The Blood Money Financing the Russo-Ukrainian War

[Jayhawker Soule]

From CNN: The Kremlin has never been richer -- thanks to a US strategic partner

Russia is entering its third year of war in Ukraine with an unprecedented amount of cash in government coffers, bolstered by a record $37 billion of crude oil sales to India last year, according to new analysis, which concludes that some of the crude was refined by India and then exported to the United States as oil products worth more than $1 billion.​

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This flow of payments, ultimately to Moscow’s benefit, comes from India increasing its purchases of Russian crude by over 13 times its pre-war amounts, according to the analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), exclusively shared with CNN. It amounts to US strategic partner New Delhi stepping in to replace crude purchases by Western buyers, reduced by sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the analysis said.​

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While Russian crude sales to India are not subject to sanctions and are entirely legitimate, an examination of shipping routes by experts suggests this huge volume of shipments might involve the so-called “shadow fleet” of crude tankers, specially created by Moscow to try to disguise who it is trading with and how, and maximize the Kremlin’s profits.​

Meanwhile, the GOP in the House panders to Trump.

 

[Heyo]

From CNN: The Kremlin has never been richer -- thanks to a US strategic partner

Russia is entering its third year of war in Ukraine with an unprecedented amount of cash in government coffers, bolstered by a record $37 billion of crude oil sales to India last year, according to new analysis, which concludes that some of the crude was refined by India and then exported to the United States as oil products worth more than $1 billion.​

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This flow of payments, ultimately to Moscow’s benefit, comes from India increasing its purchases of Russian crude by over 13 times its pre-war amounts, according to the analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), exclusively shared with CNN. It amounts to US strategic partner New Delhi stepping in to replace crude purchases by Western buyers, reduced by sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the analysis said.​

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While Russian crude sales to India are not subject to sanctions and are entirely legitimate, an examination of shipping routes by experts suggests this huge volume of shipments might involve the so-called “shadow fleet” of crude tankers, specially created by Moscow to try to disguise who it is trading with and how, and maximize the Kremlin’s profits.​

Meanwhile, the GOP in the House panders to Trump.

War is always good for someone's business, while it is bad for everybody else.

 

[JIMMY12345]

From CNN: The Kremlin has never been richer -- thanks to a US strategic partner

Russia is entering its third year of war in Ukraine with an unprecedented amount of cash in government coffers, bolstered by a record $37 billion of crude oil sales to India last year, according to new analysis, which concludes that some of the crude was refined by India and then exported to the United States as oil products worth more than $1 billion.​

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This flow of payments, ultimately to Moscow’s benefit, comes from India increasing its purchases of Russian crude by over 13 times its pre-war amounts, according to the analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), exclusively shared with CNN. It amounts to US strategic partner New Delhi stepping in to replace crude purchases by Western buyers, reduced by sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the analysis said.​

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While Russian crude sales to India are not subject to sanctions and are entirely legitimate, an examination of shipping routes by experts suggests this huge volume of shipments might involve the so-called “shadow fleet” of crude tankers, specially created by Moscow to try to disguise who it is trading with and how, and maximize the Kremlin’s profits.​

Meanwhile, the GOP in the House panders to Trump.

Mrs Nancy Pelosi openly wondered if Putin has a financial foothold on Trump.His supporters may chant USA USA which I agree fully agree with it.However when it comes to war they run away.Even though some are fully paid up National Rifle ***. members.They are not man enough to let brave Ukrainians get arms even when they do the fighting for them.No wonder the world looks on them like chickens.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Even though some are fully paid up National Rifle ***. members.

Show a little more sympathy, please. It must be a difficult time for the organization and its members ...

The case, which unfolded over a six-week trial, now heads to the jury, which is expected to begin deliberations Friday after receiving verdict instructions from the judge.

