Punishing Russia With Sanctions

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THG

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 3:55 AM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:

Perhaps their exchange was prompted by this...

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Russia is stopping rocket engine sales to the US and their space chief said, ‘Let them fly on something else, their broomsticks’

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/17846831/russia-stops-selling-rocket-eng
ines-to-america/

The RD-180 rocket engine is used to power Atlas V launches.

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Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family. It was originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. Atlas V is also a major NASA launch vehicle. In August 2021, ULA announced that Atlas V would be retired, and all 29 remaining launches had been sold. As of 2 March 2022, 24 launches remain. ... Each Atlas V launch vehicle consists of two main stages. The first stage is powered by a Russian RD-180 engine manufactured by Energomash and burning kerosene and liquid oxygen. The Centaur upper stage is powered by one or two American RL10 engines manufactured by Aerojet Rocketdyne and burning liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_V

In addition, Russia will no longer launch foreign payloads from Russian launch facilities:

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Early Thursday morning (March 3), London-based company OneWeb announced that it's suspending launches of its satellites from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The decision came after Russia's federal space agency, Roscosmos, announced it would not launch 36 OneWeb internet satellites as planned on Friday (March 4) unless OneWeb guaranteed that the craft would not be used for military purposes and the United Kingdom government agreed to divest itself from OneWeb, which it helped buy out of bankruptcy in 2020.

https://www.space.com/russia-stops-rocket-engine-sales-space-cooperati
on-frays

Looks like NASA and commercial launches will depend on SpaceX engines.

You really are detached from reality aren't you comrade?

T

Elon Musk taunts Russia after they stop selling rocket engines to US

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/elon-musk-taunts-russia-stop-101815719
.html

Elon Musk points to recent SpaceX launch to mock Russia's suggestion the US might have to fly into space on 'broomsticks' after rocket sales stop

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-points-to-recent-s
pacex-launch-to-mock-russias-suggestion-the-us-might-have-to-fly-into-space-on-broomsticks-after-rocket-sales-stop/ar-AAUBzHY?ocid=uxbndlbing

After Russia's threat, Elon Musk says SpaceX can protect the ISS from deorbiting

https://interestingengineering.com/russia-elon-musk-spacex-protect-iss
-deorbiting

THG

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 4:00 AM

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
And finally...

It's too much of a PITA to provide links for everything, but bc Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat, traders expect the price of wheat to rise considerably. Analysts are concerned there will be another "Arab Spring" due to rising wheat prices in the MENA.

And since corn depends heavily on fertilizer, and fertilizer is made from natural gas, I expect the price of fetilizer and subsequently the price of corn to rise.

Food prices, like fuel prices, are expected to rise.

And finally

T

SIGNYM

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 4:06 AM

So, thE EU and the 5 eyes are shooting themsleves in the foot by sanctioning vital world commodities and all you can do is come up with an ignorant cartoon..

Got it!

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

SIGNYM

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 4:10 AM

Elon Musk is an unmedicated bipolar sufferer. He SAYS a lot of things and makes a lot of promises, very few of which actually come true. Remember that "hyperloop" that (he said) had been approved by city officials?

Yeah, right.

If SpaceX comes thru, great! If not, well ... I won't be surprised.

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

THG

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 4:22 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

So, thE EU and the 5 eyes are shooting themsleves in the foot by sanctioning vital world commodities and all you can do is come up with an ignorant cartoon..

Got it!

I get it comrade but apparently by what you post you don't.

T

107 Companies That Have Pulled Out of Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned into the largest ground war on European soil since World War II. And along with causing immense loss of human life and destruction across many of Ukraine’s cities, it is roiling the global economic landscape – and causing many of the world’s largest companies to pull out of Russia as the country increasingly becomes a global pariah.

The economic fallout from this conflict is wide-ranging, in part because of both countries’ importance to the commodity markets. Ukraine and Russia are both global leaders in production of food commodities, including wheat and sunflower oil. Russia is also the world’s No. 3 oil producer, behind only the United States and Saudi Arabia. And Russia dominates the European energy market, as its largest supplier of natural gas, which is used for home heating and power generation.

5 Superb Stocks to Shield Against Stagflation
But another wrinkle has developed: American and international corporations alike are taking note of the global revulsion against Russia’s actions, and many have taken measures to stop doing business in the country. Their actions range from limiting access to services to pulling out of Russia altogether.

We’ll take a quick look at some of the biggest companies to distance themselves from Russia, then provide a table listing all the notable companies that have so far announced they will limit or halt their Russian operations.

