China’s Xi Jingping has made it clear that he’s got Russian President Vladimir Putin’s back in the military standoff at the Ukrainian border. The two leaders, who have previously described themselves as “best friends,” met in Beijing on Friday ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. According to The Guardian, the pair signed a joint statement that effectively tells the West to back off from Ukraine.
The agreement as released by the Kremlin said: “The parties [Xi and Putin] oppose the further expansion of NATO, call on the North Atlantic alliance to abandon the ideologised approaches of the Cold War, respect the sovereignty, security, and interests of other countries, the diversity of their civilisational and cultural-historical patterns, and treat the peaceful development of other states objectively and fairly.” NATO allies, including the United States, have bolstered their defenses in Eastern Europe in response to Russia massing around 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border. Read more at The Guardian.
{Matzav.com}
I’m curious as to how much we’ve enriched Russia since we severely curtailed US crude oil production. Maybe it’s time to stop funding this Russian game at $90+ per barrel of oil and reopen the Keystone XL Pipeline. Imagine – in a very short time we could actually be paying significantly less for gasoline. All the associated production and shipping costs would be lower, too.
I get it, petroleum pollutes, but I don’t think Russian oil pollutes any less than North American oil. If ‘Climate Change’ is global, why should we have to needlessly suffer financially until we finish while Russia gets to fund its belligerent sabre-rattling?
I love how they say this after Russia sends 100,000 troops to Eastern Europe. Hypocrites.
Im raisa umos misgaros zu baZu, chakei lo.
We can only Mashiach’s arrival is imminent.
Unfortunately, such state of affairs had been the only constant in world history, from migdal Bovel and until today.
Both Putin and Eleven know that there is no man in the Oval Office who could put them in place, or, at least, effectively oppose them.
I can’t wait for the price of an oil barrel to skyrocket. I will make a killing.
AFTER PUTIN INVADES UKRAINE, CHINA WILL INVADE TAIWAN.