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從美聯社的報導研判, 目前雙方實際動手不多, 主要還是政治操作為主:

"While separatists have charged that Ukrainian forces were firing on residential areas, Associated Press journalists reporting from several towns and villages in Ukrainian-held territory along the line of contact have not witnessed any notable escalation from the Ukrainian side and have documented signs of intensified shelling by the separatists that destroyed homes and ripped up roads.

Some residents of the main rebel-held city of Donetsk described sporadic shelling by Ukrainian forces, but they added that it wasn’t on the same scale as earlier in the conflict."

apnews.com/article/russia-ukra

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衛報將普丁這場國安會議大戲戲肉做了分析:

[ Sergei Naryshkin, the hawkish head of Russia’s spy service, known for making aggressively anti-western statements, stuttered uncomfortably as Putin grilled him on whether he supported the decision.

“Speak directly!” Putin snapped, twice.

Eventually, when he was able to get the words out, Naryshkin said he supported “the LNR and DNR becoming part of Russia.” Putin told him that wasn’t the subject of the discussion; it was only recognition being weighed up.

Some suggested this might have been a carefully scripted encounter to show the West what other options might be available, but Naryshkin’s genuinely flustered expression suggested otherwise. ]

theguardian.com/world/2022/feb

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早上看俄新社新聞時頗感慨: 沒看過國家剛獨立時揮舞的是鄰國國旗的....

"Groups of people gathered in the streets, displaying Russia’s flags and cheering Moscow’s move, another video shows."

rt.com/russia/550172-donetsk-l

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北約諸國武裝廢弛,何足懼哉? 莫斯科真正忌憚的是英美:

"北約規定成員遭第三方入侵時,全體成員將共同對抗,美軍還可駐軍北約盟國並部署武器。據波蘭國防部的資料,目前波蘭境內約駐有4000名美軍和1000名其他北約部隊;波羅的海三小國境內的北約駐軍也有約4000人。

若烏克蘭與另一前蘇聯加盟共和國喬治亞加入北約,西方盟國及美軍形同可直接與俄國接壤,莫斯科視此為存亡大事,要求北約斷不可納入烏克蘭與喬治亞,並要給出具約束力的法律保證,但美國與盟國則堅持北約的開放原則,拒絕俄國的要求,"

cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202202220

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資深小弟白羅斯都這樣說了....

"白俄羅斯國防部長赫列寧(Viktor Khrenin)於20日表示:「由於俄白邊境地區的軍事活動趨於活躍,烏克蘭東部局勢正在惡化,因此兩國總統決定將繼續檢驗部隊。」他宣布,演習結束後俄軍也不會撤軍,會在當地停留。"

www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/zt/new

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頓巴斯地區的頓內次克與盧甘斯克若接著加入俄羅斯聯邦,北約成員恐怕要正式面對東歐戰場的可能性了:

"Deciding to recognize the two territories in Donbas would likely grant the Kremlin greater sway over these regions, already proxies of Moscow, and hand Mr. Putin an additional trump card in negotiations in his current standoff with the West.

Russia’s Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, will consider the move to recognize the breakaway regions at a closed meeting Tuesday, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, a necessary move to formalize the decrees under Russian law."

wsj.com/articles/russia-allege

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倆小弟認老大的十年賣身契:

"The 31-point treaties also say Russia and the breakaway statelets will work to integrate their economies. Both of them are former industrial areas in need of massive support to rebuild after eight years of war with Ukrainian government forces.

The 10-year treaties are automatically renewable for further five-year periods unless one of the parties gives notice to withdraw."

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傀儡前鋒:

"頓內茨克和盧甘斯克共和國允許俄羅斯可在當地建立軍事基地,並就互相保護、軍事合作以及邊界認定等達成協議,其中邊界認定相當關鍵,因為兩「共和國」所聲稱的邊界有部分地區處於烏克蘭控制之下,俄軍恐為其拿下這些地區的控制權。"

news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/bre

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普丁大帝用"歷史一部分"中國絕招正式舉起出兵大旗~

[ “The situation in Donbas is becoming critical,” Mr. Putin said of the eastern area of Ukraine, where the two breakaway regions are located. “Ukraine is not just a neighbor. It is an inherent part of our own history, culture and spiritual space,” he said. ]

wsj.com/articles/russia-allege

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趙君朔對美國民主黨智庫新美國安全研究中心(CNAS)報告出爐後台積電後續動作的分析:

