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re: Lindsey Graham thanks President Trump for helping pass the Ukraine bill.

Posted on 4/21/24 at 6:06 pm to
Posted by Eurocat
Member since Apr 2004
15079 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 6:06 pm to
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There isn’t a single thing that Ukraine has that we need, which makes funding this senseless war even more stupid.


Wrong -

1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores;
2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves;
2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world’s reserves);
2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world.
2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves;
3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters)
4th in the world by the total value of natural resources;
7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons)
1st in Europe in terms of arable land area;
3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world’s volume);
1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil;
2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports;
3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world;
4th largest producer of potatoes in the world;
5th largest rye producer in the world;
5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons);
8th place in the world in wheat exports;
9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs;
16th place in the world in cheese exports.
Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people.

1st in Europe in ammonia production;
2-? Europe’s and 4th largest natural gas pipeline system in the world (142.5 bln cubic meters of gas throughput capacity in the EU);
3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants;
3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km);
3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment;
3rd largest iron exporter in the world
4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world;
4th world’s largest manufacturer of rocket launchers;
4th place in the world in clay exports
4th place in the world in titanium exports
8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates;
9th place in the world in exports of defence industry products;
10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons).
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
50193 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 6:09 pm to
And just what have they been producing in large quantities the past couple years?


Yeah, they are not all that important.

btw-After the finally give up, it's not like that land goes away. You'll just be buying it from Russia instead of Ukraine.
This post was edited on 4/21/24 at 6:10 pm
Posted by Chief One Word
Eastern Washington State
Member since Mar 2018
3712 posts
Posted on 4/21/24 at 6:33 pm to
I wonder how much of those natural resources Russia gets if they take the Donbas region and keep it?
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