The Ukraine Nazi regime was installed by Obama and his NATO bitches. The various international fronts for the American Empire have poured billions into this black hole of corruption and ineptitude. You can be sure the noble leaders are funneling off most of this money. The country is falling apart. Two years ago it was relatively stable. Their GDP was growing strongly from 2010 through 2013. Then the US instigated coup occurred in 2014.
Now Ukraine is experiencing a Weimar Republic like hyperinflationary collapse. You will be happy to know the IMF has poured at least $20 billion into this money pit so far, with another $15 billion already committed for 2015. You may also be happy to know the US supplies 20% of the IMF funding, so while the infrastructure of your country crumbles, Obama and his minions in Congress are pissing $7 billion away supporting Nazis. This doesn’t include the tens of billions in military hardware we are giving to these Nazis to fight the Novo-Russians in Eastern Ukraine. All in the name of Empire.
Ukraine unofficially has 272 percent inflation. And is not a Kremlin-sponsored propaganda outlet which says so, or some rabidly nationalistic Russian blogger, but the very AngloZionist Washington Post. In the same article, the WAPO also states that the Hrivna is in free fall:
Whether this admission is made in the hopes of getting more funding to the Kiev regime or whether its intention is to signal that it is time for everybody to get the hell out of Dodge is anybody’s guess, but I personally am much more inclined to believe the latter version. The WAPO actually says that “it’s hard to overstate how challenged Ukraine is” and “Ukraine’s annual inflation is already 272 percent, and, even worse, is picking up speed. Indeed, its monthly inflation rate is 64.5 percent—which translates to 39,000 percent inflation over a year—more than enough to qualify it for “hyperinflation” status” (read the full article, it is very interesting).
Does anybody still believe that this regime of Nazi freaks is viable?
The Saker
It did not work out so well the last time a critical country experienced an inflationary collapse.
Read “When Money Dies”. There is a free .pdf on the web, don’t be lazy.
http://www.goldonomic.com/When%20Money%20Dies.pdf
HZK
That book is sitting on my night stand.
IMF, the world’s Loan Shark.
I really really really hope I live long enough to see banksters hanging from lampposts. Literally. I want to see a Russian/Chinese style purge, where thousands of these fuckers are hanged or shot in the public square. Then I want the opportunity to piss on them.
The USA caused this without any doubt yet the Fux News watchers truly believe that we are still the lantern on the hill, the protector of liberty and justice, I feel ashamed. Country after country has been sacked by the US and untold numbers of lives lost or ruined, it is beyond evil.
What punishment will we bare for allowing this? Karma is a bitch.
Next up Venezuela – the new existential threat to our freedom. It’s just a coincidence they have the 2nd most oil reserves on the planet.
U.S. declares Venezuela a national security threat, sanctions top officials
172% if you adjust for daylight saving time.
@Admin: Read it. It is very very scary cuz we are living EXACTLY in those times.
Venezuela is a real problem. Not only their oil reserves (which is a sour crude), but their large population that is becoming increasingly desperate, as well has having a lot of military hardware just sitting around. Not a good combination. I don’t know what Maduro got on his trip to China, either promise of land for Chinese bases in return for cash OR a safe harbor to flee to.
He is also cozy with Castro and the Russians. Personally, I don’t think I would like to see Chinese or Russian nukes in either Cuba or Venezuala in my life time, but I think we might.
Funny, we don’t hear much out of Sean Penn, who was a big cheerleader for Chavez and the whole socialism schtick. What an idiot.
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Ah, our Banksters and Industrial Complexes win again.
With only a few million in collateral damage. Suh-weet.
Gotta keep those enemies of the state coming at us hot and heavy, don’t you know what our GDP and employment ratio would look like without them?!
Boggles my mind to think people believe gays are the ones God will punish as the dogs of war continue reaping their trillions while churning up and spitting out God’s innocent creations.
