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Poland Says Russian Gas Deliveries Tumble By 45%; Europe To Launch Sanctions On Friday, Russia Will Retaliate
Yesterday, when Gazprom was supposedly "troubleshooting its systems", we reported that in what was the first salvo of Europe's latest cold (quite literally, with winter just around the corner) war, Poland complained that up to 25% of its usual gas deliveries from Russia had been cut. Russia indirectly hinted that this was also a result of Ukraine using "reverse flow" to meet its demands, with Europe allowing Kiev to syphon off whatever gas it needs without paying Gazprome for it. It also led Poland to promptly admit it would halt reverse flow to the civil-war ridden country. Fast forward to today when Polish financial website Biznes reports that things are going from bad to worse in Russia's energy retaliation war, after Poland claimed a 45% shortfall in Russian natgas imports as of Wednesday.
Not surprisingly, Gazprom has said that is not the case, which leaves two options: either someone is lying, or the Ukraine is quietly, and illegally syphoning off gas destined for Europe.
More:
Poland's listed natural gas group PGNiG noted Wednesday natural gas deliveries from the east 45% below the ordered level, the firm said in a Thursday press statement. Wednesday marks the third straight day when Poland claims to have received less gas than ordered from Russia's Gazprom. Poland claims that shortfall forced a shutdown of re-export to gas-strapped Ukraine and an increase in imports from other directions to compensate the loss.
"Under the Yamal contract, PGNiG has the right to collect volumes lower or in line with the maximal daily amounts contracted for particular entry points," PGNiG said. "Volumes ordered by PGNiG were below the maximal level - that is line with the contract. Nevertheless, they have not been realized by OOO Gazprom Export."
In order to make up for the missing volumes from the east, PGNiG claims to have launched supplementary gas deliveries via Lasow at the German border and via Cieszyn at the Czech border, the firm noted in its statement.
Additionally, on Thursday PGNiG launched natgas supply through the Mallnow point at the Yamal pipeline on the German border, PGNiG said.
A spokesperson for PGNiG, Dorota Gajewska, refused to indicate if the level of Russian deliveries constituted a reduction from any prior periods, reiterating only that delivered volumes are below the contractually requested level, she said in an interview for broadcaster TVN24.
On Wednesday PGNiG claimed that deliveries had fallen 20% short of order on Monday and 24% short of order on Tuesday.
The firm said it was "investigating" the reasons behind the delivery shortfall, in particular whether it is of technical or commercial nature, and said it was compensating for the volumes with imports from other directions.
On Wednesday PGNiG still hasn't received any explanation from Gazprom, the firm said.
Deliveries to PGNiG's clients are being carried out without disruption, and there is no need to tap undergroung gas storage facilities, filled to 100% of their capacity (around 2.6 bcm).
PGNiG's long-term Yamal contract with OOO Gazprom Export, dating back to 1996 and renegotiated in 2010, provides for annual natural gas imports of 10.24 bcm, drawn at Drozdowicze, Wysokoje & Polish points along the Yamal pipeline. The contract is based 85% on a take-or-pay formula. PGNiG will seek a gas price reduction during a renegotiation window that opens in November 2014.
So as the new balance of power is suddenly dawning on Europe, as is the realization that Putin does have all the leverage (as otherwise Gazprom would never suicide itself in a way as to show it can proactively cut European gas supplies, even if the recipient is a country that has been so vocally beligirent toward Russia as Poland), the Europeans have decided there is no point in waiting any longer, and as was blasted moments ago:
- BERLIN - EU DIPLOMAT SAYS NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA TO COME INTO FORCE ON FRIDAY
More from Reuters:
European leaders spoke early on Thursday and agreed to push ahead with a package of sanctions against Russia by the end of the week, due to its aggression towards Ukraine, the spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron said.
"This morning the prime minister took part in a joint call with several fellow European leaders; president (Herman) Van Rompuy, Chancellor (Angela) Merkel, president (Francois) Hollande and prime minister (Matteo) Renzi," the spokesman said.
"(They spoke) to discuss the subject of sanctions against Russia in the context of Ukraine and agreement to proceed with the implementation of the sanction package that was agreed earlier in the week."
Which means that the gloves are now fully off and Russia is content that it will be cold enough soon enough to give Putin even more of a first mover advantage, and thus negotiating leverage while the part of Europe, and all of Ukraine, shivers in the cold.
Sure enough:
- RUSSIA WAITS FOR SANCTION DETAILS TO DECIDE HOW TO RETALIATE
- RUSSIA WILL RESPOND TO NEW EU SANCTIONS: LUKASHEVICH
- RUSSIA SAYS READY TO RESPOND TO NEW U.S. SANCTIONS
And:
#BREAKING Russia has drawn up second set of anti-Western sanctions: Putin aide
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) September 11, 2014
In other words, Russia's staggered gas reduction, which we predicted last weekend would happen momentarily, as it has, is not a retaliation but merely a side-effect. One wonders just how bad things will escalate to if in addition to its gas Europe loses, for example, access to Russian airspace, or worse.
