February 27, 2022
RT @ASLuhn: "Boris, you were right." Hundreds of people are laying flowers at the spot were Nemtsov was killed. He had spoken out against t…
RT @ASLuhn: "Boris, you were right." Hundreds of people are laying flowers at the spot were Nemtsov was killed. He had spoken out against t…
German railway offering free transport to all Ukrainian refugees. twitter.com/nyke_slawik/st…
RT @KadriLiik: Good thread by Sam. Just one thing: should Moscow start feeling existentially threatened, it would likely not respond by cou…
RT @KevinRothrock: At the point, you've got to assume that the United States will respond by raising the alert level of its own nuclear for…
RT @KyivIndependent: ⚡️⚡️⚡️BREAKING: Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert.
@FHeisbourg The question Francois is surely whether the situation is suddenly going to tip and whether they can close any these pincers.
RT @RealCynicalFox: While the Ukrainians have defended their nation with skill and courage over the last few days, do not be fooled into th…
The transformation in German political discourse at this point is dizzying. twitter.com/OlafStorbeck/s…
RT @MauriceHoefgen: Bei den 100 Mrd für die Bundeswehr gibt es keine Bedenken, ob das finanzierbar oder inflationär ist – geschweige denn k…
RT @HelenHet20: It is not that ‘the Europeans grew quite comfortable in the old order’; it was western Europeans who became comfortable und…
RT @HelenHet20: A lot for where oil is heading depends on whether the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected; last time around Russia was piv…
RT @thomas_wiegold: Bundeskanzler Scholz kündigt "Sondervermögen #Bundeswehr" mit 100 Mrd Euro im Haushalt an
RT @HenryJFoy: Scoop – first of the big Russian oligarchs breaks ranks with Putin as Ukrainian-born billionaire banker Mikhail Fridman says…
RT @phildstewart: (Reuters) – Germany will make good on plans to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and up its natural gas res…
RT @nzekiev: Watch how they are threatening to shoot us! We are currently at the Ukraine -Poland border. Their Police and Army refused to…
@elinaribakova And the key issue @SalehaMohsin and @elinaribakova surely is energy. We cant talk about Iran-style sanctions until we talk about targeted action on energy. We are seeing the opposite i.e. carveouts.
RT @rafsanchez: My hotel in Moscow asked me to settle the bill early because they aren’t sure if credit cards are going to work once SWIFT…
RT @HenryJFoy: @Andrew__Roth I would guess because they need to hold reserves to cover each day’s expected trade and don’t want to hold too…
So despite the dramatic escalation, SWIFT, central bank etc, ENERGY is NOT included in the latest round of joint EU-US sanctions. Payments will continue to function. @edwardfishman As mapped here: adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-87… twitter.com/OilSheppard/st…
RT @PaulSonne: There is so much focus on blocking Russia from SWIFT. The vow today to block the Russian central bank from its reserves is a…
RT @edwardfishman: (5) Overall, this is a strong statement. It signals unified intent to impose comprehensive sanctions on Russia. Details…
RT @edwardfishman: What will I be watching for? The names of the "selected" banks. If the banks include the big fish—Sberbank, VTB, and Gaz…
@t0nyyates NO. Why assume any such thing? These moves seem forced and very dangerous.
RT @ralph_squillace: @adam_tooze Outside of wmd escalations, what CAN they do?
We are in truly dangerous spiral: Brave Ukrainian resistance frustrates Russian attack -> Kiev refuses humiliating negotiations. Russia about to ramp up destructiveness of attack NATO members rushing weapons to Ukraine EU/US announce major sanctions. What is Russia’s next move?
So we are now in spectacularly dangerous territory: Brave Ukrainian resistance frustrates Russian initial attack -> Kiev refuses humiliating negotiations. Russia about to ramp up destructiveness of attack NATO members rushing weapons to Ukraine EU/US announce major sanctions.
Fantastic thread this on the adaptation of Iranian economy to dramatic sanctions regime. Much appreciated @yarbatman twitter.com/yarbatman/stat…
Still nothing in the US statement specifically on energy. The financial net is comprehensive here, as mapped in Chartbook #87. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-87… BUT are they still holding to “no messing with oil market line”? twitter.com/Mike_Eckel/sta…
OK this is true escalation. Both EU and US cutting key banks out of SWIFT, blocking Russian central bank reserves within reach and targeting oligarchs. Energy remains the question! Carveouts or not? Chartbook #87 maps the options. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-87… twitter.com/byHeatherLong/…
RT @suzannelynch1: White House also makes statement – says “selected” Russian banks removed from the #SWIFT system. Details here: https://t…
EU seems determined to stop use of Russian central bank assets for sanctions-busting. This is a next level move by EU. The more extreme scenario envisioned in chartbook#87 became real within an hour. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-87… twitter.com/SalehaMohsin/s…
As @Tagliapietra_S spells out: SWIFT by itself does not end energy payments. Nor do central bank sanctions. Though both may provoke Russians into cutting off supply h/t @SonyKapoor If we want to stop energy we have to decide to do so. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-87… twitter.com/Tagliapietra_S…
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