Must. Maintain. Wealth.
Must. Maintain. War..
Must…they are our enemies.
US Sends Over 100 US Tanks, Armor To Latvia As Nuland “Confirms” Russia Delivering Weapons
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/10/2015 15:25 -0400
No lesser trustworthy character than Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland explained this morning that the US can “confirm” new Russian weapons delivery to Ukraine and that they “can tell” when Russia sends in new weapons (though offering no explanation of this statement). This comment to the Senate Committee comes a day after the US delivered ‘lethal aid’ to Latvia – 120 armored units (including tanks) – with US Army General John O’Conner who witnessed the tanks arriving on Latvian soil said, “Freedom must be fought for, freedom must be defended.” And finally, one more shot in the eye of the germans, deputy under-secretary of Defense Brian McKeon said the US is “actively considering more weapons for Ukraine,” seemingly implying they alreadt sent some?
The rhetoric is heating up
*ASSISTANT SEC. OF STATE NULAND SPEAKS BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
*U.S. CAN CONFIRM NEW RUSSIAN WEAPONS DELIVERY TO UKRAINE:NULAND
*NULAND SAYS U.S. CAN TELL IF RUSSIA SENDS IN NEW WEAPONS
*NULAND SAYS UKRAINE LEADERS KNOW IN RACE TO REFORM GOVERNMENT
*DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE BRIAN MCKEON SPEAKS TO SENATE
*U.S. ‘ACTIVELY’ CONSIDERING MORE WEAPONS FOR UKRAINE: MCKEON
And this comes a day after the US delivered lethal aid to Latvia…
As RT reports,
Latvia has confirmed more than 120 armored units, including tanks, have been delivered by the US. According to the Latvian Ministry of Defense, these include M1A2 Abrams tanks and M2A3 Bradley armored vehicles.
The move to deploy yet more tanks and armored vehicles was welcomed by Latvian Minister of Defense Raymond Vejonis.”The presence of our allies (US and NATO) in Latvia is a confirmation of solidarity and security in the region,” Vejonis said in a statement on Twitter.
The tanks were delivered to Latvia via Riga Freeport after being offloaded from the carrier ship Liberty Promise on Monday. US Army General John O’Conner who witnessed the tanks arriving on Latvian soil said, “Freedom must be fought for, freedom must be defended,” as reported by the US Embassy Riga Twitter feed.
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He also added their delivery would “demonstrate resolve to President Putin and Russia that collectively we can come together,” while General O’Connor also mentioned, they would stay “for as long as required to deter Russian aggression,” as reported by AFP.
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Leaving the situation ever more dangerous…
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But Nuland wasn’t done yet. As Sputnik news reports,
The United States government is applying pressure to European countries that oppose sanctions against Russia, US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland said at a US Senate hearing on Tuesday.
“We continue to talk to them bilaterally about these issues,” Nuland said of Hungary, Greece, and Cyprus, whose leaders have opposed anti-Russian sanctions. “I will make another trip out to some of those countries in the coming days and weeks.”
Nuland noted that “despite some publically stated concerns, those countries have supported sanctions” in the European Union Council.
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Stacey Herbert outs the Nazi’s…must watch:
http://www.maxkeiser.com/2015/03/kr729-keiser-report-war-is-racket-thats-why-eu-needs-an-army/
IMF Approves $17.5 Billion Ukraine Bailout
To all those Greeks who are wondering why their government is raiding their pensions so it can make recurring payments to the IMF, here is the answer:
IMF BOARD SIGNS OFF ON $17.5 BLN FOUR-YEAR LOAN PROGRAM FOR UKRAINE — IMF CHIEF LAGARDE
IMF’S LARGARDE SAYS UKRAINE HAS MOVED TOWARD TALKS WITH HOLDERS OF ITS PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVE MEDIUM-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
LARGARDE SAYS UKRAINE PROGRAM AMBITIOUS, INVOLVES RISKS; SAYS THERE IS “REASONABLY STRONG PROSPECT OF SUCCESS
LAGARDE SAYS UKRAINE OFFICIALS SHOW STRONG COMMITMENT TO REFORM
That said, there are risks. Such as a civil war:
LAGARDE SAYS CONFLICT IN EASTERN UKRAINE POSES RISKS TO LOAN
But that’s ok because:
LAGARDE SAYS MINSK CEASEFIRE LARGELY HOLDING FOR NOW
Oddly enough, that is not what the US said yesterday and today, when it used the breakdown in the ceasefire as the pretext to send tanks and armors to Latvia and Humvees and drones to Ukraine.
