1y ago

Congress passes bill that could unlock billions in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

www.nbcnews.com

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- so brave
- Americans will cheer on the collapse of their empire cloaked in the flag, a hand on their heads and a tear in their eyes.
Here's how Ukraine can still win
- I love it how they passed it on Hitler's birthday. Very on the nose.
  
  A day over a hundred years in the past that has no modern relevance. This is just the pigeonhole principle in action. If we avoided doing anything on a day where a villainous person did something vaguely of note, there would be no days left to do anything.
I'm so glad they finally did it because we'll finally be able to put the narrative that Ukraine is losing because additional 61 billions wasn't allocated to bed.
- It will also destroy the last credibility US financial system have, piss off Russian capitalists and make them invest in the west even less. Win/win/win.
  Worse part is that will give maidan regime some more time to push even more Ukrainians into the grinder.
  
  basically
  
  Russia's GDP is dwarfed by the West. If Russian investors weren't put off by having assets frozen when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, they're unlikely to care about some more weapons. After all, the Russian people have seen many years of conflict. The rich are going to care about their hoards, not about the "special military operation."
- Two years, hundreds of thousands of casualties, tens of thousands of equipment losses and burning through Russia’s future generation and financial reserve
  ‘Winning’.
  
  Imagine still guzzling propaganda uncritically after two whole years. If any of this was true, Russia would've collapsed long ago as the west was hoping.
unlock billions in frozen Russian assets "Ah they're finally returning what they've stole-" for Ukraine
... [exasperated swearing in eldritch tongue]
"The Russians were surprised when, right after the war started, the Europeans took the exact same measures as the United States, freezing all of the reserves that were there, and the Japanese did the same, which is why most of Russia’s reserves today are frozen in Western banks"
Russia on the worldstage, lol: https://youtu.be/FIc_eKkMJVo
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New TrueAnon Rule: Never entrust the US Treasury with more than you can afford to lose.
- Well EU is not far behind. But yes, if you damage country by attacking it and literally erasing towns in it, and capturing territory (the one you guaranteed to preserve and even defend by previous agreements), expect to pay.
  
  Oh weird, pretty sure that's not how the west is responding to Israel bulldozing Gaza right now.
  
  Wait, are you telling me US will be paying reparations to all the countries it bombed to the ground? Vietnam, Laos, DPRK, Afghanistan, Iraq, just to name a few?
- Especially when invading your neighbouring countries.

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