Oleksandr Shepotylo
@shepotylo.bsky.social
International Trade, Productivity, Security @ Aston Centre for Business Prosperity | Born and raised in Ukraine | Large data analysis enthusiast | Views my own
#EconSky #trade #economics
#EconSky #trade #economics
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⚡️Today, Zelenskyy (unofficially) said: The US in Abu Dhabi proposed extending the energy ceasefire until the next meeting, and Ukraine agreed. Russia paused to "think it over," and then launched a massive shelling last night—it looks like a de facto refusal, — UP.
February 7, 2026 at 8:56 PM
⚡️Today, Zelenskyy (unofficially) said: The US in Abu Dhabi proposed extending the energy ceasefire until the next meeting, and Ukraine agreed. Russia paused to "think it over," and then launched a massive shelling last night—it looks like a de facto refusal, — UP.
Just when you need to get some obscure facts about the nations of the world, the CIA World Factbook was always really handy. Another bigly win for MAGA, I guess
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Just when you need to get some obscure facts about the nations of the world, the CIA World Factbook was always really handy. Another bigly win for MAGA, I guess
When the party line shifts, Republican voters move with the party. MAGA Republicans are Communists in USSR
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
When the party line shifts, Republican voters move with the party. MAGA Republicans are Communists in USSR
We need full investigation into Epstein files and UK politics!
Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference
February 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
We need full investigation into Epstein files and UK politics!
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Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference
February 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference
Go Ukraine! Have a great games in Italy 2026!!!
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Go Ukraine! Have a great games in Italy 2026!!!
Many Ukrainian athletes will never be able to participate in the Olympics because they were killed by Russia. And while the world celebrates and has fun, people in Ukraine are still suffering under constant bombing, with no heat or electricity.
But Ukraine stands...
But Ukraine stands...
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Many Ukrainian athletes will never be able to participate in the Olympics because they were killed by Russia. And while the world celebrates and has fun, people in Ukraine are still suffering under constant bombing, with no heat or electricity.
But Ukraine stands...
But Ukraine stands...
Russia’s war-time boom is fading. IMF now sees sub‑1% growth in 2025–26, the weakest since post‑Crimea sanctions, as oil prices fall and sanctions bite. #Trade #Economics
February 6, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Russia’s war-time boom is fading. IMF now sees sub‑1% growth in 2025–26, the weakest since post‑Crimea sanctions, as oil prices fall and sanctions bite. #Trade #Economics
1/ Steeper discounts on Russian crude are testing India’s informal oil trade understanding with the US. Cheaper barrels raise pressure on New Delhi to buy more, potentially undercutting Western efforts to limit Moscow’s revenues. (Sources: Bloomberg Markets) #Trade #Economics
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 AM
1/ Steeper discounts on Russian crude are testing India’s informal oil trade understanding with the US. Cheaper barrels raise pressure on New Delhi to buy more, potentially undercutting Western efforts to limit Moscow’s revenues. (Sources: Bloomberg Markets) #Trade #Economics
“In the long term, space-based AI is obviously the only way to scale.” E Musk
a man in a black robe says obviously
ALT: a man in a black robe says obviously
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:57 AM
“In the long term, space-based AI is obviously the only way to scale.” E Musk
The EU report (www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...) on the supply chains of critical minerals demonstrates its dependency on the global supply of materials.
February 3, 2026 at 8:40 AM
The EU report (www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...) on the supply chains of critical minerals demonstrates its dependency on the global supply of materials.
1/ The EU’s 2030 renewables goals hinge on critical minerals the bloc mostly imports from China and Russia. A new European Court of Auditors report, covered by multiple credible sources (1), warns this structural dependence threatens strategic autonomy. #Trade #Economics
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
1/ The EU’s 2030 renewables goals hinge on critical minerals the bloc mostly imports from China and Russia. A new European Court of Auditors report, covered by multiple credible sources (1), warns this structural dependence threatens strategic autonomy. #Trade #Economics
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Vsevolod, Kyiv resident: When it’s +2°C inside your apartment, you can’t do anything there.
We spend the day at our volunteer hub, then crash wherever friends can take us for the night. There’s no heating almost for a month. 1/
We spend the day at our volunteer hub, then crash wherever friends can take us for the night. There’s no heating almost for a month. 1/
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Vsevolod, Kyiv resident: When it’s +2°C inside your apartment, you can’t do anything there.
We spend the day at our volunteer hub, then crash wherever friends can take us for the night. There’s no heating almost for a month. 1/
We spend the day at our volunteer hub, then crash wherever friends can take us for the night. There’s no heating almost for a month. 1/
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🇫🇮❗️The Russian army is actively restoring the former Soviet garrison in the city of Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia) near the border with Finland, - YLE
Satellite images indicate a large-scale clearing of the territory, the arrival of equipment and technical means.
