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Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Apparently, Germany don't want to be seen to be helping too much as they get a lot of their gas from Russia (and probably the veiled nuclear threat too).
Although we only get about 5% from Russia, the fact that Germany will need more gas from elsewhere will lead to gas (and electric) prices rocketing even more for us and everywhere else.
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That's just changed - the German Chancellor has stated to the Bundestag today
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Key policy points from Scholz:
- over 2%/GDP for defence
- €100bn special fund for defence
- two new LNG terminals
- supplementary coal and gas reserves
- accelerated renewables roll-out
- new Bundeswehr deployments in NATO eastern flank states
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https://twitter.com/JeremyCliffe/sta...HeCWoJHWLS1eTw
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Originally Posted by Carth
I'm currently getting quotes for new double glazing . . .
Should I ask for the glass to be already whitewashed or do it myself?
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Be some helluva whitewash if it can withstand a couple of atmospheres of overpressure from a delivery of instant sunshine...
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https://www.reuters.com/article/ukra...-idUSL4N2V20HA
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TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan will join the United States and other Western countries in blocking certain Russian banks to the SWIFT international payment system, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday.
Tokyo will put sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and extend $100 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine, Kishida also told reporters.
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