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riversedge

(70,218 posts) Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:20 PM Mar 2022

Russians standing in long lines in Saratov today in an attempt to panic-buy sugar.

Lets hope the people get upset enough to toss Putin in jail.

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Russians standing in long lines in Saratov today in an attempt to panic-buy sugar. (Original Post) riversedge Mar 2022 OP

Sugar? To make vodka? PortTack Mar 2022 #1

Cubans enid602 Mar 2022 #2

"Special operation", anyone? The Russian public is beginning to notice they are sinking Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2022 #3

I am disappointed that the only thing they are panic buying is sugar. Scrivener7 Mar 2022 #4

PortTack

(32,767 posts)

1. Sugar? To make vodka?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 10:26 PM

Mar 2022

enid602

(8,616 posts)

2. Cubans

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 19, 2022, 11:07 PM

Mar 2022

I wonder if the Cubans sold the sugar to them on credit, or did they demand payment up front?

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,001 posts)

3. "Special operation", anyone? The Russian public is beginning to notice they are sinking

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 03:06 AM

Mar 2022

... whether you call it a war or not.

Economy expected to sink 30% in 2022/2023. Great Depression kind of statistic.

Things got bad in 2017 before the Revolution. Troops coming home from the front tipped the balance.

Scrivener7

(50,949 posts)

4. I am disappointed that the only thing they are panic buying is sugar.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 08:13 AM

Mar 2022

I would hope our sanctions would empty their grocery shelves.

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