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Putin has ordered "his" Nuclear Forces to be on high alert.
Now this is getting scary. The man is unhinged and losing a grip on reality. Nuclear weapons against Ukraine? Because they have what?

I am totally surprised, in a pleasant way, by the response of some geopolitical actors. This by Turkey is another good move, but that it comes from another dictator is even more surprising.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:05 pm I am totally surprised, in a pleasant way, by the response of some geopolitical actors. This by Turkey is another good move, but that it comes from another dictator is even more surprising.

History kicks in for these people. Russia's tried to take Constantinople so many times, he doesn't need it any closer.

My dad just got off the phone with my uncle. He is in his early 70s and is not very mobile due to health issues, so basically watches TV all day. Generally, he is a fairly sensible, skeptical guy. The propaganda in Russia for the people who do watch state TV (a minority but a significant one) is STRONG. My uncle is convinced that the fact that Kiev is being bombed and people are hiding in shelters and the metro is staged and that Ukraine are the aggressors. Oof.

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Rob Person
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Prof. of International Relations
@WestPoint_USMA, specialist on Russian and post-Soviet politics. Eurasian foodie. Views/борщ recipe are my own, not DoD policy.

About BP. I would say that the sole possible buyers for their Rosneft stock would be CNPC (China) or some Saudi outfit. Both at a HUGE discount, as they know no western oil giant will even come close to that deal.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:36 am About BP. I would say that the sole possible buyers for their Rosneft stock would be CNPC (China) or some Saudi outfit. Both at a HUGE discount, as they know no western oil giant will even come close to that deal.

That price will be toast tomorrow for sure. Watching movement on the markets in the next 24 hours ought to be something. A lot of selling and shorting I'd assume. I'm seeing the ruble is already down 40% in the Forex markets, and that it dropped 20% in the first minute of trading.