Russia; pariah state watch

[nogojones]

Sadness in its eyes

 

[Pickman's model]

Sadness in its eyes

Sadness in its ears

 

[bluescreen]

Sadness in its eyes

Blofeld is not going to get over this insult.

 

[nogojones]

Sadness in its ears

Ssshhh. The size of those fuckers. It can hear you from there

 

[weepiper]

More dock workers refusing to unload Russian oil.

Ukraine: Workers refuse to unload Russian oil from ship

Workers at Stanlow Oil Refinery will not unload the cargo from a German-flagged ship, a union says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DaveCinzano]

Blofeld is not going to get over this insult.

A SPECTRE is haunting The International Cat Association (Northern Europe)

 

[andysays]

More dock workers refusing to unload Russian oil.

Ukraine: Workers refuse to unload Russian oil from ship

Workers at Stanlow Oil Refinery will not unload the cargo from a German-flagged ship, a union says.

www.bbc.co.uk

Good to read this

Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, said they had informed the company that "Unite workers at the facility will under no circumstances unload any Russian oil regardless of the nationality of the vessel which delivers it".

But not this

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine the UK became the first country to ban all ships that are Russian-owned, operated, controlled, registered or flagged from entering its ports.

which suggests that if it's Russian oil in a German or, as previously, Cypriot registered ship, the sanctions don't apply and it's only action from dock workers which have turned the ship away

 

[Dogsauce]

Cant they just confiscate the oil and not pay for it? Although I’d kind of assume Russia already has the $$$ for it if it’s on a boat.

 

[platinumsage]

Not many buyers of Russian oil at the moment, the price even went negative yesterday.

Russia Oil Shunned Even Without Sanctions, Sparking Supply Panic

Russian oil sales are increasingly under an embargo in all but name, threatening a vital source of global crude supply.

www.bloomberg.com

Here’s Shell trying to avoid it:

 

[strung out]

Visa has pulled out of Russia. Visa suspends operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion

As has Mastercard. Mastercard suspends Russian operations over Ukraine invasions

 

[weepiper]

Just posted this elsewhere but have we had this yet? Irn-Bru maker AG Barr cuts ties with Russian market

 

[Raheem]

Visa has pulled out of Russia. Visa suspends operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion

As has Mastercard. Mastercard suspends Russian operations over Ukraine invasions

This is quite a big deal.

 

[emanymton]

Cant they just confiscate the oil and not pay for it? Although I’d kind of assume Russia already has the $$$ for it if it’s on a boat.

Confiscate private property what are you some kind of communist!!

 

[emanymton]

Just posted this elsewhere but have we had this yet? Irn-Bru maker AG Barr cuts ties with Russian market

Not everything is going bad for Russia then.

 

[frogwoman]

 

[frogwoman]

Local cards within Russia itself continue to work, but this has a bad effect on Russians who have already fled abroad.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Not everything is going bad for Russia then.

I imagine Irn Bru with vodka is quite nice. I don't drink vodka but might try it with gin if I can find some full-fat Irn Bru.

 

[emanymton]

I imagine Irn Bru with vodka is quite nice. I don't drink vodka but might try it with gin if I can find some full-fat Irn Bru.

Aren't there enough nightmares in the world already.

 

[emanymton]

Visa has pulled out of Russia. Visa suspends operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion

As has Mastercard. Mastercard suspends Russian operations over Ukraine invasions

The article I read (can't access those ones) only said it applied to Russia cards being used outside of Russia and non-Russian cards used in Russia. So not Russia cards used in Russia.

Given the other sanctions won't this mainly hit those trying to flee Russia at the moment?

 

[frogwoman]

The article I read (can't access those ones) only said it applied to Russia cards being used outside of Russia and non-Russian cards used in Russia. So not Russia cards used in Russia.

Given the other sanctions won't this mainly hit those trying to flee Russia at the moment?

Yes that is exactly who its going to effect. Stupid move

 

[High Voltage]

I imagine Irn Bru with vodka is quite nice. I don't drink vodka but might try it with gin if I can find some full-fat Irn Bru.

I'd be amazed if you can still find any original full fat Irn-Bru

When they announced the change to artificial sweetener what must be 4-5 years ago I bought a 24 pack and towards the end of drinking them the last can or so was already starting to lose some of its fizz so good knows what a can would be like now

 

[Ax^]

I imagine Irn Bru with vodka is quite nice. I don't drink vodka but might try it with gin if I can find some full-fat Irn Bru.

as exampled below

have to ponder could you make a passible attempt at a dark and stormy if you replaced the Ginger with iron brew

 

[emanymton]

Yes that is exactly who its going to effect. Stupid move

Fuck hoped I was wrong

 

[WouldBe]

I'd be amazed if you can still find any original full fat Irn-Bru

When they announced the change to artificial sweetener what must be 4-5 years ago I bought a 24 pack and towards the end of drinking them the last can or so was already starting to lose some of its fizz so good knows what a can would be like now

Give it a good shake to put the fizz back in.

 

[High Voltage]

Give it a good shake to put the fizz back in.

IT. DOESN'T. WORK. LIKE. THAT.

It's not fucking Orangina

 

[Raheem]

It's not fucking Orangina

Reckon they'd go for that as a tagline.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I'd be amazed if you can still find any original full fat Irn-Bru

They make an old version with sugar and Ocado stock it so I'll order some. Not cheap mind, but some of that is probably due to the sugar tax.

Anyway, back on topic.

 

[platinumsage]

 

[bluescreen]

 

[The39thStep]

Confiscate private property what are you some kind of communist!!

From the Telegraph

Michael Gove is taking a "Jeremy Corbyn approach" in his bid to seize oligarchs' homes without compensation, government insiders have warned, as some in Whitehall resist proposals to confiscate Russian-owned assets.

A government source warned against undermining "the right of an individual to own their own property" as part of the crackdown on those linked to Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, following the invasion of Ukraine.

An ally of Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, also warned against any move that infringes on property rights.