[Alter Kaker]

What a deal!! Sure beats putting your money in the Obama banks here.

But at least you can be reasonably certain that you'll get your money out when you go into your local bank branch. Can you really say that about Russia? Anyway, with interest rates skyrocketing, Putin will finally do what he set out to do - destroy any part of the country's economy not directly related to oil and gas exports.

[nomad]

And with the examples set by the new EU banking policies based on their test experience with Cypriot hair styling measures, do you really believe that O`Bozo wouldn`t try that crap here?

[meatloaf]

Gazprom is down too. Ukraine controls 50% of the Russian gas flow into Europe. 50% of the Russian budget is financed by oil and gas exports. A pipeline shutdown would immediately cut Russian income by 25%. That might leave a mark!