"一方面可以具體評估資料,溫和地提醒對岸在全世界晶片不分高低階產能都吃緊的狀況下,生產本地化即使是由非本國籍的廠商來做也是求之不得的好事。一方面也該私下聯絡美國官方,表示台積電不該為了遵守美國的制裁變成代罪羔羊,要請負責和中共貿易談判的美國貿易代表署將中共以各種理由打壓外商的行為列入紀錄,並在台積電自己隱身幕後的情況下由美國政府幫忙出面暗示美方正密切關注中共是否有更多的不公平商業行為,將列入雙方後續檢討第一階段貿易協議的重要參考,以嚇阻中共得寸進尺。"

voicettank.org/%E7%95%B6%E6%99

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興票案爆出來後就停用了啊.... :blobcatmorningcoffee:

"根據OCCRP報告內容,宋楚瑜(James Soong Chu-yu)1993年在瑞士信貸銀行開戶,該戶頭中最高餘額曾達瑞士法郎1367萬7418元(約新臺幣4億1515萬元),一直到2010年該戶頭才停止運作。"

news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/

德中關係那麼好,叫中國分給親中代表福斯用啊 ~

"AFS最新數據顯示,晶片短缺導致歐洲汽車組裝廠額外取消37,900輛生產計劃、今年迄今產量累計縮減180,900輛。福斯(Volkswagen AG)德國狼堡(Wolfsburg)組裝廠今年迄今產量因晶片相關衝擊累計縮減70,300輛、高居全球之冠。"

moneydj.com/kmdj/news/newsview

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天然氣價格戰先開打:

"天然氣輸出國家論壇會員國包括俄羅斯、卡達、伊朗、利比亞、阿爾及利亞和奈及利亞等,占全球已知天然氣儲量逾70%。這場會議展開的背景是烏克蘭控訴親俄叛軍在前線與政府軍發生「新的砲擊挑釁情事」。

由於歐洲對俄國將入侵烏克蘭的疑慮升高,天然氣價格已飆漲至2020年終交易價的近兩倍水準。

俄羅斯的天然氣供應在歐洲市場占40%,使得歐洲國家狂找其他替代供應源,大部分都看中澳洲、美國和卡達,但多數生產國表示,他們幾乎沒有多餘產能可彌補這落差。美澳兩國並不是天然氣輸出國家論壇成員。

論壇會員國將聚焦討論如何在中期增加生產。液化天然氣主要生產國卡達目前已著手一大計畫,希望在2027年之前增產50%。"

cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202202210

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傻眼: 遷都這變數居然沒被雙方考量進去嗎...

"《日經亞洲》報導,印中高鐵公司(KCIC)是中國和印尼企業組成的財團,目前正在建設連接首都雅加達和西瓜哇萬隆市全長142公里的高鐵路線。總裁Dwiyana Slamet Riyadi 說,考慮到 COVID-19 的情況以及首都搬遷,近期對高鐵的可行性研究重新評估。

Dwiyana 認為,目前最大的問題是成本超支,印尼最初預計建設成本為 55 億美元,但去年增加到 60.7 億美元,最近評估顯示,總建設成本不低於 79.7 億美元。

除了成本暴增外,載客量也下修,之前假設每日客運量為 6.1萬人次,現在假設每天僅有 3.1萬名乘客使用這條高鐵路線。因成本上升及載客量下調,預計成本回收恐須等40年,屆時才能損益兩平,比之前的26年還多出14年。"

ec.ltn.com.tw/article/breaking

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"德國聯邦統計局(Destatis)表示,2021年德國與中國的雙邊貿易額年成長15.1%,達2450億歐元(近新台幣8兆元),使得中國自2016年以來,第6度蟬聯德國最重要的貿易伙伴。

德國尤其依賴從中國的進口。從2015年起,中國就是德國最大的進口來源國,2021年德國從中國進口1417億歐元(約新台幣4.5兆元)的產品,成長幅度達21%,可見中國相當程度從歐盟開放的市場中受益。

貿易數據顯示,德國製造的產品最大的出口國是美國,其次才是中國和法國。德國由於對美國、法國和英國等主要貿易夥伴出現巨額順差,過去曾被國際貨幣基金(IMF)批評,2021年情況依舊未改善;相較之下,對中國貿易則出現381億歐元的逆差。"

cna.com.tw/news/afe/2022022100

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看到圖表裡各種大小用途不一的無人潛具, 越來越有科幻小說現實化的感覺... :ablobsweats:

[ Just this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said that the service could begin incorporating large unmanned platforms into the fleet within the next five years. "In the long run, the goal is … to put ourselves in a position where we can scale those platforms and into the 2030s have unmanned in larger numbers available to the commanders," Gilday said, according to Breaking Defense. ]

thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4433

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PLA也正努力在南邊加速啊~

"The incident occurred on Tuesday, the statement said, when an Australian P-8A aircraft, a reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare plane, was flying over the Arafura Sea, the body of water between Australia's Northern Territory and the island of New Guinea to the north.

