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Engerl's avatar

Thank you again. Special thanks for the diplomacy part which made my grey cells function again :) The summary on Merz's comments are also very interesting. I cannot wait to read part 4.

Марченко Сергей's avatar

Thanks Don. Saw this in the media today

https://uatv.ua/uk/rosiyany-naroshhuyut-vyrobnytstvo-bpla-skilky-zmozhut-zapuskaty-odnochasno-dani-gur/

What do you think this could be? 1. A real threat. 2. Disinformation from some interested party (Russia, America) about the aggressor's ability to intensify air terror. 3. The beginning of preparations by the Ukrainian authorities to change their rhetoric regarding the goals of the war.

Sarcastosaurus's avatar

4.) Usual Russian bragging.

lks1965's avatar

The wrong understanding of you have what is the gold reserve of Russia

In Russia, a gold supply of 2335 tons and it is not stored in banks

Newsweek also do not understand what they write about

In RBC we are talking about banks

https://ru.tradingeconomics.com/russia/gold-reserves

Also here

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B2_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B8

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https://www.gold.org/

Tupolev16's avatar

Effectively stock of physical gold decreased in commercial banks due to the hight demands from individuals.

Reserves of Central Bank is a different story.

Andrii's avatar

"Useful kopalines" - is that a new loanword in English now? :D

Also, issue wasn't raised, not "violated". :)

Donald Hill's avatar

I decided to simply post what he posted.

Andrii's avatar

But he posted it in Ukrainian. Or did he also post a translation with these mistakes?

Donald Hill's avatar

It was a FB translation.

Inspired defender of Ukraine's avatar

One fact about the mineral deal between Ukraine and the US.

Article 13 The Ukrainian Constitution.

Land, its surfaces, the atmospheric surface, water and other natural resources located within the territory of Ukraine, natural resources on the continental shelf, including the exclusive (maritime) economic zone, are objects of law power of the Ukrainian people. In the name of the Ukrainian people, the authorities of the sovereign power and authorities of local government operate within the boundaries established by the Constitution.

Every citizen has the right to use natural resources according to the law.

Property obliges. Property should not be used to the detriment of person and society.

The state will ensure the protection of the rights of all subjects of power and governance, the social directivity of the economy. All subjects of law are equal before the law.

So the deal offend the Constitution, but who cares?

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Inspired defender of Ukraine's avatar

I've improved the translation. Some law definitions were translated incorrectly. You can see the Constitution on the link https://www.president.gov.ua/ua/documents/constitution/konstituciya-ukrayini-rozdil-i

The rights can't be given abroad. AFAIK the latest version contained to give the rights abroad.

Марченко Сергей's avatar

https://focus.ua/economics/62302

Perhaps American laws on the ownership and use of natural resources differ from Ukrainian ones, and the first versions of the agreement on "Ukrainian resources" were based on US laws without any catch. Here is Akhmetov's METINVEST, which bought the American coal company United Coal Company back in 2009 and began exporting coking coal to Ukraine - and all on legal grounds.

James Touza's avatar

Ask any American Indians you happen to meet, and they will tell you what to expect from a treaty with Washington.

Sarcastosaurus's avatar

Well, the 'pillar of the defence' of that constitution - does not. He's still eager to sign: he said so, at least two times.

Father Butthurtius's avatar

Well, Mustafa Nayyem exposed himself as an idiot ever since 2014 when he hosted tv shows.

More profitable agreement with an added revenue from strategic infrastructure, without expiration date but thank God, with added babbling about "supporting Ukraine's efforts... whatever". Positive changes, no doubt.