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Subject: OT - "Sanctions" / Russian war on Ukraine / Religion
From: prohuman...@gmail.com (observer)
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In an article by poster dls...@gmail.com

Feb 24, 2022, 3:27:45 PM (18 hours ago)

dls wrote The Word for today is " sanctions"
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/puIDLw-SUIc/m/Mi2eXAwWCAAJ

>Biden's weak response to the Anti Christ Putin?

Religion, Vladimir Putin has both atheist and
Russian Orthodox Christianity backgrounds,
and a little-mentioned fact is that everyone
can believe or disbelieve in every and any sup-
posed 'supernatural' being, it's simply a matter
of timing & what question is asked.

For example, if one asks the question "Do you
believe in Zeus?" or "Do you believe in Allah?"
"Do you believe in Christ?" or "Do you believe
in Anti Christ(s)?" or "Do you believe in God?"
or "Do you believe in Buddah" or "Do you be-
lieve in Mithras?", or "Do you believe in ...

.... Orthodox Christianity?" or "Do you believe
in Catholicism?" or "Do you believe your reli-
gion is true?", or "Do you believe in Evangeli-
cal Christianity?", you shouldn't be surprised
to find that the answers to those questions
reveals the nature of the myths & social & ...

.... religious influences each individual has
been influenced by, & the societies each
individual lives in.

If you search for info on Putin you'll find both
support for Russian Orthodox Christianity &
opposition to Islam. The "Anti Christ" idea is
part of the Christian Bible, and is a rather com-
plex concept with many different views.

>What are "Sanctions"?

Sanctions
https://www.google.com/search?q=sanctions

>How effective are they?

Over time, they may adversely impact Russia
in a manner that may lead to Russia altering
its invasion of Ukraine, but difficult to know
how long and what impact that may be.

>Who is affected most when sanctions are imposed?

Everyone, gas prices are rising worldwide, &
I've seen estimates that 40% of European
energy comes from Russia & 7% of U.S.
energy comes from Russia. As for the re-
sponsibility, Putin resides at the heart of
all that is happening in Ukraine.

As for the first person mentioned in your
post, President Biden, news media has gen-
erally conceded that the U.S. should stay
out of Ukraine insofar as its aircraft & its
navy & its army, but supplying military sup-
plies is generally perceived as acceptable.

Why Ukraine is being sacrificed by the U.S.
& NATO & why NATO has refused to accept
Ukraine as a part of NATO? I don't know, for
that I'd have to study what NATO nations
have said & why Biden & political parties
are determined to stay out of Ukraine.

Fear of World War 3? Choosing to sacrifice
Ukraine to try to avoid World War 3? Hope
that Ukrainians will be able to restore their
democracy with an insurgency after Russia
takes over most of Ukraine? I really don't
grasp why so little is being done by the ...

.... West or why the rules of NATO seem
to exclude all of Europe that's not part of
NATO or why Ukraine has been kept out
of NATO or why Putin is risking the start
of what may end up being the end of
human civilization. I just don't get it.

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Follow-up:

On CNN with Wolf Blitzer tonight, former
NATO Commander Wesley Clark called on
the U.S. to go to the U.N. and demand that
Russia stop the attack on Ukraine.

Following that, representative John Kin-
zinger called on the U.S. to declare Ukraine
a no fly zone, NATO air forces preventing
Russian jets from flying over Ukraine. John's
position is that NATO superiority will be able
to prevent Russian air attacks, "giving Ukraine
a fighting chance".
https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger

Various news articles have stated this would
amount to a war between NATO & Russia. It
appears that Ukrainians are being sacrificed
out of fear of _?_ (see previous post), & NATO
acting as if Ukraine can be ignored/sacrificed
& thousands of Ukrainians dying is a moral ...

.... position is not, in my opinion, defensible.
Appeasement is morally bankrupt, and in my
opinion, appeasement is the stance the U.S.
and NATO have adopted, sanctions & military
supplies small solace as Ukraine is being des-
troyed.