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship that pointed the laser at the Australian jet was one of two PLAN warships sailing east across the Arafura Sea at the time, the Australian military said.

It released photos of two Chinese ships with the statement, which, according to their hull numbers, are the guided-missile destroyer Hefei and the amphibious transport dock Jinggang Shan.

Australia did not say which of the two ships pointed the laser at the Australian aircraft."

edition.cnn.com/2022/02/19/asi

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"台灣洋蔥依採收季節,可分為早蔥和晚蔥。其中早蔥主要產於彰化、雲林,採收季自12月開始,含水量較高;而晚蔥則產於屏東恆春、車城一帶,通常3月開始採收,含水量較低且較能存放。

至於進口與國產洋蔥如何挑選,農糧署表示,國產洋蔥外型為紡錘型,表皮較薄且呈淡黃褐色,看起來破碎或容易剝除。而進口洋蔥外型為圓球型,表皮呈深黃褐色,且包覆完整。在口感味道上,進口洋蔥則是辛辣味強,厚實質硬,而國產洋蔥的水分多、甜味足,辛辣感較低,生食清甜爽口、加熱軟化較快,因此食用風味遠勝於進口洋蔥。"

health.ltn.com.tw/article/brea

補一下幾百年前的根源:

"自法國大革命後,民族發明的兩種基本模式

這兩種基本模式,來自於歐洲中世紀結束後,接替封建時代的兩種巨大力量,一種是啟蒙主義,一種是浪漫主義;前者源自於哲學上的理性主義,後者則根源於哲學上的先驗主義。這兩種思想先後登上世界近代史的舞台,先是啟蒙運動及法國大革命所引發的理性主義風暴,而緊追其後的則是抵制理性主義而興起的浪漫主義,這兩種力量都試圖接管封建主義衰微之後的歐洲世界。

這兩種力量之間的鬥爭,最終導致了兩種不同的民族發明,第一種是法國大革命後,體現理性主義原則的法蘭西民族發明,它的民族最初被稱為「國民」;不論國民講何種語言(普羅旺斯方言、洛林方言、布列塔尼方言、諾曼底方言),只要他運用理性,遵循普世真理、熱愛拿破崙法典並認同法蘭西,那他就是法國人。

然而拿破崙在一八一○年娶了奧地利哈布斯堡家族的瑪麗公主,撕下共和外衣而稱帝,並宣告他們的兒子將被封為羅馬王,像秦二世一樣將成為未來整個歐洲的唯一統治者。未來的歐洲,將在法蘭西文化和理性主義的統治下步入「康莊大道」。這樣的偉大進步圖景,讓德意志地區的知識分子感到萬分恐懼:法蘭西式的民族發明無非是讓全世界的人都變成法國人而已!這難道不是一種大一統思維下的「大民族主義」嗎?

因此這種民族發明遭到抵制,德意志的知識分子追求基於鄉土情感與歷史傳統的身分認同,通過所謂的方言土語和歷史傳統而發明出「民族」。浪漫主義是對法蘭西理性主義的反動,自十九世紀以來,逐漸擴散到東歐和波羅的海地區,最終蔓延到整個世界。直至今日,世界上超過四分之三的主權國家,都是宣稱自己是個自由而獨立的民族國家。"

"浪漫主義者結出了很多果實,萊茵河以東的歐洲大部分國家都是他們結出的豐碩成果。在拿破崙戰爭結束後,浪漫主義運動推動了以中歐為核心的歐洲邊疆地區的民族發明,最終在十九至二十世紀之間,陸續誕生了一系列新興的民族國家(NATION),包括以普魯士為核心的德國、波羅的海沿岸諸小國、芬蘭、烏克蘭、捷克、斯洛伐克、匈牙利及波蘭。"

readmoo.com/book/2101598520001

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北京遲遲不表態以避免外交上更形掣肘:

"Beijing is aware that by so closely aligning China with Russia on European security issues, it risks further alienating Europe and pushing countries on the continent further into the orbit of the U.S."

[ State-owned Chinese engineering, power and construction companies in recent years have invested billions of dollars in projects in the Eastern European country, a big supplier of cooking oil, machinery and nuclear reactors to China. In late 2020, Beijing and Kyiv agreed to deepen their Belt and Road cooperation, with Vice Premier Liu He, Mr. Xi’s longtime economic czar, pledging to promote “sound and stable bilateral relations” with Ukraine.

Meanwhile, China has been building a vast network of pipelines in Central Asia to secure its supplies of oil and gas, and diversify the source of its suppliers. Many countries that those pipes go through are former members of the Soviet Union. ]

wsj.com/articles/beijing-weigh

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