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I was beyond sarcastic, cant help it, i am sorry and i know it has no place here but the current state of affairs in the eu makes it too easy. On a serious not

I was beyond sarcastic, cant help it, i am sorry and i know it has no place here but the current state of affairs in the eu makes it too easy. On a serious note, you may want to read about german, and other western, companies’ russia “exits”: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/03/are-western-brands-as-serious-about-withdrawing-from-russia-as-they-appear-a79265 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/03/are-western-brands... Cant find the link but apparently german carmakers expect to be back in about 5 years time (there is a clause in their exit contracts that they will be allowed to take back their assets after that amount of time).

orf 4y ago
> An unusual clause in their exit deals allows both Renault and Nissan to buy back their Russian assets within the next six years > These facts suggest that the apparent exit of both companies from Russia is reluctant and largely symbolic, with both optimistic that sanctions will be lifted at some point in the next few years, allowing them to seamlessly re-enter the Russian market Of course they will re-enter the Russian market. That was never in doubt, and it’s a very smart move to sign an exit deal allowing them to swiftly re-enter the market when it’s ready with all their places of operations nicely maintained for them. It seems that the people who signed that deal on the Russian side where negotiating from a position of weakness? The issue is if they will re-enter a market with Putin at its head and Ukraine subjugated. That seems increasingly unlikely.
Quarrelsome 4y ago
sorry but I fail to see what that article has to do with the discussion at play. I really would suggest losing the cryptic veneer and making your points a little more plainly because you've merely left me confused. At one point we're talking about a missile landing in Poland then suddenly Germany is chastising Poland for some inexplicable reason and now two multi-national car manufacturers have buy-back clauses to lessen the potential impact of their losses from having to dump operations in Russia. I'm really not seeing a biting narrative that connects these dots.

orf 4y ago

> An unusual clause in their exit deals allows both Renault and Nissan to buy back their Russian assets within the next six years > These facts suggest that the apparent exit of both companies from Russia is reluctant and largely symbolic, with both optimistic that sanctions will be lifted at some point in the next few years, allowing them to seamlessly re-enter the Russian market Of course they will re-enter the Russian market. That was never in doubt, and it’s a very smart move to sign an exit deal allowing them to swiftly re-enter the market when it’s ready with all their places of operations nicely maintained for them. It seems that the people who signed that deal on the Russian side where negotiating from a position of weakness? The issue is if they will re-enter a market with Putin at its head and Ukraine subjugated. That seems increasingly unlikely.

Quarrelsome 4y ago

sorry but I fail to see what that article has to do with the discussion at play. I really would suggest losing the cryptic veneer and making your points a little more plainly because you've merely left me confused. At one point we're talking about a missile landing in Poland then suddenly Germany is chastising Poland for some inexplicable reason and now two multi-national car manufacturers have buy-back clauses to lessen the potential impact of their losses from having to dump operations in Russia. I'm really not seeing a biting narrative that connects these dots.