Because we already positioned troops in the baltics

I know you're not praising communism in the Russian invasion thread

wouldn’t matter. US has a Russia problem independent of Putin

“He countered my stupid joke post so let’s move on”

There is no war in Germany

maybe if you sent a news source it would spark convo?

I dont wanna debate anything it was just an observation bird

Russia isn't communist

Imagine truly being proud of choosing to f*** yourself over because you had the choice

"The way the blood canvasses the gravel.....its.....just.....breathtaking"

Clearly bait

The Foreign Minister of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday urged the West to ban Russia from SWIFT in a tweet. Earlier on Thursday, CNN reported that the EU was undecided as to whether to cut Russia off from SWIFT and that EU nations were split over the decision.

But what is SWIFT, and what could it mean for Russia? The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication was founded in 1973 to replace the telex and is now used by over 11,000 financial institutions to send secure messages and payment orders. With no globally accepted alternative, it is essential plumbing for global finance.

Removing Russia from SWIFT would make it nearly impossible for financial institutions to send money in or out of the country, delivering a sudden shock to Russian companies and their foreign customers — especially buyers of oil and gas exports denominated in US dollars.

"The cutoff would terminate all international transactions, trigger currency volatility, and cause massive capital outflows," Maria Shagina, a visiting fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, wrote in a paper last year for Carnegie Moscow Center. Excluding Russia from SWIFT would cause its economy to shrink by 5%, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin estimated in 2014.

The world is a funny place thats why I appreciate satire

Same mfs still in charge just like the Balkans

Bro please go do something else. It’s not healthy to be on here that long.

Fam I am afghan diaspora I can praise communism all I want

An irrelevant one for the thread

Seems like the best option, if you cut their country off from the Financial System it'd be the best way to get their attention

How does that make Russia communist

it would def matter

lets tell em