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[Irag8er]

Russian Agricultural Bank could have SWIFT access within 30 days, UN tells Moscow​

Russian Agricultural Bank could have SWIFT access within 30 days, UN tells Moscow

A Russian Agricultural Bank subsidiary in Luxembourg could immediately apply to SWIFT to "effectively enable access" for the bank to the international payments system within 30 days, the United Nations told Russia in a letter, seen by Reuters on Friday.

www.reuters.com

 

[william]

Food imports are as important to China as is oil.

Allot of people there to feed.

 

[william]

Russian Agricultural Bank could have SWIFT access within 30 days, UN tells Moscow

A Russian Agricultural Bank subsidiary in Luxembourg could immediately apply to SWIFT to "effectively enable access" for the bank to the international payments system within 30 days, the United Nations told Russia in a letter, seen by Reuters on Friday.

www.reuters.com

Weak!

 

[william]

Throws up arms in surrender. Though I do understand why the US doesn't want to get involved.

What are western navies for if not to allow the free flow of commerce. Freedom of navigation and all that. Isn't that why we sail through the Tawain Strait.

 

[DEFCON Warning System]

The US should just buy a bunch of grain from Ukraine. The Russians won't dare fire on a US grain vessel. Then turn around and sell it to the other countries.

 

[Deleted account]

The Russians won't dare fire on a US grain vessel.

Are there any such left? Panama and Liberia have had a stranglehold on maritime commerce since forever...

Edit: to clarify: of course it's a load of BS, but formally none of these vessels belong to the US, so Russia can fire away.

 

[tofemaster]

The US should just buy a bunch of grain from Ukraine. The Russians won't dare fire on a US grain vessel. Then turn around and sell it to the other countries.

"We aren't playing games with you, Mr. Marston. But if we we're to play some games, there'd be some interesting ones we could play"
Swear this is US government's attitude toward Russia. They think the US is really, really messing with them but they truly have no comprehension of the level of disruption & despair that could befall their little country

 

[Friendly Engineer]

"We aren't playing games with you, Mr. Marston. But if we we're to play some games, there'd be some interesting ones we could play"
Swear this is US government's attitude toward Russia. They think the US is really, really messing with them but they truly have no comprehension of the level of disruption & despair that could befall their little country

US cyber abilities could turn almost every computer in the Russian Federation into a paperweight.

 

[Friendly Engineer]

US cyber abilities could turn almost every computer in the Russian Federation into a paperweight.

People think China, Russia & North Korea are the world leaders in cyberwarfare. It's the USA hands down, the NSA has a huge budget and resources galore, it's just the US is more subtle and covert with it's cyber abilities so you don't hear as much about it.

 

[william]

Are there any such left? Panama and Liberia have had a stranglehold on maritime commerce since forever...

Edit: to clarify: of course it's a load of BS, but formally none of these vessels belong to the US, so Russia can fire away.

Just reflag those merchant ships. Easy.

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