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Russia defaulting on its debts!!!

Shrink726

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Good luck repaying your debts in worthless rubles.

Kudos to the west for tightening the noose.

You know what they say about "follow the money."

 

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Good luck repaying your debts in worthless rubles.

Kudos to the west for tightening the noose.

You know what they say about "follow the money."


Hi, Shrink726!

A look at the exchange rate of US dollars vs. rubles is instructive.

You can find it at: https://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=RUB

Considering the current sanctions imposed on Russia, the ruble is showing resiliance.

Regards, stay safe 'n well 'n remember the Big 5.
 

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US $ value of ruble 3/22/18 .017; 2/1/22 (preceding war) .013; 3/10 .007 (lowest), 4/8 .012.


Indeed, the Russian Ruble is showing resilience in the beginning of this new phase in a war that started in Feb of 2014 and considering the value of the ruble to the US dollar has been declining for 4 yrs.
 

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Good luck repaying your debts in worthless rubles.

Kudos to the west for tightening the noose.

You know what they say about "follow the money."

so we ban them from paying debts in dollars, and then demand they pay their debts in dollars? :unsure:

This is going to hurt the west more than it hurts russia. They'll just use the money on themselves. We'll never recieve the money because we won't let them pay.
 
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