Zelensky, who remains in Kyiv at great risk,
having stated he is the primary target & his
family is the secondary target, he states that
the war will be decided in Kyiv tonight. Russia
has threatened killing family member of Ukrain-
ian soldiers.

In my opinion, the U.S. and NATO *must* move
aggressively to stop Russia from destroying
Ukraine, & idiotic rules that prevent NATO from
protecting Ukraine *must* be ended. The very
least the U.S. & NATO can do, a no fly zone,
should be implemented immediately, in my
opinion.

The path to freedom has no room for cowards.

--- --- ---

On Friday, February 25, 2022 at 11:39:14 AM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> In an article by poster dls...@gmail.com
..>
..> Feb 24, 2022, 3:27:45 PM (18 hours ago)
..>
..> dls wrote The Word for today is " sanctions"
..> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/puIDLw-SUIc/m/Mi2eXAwWCAAJ
..>
/> >Biden's weak response to the Anti Christ Putin?
..>
..> Religion, Vladimir Putin has both atheist and
..> Russian Orthodox Christianity backgrounds,
..> and a little-mentioned fact is that everyone
..> can believe or disbelieve in every and any sup-
..> posed 'supernatural' being, it's simply a matter
..> of timing & what question is asked.
..>
..> For example, if one asks the question "Do you
..> believe in Zeus?" or "Do you believe in Allah?"
..> "Do you believe in Christ?" or "Do you believe
..> in Anti Christ(s)?" or "Do you believe in God?"
..> or "Do you believe in Buddah" or "Do you be-
..> lieve in Mithras?", or "Do you believe in ...
..>
..> ... Orthodox Christianity?" or "Do you believe
..> in Catholicism?" or "Do you believe your reli-
..> gion is true?", or "Do you believe in Evangeli-
..> cal Christianity?", you shouldn't be surprised
..> to find that the answers to those questions
..> reveals the nature of the myths & social & ...
..>
..> ... religious influences each individual has
..> been influenced by, & the societies each
..> individual lives in.
..>
..> If you search for info on Putin you'll find both
..> support for Russian Orthodox Christianity &
..> opposition to Islam. The "Anti Christ" idea is
..> part of the Christian Bible, and is a rather com-
..> plex concept with many different views.
..>
/> >What are "Sanctions"?
..>
..> Sanctions
..> https://www.google.com/search?q=sanctions
..>
/> >How effective are they?
..>
..> Over time, they may adversely impact Russia
..> in a manner that may lead to Russia altering
..> its invasion of Ukraine, but difficult to know
..> how long and what impact that may be.
..>
/> >Who is affected most when sanctions are imposed?
..>
..> Everyone, gas prices are rising worldwide, &
..> I've seen estimates that 40% of European
..> energy comes from Russia & 7% of U.S.
..> energy comes from Russia. As for the re-
..> sponsibility, Putin resides at the heart of
..> all that is happening in Ukraine.
..>
..> As for the first person mentioned in your
..> post, President Biden, news media has gen-
..> erally conceded that the U.S. should stay
..> out of Ukraine insofar as its aircraft & its
..> navy & its army, but supplying military sup-
..> plies is generally perceived as acceptable.
..>
..> Why Ukraine is being sacrificed by the U.S.
..> & NATO & why NATO has refused to accept
..> Ukraine as a part of NATO? I don't know, for
..> that I'd have to study what NATO nations
..> have said & why Biden & political parties
..> are determined to stay out of Ukraine.
..>
..> Fear of World War 3? Choosing to sacrifice
..> Ukraine to try to avoid World War 3? Hope
..> that Ukrainians will be able to restore their
..> democracy with an insurgency after Russia
..> takes over most of Ukraine? I really don't
..> grasp why so little is being done by the ...
..>
..> ... West or why the rules of NATO seem
..> to exclude all of Europe that's not part of
..> NATO or why Ukraine has been kept out
..> of NATO or why Putin is risking the start
..> of what may end up being the end of
..> human civilization. I just don't get it.
..>
..> *--- --- ---*

