La revuelta de Ucrania

[R.G.C.I.M.]

Ojee hace poco un libro con una interesante disertacion sobre el mundo futuro (50 años), e incluia una idea nueva para mi:

Los puntos de mayor calidad de vida y renta per capita con crecimiento demografico del planeta eran...
Las ciudadaes centrales de las zonas productoras de energia del circulo polar artico!!!
Siberia-barents, Alaska, Terranova, Noruega.

Interesante...

Sds.

[Reiter]

50 años es lo que falta para la fusión nuclear, siempre. Parece que antes se derretirá el hielo, Dinamarca creo que estará en ese club.

[lectorhinfluyente1984]

En la estela de MacKinder está este curioso sujeto...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Kitsikis

http://www.intermediateregion.com/?lang=en

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Rusia mirando hacia el Sur y el Este...

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/russia-diplomacy-progress-by-richard-weitz-2014-12/spanish

...mientras el Oeste hace carantoñas

http://sputniknews.com/politics/20141228/1016346079.html

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Paul Craig Roberts & The Double Helix

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/12/29/outlook-new-year-paul-craig-roberts-2/

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WTF...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-30/moscow-anti-corruption-protest-escalates-riot-police-arrive-live-feed

[saturno]

http://www.voltairenet.org/article186289.html

Vuelo MH17: Testigo revela identidad del piloto que derribó el avión de pasajeros

http://www.voltairenet.org/local/cache-vignettes/L400xH300/6-25-4cf8d.jpg[/img]]

¿Usted tuvo la oportunidad de examinar concretamente lo que estaba anclado en los pilones del avión? ¿Pudo haber confundido los misiles aire-aire con los misiles aire-tierra?

No, no los confundí. Se diferencian por el tamaño, los alerones, el color. [Los misiles aire-aire] tienen un dispositivo de autodirección. Es muy fácil identificarlos. Después de un corto plazo de tiempo, regresó un solo avión, 2 fueron derribados en algún lugar del este de Ucrania, por lo que me dijeron. El avión que regresó que estaba equipado con este tipo de misiles.

¿El avión regresó ya sin misiles?

Regresó sin misiles. El piloto estaba muy asustado.

¿Conoce al piloto? ¿Lo vio?

Sí.

¿Puede decir cómo se llama?

Su apellido es Volochin.

[lectorhinfluyente1984]

A Russian Viewpoint - 2014

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-31/guest-post-2014-russian-viewpoint

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Y ahora por el lado ucraniano, Tymoshenko, via Project Syndicate (en español):

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/russia-ukraine-and-europe-in-2015-by-yuliya-tymoshenko-2015-01/spanish

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Polacos:

http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/nato-eu-ukraine-putin-by-bogdan-klich-2015-01

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Meet Janika Merilo: Ukraine's New Minister For Attracting Investment

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-09/meet-janika-merilo-ukraines-new-minister-attracting-investment

Por qué estarán importando tanto capital humano? Les falta talento en casa?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-09/road-war-russia

[wanderer]

Meet Janika Merilo: Ukraine's New Minister For Attracting Investment

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-09/meet-janika-merilo-ukraines-new-minister-attracting-investment

Por qué estarán importando tanto capital humano? Les falta talento en casa?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-09/road-war-russia

Pues seguramente la susodicha hará mejor Marca Ucrania que aquí nuestro ínclito Casposa de los Mostrencos hace Marca España... 

De dónde no hay no se puede sacar... 

[wanderer]

Enésima prueba de que cuando los líderes occidentales van, Putin ya ha vuelto.

WTF:

Thank You Western Taxpayer: Russia To Accelerate $3bn Of Ukraine Debt
 

Just 13 short months ago - two months before then President Yanukovich was ousted - Russia lent Ukraine $3 billion (by buying their Eurobonds). As Reuters reports, the terms of that loan included a condition that Ukraine's total state debt should not exceed 60% of its GDP. As of last month, based on Moody's estimates, Ukraine has violated that condition with a debt-to-GDP of 72% (and will likely rise to 85% of GDP in 2015).. and so, according to Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov, "Russia has the right to demand early return of this loan." With European aid 'contingent on major reforms' and possibly taking up to 1 year, this leaves the good old IMF (i.e. the US and European taxpayer) to bridge Ukraine's 'gap' and ironically bailout Russia.

