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Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 27d

🚨 Fundraising for vehicles for defenders 🇺🇦

For the 66th Brigade in the Donetsk region. They urgently need a vehicle to carry out combat missions.

Fundraising goal: $4775

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Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 18d

Friends 🙏🚨 Urgent fundraising for a vehicle for the 66th Brigade, Donetsk direction. Please help if you can 💛💙 More details in the original tweet. 💖

🏹: $4775
✅: $2602

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Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

As a result, imports of Indian fuel to Ukraine increased from 73,000 to 453,000 tons in eight months. The most active volumes came in July and August, when companies purchased more than 200,000 tons, and the market share came close to 20%.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

Revenues from the Middle East fell more significantly, threefold, to 182,000 tons. Producers from Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia had to move to the Mediterranean Sea precisely because of India's increased activity.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

Polish traders noted that fuel from the US was not always attractive to buy, as there were more profitable options on the market. At the same time, American producers increased sales to South American countries," they added.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

"This year, there has been a decrease in American diesel. In eight months, imports of "freedom molecules" fell by almost 40% to 251,000 tons.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

One of them is Serhiy Koretsky, who was then the head of WOG, since 2022 — Ukrnafta, and since May of this year — Naftogaz of Ukraine. It is Ukrnafta that has recently become one of Orlen's largest Ukrainian counterparties. Work on natural gas began with Naftogaz.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

This can be considered a consequence of the arrival at the helm of ORLEN of Ireneusz Fafara,who for a long time headed the aforementioned Lithuanian refinery,understands the landscape of the Ukrainian market well,and is personally acquainted with the top executives of the largest Ukrainian operators

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

At the same time, ORLEN, which controls Polish refineries and the Lithuanian plant in Mažeikiai, the oldest foreign supplier of petroleum products to Ukraine, grew. Thus, the Polish concern increased its exports to us by 14% to 842,000 tons.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

In addition, a significant share of German diesel is sold from Polish oil depots by road transport, which makes sales less competitive compared to rail. As a result, the presence of Total, PCK Schwedt, and Holborn on the Ukrainian market has decreased," they explained.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

"They were unable to maintain volumes due to price, as the Lithuanians, Swedes, and Poles were trading cheaper.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

The Germans also lost out. In January-August, imports fell almost fourfold, to 34,000 tons.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

"It is characteristic that one of the key reasons was inflexible pricing policy, or more precisely, the Greeks' feeling that they had no alternative for Ukraine after sanctions were imposed on their main competitor in the region, Turkey. The market does not forgive such mistakes," the authors write.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

Greek refineries, which were leaders last year, fell by almost half, to 600,000 tons.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

Read about this in the article by Ivan Marchenkov, analyst at Consulting Group A-95, and Sergey Kuyun, director of Consulting Group A-95 LLC, "Diesel with an elephant. How India conquered the Ukrainian and European fuel markets."

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

European Union countries remain the main supplier of diesel fuel to the Ukrainian market. Compared to last year, their share in total fuel imports has not changed, although some EU countries have significantly reduced their supplies.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

That's not true. The main thing now is to isolate Russia, confiscate Russian assets, give them to Ukraine, and continue to arm Kyiv. We lack weapons and Western support. In essence, he wants to prevent the healthy forces in the West from following a healthy course," Lavrov added.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

"But then, a few days ago, speaking at some international conference, Zelensky said that giving Putin any part of Ukraine's land is out of the question. And some may think that exchanging territories or trying to tempt Putin with the resumption of trade with America could stop the war.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

This is evidenced by his statement that "it will be considered a victory for Ukraine if it preserves its statehood."

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

According to Lavrov, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy allegedly understands "the impossibility of returning to the old life as if nothing had happened."

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

Exchanging territories or attempting to "entice" Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin with the restoration of trade with the US on the issue of Ukraine will not work, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

According to Lavrov, this understanding allegedly emerged during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

"We see that the new administration in Washington also understands the need to resolve the crisis by recognizing its root causes and taking actions that will eliminate these root causes," said the minister of the country whose leadership is the root cause of the war in Ukraine.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

The administration of US President Donald Trump allegedly "understands" that in order to end the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to "eliminate its root causes," according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

And if they intercept them with expensive missiles — the only real option with their current defense capabilities — it will quickly deplete their arsenals.

Cat Dorina @catdorinna.bsky.social · 22d

If Ukraine's Western allies do commit to defending Ukrainian airspace, it will create a dilemma. If they fail to stop Russian drones, it will expose NATO's powerlessness.