@be.open. You say that the goal of Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine in February was the protection and liberation of Donbass, the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. I wonder how, in your understanding, a special operation in this case differs from a war, if you use this term?

Protecting the population of Donbass must first of all include physical protection. What we observed in the Donbass can hardly be called protection. Not being able to break through the defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian invaders chose the traditional tactics of a barrage of fire. This is when a certain territory is shelled with artillery and other various types of weapons, after which the Russians go almost to scorched earth. The percentage of civilians in Donbass with such tactics of "liberation" remains very small. In this case, the Russians do not conquer cities and other settlements, but practically only ruins, mostly destroying its civilians. I understand that this is what you call the protection and liberation of the inhabitants of Donbass.

If the term "demilitarization" can mean the destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, then what does "denazification" mean in your understanding? Even in Russia itself, this is still not understood. Should this be understood as the destruction of Ukraine as a nation?
But if we look at how the events unfolded, then from February 24, the Russians wanted to quickly seize the entire territory of Ukraine from three sides at once. Having lost a huge number of troops and equipment, they were forced to leave the northern and central parts of Ukraine in order to avoid complete defeat. And then the plans of the invaders changed: realizing that they could not capture the whole of Ukraine, they focused only on the capture of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and southern Ukraine. And how, the "special operation" has been going according to plan for the sixth month already? The next gesture of "goodwill" will most likely be the retreat from the right bank of the Ukraine from the Dnieper of that approximately 20,000-strong grouping, which actually fell into an encirclement. It is still possible for the Russians to escape on foot across the dilapidated bridges. Next, you just have to swim.

Absolutely right. In Russia, the goals and reasons for the attack on Ukraine are periodically changed, and this testifies to the constant and continuous lies that now permeate the entire domestic and foreign policy of this state. Russia needs Ukraine, its territory, its hardworking and intelligent people, it needs its history to appropriate it for itself, but it does not need an independent state itself and does not need a freedom-loving nation next to this authoritarian country.
Ukraine posed no threat to Russia, whether it was in NATO or not. But Ukraine in NATO would be inaccessible to Russian attack, and therefore they rushed to try to capture it. Thus, Russia made a fatal mistake for itself.

Yes, it is very difficult for many users to collect 32 ethereum to participate in staking, so they are practically cut off from staking. But staking plays a slightly different role in ethereum than in regular staking.
Certainly, after a successful upgrade, ethereum will soon grow in all directions. There is not even a doubt about this. I don’t even quite understand why some people doubt the prospects of this coin.

Since 2020, many countries of the world have moved from exploring the possibility of introducing national digital currencies to their practical development. Regulators predict that the use of CBDC will reduce the volume of cash settlements, make transactions more convenient, faster and cheaper, and also allow financial inclusion of the population, which still does not have bank accounts. Of course, CBDC will have a positive effect for states and for the population, as the state cashless payment system will become more convenient to use. But in practice, there are still very few states that can boast of ready-made CBDCs, so we cannot yet discuss their practical application.

It's not enough to dislike war. Something else needs to be done so that military aggression does not come from one's own country and does not cause harm and suffering to the inhabitants of other states. Passive surveillance turns a person into an accomplice in crime and this should be remembered. And the accomplice must also be held accountable. And since Russia does not even see mass protests against the war, and more than half of its citizens approve of the military invasion of Ukraine and the bombing, as well as the constant shelling of its entire territory, there are no innocents in Russia.

Of course, sanctions alone will not solve the problem of Russian military aggression. But military and other assistance from civilized countries will help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to do this.

Yes, against the backdrop of this news, the price of ethereum has been growing quite well lately and is now at $ 1980, having increased over the last week by more than 14 percent. Bitcoin has risen only a little over 6 percent during this time. It is even possible that ethereum is now giving impetus to the growth of the entire market. It is predicted that by the end of this month, the price of ethereum may rise to $2,500. However, there will be an adjustment after the network merge. Even Buterin claims about the correction of ethereum. But anyway, better times are waiting for this coin.

This is all temporary, while the old supply routes are being torn and energy suppliers for Europe are changing. The effect of sanctions in this area will be, but a little later. European countries have already refused to supply Russian coal, by the end of the year they will refuse oil, and then the turn will come to gas. In other sectors, the effect of sanctions is more obvious. Russia will have time to thank Europe for the sanctions. So far, indeed, some countries may abuse the partial chaos and hype in the energy market, but over time, everything will work out. That's when difficult times will come for Russia. The main thing is that Russia is losing the well-established European market forever.

