is locked down for Covid-19.

"We are just beginning to reckon with the nightmare that all of us have lived through and it's impossible to imagine living through it again."

"But in China, they are living through it again," he said.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/04/11/tucker_carlson_shanghais_covid_zero_lockdown_is_a_sample_of_the_repression_covid_has_made_possible.html

“And who is in charge? It’s the Americans, I saw it with my own eyes,” said Malbrunot, adding, “I thought I was with the international brigades, and I found myself facing the Pentagon.”
Adding that he and the volunteers “almost got arrested” by the Americans, who asserted they were in charge, the journalist then revealed that they were forced to sign a contract “until the end of the war.”

The assertion was made by Le Figaro senior international correspondent Georges Malbrunot. A French journalist who returned from Ukraine after arriving with volunteer fighters told broadcaster CNews that Americans are directly “in charge” of the war on the ground.

Malbrunot said he had accompanied French volunteer fighters, two of whom had previously fought against ISIS.

“I had the surprise, and so did they, to discover that to be able to enter the Ukrainian army, well it’s the Americans who are in charge,” said Malbrunot.

Malbrunot also mentioned America providing Ukraine with switchblade suicide drones, something highlighted by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a tweet that revealed Ukrainian soldiers were being trained to use the devices in Biloxi, Mississippi.

https://yournews.com/2022/04/12/2328217/americans-are-in-charge-of-the-war-says-french-journalist/

Will do

Shoodboi:
Op, please always include a link to the origin of your news: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220412-pressure-mounts-on-berlin-as-kyiv-snubs-german-president

That said, I confirmed the news is true. It is another of Zelensky's propaganda to urge the Germans to send him more weapons. But the Germans know there's no need since Russia would destroy them anyway.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell confirmed that Brussels intends to seek a resolution of the Ukrainian conflict by force.

"Wars are won or lost on the battlefield. We will discuss expanding assistance to Ukraine," the diplomat said at a meeting of European foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
Earlier Borrell visited Kyiv together with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, after which he wrote on Twitter: "This war will be won on the battlefield." The diplomat also recalled the €500 million allocated to Ukraine for weapons and called for strengthening sanctions against Russia.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the statement by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, that the Ukrainian crisis should be resolved not through diplomacy, but through military means.

"The fact that Josep Borrell said even against this unprecedented, aggressive background is, in fact, significantly changing the rules of the game, I must say," Lavrov said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation did not leave this statement without attention. "Here's the 'economic organization' for you. This is no longer the European Union. It's just NATO's department of economic relations," official representative of the department Maria Zakharova wrote in her telegram channel.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refused to receive German leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Kyiv, saying that he had "close ties with Russia," writes Bild.

In addition, Steinmeier's support for the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline was the reason for the refusal. "Other politicians of the European Union" can freely come to Kyiv.

The German President noted that he was ready to go to Kyiv with colleagues from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, but the Ukrainian authorities considered his presence undesirable. Steinmeier's office received a "clear statement" from Kyiv that there is no readiness for a meeting at the moment, but it is not ruled out in the future.

Earlier, Ruposters wrote that Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk accused German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of maintaining close ties with the Russian Federation despite the situation in Ukraine.

The aircraft manufacturer Airbus urged Western countries not to impose an embargo on Russian titanium, since such restrictions would result in significant damage to Western industry, and the Russian economy would be slightly affected, writes Reuters .

The company's chief executive, Guillaume Faury, said at a shareholders' meeting that he considered the ban on titanium imports "unacceptable." The company began to look for alternative sources of titanium supplies, and short- and medium-term needs are covered thanks to the accumulated reserves. Airbus is currently acquiring 60% of the titanium used in aircraft construction in Russia.

Now titanium is not subject to anti-Russian sanctions. However, Boeing already announced last month that it was phasing out this Russian raw material.

Gas reserves in Germany in the event of a cessation of supplies from Russia will last until the end of summer or early autumn. This assessment was given by the head of the German Federal Network Agency Klaus Müller in an interview with Die Zeit newspaper .

According to him, Germany has other sources of gas, and some reserves in storage, which "although not enough, but already a little better filled than three or four weeks ago."

“Currently, we have enough gas until the end of summer or the beginning of autumn. But I am doing everything possible so that this situation does not arise at all,” Muller said.

The company Gazprom Germania GmbH, which was previously transferred under the temporary control of the German regulator, will do everything possible to fill storage facilities by 80% by October 1, in accordance with the requirement of the European Commission, the head of the FSA is sure. "Which will be expensive, since the largest Gazprom Germania storage facility in Germany is less than 1% full," the official said.

He added that Berlin has introduced a plan in the event of a cessation of energy supplies from Russia, according to which three factors will help avoid an emergency. "If we manage to reduce consumption. If we manage to get more gas. And if we manage to fill the storage facilities," Muller said.

He did not rule out that Germany would have to do without Russian gas in the upcoming winter, and lamented that the country did not give up energy from the Russian Federation in a timely manner.

Translate with Google: https://ruposters.ru/news/12-04-2022/krupneishee-hranilische-issyaklo

Hear, hear

thinkmoney:
Its because you are not really conversant with the matter. You obviously don't have a good grasp of international matters. It might be because you and the people that have given the "likes" don't read much.

Russia wanted to pay, Biden blocks it so that Russia will default in payment

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/us-blocks-russian-debt-payments-raise-pressure-moscow

obedience4:
You are here shouting how Much is the dollars.
Please tell us how the yeye rubble compares to the same dollar..
Russia has default in it payment. It economy is expected to shrink over 20% ..you are here spilling rubbish.

Again, I didn't share the link you just posted, I think you're trying to get people to click on the link.
The West can send it to Timbuktu, I don't care
You're into mind games.

Benny6944:
A link that can only be traced back to same nairaland and another websites lol..




A mod approved this hoax news yesterday that also appeared in some woke websites with their propaganda

https://www.nairaland.com/7073664/uk-germany-wont-send-tanks



Same Germany released this yesterday from a verified source including twitter..

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-11/rheinmetall-ready-to-supply-up-to-50-tanks-to-ukraine-newspaper




So please enough of your HOAX news and misinformation here. thank you.