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Subject: Re: OT - "Sanctions" / Russian war on Ukraine / Religion
From: prohuman...@gmail.com (observer)
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Follow-up 2:

On Friday, February 25, 2022 at 6:29:45 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> Follow-up:
..>
..> On CNN with Wolf Blitzer tonight, former
..> NATO Commander Wesley Clark called on
..> the U.S. to go to the U.N. and demand that
..> Russia stop the attack on Ukraine.
..>
..> Following that, representative John Kin-
..> zinger called on the U.S. to declare Ukraine
..> a no fly zone, NATO air forces preventing
..> Russian jets from flying over Ukraine. John's
..> position is that NATO superiority will be able
..> to prevent Russian air attacks, "giving Ukraine
..> a fighting chance".
..> https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger
..>
..> Various news articles have stated this would
..> amount to a war between NATO & Russia. It
..> appears that Ukrainians are being sacrificed
..> out of fear of _?_ (see previous post), & NATO
..> acting as if Ukraine can be ignored/sacrificed
..> & thousands of Ukrainians dying is a moral ...
..>
..> ... position is not, in my opinion, defensible.
..> Appeasement is morally bankrupt, and in my
..> opinion, appeasement is the stance the U.S.
..> and NATO have adopted, sanctions & military
..> supplies small solace as Ukraine is being des-
..> troyed.
..>
..> Zelensky, who remains in Kyiv at great risk,
..> having stated he is the primary target & his
..> family is the secondary target, he states that
..> the war will be decided in Kyiv tonight. Russia
..> has threatened killing family member of Ukrain-
..> ian soldiers.

Ex-President of Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko, Pres-
ident of Ukraine 2014 to 2019), he's in Kyiv with
a weapon fighting the Russian invasion:

Ukraine crisis: 'Putin will meet hell' says
former president Petro Poroshenko
https://youtu.be/6SOVTHjHjbw

Petro Poroshenko
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro_Poroshenko

Ukrainian ambassador asks Nato
for a ‘no fly zone’ over country
amid Russian invasion
https://youtu.be/pdyfqamYtzY

Americans at Times Square &
Protesters Around the World
rally in support of Ukraine &
against the Russian invasion
https://youtu.be/aZU1XfB3bvk

Ukraine's Tiananmen moment: Local man
(somewhere in Ukraine) climbs on top of
Russian tank before kneeling on the ground
https://youtu.be/yJEKlaIp92k

Russians Join the World in
Anti-War Protests Against
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
https://youtu.be/lYBUimAWuPc

Ukraine Children
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ukraine+Children

