[Politics] Russia invades Ukraine (24/02/2022)

[Triggaaar]

Are these people Russians who were living in Mariupol, wanting independence from Ukraine and waiting for the Russian army to come and liberate them?

Not sure if you're joking or not. Presumably they are Ukrainians.

 

[GT49er]

Are these people Russians who were living in Mariupol, wanting independence from Ukraine and waiting for the Russian army to come and liberate them?

"We were waiting for Russia and believed that we would not be abandoned." - hence the very legitimate question; Russia had deliberately peppered eastern Ukraine and Crimea with ethnic Russians in order to justify their claim to be liberators, had they not?

 

[raymondo]

Are these people Russians who were living in Mariupol, wanting independence from Ukraine and waiting for the Russian army to come and liberate them?

I think they were Russian speaking Ukrainians that have been occupied (I may be mistaken)

 

[raymondo]

"We were waiting for Russia and believed that we would not be abandoned." - hence the very legitimate question; Russia had deliberately peppered eastern Ukraine and Crimea with ethnic Russians in order to justify their claim to be liberators, had they not?

Fair enough, I understand your question now.

 

[raymondo]

I'm only 15 minutes in but he's an interesting guest speaker. Just be patient getting past the few minutes waffle at the beginning.

 

[Eric the meek]

According to the central bank of Russia, today was the last bank holiday of the Christmas season in Russia.

Whether that means that the free market will kick in tomorrow, or on Monday, or if the restriction in trading foreign currency will be lifted, and/or there will be more trading in rubles, remains to be seen. Which is another way of saying 'I know nothing'.

Except that the bank has been steadily buying rubles to move the price down from 113.75 on 31 Dec to 102.75 today. They're worried.

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