And the full wrap of the most recent events surrounding Ukraine and Russia, via Bloomberg:
- EU to impose new Russia sanctions tomorrow, will lay out conditions for eventually suspending measures
- Russia says will retaliate against new sanctions, says they are “unfriendly policy”; may target cars, textiles: RIA
- Ruble falls to record vs dollar
- U.S. sees Ukraine as arena for geopolitical battles, Russian foreign minister says in interview to Itar-Tass
- Ukraine needs to regroup, strengthen army; must open way to NATO membership, Parliament speaker tells Fokus magazine
- Donetsk airport shelled by rebels overnight: Ukraine defense ministry
- Gazprom may face biggest decline in European gas revenue in five years; sales to EU, source of 40% of rev., forecast to fall >10% to ~$55b this year, co. officials say
- Putin orders war readiness test for East Russian regions: Interfax
- McDonald’s being taken to court by Russia’s consumer-safety regulator for allegedly understating caloric values, microbial contamination in products; suit delayed as chain defends calorie count
- Ukraine seeking to prevent Russian cos from getting licenses to run 3G networks in planned auction
Summary: tomorrow's latest round of sanctions and countersanctions should be interesting.
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Let's take up a "Jacket and Blankets Drive" for the Poles. That should help a little.
Meanwhile the dollar is strengthening and the metals are getting monkey-hammered...
but that happenes everyday
everyday for 3 years, all those ivy league diplomas going to selling /GC and buying /DX and /ES like clock work
russia should announce to Europe that it is cutting off all gas until europe brings the mad dogs in kiev to heel.
And of course, europe couldnt do that without saying Fuck Nuland
Less than 9 degrees C in my accursed spot in the Midwest this September 9/11 morning..
Like I said yesterday, the Poles are so gullible, they rather befriend the people screwing them over (NATO and US) while the same evil organizations use them as leverage against Russia.
Hey Poles, you think NATO or US will help you guys while you try to keep warm throwing wood to keep the fire alight in the trash cans! Have a cozy warm winter over there.
Being America's stupid birch, getting costlier by the month. Poland always manages to pick the wrong horse, or just get saddled by the worst riders
russia should route gaz through and to scotland
but only if it's an independent scotland
There are Polish mercenaries fighting for Kiev in Eastern Ukraine right now. What did Poland expect Russia to do in response? Send them a thank you card?
Every pilot in the world should threaten to strike unless the full details of the MH17 are released immediately.
If my leaders feel I should starve, freeze and thirst to death for the sake of their ideological cause [and their bank accounts], who am I to disobey….
…wait a sec, let me rethink that…..
So comming friday is the start of the bank holidays.
Finally, my name will be there.
How about the Polish sale back of this gas to Ukraine? At what conditions was this?
I remember a Pole president that went against "Western" nwo, interest in the past. He died in a plan crash.
MOTHERF*^&ER!!! Tell that bitch Yellin to start printing some natural gas pronto. What??!! We can't just print natural gas? Damn! Well do something about it, I've got a tee time to make.
Polacks, welcome Tribe finances back to your Country....it's been a long time no?
Poland, you must be mistaken about the gas deliveries dropping from 25% to 45%. Just...
Used one of those classic HP calculators with RPN (Reverse Polish Notation), and all will be well. ;-)
It's sunny and 19C in my corner of central europe. That fact this foreplay is likely to lead to a bad case of blue balls for EUcrats in less than four months seems a world away, but looking at the august weather and the local farms, it could be a bad case of blue ballz this winter...
Calgary (Alberta) got a massive dump of snow yesterday, much of the city is without power.
Then come down to OR, where it's gonna be 85-90 F all week.
Global Warming feels like Regional WarmingTM in the Pac NW. Of course Ukraine has its own share of Regional Waming and Cooling.
Obama: Putin looks like the bored kid in the back of the class. (Who just aced his midterm and rolls you for your lunch money every day)
Obama: ISIS is the JV Team (Who just surprised everyone by beating the pros in a local exhibition match)
And that's just a few things he was legitimately wrong about. Add in the outright lies (Benghazi, IRS, AP phone scandal, and, of course, Obamacare, to name a few) and you've got the perfect president for our times. Bravo, President Stompy Feet. Your place in history is assured. Just not in the way you were hoping.
Oh, and you're going to lose on this Ukraine thing, too. You could fuck up a two car funeral. You're out of your depth.
Wouldn't it be interesting if governments actually spread prosperity and freedom through example rather than force? I think that was supposed to be the idea of America early on, but power is never satisfied and must fall back on corruption, manipulation and ultimately force.
How many will suffer because the west had to bring western "values" to Ukraine? If our values were so impressive, so desirable, then why must we bribe and bully. This is no different than parents who in light of their own failing believe they can bully their children into becoming what they could not. These government bureaucrats see us as children (which maybe we are) and their responsibility (which it is not) to "save" like the religious zealots they are.
