Posted on 05/02/2022 9:32:34 AM PDT by marshmallow
In an extensive interview with an Italian TV network, the foreign minister discussed a whole range of problems in relations between Moscow and the collective West. In particular, comprehensive sanctions against Russian business and the oil and gas sector, that arose after the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday that over $300 billion was stolen from Russia, the majority of which was payments for oil and gas supplies, because energy giant Gazprom had to store money in Western bank accounts.
"They wanted to ‘punish’ Russia, so they stole it," Lavrov told the Italian Mediaset broadcaster, explaining that "money was stolen from us (over $300 billion)... most of the amount was received for oil and gas supplies."
Lavrov noted that "now we are offered to continue trading as before, and the money will remain with them."
"When they want, they will pocket them again. That's the reason," he added, noting that in the West, "no one talks about this."
Asked about why Russia is halting gas deliveries, which has caused concerns in Italy, Lavrov said that the West could take money away from Russia at any time in the future if the situation were to remain unchanged.
"...’Gazprom’ was forced to keep the money on its accounts in Western banks (according to your rules)," Lavrov said, adding that "now we proposed that the deliveries be considered paid for not when Gazprombank gets the euros or dollars, but when they are converted into rubles, which can no longer be stolen."
The foreign minister noted that "nothing changes for buyers," as they still pay the amounts for the energy specified in the contract in euros and dollars, and the conversion will be carried out after that.
Notably, Lavrov expressed his surprise at the......
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Oh puhleeez
Those rules clearly state you don't invade sovereign neighbors.
No, the “Russia going to use nukes!” hype is being used by the pro-Putinists to get the west to stop sending help to Ukraine.
“What, you want to start a nuclear war for Ukraine? Just let Russia have it.”
**It is really looking like this administration is trying to start a major war to try and salvage the sinking political ship. They are going to get thousands, perhaps millions of our young people killed.**
But of course, is there another way to avoid a disaster in the midterm elections?
Global Thermonuclear War is the best answer and the demented genius is leading us toward it.
But why “young people”? Expect half of the US population to be gone.
Go, Brandon, go!
No, you are wrong. It’s the warmongers rattling sabers here. Not to say there are no Putinists utilizing the nuke canard for their own aims, sure, but the Putinists aren’t driving the bus. The warmongers and Dems are.
Ukraine has been a mess since 2014, actually long before then.
I hope things work out for them, I really do. But we need to worry about America and spend on America, not on foreign wars for lands that our elites and Military Industrial Complex use as slush funds.
I don’t like Putin. He’s a thug. But there are no angels here, in this situation.
Above all, you don't wage wars to annex territory in Europe.
“I will take one Sergey Lavrov over ten Antony Blinkens, Ned Prices, etc.”
You are definitely on the right path! But I would not want ANY Anthony Blinkens OR Ned Prices!! Somebody else can have them and their clones. Just get them and many others like them the hell out of here.
The Dems are focusing on the Russian invasion because its broadly condemned by both conservatives and liberals and so its seen as an easy way to score points. Biden was much more reluctant to really do anything until it became clear how widely Putin was disliked and now he’s gungho.But the idea some here seem to have that because the Dems are screaming about how they are antiPutin conservatives should be proPutin is completely idiotic. Its like saying Freepers should be against growing the economy if the Dems are making a lot of noise how they are for it.
Had Russia remained within its’ borders this wouldn’t be an issue. Cause and effect?
—————-Yeah cause and effect, the USD was weaponized, other nations now not wanting to be put on the “list”, avoiding USD financial instruments. Legendary Rickards just had a video on how the sanctions dethroned the dollar.
….and, backfire! Russian Ruble rising, Russian inflation figures declining, Russian central bank just LOWERED their interest rates, thank you Vegetable Head Joe. China just opened 80 banks in Russia, they are paying 6-8 percent return! ….and, the best part, huge Capitol is flowing INTO Russia from the “ Oliagarks” afraid of confiscation by the West.
And Vlad says, CHECKMATE again.
Um no.. Lav. It’s your boss who stole (or destroyed.. but same thing) the wealth of Ukraine. Consider the $300b reparations for theft and loss of life.
“Above all, you don’t wage wars to annex territory in Europe.”
Oh, sure. That’s why we bombed Yugoslavia and Serbia, independent/sovereign countries, under the Clintonisa regime.
You can view the legendary investor James Rickard interview here:
Very informative on the sanctions backfire, the Ukie war cheerleaders will not be pleased with the facts.
“ Above all, you don’t wage wars to annex territory in Europe. ”
You don’t wage wars to annex territory, period. In Europe, Asia or anywhere else.
It is the only think that democrats are good at. Stealing peoples money. Better from them for a while instead of us.
That was supposed to be the post-WWII agreement, which Putin has now broken in both Georgia and Ukraine.
Chickenfeed. Biden is about to steal 1.7T from US taxpayers in broad daylight.
We didn't break it up: it fell apart due to the wishes of its own peoples, although we warned Kohl that German recognition of an independent Croatia would precipitate a war between Croatia and Serbia, which it did. So the Us was actually trying to work out a political solution. We only intervened when the Serbs resorted to rapine and mass murder to try to restore the status quo, a penchant for which they share with the Russians. Read up on the Balkan Wars in the early 20th century.
Prog Marxist Democrat America, the very best Thief the World has ever seen.
Why don’t they just create the rubles out of thin air? Like we do with our dollars?
Play by the rules or get kicked out? What rules are they? Don’t attack a sovereign nation like Serbia?
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