..>
..> In my opinion, the U.S. and NATO *must* move
..> aggressively to stop Russia from destroying
..> Ukraine, & idiotic rules that prevent NATO from
..> protecting Ukraine *must* be ended. The very
..> least the U.S. & NATO can do, a no fly zone,
..> should be implemented immediately, in my
..> opinion.
..>
..> The path to freedom has no room for cowards.
..>
..> *--- --- ---*
> On Friday, February 25, 2022 at 11:39:14 AM UTC-6, observer wrote:
/> .> In an article by poster dls...@gmail.com
/> .>
/> .> Feb 24, 2022, 3:27:45 PM (18 hours ago)
/> .>
/> .> dls wrote The Word for today is " sanctions"
/> .> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/puIDLw-SUIc/m/Mi2eXAwWCAAJ
/> .>
~> /> >Biden's weak response to the Anti Christ Putin?
/> .>
/> .> Religion, Vladimir Putin has both atheist and
/> .> Russian Orthodox Christianity backgrounds,
/> .> and a little-mentioned fact is that everyone
/> .> can believe or disbelieve in every and any sup-
/> .> posed 'supernatural' being, it's simply a matter
/> .> of timing & what question is asked.
/> .>
/> .> For example, if one asks the question "Do you
/> .> believe in Zeus?" or "Do you believe in Allah?"
/> .> "Do you believe in Christ?" or "Do you believe
/> .> in Anti Christ(s)?" or "Do you believe in God?"
/> .> or "Do you believe in Buddah" or "Do you be-
/> .> lieve in Mithras?", or "Do you believe in ...
/> .>
/> .> ... Orthodox Christianity?" or "Do you believe
/> .> in Catholicism?" or "Do you believe your reli-
/> .> gion is true?", or "Do you believe in Evangeli-
/> .> cal Christianity?", you shouldn't be surprised
/> .> to find that the answers to those questions
/> .> reveals the nature of the myths & social & ...
/> .>
/> .> ... religious influences each individual has
/> .> been influenced by, & the societies each
/> .> individual lives in.
/> .>
/> .> If you search for info on Putin you'll find both
/> .> support for Russian Orthodox Christianity &
/> .> opposition to Islam. The "Anti Christ" idea is
/> .> part of the Christian Bible, and is a rather com-
/> .> plex concept with many different views.
/> .>
~> /> >What are "Sanctions"?
/> .>
/> .> Sanctions
/> .> https://www.google.com/search?q=sanctions
/> .>
~> /> >How effective are they?
/> .>
/> .> Over time, they may adversely impact Russia
/> .> in a manner that may lead to Russia altering
/> .> its invasion of Ukraine, but difficult to know
/> .> how long and what impact that may be.
/> .>
~> /> >Who is affected most when sanctions are imposed?
/> .>
/> .> Everyone, gas prices are rising worldwide, &
/> .> I've seen estimates that 40% of European
/> .> energy comes from Russia & 7% of U.S.
/> .> energy comes from Russia. As for the re-
/> .> sponsibility, Putin resides at the heart of
/> .> all that is happening in Ukraine.
/> .>
/> .> As for the first person mentioned in your
/> .> post, President Biden, news media has gen-
/> .> erally conceded that the U.S. should stay
/> .> out of Ukraine insofar as its aircraft & its
/> .> navy & its army, but supplying military sup-
/> .> plies is generally perceived as acceptable.
/> .>
/> .> Why Ukraine is being sacrificed by the U.S.
/> .> & NATO & why NATO has refused to accept
/> .> Ukraine as a part of NATO? I don't know, for
/> .> that I'd have to study what NATO nations
/> .> have said & why Biden & political parties
/> .> are determined to stay out of Ukraine.
/> .>
/> .> Fear of World War 3? Choosing to sacrifice
/> .> Ukraine to try to avoid World War 3? Hope
/> .> that Ukrainians will be able to restore their
/> .> democracy with an insurgency after Russia
/> .> takes over most of Ukraine? I really don't
/> .> grasp why so little is being done by the ...
/> .>
/> .> ... West or why the rules of NATO seem
/> .> to exclude all of Europe that's not part of
/> .> NATO or why Ukraine has been kept out
/> .> of NATO or why Putin is risking the start
/> .> of what may end up being the end of
/> .> human civilization. I just don't get it.
/> .>
/> .> \*--- --- ---*/

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Follow-up 3:

Even though NATO has thus far refused to
help Ukraine other than via military supplies
provided by some countries, the following
indicates the first country to send troops
to help Ukraine, Portugal:

---
February 26 2022

Portugal to send reinforcements to Ukraine

Russian war on Ukraine is 'war against free-
dom of self-determination and democracy,'
Portuguese PM Costa says.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/322944
---

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on
Friday said at a televised news conference that
his country would send soldiers to assist Ukraine
in its defense against Russia, CNN reported. ...

Costa said the infantry company would include
170 troopers, CNN added. ...