I'm not a religious man, but I see these ideologues as nothing but fundamentalist's who would rather see us dead than leading an impure life. They will vehemently deny the existence of any other God other than their god of self righteousness. Again, I am not religious, but I do believe in the freedom to worship whomever. These people do not. we are to worship them and only them, and if you do not you are suspect. The totalitarianism of either you are with us or against us, and they take it more seriously every day. And the test is faith. The demand is to believe, especially in the face of preposterous assertions, complete falsities and outright lies. We are to BELIEVE! or face the rath of the progressive hand of political correctness. Fall in line lest be destroyed in the fires of the main stream media. Utter not a word of derision, criticism, doubt of their godliness. Faith in the unseen, unknowable truth that all people ARE equal and that they will bring us to our knees to make it happen.
Never doubt the power of a vision, be it heaven through good works and generosity, or through the murder of millions.
Bravo!
Thank goodness for Global WarmingTM.
Time to take an axe to the sofa. Brrrrrrr.....................
Tyler, that picture made me laugh out loud. Cracker.
Hashtags on twitter will fix everything....
#thinkwarm
No worries, this is already priced in.
remember the Polish Prime Minister's plan of an EU "single buyer" to counter the "single seller" Gazprom. Donald Tusk. Yes, the new EU Council President, or, as many like to erroneously call that appointment, "the President of the EU"
This was another one of Tusk'S lulzy comments.
While a single buyer sounds great -- it eliminates the possability of shitty countries who are unable to pay their bills from getting cut off independently of nations who can. I read somewhere he was appointed because he is very "anti-Russian" -- which should make the next 6-12 months interesting.
Ghordo -
Explain to me what solidarity is.
I was talking about these gas shortages with a coworker of mine just now -- he told me that if Putin suspended Poland's gas, and would suspend Germany's if Germany gave any to Poland, he would prefer to freeze to show his "solidarity with them."
Explain this foreign concept to me please. I told him if this happens, then he can go to Poland and freeze there. My Fitness Studio just installed a new Jacuzzi. He didn'T seem to like that at all.
from anybody else, I would think you are pulling my leg. seriously. Yet you and others in ZH thought me some of the euro-centrism of my way of thinking
it's actually a very, very simple thing: for europeans a nation is like a family. the very word implies nativism, being "born into" it. Our German cousins are actually even more "blood-minded" about it, but they aren't alone in it
solidarity at national level... is socialism. solidarity at european level... is the opposite of war. diplomacy, but also an understanding that alone you get trashed by greater powers, be them greater interests (like energy) or superpowers. what do small fish? they form schools
this guy? there are many like him. Plenty of Europeans are willing to freeze... in solidarity. many Europeans are anyway willing to save energy at all costs, in a pinch and as a way to tackle the future
If you are from a poor country I get why being in solidarity with wealthier countries is a good idea.
If you are from a wealthy country -- seems like a horrible fucking idea.
it has actually very little to do with money, or poor or rich. so forget about money. it has a lot to do with the Romantic Ideal of The Nation. The concept of being willing and capable to suffer for others. All in all, it's perhaps very archaic and tribal, seen from the outside. It's the biggest difference between all european countries (including Scotland and Ireland) and that one outlier called England, so usually it's seen as "Continental". of course it has been misused for many wars, including the WWs
look up Romanticism. There you'll find that the German "Sturm und Drang" was one of the impulses for this understanding of how nations ought to be, for example. Remember that it was before Germany was formed, and a prerequisite to both German and Italian unifications, but as an ideal, dear to all europeans
Ah yes the perfect European citizen, as if such a person exists. Quite frightening really, you might as well be describing a new Soviet Union. No wait... you are!
We stand together in solidarity behind the bellicose decisions of our dear leaders.
Let's freeze together in solidarity; solidarity with the brave fighters in Azov, Dneiper, Donbass... Glory to the Heroes!
I doubt there is anything you could call the "European Citizen". I'm just trying to explain why there is an existing European Solidarity... among citizens of the nation states in europe. suit yourself
So let me see if Ihave this , the EU take sanctions against Russia because America told them to and so Poland steals gas from Russia to give to Ukraine who had told Russia to go f$%k themselves in the first place , and so everyone in Europe is now saving gas to help Poland out , well you cannot fix stupid . By the way I just got my summer fill delivery of gas at $1.62 a gallon and we have lots of gas .
not quite. Poland buys. And sells to Ukraine. And the Bear is mad about it. But because it's a big bear...
it's NatGas, not gasoline
That's probably why we see so many public demonstrations, strikes and protests. Just family reunions, right? How nationalistic are all of your Muslim immigrants? Are they going to suffer quietly along side you when the gas goes off? Europe, like America, has stockpiled many combustibles around themselves, most of which will not heat your home or run your car, but nonetheless, will ignite and burn everything to the ground with but a spark. Economic issues are worsening and while the few at the top of the pile might look out their window and see little of concern, the temperature is approaching combustion, possibly even without a spark. Simple spontaneous combustion, like the piston approaching top dead center on a warmed up diesel engine. Or is it just climate change?
are you serious? our Muslim immigrants don't have a say on those things. And yes, our public demonstrations, strikes and protests are of a more intimate nature. That's why we don't call them riots. In fact, London, Paris and Malmö are the only three places I know of where this generalization has deviations
So a significant portion of your population is absolutely not aligned to your "family values" and they have no say? A zombie chewing at your neck can be pretty damned intimate if you ask me. But don't worry. I'm sure everything will be fine as its all in the family, like the Manson's.
