# Russia **URL:** \ **Category:** Park Bench\ **Created:** [January 12, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900 "2020-01-12T20:03:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/101 "2022-03-05T20:34:42Z")
I think if China tries invading Taiwan, they are honestly insane. They’ve seen what economic sanctions can do. Very few people predicted they could be this devastating. They have ruined the Russian economy overnight. If China risks this, they are imbeciles. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/102 "2022-03-05T21:59:18Z")
It would be a dumb move. I hope you’re right. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/who_scowls_like_that/32/6042_2.png) [@Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/u/Who_Scowls_Like_That)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 11:07pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/103 "2022-03-05T23:07:11Z")
1 Japanese Yen equals 0.0087 United States Dollar can i get an exclamation mark? ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/104 "2022-03-06T17:16:55Z")
This is escalating in words. Putin is now a cornered animal. This might not go well. > **[Putin likens sanctions to 'declaring war,' warns Ukrainian statehood in...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-ukraine-war-1.6374390?cmp=rss)** > > Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that Ukraine's statehood is in jeopardy and likened the West's sanctions on Russia to "declaring war." Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a "desperate plea" to U.S.... ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/105 "2022-03-06T17:21:02Z")
Putin does not have support for this disaster at home. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/edyptyXmld8/maxresdefault.jpg "What do Russians think now? 1 week after the start.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edyptyXmld8) ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/106 "2022-03-06T19:45:47Z")
I always thought he was evil and a little crazy, but not stupid. Now, I think he’s all 3. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/107 "2022-03-06T20:15:09Z")
I object to the word “little”. He could have gone down in history as a stable world leader, incredibly successful personally, presiding over the rebuilding of Russia after the fall of communism. Now he’s going to be up there with all the recent despots and, if this escalates to nuclear war, he’ll take his place beside Hitler and Stalin. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/108 "2022-03-06T23:08:12Z")
Well. Certainly not little anymore. A month ago, I would have said so. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/109 "2022-03-06T23:29:39Z")
> **[Italy seizes oligarchs' villas and yachts to put pressure on Russia](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-seizes-oligarchs-villas-yachts-initial-sweep-2022-03-05/)** > > The luxury properties were sequestered in some of Italy's most prestigious retail estate locations - Sardinia, by Lake Como and in Tuscany - while two superyachts were grabbed at northern ports. Now, Italy has stepped up. Seems everyone hates Russia except China and Belarus. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/110 "2022-03-07T00:14:26Z")
I remember darryl was a defender of russia. When the two russians that bombed the Boston marathon were caught, I said they were Russian. He told me that they weren’t russian, they were from Chechnya. They were both. I wonder if he likes putin. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/111 "2022-03-07T00:17:44Z")
Looks like most bars here are ditching the name moscow mule for kyiv mule. Calling them mule would probably be fine, but it looks like most are ditching russian vodka. ---
**Author:** ![Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/who_scowls_like_that/32/6042_2.png) [@Who\_Scowls\_Like\_That](https://bbad.com/u/Who_Scowls_Like_That)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 4:16am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/112 "2022-03-07T04:16:54Z")
i don’t even know how to spell puerile ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/113 "2022-03-07T23:48:10Z")
The world is going down a path I’m not comfortable with. Russia is being cut off totally, even from speech. Now they’re trying to sever its ties to the internet. How long before we’re unable to even see their side in writing? > **[Russian Internet Takes a Hit as Cogent Disconnects Backbone Network](https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/technology/russian-internet-takes-a-hit-as-cogent-disconnects-backbone-network/ar-AAUJCHb?ocid=msedgntp)** > > It's another step toward the "splinternet" that fragments the global communication network. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/114 "2022-03-07T23:57:36Z")
No more Netflix there. Anonymous looks like they were able to hack Russian news channels and actually broadcast the war from other nation’s coverage to the Russian citizens. ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/115 "2022-03-07T23:59:18Z")
> **[Anonymous news: Russian TV hacked in ‘biggest op ever seen’](https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/anonymous-news-hack-latest-russia-ukraine-b2029955.html)** > > Anonymous vs Russia latest updates ---
**Author:** ![NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/nickscafe/32/9765_2.png) [@NicksCafe](https://bbad.com/u/NicksCafe)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/116 "2022-03-08T00:03:07Z")
I wonder if putin realizes he made a mistake or maybe he doesn’t like Russians and is pleased with the outcome so far. ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/117 "2022-03-08T00:42:07Z")
He knows. I no longer think he’s particularly smart but he’s smart enough to know he f’d up. This is a disaster for Russia beyond anything he imagined. His own personal wealth, importance and power have all been decimated. He totally miscalculated the response and he has thrown away his place in history, which until now has actually been fairly positive. He was a dictator but he presided over the recovery of Russia. Now he’s Kim Jong Un on his way to being Stalin. ---
**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/118 "2022-03-08T10:34:50Z")
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**Author:** ![AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AgeofGrace](https://bbad.com/u/AgeofGrace)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/119 "2022-03-08T11:07:29Z")
Noted ---
**Author:** ![Reg](https://bbad.com/user_avatar/bbad.com/reg/32/6053_2.png) [@Reg](https://bbad.com/u/Reg)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900/120 "2022-03-08T17:15:03Z")
If that is true, it’s a good thing. Burning gas is a silly way to power vehicles. That said, I suspect the Saudis will loosen up production and the prices will stabilize quickly. [Previous page](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900.md?page=5) [Next page](https://bbad.com/t/russia/900.md?page=7)