That said, this is great news for Gazprom whose gas payments from the Ukraine for the next several years are now assured. The only question is how long will it take the current puppet government to syphon off enough funds into various illegal ventures and offshore accounts before the IMF has to step back in a la Greece with bailout #2.
And as a reminder, this is what the IMF said a month ago when the IMF proposed its $17.5 billion bailout for the first time:
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Brussels, Belgium:
“I am pleased to announce that the IMF team working in Kiev has reached a staff-level agreement with the Ukrainian government on a new economic reform program that would be supported by an Extended Fund Facility of SDR 12.35 billion (about $17.5 billion, €15.5 billion) from the IMF, as well as by additional resources from the international community. I intend to recommend this program for consideration to the IMF Executive Board. This new four-year arrangement would support immediate economic stabilization in Ukraine as well as a set of bold policy reforms aimed at restoring robust growth over the medium term and improving living standards for the Ukrainian people.
“It is an ambitious program; it is a tough program; and it is not without risk. But it is also a realistic program and its effective implementation—after consideration and approval by our Executive Board–can represent a turning point for Ukraine.
“There are a number of reasons why this new program can succeed:
“First, demonstrated commitment to reform.
“Over the past year, despite the challenging environment, the Ukrainian authorities have clearly shown their commitment to ambitious reform on several key fronts. They have maintained strong fiscal discipline (a 2014 deficit of 4.6 percent of GDP vs. a target of 5.8 percent); they have adopted a flexible exchange rate regime; and they have significantly increased household gas prices to 56 percent of the import price and heating prices to about 40 percent of the import price in 2014. In addition, in the first such move in many years, they have begun to strengthen the country’s anti-corruption and anti-money laundering framework.
“Second, front-loaded actions going forward.
“The government is committed to front-loaded measures under the new program—including further sizable energy tariff increases; bank restructuring; governance reforms of state-owned enterprises; and legal changes to implement the anti-corruption and judicial reform agenda. This program will require the authorities’ steadfast determination to reform the economy. To help cushion the adjustment, especially for the poorest groups, measures are being taken to strengthen and better target the social safety net.
“Third, increased external support.
“The change in the IMF-supported program (from Stand-By Arrangement to Extended Fund Facility) will itself provide more funding, more time, more flexibility, and better financing terms for Ukraine to implement its reform agenda. These IMF resources will be complemented by other bilateral and multilateral financing. In addition, as the Ukrainian government has previously announced, it intends to hold consultations with the holders of their sovereign debt with a view to improving medium-term sustainability. From these various sources taken together, a total financing package of around $40 billion is estimated over the four year period.
“In short, this new program offers an important opportunity for Ukraine to move its economy forward at a critical moment in the country’s history. And yet, while this is a comprehensive and strong program, it is also subject to high risks. The main risk, of course, relates to geopolitical developments that may affect market and investor confidence. For this reason, the program is based on conservative macroeconomic assumptions to buffer further the impact of the conflict in the East.
“Of course, resolution of the conflict, so critical for people, would also strengthen and speed up prospects for macroeconomic stabilization and growth.”
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To summarize: Greek pensioners are now paying the IMF, which is paying Kiev, which is paying Gazprom, which is paying Putin.