Basically he's saying the value of the assets we've frozen is higher than the value of the assets the EU has frozen. Of course what he isn't saying is that they have frozen like 20x as many assets as we have, our £/$/€ value is just higher because there was more dodgy Russian money in London than the was in the EU which gave us an advantage in seizing it.
Ukraine Invasion - Please do not post videos showing attacks/similar
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If what Mogg says is true then it just means there is much more dirty Russian money in London than in other places (we have sanctioned a small fraction of it and are giving them a nice window of opportunity to get their assets out before the sanctions apply, we are nicknamed Londongrad for a reason). I'll leave this here again:
Great work on sanctions from our corrupt government (UK is on 16 just ahead of last placed UAE on 12):
Bore off. The government is doing what it can. These things take time. Throwing accusations like "corrupt" at our government when we see what Russia is doing is a little rich don't you think?
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Not really.
You can criticise both, they aren't mutually exclusive.
You can criticise both, they aren't mutually exclusive.
I wonder what it would take for NATO to get actively involved. I get the logic behind not operating a no fly zone (otherwise it becomes direct rather than indirect hostility against Russia) but it only takes one stray missile….
I feel Ukraine is done for at the moment. I hope I’m wrong.
I feel Ukraine is done for at the moment. I hope I’m wrong.
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What's ****** is over half a century of Western interfering in sovereign states & regime changes against relatively primately countries under the guise of democracy and freedom and the one war they probably should get involved in which is actually a threat to democracy and freedom and is on the doorstep of the West, they turn tail and run because the enemy is a relative equal
Nope, we are in this position partly because of them turning a blind eye to the laundering of Putin's money and benefitting from it through donations from Russian oligarchs. Corrupt is too kind.
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If they are as corrupt as you say why is this not reported in the corruption index? Or are they also Corrupt?
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Sky news bringing an important message from Ukraine just now:
Must say though, aside from that bit of lighthearted relief it was quite distasteful I thought how the camera was getting right in people's faces as they they tried to get on an evacuation bus, while the reporter was trying to interview people who clearly did not want to talk to her.
There is a reason for the term 'gutter press' this is what they are like.
I remember being in a Japanese restaurant the afternoon after the Tsunami that killed over 15,000 in Japan. A couple of journalists walked in, and started to try to ask the owner and person us if they had family in Japan if they have spoken to them and what they thought of the incident.
It's taught us 20th century tanks and helicopters are obsolete in the 21st century yes. 21st century tanks and helicopters I don't think we've seen here.
Yea the pilot will be thinking " dam if an attack happens i'm first to go"
Johnson and his government specifically are the corrupt ones, the opposition are not taking Russian money and there are still lots of good Conservatives who are honest.
The index is not infallible. Read this and tell me it's not corrupt behaviour: https://bylinetimes.com/2022/02/25/the-real-trojan-horse-beware-russians-bearing-gifts/
Cyprus has banned 5 Russian warships from access to its port.
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