WAR

[Robertbarlage]

Since our leaders in North America are weak as f a k when is Russia going to strike? To me I would say it's a foresure thing?! Unfortunately.

[GDR]

Since our leaders in North America are weak as f a k when is Russia going to strike? To me I would say it's a foresure thing?! Unfortunately.

I'm not so sure they will, but NATO has said that they will not respond with defence if Russia invades but could supply weapons as Ukraine is not a member only a partner to Nato That leaves sanctions which I'm not sure is that much of a deterrent for Russia. They should just split the part off that wants to be Russian anyhow and get it over with.

[mcfarms]

I'm not so sure they will, but NATO has said that they will not respond with defence if Russia invades but could supply weapons as Ukraine is not a member only a partner to Nato That leaves sanctions which I'm not sure is that much of a deterrent for Russia. They should just split the part off that wants to be Russian anyhow and get it over with.

What part is that Neville? Just the part to the British Channel again?

[beaverdam]

Sanctions, that would be interesting,,, hasn't Russia been selling wheat into Europe, and what about those gas pipelines. What if Putin closed the valve say 10%, maybe 25%, what if he closed them 50% or more???
Sleepy Joe might try putting on sanctions, but will the Euro's follow?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Sanctions, that would be interesting,,, hasn't Russia been selling wheat into Europe, and what about those gas pipelines. What if Putin closed the valve say 10%, maybe 25%, what if he closed them 50% or more???
Sleepy Joe might try putting on sanctions, but will the Euro's follow?

Nothing to worry about, Europe has been busy building windmills and solar panels. And as we have seen with the huge increases in energy costs, rationing and shortagest his fall and winter, it has been a spectacular success.

[GDR]

What part is that Neville? Just the part to the British Channel again?

Not quite that far!

[WiltonRanch]

Just think how much fertilizer is exported from Russia and China. Too many pissing matches and you think fertilizer is high now. Sleepy Joe is going to do nothing because the rest of Europe is in a precarious position of being on an umbilical cord of natural gas from Russia. Besides, soon as you get involved with Russia China will invade Taiwan. I get a feeling there are conflicts simmering all over the world and what it takes is for the Americans to get too involved in one issue and the top blows off.

I think the troop buildup at the Ukrainian border is maybe just a political stunt to bolster support at home and intimidate the Ukraine. Who knows. If the west calls his bluff does he save face and start something? Or does the west patronize him and play the game till he buggers off? Guaranteed if western allies move in on the Ukrainian side that justifies his aggression if he does so. Best to sit back but have the b52’s fueled up and running in case.

Maybe this is Russia’s or Putin’s last big hurrah to make a move in the chess match where the pieces are getting too old and brittle to move anymore squares. Demographics aren’t on their side, and inward migration isn’t enough to quell this. In their mind the west is a threat to their sovereignty, and they need to restablish the Soviet buffer states for security before they get too old to.

I’m all over the place here but demographics I believe play more into the actions of the emerging and mature superpowers. Japan has grown old to the point more adult diapers are sold than baby diapers. However, they became rich before they got old like Korea and Taiwan. Highly mechanized production ensures they do more with less. China isn’t quite as rich and population is getting old with birth rate under maintenance. Another fact synonymous with these Asian nations. They never encouraged immigration. End of century there will be sizeable decline in population. India is growing and will overtake China in population. They’re not really rich but they’re young so they have time. Central Asia and Eastern Europe are already experiencing population decline. What exasperates it there is life expectancy is lower and hasn’t improved. Western Europe birth rate is flat and people or getting old but inward migration has kept up populations. I haven’t touched Africa but that’s for another time.

Anyway all this verbal soup I poured out is to ask the questions. Who do you think does what? How soon? Long term will these moves make a difference? Long term who rises and becomes the superpowers of Eurasia?

[TOM4CWB]

Putin ain't afraid to make some noise !

Just saw the EU open...

Pound Sterling down... British workers told to work from home...BOE to likely pause rate hike till Feb,

French power rates to record highs... threats that gov will cap electricity rates...

Looks like Putin has EU trappped... Russia has the Nat Gas and oil supply to keep Eu warm & going through winter... France and Germany are continuing shutting down all their N power plants...

Biden does not scare Putin...US said wouldn't protect [troops] Ukraine... other than sanctions.. which EU are unlikely to give more than superficial support... to keep Russian energy flowing...

Putin is holding all the 'good cards' in this Poker game...[pun intended]

Cheers

[bobofthenorth]

France and Germany are continuing shutting down all their N power plants...

I agree with most of what you wrote there Tom but this is flat out wrong. France & Germany are diverging 180 degrees on their nuke policy. France is continuing to grow nuclear capacity while Germany is shutting theirs down. I don't often agree with French policy but they're spot on this time.

Putin has got Europe right where he wants them. He's been playing chess while the EU played checkers.

