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@ iCake
hmm, it was not exactly me who claimed that Russia is not doing it for their own profit
quite the opposite actually.

i am with you on this one; I am not blaming Russia for pursuing their...

haha ja sure... there is no self-interest of Russia in this at all..

it is our neighbour to the north - let me not comment on Angola for it is a different topic, save to say that i largely share you views regarding the oil companies (you see, we agree on something)

that analogy is far-fetched and not at all fitting to the current situation

1812 Moscow was left largely deserted and partially destroyed by fire (in ruins as you say) on purpose by a...

[QUOTE=Hanna;262503]. Why is it so expensive now?
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it is pure greed and capitalist market factors. shell-bp-gazprom etc; all the same = they milk the paying customer as much as they can...

reminds me of Kepler 62f; pity 62f and 186f are somewhat heavier then our beloved earth and hence likely to have an unihabitable dense He athmosphere...
pity the 500 lightyears distance - not easy...

in my opinion China is very unlikely to ever impose sanctions on any big trading partner as China's economy is particularly geared around exports (hence the artificially pegged weak Yuan / Renminbi)...

that is factually wrong; a few products that come to mind
aircraft (eg Boeing)
tractors and agricultural machinery (eg John Deere)
gas turbines
automotive and automotive suppliers (gm, ford,...