Do you forget just 60 years ago that your "family" was burning thousands in ovens, mass genocide of their neighbors and even relatives in some cases (ask Soros)? Just because it happened before you were born means it never really happened? You are seriously deluded.
how much do you know about the various Muslim populations of Europe? Practically each country has a different situation, which aren't that easily generalized
Poland's politicians are calling all europeans that aren't fully anti-Russian "too lenient towards Russia". This included the new EU foreign affairs gal
Remember when all this started and I was alone pointing at Poland?
from a liberal point of view, the plan is sound. After all, in any liberal free-market setup, when you sell me something, I'm at liberty to sell it further to someone else, even if that someone else is your enemy
but the Kremlin does really not like not to be able to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine. Which should give some context to the claims Russia might take a hard stance this winter
from a liberal point of view, the plan is sound. After all, in any liberal free-market setup, when you sell me something, I'm at liberty to sell it further to someone else, even if that someone else is your enemy
In relation to Poland and Kiev if reverse syphoning it is stealing gas from Poland and the EU in general if it has no plans to resell it back to the EU. If it does then it is stealing directly from Russia instead. Either way it is theft of resources. Doesn't matter who you planned to sell the gas to. You are at liberty to resell it afterwards if the original arrangement is fullfilled. That is how a contract/arrangement works. It is a breach of contract, simple as that if Kiev plans to resell to Poland at a discounted rate if not Poland should be pissed at Kiev not Russia here.
There is nothing free market about violating a bilaterial business arrangement by a third party especially when both the other 2 parties didn't agree to it. Forget about the politics for a second and look at it from a strictly market perspective.
Well, actually, he is very PRO Russian (unofficially, in private). You may not believe me, but, I met Mr. Tusk a few times while working as a consultant in Warsaw (before he became "The Premier"). He always plays both sides of the fence, however, leans very heavily East. So, this appointment is quite intriguing to say the least...
EU hedging its position??? (quietly)
probably yes. In fact, I'd be disappointed if it wasn't so
Very probable, actually. Consider that Germany (the largest economy of the eurozone) has already pivoted east, and that Italy (the 3rd largest economy of the eurozone) is categorically against these tier 3 sanctions being imposed on Russia.
Obama has appropriated the right to bomb any country and yet he insists on sanctions for Russian support of East Ukraine:
Obama reiterated his policy that the US has the right to wage war against anyone, anywhere that it determines poses a threat to the “core interests” of the United States—i.e., the interests of the American ruling class.
In the closing portion of his speech, Obama insisted on the leading role of the United States in virtually every international crisis on every continent, saying, “American leadership is the one constant in an uncertain world.”
He continued, “It is America that has the capacity and the will to mobilize the world against terrorists. It is America that has rallied the world against Russian aggression…”
The quick transition from targeting ISIS to confronting Russia—the world’s second-largest nuclear power—is particularly ominous. As for Russian “aggression,” the crisis in Ukraine was provoked by US and German sponsorship of a right-wing coup backed by fascist forces.
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/09/11/isis-s11.html
Today a small non-descript metal building in the Greater-Austin area was hit by a predator drone's Hellfire missle as its existance posed a "a threat to teh 'core interests'" of the United States.
Upvote if you get it. Downvote if you don't.
Greater-Austin area was hit by a predator drone's Hellfire missle
Had you said Dallas I would have believed it....Austin is Obama country.
You didn't get it.
The small non-descript building houses the predator drone operators.
You didn't get it either.
And I have no chance whatsoever to "get it"
Mark Levin?
Awe close!
So what's the answer??
When supplies are cut 100% to Europe, stocks will fall 7%. When they turn it back on in a month, stocks will rise by 25%. We call that "new math" mmmmkay.
Europe is clearly in the global warming camp so there should be no worries... right?
Who runs barter town? I just hope this will end without nuclear war.
who needs Nukes when you've got politicos destroying the economy?
the European economy is already bad ...these EU morons of economics are laying waste to what's left, wrecking trade and other peoples businesses with their juvinile policies
we'll need barter when the Euro gets flushed
ISIS will be more than happy to run a pipeline into poland via Syria. Who would the poles rather negotiate with?
On the basis that Poland was one of the chief facilitators behind the Maidan coup....
Hope the fuckers freeze this winter.
You prodded the bear - let's see you handle its (cold) bite.
