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Have to disagree here. The money was coming in before the vaping market was shut down. This particular stream of brown envelopes for the BIB has disappeared.

Crimea was handed to the Russians under Obama. Now Zelensky wants it back.

Said this many times. It's nothing to do with health and everything to do with tax. BTW I'll guarantee tax revenue from tobacco has spiked since the vaping market has been shut down.

Military recruitment.

Good. Now get rid of the whole thing in schools.

Neither. That's why I don't start BS threads. However, Trump wanting to be a "wannabe king" is simply a continuance of your inability to accept reality.

Oh no!!!!!!!!! Devastating. All bow to Xi and the CCP.

You have to be joking. Is this all you've got left. Chinese social media is controlled by the CCP. For example all mention of China Railway No. 10's involvement with the building collapse in Bangkok were pretty much instantly deleted from Chinese social media and the Chinese intra-net. More pitiful with every new thread created. still I would expect no less from you BOB.

Real message: You have experienced an earthquake. Be prepared for aftershocks. Tsunamis a good idea. Earthquakes will be after the fact.

A concessional loan is a below market value loan. As I stated previously according to the figures you provided the loan debt is heading toward the $55 billion dollar mark adjusted to a zero interest rate. I am aware that there is talk of liquidating Russian assets seized under the sanction regime that will go toward paying off the debt. Guess some of the uber rich will pick up some bargains on superyachts etc. Fact remains there's still a debt to be paid off. Trump thinks the same should apply to the US and the US tax payers.

Do you know what a concessional loan is? 35% of $155 billion is $54.25 billion owed to the EU and that's at zero interest.

Sorry but two years ago wasn't worse. Last year was relentless. Everyday scorching hot. I didn't see any articles about it being the hottest April on record but my guess is it was.

You do realise that it's in the EU's interest to prolong the war and their end game is to weaken Putin don't you. They DO NOT care about Ukrainian deaths.

Do you trust the EU? Do you think the EU wants an end to the war? As for self serving politicians name me one that isn't. As for Putin he's a dictator.

Putin will not go expansionist and IMHO would be happy to stop it all now and take most of what he's captured. Kursk Oblast is no longer a bargaining chip for Zelensky. It's basically gone. As for Greenland, Trump wants this because it's strategic in the Arctic circle. He has China on his mind here more than Russia again IMO. It will be up to the Greenlander's. Remember Greenland is an autonomous region of Denmark as it is. It would remain autonomous if they decide to go with the US.

Hot day cold beer all's good.

This month although hot has absolutely nothing on last April where it was 1000F/37.80C + virtually everyday. That was bad. If anything this April's been a bit cooler than normal. Still hot but it is the hottest month of the hot season.

It's still on Khaosod English from where the above article was sourced. https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/04/23/million-dollar-ferrari-bursts-into-flames-on-bangkok-road/

Cheers. Jesus that's gotta be 200km/h +. People go and take a look before it may be taken down. Absolutely flying. There was no racing involved from what the vid shows. Just the Ferrari flying down the road crashing into traffic. The charred remains of the Ferrari, completely burned down to its frame, parked within the grounds of Thammasala Police Station next to the Mercedes-Benz that was also involved in the collision and fire on Borommaratchachonnani Road on April 23. (KHAOSOD Photo/Peerayuth Nimnon)... อ่านข่าวต้นฉบับได้ที่ : https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/04/23/million-dollar-ferrari-bursts-into-flames-on-bangkok-road/

I challenge you to support either of these comments with citations. Are you saying that the EU has freely given weapon systems to Ukraine and want nothing in return? As for "The republican house cut off aid to Ukraine for EIGHT MONTHS!' this is complete and utter nonsense. How do you think the battlefield would be going without Starlink?

Demanding repayment? Yep through rare earth deals. You have failed to mention that everything the EU has done has not been given as with the US but as a loan. Never given enough support? This is what I said in my 1st post on this thread. As for "long cutoffs" you can only be referencing one thing here when Trump cut off some support and this was to force Zelensky into negotiations about the rare earth deal. This was not "long" and had little to no actual affect on the overall war of attrition.

If it wasn't for continuing US support in Ukraine it would be a lot more than 20% of Ukrainian territory lost since 2022. Reality is something that consistently avoids you.

Not going to bother reading the rest of this "article". I will comment though. Russia wants Crimea and the majority of captured territories since 2022 and also Zelensky out and Zelensky doesn't want either of these. Another sticking point is the EU and UK which IMO want the war to continue so as to weaken Putin's Russia. What a mess. NATO which was the catalyst for the 2022 invasion is completely off the table for Ukraine and is unlikely to support Ukraine with boots on ground. Ukraine cannot win militarily. The Kursk oblast incursion is very close to complete collapse with only around 60km2 out of the original >1000km2 now held. Russian troops in all but very small sectors across the entire frontline in Ukraine continue their push forward. Manpower remains Ukraine's greatest problem and no matter how many weapon systems are poured in you still need troops to use them. As for Trump at least he's trying to bring this to an end something Biden never did. Biden didn't even try. 2023 was when Ukraine had the upper hand and could've pushed Russian troops back over their border but was not given the weapons they needed in useful quantities. Ukraine is definitely the piggy in the middle and is fighting a proxy war on behalf of the EU and previously the Biden administration.

So they're blaming the tariffs. Very handy. I've lost count of how many times a rise in the minimum wage has been put on hold.

Possibly one of the most accurate statements in an article about Thaksin the puppet master PM I've ever seen.