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To: Winfastorlose who wrote (1359936)	5/25/2022 12:51:35 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1573922

WFoL, After a brief bout of weakness, they now have the strongest Ruble in years. Look at their interest rates. 20%. Even now Russia is considering reversing some of that hike because of the severe impact on their economy. Meanwhile the GDP of Russia has sharply contracted, and there is no way China is going to make up for that. Russia is trying desperately to manipulate their currency and make the ruble look strong in the face of sanctions. Who knows? Maybe they'll "succeed," and maybe they'll have a thriving economy with the nations that choose to continue trading with them. Somehow, I doubt it. But it doesn't matter. Russia chose to go in this direction, so let them sleep in the bed that they made. Tenchusatsu

To: Winfastorlose who wrote (1359936)	5/25/2022 4:28:02 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573922

This must be NATO-backed "disinformation." No way Russia would ever need to pass such a law like this. Morale is high, desertions and defections are low, and victory is right around the corner ... New Punishments Await Russian Defectors as Putin Grows Alarmed Over Ukraine (msn.com) Russia is considering a new law that would hand 20-year prison sentences to battlefield defectors and others who volunteer to fight for foreign armies – the latest sign of President Vladimir Putin’s growing alarm at the state of his invasion of Ukraine. The new bill introduced by leaders in the State Duma – the lower chamber of Russia’s legislature – would add penalties to the existing criminal code for those who participate “in an armed conflict, hostilities or other actions with the use of weapons and military equipment on the territory of a foreign state for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation,” according to translation of the proposed text. Tenchusatsu