Dear Angela,
This Winter we will keep NordStream online for you, if and only if, there are ZERO reverse flows into Poland.
Sincerely,
Vlad.
Nordstream is proverbial nuclear option for gas but if you've been paying attention Germany is going to drop the EU like a bad habit if this thing turns ugly. Germany is an occuped country still.... They are playing a dual game here. They are allowed to be the big dog in the EU because they are controlled though you can see that is part of the plan to get out from under control with or without being in the EU as part of the endgame.
I wish I could find a way to keep Nordstream off line here..., Mrs. Peabody is putting me in the poorhouse.
At least the Polish army prolly still has petards to hoist themseves upon.
It has been speculated that the pilot of the Ukie plane that shot down the Malay airliner and murder 200+ people was a Pole. The Poles have mercenaries in the Ukraine fighting for the scum in Kiev. They can shove their apples up their arses.
And a war ever more ignorant than Bush's invasion of Iraq continues to build. Because Obama!
I'm sure you meant to say the Honorable Peace Prize Winner Obama.
Is that Blankfein trying to get some collateral for Goldman's derivatives.
"The contract is based 85% on a take-or-pay formula. PGNiG will seek a gas price reduction during a renegotiation window that opens in November 2014."
Yeah, dream on Poland.
Varying the contract will bring up payment medium.How much gold does Poland have ?
103 tons, officially. Most of it is stored overseas, though. London, Paris and US mainly. So good luck ever getting your hands on that, Poland.
USA is busy handing out $4trillion to insolvent bank lobby.
So, is BOE and ECB.
Soon, we'll be using horses again. World is reducing global real trade and going barter.
Oh, medieval times. Idyllic.
Putin has accelerated the move to gain as much world influence as possible for as long as Obama is still in the White House.
Putin's hope is that Obama stays until Jan 2017. By that time, maybe half of the world or less would be using USD as world currency.
It is my view that Obama will be removed from office before term is over, by democrat neocons, seeing the lunatic "ISIL IS NOT ISLAMIC" statement last night.
Obama is mentally unfit
Russia's interests are a good relationship with Europe.
Europe's interests are an axis Paris-Berlin-Moscow.
The City of London and New York for mire than 200 years have been doing everything to avoid that, because it would mean the international banksters would be OUT!
The escalation between the EU and Russia is AGAINST the interests of the continental Europeans, it is in the interest of USrael.
No
Shekelblogger.
Stalin made a deal with Hitler to split Poland in half.
Europe never trusted Russia and never will
Deal was take half of Poland, but just do not attack USSR. Obviously, Hitler attavked anyway---who is not to be trusted ? Facists in Kiev !
Stalin was not a Russian
Soviet was never a Russian construct
From 1917 thru Stalin was never Russians in control
Even Kruschev and Breznev were from Ukraine
:-)
So USSR was a multinational society afterall. Problem was socialism did not work well while pusuing empire dominance---something had to give and it did with collapse of USSR. Meantime capitalism flourished in West based on debt financing, cheap energy and global trade resulting in grunt labor transfer to China. Now situation is different. Debt Capitalism without growth has it's limits . EU especially feeling financial stress, and making matters worse, is experiencing an energy shortfall and dependence on Russia. Socialism in Russia has also changed and is more an oligarchial economic system. So bottom line is how do we achieve growth and economic expansion and at same time maintain access to cheap energy/mineral resources ? Unfortunatly , rather than cooperating with Russia we are confronting Russia and at same time instigating conflict in Middle East. Current policy of Winner Take All will only lead to war and realignment of Russiam Europe and China to our disadvantage. Reliance on arms length military action will also prove to be ineffective and counter-productive with longerterm return to isolationism, nationalism and regionalism. In other words, The World Emperor Has No Clothes
How much more energy do you want to waste? How much more garbage do you want to produce? How much more meat do you want to eat?
That's almost classical insanity.
The bottom line is that our standard of living is so high, that people are not getting thinner, but are getting fatter and fatter. Chicken as snacks! We don't need a fourth TV and a third smartphone, idiot.
We as humans don't need economic EXPANSION. Our planet doesn't need it. This is a limited planet, in case you still believe it was a disc.
Only cancer grows exponentially.
Does the most dangerous and technologically advanced species have any chance, if it believes it can practice economic cancer to the planet it is living on?
We don't need GROWTH. We have everything we need - and much more. So much more, that it destroys our souls.*
We need to get rid of the enslaving force, that demands exponential growth. COMPOUND INTEREST and MONEY AS DEBT are the sources of this force which must be removed if this cancer should be stopped by destroying everything.
*
-Suicide has now actually surpassed car accidents as the number one cause of "injury death" [15] in the United States.
-More U.S. soldiers killed themselves [16] than were killed in combat last year.
-As I mentioned in another article [17], Americans will spend more than 280 billion dollars [18] on prescription drugs during 2013.
-Nearly one out of every four [19] women in the United States are taking antidepressants.
