Russian invasion of Ukraine

[SPIDERBOY]

Melitopol Airport getting hit again.

Slava Ukraini.

 

[The perfect fumble]

What a complete load of Codswallop.

China: Is it burdening poor countries with unsustainable debt?

China has become a big lender to poorer countries, and there's been criticism of its approach.

www.bbc.com

Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives among 97 countries under China’s debt

Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives in South Asia stand neck-deep in debt to China. Pakistan owes US$77.3 billion, while of external debt to China while the amount owed by the Maldives amounts to 31 per cent of its gross national income.

www.nationthailand.com

China then swaps debt for equity when countries can't pay:

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www.ft.com

You need to take this elsewhere.

If you're going to throw out phrases like "codswallop" please take the time to read your own links...

"there are no cases, among the hundreds of loan arrangements studied by AidData and some other researchers, of Chinese state-owned lenders actually seizing a major asset in the event of a loan default.....

China: Is it burdening poor countries with unsustainable debt?

China has become a big lender to poorer countries, and there's been criticism of its approach.

www.bbc.com

...There's currently an initiative by G20 nations - those countries which have the largest and fastest-growing economies - to offer debt relief for poorer countries to help them deal with the impact of the pandemic.
China has joined this and says it has contributed "the highest amount of debt repayment" of any country taking part in the plan.
The World Bank says that since May 2020, a total of more than $10.3bn has been delivered in debt relief by G20 countries under this scheme."

 

[CTID1977]

that's quite a turn around isn't it? what happened to denazification and demilitarisation of Ukraine? you all right there? everything's according to plan?

 

[CTID1977]

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

that's quite a turn around isn't it? what happened to denazification and demilitarisation of Ukraine? you all right there? everything's according to plan?

Eliminating Russia in its current corrupt, rotten form seems like a perfectly sensible suggestion to me.

 

[aguero93:20]

Eliminating Russia in its current corrupt, rotten form seems like a perfectly sensible suggestion to me.

Tbh it should seem like a perfectly sensible suggestion to most of the real "powers" in Russia as well.
The profitable and well off parts of the country are nearly exclusively concentrated around Moscow and St. Petersburg, if the west 15% or so broke off from the rest they'd be far better off.
Especially considering they'd still almost certainly hold onto the expertise, equipment and investing power to make the most of any natural resources left behind.

Amusingly the only negative is that there would be nothing to stop their best buddies China from then creeping West themselves into Eastern Russia and swallowing it up piece by piece as the evil little nonce is attempting to do with the ex-soviet republics.

 

[CTID1977]

Крим - це Україна

 

[Metal Biker]

that's quite a turn around isn't it? what happened to denazification and demilitarisation of Ukraine? you all right there? everything's according to plan?

Pootin is pretty much admitting Russia is not of the mindset of being a civilised nation, there.

 

[BlueAnorak]

You need to take this elsewhere.

If you're going to throw out phrases like "codswallop" please take the time to read your own links...

China: Is it burdening poor countries with unsustainable debt?

China has become a big lender to poorer countries, and there's been criticism of its approach.

www.bbc.com

"there are no cases, among the hundreds of loan arrangements studied by AidData and some other researchers, of Chinese state-owned lenders actually seizing a major asset in the event of a loan default.....

There's currently an initiative by G20 nations - those countries which have the largest and fastest-growing economies - to offer debt relief for poorer countries to help them deal with the impact of the pandemic.
China has joined this and says it has contributed "the highest amount of debt repayment" of any country taking part in the plan.
The World Bank says that since May 2020, a total of more than $10.3bn has been delivered in debt relief by G20 countries under this scheme."

Utter nonsense - Still not for this thread. That's my last word on the subject.

 

[The perfect fumble]

Utter nonsense - Still not for this thread. That's my last word on the subject.

That's a relief.