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There are no sanctions on refuelling Russian owned planes, or boats, outside of Russia. There are sanctions on exporting jet fuel, and its additives, to Russia, and on the use of US, and multiple other countries, made components to service them anywhere, but filling the tanks using local jet fuel on foreign soil is not covered. Interestingly, at least one country in the region does actively aid Russia in evading sanctions, but it's not Thailand, so no use to the bashers. "“Of course sanctions affect flight safety,” said Russian aviation analyst Andrei Menshenin in an interview. “They can’t not affect it.” But he said Russian airlines had softened the impact by importing spare parts and even fully reconditioned engines through Central Asia, Turkey, Singapore, Iran and other countries." Russian air passengers face peril as planes show strain of sanctions - The Washington Post

When I drive my petrol powered car to my condo, I do not expect them to have a petrol pump in the carpark for my use. I ensure that I have at least enough fuel in the tank to be able to get to one when I leave the building. It's a policy I'd also use if I owned an electric car.

Nixon gave his thoughts on this back in 1992:

I wonder if he took his shirt off?

Maybe that's why he doesn't believe in evolution.

My dog is an expert in French wine. He's a Bordeaux collie.

I keep seeing the word "opaque", and looked it up what it means. I'm still none the wiser though. The definition isn’t that clear.

My mate called me in a flood of tears. His wife just left him, taking his prized Bob Marley collection and satellite dish. No Woman, no Sky.

Did you know that 84% of people in Iran are scared of spiders? But in Iraq , no phobia.

Windows Enterprise...

Stop horsing around. I was going to post all 500 pages, but with all the nagging on here it's giving me nightmares.

I found it, but I got crabs along the way.

Police are searching for a thief who threatens his victims with a lit match. They are desperate to find him before he strikes again.

Bill was out with his drinking as normal, but the others noticed that he had been quiet and thoughtful, worried even, all evening. Being close friends they naturally ignored this for an hour or two, but then one spoke up and asked what was wrong. "Well", Bill explained, "It was our wedding anniversary today and the wife wasn't happy about me coming out with you lot instead of doing something with her at home." Sympathetic grimaces from around the table. "We argued and eventually she gave me an ultimatum; either I could stay home with her or I could go to the pub and I would come back to find that I was single." "It's been preying on my mind all evening. What if she was bluffing?"

A bloke walks into a literary agent: "This is a book i wrote. Total 500 pages." "500 pages?!... What's it about?" "On the first page I wrote One King rode on a Horse and went towards the Jungle. And on the last page i wrote The King reached the Jungle." "So what did you write in the remaining 498 pages?" "I wrote; Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik ti tigdik tigdik... Tigdiki tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik. Tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik tigdik.... tigdik... Agent :- (stunned) "AND what's that????!!!!!" "That's the sound of the Horse running...The hooves digging the terrain." "AND Who will read your story?" "Stick it in the AN worst joke thread. The people there will read anything... In fact, one of them is reading it as we speak!