Quote from: be.open on Today at 07:16:38 AM

Quote from: Branko on May 10, 2023, 10:38:49 PM

Quote from: paxmao on May 10, 2023, 09:47:13 PM

Sufficient to say that many people even in the UK call London "Londongrad" or "Moscow Upon Thames" for the immense fortunes that the RF kleptocrats have deposited in the form of empty flats and Victorian houses in Chelsea. Who would want to destroy such a expensive beauty?

Dunno...maybe those people who got their "expensive beauty" frozen/stolen?

Otto von Bismarck once said:

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Do not expect that once you take advantage of Russia's weakness, you will receive dividends forever. Russians always come for their money. And when they come - do not rely on the Jesuit agreements you signed, supposedly justifying you. They are not worth the paper they are written on. Therefore, it is worth either playing fair with the Russians, or not playing at all.

Branko, your naivety is really moving. Assets frozen? Not even half of them, even the Siberian oil is being transferred ship to ship in international waters all over Southeast Asia. Assets stolen? None, there is no legal way to steal them at the moment.

be.open, you are repeating yourself in your posts but I agree: Whatever you sign-off with the RF governments means very little, starting with the Budapest agreements and continuing with any other agreement. That in itself is more of a problem for the RF than for others, since instead of just signing an agreement, they need to provide plenty evidence of compliance. Having a poor reputation is not really a good asset.

An on Bismarck oh well, his solution to "the problem" was a quite direct one. There is an ancient German saying (Sei mein Bruder, sonst schlage ich dir den Kopf ein) - be my brother or I will bash your head". I can see no intention from the current RF government to be Germany's brother so....