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They also have a military presence in several African countries where they currently propping up the government of Mali which was involved in coup. This coup in Mali has been criticized by African leadership but nothing has really been done about. Its easier for the AU to condemn racism on the borders of Poland and Hungary than to deal with the actual problems on the continent that lead to the citizens of about 10-12 Africans countries living in failed states and having no future....but at least these countries dont have racism http://saharareporters.com/2022/02/04/russian-mercenaries-supporting-mali’s-military-government-they’ll-worsen-situation-–-us

https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/russia-bonds-now-junk-set-to-reel-from-central-bank-sanctions And this financial article says the war chest is $1 Trillion and $300 billion is stored in foreign exchanges So we dont know for certain its true size and how much is in $ But we do know for sure the Russian economy is crashing and the $ sanctions on the Russian central bank means it cant trade in $ which has additional unprecedented and deep long term consequence. To quote from the link He estimated that about $300 billion is held in foreign-exchange swaps and deposits in foreign banks, and could be potentially trapped by sanctions. That may further restrict the country’s ability to access funds. Sanctioning central bank reserves can turn a surplus agent into a deficit agent overnight,” Pozsar wrote in a separate note Sunday. “The Bank of Russia has neither Treasuries to repo with the new FIMA repo facility, nor dollar swap lines with the Fed, and if its assets are frozen, it can’t raise dollars to provide for its domestic banks.”

Please tell me she was at least hot?

I wish the Russians were still like that and cared about the deaths of civilians, I wonder why they changed like how they killed brown people in Syria?

Thanks, so I was wrong. We have still been killing each other since WW2, my mistake

Yes Bosnia and Kosovo count, you right But Im not saying millions of dead Africans and Asians dont count. Those are separate wars to this Ukraine invasion

Really, when was the last war between Europeans ?

No their is a split and people who arent sycophants of Trump

Dont take him seriously, Zora is just repeating some exaggerated false narrative that has nothing to do with most peoples concern about this invasion Their were maybe 3 reporters who made stupid comments like " I cant handle seeing white people with blue eyes killing each other " .....WFT ?? Thats one of the dumbest things I have ever heard of and its historically inaccurate. We have been killing each other for the last 2000 years and only just stopped after WW2 I have watched literally dozens of journalists covering this invasion and no one has said anything even remotely like that because this is not about that. The reaction is about Putin and how he has gone too far and thats what this is about...its not about " white people getting bombed instead of brown people "

Yes, sanctions will hurt the world because of the disruption of commodities from both Russia and Ukraine. But its a price we have to accept because its either that or the West must let Putin dictate how the world works and thats much worse than the temporary pain from necessary sanctions Democracy cannot be dictated to by autocracy

Look I understand you bitter but its not our fault that Putin miscalculated and now the reality of who he really is has been revealed to all. Yes Zora, Putin is liar and a warmonger and he has destroyed his legacy and Russia's economy and most of us will continue to support Ukraine and nothing is going to change that even once Russia "wins " it victory with this invasion And playing the race card I would have thought is below you but nice try

Dont feel too bad, we have all been their before How long were you together for?

Can you answer an important question, Zelenskyy is Jewish and he won the election in 2019 overwhelmingly Why would Neo-Nazis vote for a Jew? Remember they hate people like gypsies and Jews

But Comrade remember the Russian economy is self-sufficient and can use the Fish and Chips banking payment system and can trade in gold so we dont have to worry about the sanctions

Absolutely, the real impact from sanctions will be seen in the next 3-6 months and Russia will see no way out but to reverse Putins War...thats the only way to end the sanctions

Russia can reverse its impending economic collapse, it wont take decades. I would say a friendly Russia can get its economy back in 4-6 years Because some of the sanctions that have hurt it the hardest can literally be reversed overnight like the US sanctions on the $ on the Russian central bank. If the US just ends that then Russia can access most of its $650 Billion sovereign fund which is mostly in $

Welcome back, things are still great here What happened in your relationship, we love news and gossip

I am always so moved by your sensitivity and empathy, you inspire me hoonding...you really do

Fair enough, if Putin is suicidal and unleashes nukes then the whole world loses including Russia. Putin is unhinged but not that unhinged

No their is option three and the most likely. Russia will defeat the vastly smaller Ukrainian army but the sanctions will continue to devastate the Russia economy and they will be forced to negotiate But Putin doesnt "win " by setting up a puppet government, he just wins a battle but he will lose the war

You right, these are hard economic times but knowing that the Russian economy is being devastated by Putins War makes me feel much better And you wrong, Western countries wont agree to anything Putin wants because he invaded Ukraine. He created this reality and he needs to stop the war and then we can go back to negotiations. Its like you think Russia has the economic strength here?

I think you guys are over-analyzing DA:O and being unfair....but your criticism is funny Remember end of the day its a fantasy game where you fight dragons and cast spells. We must be careful not to assume it must too believable because its not suppose to be 🐲

The thing is they didnt meet the criteria yet and its about corruption laws or something similar Because the reason the EU is the worlds most successful trading block is because the laws and governance are strict and enforced. Countries cant just join like in the AU because they on the same continent. If you dont have certain common values and agreed on economic rules and governance then these unions fail and become talk shops. So thats why the EU has non-negotiable expectations to join

Thats what I understand is the issue as well, they have their own oligarchs who have too much public sector influence so its about corruption laws that are strict in the EU

, Im sorry but its makes me laugh the countries who support Russia. Its like the brochure of other autocratic states and failed socialist experiments, Iran being the exception Great "friends" to have, I can imagine what they chat about around the camp fire " So what did you guys do today" " Oh you know, the normal. Killed and tortured a few thousand annoying protestors demanding human rights " " I get you, nothing more annoying than citizens wanting the right to a free and fair election " " Yeah and now they want a free media and the right to criticize government publicly " " I just cant believe citizens can be so unreasonable ....so selfish these people who want Democracy "