State lawyers said at the trial that LaPierre, who announced his resignation just days before the trial opened in early January, billed the NRA more than $11 million for private jet flights and spent more than $500,000 on eight trips to the Bahamas over a three-year span. They also say he authorized $135 million in NRA contracts for a vendor whose owners showered him with free trips to the Bahamas, Greece, Dubai and India, and gave him access to a 108-foot (33-meter) yacht. [source]

 

[Colt]

Mrs Nancy Pelosi openly wondered if Putin has a financial foothold on Trump.His supporters may chant USA USA which I agree fully agree with it.However when it comes to war they run away.Even though some are fully paid up National Rifle ***. members.They are not man enough to let brave Ukrainians get arms even when they do the fighting for them.No wonder the world looks on them like chickens.

How Much Aid Has the U.S. Sent Ukraine? Here Are Six Charts.

 

[ajay0]

US is a strategic partner to India with respect to containment of China, which has emerged as a political, economic and military superpower in its own right, and is considered a far bigger threat than Russia.

Chinese army and navy is superior in numbers to the US, and the difference is growing as well.

Biden had also stated that he does not support Taiwan's independence, clearly showing US weakness and wariness in taking on China.

US does not support Taiwan independence, says Biden

Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te came to power, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, and pledged both to stand up to Beijing and seek talks.

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This was the reason for US-India strategic relationship for containment of China's exponentially growing power.

However this does not equate with India's interests being aligned with US-NATO.

US-NATO's defeat by Taliban in 2021 after sustaining heavy casualties and trillions of dollars down the drain, showcased its military and political limitations. Their military inability to effectively counter Houthi attacks on the Red Sea has now hiked shipping costs further causing economic damage to the recession hit west.

China already have a good working relationship with neighboring Russia, and a Russia-China coalition against India can do much strategic damage to the latter.

Also around 70 percent of Indian military hardware is from the Russians due to their cost-effectiveness and willingness to transfer military technology such as nuclear submarines. Western weaponry on the other hand is highly expensive and they were also not willing to transfer the same military technologies.

It is for these reasons that India has a good relationship with Russia and it cannot ill-afford to antagonize it and make it go completely to the Chinese side.

Even though India is considered as the world's largest democracy, western nations had traditionally aligned with the long running military dictatorship in Pakistan considering that Pakistan was a major market of western military weaponry bought heavily by the unregulated military dictatorship. It was 9/11 and dramatic rise in Islamic terrorism that prompted western nations to change their focus to India as survival instincts took priority over corporate profits. India's fast rising economy after the 1990 economic liberalisation reforms also presented a far more lucrative market as well.

India has started indigenizing much of its weaponry and also diversified and increased its weapons imports from France, spain, South Korea and US, so as to reduce its strategic dependence on Russia. However this is a process that will take some time.

 

[Nakosis]

From CNN: The Kremlin has never been richer -- thanks to a US strategic partner

Russia is entering its third year of war in Ukraine with an unprecedented amount of cash in government coffers, bolstered by a record $37 billion of crude oil sales to India last year, according to new analysis, which concludes that some of the crude was refined by India and then exported to the United States as oil products worth more than $1 billion.​

​

This flow of payments, ultimately to Moscow’s benefit, comes from India increasing its purchases of Russian crude by over 13 times its pre-war amounts, according to the analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), exclusively shared with CNN. It amounts to US strategic partner New Delhi stepping in to replace crude purchases by Western buyers, reduced by sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the analysis said.​

​

While Russian crude sales to India are not subject to sanctions and are entirely legitimate, an examination of shipping routes by experts suggests this huge volume of shipments might involve the so-called “shadow fleet” of crude tankers, specially created by Moscow to try to disguise who it is trading with and how, and maximize the Kremlin’s profits.​

Meanwhile, the GOP in the House panders to Trump.

I suspect a Trump victory will lead to Ukraine losing the war with Russia. Trump has already stated his interest lies with ending the war as quickly as possible. The quickest route to this is compromise with Russia.