Sanctions shmanctions.It may be wise to consider the possibility that Putin is only interested in power, not money; in guns, not butter - increasingly so. He has no personal skin in the economic game, pays no price.The theory that he has hidden assets stashed away is naive.— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) February 25, 2022 … [Read more...] about Sanctions, shmanctions
Putin gone full Hitler
Vladimir Putin has launched an unprovoked assault on the sovereign country next door. He is obsessed with the defensive alliance to its west. And he is trampling the principles that underpin peace in the 21st century https://t.co/Gd9QFlLJgg— The Economist (@TheEconomist) February 25, 2022 … [Read more...] about Putin gone full Hitler
it’s a mistake to appease dictators who invade their neighbors
One of the things the 20th century taught us, very expensively, is that it's a mistake to appease dictators who invade their neighbors.— Paul Graham (@paulg) February 24, 2022 … [Read more...] about it’s a mistake to appease dictators who invade their neighbors
Russia should be cut off from SWIFT
Czech president: Russia should be cut off from SWIFT https://t.co/qipPNucmEl pic.twitter.com/8QEPyMMZqF— Reuters Business (@ReutersBiz) February 24, 2022 … [Read more...] about Russia should be cut off from SWIFT
Russia would pay a bitter price for its aggression
NATO will support member states on its eastern flank after Russia's attack on Ukraine, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that Russia would pay a bitter price for its aggression. Follow latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis. https://t.co/joB7IXLNdv— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 24, 2022 … [Read more...] about Russia would pay a bitter price for its aggression