Ukraine war/President/news

[foenix]

I'd say if you bought rubble in the first week of march, and sold today, you would be looking at a 40% return on investment....
Not bad for 30 days....
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We can all be billionaires if we had a time machine, no? Did you buy any Rubles the first week of March?

[captkirkcanada]

I'd say if you bought rubble in the first week of march, and sold today, you would be looking at a 40% return on investment....
Not bad for 30 days....
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We can all be billionaires if we had a time machine, no? Did you buy any Rubles the first week of March?

lol we digress , facts are investing in war criminals money is not what my portfolio will have on it.

[gertlush]

Sorry that is all fake news. Our sanctions destroyed the Russian economy and drove the ruble to zero. Remember?? Anything else is Russian disinformation.

[ferri]

[gertlush]

Alrighty... on economics still then... will this war likely cost the West more or Russia? I'm thinking the West. We are paying more for every commodity Russia produces, we are giving billions in weapons and cash to the Ukies, we are supporting millions of refugees. And when they inevitably lose it will be a dismembered country.

At the end it will be very hard to get our money back. What assets will be left for us to seize? What do we gain from our posturing?

Im surprised such high calibre minds like Biden, Bojo and Mr. T are playing a poor hand poorly.

[BC Landlord]

The “Kiev ghost” and “Snake Island martyrs” were also in the news. We all know where that came from.

[normaM]

why do you consider it posturing?

[normaM]

the whatever "recovery " of the ruble is based on this
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022 ... -the-ruble
SNIP
Perhaps the biggest factor juicing the ruble is a risky ploy by President Vladimir Putin that we mentioned at the top of this story: telling certain buyers of Russian natural gas that they must henceforth pay their gas bills in rubles. Natural gas contracts are usually written requiring payment in euros or dollars, and the countries that buy natural gas

[BC Landlord]

Perhaps the biggest factor juicing the ruble is a risky ploy by President Vladimir Putin that we mentioned at the top of this story: telling certain buyers of Russian natural gas that they must henceforth pay their gas bills in rubles. Natural gas contracts are usually written requiring payment in euros or dollars, and the countries that buy natural gas

No one has to buy what Russians are selling. You can’t blame Russians for trying to circumvent our economic sanctions.

[Ka-El]

No one has to buy what Russians are selling.

Ironic. You've been buying it all hook, line and sinker.

[gertlush]

why do you consider it posturing?

I give you Exhibit A...

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[PoplarSoul]

Great work from a great organization.

How MSF is responding to the war in Ukraine

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/l ... ar-ukraine

MSF team witnesses hospital bombing in Mykolaiv

The team reported that the regional pediatric hospital, about 300 meters away, was also hit. No large crater was visible. In the wake of the explosions, they saw numerous small holes in the ground, scattered over a large area. These effects could be consistent with the use of cluster bombs.

"Bombing such a large area within a residential neighborhood in the middle of the afternoon cannot but cause civilian casualties and hit public buildings," said Lacharité. "In the past two days, three hospitals in Mykolaiv have been hit by strikes. In addition to yesterday's strikes, Hospital No. 5, located in the south of the city, was hit on April 3. Hospitals, patients and medical staff must absolutely be spared from attack.”

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/l ... g-mykolaiv

[seewood]

https://www.castanet.net/news/World/365 ... war#365146

So, why would Russia do this and prevent humanitarian assistance to people in Mariupol ? The pathetic part is Russia is still pretending to be interested in negotiations.
Scourge of the world Russia is.

I'd like to see/hear any reports out of China regarding president Xi's thoughts about the massacres ( NOUN
massacres (plural noun)
an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people:) perpetrated by Russian forces.

[alanjh595]

Images of dead civilians 'deeply disturbing,' Chinese officials say

45m ago / 8:01 AM PDT
China's foreign ministry said Wednesday that it is unsettled by the images coming out of the Ukrainian town of Bucha, where reports from the weekend showed dozens of bodies in civilian clothing strewn in the streets.

"The reports and images of civilian deaths in the town of Bucha are deeply disturbing. The truth and origin of the incident must be thoroughly investigated," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters.

But, he added, the circumstances of the scene should be verified and any accusations based on facts.

While the United States and its allies have accused Russia of war crimes over the past weeks, Moscow has pushed back, calling any photos and videos from Bucha a "provocation" by Ukrainian authorities. On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused the scene of being "staged."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live ... -rcna23167

[alanjh595]

Pope condemns 'horrendous cruelty' in Bucha

1h ago / 7:29 AM PDT
Pope Francis has condemned the "horrendous cruelty" Russian forces have been accused of carrying out in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha.

“The recent news of the war in Ukraine, rather than bringing relief and hope, attests instead of new atrocities," the pope said Wednesday toward the end of his weekly general audience.

Citing Ukraine's accusations that Russian forces killed and tortured hundreds of people in Bucha, he said the situation was representative of "ever more horrendous cruelty done even against defenseless civilians, women and children."

"They are victims whose innocent blood cries to Heaven and implores: Put an end to this war! Silence the weapons! Stop sowing death and destruction!" he said. In a powerful moment, the pope also held up a Ukrainian flag sent to him from Bucha.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live ... -rcna23167