At the same time, the EU, in addition to finding new suppliers, including Nigeria, adopts a resolution on a 15% reduction in the consumption of Russian gas. For review link: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_4608

The EU Commission's plan to force member states to save energy turns out to be unrealistic just hours after the announcement. A number of EU countries are categorically against the idea put forward by Germany: Greece, Portugal, Poland, Cyprus, Hungary and Spain categorically reject the plan to collectively reduce energy consumption by 15 percent.

If interest rates continue to go up (which is probably going to be the case), I'm not so much worried about bitcoin as the stock market.  Stocks will likely take a worse hit since the crypto market has already taken a beating this year, and stocks are what make up most of average people's retirement funds.  That could be a nightmare for the older generation.

Ну, должна же быть у них хоть какая-то надежда на лучшее.
Кроме того, всегда можно будет сказать, что шанс даже сейчас у них был. Но они его снова бездарно проебали )

Also, why should you buy from a country that are at war.... when you can buy from other countries where they have a stable economy and also a solid political stance on that war.  

Спасибо, не жалуюсь.
Так а в чем твой вопрос то?

Дадут ли Украине ПРО против Кинжалов? Ответ: нет, т.к. таких ПРО нет даже у муриканцев.
Ограничится ли Украина потерей лишь сегодняшних 20% территории? Ответ: нет, т.к., как минимум, должны ещё из ДНР выкинуть всех оккупантов с желто-синими тряпками.
Сохранит ли Украина выход к черному морю? Ответ: ХЗ, т.к. это зависит от времени подписания Украиной мирного договора. Если продолжат тормозить, то и выход к черному морю потеряют полностью.

It was nice to remember how everything was beautiful and green in the spring, and now, unfortunately, the heat waves are destroying everything in front of them, regardless of all the effort. Anyone who tries to grow their own food under these conditions really needs to be incredibly persistent or as some would say a little crazy.

We are sitting in a car that has a puncture in all four tyres: it is absolutely clear that the war cannot be won in this way.

As Russia wants security guarantees, this war can be ended only with peace talks between Russia and America.

Actually, Arestovich wasn't prime source of these news. On various telegram channels it started to spread yesterday morning and initially it was written about 2000 troops, later it was confirmed that there is about 1000 troops.
Erotic fantasies of Arestovich or fairy tales of Konashnenkov. I rather pick first one.

If you carefully study the problems, and do not suddenly draw gloomy forecasts for everyone out of habit, in order to fulfill propaganda goals, you will learn a lot of interesting things!
For example:
- Russian gas accounts for approximately 40% of EU gas consumption (according to the International Energy Agency).
- Portugal: gas in the country's energy system is approximately 25%. At the same time, approximately 15% of 100% of the purchased gas is of Russian origin, i.e. about 4% in the country's energy balance
- Spain: in fact, similar to Spain, about 5% of the country's energy balance is Russian gas.
- Italy: gas in the energy system of the country is 40%. At the same time, approximately 42% of 100% of the purchased gas is of Russian origin. But - the Italians can thank Berlusconi, an old ally of the Kremlin terrorist, it was he who allowed the Italian market to be so heavily monopolized. In short, hello Berlusconi
- Hungary: the Kremlin's longtime pet dog that will squeal against any move against Russia's interests.
- Greece: Approximately 35% of the total gas consumption is Russian. Not a big problem And in general, she is for those who give them money, today she can be against the EU and for Russia, tomorrow she will be for the EU and against Russia, and the day after tomorrow in general for China

And most importantly - if you read between the lines, you understand that a 15% reduction in consumption is aimed precisely at reducing purchases of Russian gas!

In total, from the countries cited to you, subject to slightly incomplete information (they will reduce the consumption of Russian gas in the first place), 2 countries do not care at all (give a link - who exactly is against it?)

1 country, Italy, like Germany, is a victim of betrayal of the interests of their country by the government, represented by Berlusconi. It will just be a good lesson for the Italians.

1 country - will always bark at what Russia pointed out

1 country will have to get used to other realities. But I think the EU will throw money again, and Greece will be very much in favor of the program to reduce gas consumption from Russia

A recommendation for you - in order not to look stupid and populist, study more deeply the topic that you decide to discuss!

While Russian propaganda is spoiling the brains of its listeners, the EU is taking concrete steps to say "Russia goodbye" in the near future

"....The European Union is facing the risk of a further shutdown of gas supplies from Russia due to the Kremlin weaponizing gas exports, with almost half of our member states already affected by supply cuts. Taking action now could reduce both the risk, and the cost to Europe in the event of further or complete disruption, strengthening Europe's energy resilience.
So today the Commission is proposing a new legislative instrument and a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan to cut Europe's gas consumption by 15% until next spring. All consumers, governments, households, public building owners, electricity providers and industry can and should take steps to save gas. The Commission will also accelerate work on supply diversification, including joint gas purchases, to enhance the EU's ability to find alternative sources of gas supplies.
The Commission proposes a new Council Regulation on coordinated measures to reduce demand for gas based on Article 122 of the Treaty. The new Regulation will set a target for all Member States to reduce gas demand by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023. The new Regulation will also give the Commission the opportunity to announce, after consultation with the Member States, a "Union Warning ". on the security of supply by introducing a mandatory reduction in demand for gas for all Member States."

