Ukraine (closed; covers till August 2014)

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Who would have thought that countries can even suffer from PTSD.

Interesting link and article:

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/1...tress-disorder

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Nice to see somebody else picking up Gaidars comments in his great book and expending on them.

Personally I would not be worried too much about NG demand for various reasons already outlined in this thread long ago. Btw I also gave the Austrian Verbund a closer look after it's long fall, and it is quite stunning how uncompetitive gas is also in the electricity sector in Austria. In the long run I doubt that the Russians will get as much for their stuff as today.

Firn---noticed today that Putin in a press released admitted the sanctions were causing damages ie increased lending costs, or no loans or financing being available due to bank questions caused by the sanctions.

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Gents,
This Telegraph article seems to have a different spin on your intel.

Ever served a tour in Africa ? Until the dictator dies, nobody wins. When he does finally expire, you still don't win and WE will pay for all this BS via humanitarian aid til the cows come home... Paradoxically.

I love the conversations and predictions. Are they real indicators when dealing with someone who is not affected and could care less ?

Seriously