Note: Changes are happening quickly, and we’re seeing a pattern of companies announcing relatively minor penalties followed by larger initiatives as the invasion continues.

Apple
The world’s most valuable publicly traded company announced on March 1 that it was freezing its business in Russia.

Apple (AAPL) had halted exports to Russia and limited Apple Pay service the previous week, after the U.S. government announced sanctions against Russian banks. But starting March 1, Apple expanded its measures, including halting sales of all products to Russia through the online Apple Store and restricting Russian news outlet apps to use only within Russia.

Netflix
Netflix (NFLX) is a prime example of how quickly the situation is evolving.

How Could the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Affect Your Investments?
When I started writing this article, Netflix was taking a cautious approach, putting a hold on future projects and acquisitions from Russia. By the time the article was finished, several hours later, Netflix announced it had suspended service in Russia altogether.

No streaming, Russian series that were in production have been halted. And the state-run channels the company was required to carry by the government are offline.

Shell
Energy companies have been among the most noteworthy firms taking measures against Russia.

On March 1, the multinational oil and gas giant Shell (SHEL) said it would exit all Russian operations – a permanent move, as opposed to a pause in operations. This includes abandoning Shell’s 27.5% stake in the flagship Sakhalin 2 liquid natural gas (LNG) plant. That plant produced 11.5 million tonnes of LNG annually that was exported to Asian markets including China. Shell also is pulling out of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany, and exiting the Salym Petroleum Development, a joint venture with Russia’s Gazprom (OGZPY).

According to Reuters, Abandoning the Russian market could cost Shell around $3 billion. And the Sakhalin 2 and Salym ventures contributed $700 million to Shell’s net earnings in 2021.

Interestingly,

6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 5:18 AM

Your Democrats destroyed the economy, Ted.

Fortunately we get to stop the flooding in November. It will take a long time to make the repairs though.

Go Joe*!

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Me: "Remember Covid?"

Useless Idiots: "What's Covid, durr? Russia, Ukraine, Putin, NATO *drool*. DURRRR!!!!"

SIGNYM

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 7:21 AM

All of those companies will lose customers and investments to the Russians and Chinese. And then they'll cry BOO HOO HOO! Russia/China "stole" our jobs from us!

Boeing can no longer get titanium parts from Russia. (Boeing doesn't know how to weld titanium.) Duestche Banke is worried it will lose its IT workers.

Good luck with all of that! (Especially losing the "cheap energy" part.)

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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE men poor - William Blake

6IXSTRINGJACK

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 8:11 AM

Guess the Twitter weirdos that took over high ranking positions in these companies as Diversity Hires didn't get the memo that they just fucked themselves.

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Me: "Remember Covid?"

Useless Idiots: "What's Covid, durr? Russia, Ukraine, Putin, NATO *drool*. DURRRR!!!!"

THG

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 6:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:

All of those companies will lose customers and investments to the Russians and Chinese. And then they'll cry BOO HOO HOO! Russia/China "stole" our jobs from us!

Boeing can no longer get titanium parts from Russia. (Boeing doesn't know how to weld titanium.) Duestche Banke is worried it will lose its IT workers.

Good luck with all of that! (Especially losing the "cheap energy" part.)

Customer’s means you have a product to sell or money to buy. Russia has neither and won’t for a very long time. Perhaps for a generation or longer. Russia is the new North Korea. Holy shit comrade. Your hero just broke, no destroyed, your beloved homeland.

T

THG

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 9:23 PM

‘No better than North Korea’: Russian aviation faces wipeout

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in its airlines being banned from European, American and Canadian airspace, left the country with leased aircraft it cannot use, and scuttled aerospace industry partnerships with the West.

Russian citizens won’t be flying to Europe or North America anytime soon, with even flights to friendly countries such as China in doubt due to the international community’s ostracisation of the country’s aviation sector, according to aviation analysts.

“Russia will be the world’s largest country with a developed economy and an aviation industry no better than North Korea’s,” Richard Aboulafia, managing director of Michigan-based AeroDynamic Advisory, told Al Jazeera.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/no-better-than-north-korea-russia
n-aviation-faces-wipeout/ar-AAULeq2?ocid=msedgntp

Funny, but as much as I applaud the world for taking action to crush Russia, I feel really bad for the Russians who hate what Putin has done.

It's time they too stand up and fight for their freedom the way the Ukraine has.

T

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