I think you have watched one too many Bond movies, but the idea has merit.
Very few people would miss Putin.
Very few people would miss Putin.
Russian invasion of Ukraine imminent, BBC reports
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Spoken like a true used car salesman!!!
Unless he's got a million barrels of crude and a 100 million BTUs of natural gas stored in the bunker where he's hiding, nobody is going to listen to this guy!
Money talks! Bullshit walks!
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Actually Cloudsurf was right...Putin was portrayed in a Bond Movie way before he came into power in 2012!...in the movie OCTOPUSSY!...lol!
A classic scene!!!
General Orlov is no longer with us, but the character actor who played him, Steve Berkoff, is still alive. Berkoff in his younger days would have been a very effective Putin.
More on Orlov here:
jamesbond.fandom.com
"Orlov was completely insane, having a manic fixation with the USSR gaining complete power over Europe, as opposed to General Gogol, who preferred to make peace with the West. Another Soviet flag officer also rejected Orlov's plan for different reasons: out of the belief that other societies would peacefully choose central planning. Orlov was also incredibly psychotic, not caring that thousands of people would die due to his plan. He also had no qualms with betraying Octopussy for his plan to succeed. In addition, he seemed to have a short temper, frequently snapping at people while arguing with them, seen most prominently in his confrontations with both General Gogol and James Bond."
More on Orlov here:
General Orlov
Yes...but tomorrow, I shall be a hero of the Soviet Union.General Orlov Lieutenant-General Orlov (Russian: Генерал-лейтенант Орлов) was a fictional Soviet General and the main antagonist in the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy. He was portrayed by British actor Steven Berkoff. The character also...
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Another development - Russian citizens will NOT be able to exchange their rubles for foreign currency. 2 weeks ago, if someone had 78,000 Rubles, they could get US$1,000 in exchange. Now? Nothing. They can only use rubles in Russia - just like how you can only use Canadian Tire money at Canadian Tire.
And soon, not even for Starbucks or McDs, since those companies are pulling out. I guess they're really doing a speedrun for the European version of North Korea.
And soon, not even for Starbucks or McDs, since those companies are pulling out. I guess they're really doing a speedrun for the European version of North Korea.
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Here is what is on the horizon with the invasion, Russia will prevail soon but Russia is the world's top exporter of wheat, Ukraine is #5 and they will not be planting this spring, (although it would be good if they did.) That alone will cause a major worldwide wheat shortage and led to mass hunger. Meanwhile fertilizer will be hard to get as there is already a shortage of nitrogen and phosphate (China has stopped exporting it), 40% of world's potash is from Russia/Belarus. There will be famines, not necessarily in Europe or North America but plenty of places like Brazil and Australia rely heavily on fertilizer. Last time we had global wheat prices rise fast, it led to the Arab Spring with lots of coups and uprisings. This shortage will be much worse. The natural gas shortage will be a major crisis for Europe. There is no avoiding this as Ukraine will attack infrastructure and Russia will leverage the price and Turks will block it through their straits. US will likely stop exporting its 3 million daily barrels of refined oil product, which will raise prices much higher. And of course once countries need oil they tend to attack other countries to get it, so expect lots of action. China is for sure is still financing Russia. China has not condemned the Russian war, they might even use this war as a smoke screen to attack and take over Taiwan. China and Russia combined have way more gold then the USA ever will have. Cutting Russia out from the swift system and other economic sanctions will not slow them down. The USA is afraid to attack Russia because they got nuclear weapons and it will it will lead to a world war. Even though USA would win, they will take a big pounding and heavy causalities. Btw Israel reluctantly condemned Russia.
After the EU, China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil. They also do a lot of trade and that will not stop despite US sanctions. About China financing Russia, while a majority of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves have been frozen by Western sanctions, an estimated $77 billion are Chinese assets according to the Bank or Russia. As expected, Beijing is making it clear it will not join EU and U.S. sanctions — but giving Moscow a financial boost with liquidity at this moment will clearly be seen as funding Putin’s war chest.
After the EU, China is the biggest buyer of Russian oil. They also do a lot of trade and that will not stop despite US sanctions. About China financing Russia, while a majority of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves have been frozen by Western sanctions, an estimated $77 billion are Chinese assets according to the Bank or Russia. As expected, Beijing is making it clear it will not join EU and U.S. sanctions — but giving Moscow a financial boost with liquidity at this moment will clearly be seen as funding Putin’s war chest.