[chuckChuck]

If Trump was still president would he have raised any opposition to Russia's military aggression or just continued his bromance with Putin?

For some strange reason some republicans on Agrisilly seem to admire Putin's aggression and authoritarian leadership.

Is it because Trump was Putin's best "ally" in the US?

[TOM4CWB]

I agree with most of what you wrote there Tom but this is flat out wrong. France & Germany are diverging 180 degrees on their nuke policy. France is continuing to grow nuclear capacity while Germany is shutting theirs down. I don't often agree with French policy but they're spot on this time.

Putin has got Europe right where he wants them. He's been playing chess while the EU played checkers.

Google seems to disagree with you on France... however this appears now [Since COP 26 last month] to be fluid and now uncertain... as President Macron wants to shift back towards N...

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Why is France closing nuclear power plants?
Environmental activists have targeted the plant on the Rhine river for decades, complaining it was located in an area prone to seismic activity and was at risk of flooding. Among several safety failures over the years, cracks were found in a reactor cover and internal flooding in 2014 forced an emergency shutdown.Jun 30, 2020,

Recent developments however; look towards changes back towards building new N generation plants...

https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Macron-says-France-will-construct-new-reactors
...
"Nuclear power was at the heart of Macron's France 2030 plan for re-industrialisation, announced last month. The plan includes a programme to demonstrate small reactor technology and mass production of hydrogen using nuclear electricity in this decade. Introducing the plan, he said he would be able to make his decision on the potential construction of up to six large reactors "in coming weeks", anticipating the completion of a pivotal study by Prime Minister Jean Castex and the transmission network operator RTE.

According to a report published by RTE in late-October, the cheapest way for France to achieve its net-zero emissions target by 2050 would be through the construction of 14 large new reactors, plus a fleet of small modular reactors, as well as significantly investing in renewables.

EDF has already stated that it would like to construct six more EPR reactors in France. The group was due to submit a report to the French President in mid-2021, who was then to decide on the construction of the reactors. During a trip to Framatome's Le Creusot plant in December 2020, Macron said the final decision to build new reactors must be taken no later than 2023, when the Flamanville EPR will be in service.

EDF and Framatome are developing a simplified version of the EPR design, known as EPR2. Its aim is to incorporate design, construction and commissioning experience feedback from the EPR reactor, as well as operating experience from the nuclear reactors currently in service. EDF must ensure the financing and profitability of its proposed EPR2 reactor before starting construction of any plants based on the design in France, the country's state audit office has said.

Researched and written by World Nuclear News"

It will be interesting to see if the EU and Britain actually build significant new N electrical generation facilities...talk is cheap... like WAR... easy to bluff...

Cheers

[shtferbrains]

If Trump was still president would he have raised any opposition to Russia's military aggression or just continued his bromance with Putin?

For some strange reason some republicans on Agrisilly seem to admire Putin's aggression and authoritarian leadership.

Is it because Trump was Putin's best "ally" in the US?

Trump didn't have to say anything. Putin and the rest of the world knew what to expect.
Nobody had to get him up in the morning to change his diapers before they wind him up and bump him towards the door.

[bucket]

Why is it that when Europe phucks up, my farm pays?

Ran out of nat gas that could be supplied by canada via LNG that is sitting idle and Europe is on its knees to Russia.

This nonsense has affected fertilizer prices that Canadian nitrogen will not see an export port.

Potash is probably cheaper in India than it is here. Can't wrap my head around it.

Phosphorus could be coming from Russia or Morocco somehow has to take a trip through the US for tariffs first.

Why couldn't Western Candian farmers be the low cost producer and export helping the economy instead of being forced to our knees just like the Europeans???

[TOM4CWB]

Trump didn't have to say anything. Putin and the rest of the world knew what to expect.
Nobody had to get him up in the morning to change his diapers before they wind him up and bump him towards the door.

CC you troll your fake news like 'Botox'... on Saudi camels...

"Saudi camel beauty pageant cracks down on cosmetic enhancements
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File photo showing camels at the Crown Prince Camel Festival, in the southwestern Saudi city of Taif, on 11 August 2021
IMAGE SOURCE, AFP
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Judges used "advanced" technology to uncover tampering with contestants in the pageant
More than 40 camels have been disqualified from Saudi Arabia's beauty pageant for receiving Botox injections and other cosmetic enhancements.
The contest is a highlight of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, where $66m (£45m) in prize money is at stake.
Key attributes include long, droopy lips, a big nose and a shapely hump.
Judges used "advanced" technology to uncover tampering with camels on a scale not seen before, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
All contestants were first led into a hall where their external appearance and movements were examined by specialists, it said.
Their heads, necks and torsos were then scanned with X-ray and 3D ultrasound machines, and samples taken for genetic analysis and other tests."

You Would almost be funny... like Botox on Camels...

Cheers

[bucket]

Lipstick on a pig ....still a pig
Botox to a camel....still a camel...

JFC what is wrong with people?????