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🇷🇺🇺🇸 The Kremlin has a deliberate strategy to test how far #Trump is willing to go in pressing #Europe to ease #sanctions, Bloomberg reports.

...The purpose in picking Russian Agricultural Bank was to see if Trump would firstly engage with the idea and then whether he could bring the European Union on board.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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"One of the biggest corporate donors to the populist Reform U.K. party has sold almost $2 million worth of transmitters, cockpit equipment, antennas and other sensitive technology to a major supplier of Moscow’s blacklisted state weapons agency, documents show"

nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/e

Nigel Farage at an event for his populist Reform U.K. party in Britain last year. The British aerospace manufacturer H.R. Smith Group donated to the party soon after he was announced as Reform’s leader.
The New York Times · Major Reform U.K. Donor Sold Weapons Parts to Russian SupplierBy Jane Bradley

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday criticised "dangerous signals" on the possibility of lifting sanctions on Russia imposed over its invasion of Ukraine. "The signals that we have heard from Saudi Arabia or from that direction about sanctions, about the possible lifting... These are very dangerous signals," Zelensky said at a press conference after a summit of Kyiv's backers in Paris. FRANCE 24's Andrew Hilliar reports.
#Ukraine #Russia #Sanctions

youtube.com/watch?v=je2qotEnySg

The EU is preparing new Russia sanctions, snubs Putin's plea on banks.

The EU is preparing further sanctions on Russia despite Moscow’s call to let one of its top banks off the hook in return for a mini-ceasefire.

Work on the 17th round of sanctions “has started, but it’s very early stages”, one EU diplomat told EUobserver.

mediafaro.org/article/20250327

The Paris meeting room where 27 EU states, EU institutions, plus the UK and Ukraine met on Thursday. | Photo: EU Council
EU Observer · The EU is preparing new Russia sanctions, snubs Putin's plea on banks.By Andrew Rettman
#EU#Ukraine#Russia

#AIConversation: a #conversationwithdeepseek 70b:

Q: what would you say, why did the #Ukraine #conflict escalate and what to do to #deescalate it?
<think>
Okay, so I need to figure out why the Ukraine conflict escalated and how to deescalate it. Hmm, where do I start?

I remember that the conflict has been going on for a while. It started in 2014 with some protests, right? That's when #Crimea was annexed by #Russia. But now it's gotten much worse since
February 2022 because Russia invaded Ukraine more aggressively.

Why did it escalate so much this time? Maybe there are deeper reasons. I think it has to do with historical ties between Russia and Ukraine. They were part of the Soviet Union
together, so there's a lot of shared history, but also some tensions, especially over Ukrainian independence.

Another thing is #NATOexpansion. After the #ColdWar, #NATO started including more Eastern #European countries. #Russia didn't like that because it felt threatened by #military #alliances
getting closer to its #borders. So when #Ukraine considered joining #NATO, maybe #Russia saw that as a direct threat and decided to act.

There's also the issue of pro-Russian #separatists in eastern #Ukraine. Since 2014, they've been fighting against the Ukrainian government, and Russia has supported them. That ongoing
#conflict probably kept tensions high and made things worse over time.

In terms of deescalating, I'm not sure what can be done. Maybe a #ceasefire would help stop the immediate #violence
But how do you get both sides to agree?

They might need some kind of
#mediator or #peacetalks facilitated by other countries or organizations like the #UN.

#Economic #sanctions were imposed on Russia because of their actions, but maybe easing those could be an incentive for deescalation.

Though I'm not sure if that would work without other measures in place.

#Ukraine's #sovereignty is really important here.

They should have the right to make their own decisions about alliances and security without interference from bigger powers like Russia
or NATO.

I think a long-term solution needs to address those underlying issues, maybe through #negotiations where both sides can express their concerns. But it's complicated because there are so
many historical and political factors at play. Plus, you have external actors involved, which might make it harder to reach an agreement.

Overall, it seems like the conflict escalated due to a mix of historical tensions, security concerns, and internal Ukrainian politics.

#Deescalating would require careful diplomacy, possibly involving third parties, to find a compromise that respects Ukraine's sovereignty while addressing #Russia's #fear about #NATOexpansion.

</think>

The Ukraine conflict has deepened due to a complex interplay of historical, political, and security factors. To deescalate, a multifaceted approach is necessary:

1. **Immediate Measures**: Implementing a #ceasefire under international mediation can halt the violence. Organizations like the #UN could facilitate this process.

2. **Diplomatic Engagement**: #Peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and mediators are crucial. These should address security concerns, including NATO's expansion and regional
stability.

3. **Economic Incentives**: Easing sanctions on Russia might provide an incentive for deescalation, contingent upon reciprocal actions from Russia.

4. **#Sovereignty #Respect**: Upholding Ukraine's right to #selfdetermination and international relations is essential.

5. **Long-term Solutions**: Negotiations should consider historical ties and political tensions, ensuring a balance between Ukraine's autonomy and regional #security dynamics.

In summary, #deescalation requires careful #diplomacy, addressing both immediate concerns and underlying issues through mediated talks and mutual incentives.

#howto #AI #LLM model #deepseek 70GByte in size have a lot of RAM and fast CPU or GPU:

curl -fsSL ollama.com/install.sh | sh
# then
ollama run deepseek-r1:70b

hashtags: #politics #politic #economy #war #worldorder

The EU says sanctions stay until the ‘unconditional’ Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.

“Russia must now demonstrate genuine political will to end its illegal and unprovoked war of aggression.”

The “unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main preconditions to amend or lift sanctions,” said European Commission spokesperson Anitta Hipper.

mediafaro.org/article/20250326

The European Union’s and Ukrainian flags flying outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 24 February 2023 to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP
Kyiv Post · The EU says sanctions stay until the ‘unconditional’ Russian withdrawal from Ukraine.By Kyiv Post
#Ukraine#Russia#EU
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EU sets condition for lifting sanctions: Withdrawal of all Russian troops from Ukraine

in this matter, the EU should not make any compromises whatsoever.
Putin only understands the language of toughness any accommodation is seen as weakness by such people

newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/eu-set

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #EU #sanctions #army #update #Frontline #war #Russia #WarCriminal #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

RBC-Ukraine · EU sets condition for lifting sanctions: Withdrawal of all Russian troops from UkraineBy Viktor Nazarenko

Chenxiao Li uses unpublished archival records to show that Japan weakened the Allies’ economic blockade of WWI Germany by not enforcing sanctions until 1917. Belated enforcement was important bc it paved the way for Japanese state intervention in private assets.
doi.org/10.1111/aehr.12309
@economics @demography @socialscience @sociology @politicalscience @geography @anthropology @econhist @devecon @archaeodons @sts @inequalityecon @SocArXivBot #history #histodons #Japan #WWI #sanctions

🇷🇺 RUSSIA | 🌍 ENERGY
🔴 Russia Eyes Energy Trade Rebound If Sanctions Ease

🔸 US-Russia energy flows may resume; EU cuts likely permanent.
🔸 Lifting payment & shipping sanctions boosts Russian oil revenue.
🔸 Urals crude may rise but EU bans keep full recovery unlikely.
🔸 LNG & Arctic projects could speed up if US lifts tech sanctions.

#Russia#Oil#Gas