Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by vba616 on Monday February 28, 2022 @01:51AM
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>China is not happy with Russia over this
Current events in Ukraine seem like the perfect experiment to see if taking Taiwan is possible.
If it's really, really useful, I don't see how happy/unhappy would enter into it.
What does "actual ally" mean, according to experts? Was the USSR an actual ally of anyone in WWII? The US sent a zillion dollars worth of Jeeps and spam on the basis of shared interests, not true friendship.
Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by AnimalMuppet on Monday February 28, 2022 @11:30AM
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"Actual ally" as in "they let Russia launch part of the invasion from their territory". Even more: Belarus is at least talking about sending their own troops as well.
Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value
by cutemonster on Tuesday March 01, 2022 @01:39AM
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"puppet state" is a better word.
"Alley" is misleading in that it sounds as if the dictator there has any choice except than doing what Putin tells him.
China has been allergic to the word "invasion", perhaps because they don't want it thrown at them if they attack Taiwan. But China is not happy with Russia over this.