Originally Posted by WTM45
Putin will destroy the puppet government. Russia has demonstrated their ability to crush holdouts.
The cry for UN support by Kyiv may go unanswered, as a major escalation would result.
Putin has not pressed the accelerator yet.

Watch the oil markets. Russia is making bank due to Biden's moves here in the US.
Sanctions?

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/russias-oil-gas-revenue-windfall-2022-01-21/



They're flush coming out of 2021.

IRFUBAR mentioned that Russia was stockpiling gold reserves.

It seems their actual position might be a bit murky.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/russias-gold-reserves-the-good-the?s=r

Originally Posted by 16penny
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty