Category: Containing Russia

Stubb Wants Isolation of Russia

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The president of Finland want isolation of Russia but also a dialogue. The Kremlin is saying that they will not leave any unfriendly move without an answer.

Stubb should tell us what closing Russian border meant for the economy of Finland. Hotels along the border have closed, supplies from Russia have ended or are sold through third parties and have become more expensive. Finland has a decent, rather diversified economy, so they can manage but is this what they really want? And at any meeting, Russia will demand lifting of restrictions. Is there any point in dialogue? Mind you, sanctions, embargoes and closed borders are other means of a war. Technically, Finaland is at war with Russia although tanks are not rolling and missiles are not flying.

I don’t think that punishing Russia to bring it to a negotiating table is a policy that has been successful. This whole Russia needs to feel pain and it will accept Banderite Ukraine is false but it something that has been chosen by European political elites. Russia would suffer losses short term if it means that Ukraine as a nationalist anti-Russian entity would be neutralized long term. This bargain was self evident for many years and the Europeans are hoping that the damage to Russia will be so great that Moscow will beg for mercy.

Perfected Avoiding Sanctions

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We created a monster. A Moscow company has taken avoiding sanctions to perfection.

Russia unscrupulously bypasses the financial barrier erected by the West and successfully is avoiding enacted sanctions. Moscow company A7 uses fictitious companies, cryptocurrencies to launder money and also for special applications to falsify trade databases, an analysis of the New York Times has shown. New findings also concern an internal software used for falsifying databases of transactions and other not yet publicized data.

The background story was simple. The trading company of Kyrgyzstan, an official government institution payed $1 million for car rugs, polish for cars, protective glasses and ropes. In reality, these funds went to purchase parts for drones that help run Russian military machine.

The West thought they could use their technological superiority and control of the global financial system to hinder Russia. But the Russians will always find a way to go around.

German Journalist Goes Undercover as a Pro-Russian Activist

German journalist pretended to admire Putin. Together with a colleague she uncovered recruitment of spies. How did she manage all that?

Angelique Geray began to appear as “Katya” on social media. She venerated Putin and marched towards Bundestag with a Russian flag.

She contacted people that promised her Bitcoin for completion of tasks. She needed to photograph something, to obtain a SIM card and then more serious tasks came.

Worn two colleagues from RTL she worked incognito for about a year. The journalist now receives threats that she will get a bullet in the head.

This could all be a fake story. Why would the intelligence hire somebody who is a public activist? They could as well hire a nobody that has debts or is a loser to photograph something. And every fucker these days claims death threats.

Czechia Has a Free Speech Only for Select People

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So, this geezer received a sentence for wearing a Z. However, Bandera disco, UPA flags, Wolfsangel of the Azov or the black sun from the Wewelsburg castle is considered OK. 😆👌 In Czechia people were prosecuted for sending humanitarian aid to DNR. The support for the Ukrainian regime exists at all levels of the government, even the legal system.

Burger King is Still in Russia

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Restaurant Brands International (RBI), which owns 15% of the fast-food’s franchise business in Russia, told the BBC it had “no new updates to share at this time” on its exit.

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David Shear, RBI’s president, said in March 2022 that Burger King’s main operator in Russia had “refused” to shut the outlets following the first attacks on Ukraine. 

But he added that the company had “started the process” to dispose of its 15% ownership stake and that it would take “some time”.

This was 2023 but as my recent post demonstrates, Burger 🍔 King 👑 did not leave Russia. Which is based as fuck, they did not give in to the pressure. And I will never eat in McDonalds again, Burger King has better burgers anyway. McDonalds are cuckolds.

Burger King has 800 restaurants in Russia. 😆👌

Eurasian Trade Route Network

Russia is opening a route to India through the Iranian port Bandar-Abbas and Azerbaijan. Apparently other countries in the area such as Armenia are participating in this project. Armenia is trying to play it on both sides, and they seem to be doing it rather well.

It is rather sad that a similar project that would link India and the EU hasn’t yet gone through due to Gaza and Houthis.

Chennai-Vladivostok route.

Northern Sea Route, apparently 40% shorter than the journey from China through the Suez Canal. If Russia can get both China and India on board of development of the Arctic, they have won.