Unfortunately it's not the country that suffers but the people with the vast majority of the Russian people being innocent of any blame of what has taken place!
If we can get a handle on corruption after 25+ years we could actually become a prosperous nation.
other than oil and gas, Russia has nothing to offer China.
Good thing is I experience everything firsthand.
Good to see that Ukrainian currency isnt any longer following Russia's into the abyss
ruble at 64 to 1 today while Hyvana remains 21 to 1
i still want to see usd on parity with Euro which should never have been more than equal ever.
the Euro has been overvalued for way to long especially given the fact that 17 joined nations still dont have the gdp of usa plus there is no real unity. Germany, which doesnt even have the gdp of texas or california rules the eurozone. F#€k them all. Hope the euro fails
"Russia's leaders have shown that they are prepared to make practical and effective use of military means in order to reach their political goals, even when this involves violating principles of international law,"
With a Russian oligarch owning the old submarine port in northern Finland and allowing commercial Russian ships and possibly a Russian sub or 2 access, it makes fot increased tensions