Ukraine and the Russian invasion, 2022-24

[Bingoman]

Putin has just banned Russian residents from transferring FX Abroad.

What does that mean?

 

[Pickman's model]

There's basically been nothing else on the news for five days. I wonder what they'll push through in this time.

yeh a good week to bury bad news

 

[Pickman's model]

What does that mean?

it means putin has just banned russians from transferring foreign exchange abroad.

 

[Pickman's model]

Policing bill, various cuts to services so far.

boris johnson falling on his sword and missing. again.

 

[bluescreen]

What does that mean?

It means he's trying to protect the rouble. Desperate measure.

 

[platinumsage]

FCO advises against all travel to Russia

 

[Ax^]

paranoid about his oligarchs

 

[skyscraper101]

What does that mean?

No transfer of funds from Russia to outside Russia by means of foreign exchange (think Western Union etc.) from tomorrow.

Putin bans forex transfers to outside Russia from March 1

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a ban on foreign exchange loans and transfers by Russian residents to outside of Russia from March 1, the Kremlin …

financialpost.com

 

[Bingoman]

No transfer of funds from Russia to outside Russia by means of foreign exchange (think Western Union etc.) from tomorrow.

Putin bans forex transfers to outside Russia from March 1

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a ban on foreign exchange loans and transfers by Russian residents to outside of Russia from March 1, the Kremlin …

financialpost.com

Ok thank you

 

[moochedit]

No transfer of funds from Russia to outside Russia by means of foreign exchange (think Western Union etc.) from tomorrow.

Putin bans forex transfers to outside Russia from March 1

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a ban on foreign exchange loans and transfers by Russian residents to outside of Russia from March 1, the Kremlin …

financialpost.com

If they have been disconnected from swift they can't do that anyway can they?

 

[Chilli.s]

Pretty clumsy from Truss, but what do we expect? She’s probably delighted the world has noticed her.

That's her whole show though, I've heard her on the radio/telly, I bet she said it 3 times too, for impact

 

[skyscraper101]

If they have been disconnected from swift they can't do that anyway can they?

Some banks have been. Not sure how that affected FX agencies.

 

[Pickman's model]

That's her whole show though, I've heard her on the radio/telly, I bet she said it 3 times too, for impact

and still no one listened

 

[bluescreen]

If they have been disconnected from swift they can't do that anyway can they?

SWIFT is a messaging service, not a funds transfer service - but instant messaging is important to know where the money is.

 

[Ax^]

Good thing its Truss as Foreign Sec if we let Patel have the job.. with i'm the new Maggie impressions

We have had a Nuke dropped on us on Saturday night

Closet i've ever gotten to give liz truss a plus point in any job

 

[not-bono-ever]

From above - western Union is only going to be for the masses tho - this however is particularly serious

“Putin also signed into a law an order for exporting companies to sell 80% of their forex revenues received from Jan 1, 2022, on the market. (Moscow Newsroom; editing by John Stonestreet)”

Wording is shite on that clip but it looks like non rouble cash stockpiles have to be fire sale dumped to further prop up the currency

 

[BassJunkie]

Hang on a minute - Liz Truss is the Foreign Secretary? You'll be telling me next Dominic fucking Raab is the deputy Prime Minister?

I feel Iike I'm living in a Armando Iannucci dystopian satire.

 

[LDC]

Hang on a minute - Liz Truss is the Foreign Secretary? You'll be telling me next Dominic fucking Raab is the deputy Prime Minister?

I feel Iike I'm living in a Armando Iannucci dystopian satire.

I've got news for you..... Nadine Dorries is digital, culture, media & sport secretary...

 

[A380]

That's obviously bollocks but why the fuck does Truss make the statements she does aside from wanting to puff herself up and look tough?

Cos she wants to be PM when the clown goes, obvs.

 

[Chilli.s]

TBH that is some heavy shit to swallow down if you've not been paying that much attention

 

[T & P]

Imagine if Nadine Dorries had been the Foreign Secretary... we'd be living Threads for real by now...

 

[Raheem]

You'll never in a million years guess who is prime minister.

 

[A380]

I've got news for you..... Nadine Dorries is digital, culture, media & sport secretary...

Fuck off! that's like saying Borris Johnson is PM.

 

[two sheds]

Cos she wants to be PM when the clown goes, obvs.

yeh i know, it was a bit rhetorical

 

[Pickman's model]

You'll never in a million years guess who is prime minister.

not that vile theresa may is it?

 

[kebabking]

An interesting, I think, and reasonable article from a writer at RUSI on the operations of the Russian Air Force.


Sadly it points to future operations which, I think,will be mirrored in the Land domain...

 

[LDC]

Putin etc are not getting left with many bearable options now really are they?

Short to medium term he could call some ceasefire and negotiate some concessions that he can look like he's 'won' something (DPR and LPR and maybe some pledge for Ukraine not to join NATO) or push much harder militarily to 'win' more widely and risk massive internal issues in Russia and overseas opprobrium and more sanctions (which will fuck Russia internally even more). If he did the former now he could even probably crawl back into the international fold in a few years. But what else is an option?

 

[Lucy Fur]

If I could find a way to make the points I make without coming across as pompous then I would be most interested in doing so. I would love to receive useful tips about how I could make posts that include as much detail and explanation as I like to make without coming across as pompous. And I certainly wish I could achieve the same results with far less words.

I say I a lot in my posts because I want to make it very clear that I am just sharing my own opinions, that I am speaking for myself as an individual rather than using words which suggest that what I'm saying is the absolute truth of the matter rather than just my own personal interpretation of events. I am explaining how I think about these things, and why I have reached the conclusions I have.

When I worked in an office for someone else the endless nit picking, bunfights etc were a welcome distraction. Now I work outside for myself I come to the boards for posts such as yours, and a few others that are informed opinions. The former posters I skip over, ts/dr.
So please keep posting as you do, I for one appreciate them.

 

[Pickman's model]

Putin etc are not getting left with many bearable options now really are they?

Short to medium term he could negotiate some concessions that he can look like he's 'won' something (DPR and LPR and maybe some pledge for Ukraine not to join NATO) or push much harder militarily to 'win' more widely and risk massive internal issues in Russia and overseas opprobrium and more sanctions (which will fuck Russia internally even more). What else is an option?

i don't think he's left himself any wriggle room and will double down. where that ends, who knows.

 

[LDC]

i don't think he's left himself any wriggle room and will double down. where that ends, who knows.

Yeah, I think if he does that it really does mean the end is potentially very bad for everyone (I'm not meaning MAD particularly, but even just economically and conventional military engagements in a background of hugely escalated tension across Europe+ could be a fucking disaster).