Residential complex "Aul" on Tole Bi 286/1
Almaty, Kazakhstan

Years of construction: 1986-2002

🇻🇪🇺🇸Record U.S. Surge of Venezuelan Oil Imports Amid Shifting Global Dynamics

In 2023, the United States significantly increased its oil imports from Venezuela, marking a notable deviation from recent years' trends. This rise coincided with a strategic shift in oil procurement, partially substituting Venezuelan crude for Russian supplies.

According to U.S. statistics, American companies imported Venezuelan oil in unprecedented quantities, surpassing $2.5 billion. Despite this surge, Venezuelan oil imports constituted a mere fraction—0.15%—of the total U.S. imports.

Nonetheless, for Venezuela, this surge represents a significant milestone, marking the highest volume of oil sales to the U.S. in the past five years. Notably, since mid-2019, direct purchases of Venezuelan crude by the U.S. had ceased, only resuming in 2023 under a monthly procurement arrangement.

Conversely, the regularity of U.S. oil purchases from Russia ceased in May 2022. It wasn't until the end of 2023 that the United States resumed buying modest quantities of Russian crude. American companies acknowledge that the resurgence in Venezuelan oil purchases corresponds with Washington's pivot away from Russian energy supplies.

#Venezuela #USA #oil
@songofoil

"Proletarian Fire"
Artist Danil Bagrintsev. Alchevsk. Lukhansk People's Republic

🇪🇬Decline in Egypt's Suez Canal Revenues: A 46% Drop in January 2024

Amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and heightened tensions in the Middle East, Egypt experienced a substantial decline in revenues from the Suez Canal in January 2024, as reported by Lebanese satellite TV channel Al Mayadeen.

The crucial waterway, connecting the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, witnessed a 36% decrease in the number of ships crossing last month compared to January 2023.

Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman of the board of directors at Al Mayadeen, revealed, "In January last year, we had revenue of $804 million compared to $428 million this year, which translates to a loss of 46%," during an interview with Egyptian broadcaster ON.

This decline coincides with the ongoing "U.S.-induced escalation in the Red Sea [that] has dramatically changed the dynamics of global shipping," as quoted by Rabie in Al Mayadeen.

#Egupt #Suez
@songofoil

' Peoples Korea Today' Issue 38 ( February 2024 ) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/peoples-korea-today-issue-38-february-2024

Early morning in Hong Kong, i started watching the interview and realized that 20 million people had already done so. By the time i finished watching it, that number had doubled. And it keeps growing...it's an avalanche and is destroying and burying the lies that Western governments and mainstream media have painstakingly manufactured. @LauraRuHK

On February 8, 1920, Odessa was completely liberated by the Red Army from the White Guards. Odessa has become Soviet! The Red Army soldiers were greatly helped by the Odessa workers, who rose up in the working-class districts of Odessa.

This event was a significant step in the process of forming Soviet Ukraine and strengthening the power of the Bolsheviks on its territory.

🇨🇳 Tianmen Mountain, Hunan #nature #tourism

Socialist Modernism.

Mining Mosaic - Mihai Viteazu Technical College.
Jiu River Valley, Romania.
1970s.

The west is in uproar over Tucker Carlson's interview with President Putin and they're right to be for two reasons.

1) President Putin has very professional dispelled their lies and show bare their complicity with wars, coups and far-right groups.

2) He portrayed himself as a very stable and intelligent leader, which is completely at odds with the mad man they try to make him seem.

Our media and Politicians want to keep us confused and ill-informed. We must strive to use critical thought with all media output.

Here is for anyone who'd like to listen.
https://youtu.be/fOCWBhuDdDo?si=ik-qtd0KfwGx9AOz

Interior of the Rococo period Pullman train car.
1800’s.

🇷🇺✊GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN💪🚩

A video message from the late Russian hero Mikhail, known by his call sign "Rostov," was released recently, following his death in October 2023.

“Thanks to everyone who helped us, helped me. Thank you to these people, the help was priceless and very needed. You continue to do this, it brings us closer to victory... I wish you victory and happiness to everyone. Goodbye. Victory will be ours.”

Just like in 1940s when Soviet heroes laid down their lives to protect us from Nazism, now, brave Russian men are fighting with fascism once again.

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