---
February 26 2022

Czech Republic, Netherlands
To Ship More Military Aid To Ukraine
https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-netherlands-military-aid-ukraine/31724987.html
---

---
February 26 2022

Germany to help arm Ukraine
https://youtu.be/dwYhSSehvSA0
---

On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10:43:29 AM UTC-6, observer wrote:

> Follow-up 2:
> On Friday, February 25, 2022 at 6:29:45 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:
/> .> Follow-up:
/> .>
/> .> On CNN with Wolf Blitzer tonight, former
/> .> NATO Commander Wesley Clark called on
/> .> the U.S. to go to the U.N. and demand that
/> .> Russia stop the attack on Ukraine.
/> .>
/> .> Following that, representative John Kin-
/> .> zinger called on the U.S. to declare Ukraine
/> .> a no fly zone, NATO air forces preventing
/> .> Russian jets from flying over Ukraine. John's
/> .> position is that NATO superiority will be able
/> .> to prevent Russian air attacks, "giving Ukraine
/> .> a fighting chance".
/> .> https://twitter.com/AdamKinzinger
/> .>
/> .> Various news articles have stated this would
/> .> amount to a war between NATO & Russia. It
/> .> appears that Ukrainians are being sacrificed
/> .> out of fear of _?_ (see previous post), & NATO
/> .> acting as if Ukraine can be ignored/sacrificed
/> .> & thousands of Ukrainians dying is a moral ...
/> .>
/> .> ... position is not, in my opinion, defensible.
/> .> Appeasement is morally bankrupt, and in my
/> .> opinion, appeasement is the stance the U.S.
/> .> and NATO have adopted, sanctions & military
/> .> supplies small solace as Ukraine is being des-
/> .> troyed.
/> .>
/> .> Zelensky, who remains in Kyiv at great risk,
/> .> having stated he is the primary target & his
/> .> family is the secondary target, he states that
/> .> the war will be decided in Kyiv tonight. Russia
/> .> has threatened killing family member of Ukrain-
/> .> ian soldiers.
..> Ex-President of Ukraine (Petro Poroshenko, Pres-
..> ident of Ukraine 2014 to 2019), he's in Kyiv with
..> a weapon fighting the Russian invasion:
..>
..> Ukraine crisis: 'Putin will meet hell' says
..> former president Petro Poroshenko
..> https://youtu.be/6SOVTHjHjbw
..>
..> Petro Poroshenko
..> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petro_Poroshenko
..>
..> Ukrainian ambassador asks Nato
..> for a ‘no fly zone’ over country
..> amid Russian invasion
..> https://youtu.be/pdyfqamYtzY
..>
..> Americans at Times Square &
..> Protesters Around the World
..> rally in support of Ukraine &
..> against the Russian invasion
..> https://youtu.be/aZU1XfB3bvk
..>
..> Ukraine's Tiananmen moment: Local man
..> (somewhere in Ukraine) climbs on top of
..> Russian tank before kneeling on the ground
..> https://youtu.be/yJEKlaIp92k
..>
..> Russians Join the World in
..> Anti-War Protests Against
..> Russian Invasion of Ukraine
..> https://youtu.be/lYBUimAWuPc
..>
..> Ukraine Children
..> https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Ukraine+Children
/> .>
/> .> In my opinion, the U.S. and NATO *must* move
/> .> aggressively to stop Russia from destroying
/> .> Ukraine, & idiotic rules that prevent NATO from
/> .> protecting Ukraine *must* be ended. The very
/> .> least the U.S. & NATO can do, a no fly zone,
/> .> should be implemented immediately, in my
/> .> opinion.
/> .>
/> .> The path to freedom has no room for cowards.
/> .>
/> .> ~\*--- --- ---*/~

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Follow-up 4:

---
February 26 2022

US, EU, UK to sanction Russian central bank, block SWIFT
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-european-union-704b3b6678c5d23bd05482c89a0384d2
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The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on
Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the
Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to
the global financial system and, for the first time, restrictions
on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.

The measures were announced jointly as part of a new round
of financial sanctions meant to “hold Russia to account and
collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for (Rus-
sian President Vladimir) Putin.”

The central bank restrictions target the more than $600 billion
in reserves that the Kremlin has at its disposal, meant to limit
Russia’s ability to support the ruble amid tightening Western
sanctions.

Cumulatively the steps announced by the West since Russia
began the invasion would potentially amount to some of the
toughest sanctions on any country in modern times, and if
fully carried out as planned, would severely damage the Rus-
sian economy and markedly constrain its ability to import and
export goods.

U.S. officials said Saturday’s steps were framed to send the
ruble into “free fall” and promote soaring inflation in the Rus-
sian economy. They noted that previously announced sanc-
tions have already had an impact on Russia, bringing its cur-
rency to its lowest level against the dollar in history and giving
its stock market the worst week on record.

The decline of the ruble would likely cause higher inflation, which
would hurt everyday Russians and not just the Russian elites who
were the targets of the original sanctions. It would be a substan-
tial widening of the economic pain.

Saturday’s move includes cutting key Russian banks out of the
SWIFT financial messaging system, which daily moves countless
billions of dollars around more than 11,000 banks and other finan-
cial institutions around the world.

The fine print of the sanctions was still being ironed out over the
weekend, officials said, as they work to limit the impact of the
restrictions on other economies and European purchases of Rus-
sian energy.

Allies on both sides of the Atlantic also considered the SWIFT op-
tion in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea
and backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. Russia declared
then that kicking it out of SWIFT would be equivalent to a declara-
tion of war.

The allies — criticized ever after for responding too weakly to Rus-
sia’s 2014 aggression — shelved the idea. Russia since then has
tried to develop its own financial transfer system, with limited suc-
cess.

The U.S. has succeeded before in persuading the Belgium-based
SWIFT system to kick out a country — Iran, over its nuclear pro-
gram. But kicking Russia out of SWIFT could also hurt other eco-
nomies, including those of the U.S. and key ally Germany.

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Follow-up 5:

---
Updated 7:28 PM ET,
Mon February 28, 2022

Russia bombs residential area of Kharkiv
and intensifies Kyiv assault
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/28/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-monday-intl-hnk/index.html
---

Russian forces bombarded a residential area
in Ukraine's second-largest city with rockets
on Monday, killing at least nine people, and
several large detonations were heard in the
center of the capital Kyiv ... .

.... The bombardment in the city of Kharkiv on
Monday killed nine civilians, including three
children, and wounded 37 others ... .

Graphic: Locations of military strikes in Kharkiv
https://ix.cnn.io/dailygraphics/graphics/20220228-kharkiv-strikes-map/static/media/ai2html-graphic-desktop.86f58fe4.jpg

New satellite images show a more than three-
mile-long Russian military convoy on a roadway
that heads toward the capital city, Kyiv.
https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220227180347-russian-convoy-022722-exlarge-169.jpg

Comment:

To relate to the pre-war populations of those
Ukrainian cities, per the following wikipedia
links, prior to the invasion of Ukraine by Rus-
sia, Kyiv was slightly more populous than
Chicago, & Kharkiv was as populous as San
Antonio, TX:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population

On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 7:38:32 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> Follow-up 4:
..>
..> ---
..> February 26 2022
..>
..> US, EU, UK to sanction Russian central bank, block SWIFT
..> https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-european-union-704b3b6678c5d23bd05482c89a0384d2
..> ---
..>
..> The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on
..> Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the
..> Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to
..> the global financial system and, for the first time, restrictions
..> on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
..>
..> The measures were announced jointly as part of a new round
..> of financial sanctions meant to “hold Russia to account and
..> collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for (Rus-
..> sian President Vladimir) Putin.”
..>
..> The central bank restrictions target the more than $600 billion
..> in reserves that the Kremlin has at its disposal, meant to limit
..> Russia’s ability to support the ruble amid tightening Western
..> sanctions.
..>
..> Cumulatively the steps announced by the West since Russia
..> began the invasion would potentially amount to some of the
..> toughest sanctions on any country in modern times, and if
..> fully carried out as planned, would severely damage the Rus-
..> sian economy and markedly constrain its ability to import and
..> export goods.
..>
..> U.S. officials said Saturday’s steps were framed to send the
..> ruble into “free fall” and promote soaring inflation in the Rus-
..> sian economy. They noted that previously announced sanc-
..> tions have already had an impact on Russia, bringing its cur-
..> rency to its lowest level against the dollar in history and giving
..> its stock market the worst week on record.
..>
..> The decline of the ruble would likely cause higher inflation, which
..> would hurt everyday Russians and not just the Russian elites who
..> were the targets of the original sanctions. It would be a substan-
..> tial widening of the economic pain.
..>
..> Saturday’s move includes cutting key Russian banks out of the
..> SWIFT financial messaging system, which daily moves countless
..> billions of dollars around more than 11,000 banks and other finan-
..> cial institutions around the world.
..>
..> The fine print of the sanctions was still being ironed out over the
..> weekend, officials said, as they work to limit the impact of the
..> restrictions on other economies and European purchases of Rus-
..> sian energy.
..>
..> Allies on both sides of the Atlantic also considered the SWIFT op-
..> tion in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea
..> and backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. Russia declared
..> then that kicking it out of SWIFT would be equivalent to a declara-
..> tion of war.
..>
..> The allies — criticized ever after for responding too weakly to Rus-
..> sia’s 2014 aggression — shelved the idea. Russia since then has
..> tried to develop its own financial transfer system, with limited suc-
..> cess.
..>
..> The U.S. has succeeded before in persuading the Belgium-based
..> SWIFT system to kick out a country — Iran, over its nuclear pro-
..> gram. But kicking Russia out of SWIFT could also hurt other eco-
..> nomies, including those of the U.S. and key ally Germany.
..>
..> *--- --- ---*
..>
..> For previous posts, see
..> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/TJOYIUJ-3Iw/m/_O3zKru5CAAJ
..>
..> *--- --- ---*

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Follow-up 6:

Update regarding the length of the Russian
military convoy headed to Kyiv:

On Monday, February 28, 2022 at 8:31:35 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> Follow-up 5:
..>
..> ---
..> Updated 7:28 PM ET,
..> Mon February 28, 2022
..>
..> Russia bombs residential area of Kharkiv
..> and intensifies Kyiv assault
..> https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/28/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-monday-intl-hnk/index.html
..> ---
..>
..> Russian forces bombarded a residential area
..> in Ukraine's second-largest city with rockets
..> on Monday, killing at least nine people, and
..> several large detonations were heard in the
..> center of the capital Kyiv ... .
..>
..> ... The bombardment in the city of Kharkiv on
..> Monday killed nine civilians, including three
..> children, and wounded 37 others ... .
..>
..> Graphic: Locations of military strikes in Kharkiv
..> https://ix.cnn.io/dailygraphics/graphics/20220228-kharkiv-strikes-map/static/media/ai2html-graphic-desktop.86f58fe4.jpg
..>
..> New satellite images show a more than three-
..> mile-long Russian military convoy on a roadway
..> that heads toward the capital city, Kyiv.
..> https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220227180347-russian-convoy-022722-exlarge-169.jpg

Earlier today, I viewed reports that the military
convoy was 17 miles long, but the following
report says the military convoy from Belarus
is over 40 miles long:

---
1 hr 56 min ago on February 28 2022

Analysis: All roads lead to Belarus — the origin
of the 40+ mile long Russian convoy near Kyiv
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-28-22/index.html
---

Dramatic satellite images released by Maxar
Technologies on Monday evening showed a
massive 40+ mile long convoy of Russian mil-
itary vehicles snaking along roadways north-
west of Kyiv.

It’s easy to trace where those hundreds of tanks,
towed artillery, armored and logistical vehicles
came from. Just follow the roads.

