Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by colordrops on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:52PM
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Russia wanted to be part of NATO and the US didn't allow it.
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Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by pixl97 on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:49AM
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With the way Russia behavies with its UN veto power, I can completely understand why.
Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by colordrops on Monday February 28, 2022 @03:34PM
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Have you not seen how the US behaves with its UN veto power? They are the most egregious by far. Just look at how often they stand alone regarding Israel/Palestine issues.
Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by foverzar on Monday February 28, 2022 @07:58AM
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Can you elaborate?
Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by pixl97 on Monday February 28, 2022 @08:58AM
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/42743587
https://theconversation.com/how-russias-un-vetoes-have-enabl...
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/does-russia-s-veto-mean-c...
https://news.un.org/en/story/2017/02/552362-russia-china-blo...
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-boycott-...
Not to say that other countries have not pulled some shit with UN veto power, but it's pretty much a meme with USSR/Russia