Russian pundits admit they are afraid of the next wave of sanctions: Russia being sued in court.

[DetlefK]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-confesses-this-is-what-scares-us-most-in-the-war-on-ukraine?ref=home

The US and various other countries are preparing to designate Russia as a state-sponsor of terrorism for their attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine.

Well, WHAT THE FUCK does Russia care if the US calls them a state-sponsor of terrorism? IT'S JUST A NAME!

Actually, No.










Thing is, if the US designates Russia as a state-sponsor of terrorism, then people can sue Russia for damages in US courts. And the US court can award damages to be paid with Russia's money... $300 billion in frozen russian funds. Half of Russia's total reserves.

Russia's pundits and politicians are panicking. They don't give a shit about the destruction and death they are causing. To them, it's just some abstract geopolitical conflict in a faraway land that will never reach Russia.
(They don't even acknowledge that 60,000+ russian soldiers have died in this senseless war.
60,000 dead soldiers who were told that they would be going to Belarus on a training-exercise.)

But when it comes to MONEY, all of a sudden they huff and puff and get outraged at the thought that somebody could take away their's and Russia's money.