-The percentage of women taking antidepressants in the U.S. is higher [20] than in any other country in the world.
-In 2010, the average teen in the U.S. was taking 1.2 central nervous system drugs [21]. Those are the kinds of drugs which treat conditions such as ADHD and depression.
-Children in the United States are three times more likely [22] to be prescribed antidepressants as children in Europe are.
-According to a recent article by David Kupelian [23], "one-third of the nation’s employees suffer chronic debilitating stress, [24] and more than half of all 'millennials' (18 to 33 year olds) experience a level of stress that keeps them awake at night, [25] including large numbers diagnosed with depression or anxiety disorder."
-Tens of millions of Americans use alcohol and drugs to numb the pain that they are experiencing. In the United States today, there are about 28 million Americans [26] with a drinking problem and about 22 million Americans [27] use illegal drugs.
-More people have been diagnosed with mental disorders [28] in America than anywhere else on earth.
-There are also tens of millions of Americans that try to deal with anxiety and stress by eating. Of all the major industrialized nations, America is the most obese [29]. Mexico is #2 [30].
-Back in 1962, only 13 percent [31] of all Americans were obese. Today, approximately 36 percent [31] of all Americans are obese.
-Many people try to escape from the pain of reality by getting lost in entertainment. Incredibly, the United States is tied with the UK for the highest average number of hours spent watching television each week [32].
-The United States has the highest divorce rate [33] in the world by a good margin.
-The United States has the highest percentage of one person households [34] on the entire planet.
-According to the Pew Research Center, only 51 percent [35] of all American adults are currently married. Back in 1960, 72 percent [35] of all adults in the United States were married.
-At this point, approximately one out of every three children [36] in America lives in a home without a father.
-For women under the age of 30 living in the United States today, more than half of all babies [37] are being born out of wedlock.
-The United States has the highest child abuse death rate [38] in the developed world.
-In the United States today, it is estimated that one out of every four [39] girls is sexually abused before they become adults.
-The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate [40] in the world by a very wide margin.
-The United States produces more pornography [41] than any other nation in the world.
-If you can believe it, there are 20 million [42] new STD infections in the United States every single year.
-The U.S. has the highest STD infection rate in the entire industrialized world [43].
-It is estimated that about one out of every six Americans [44] between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes.
-Sadly, one out of every four [45] teen girls in the U.S. has at least one sexually transmitted disease.
-The United States leads the world in eating disorder deaths [46].
-Nobody in the world gets more plastic surgery done [47] than Americans do.
-Americans spend more time sitting in traffic [48] than anyone else in the world.
-America has the highest incarceration rate [49] and the largest total prison population [50] in the entire world by a very wide margin.
Stalin was Jesuit trained in Georgia, he was murdered because he imprisoned his Jesuit advisor. Hitler and Stalin both played chess together while being trained in the Tavistock Institute in Britain. (See Hitler lost years) before he showed up as an art student in Vienna. Hitler and Churchhill are first cousins and both Rothschilds.
Obama cannot and won't be allowed to run USA by simply handing out $4 trillion to Warren Buffett and other insolvent oligarchs to cover their derivative losses and give them control of real asets.
Democrat neocons will soon ask him publicly to resign, in my view.
He is now a danger to the western world.
Obama cannot and won't be allowed to run USA by simply handing out $4 trillion to Warren Buffett and other insolvent oligarchs to cover their derivative losses and give them control of real asets.
Why not? That's what has been happening with ZIRP and QE programs.
Democrat neocons will soon ask him publicly to resign, in my view.
That will never happen.
He is now a danger to the western world.
This has been true for some time as he continues the Arab Spring upheaval of dictators in the Middle East.
Agree.
My point is 'from now on'.
This has been going on for far too long
Up until last year nothing obvious was occurring.
But now things are moving too fast. No more tolerance
Of course "ISIL is not Islamic". If it were Islamic, it would call for the eradication of Israel.
ISIS/ISIL is AngloZionist.
Polish cavalry still using horses and swords. Great marketing opportunity for Sterno in Poland and EU. Send Nuland back to hand out free samples of Sterno. No doubt Hunter Biden already has exclusive distribution rights in Ukraine thanks to Daddy. American free enterprise in action !
Hard to push back invaders when your hands are so cold you can't pull the trigger - Putin
And Stalin and Czar Alexander I both said the same thing...
Russia is invading Ukraine?
The shekelblogger-brigade is very active again.
And the madness continues....will that Qatari pipeline through Syria be built in time??
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One of the things Russia may do is ramp up support for Assad.
Probably already has.
If he hasn't I will really start getting concerned about Putin.This was the obvious move weeks
ago. Hell, even I proposed it back then on ZH.
The EU will have people protesting, rioting and burning tires and government buildings and there will be maidans all over western europe. People will be freezing cold and fed up with austerity and the icing on the cake will be living in cold apartments / homes with little or no heat. Not to mention the price they have to pay for what little heat they get. Anger will boil over at their leaders and the senseless sanctions against Russia. Remember what Victoria Nuland said, "Fuck the EU."