Satellite images indicate a large-scale clearing of the territory, the arrival of equipment and technical means.
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 PM
🇫🇮❗️The Russian army is actively restoring the former Soviet garrison in the city of Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia) near the border with Finland, - YLE
Satellite images indicate a large-scale clearing of the territory, the arrival of equipment and technical means.
Satellite images indicate a large-scale clearing of the territory, the arrival of equipment and technical means.
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Russian attack on Ukrainian passenger train kills five people
Russian attack on Ukrainian passenger train kills five people
Russia and Ukraine have lost a total of almost two million military personnel in the four years since Russia's full scale invasion, according to a new study.
www.channel4.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Russian attack on Ukrainian passenger train kills five people
The fact that characters like Kisin got airtime on national TV tells about how dysfunctional the UK media became. Loudmouth who is no expert in anything - at some point he was professional Ukrainian ("my grandma is from Ukraine"), now he is "I just ask questions" contrarian cultural warrior
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM
The fact that characters like Kisin got airtime on national TV tells about how dysfunctional the UK media became. Loudmouth who is no expert in anything - at some point he was professional Ukrainian ("my grandma is from Ukraine"), now he is "I just ask questions" contrarian cultural warrior
The US has discovered that trade wars, much like towels, work best when applied with precision. Having realised that hitting everything Canadian merely resulted in Canadians discovering the EU and China exist, they've now opted to specifically target airplane manufacturers
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The US has discovered that trade wars, much like towels, work best when applied with precision. Having realised that hitting everything Canadian merely resulted in Canadians discovering the EU and China exist, they've now opted to specifically target airplane manufacturers
Hit of the day is moltbook, created by AI agents for AI agents. Look how agents discuss their owners
January 30, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Hit of the day is moltbook, created by AI agents for AI agents. Look how agents discuss their owners
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Sorry I cannot alt-text this one. Here's the link. Pretty remarkable.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
January 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Sorry I cannot alt-text this one. Here's the link. Pretty remarkable.
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we honor the memory of our heroes – the Heroes of Kruty. The defenders who held back the Bolsheviks’ attack on Kyiv on January 29, 1918.
They stood against a much stronger enemy… At Askold’s grave, I paid tribute to the heroes.
They stood against a much stronger enemy… At Askold’s grave, I paid tribute to the heroes.
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we honor the memory of our heroes – the Heroes of Kruty. The defenders who held back the Bolsheviks’ attack on Kyiv on January 29, 1918.
They stood against a much stronger enemy… At Askold’s grave, I paid tribute to the heroes.
They stood against a much stronger enemy… At Askold’s grave, I paid tribute to the heroes.
WP inspired by Greenland tariff: if the benefit of owning Greenland (G) is sufficiently large for the US, the EU must put upfront a "nuclear option" that would be asymmetric for the cooperative equilibrium of "good old status quo" to be sustainable and credible.
www.aston.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
www.aston.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
www.aston.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:22 PM
WP inspired by Greenland tariff: if the benefit of owning Greenland (G) is sufficiently large for the US, the EU must put upfront a "nuclear option" that would be asymmetric for the cooperative equilibrium of "good old status quo" to be sustainable and credible.
www.aston.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
www.aston.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
In a dynamic world of import tariffs (who would have thought), it is important to model various scenarios and plan for retaliation. Our work shows that UK alone is not able to impact US policy and should do it with like-minded countries.
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Europe and the UK would lose more than the US in a trade war, research finds
Aston University study highlights the economic risks to the EU and UK of matching Donald Trump’s tariff threats
giftarticle.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:14 AM
In a dynamic world of import tariffs (who would have thought), it is important to model various scenarios and plan for retaliation. Our work shows that UK alone is not able to impact US policy and should do it with like-minded countries.
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Russia - colossus on clay feet. The arc of history is clear: The Russian empire had kept falling apart since 1917, but at slower pace after 2000
Innovative Russian technologies. The main base of Russia’s Northern Fleet (which Putin constantly uses to threaten other countries) has been connected to electricity via wooden poles, after the previous supports installed in the 1960s collapsed.
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Russia - colossus on clay feet. The arc of history is clear: The Russian empire had kept falling apart since 1917, but at slower pace after 2000
This is not how rational economic models envision how markets function
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 AM
This is not how rational economic models envision how markets function
Russia negotiating by attacking passenger train and killing civilians.
🙏 Zelensky: Russia attacked a passenger train in the Kharkiv region. In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be viewed as terrorism.
In particular, there were more than 200 people on that train. And there were 18 people in the car that was hit. 4 people died…
In particular, there were more than 200 people on that train. And there were 18 people in the car that was hit. 4 people died…
January 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Russia negotiating by attacking passenger train and killing civilians.