Posted on 06/18/2014 10:37:05 AM PDT by Renfield
The international bankers want Putin’s head and they have $20,000,000,000 painful reasons. A recent revelation by a French source details Putin’s incredible double coup that made Russia gain $20 billion in a few days and recover most of the shares owned by West European and American investors in Russia’s largest energy companies.
The foreign (American and European) ownership of a large portion of shares in the energy industry meant that almost half of the revenues of the gas and oil industry did not go into the coffers of the Russian Federation, but into the pockets of Western financial ‘sharks,’ as the French commentator says.
At the beginning of of the Crimean crisis, the rouble started to fall but the Central Bank of Russia did nothing to prop it up. Rumors started spreading that Russia simply did not possess the reserves necessary to maintain the rouble.
These rumors and Putin’s declarations of intent to support the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine led to a plunge in the price of the shares in Russian energy companies, which made the “sharks” rush to sell their shares before they might lose their entire value. Putin waited a whole week, apparently doing nothing but smiling at press conferences (which was interpreted as trying to show a brave face), but when the shares almost touched bottom he gave instructions to rapidly buy them up from European and American owners.
When the “sharks” realized they had been had it was already too late: the shares were all in Russia’s hands. Not only did Russia gain $20 billion in only a few days, it also brought home the market shares of its industries. Now the revenues from oil and gas will stay in Russia rather than run abroad but the rouble has been restored without having to touch Russia’s gold reserves and the “sharks” have been thwarted.
How many divisions those bankers got?
Sharks? That wouldn’t be the people who fronted the money to get those operations going in the first place would they?
“Bring Me the Head of Vladimir Vladimirovich”
I would think an adequate bounty could be put on his head. Then again we face the timeless dilemma, would his replacement be worse?
This is a continuing story of investors losing their money in Russia. In the past, companies would increase the shares outstanding without informing the foreign holders of equities.
This type of operation is common in Russia and it does not make for a good investment.
Wouldn’t that get them a visit from the Russian version of the Secret Service?
I know the cold war was kinda fun and we all miss it. But im really fascinated to hear you opinion on how exactly Putin is different than the leaders of the EU. I can see no difference.
Considering Vlad likes to invade bordering nations is the major difference.
Talking about no differences, you listen to the WH talk about Malaki you’d think they were standing in front of a mirror and describing their own behavior.
And in your world, the EU does not invade and attack neighbors? In the last year they attacked Libya. They and Obama were only prevented from attacking Syria because Putin outmaneuvered them. The EU attacked Serbia and bombed Belgrade. And the Ukraine war was inspired and financed by the EU for EU banking interests.
Add in that since the Warsaw pact was abandoned, NATO has relentlessly moved east, and is now arranging to move directly up to the Russian border.
Yeah, the EU does not menace neighbors./
Please
Invading ‘Border Nations’ is a little different from what the EU did in their adventures. I don’t think these nations Vlad invaded where planning to destroy Russia via terrorism. I’m not a big fan of the EU anyway but in any case Russia sucks. The good DNA was wiped out by Stalin leaving criminals and thugs. Communism has a violent murderous history, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Kim’s. Nothing comes close. Probably 200 million served(6 foot under) in that McCommie club.
Oh puhhhhleeeeze.....the only thing lacking here was blaming it ALL on those nasty jooooz
YESSSSS!
And I`m sure there`s enough Polonium for the “sharks”.
NATO has become the military arm of the EU and its globalist bankers.
Are there any market experts? Is it possible to buy out significant shares in large companies in several days?
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