Posted on 12/11/2024 6:40:24 AM PST by marcusmaximus
When you’re a Russian retiree living on a limited income, it’s bad enough trying to contend with skyrocketing prices for staples like eggs, potatoes, or butter. Now add to the list of worries: a swooning ruble hitting lows not seen in years.
“I see these prices, my eyes get wide,” said one retired history teacher who lives in St. Petersburg and tries to get by on a 19,100-ruble ($187) monthly pension. “What's going on? Prices are rising for absolutely everything.”
“Polite words fail me, of course” the 72-year-old woman told RFE/RL’s Russian Service. She asked for her name not to be used to avoid police harassment. “I have to joke about it to cool down my anger,” she added.
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Several regions have reported a rash of thefts of butter and other dairy products, as prices climb. Some retailers have taken to putting dairy products under lock-and-key to prevent theft.
(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...
Hey marcus!
Did you know that your other thread about the ruble, “Russian Ruble Slides to Weakest Level Since Early Days of Ukraine War” was yanked yesterday at the request of revmom, one of your zeeper buds?
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4281162/posts?page=346
But they don’t fall down.
This short <5m vid should be required viewing for all Zeepers.
https://substack.com/@alilybit/note/c-77958418
Covers the history of how the Neocons got us here, despite promises to Russia to not take NATO eastwards in return for German reunificaiton.
In 1990, James Baker, Sec. of State, promised Gorby that NATO wouldn’t move to the east if the USSR agreed to German unification.
Bubba Clinton was the first agent of the neocons.
Putin discussed joining NATO with Clinton...and much more.
Thanks for posting this very informative video.
No one cares but you SOros war pimps
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First It Was Will Stewart, Now Exploding Fabulist Diarrhea From Mike Eckel.
First It Was Eggs. Now Exploding Hot-Water Pipes. The Domestic Headaches Overshadowing Putin's Reelection Messaging
Radio Free Europe ^ | 1/12/2024 | Mike Eckel
Posted on 1/13/2024, 8:26:07 AM by marcusmaximus
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4209925/posts
Jumbo eggs in the Houston area are about $2.50/dozen.
Eggs are always more expensive around Thanksgiving and Christmas.
HELPFUL POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION:
1. Putin’s Endgame: Unravel the Post-Cold War Agreements That Humiliated Russia
Moscow’s military forces threaten Ukraine, but the bigger prize is restoration of Russia’s sphere of influence stretching through Eastern Europe
Wall Street Journal
By Stephen Fidler
Updated Feb. 22, 2022 7:30 am ET
https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-endgame-unravel-the-post-cold-war-agreements-that-humiliated-russia-11645482412
“The worlds attention is on Eastern Ukraine, where Moscow’s martial forces circle. Yet Russian Vladimir Putin’s ambitions extend far beyond. He wants to renegotiate the end of the cold war.”
2. NATO NON-ENLARGEMENT?
“NATO as an organization made no such pledge, and the formal agreement signed at the end of those negotiations said nothing about the alliance not expanding eastward.”
“In any case, as the North Atlantic Treaty stands now, and according to the Treaty of Final Settlement with Respect to Germany which states that parties agreed on the “respect for […] all states’ […] inherent right to choose the means to ensure their own security”, Russia can hardly argue that certain states are not legally capable of joining the organization.
Therefore, in conjunction with Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the Treaty of Final Settlement gives every qualifying state the right to join NATO.”
-https://opiniojuris.org
ADDENDUM INFORMATIONAL SOURCES:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, “NATO-Russia relations: the facts,” Jan. 27, 2022
Brookings Institution, “Did NATO Promise Not to Enlarge? Gorbachev Says ‘No,’” Nov. 6, 2014
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ‘NATO enlargement and Russia: myths and realities,” July 1, 2014
The Washington Quarterly, “The Myth of a No-NATO-Enlargement Pledge to Russia,” April 2009
“$187 monthly pension not stronk.”
Think that’s funny to laugh at the misfortunes of others? What has this aged pensioner done to you? You are one sick puppy.
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