In Ukraine, northwest of Kyiv, all roads lead to
Belarus. ...

--- --- ---

..>
..> Comment:
..>
..> To relate to the pre-war populations of those
..> Ukrainian cities, per the following wikipedia
..> links, prior to the invasion of Ukraine by Rus-
..> sia, Kyiv was slightly more populous than
..> Chicago, & Kharkiv was as populous as San
..> Antonio, TX:
..> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Ukraine
..> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population
> On Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 7:38:32 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:
/> .> Follow-up 4:
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .> February 26 2022
/> .>
/> .> US, EU, UK to sanction Russian central bank, block SWIFT
/> .> https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-europe-european-union-704b3b6678c5d23bd05482c89a0384d2
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> The United States, European Union and United Kingdom on
/> .> Saturday agreed to put in place crippling sanctions on the
/> .> Russian financial sector, including a block on its access to
/> .> the global financial system and, for the first time, restrictions
/> .> on its central bank in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
/> .>
/> .> The measures were announced jointly as part of a new round
/> .> of financial sanctions meant to “hold Russia to account and
/> .> collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for (Rus-
/> .> sian President Vladimir) Putin.”
/> .>
/> .> The central bank restrictions target the more than $600 billion
/> .> in reserves that the Kremlin has at its disposal, meant to limit
/> .> Russia’s ability to support the ruble amid tightening Western
/> .> sanctions.
/> .>
/> .> Cumulatively the steps announced by the West since Russia
/> .> began the invasion would potentially amount to some of the
/> .> toughest sanctions on any country in modern times, and if
/> .> fully carried out as planned, would severely damage the Rus-
/> .> sian economy and markedly constrain its ability to import and
/> .> export goods.
/> .>
/> .> U.S. officials said Saturday’s steps were framed to send the
/> .> ruble into “free fall” and promote soaring inflation in the Rus-
/> .> sian economy. They noted that previously announced sanc-
/> .> tions have already had an impact on Russia, bringing its cur-
/> .> rency to its lowest level against the dollar in history and giving
/> .> its stock market the worst week on record.
/> .>
/> .> The decline of the ruble would likely cause higher inflation, which
/> .> would hurt everyday Russians and not just the Russian elites who
/> .> were the targets of the original sanctions. It would be a substan-
/> .> tial widening of the economic pain.
/> .>
/> .> Saturday’s move includes cutting key Russian banks out of the
/> .> SWIFT financial messaging system, which daily moves /countless
/> .> billions of dollars around more than 11,000 banks and other finan-
/> .> cial institutions around the world.
/> .>
/> .> The fine print of the sanctions was still being ironed out over the
/> .> weekend, officials said, as they work to limit the impact of the
/> .> restrictions on other economies and European purchases of Rus-
/> .> sian energy.
/> .>
/> .> Allies on both sides of the Atlantic also considered the SWIFT op-
/> .> tion in 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Ukraine’s Crimea
/> .> and backed separatist forces in eastern Ukraine. Russia declared
/> .> then that kicking it out of SWIFT would be equivalent to a declara-
/> .> tion of war.
/> .>
/> .> The allies — criticized ever after for responding too weakly to Rus-
/> .> sia’s 2014 aggression — shelved the idea. Russia since then has
/> .> tried to develop its own financial transfer system, with limited suc-
/> .> cess.
/> .>
/> .> The U.S. has succeeded before in persuading the Belgium-based
/> .> SWIFT system to kick out a country — Iran, over its nuclear pro-
/> .> gram. But kicking Russia out of SWIFT could also hurt other eco-
/> .> nomies, including those of the U.S. and key ally Germany.
/> .>
/> .> ~[*--- --- ---*]~
/> .>
/> .> For previous posts, see
/> .> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/TJOYIUJ-3Iw/m/_O3zKru5CAAJ
/> .>
/> .> ~[*--- --- ---*]~
/>
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