At your request, I provide links to several articles with the abstracts of the Yale University report and to the report itself:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4167193
https://topcor.ru/27313-britanskij-zhurnalist-mjetjuz-razvorot-rossii-k-kitaju-ne-imeet-smysla.html
https://ecodefense.ru/2022/08/05/sanctions-are-crippling-russian-economy/
https://forbes.ua/ru/inside/devyat-mifiv-pro-vidnovlennya-rosiyskoi-ekonomiki-popri-zayavi-kremlya-sanktsii-pratsyuyut-ale-ikh-potribno-bilshe-the-economist-26072022-7353

On August 5, at a conference, Elon Musk said that, according to analysts, the peak of inflation in the United States has already passed and the economic situation in the world will gradually improve. This will also favor risky assets such as cryptocurrencies. Therefore, he did not rule out a little later to turn to buying bitcoins again. Now Tesla has already sold 90 percent of its bitcoins, which it bought in January last year for $1.5 billion. Elon Musk pointed out that Tesla earned very little bitcoin - $ 64 million.
Let's hope that the bearish period in the cryptocurrency market will end soon. Most likely, this will happen this fall.

These are not fascist views, so don't label them. I proceed from the fact that, in terms of the form of government, the Russian Federation is a republic where the people, the nation, are vested with the highest power in the country. The people elect or hire senior government officials to a certain position and determine the scope of their rights and duties. These officials must act within and on the basis of the Constitution, its laws and regulations. Such a social structure is fixed, with some exceptions, in all civilized states. Therefore, the people, the nation is responsible for the actions of its officials, including if a half-witted senile with imperial ambitions turns out to be in power. For such cases, the people must provide for effective forms of dismissal or recall of such an official from office. Also in this case, no state or their officials have the right to interfere in the internal affairs of a foreign state. I repeat once again: with such a structure of state power, only the people, the nation is responsible for the actions of their officials in power. Unless, of course, you consider Russia to be a monarchy in terms of the form of government - a kingdom, a kingdom, an empire, etc., where the sovereign ruler is not responsible and does not account for his actions to the people. I am a lawyer by education and profession and I know what I write. There is no manifestation of fascist views in my judgments. I do not put a certain nation on some grounds above other nations.

And how should the leaders be punished, not the nation? Are these the same sanctions? That is, everything that is necessary for the continuation of the war will come to Russia from other countries, and the sanctions will apply to Putin and his entourage? For example, let's deprive Putin of imported cars and household appliances. Will they continue to flow into Russia and at the same time be banned from Putin? Doesn't this seem funny? It is enough for these leaders not to have bank accounts and real estate abroad, and these leaders will not give a damn about sanctions.
On the other hand, is the nation of Russians really not to blame for the fact that civilians are dying every day in Ukraine, their homes, schools, hospitals, etc. are being destroyed. This is not done by the nation of Russians? Maybe Ukraine is attacked by aliens? Or are they husbands, children, fathers and brothers of those "innocent" Russians? And about 300 thousand Russian soldiers and officers who are being killed in Ukraine, are they also innocent?
Something in Russia is not visible at all mass protests against the war. And according to polls, more than half of the "innocent" residents of Russia support Putin's actions to seize Ukraine. No, all citizens of Russia should bear responsibility for this.

According to a Yale University study, the withdrawal of more than 1,000 international companies from the Russian Federation after Putin's invasion of Ukraine will affect 40% of the country's GDP. The collapse of imports devastated its foreign technology-dependent automotive, aviation and defense industries. Russia's gross domestic value added fell by 62% in the construction sector, by 55% in agriculture and by 25% in industry. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the foreign exchange reserves of the Russian Federation have decreased by $75 billion.
The authors of the Yale report note that Putin's plans to pivot to the East make neither economic nor practical sense. In 2021, Russia exported only 16.5 billion cubic meters of gas to China, compared to 170 billion cubic meters to Europe. Now Russia's westernmost gas field, Chayanda, connected to China via the Power of Siberia 1 pipeline, has a maximum projected annual capacity of just 25 billion cubic meters - "and that only by 2025." "Other gas fields, in particular Sakhalin and Khabarovsk, should be connected to the Power of Siberia. But even when the entire Far Eastern gas network is completed, its throughput will still not reach the capacity of one of the Russian gas pipelines to Europe - Nord Stream - 1" (55 billion cubic meters)," the authors note.

At the same time, the announced Power of Siberia 2 pipeline with a capacity of 50 billion cubic meters per year, which should connect the Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic with China, remains a plan on paper. Gazprom, being cut off by sanctions from attracting international finance and buying Western equipment, cannot finance this project. Therefore, in fact, everything is very bad in Russia.

It must be taken into account that when Russia attacked Ukraine from three sides, including from the territory of Belarus, there was a front with a length of approximately 2450 km. Putin threw into Ukraine eight of his armies numbering about 200 thousand people, and there were so many armored vehicles that they marched in continuous columns along all major highways. What army would have withstood the onslaught of such an invasion? That is why Putin hoped to seize Ukraine in 3-5 days, and all Western politicians, including the United States, did not give Ukraine a single chance to survive. But a month later, the "second army of the world" shamefully fled from the central and northern territories of Ukraine, so as not to be completely defeated.