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Over 300 Companies Have Withdrawn from Russia - But Some Remain.
March 9, 2022
Since Putin's devastating invasion of Ukraine began, 300 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia in protest.
It's not enough.
I am not overly optimistic about Kamala Harris's trip to Europe and not really sure why she was sent as opposed to a more seasoned emissary. She knows absolutely shit about the Eastern Europeans and their culture. She probably never ate a pierogi in her life. She doesn't speak Polish and I probably know more Polish words than she does:
www.cnn.com
Harris' trip to Poland and Romania turns fraught after US rejects Polish plan to get jets to Ukraine
Vice President Kamala Harris is jetting to Europe Wednesday for a trip that became more complicated after one of her hosts -- Poland -- caught the United States by surprise with a proposal to provide its Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine.
www.cnn.com
DONE...McDO temporarely close 847 restos.....that could have more effect on the population/families than the sanctions vs banking institutions et les oligarques 
...la population va peut-être commencer à poser des questions et s'informer....on ne ferme pas comme ça une telle institution si fortement imbriquée dans nos vies---et symbole du capitalisme---sans se poser de questions...lol.
De plus COKE---PEPSI--STARBUCKS ont fait de même....quand même aussi des répercussions sur des habitudes de consommation journalière.
...la population va peut-être commencer à poser des questions et s'informer....on ne ferme pas comme ça une telle institution si fortement imbriquée dans nos vies---et symbole du capitalisme---sans se poser de questions...lol.De plus COKE---PEPSI--STARBUCKS ont fait de même....quand même aussi des répercussions sur des habitudes de consommation journalière.
In his company-wide memo, Kempczinski said the company will continue to pay the salaries of its 62,000 employees in Russia, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities will continue to run there.
McDonald's is too nice, I would have cut their salary.
I understand that they are not guilty of the bad decisions of this diabolical madman.
I have no more words to describe the horrors of the bombings that Putin orders.
I hate Putin, he's not a human, he's a heartless monster.
I hate Putin, he's not a human, he's a heartless monster.
They`ve done the same in Syria.....several times. Putin doesn`t give a shit. He is isolated. He lives in a make believe world . He is probably insane like a rabid fox.In Marioupol, the Russians bombed a children's hospital
Low of 22 degrees Fahrenheit in Marioupol tonight. It's going to be a cold night. Wood burning stoves are the only heating option now.Marioupol has no more heating, no more electricity and no more water.
I thought I post this here since it is all related to each other. Now we will and are experiencing a phenomena stagflation similar to what happened in the 70s due to the oil crisis. Excessive management of covid with too many restrictions, government spending has used up a lot of resources and now there is the Russian war and they got not much left to spare now that there is a real problem on the horizon. We see inflation rising fast but the economy is stagnant and the rapid increase of the price of oil will make it worse. The left with their climate protection are causing a lot of people to hurt financially. Alberta has lots of oil instead of buying from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, or Iran from other dictators, we should export more Canadian oil to make up for Russian oil. Increasing oil production is the only way to get the prices of oil under control and limit this financial damage. It will also create a lot of jobs for Canada and give a big boost to our economy. The US imports about 600,000 barrels of oil from Russia a day, but Canada does not have the capacity to meet that demand, after Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled two important pipeline projects : Northern Gateway in 2016 and Keystone XL in 2021. These decisions were all political as part of the left. Trudeau should be for once fighting for Canadians instead of foreign countries and fight for Canadian oil. He should call Biden and build these key pipelines and build the Canadian economy. Russia is no longer a reliable partner to export oil and USA should not be relying on autocratic countries for oil.
Maybe so but I got a cold and harsh Mike Tyson gut punch to the stomach when I filled up my car with gas today. $4.49 per gallon and cost me $55.13 to fill my tank. Ouch. A fill was $30 this past summer. I only get $0.56 a mile gas reimbursement for travel per IRS regulations.
What a tragedy....and still going on....insane insane insane...
Russia 1 more step closer to Venezuela - they're going to nationalize (i.e. STEAL) property of companies exiting Russia.
Even if Russia emerges out of this crisis without Putin, no one is even going to invest in Russia ever again.
www.marketwatch.com
Even if Russia emerges out of this crisis without Putin, no one is even going to invest in Russia ever again.
Legislative commission backs plan to nationalize property of Western companies exiting Russia
Commission’s role includes assessing laws that the government intends to propose to the State Duma.
www.marketwatch.com
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