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I have some contacts in Russia that work as asset managers and financial analysts. So after the war broke out they were emailing me like, “Well, uh, that’s awkward. But anyway here are some details of what’s happening internally in Russia in terms of the financial system using CNY more and USD less, and other financial changes. Hopefully these are helpful.”

So I was like “thanks guys, let’s stay in touch. Stay safe!”

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Josiah Goff 1y ago

I had a Russian engineer on my team. He was like, “This is dumb.” And we were like, “Yep.” And then shortly after that we had to let him go because we weren’t allowed to pay him anymore.

fc994dc4... 1y ago

That's terrible, what about zaping him?

Josiah Goff 1y ago

We’re owned by a large public corporation. Very strict on who we employ and how we pay them.

fc994dc4... 1y ago

I see, many Russians living in Europe like for the last 20 years had bank account blocked or unilateral closed after this war.

stupleb 1y ago

All heil the state, bestower of permissions and knower of what is best!

Josiah Goff 1y ago

Well said, comrade 🫡

Peter Todd 1y ago

Russia is estimated to spend something like 10% to 20% of their GDP on war. Paying him would be making meaningful contribution to an attempted genocide, as you'd be supplying foreign currency to the Russian economy.

The only ethical thing to do is cut ties and tell him to get out of Russia. Sucks. But war at this scale forces people to take sides and make hard decisions.

Shawn 1y ago

Cool. Now do America.

Rand 1y ago

after seeing violence on human bodies one might change perspectives

fc994dc4... 1y ago

Это моя родина

221bf604... 1y ago

this slow waiting of WW3 is killing more people than anything. Let's do it already so we can continue our lives. lol

fc994dc4... 1y ago

Indeed the lack of hope is terrible.

the axiom 1y ago

I can't read the quoted event on amethyst

utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 1y ago

If you grab the note id you can view it on njump, which is a pretty cool site

Zach Lanting 1y ago

Same here. Added some more default relays but still not showing up. Full disclosure, I'm a lurking newbie to NOSTR.

Tyler 1y ago

“The flower of youth die in trenches while old men dine in comfort”

Everyday people have no problems with each other. It’s the octogenarian politicians across the globe that eff everything up

zebra 1y ago

this is general abstract words. don't have nothing against them. But what do you do if 500 meters from you exploded 900 kg ballistic missile from country which invaded your country? will you say this same mantra to foreign soldiers or you will defend your home?

Low Information Voter 1y ago

That's what the Donbasniks said in 2014, after they rejected a coup and got hit with a "Counter Terrorist Operation".

I wish Western governments had used their leverage then for peace and trust-building, instead of treachery and arms sales.

But "the leopard doesn't change his spots" and Ukrainians are paying most of the price...

zebra 1y ago

We can talk about history of this conflict if you want. But there are a lots of details and you have to spend a lot of time to learn them. I'm not sure you want this.

So. So called "Donbasniks" started coup against ukraine in april 2014. They claimed to be local fighters of the Donetsk People's Republic, but were actually Russian Armed Forces 'volunteers' under the command of Russian GRU colonel Igor Girkin ('Strelkov').

The same dude, Strelkov, participated in Crimea annexation. Later he said openly and bravery about all this. You can find interview with him in russian.

Probably all of Ukraine saw the video from Slavyansk in 2014 when one of the soldiers said the word [parebrik] (border). I, for example, heard this word for the first time, although I speak russian. It turned out that this word originated and used in the Leningrad region.

that is the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_eLCWI2sZQ

btw, isn't this is strange that "Donbasniks" rebels equipped like fucking professional marines?

Tyler 1y ago

Of course not. I would fight back to defend my home and family, and most sane people would as well.

My post was speaking in generalities. For the most part I believe that people are good and just want to love and be loved by family and friends.

Left to their own devices, most people choose peace. But politicians and those in power put them in positions to fight those they otherwise wouldn’t fight

zebra 1y ago

> Of course not. I would fight back to defend my home and family, and most sane people would as well.

nice to hear that.

frphank 1y ago

Russia and China ... two wrongs don't make a right

Scotty 5 Times 1y ago

Yeah I was glad to have a stake in Lukoil for my long term holdings.... but silly politicians always looking to do the WAR thing....

hopefully the oil companies can get back to fueling productivity all over the earth without governments being so violent & overbearing

SwBratcher 1y ago

Good for you. Keep talking.

—In response to the reposted note:

If we’re talking to one another, we’re likely not actually enemies. Nationalism is great until it’s not. As a person who loves to travel and has traveled a ton across cultures, what we are doing by communicating person to person around the world is more generative of peace than accommodating to war.

Peter Todd 1y ago 💬 37

By continuing to work their jobs and pay their taxes those those asset managers and analysists are contributing thousands of dollars a year towards the Russian state, and thus to their attempt at genociding Ukraine. An estimated 10% or more of the entire Russian GDP is being spent on the invasion. You simply can't escape supporting it if you continue to stay in Russia and work. And with those kinds of careers, they probably do have a real choice and could leave Russia like so many others have.

Unless your contacts are doing something useful to stop the war, like sabotage or espionage, they should be thought of as criminals. And they – and the Russian economy in general – should be considered valid military targets. It would be completely ok for Ukraine to send a few drones to their offices to fuck up the financial side of the Russian economy.

War is shit. But sometimes you are forced to take a side, and forced to make hard choices. Don't chose evil.

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Lighthouse 1y ago

Lyn is a Russian spy

crany 👽🧡🗿 1y ago

your intel is always appreciated

nostranger 1y ago

This is what Peter Todd had to say about this. What a nice guy 🤦‍♂️

Curious why he didn’t reply directly

https://primal.net/e/note16kqwxsy8vj4804cgmklds79xay3zlw6rsejljekfp4qn09kkpr7sfse5kk

Leo Wandersleb 1y ago

He has Ukrainian roots and a radical position against Russia.

zebra 1y ago

What a marasmatic world. I am Ukrainian, I lived in Kharkiv quietly until February 24, 22. That morning I heard explosions in my city. We started to defend the country, because what choice did we have? I had to leave the city, my wife lost her brother in the war, my boss lost his country private house. And now what? You're here suggesting to zap russians who lost their accounts in Europe. You think Ukrainians are nationalists because for some strange reason(!?) we don't like russians.

I'm saying this no to Lyn but to comments

Sérgio Oliveira 1y ago

Are Russian adhering to #nostr ?

zebra 1y ago

sure, why not