Russian Drones Attacked Kyiv Again | Most respondents do not want Musk
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The beginning of a new week brings surprising news. Yesterday, the eyes of the world were on the 2022 World Cup final. The Argentines and the fans supporting the team celebrated yesterday. But this morning news came from Ukraine, which is still struggling with the occupiers. The war in Ukraine also has consequences on the energy market, OPEC's actions are not in favor of the UAE. Elon Musk still in the spotlight.
In this article:
- Russia attacked again
- Musk’s polls
- The UAE and OPEC
Russia attacked again
Russia launched 35 "kamikaze" drones into Ukraine in the early hours of Monday as many people were asleep, damaging critical infrastructure in and around the capital, Kiev.
The attack is Moscow's third air attack on the city in six days.
The governor said three areas in the region were left without power after that
Ukraine war live updates: Russian drone attack takes out power supplies in Kyiv; Ruble tumbles https://t.co/8dVyqymLa9
— CNBC (@CNBC) December 19, 2022
Musk’s Twitter polls
Elon Musk knows how to focus attention and even keep it for a longer time. Yesterday there was a lot of publicity about his actions against the accounts of journalists.
On Sunday, Twitter's new owner and CEO, Elon Musk, posted an informal poll of users of the social media platform asking if he should step down as head of the company.
Sunday's poll by Musk followed an online backlash after "Chief Twit" (as he called himself) made abrupt changes to rules affecting Twitter users last week.
Twitter polls are straw polls, meaning they are informal and not comparable to professional opinion polls. Malicious bots or unauthentic accounts may also be able to record a response to a Twitter survey.
The majority of respondents (57.5%) were in favor of the billionaire leaving office.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 18, 2022
The UAE and OPEC
The United Arab Emirates is a key member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
The UAE has been irritated by OPEC restrictions before, in 2020 and 2021. Currently, the state can only pump 3 million barrels a day, well below its 4 million barrels. It is even further below the 5 million barrels daily production target. The seemingly current OPEC cuts are meant to offset the risk of oil prices falling as the US and Europe enter recession.
President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, known as MbZ could change that by quitting, as Qatar did in 2019. The UAE would then get the proceeds from being able to pump whatever it likes, while also benefitting from a warm fuzzy glow in the eyes of the United States and its allies.
Officially, OPEC believes that oil demand will continue to grow until 2035, and it would be awkward to drop OPEC to pump more oil while hosting a climate conference. So the UAE is going to have a busy year 2023. The Gulf State wants to pump more oil, reinforce its status as a prime destination for the western capital in the region, and make a big buzz.
From Breakingviews - UAE will look to a world beyond OPEC https://t.co/F0aYGw31C0
— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) December 19, 2022
