Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
We called the egg omelette in U.S. MREs 'the lung'.
British rats, we called the 'trackpad'.
Cheers!
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Russia/Ukraine conflict
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We called the egg omelette in U.S. MREs 'the lung'.
British rats, we called the 'trackpad'.
Cheers!
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
SilentWarp
Member
I'm not sure Putin cares about bond interest payments if he's threatening to nationalize all foreign businesses. Russia's credit rating is gone to shite so why bother.
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
Yeah, its about the credit default swaps exposure on Wall St. banks... Isn't it always?
Cheers!
Russian central bank still owns about $650B in foreign currencies stored outside of Russia. They are a net creditor meaning they are owed more than they owe (50% more). This $650B has already been frozen by sanctions. They got Russia's wallet.
And they'll keep it as Ukraine will need it all to rebuild. Russia will be Iraq 2.0.
I note oil is down big time at $96 for wti. If Biden can drive it to 70 than Russia is bankrupt in any case as the discount to Russian oil would place it below Russia budget needs of $45.
SilentWarp
Member
Yip. It sems they have two choices to western banks: China or crypto, both of which can take out their entire economy with any single month-long downturn. These are terrible alternatives.
I really think Putin is regretting the whole damn invasion. It looks like he won't get what he after (land buffer between Russia and NATO) and in fact will either get crushed in another arms race or have to pay reparations to Ukraine (or maybe both).
Not sure any brokerage firm has a clue what the outlook for this war crime is, but maybe a different insight into what is going on.
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Insights Live: Market volatility, oil prices, and the Russia-Ukraine war
Friday, March 18, 2022, 12:00pm EDT
Join the Insights from Fidelity Wealth Management team on March 18 as we continue our discussion on the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war. The conflict is taking an enormous human toll, and our thoughts continue to be with Ukraine and all those affected. We also recognize the uncertainty for our clients. So, we’ll be discussing recent market volatility, supply chain issues, oil prices, and the Fed. Specifically, we’ll look at:
• How supply chain disruptions could affect the world economy
• Whether recent events have changed the 2022 outlook
• What Fidelity is doing to respond to the current situation
In all this and most others commentary people may be ignoring what may be the most intractable problem for Putin's Russia now.
That is lack of developers and other IT professionals. By one reliable source I am informed that some half million have already emigrated and as many more may do so soon. A huge proportion of Russia's expertise has dual nationality. This problem is critical right now and is impairing ever military and economic sector.
This, to the extent that it is true, is inhibiting every single component of human activity that is dependent on automation even computerized records.
The consequences are already obvious, are they not?
Thus far communication links are still functioning, including internet. Messaging to/from Russia still works quite normally.
What will happen when some node, somewhere breaks?
That is lack of developers and other IT professionals. By one reliable source I am informed that some half million have already emigrated and as many more may do so soon. A huge proportion of Russia's expertise has dual nationality. This problem is critical right now and is impairing ever military and economic sector.
This, to the extent that it is true, is inhibiting every single component of human activity that is dependent on automation even computerized records.
The consequences are already obvious, are they not?
Thus far communication links are still functioning, including internet. Messaging to/from Russia still works quite normally.
What will happen when some node, somewhere breaks?
Tiger
Active Member
Wonder, if the war is going to work wonders for ukrainians in teambuilding sense, how often do you have a government working 24/7 together. And as they need to rebuild it all, they will know it inside out, which has been Zelensky's achilles's heel.
Tiger
Active Member
How many of the russian army, looking at what is happening at home (assuming they have roaming access to unrestricted internet), Russia becoming (more) police state, how many want to go back? They should maybe declare independent and join the likes of the other batallions already fighting in Ukraine, to free Ukraine.
Artful Dodger
"Neko no me"
Wild Kremlin TV Hosts Threaten the U.S. with Nuclear Strikes
https://www.thedailybeast.com/wild-kremlin-tv-hosts-threaten-the-us-with-nuclear-strikes-unless-sanctions-end-and-reparations-are-paid?source=articles&via=rss
Some wild and outlandish claims in what they are selling to their populace. We can’t back down. After reading the Twitter feed of Kamil Galeev and his explanation of the internal Russian thought process, I feel like we have to break through this fog and the only way is to defeat them.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/wild-kremlin-tv-hosts-threaten-the-us-with-nuclear-strikes-unless-sanctions-end-and-reparations-are-paid?source=articles&via=rss
Some wild and outlandish claims in what they are selling to their populace. We can’t back down. After reading the Twitter feed of Kamil Galeev and his explanation of the internal Russian thought process, I feel like we have to break through this fog and the only way is to defeat them.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Why are Ukraine’s cheap, slow drones so successful against Russian targets?
A U.S. official says Ukraine has made “terrific” use of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, which can loiter over tanks and artillery and destroy them with missiles.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
Russia exposing new tech in this war, allowing future countermeasures to be developed by the west.
www.yahoo.com
Kyiv auto shops repurposing captured weaponry
news.yahoo.com
Russia Deploys a Mystery Munition in Ukraine
American intelligence officials have discovered that the barrage of ballistic missiles Russia has fired into Ukraine contain a surprise: decoys that trick air-defense radars and fool heat-seeking missiles. The devices are each about 1 foot long, shaped like a dart and white with an orange tail...
Kyiv auto shops repurposing captured weaponry
Kyiv auto repair shop adapts captured Russian weapons for local forces
A Kyiv auto mechanics workshop has jumped from car repairs and maintenance to adapting captured Russian weapons for use by Ukrainian troops defending the capital. Oleksandr Fedchenko said he had been throwing around ideas with staff at his car repair shop after Russia launched its invasion of...
This 6th of the FSB letters is a supposed FSB outline of long term purpose and objectives of the Ukraine invasion. It is thought provoking. At least interesting to consider where it is or will be wrong.
www.igorsushko.com
Putin expects the West to blink in the face of his threats - 6th letter from the Wind of Change inside the FSB
Learn about the origins & context of the #FSBletters from the #WindofChange to Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human-rights activist exiled in France.
bkp_duke
Well-Known Member
This 6th of the FSB letters is a supposed FSB outline of long term purpose and objectives of the Ukraine invasion. It is thought provoking. At least interesting to consider where it is or will be wrong.
Putin expects the West to blink in the face of his threats - 6th letter from the Wind of Change inside the FSB
Learn about the origins & context of the #FSBletters from the #WindofChange to Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human-rights activist exiled in France.
The FSB letter basically lays out a pretext to go to war with all of the West.
Is Putin that stupid? He can barely handle what is going on in Ukraine. NATO would wipe Russia out in a conventional war, and that therefore means we are talking about a Nuclear conflict. Would his inner circle really risk a Nuclear Holocaust?
ZachF
Active Member
glhs272
Unnamed plug faced villian
If there is any truth to this, it would be pure insanity on the part of the Russians. Do they really think they are in any position to invade the west? Do they think that airstrikes into NATO countries would not elicit a response from NATO? I can only think that NATO would be forced to neutralize Russian strike capability via conventional means. With the whole world hoping that Russia wouldn't respond to this with nuclear weapons. Regardless, if Russia thinks this is World War 3, NATO best be preparing for this now and ready to meet the threat.This 6th of the FSB letters is a supposed FSB outline of long term purpose and objectives of the Ukraine invasion. It is thought provoking. At least interesting to consider where it is or will be wrong.
Putin expects the West to blink in the face of his threats - 6th letter from the Wind of Change inside the FSB
Learn about the origins & context of the #FSBletters from the #WindofChange to Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human-rights activist exiled in France.