As Reuters reports, Russia can demand early repayment of the $3 billion loan at any time...

•     Ukraine has violated the terms of a $3 billion Russian loan but Moscow has not yet decided whether to demand early repayment, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted on Saturday as saying.
  
      Russia lent the money in December 2013 by buying Ukrainian Eurobonds, two months before Ukraine's then-president, the pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovich, fled the country amid mass protests against his rule.
  
      The terms of the loan deal included a condition that Ukraine's total state debt should not exceed 60 percent of its annual gross domestic product (GDP).
  
      Last month, rating agency Moody's estimated that Ukraine's debt amounted to 72 percent of GDP in 2014 and would rise to 83 percent in 2015. It also said "the risk of default is rising".
  
      "Ukraine has definitely violated the terms of the loan, and in particular (the condition) not to increase its state debt above 60 percent of GDP," Russia's Siluanov said, according to Interfax news agency.
  
      "So Russia definitely has the right to demand early return of this loan. At the same time, at present this decision has not yet been taken."

But, as Bloomberg notes, the European Union "support" could take a while and it is entirely contingent upon tough reforms for Ukraine...

•     The European Union is considering a further 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in aid to Ukraine to help the former Soviet republic overhaul its economy, which has been ravaged by a separatist conflict in its easternmost regions.
  
      The European Commission, the EU executive, said the fresh loans, on top of $17 billion already pledged in the International Monetary Fund-led rescue of the troubled country, were contingent on the Ukrainian government pushing through economic reform measures and fighting corruption.
  
      The EU has provided “unprecedented financial support and today’s proposal proves that we are ready to continue providing that support,” Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said today in a statement. “Solidarity goes hand in hand with commitment to reform, which is urgently needed in Ukraine.”
  
      Disbursement of the aid, which must still be approved by the European Parliament and the EU’s 28 governments, will depend on Ukraine’s adherence to the conditions of the IMF program, which include fiscal consolidation, changes in the energy and banking industries, and other measures, the commission said.
  
      This would be the EU’s third package of loans to Ukraine, following two totaling 1.6 billion euros approved last year. A final portion of 250 million euros from the earlier aid is due to be given within the first months of this year, according to the commission.

*  *  *

So - while Russia 'suffers' under the thumb of plunging oil prices and a tumbling currency crisis, a simple decision to push Ukraine into early repayment could leave Europe - having paid out their entire Ukraine bailout to Russia - asking for moar help from the IMF (i.e. The US Taxpayer) to keep the 'crucial' nation state of Ukraine from default.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-10/thank-you-western-taxpayer-russia-accelerate-3bn-ukraine-debt

En fin, que Rusia acabará siendo rescatada por el contribuyente europeo...   

Esto me recuerda a la historia que se cuenta de cómo Rafael Correa se negó a seguir las recomendaciones del FMI y recompró deuda ecuatoriana en el mercado secundario con fuerte tasa de descuento y así reequilibró las cuentas mucho mejor y más rápido de todo lo que pretendían los pájaros del FMI... 

[2 años]

Enésima prueba de que cuando los líderes occidentales van, Putin ya ha vuelto.

WTF:

Thank You Western Taxpayer: Russia To Accelerate $3bn Of Ukraine Debt
 

Just 13 short months ago - two months before then President Yanukovich was ousted - Russia lent Ukraine $3 billion (by buying their Eurobonds). As Reuters reports, the terms of that loan included a condition that Ukraine's total state debt should not exceed 60% of its GDP. As of last month, based on Moody's estimates, Ukraine has violated that condition with a debt-to-GDP of 72% (and will likely rise to 85% of GDP in 2015).. and so, according to Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov, "Russia has the right to demand early return of this loan." With European aid 'contingent on major reforms' and possibly taking up to 1 year, this leaves the good old IMF (i.e. the US and European taxpayer) to bridge Ukraine's 'gap' and ironically bailout Russia.

