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Re:Twitter Banned in Russia by veganhouseDJ on Friday March 04, 2022 @06:12PM (#30561894)
I think their money becoming basically worthless is probably tipping people off something is up.
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Re:Twitter Banned in Russia by ojosilva on Friday March 04, 2022 @07:53PM (#30562725)
So far, this just looks like another recession for regular Russians, and not as bad as 1998-99 [1]. At least as far as "their money" goes. Losing access to western goods, services and travel may be the more noticiable factor, at least for some people.

[1] from The Economist: https://archive.ph/T61OQ

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