Summary of RUSSIA DESPERATE for Revenue & Agrees BUY NOW PAY LATER Deal for Natural Gas Supply with HUNGARY

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The YouTube video discusses a recent gas deal between Russia and Hungary, which includes a deferred payment clause. This change in strategy is likely in response to falling oil prices and the consequent impact on the Russian economy. The video also discusses the possibility of a nuclear power plant explosion in Hungary, which would have a significant impact on the Ukrainian forces in the area.

• 00:00:00 In today's video, Joe discusses a deal between Russia and Hungary to defer payments for gas purchases. This development may indicate a change in Russia's strategy, as it now appears to be concerned about the huge loss of revenue it has experienced since it has been switching off all of those supplies. Italy's gas supplies have been affected, and the UK has warned of potential blackouts this winter. Sweden has started an investigation into the nordstream pipelines. Finally, Russian troops have abducted the head of a nuclear power plant in zaparitzia.
• 00:05:00 Two news stories from Europe are relevant to the discussion of Russia's increasing debt burden: Italy's purchase of natural gas from Russia and the possible terrorist attack on infrastructure. Sweden is investigating the source of the gas leak at Nordstrom.
• 00:10:00 The UK is facing a possible gas shortage this winter, as a direct result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The official UK regulator of champ has stated that there is a real possibility of a gas supply emergency in which gas supplies to some gas-fired power plants are curtailed. This could stop them from generating electricity. The UK has a high dependence on natural gas in 2021, 40 percent of all electricity was generated from gas-fired Power stations and 80 percent of all homes in the UK are heated using natural gas. This chart shows a summary of Where the UK sources its gas supplies from. 38 comes from the gas fields that the UK owns itself, 28 comes from liquefied natural gas Imports, and 34 comes from pipelines directly from Europe. prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK was only sourcing four percent of all of its gas supplies directly from Russia. So based on that percentage, it seems surprising that the UK regulator is stating that there could be an emergency and a gas prices this winter. However, the issue for the UK isn't the direct supplies from Russia, it's the impact on the European market that the movements away from buying Russian gas is having. This situation has caused Russia to switch off their supplies to a number of different countries
• 00:15:00 In recent months, Russia has been in negotiations with several European countries, including Hungary, in an effort to secure natural gas supply deals. The deal between Russia and Hungary is unique in that it includes a deferred payment clause, meaning that Russia will not receive full value for the gas it is supplying. This change in strategy is presumably in response to recent news reports that claimed the fall in oil prices has had a significant impact on the Russian economy.
• 00:20:00 In this video, Russia is desperate for revenue and agrees to a deal to sell natural gas to Hungary. This is a small deal, but it shows that Russia is starting to realize that it will not be able to replace all of its revenue from the West with China and India. This could lead to problems in the future when Russia is no longer able to supply Europe with gas.
• 00:25:00 The video discusses a possible Russian plan to detonate a nuclear power plant in Hungary in order to push back Ukrainian forces. While the plant has been shut down from an operational perspective, there is still a risk of an explosion.