Maybe someone can translate better than me, @terr , but i think the guy in handcuffs said : ,,Thanks to all who came to support me... For my republic/country. We gonna complain about this sentence/it's unfair, ofcourse i don't want to (shakes head), thanks everyone who came to support us'' Easy to miss, - ,, over the jailing of an anti-war activist ''
Putin’s war must not become ‘frozen,’ Zelensky warns as Ukraine’s troops face shortages of weaponry and aid https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/16/europe/zelensky-davos-wef-ukraine-russia-frozen-intl/index.html Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a passionate plea to leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging them not to allow Russia’s war in Ukraine to become “frozen.” Speaking in person at the conference for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion nearly two years ago, Zelensky said Ukraine had defied expectations in repelling Moscow’s forces for so long and that its allies “know what’s needed” to allow “progress on the ground,” which has been in short supply for many months
Man, that's a lot of cash. All of those Russians are corrupt. It is just a matter of what their price is, and you could buy critical military and kremlin level intel from all of them for just an extremely small amount out of the 300 billion. Very small. Most of them will let you sleep with their daughter for a couple bottles of vodka. Putin will retaliate by confiscating western properties there but it will only hurt Russia. Vlad still has this fantasy that the war will end some day and sanctions will be lifted and westerners will return with big bucks to invest again. Nope. When you confiscate foreigners personal and corporate property, it takes decades to recover from a credit rating and investment interest point of view. And it comes at a time when their "unlimited friends" buddy China is sort of short on cash too. Kremlin bids farewell to frozen assets worth $300 billion - Reuters Kremlin bids farewell to frozen assets worth $300 billion - Reuters (msn.com)
LOL. Looks like Putin will be funding the Ukraine war effort with $330 Billion in frozen Russian assets in 2024. Pootie-Poots is such a "genius". $330 Billion could have provided heat and eggs for a large number of Russians this winter. Ukraine plans to rebuild and arm using frozen Russian assets, states FM Kuleba https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-plans-rebuild-arm-using-081100274.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
From Team Kennedy, re: Ukraine funding from the United States: its a money laundering scheme. The funds aren't really going to Ukraine; they're going to American defense manufacturers, and who owns these companies? BlackRock. The Loan Illusion: Senator Tim Scott tried to ease concerns by calling the billions we’re giving away a loan. But it's not a generous offer; it's a tactic. By labeling it a loan, extreme austerity measures can be imposed on Ukraine. This includes putting government-owned assets up for sale to multinational corporations, including its prized agricultural land. The Land Grab: Ukraine's farmland, the breadbasket of Europe, is a major target. 30% of it has already been sold to Dupont, Cargill, and Monsanto — all entities owned by BlackRock. The Rebuilding Contract: In December, President Biden awarded the contract to rebuild Ukraine, and yes, you guessed it — BlackRock secured the deal.