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“People thought this was a

artappraiser — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:09:06 +0000

“People thought this was a joke, but now it is clear that the situation is serious...This is more serious than the previous sanctions.” https://t.co/BbFvYzcrre
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) April 11, 2018

Putin, or the World?

artappraiser — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:06:56 +0000

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Putin, or the World? Sanctions May Force Oligarchs to Choose

By Neil MacFarquhard @ NYTimes.com, APRIL 11, 2018

MOSCOW — Compared to the sunny, palm-lined offshore tax havens where Russians typically stash their fortunes — think the British Virgin Islands or Cyprus — two chilly, windswept Russian islands would seem to offer little.

Yet October Island, a glorified swamp in Russia’s European exclave of Kaliningrad, and Russian Island, a former cow pasture facing the far eastern port of Vladivostok, were highlighted by Moscow this week as potential alternatives.

Washington’s imposition of unexpectedly tough sanctions against several leading oligarchs is in many respects a game changer for Russia, with repercussions that are only slowly coming into view. Establishing tax havens within the country was just one reaction by the Kremlin, seemingly caught off guard as aftershocks rippled through currency and financial markets.

“Russia has no strategy on how to react to this situation, to these new economic circumstances,” Evgeny Gontmakher, a prominent opposition economist, said.

The most immediate effect is being felt by Oleg V. Deripaska and his aluminum giant, Rusal, which has lost about one-third of its value on the Moscow stock exchange. “This is a new stage,” Mr. Gontmakher said. “This is targeting for isolation a very big, export-oriented company. That is very painful.” [....]

The Moral Case for Sanctions

artappraiser — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 23:20:26 +0000

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The Moral Case for Sanctions Against Russia

Rather than talking in terms of strategy or punishment, American officials should return to a kind of thinking that Republicans used to love: values-based foreign policy.

By Masha Gessen @ NewYorker.com, April 6

Don't necessarily agree, just pointing it out.

Oh geez. Does that look

artappraiser — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 22:25:28 +0000

In reply to The Russian Zuckerberg? Kinda

Oh geez. Does that look damning or what?

Be so successful at a new "utility" that there are few competitors, guess what usually happens after that? Shareholders don't get as much say and the government gets more. Zuckerberg should have thought about stopping short of Facebook being a monopoly, and marketing himself as one, too late now.

The Russian Zuckerberg? Kinda

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 21:44:45 +0000

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The Russian Zuckerberg? Kinda.

The NYTimes & WaPo on it:

artappraiser — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:52:09 +0000

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The NYTimes & WaPo on it:

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Oligarchs Tied to Putin

By GARDINER HARRIS 9:16 AM ET

The Trump administration announced sanctions on some of Russia’s richest men and top officials, punishing Vladimir V. Putin’s inner circle for Russian aggressions.
The sanctions are designed to penalize those who are seen as enriching themselves from Mr. Putin’s increasingly authoritarian administration.

Trump administration imposes new sanctions on Russian elite

The sweeping measures, which target senior politicians, companies and business leaders, are likely to provoke a strong response from the Kremlin.

By John Hudson and Seung Min Kim
1 hour ago

I note with interest that

artappraiser — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:10:58 +0000

In reply to Russian Oligarchs sanctioned by U.S. Treasury for "Worldwide Malign Activity"

I note with interest that they have a second press release today, as if they threw this other sanction in, at the same time as the Russian one, to keep the boss man happy?

Treasury Sanctions Music Promoter and Prostitution Ring Leader Linked to Mexican Cartels

Putin’s best friends, family

artappraiser — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:03:35 +0000

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Putin’s best friends, family and closest yes-men. This will hurt. https://t.co/Qb9DXCs5nH
— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) April 6, 2018