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November 19, 2024

Not sure if anyone is really following the whole OMV Vs Gazprom saga, but it's worth checking out just for a laugh. In a nutshell, after Nord Stream was attacked, and the eu started imposing sanctions on Russia, including ones which effected the ability of eu companies to buy Russian gas, supplies of gas from Gazprom to Austria's OMV were slowed, and for several days halted. Pretty standard stuff one would think, and certainly justification for a Force Majoure event.

But, given the fact that arbitration takes place at the Paris based ICC, Gazprom has been penalised and has to pay OMV 230 million euro in compensation. So, they have notified Gazprom that they won't be paying any more for gas and intend to offset the award against invoices for gas supplied to OMV by Gazprom. So, as one would, Gazprom cut the gas to OMV.

Now, everyone is freaking out because the same level of gas is still being sent into Europe, just not to OMV, as Gazprom has plenty of other buyers who will buy the extra gas that is now not going to OMV. So, OMV now has to pay a higher price to buy the same Russian gas off other resellers, and in fact Gazprom gets a better price for its gas, as gas prices have risen 7 percent on the fear in the market that the dispute will further interrupt supplies.

Talk about a bunch of stupid fuckers. Every time the EU, or the West in general do something, they are buggering themselves in the arse. It's funny to watch, but incredibly worrying. If these morons are this stupid, they could very easily walk us into a global nuclear war. Thank God President Putin is in charge in Russia, and Xi Xiping in China, as the only two adults in the room, they are all that stands between us and Armageddon.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/russia-austria-gas-dispute-stokes-fears-of-new-energy-crisis/a-70812604

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Join Alexander Mercouris Live Stream Today 29th July 2026 at 14:00 EDT, 19:00 London time

I am fully recovered from last week's infection, save for a stubborn cough, and looking forward to our Stream today.

A lot is going on.

In Ukraine big Russian breakthroughs and the closure of Ukraine's Black Sea ports inflicting catastrophic damage on its economy. Meanwhile Ukraine's drone offensive is becoming less effective and more openly terroristic. Not a word about any of this in the Western MSM where they are still plugging the fiction of Ukraine 'turning the tide' and 'regaining the initiative'. In Ukraine itself they know better, which is the real reason for the sacking of the people who were supposedly running Ukraine's war - Fedorov, Syrsky and Gnatov - until just 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately, but predictably, the people who are taking over - Khama, Drapaty, Poklad - all come from the darkest corners of Ukraine's ultra nationalist/neo Nazi/criminal underworld, whilst the shadow of Azov and its sinister leader Andrey Biletsky grows ever longer.

As for the other war - ...

So the EU is getting new Euro bills?

And the people don’t even get a voice in it!
Well as soon as Elensky joins the team he’ll probably want his ugly mug on a bill too…

Looks just about right

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A quick commentary on the "Piss Summit"
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My Fellow Duranianss.

Yes, it's happened again. I have been assaulted by a vicious Malware Bot Virus or whatever 911 Socks is and this thing is bad ! 

However I wanted to give you a "peace" of my mind concerning the "Piece" or piss, as Elensky calls it, as this thing fell to pieces before it even happened.

Coincidentally on the very SAME DAY  this crap happened Saudi Arabia DROPPED the US Petrodollar as a buying currency and NO ONE absolutely NO ONE is talking about this fact anywhere !!!

 

Hope to see you all asap.

 

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