GUERRA NA UCRÂNIA: E NO FIM GANHA A CHINA?

O maior produtor de cimento da Índia a pagar à Rússia um carregamento de carvão em... moeda chinesa.

«India’s biggest cement producer is to pay for a $26 million cargo of Russian coal with Chinese yuan.

In what could be a groundbreaking move, UltraTech Cement’s purchase could help insulate Moscow from the effects of western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine if others follow its lead.

It could also bolster Beijing’s push to further internationalise its currency and chip away at the dominance of the US dollar in global trade.

(...) “This move is significant,” a Singapore-based currency trader said. “I have never heard any Indian entity paying in yuan for international trade in the last 25 years of my career. This is basically circumventing the [dollar].” (...)»

GUERRA NA UCRÂNIA: A ESTRATÉGIA SUICIDA OU ENTÃO ALGUÉM QUE NOS EXPLIQUE

A braços com a invasão da Ucrânia pela Rússia — que nem parece estar a correr assim tão mal a Putin, nem militarmente, nem economicamente (as conversações do russo com o primeiro-ministro indiano Narendra Modi ter-lhe-ão corrido até bastante bem...)  — arrota-se e em público mais um inimigo que 'prá frente é que é o caminho, mesmo que o caminho termine num abismo. 

E até se poderia dizer que a culpa é da testosterona, não fora haver tantas mulheres metidas ao barulho a tentar convencer-nos que se trata de "mourir pour des idées".

«US has accused several companies and research institutes in China of supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.» 

A ÍNDIA FOI UM DOS PAÍSES QUE NÃO CONDENOU PUTIN

E como é que defensores mais ou menos assumidos de Putin analisam a actual evolução da guerra? Como o início da derrota da Ucrânia. A ler.

[O autor do texto, M.K. Bhadrakumar, ex-diplomata indiano, é membro do Valdai Discussion Club, um think tank com sede em Moscovo] 

«Belying the predictions of western media, Russia’s special operation in Ukraine is entering a successful endgame on the political and diplomatic track much sooner than one would have thought. 
A close reading of the outcome of the 3rd round of peace talks in Belarus last night is that the Ukrainian negotiators have sought some more time to come up with a full response to the Russian terms for ceasefire. 
Ukraine has signalled willingness to be a neutral country ruling out NATO membership. The main sticking points narrow down to: a) recognition of Crimea as part of Russia; and, b) sovereignty of Lugansk and Donetsk. 
They are non-negotiable demands. But they are a bitter pill for the Ukrainian leadership to swallow. The Ukrainian stance is that these demands are “practically” impossible. 
But, as Vladimir Medinsky, leader of the Russian team, told RT, “In my opinion, there is a big difference between impossible and ‘practically impossible’… I hope that eventually we will find a solution.” 
The Russian side feels encouraged albeit yesterday’s talks produced no tangible results. They are in no hurry to rush into major military offensives. (cont.)»