People in western Europe will only riot about why Google glass and iWatch is later available in our stores.
I am ashame for the sheeple here.
And both companies and homes will be paying a LOT more for any natty gas that is available
The EUSSR politbureau knows exactly what to do *LOL*.
The EUSSR politbureau knows exactly what to do *LOL*.
Morons
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I found some boots just like that at Cabelas.
They're blood and waterproof.
So when does Obama start the gas flotilla to euroland again?
I'm sure he's on this......right?
winter coming... Seems game of thrones was right...
How long before Russia either bumps up the gas price, puts the entire EU on prepayment or requires some gold backing for deliveries?
Nothing to see here ... Buy stawks.
At this point Putin holds all the cards, this will become more obvious as winter nears and events unfold. It seems both Russia and many of the separatist in Eastern Ukraine would support federalization. Surely, no reason exist for Kiev to be opposed other than a loss of power. A more federalized government is also the most plausible way of keeping Ukraine intact.
Support for sanctions is mixed in Europe as some countries fear Russia and have an ax to grind with Putin while others wish to move forward. Saber rattling has only lead to death and destruction. As I see it little good will come from further bloodshed and it is time for the West to stop sending money to Kiev so they can ramp up the violence and continue the civil war. More on the progress being made in the article below.
http://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2014/08/eu-moving-towards-deal-on-ukraine...
Civil war would be if Ukranians would fight to each other, but this is no civil war, because Ukraine is invaded by Russian army tanks without recognition signs and Ukraine army is trying to stop this invasion, where in between this russian agresion are ukranian civilians.
Would it be better if Russia just gave the tanks to DNR and then created a private Swiss corp -- think American military contractor -- filled with Spetnaz and then the corp sent the Spetnaz to Ukraine and not the Russian government?
Would you drop this schtick then?
The Ukranian citizens are too busy being raped and murdered by the US installed Nazi regime in Kiev to play with the Russians right now.
Please read some sources on the history of Ukraine. I suggest that you use Wikipedia.org, since it makes an effort to avoid judgemental conclusions. Ukraine and Russia are like two siblings born of the same mother. But what is "Ukraine" today is a state whose regions at various times have been part of Poland, Turkey, Hungary, Romanis, and Russia; and at various other times have been separate political entities.
There are millions of "Russians" who are in Ukraine. They are officially Ukrainian; but the are Russian at the same time. (This dynamic exists also in most of the countries which were part of the Tsarist and Soviet Empires.) Compare this to Jews, who are citizens of many countries, but who remain essentially Jewish first and foremost.
The rebellion of dissidents, mostly from western regions of Ukraine, which began in November last year, was explicitly against those "Ukrainians" whose hearts remain with "Mother Russia". These Ukrainians -mostly from the Eastern and Southern regions- had won a free and fair election, which voted for a national governemnt that was largely in favor of ties to Russia over ties to USA and Germany (European interests). That rebellion succeeded only because the United States worked openly to support it. The "Russian regions" have every right to "rebel" against the "rebels". Therefore this is very much a civil war.
American and Israeli aid -to include propaganda and diplomatic "cover", military advisors, logistical and financial support, and "mercenaries"- is being ignored, while Russian support is being exaggeraqted. Also, make no mistake! The Russian people want to support the "Russians" fighting for their independence from the Kiev government. It is not "Putin" alone who wants this support to continue and even increase.
Exactly
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Perhaps with the older historical information. The wikipedia articles on the events in the Donbass are fully slanted toward the western pro-junta propaganda, as they reference known biased disinformation sources like NYT, WSJ, and Kyiv Post.
Very disappointing.
Ukraine has never been a sovereign nation.
"Ukraine A History" Orest Subtelny
This is best book on this subject for English language readers.
Author is of Ukrainian descent.
Ukraine has never been a sovereign nation.
"Ukraine A History" Orest Subtelny
This is best book on this subject for English language readers.
Author is of Ukrainian descent.
viedokazu_draazejs reveals his hypocritical nature:
Hey viedokuce, remember this comment?
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-09-09/mh17-was-struck-multiple-high-e...
It is you who claim that Russia invaded the Ukraine. So you must now come up with those evidence that proove that or say that it's only your theory.
Where are those evidence? Where?
Ou that was only your theory...
Move along.
Do you still have nightmares centered around Ivan The Terrible?
Poland orders more gas, obviously for Ukraine and ZH potrays that as if Russia was withhelding gas for Poland?!
The ceasefire is holding and ZH does not comment on this next escalation by the USrali vassals in Berlin, instead it portrays it as escalation by Russia.
This could have been published on CNN.
I'll upvote this is you can prove to me that is was Poland increasing demand and not Russia constricting supply.
Did you read the article at all?
Yeup I did.
Still don't see how an increase in demand coupled with constant supply results in a 45% deficit.