As Reuters reports, Russia can demand early repayment of the $3 billion loan at any time...

•     Ukraine has violated the terms of a $3 billion Russian loan but Moscow has not yet decided whether to demand early repayment, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov was quoted on Saturday as saying.
  
      Russia lent the money in December 2013 by buying Ukrainian Eurobonds, two months before Ukraine's then-president, the pro-Moscow Viktor Yanukovich, fled the country amid mass protests against his rule.
  
      The terms of the loan deal included a condition that Ukraine's total state debt should not exceed 60 percent of its annual gross domestic product (GDP).
  
      Last month, rating agency Moody's estimated that Ukraine's debt amounted to 72 percent of GDP in 2014 and would rise to 83 percent in 2015. It also said "the risk of default is rising".
  
      "Ukraine has definitely violated the terms of the loan, and in particular (the condition) not to increase its state debt above 60 percent of GDP," Russia's Siluanov said, according to Interfax news agency.
  
      "So Russia definitely has the right to demand early return of this loan. At the same time, at present this decision has not yet been taken."

But, as Bloomberg notes, the European Union "support" could take a while and it is entirely contingent upon tough reforms for Ukraine...

•     The European Union is considering a further 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in aid to Ukraine to help the former Soviet republic overhaul its economy, which has been ravaged by a separatist conflict in its easternmost regions.
  
      The European Commission, the EU executive, said the fresh loans, on top of $17 billion already pledged in the International Monetary Fund-led rescue of the troubled country, were contingent on the Ukrainian government pushing through economic reform measures and fighting corruption.
  
      The EU has provided “unprecedented financial support and today’s proposal proves that we are ready to continue providing that support,” Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said today in a statement. “Solidarity goes hand in hand with commitment to reform, which is urgently needed in Ukraine.”
  
      Disbursement of the aid, which must still be approved by the European Parliament and the EU’s 28 governments, will depend on Ukraine’s adherence to the conditions of the IMF program, which include fiscal consolidation, changes in the energy and banking industries, and other measures, the commission said.
  
      This would be the EU’s third package of loans to Ukraine, following two totaling 1.6 billion euros approved last year. A final portion of 250 million euros from the earlier aid is due to be given within the first months of this year, according to the commission.

*  *  *

So - while Russia 'suffers' under the thumb of plunging oil prices and a tumbling currency crisis, a simple decision to push Ukraine into early repayment could leave Europe - having paid out their entire Ukraine bailout to Russia - asking for moar help from the IMF (i.e. The US Taxpayer) to keep the 'crucial' nation state of Ukraine from default.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-01-10/thank-you-western-taxpayer-russia-accelerate-3bn-ukraine-debt

En fin, que Rusia acabará siendo rescatada por el contribuyente europeo...   

Esto me recuerda a la historia que se cuenta de cómo Rafael Correa se negó a seguir las recomendaciones del FMI y recompró deuda ecuatoriana en el mercado secundario con fuerte tasa de descuento y así reequilibró las cuentas mucho mejor y más rápido de todo lo que pretendían los pájaros del FMI... 

Pues sí, uno de esos es lo que necesitamos, uno que sepa jugar a esos juegos, no los tontosdelaba que nos gastamos por estos lares, que sólo saben y se atreven a timar a sus conciudadanos.

[lectorhinfluyente1984]

Jeje "jugar" juegan nuestros "jugones"... sólo que lo hacen requetemal...

2007: El Banco de España vende el 32% de sus reservas de oro en siete meses

http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2007/08/08/actualidad/1186558377_850215.html

[Solbes] explicó que el oro "jugó en el pasado un papel fundamental como elemento de reserva que está desapareciendo, ya que no es un activo rentable".