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I'm not sure this qualifies as expansive exactly.

rosndo 5y ago
Then you have no idea what you are talking about. I own a lot of property in Moscow, have lived there for years. These sanctions will devastate the Russian economy, they are truly hitting key pieces. Sberbank and VTB are enough to have severe impact on the average citizen.
- nine_zeros 5y ago
  Serious question - How do sanctions impact Russian bank working with Russian Rubles within the Russian economy?
  - rosndo 5y ago
    People in these countries don’t really trust their currencies, many have their salaries paid in USD or Euro. Most Russian consumer goods are foreign imports that were paid for in USD. Today all banks in Moscow have been full of people trying to get their money out in not-rubles, Friday might get even worse.
- kilroy123 5y ago
  Interesting. What is your take on the entire situation? Why do you think Putin is doing this?
  - rosndo 5y ago
    > What is your take on the entire situation? Terrifying, I’ve been working around the clock to evacuate my friends and their families from Ukraine. Even now many are very reluctant to leave, trying to convince themselves that the war will end as fast as it started. At least the western borders are mostly open now, I have multiple friends with kids who don’t have passports. In Russia? Fuck knows, nobody I know well would be there this time of the year. Russian friends in London and Europe have little faith in Putin being able to keep this up, even if most of these people were in favour of the annexation of Crimea. My telegram is getting spammed with lots of pictures of increasingly large protests in big cities, hopefully they will continue growing. > Why do you think Putin is doing this? Nobody knows. My wife is the daughter of a Russian oligarch likely to be sanctioned soon, nobody in our circles has any idea why this is happening. Nobody believed there would be a war until the moment it started, most have purchased other passports and many are planning to get rid of their russian citizenships. I emptied my Kiev apartment wednesday and had everything transferred to Romania, most of my friends were laughing about me being paranoid. They’re not laughing anymore.
    - fzzzy 5y ago
      Thank you for sharing. Best wishes. My normal life is hard enough to deal with, I can't imagine something like this.
    - reducesuffering 5y ago
      Godspeed, best wishes, and thank you for the unique information.
- robert_foss 5y ago
  This is very interesting. I would truly love to hear more from of experience and takes. Over time I'm sure these initial sanctions will cause great damage to the Russian financial interests. Today however it is a slap on the wrists of the Elite. Having a wealthy background like yourself (owning lots of property and being married into the oligarchy) you're seeing the most severe consequences. Real consequences for the elite would be freezing assets (bank accounts, re-possessing Russian owned London properties, etc.).

Then you have no idea what you are talking about. I own a lot of property in Moscow, have lived there for years. These sanctions will devastate the Russian economy, they are truly hitting key pieces. Sberbank and VTB are enough to have severe impact on the average citizen.

nine_zeros 5y ago
Serious question - How do sanctions impact Russian bank working with Russian Rubles within the Russian economy?
- rosndo 5y ago
  People in these countries don’t really trust their currencies, many have their salaries paid in USD or Euro. Most Russian consumer goods are foreign imports that were paid for in USD. Today all banks in Moscow have been full of people trying to get their money out in not-rubles, Friday might get even worse.
kilroy123 5y ago
Interesting. What is your take on the entire situation? Why do you think Putin is doing this?
- rosndo 5y ago
  > What is your take on the entire situation? Terrifying, I’ve been working around the clock to evacuate my friends and their families from Ukraine. Even now many are very reluctant to leave, trying to convince themselves that the war will end as fast as it started. At least the western borders are mostly open now, I have multiple friends with kids who don’t have passports. In Russia? Fuck knows, nobody I know well would be there this time of the year. Russian friends in London and Europe have little faith in Putin being able to keep this up, even if most of these people were in favour of the annexation of Crimea. My telegram is getting spammed with lots of pictures of increasingly large protests in big cities, hopefully they will continue growing. > Why do you think Putin is doing this? Nobody knows. My wife is the daughter of a Russian oligarch likely to be sanctioned soon, nobody in our circles has any idea why this is happening. Nobody believed there would be a war until the moment it started, most have purchased other passports and many are planning to get rid of their russian citizenships. I emptied my Kiev apartment wednesday and had everything transferred to Romania, most of my friends were laughing about me being paranoid. They’re not laughing anymore.
  - fzzzy 5y ago
    Thank you for sharing. Best wishes. My normal life is hard enough to deal with, I can't imagine something like this.
  - reducesuffering 5y ago
    Godspeed, best wishes, and thank you for the unique information.
robert_foss 5y ago
This is very interesting. I would truly love to hear more from of experience and takes. Over time I'm sure these initial sanctions will cause great damage to the Russian financial interests. Today however it is a slap on the wrists of the Elite. Having a wealthy background like yourself (owning lots of property and being married into the oligarchy) you're seeing the most severe consequences. Real consequences for the elite would be freezing assets (bank accounts, re-possessing Russian owned London properties, etc.).