Reading means understanding. If you would have read the article, you would have received the information, that Poland is ordering much more than usual to transfer it to Ukraine. It's not Polish demand.
Ok. So I understood it perfectly.
So again, why should anyone be pissed? The Russians cut off Ukie gas, and the Russians don't want to let the Polish go through the back door. Seems reasonable to me.
Sorry, then I misunderstood you.
Poland is ordering the maximum amount of gas to deliver it to Ukraine.
I doubt this is covered by the contract, since this contract is for Poland and guaranteeing it enough gas in case of severe cold and not to deliver it to Ukraine.
"PGNiG's long-term Yamal contract with OOO Gazprom Export, dating back to 1996 and renegotiated in 2010, provides for annual natural gas imports of 10.24 bcm, drawn at Drozdowicze, Wysokoje & Polish points along the Yamal pipeline. The contract is based 85% on a take-or-pay formula. PGNiG will seek a gas price reduction during a renegotiation window that opens in November 2014."
1) How many bcm has Poland taken so far during the current contract year?
2) Would the ordered levels exceed the yearly contract level?
3) Does PGNiG have to pay the penalty when gas is not delivered?
if Poland really orders more gas for Ukraine then apparently Poland potrays that as if Russia was withhelding gas for Poland, while Russia simply refuse/cannot deliver the increased amount.
Which .gov acronym do you work for? Your name gives you away.
Too many countries sucking on the same gas line and it ain't even cool yet. Shit this is going to be intresting. Vlad plays by different rules than the lawyer encrusted bankers to and they just don't get it. Obama would rather give a reach a round to Hillary than protect Europe from a cold cold winter.
Assuming Russian gas was cut by the higher 24% everyday for the next month....how did we arrive at a 45% reduction? Maybe my math is off? I'm Ron Burgundy?
Maff is herdar tin speellling.
It was part of the oke.
20% (reduction monday) +24% (reduction Tuesday) /2 = 22% average decline over a two day period NOT 45%.
Either I read something wrong or this is Polish math. Whatever the case my math is right.
...delving a bit further 'biznez.pap' is probably not the most reliable news source.
. bah shouldn't try to do that so early in the morning
When the going gets tough, the tough get going... LALALALA...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_e2D2qsaso
This is playing into Israeli hands. They have contol over gas fields off the coast of Gaza. They can use this impending shortfall of Russian Gas to get the major oil companies to expedite construction of extraction and transmission systems, and to secure contracts from European markets. Nevermind that the gas would come from territories that should be under Palestinian control. The Europeans will put aside their "discomfort" concerning abuse of Palestinians in order to secure a "reliable source" for its energy needs. As long as the Russian source for gas is being used, the market value of gas supplied from these fields off Gaza would be marginal.
Russia can replace demand from Europe with demand from Japan and China. But nobody wants to lose a market of Europe's size. And in the meantime, Russia needs the revenue.
It should be obvious to all Zerohedge readers by now that the government in Kiev is controlled by "puppets" of America and Israel. The operations in Ukraine are pursued not only to weaken Russia; but also to promote the wealth-building and power-enhancing activities of these two countries.
Its not only the Palestinians contesting ownership of those gas fields.
The proven reserves,rathar the the hoped for ones,are not that big.
Very marginal play.
It seems that ZH does everything that it's readers are made to believe this development was in the interests of Russia and that Russia was aggressive, by withhelding the actions to the reaction.
Putin built a pipeline to Japan?
Holy shit the Jews are smart. They figured all this shit out already.
mr putin................ PASS YOUR GAS
if you want gas you'd better be paying in physical gold.
bitchez
Yes, the nuclear option.
Ukraine didn't pay their prior enormous Russian gas bill, that is theft.
Now Ukraine is siphoning off gas in transit, that is theft.
Gazprom needs to bill on meter in to Ukraine and let the EU sort out the bill.
Its clear the sanctions against Russia are permanent and will be increased, even above this latest round.
Russia needs to seriously consider destroying its gas/oil delivery systems to EU to promote social upheaval, otherwise in short order they will have their own US.EU inspired putsh.
Russia still needs cash, and not all nations are that close to collapse.
Putin needs to go after the weakest link in the chain to get the ball rolling -- Greece.
Cut off their gas supplies, while Greece floats on an ocean of gas and oil they aren't allowed to drill for due to EU Environmental regulations -- and watch all hell break lose and quickly. Why he hasn't done this yet is beyond me. I have come to the conclusion -- those who are playing out his war games are much smarter than I -- and for me -- its about watching the show.
Just signed a lease on a nice little place in a kleines Dorf in the middle of no where. Move in in November. Quite excited about that. Comes with apple trees, black berry bushes, and 5 acreas of undeveloped land where gardening would be a breeze.
Dont forget to stack up on the chilled merlot, nearest bar might be miles away !
You will need Sepp Holzers book Permaculture or something like that...
Don't gas me, bro!
It's going to be a cold and lonely christmas without....gas