I'll drink to THAT!
Posted on 03/11/2022 9:24:58 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
US President Joe Biden has announced a ban on imports of Russian diamonds, seafood and vodka in the latest response to Russia's war in Ukraine.
He also said Western allies plan to revoke Russia’s status as an equal trade partner, paving the way for further economic punishment.
The moves add to sanctions that have isolated Russia economically since the invasion.
Its currency has collapsed, while global firms rush to exit the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has likened Western sanctions on banks and oligarchs to a declaration of war. Moscow has also threatened to nationalise production plants or factories where work has been suspended.
Mr Biden said the latest steps will be "another crushing blow to the Russian economy".
In addition, Mr Biden said Western allies planned to cut Russia off from accessing finance from international organisations such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
Mr Biden said he was also barring US exports of luxury goods to Russia, trade worth about $550m per year, and would further sanction oligarchs and their families.
The US ban on key Russian imports will deny Mr Putin more than $1bn in revenue, the White House said.
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Da! Bolshoi Spaseebah!
The naive innocence of that statement! Please tell us which anti-virus software is not FBI/CIA/NSA weaponized LOL.
He’s losing it. That’s dangerous.
Mr Biden said the latest steps will be "another crushing blow to the Russian economy".
He does like to deliver “crushing blows” to economies.
Too bad ours is one of them.
Russia's economy is downright crude by our standards, with layers of redundancy and duplication that we evolved away from decades ago. By contrast, our streamlined "just in time" delivery systems are the model of efficiency, eliminating as much waste as possible. Our system is superior in every way -- until a widespread or prolonged interruption exposes its fragility. So which society can most successfully endure serious pain?
As of today, Russia operates totally outside the Western banking system, is adopting a gold standard, and has totally sealed itself off from the internet to reduce vulnerability to digital mischief. Our vulnerabilities have yet to be tested, and we continue to poke the bear...
Can I still get Russian dressing for my salad? How about a white Russian?
Don’t move to fast someone might think you are ‘russian’?
I'll drink to THAT!
“Our vulnerabilities have yet to be tested, and we continue to poke the bear...”
Not to worry. Brandon will screw this up in the WORST way imaginable before all is said and done. :(
Polish Vodka is better, anyway.
I was not writing about any other AV program. Just Kaspersky.
Starting after the 2014 invasion of Ukraine the Russian government started pressuring Kaspersky Lab for access to customer data and for access to update servers. Ruslan Stoyanov objected to these requests and the FSB retaliated by constructing charges of treason against Stoyanov for identifying the criminal actions of Russian cybercriminal Pavel Vrublevsky.
In October 2018 Stoyanov was savagely beaten by prison guards or more likely FSB officers and then hospitalized for his critical injuries. Most likely he was beaten in the course of an interrogation.
In any case since about 2016 there is significant evidence of FSB control of the operations of Kaspersky Lab and the software is not to be trusted for anyone working in any sensitive or official capacity in the US.
I’m a Sobieski Gal, myself. :)
I like Stoli Elit. I’ll sacrifice.
Yes, we’ll just have to “suffer” with Grey Goose and Pinnacle.
It is actually funny.
Russia export of vodka to the USA has been dropping since 2011. There was almost no Russian vodka in the USA even before the war.
Basically, this is useless.
Send the airplanes!
As a matter of fact, Stolichnaya is now made in Riga, Latvia -checked.
So enjoy.
And Smirnoff is Made in the USA!
It will be interesting to see if the US and Europe do what they’re doing with Russia to China when it goes after Tawain. Can you imagine products from China being cut off in the US! or going after the assets of their Billionairs?
Pffft Vodka... used to be made from real live potato’s.
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