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oh you just can't make this shit up can you

Non-oil and gas budget revenues fell to a record low
Non-oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget fell to a record low in April, demonstrating the highest decline in the last year and a half. RBC writes about this with reference to the data of the Ministry of Finance.

The year-on-year decline was 18 percent (excluding inflation). In April, the amount of non-oil and gas revenues of the federal budget amounted to 1.06 trillion rubles against 1.29 trillion a year earlier.

The previous record for the decline in non-oil and gas budget revenues was set in August 2020 and amounted to 23 percent.

The oil and gas revenues of the federal budget, according to the Budget Code, include income from the payment of tax on the extraction of minerals (MET) in the form of hydrocarbons, export duties on oil, gas and petroleum products, as well as tax on additional income (ATD) from the extraction of hydrocarbons and excise tax on crude oil sent for processing (in the case when the damping surcharge to it becomes negative).

BudmanTX said:

oh you just can't make this shit up can you

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I could, but this is less effort. So it seems a war is coming. The only way they can mobilize the country is to call the war what it is.

Roger A. Shrubber said:

i guess turn about is fair play...i've wanted to turn russia into a sheet of radioactive glass for decades.

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This is what it looks like when they are panicking, freaking out and coming apart at the seams. They have their base of the usual suspects found in all societies, they are losing and the country is in danger of dissolution and dismemberment. Like Putin they pine for a past seen through rose colored glasses, a mighty empire and world leader, first in space and a nuclear power. Now though vast, Russia is not nearly as strong as the old evil empire. The cover of communist ideology allowed the old Russian empire to continue and expand long after the royal Czar was murdered is gone. The country east of the Urals is conquered territory and nations dominated by ethnic Russians and since the collapse of the Soviet Union many have moved back to European Russia where 80% of the population lives. Even in the Belgorod region, inside Russia, there was a referendum on joining Ukraine! Another in the far eastern republic on joining China and Kaliningrad on a menu of choices.

Liberal democracy in Russia could mean it flying apart into it's various state governments under severe economic pressure and past political repression.

printer said:

I could, but this is less effort. So it seems a war is coming. The only way they can mobilize the country is to call the war what it is.

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yeah from the looks it's true, makes you kinda wonder what the people of Russia will think when the real numbers come out, or when the Russian people will start asking questions....like why do we need a full moblization when you said this would be over in a week?

In rare public criticism of the conduct of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, a former senior Russian officer has warned on state television that the situation will get worse.

"Let's not drink 'information tranquilizers,' because sometimes information is spread about some moral or psychological breakdown of Ukraine's armed forces, as if they are nearing a crisis of morale or a fracture," retired Col. Mikhail Khodarenok said on Monday’s edition of Rossiya One’s 60 Minutes show. "None of this is close to reality."

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Despite pushback from the show’s presenter, Khodarenok said that Ukraine could arm one million people.

"Considering that European aid will come into full effect and one million armed Ukrainian soldiers can join the fight, we need to see this reality of the near future, and we need to consider that in our operational and strategic calculations. The situation for us will frankly get worse," he said.

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Khodarenok, a regular commentator in Russian media, also commented on Russia's broader isolation.

"Let's look at this situation as a whole from our overall strategic position," he said. "Let’s not swing missiles in Finland's direction – this just looks ridiculous. The biggest problem with our military and political situation is that we are in total geopolitical isolation. And the whole world is against us — even if we don’t want to admit it."

Khodarenok warned before the invasion started that it would be more difficult than many anticipated to wage war in Ukraine.

In an article in February, he said, "the degree of hatred (which, as you know, is the most effective fuel for armed struggle) in the neighboring republic towards Moscow is frankly underestimated. No one will meet the Russian army with bread, salt and flowers in Ukraine."

Expert claims that Russian forces will defeat Ukraine in a short period of time "have no serious grounds," he had said.

DIY-HP-LED said:

Belgorod region, inside Russia, there was a referendum on joining Ukraine

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Do you have a link to this?

BudmanTX said:

yeah from the looks it's true, makes you kinda wonder what the people of Russia will think when the real numbers come out, or when the Russian people will start asking questions....like why do we need a full moblization when you said this would be over in a week?

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There is no questioning in Russia unless you want to go to jail. This is now a fight for the existence of Russia. See. We told you Nato was coming for us.

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There is no questioning in Russia unless you want to go to jail. This is now a fight for the existence of Russia. See. We told you Nato was coming for us.

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i know....make wish they could though

looks like someone had to make a hard choice.....glad he got the wounded out....wonder if the snuck new troops in....hmmm

new offensive taking place....now around Kherson it seems

ANC said:

In rare public criticism of the conduct of Russia's military operations in Ukraine, a former senior Russian officer has warned on state television that the situation will get worse.

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Tallinn-born Colonel of the Russian Federation - Skabeeva: the situation for Russia will worsen
On Monday, May 16, on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel, retired colonel and military observer Mikhail Khodarenok expressed a point of view opposite to the official position of Russian TV channels. His words provoked a strong reaction on social networks.

"There is no need to drink an informational sedative. Sometimes information is spread about the psychological breakdown of the armed forces of Ukraine. This, to put it mildly, is not true. There are special cases, but you need to look at the whole picture." With these words, the presenter Olga Skabeeva tried to express the opinion that these particulars determine what is happening. To this, Mikhail replied to her that from a general strategic point of view, the Armed Forces of Ukraine could call up one million people to serve in the army. The only question is to provide this army with weapons and equipment. In the US, the Lend-Lease law is about to come into effect, as is European aid. "Because of this, a million armed men in the Ukrainian army should be taken as a reality," Mikhail added.


"The world is against us": a retired Soviet colonel gave a gloomy assessment of the war in Ukraine
Military expert Mikhail Khodarenok believes that Ukraine is capable of deploying a million fighters who will "fight to the last man."

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really, now your surprised...smh

BudmanTX said:

Russian People Surprised to Find Out Ukraine War Not Going Well on State TV

Former Russian air defense commander Mikhail Kodaryonok sparked a strong response to his comments that "the entire world is against us."

www.newsweek.com

really, now your surprised...smh

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"Russia media watcher Julia Davis tweeted after his latest appearance: "Many are wondering: why is Khodaryonok allowed to keep talking on Russian TV where any dissent is discouraged? Because his words don't harm the regime. To the contrary, they help temper the expectations, while other pundits promise fast, easy victories."

printer said:

Do you have a link to this?

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It was mentioned in a video I posted earlier on the referendum in Kaliningrad, but it was from a Ukrainian source, though it would be easy enough to check. I wouldn't put much faith in any referendum under Russian control or even a UN one in an area they controlled.

printer said:

Do you have a link to this?

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About 3:15 into this video

i wouldn't see Kaliningrad going to do that, the favorite city of Mother Russia......oops it's called fatherland now....nvm

DIY-HP-LED said:

About 3:15 into this video

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Sorry, had to make sure this was the right one.

Pretty sure it is a video to show how Moscow creates false videos.

gotta watch those Russian and they're disinformation campaign....i've been finding a lot of crap on youtube again.....and here i thought they were banned from there cause of it

they're POW's you idiots.....not war criminals.......

here let designate Putin a war criminal and his whole parliment while we are at it