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_22_4608

That is a colossal rate rise and the opposite of the slow decline to almost zero that we saw before Covid. It's a very confusing situation but in reality the governments around the world were very weak and allowed the rates to stay far too low for far too long - pretending that it was stimulus. When rates were low people and companies could borrow vast sums while having to pay back relatively little in borrowing rates. Central bankers stuck with the easy option of keeping them down until it became impossible not to raise them and the unpopular association that comes with that. Bitcoin has done none of the things you listed, it is simply a mechanism for storing or exchanging a perceived value and it has actually lost a lot of trust from the wider public in the last few months of price drops, it'll take a while to recover back.

...Nord Stream 2 cost Gazprom around €9.5 billion...

It's hard to speculate but I can anticipate the bottom of the pool for Bitcoin being a whole lot deeper than what it is now if the feds continue to hike interest rates (which they will, inflation isn't going to come down to reasonable rates at the current pace). The US's economy hasn't reached recession yet. They could be in a recession now, we just don't know until the next GDP numbers get released. Negative GDP growth will shock the market, Bitcoin goes tumbling.

About 1000 Russian troops were surounded in Vysokopolye by Armed Forces of Ukraine and now asking green corridor:
https://t.me/zsuwar/18321
https://odessa-journal.com/arestovich-confirmed-the-encirclement-of-a-group-of-russians-in-the-kherson-region-and-revealed-the-details/
Ukraine have big temptation to destroy them, but more likely that russians will have to surrender and will be taken as POW's

Oh, again, haloperidol distorted reality?
Then sit down, hold your knees with your hands and listen
Since the beginning of a new phase of the terrorist war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, the NBU made a decision that allowed preventing panic and real problems in the banking sector and in the foreign exchange market. For settlements with importers, a fixed hryvnia / dollar, hryvnia / euro exchange rate was accepted, it was in the range of UAH 30-32 per dollar / euro, and had slight fluctuations. The cash rate was free, it was formed on the basis of real supply and demand in the market. And yes, it was higher than the NBU rate for export-import operations.
Today, the real picture, with the monetary base, has changed, and it makes no sense to continue to keep, in fact, an artificial hryvnia exchange rate, this does not lead to good (in Russia, by the way, they will soon feel it )
This is how the situation looks, and not the nonsense that you habitually carry

I had no doubt that you would twist the information so! Not surprised, as usual

I explain. Ukraine has obligations not to Russia (if there were only obligations to a terrorist country, we would have turned off the valve a long time ago), but to Western partners, to whom Russia, not having its own developed GTS, supplies gas through the Ukrainian GTS. And we are still forced to fulfill the agreements before Europe, interacting with such terrorist partners as Russia. I hope it's clear... Although such concepts as "obligations" and "agreements" in Russia are not very valuable

It was never a good idea for Germany to rely on Russia for energy to this extent, current events emphasize that but it was true a year, a decade or twenty years ago that energy security is important to an economy and they simply acted poorly chasing prices.  Path of least resistance is often going to put a country down a drain, no special take on what is Russia doing now or next required to observe that  repeated effect.

@be.open. It is a little strange that you need to prove something that is not disputed even now by the highest political and military leadership of Russia. In social networks, there is also a lot of evidence from the Russian army that before the invasion of Ukraine they were told that the people of Ukraine would meet them as liberators with flowers and that this "special operation" would take several days, and therefore they were provided with dry rations for three days . (True, these dry rations had an expired shelf life of several years). In addition, the military leadership of Russia did not worry about organizing the food for its troops during the seizure of Ukraine. Already when the Russian troops met a worthy rebuff from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and got bogged down in protracted battles in Ukraine, an order was issued for the invaders to provide themselves with food, that is, to rob shops and the population in Ukraine.

Russian intelligence was very wrong about the resistance of the Ukrainians because the Kremlin generously funded the subversive work in Ukraine. Only to one of the leaders of the opposition party in Ukraine, Medvedchuk, the Putin regime allocated about five billion dollars for the corresponding work on the unhindered occupation of Ukraine. This money was appropriated, and in return, cheerful reports were sent to Russia about the success of the work done. This was also the basis for Putin's subsequent decision to attack Ukraine.

And now Putin does not know how to end the war he unleashed, because he is suffering a military defeat in it. By the way, Russian troops did not capture Kyiv. They reached the suburbs of Kyiv, but soon they were defeated there and expelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russia now explains the shameful escape from the central and northern regions of Ukraine as a gesture of goodwill. As well as the flight from the captured Zmeiny Island after the sinking of the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet "Moskva" and several smaller ships and boats. It seems that the Kremlin will also explain the flight from all over Ukraine as a gesture of goodwill.

I doubt that such attack even happened in real life. "Ukrainian drones" is from the words of occupation administration, not from some video fact (unlike famous attack with a drone on oil refinery in Russia)

Looks like a russian provocation