Russian invasion of Ukraine

[tolmie's hairdoo]

if they were tipped off about an assassination attempt would they really go about telling where that information had come from ? or do you think they are planting the seeds of doubt about the support to putin.

Who's to know in the fog of war? Rationale goes out the smashed out windows.

 

[west didsblue]

if they were tipped off about an assassination attempt would they really go about telling where that information had come from ? or do you think they are planting the seeds of doubt about the support to putin.

That's a reasonable point

 

[metalblue]

It's a bit dismissive to just say it's nonsense. The donations out in the open are bad enough but there's a reasonable chance that a lot more would come out if some oligarchs had their assets seized and they decided to spill the beans. Would explain the delay for them to get their assets out.

I think you’re reading a bit too much into the motivation on delay’s. Example; VTB had their assets frozen, the next day the treasury told them they had 30 days to unwind “settlements” (not sure what settlements mean in this context) - so long as such settlement didn’t break other sanctions.

The UK wants to keep playing by the rules, no wonder Putin and his ilk laughs at the west.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Only if they invade Finland.

True,but Finland are apparently sending weopanss to Ukraine.

 

[domalino]

pretty sue now that Ukraine just needs to string them out - everywhere except here is confiscating oligarch's wealth - stocks in Russia are worthless and Putin has cash reserves that he can only use to shore up a collapsed rouble or continue to prosecute a war he isn't winning - either way his resources are finite and he must be under pressure at home now

At the moment we seem to be in a race between Ukrainian Cities being levelled and Russian financial apocalypse. Can Ukraine slow the bombardment, evacuate civilians and speed up the sanctions to the point where Russia's economy is sent back to the 80's?

As civilian casualties go higher and humanitarian situation worsens surely we will cut off the rest of the Russian banks from SWIFT and stop buying Billions of $$$ of oil and gas off them per day.

 

[Coatigan]

It's breaking my heart this war! Seeing children clamouring over bombed bridges when two weeks ago life would have been pretty much normal for them. This war has really brought the horrors of war home! I hope all countries are more mindful in the future of the devastation war causes for the people that have to live it. Its all just so pointless I cannot stop watching it but it's absolutely wretching!

Yep, ditto.

All else aside, that is totally the very forefront of my emotions and thoughts.

 

[west didsblue]

I think you’re reading a bit too much into the motivation on delay’s. Example; VTB had their assets frozen, the next day the treasury told them they had 30 days to unwind “settlements” (not sure what settlements mean in this context) - so long as such settlement didn’t break other sanctions.

The UK wants to keep playing by the rules, no wonder Putin and his ilk laughs at the west.

Your faith in our government playing by the rules is touching.

I still think it's far more likely that they are giving their donors time to get the bulk of their assets away from UK jurisdiction.

 

[Scottyboi]

True,but Finland are apparently sending weopanss to Ukraine.

If only Simo Häyhä was still alive today.

 

[JASR]

Following on from my previous post about Russia's credit rating. I must have had (slightly) old news.

Fitch, Moody's slash Russia's sovereign rating to junk

Ratings agencies Fitch and Moody's downgraded Russia by six notches to "junk" status, saying Western sanctions threw into doubt its ability to service debt and would weaken the economy.

www.reuters.com

'Fitch downgraded Russia to "B" from "BBB" and placed the country's ratings on "rating watch negative". Moody's, which last week had flagged the possibility of a downgrade, also cut the country's rating by six notches, to B3 from Baa3.

Fitch said the only other precedent to such a large six-notch downgrade on a single sovereign entity was South Korea in 1997.'

Not sure what happened to SK in 1997? Pretty sure they didn't invade NK.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I don't even drink Vodka and the Faberge egg was sold years ago.

And the vodka is probably made in Varrington