Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by siliconescapee on Thursday February 24, 2022 @08:02AM
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Updates from Russia today:
- City centers are blocked by policy to prevent protests/marches
- Arrests of people at protests
- Volgograd airport has been closed
- Russians lining up at banks to withdraw cash, bank limits put in place midway through the day
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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by achenet on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:12AM
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so the Russian people aren't entirely enthusiastic about this. Maybe they'll have another revolution.
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by Invictus0 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:17AM
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Who would be enthusiastic about a 45% drop in the local currency
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by hogrider on Thursday February 24, 2022 @05:02PM
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There can be huge gains to be had, for example if the oligarchs all have all their wealth in foreign currency or large debt in the national currency.
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by vixen99 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:25AM
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10546799/More-150-s...
"More than 150 senior Russian officials have signed an open letter condemning Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine as 'an unprecedented atrocity' and warning of 'catastrophic consequences'."
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by Qub3d on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:17PM
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I hope none of them plan on accepting cups of tea in the near future[0].
[0]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvine...