Thread by @ejmalrai

Why did Food prices jump 20.7% yr/yr to hit a record high in Feb according to the UN?

It is due to the #US and #EU sanctions that will never change the course of events in #Ukraine. It is the US imposing its hegemony, careless about the consequences.

reuters.com/world/food-pri…

#Russia's war on #Ukraine: Listen to former CIA officer Ray McGovern and Chicago Univerity Professor John Mearsheimer

Huge
President Vladimir Putin: From now on, payments from the #EU & other western countries (#US incl) for Russian gas must be made in rubles, since #Russia no longer trusts #Euro and #Dollar as currencies.
The Ruble gained value in the market for the first time since March 1.

#Russia warned #NATO not to send "peacekeeping forces" to #Ukraine.
That would be a NATO declaration of war and Moscow won't tollerate it.

#Europe is hit from both the #US and #Russia's sides.
If EU refuses the Ruble: No gas
If EU accepts: Rubble is an international currency
If the EU wants to pay in Euro: Russia frozen money should be released
US is laughing in the background & forcing the EU to keep sanctions.

There is a way out but not on the table at the moment:

Europe to say to the #US administration F... off, stop shooting itself in the foot and pay a heavy price just because it can't contradict Joe Biden's hegemony.