There is a sixth month of bloody war. What do we see on the map, what territories has Russia captured during this time? In the east, the front has moved only slightly from what it has been since 2014. In the south, the front almost stands where it formed after a few days of Russian invasion. The remaining territories continue to be under the control of Ukraine. Russia actually does not have any success in this war. From the beginning of the torsion on February 24, only in the first days, Russia captured one regional center - Kherson out of 25 such centers. And that was where her success ended.

Now, in the Kherson region, a large group of Russians numbering approximately 25,000 people is practically surrounded and under the fire control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is the remaining elite of the Russian troops - the Airborne Forces and other special forces. If they are defeated, it will be a turning point in this war.

I don't understand what is the point of your post if everything is fine with you. It seems that this is what you are unhappy with. The current food crisis has not affected all countries. This affected the underdeveloped countries more, and those who are largely dependent on imported products. Be glad you're all right. And if you want to know how it is to live with a food crisis, give up food at least for a while. What problems?

High price volatility in the cryptocurrency market is both a big advantage and a disadvantage of this market. Most likely, volatility will remain on it with any liquidity and any prices of cryptocurrencies. Therefore, most likely, we will always watch the "roller coaster". High volatility attracts traders and just cryptocurrency holders. At the same time, precisely because of this, the cryptocurrency fell into disgrace of the states.

Boris Johnson was forced to resign due to his accusations of domestic actions, not state affairs. Now in the election of the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the current British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who claims to be the Prime Minister of the country and the leader of the Conservative Party, is leading.
Recently, she has received the support of her former main rival Penny Mordaunt.
Junior Commerce Secretary Penny Mordaunt was the latest candidate to be eliminated in a vote by lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party, losing to Truss by just eight votes. As noted, Mordaunt joined other ministers who have backed Truss in recent days, including Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Treasury Secretary Nadhim Zahavi.

So far Truss is the favorite in this election. The leader of the 160,000 members of the Conservative Party was supposed to be elected by September 5, but the election was postponed due to the threat of interference in the elections by the hackers. I think that Liz Truss will become the new prime minister and Johnson's old policy will continue.

First of all, it must be taken into account that the reduction of gas consumption this winter in European countries by 15 percent is one of the measures taken to get rid of energy dependence on Russia. At the same time, European countries are quite successfully reorienting themselves to other oil and gas suppliers, and are also continuing to implement the previously developed program of gradual transition to alternative energy sources at an accelerated pace. Despite the fact that many problems have appeared in Europe because of this, as well as the fact that now they will suffer certain losses, in the future Russia will lose big.

Some ETH miners are unhappy that the mining of this coin will soon stop and declare that they will fork so that mining can continue. However, this market already has Ethereum Classic (ETC), which continues to use the PoW algorithm and mining. Therefore, creating another similar fork would be redundant. We look forward to September 19, when the ethereum mainnet merge is scheduled, to look at the results of the biennial update. That is why, apparently, the price of this coin has been growing in the last month. I hope that this trend will continue in the future.

First of all, it should be noted that an acute shortage of food on the world market arose only when Russia, having attacked Ukraine, also blocked civilian shipping in the Black Sea and blocked the seaports of Ukraine. At the same time, Russia began to fire at absolutely peaceful civilian ships under various flags of other states, thus damaging nine ships and sinking one ship. That is, Russia began to behave like a robber on land and like a pirate at sea.

The Kremlin agreed to remove the blocked 24 million tons of wheat and other Ukrainian grain from its ports when the problem was raised by world states, as well as the UN and then, in exchange for a partial lifting of sanctions on its grain. Having signed the corresponding agreement, Russia immediately violated it by firing high-precision missiles at a granary in the port of Odessa for 24 hours.

Taking into account the commission of mass military crimes of Russian troops in Ukraine, and the behavior of its Black Sea Fleet at sea, at the request of Ukraine, the US Congress spoke in favor of recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Probably, the prospect of obtaining such a status frightened Putin, so yesterday the first ship with Ukrainian grain safely arrived at the port of Turkey. However, what Russia has already done is quite enough for it to receive the status of a state-terrorist and a state-an accomplice of terrorism.

Tesla bought bitcoin last January when it was priced between $30,000 and $35,000 and sold it for $29,000. That is, one and a half billion dollars were in bitcoins for more than a year, after which they were sold at a decent loss for the company. To take such a step, you need to have information either that bitcoin will continue to fall in price for a long time, or that the crypto winter will last for a very long time, and therefore it is unprofitable to keep such an amount idle.
But it is still difficult to understand their contradictory and illogical actions with bitcoins.