Even if the US give another year of exception for them Ukraine will stop the oil in 2027.

If somehow they managed to get the transit after that and overcome a likely EU block of russian energy, Ukraine will charge them a leg and a hand and they would want themselves to get oil from Croatia.

At first I thought this is just one of the wings and that thing is massive. Still big enough to carry some punch.

Well, they can just stop any sanctioned vessels and the problem goes away.

Well that's going to the scrapyard. I hope the Turks beat the price out of the owner as it is technically still sanctioned.

No, quite the opposite. Ain't more pro russian people in Europe. They were since almost a century but bombing the shit out of Belgrade isn't helping as well.

Not 0% but probably lower than most of "partner" countries.

The flat base line is 10% but fertilizers, uranium and other are exempt and that is most of the exports.

And this, my loyal serfs, is why losing control of the Black Sea matters. Back in 2022 at the end of the grain deal we said "we won't guarantee the safety of shipping in Black Sea". My trolls paid no attention when Ukraine replied "neither will we".

They should have.

And is then sending them to the banks as REPO which in turn buy government OFZ.

What's amazing is how stringent Elvira is. I bet there is some off the books accounting but she is probably the sole reason they aren't in a much deeper crisis right now.

Tesla was the first and is still a leader in some segments. They showed the world wanted electric cars and showed they can be profitable. I would always love them but also I am not going to miss them and Musk most of all.

Not necessarily for Ukraine. The planes are doing heavy lifting on demand as well. Although that truck could have been transported with another plane as well.