And EU should really fight the temptation to once again lean on Russian hydrocarbons as a cure.
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And EU should really fight the temptation to once again lean on Russian hydrocarbons as a cure.
Cancelling the war insurance coverage will effectively stop traffic anyhow …
Diplomacy rarely works with dictators, but what else could we do?
It’s clearly difficult to find enough Russians willing to fight for Putin.
Allekirjoitin juuri @theactionnetwork.bsky.social-adressin: Henna Virkkunen: puolusta aborttioikeutta. Allekirjoita tästä: actionnetwork.org/petitions/he...
An excellent list!
In today’s Vatnik Soup, made together with chef invité @martinlaineolen.bsky.social , we discuss the extensive links between pedophile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and Russian officials and intelligence operatives, and how Western politicians reinforced these links.
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Rhetoric questions aside, the fact that past 12 months have been the deadliest for Ukrainian civilians should not be forgotten.
Selkeä ja suoraviivainen juttu Venäjän taloudesta ja sotaisasta naapuristamme.
"Vaappuva vaara - Pakotteet runtelevat Venäjää, mutta Putinia ei boikoteilla kaadeta. "
www.hs.fi/visio/art-20...
Mitä Venäjän taloudesta pitäisi tietää juuri nyt?
Kokosin blogiin tärkeimmät
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www.eurojatalous.fi/fi/blogit/20...
Now then, we probably need to have a look at the consolidated budget deficit?
A very good insight, indeed.
I do think short analysis is really worth a read, especially for us in the European continent.
www.justsecurity.org/125365/ukrai...
If you drill down in the Chinese customs data, you find that Chinese companies have increased their unit prices of sanctioned goods globally by about 10%. But when they sell these goods to Russia, unit prices are up by almost 90%. Risky business requires its rewards, and Russians have to pay.🇷🇺🇨🇳
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‼️The strike on the kindergarten on Kharkiv (48 kids aged 1,5 to 5 years) was done by the country that chairs the UN Security Council this month (Russia).
We are living in an absurd world.
Russia's PMIs 09/25
Manufacturing 48.2 (previous 48.7)
Services 47.0 (50.0)
Composite output 46.6 (49.1)
Everything has been below 50 since June indicating how there is no growth in the Russian economy anymore.
Danish government on Thursday chose the Franco-Italian SAMP-T long-range surface-to-air weapon system over the best-selling US Patriot alternative, and said it would choose a Norwegian, German or French medium-range option for a total of DKr58bn ($9.1bn)
Actions have consequences🇩🇰 on.ft.com/3VfGkdz
BOFIT Weekly Review 36/2025 China
SCO summit announcements include construction of a new Russia-China gas pipeline and establishing a new development bank
Read more: www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...
#China #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview
BOFIT Policy Brief 13/2025 by @laurasolanko.bsky.social: Macroeconomic policies in Russia 1995–2025 – from barter arrangements to an emerging war economy
Read more 🔗 publications.bof.fi/handle/10024...
#Russia #FiscalPolicy #MonetaryPolicy
En excellent analysis
Do you feel news about the real state of the Russian economy are a bit confusing? In that case, let me suggest checking latest @bofit.suomenpankki.fi Weekly for a fact-based update covering 1H2025 data.
Economic conditions continue to worsen- but the economy has not fallen into recession.
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
New oil price cap adds to Russia’s economic distress
Read the latest blog post by @laurasolanko.bsky.social 🔗 www.bofbulletin.fi/en/blogs/202...
#sanctions #Russia #oil #pricecap #bofbulletin @suomenpankki.fi
Viime vuonna Venäjän federaatiobudjetin sotilasmenot olivat yli 7 % BKT:sta, kun vuonna 2021 osuus oli 3,6 %.
Lisäksi sotaan liittyviä menoja katetaan aluebudjettien, budjetin ulkopuolisten rahastojen ja pankkisektorin kautta. Todelliset sotaan liittyvät menot ovatkin SIPRIn lukua suuremmat.
Shadow fleets create shadow ship registries
"The government of Malawi has confirmed that a newly established ship registry,... is a fraudulent operation."
www.lloydslist.com/LL1153926/Ma...
BOFIT Russia and China statistics on our website are updated #Russia #China #economy #statistics #PowerBI www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...
BOFIT Weekly Review 23/2025 Russia
Russian growth overall slows, in some branches and regions output has declined
Read more 🔗 www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...
#Russia #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview
BOFIT Policy Brief 10/2025 by Heli Simola @suomenpankki.fi: Russia’s ever-increasing economic dependence on China
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#Russia #China #trade #investment
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2... Parasta öljyn halpenemisessa on haitta Venäjälle. @laurasolanko.bsky.social @bofit.suomenpankki.fi @suomenpankki.fi
BOFIT Viikkokatsaus 14/2025 Kiina
Yhdysvaltojen tullit hidastavat merkittävästi maailmantalouden kasvua
Lue lisää 🔗 www.bofit.fi/fi/seuranta/...
#Kiina #talous #BOFITViikkokatsaus