Russia's War Against Ukraine ( Updates )

[BeckyDem]

42 minutes ago
Russia’s censor confronts Google and TikTok
Russia’s federal censor has denounced decisions by Google and TikTok to block channels registered in Europe to the Russian state-run media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik. In its statement, however, Roskomnadzor stopped short of threatening to retaliate by blocking YouTube or TikTok in Russia.

an hour ago
Fighting words from Medvedev
Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev (Russia’s former president and prime minister) has threatened a “real war” in response to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire saying in a radio interview, “We are going to deliver a total economic and financial war against Russia [over the invasion of Ukraine].”

2 hours ago
Latest major developments, 2:45 p.m., Moscow time (6:45 a.m., New York time)

Avoiding a meltdown: Russia’s prime minister announced that the federal government is temporarily banning foreign investors from exiting Russian investments.: RT’s social-media collapse: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Microsoft, and TikTok all banned the accounts of the Russian state-funded media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik across Europe. In Russia, meanwhile, Roskomnadzor announced that it is again throttling the speed of Twitter because of unverified information pertaining to Russia’s “special military operation” (war) in Ukraine.

More at link:
https://meduza.io/en/live/2022/02/27/russia-s-war-against-ukraine

[Lovie777]

1. I find it amazing that Russia can block foreign businesses from withdrawing . . .

their investment.

[gab13by13]

3. Apparently it can't,

BP and Shell pulled out of Rosneft.

[BeckyDem]

4. More here:

Excerpts: Russia's plans to temporarily block the selling of assets further complicates the picture for investors, however.

On top of that, the Moscow stock exchange has been shut for Monday and Tuesday as authorities try to limit financial damage. The country's stock market plunged as much as 50% in a day last week.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/russia-ban-western-companies-exiting-investments-sanctions-swift-stocks-ruble-2022-3

[gab13by13]

2. The one that sticks out to me,

Russia is banning foreign investors from pulling out of Russian investments. I am thinking of BP and Shell selling off their investments in Rosneft, Exxon Mobil has not pulled out.

[BeckyDem]

5. They are freaking out about losing control...I am sure.

See here for more:


Russia's plans to temporarily block the selling of assets further complicates the picture for investors, however.

The decision by the US and its allies to cut certain Russian banks off from the SWIFT global payments messaging system had already raised concerns that it would be very difficult to sell domestic assets.

On top of that, the Moscow stock exchange has been shut for Monday and Tuesday as authorities try to limit financial damage. The country's stock market plunged as much as 50% in a day last week.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/russia-ban-western-companies-exiting-investments-sanctions-swift-stocks-ruble-2022-3

[jmbar2]

6. Magats and Proud Boys need to see this!

From the link: Russia is holding an Antifa conference!

Russia’s military will host an “International Anti-Fascist Congress” in August. Defense Ministry Sergey Shoigu said the event is designed to “unite the efforts of the international community in the fight against the ideology of Nazism and neo-Nazism in any form in which it manifests in the modern world.”

This needs to get lots of retweet in red hat land.