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> Obama has done little to challenge them to try and reign them in. Our sanctions regime crashed their economy (or at minimum, exacerbated their long running
by akhilcacharya 10y ago
> Obama has done little to challenge them to try and reign them in.
Our sanctions regime crashed their economy (or at minimum, exacerbated their long running problems). It's difficult to say "little to challenge them".
- saynsedit 10y agoI wasn't aware their economy had crashed. Could you provide a source?
- ethanbond 10y agohttp://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=RUB&to=USD&view=5Y http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=RUB&to=USD&view=5Y First the illegal annexation of Crimea was "complicated," and now the Russian economy isn't in a freefall? Where are you getting your news?
- saynsedit 10y agoThat's not evidence of a Russian-specific crash. All markets across the globe had a correction in January 2016. According to your chart, Russia has apparently bounced back, just like the rest of the world. This is the DJIA: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=%5EDJI https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?p=%5EDJI Do you have a more specific source?
- dntrkv 10y agoI think his chart is using the wrong date range. Here is a better one: https://encrypted.google.com/finance/chart?espv=2&q=CURRENCY:RUBUSD&tkr=1&p=5Y&chst=vkc&chs=269x94&chsc=2&ei=BlvEV_XTBYGUjwPvpqHQBQ https://encrypted.google.com/finance/chart?espv=2&q=CURRENCY...
- saynsedit 10y agoThanks!