06-05-2025, 09:46 AM
(30-04-2025, 05:42 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: Key Covered Topics
F-16s Now in Full Combat Op. Daily sorties against Russian infrastructure & HQ. Real-world accounts Ukrainian F-16 pilots.. High-Precision Airstrikes & Electronic Warfare & GPS-guided JDAM & SDB bombs reshape battlefield role of Starlink restoration for real-time coordination Upgraded Fighter Arsenal: F-16 & Mirage Fleets. New French Mirage additions bolster added to Ukraine’s air forces +Western integration & the shift to advanced NATO-style tactics help Ukraine now.
Russian Air Defenses Under Pressure
In Their limitations. Losses of Su-35s, Su-34s & early-warning aircraft too.
Future Outlook & Potential Collapses.
On Putin's Is Growing speculation of a Russian military breakdown. A 2025 can be a decisive timeline for Ukraine.
Decision by OPEC Plus to proceed with production increase, despite existing
mkt oversupply, has intensified potential surplus, many analysts is wrong in it approach to global need for oil, but as some members like Russia/Kazakhstan are trying to make quick profits, going against agreed-upon production quotas, countries like Saudi Arabia decided that they have enough. Specifically, Russia, heavily reliant on oil revenues decided to ignore such regulations & also increase production. Now Putin is paying the price for this, as prices have plummeted, as Saudi Arabia increased the production in retaliation, so as not to miss out on profits. In 2025, Russian Finance oil projected & gas revenues 129.7 billion US$, representing 5.1% of Russian GDP. However, based on a much higher oil price of US$70 means a large part due to declining oil prices forecast has been revised downward to US$101.47 billion marking a staggering 24% decrease in expected energy revenues.
This significant shortfall, amounting to over US$28 billion is primarily attributed to Urals crude oil trading at around 58 US dollars per barrel, well below the 70 dollars benchmark used in the initial Russian budget planning. (Noted: Each 10 US$ drop in oil prices is estimated to cost Russia approximately US$17 billion annually resulting expected to widen the budget deficit, compelling Putin govt to either increase borrowing, increase taxes, or draw further Russian National Wealth Fund, created to serve financial safety net established in 2008, already seen substantial depletion due ongoing cost war on Ukraine & weak economic.
Saudi Arabia, a key player in global oil markets, has signaled its readiness to tolerate lower oil prices and is unlikely to support further supply cuts to prop up the market. This stance is influenced by frustration over countries like Russia, Kazakhstan also Iraq grossly ignoring OPEC Plus production quotas, massively overproducing oil. By maintaining or even increasing its own production, Saudi Arabia aims to preserve its mkt share & discourage quota violations. Added, kingdom focused on diversifying its economy by 2030 is more than willing to endure short-term revenue losses to achieve long-term goals.

