Posted on 01/08/2015 11:19:17 AM PST by opentalk
Reuters) - Billionaire financier George Soros has urged the West to step up aid to Ukraine, outlining steps towards a $50 billion (33.22 billion pounds) financing package that he said should be viewed as a bulwark against an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Writing in the New York Review of Books, Soros said Europe and the United States needed to balance sanctions imposed on Russia with large-scale assistance to near-bankrupt Ukraine, which risks defaulting on debt as a result of turmoil caused by pro-Russia separatist fighting.
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Nothing is stopping him from stroking a check.
But, that is hard-earned money he legally stole from the Bank of England and other national banks, probably including in the US.
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Its called "leverage." He doesn't have an army, so he gives money to US pressure and media groups. They in turn influence US policy to use its power towards ends that match his ideology.
Okay, go for it Soros.
And here I thought it was his money he was pledging. Butt hurt?
He’s been heavily invested in Ukraine for years. Hope he loses his shirt.
If only Soros could have an epiphany or just wake up one day and start doing good instead of so much evil. If only -—
Ukraine wanted to be part of the EU. Let the EU bail it out.
Vladimir Putin has an older manner of dealing with people like Soros. Soros better have his insurance paid up
If Soros could get the US, Canada, and the EU to fund the complete destabilization of Ukraine, he’ll be able to buy anything of value there really cheap.
Now it all makes sense.
5.56mm
Oddly enough, that's just the value of Ukrainian bonds Soros holds.So, the US/EU give Ukraine $50 billion, Ukraine gives Soros $50 billion, and Soros along with the media go wild telling everyone about the miracle of Ukraine reducing their debt.
Cute.
“How do you think all of this started?”
It all started by Russia invading a sovereign nation.
Again.
Russians hate the truth.
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