AverageUlyanovFan [any]
The ending bit leads one to twitter: https://twitter.com/r_u_vid/status/1509270803715526656. According to that:
- This is Dmitro Korchynksy (natopedia), leading fash groups since 90s
- I would guess no because both he and the interviewer are speaking Ukrainian and not Russian? There’s little reason for figure of such caliber to be under duress otherwise.
- The subs are correct. Like, I would say “thuggish” instead of “unprincipled” at about 11s but it should all convey the meaning.
So I do appreciate you all taking effort to think something in your native language, translate it in your head, then type it up in English
I’m from Belarus, Russian language native, but been studying English since early teens and at this point I just straight up think in English whenever I’m using it. It’s a much weirder experience that random daily thoughts and inner monologue can go in either of the two.
Expectation: historic middle-class tax cut
Reality: historic middle-class cut
Where Democracy Goes to Die
Since February of this year all Russian exporters had to sell 80% of foreign currency obtained through imports, now that’s going to be effectively 100% for non-friendly countries.
I suspect it’s some of the following:
- The seized National Wealth Fund was basically a scheme designed to devalue RUB by artificially inflating USD/EUR demand, making exporters’ expenses are lower, raising the profits of oil and gas sector. RF may be dropping the forced devaluation strategy both due to economic hardships imposed by sanctions and b/c there’s nowhere safe to put USD/EUR anymore.
- Having a private bank operating through larger part of the cycle means having more control over exchange rates and also allows to circumvent sanctions related to payments by making new banks if needed.
- This is a large Russia-Europe staring contest meant to elicit support for the one who doesn’t blink, and dedollarization that we’re so hopeful about isn’t actually in Putin’s plans.
Well he literally confirms Ukraine has been having a vigilante group perform extrajudicial and degrading punishments with notable racial bias while state officials are looking elsewhere FOR 4 YEARS.
I’m actually starting to believe that Ukraine isn’t run by neo-Nazis cuz it’s clearly not running at all. Russia is trying hard to get Ukraine on its knees but it continues to lay down.