Putin's international influence is dwindling. He needs some line in the sand or he is a busted flush (which he may well be in 2026 anyway). (View Post)

May have the world's largest reserves of hydrocarbons, but much is like boot polish - expensive in energy to extract. Iraq a far more tempting target if you were looking for oil reserves to tie … (View Post)

The bigger problem might be that Tump now has access to them... (View Post)

FPT: "Trump has claimed that they've captured Maduro." In which case Maduro will be fine. Trump likes to pardon drug dealers... (View Post)

Wrong Vladimir.... (View Post)