The US has banned all Russian oil and gas imports.The European Commission has also passed a phased ban of $4.3 billion worth of Russian coal imports per year as part of a fifth package of sanctions designed to further diminish Putin’s war chest.
The US, EU and UK have together sanctioned more than 1,000 Russian individuals and businesses, including wealthy business leaders - so-called oligarchs - who are considered close to the Kremlin.
Western countries have frozen the assets of Russia's central bank, to stop it using its $630bn (£470bn) of foreign currency reserves. This caused the value of the rouble to slump by 22%, which has pushed up the price of imported goods and led to a 14% rise in Russia's rate of inflation.
The United States has barred Russia from making debt payments using the $600m it holds in US banks, making it harder for Russia to repay its international loans.
All Russian flights have been banned from US, UK, EU and Canadian airspace.
Russian players were banned from playing in this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “unacceptable.”
More and More Russians Speak Out Against the War
To hide the t***h of his ill-fated invasion, Putin has suspended independent television and media in Russia–but too late. Russians are already protesting by the thousands in the largest cities. Many of them are being arrested just for holding up a sign condemning the war. Anyone who speaks out against the war in Ukraine could face up to 15 years in prison.
Still, many brave Russians are condemning the war alongside the international community. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One, the Russian State's news channel, ran onto to live broadcast with a sign saying: “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” It was signed in English: “Russians against the war.” Her protest could be seen and heard for several seconds before the channel switched to a recorded segment.
At least 756 people have now been arrested for peacefully protesting the war in Russia.
“Anyone trying to go out or looking like a protester has been violently d**gged away,” said reporter, Bernard Smith, adding that in one instance, a woman was d**gged away just for holding a blank piece of white paper.
Meanwhile, disillusionment with the war is getting to Russian troops too. Russian troops reportedly attacked their own commanding officer by running him over with a tank after many in their brigade were k**led amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Tensions in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by advisers who were too scared to tell him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and how damaging Western sanctions have been.
“We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military, which has resulted in persistent tension between Putin and his military leadership,” Kate Bedingfield, White House communications director, said.
“We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisors are too afraid to tell him the t***h,” she said.
Many of the sanctions are aimed at Putin and wealthy Russian oligarchs directly, as well as the Russian economy as a whole. The Russian economy is squashed beneath the sanctions, with the country’s currency, the ruble, crashing as Russians rush to get cash. The effects are so bad that the country’s stock market was kept shut the days after sanctions were levied.
In the wake of the economic downturn, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Gazprom to convert oil and gas contracts with hostile countries into rubles to boost the currency.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said about 200,000 people risk losing their jobs in the Russian capital because foreign companies have suspended operations or decided to leave the Russian market.
Source---RJ Rummel-t***saction publishers
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The US has banned all Russian oil and gas imports.The European Commission has also passed a phased ban of $4.3 billion worth of Russian coal imports per year as part of a fifth package of sanctions designed to further diminish Putin’s war chest.
The US, EU and UK have together sanctioned more than 1,000 Russian individuals and businesses, including wealthy business leaders - so-called oligarchs - who are considered close to the Kremlin.
Western countries have frozen the assets of Russia's central bank, to stop it using its $630bn (£470bn) of foreign currency reserves. This caused the value of the rouble to slump by 22%, which has pushed up the price of imported goods and led to a 14% rise in Russia's rate of inflation.
The United States has barred Russia from making debt payments using the $600m it holds in US banks, making it harder for Russia to repay its international loans.
All Russian flights have been banned from US, UK, EU and Canadian airspace.
Russian players were banned from playing in this year’s Wimbledon tennis tournament as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is “unacceptable.”
More and More Russians Speak Out Against the War
To hide the t***h of his ill-fated invasion, Putin has suspended independent television and media in Russia–but too late. Russians are already protesting by the thousands in the largest cities. Many of them are being arrested just for holding up a sign condemning the war. Anyone who speaks out against the war in Ukraine could face up to 15 years in prison.
Still, many brave Russians are condemning the war alongside the international community. Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One, the Russian State's news channel, ran onto to live broadcast with a sign saying: “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” It was signed in English: “Russians against the war.” Her protest could be seen and heard for several seconds before the channel switched to a recorded segment.
At least 756 people have now been arrested for peacefully protesting the war in Russia.
“Anyone trying to go out or looking like a protester has been violently d**gged away,” said reporter, Bernard Smith, adding that in one instance, a woman was d**gged away just for holding a blank piece of white paper.
Meanwhile, disillusionment with the war is getting to Russian troops too. Russian troops reportedly attacked their own commanding officer by running him over with a tank after many in their brigade were k**led amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Tensions in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin was misled by advisers who were too scared to tell him how poorly the war in Ukraine is going and how damaging Western sanctions have been.
“We have information that Putin felt misled by the Russian military, which has resulted in persistent tension between Putin and his military leadership,” Kate Bedingfield, White House communications director, said.
“We believe that Putin is being misinformed by his advisers about how badly the Russian military is performing and how the Russian economy is being crippled by sanctions because his senior advisors are too afraid to tell him the t***h,” she said.
Many of the sanctions are aimed at Putin and wealthy Russian oligarchs directly, as well as the Russian economy as a whole. The Russian economy is squashed beneath the sanctions, with the country’s currency, the ruble, crashing as Russians rush to get cash. The effects are so bad that the country’s stock market was kept shut the days after sanctions were levied.
In the wake of the economic downturn, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Gazprom to convert oil and gas contracts with hostile countries into rubles to boost the currency.
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said about 200,000 people risk losing their jobs in the Russian capital because foreign companies have suspended operations or decided to leave the Russian market.
Source---RJ Rummel-t***saction publishers
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