Two things: 1. This is probably the best move the Russians could make at the moment. They're likely looking at the political settlement that will end this thing - which is likely to be significant parts of Eastern Ukraine severed off as independent statelets and the Ukraine that remains allowed to go it's own way as long as NATO is not part of the bargain. That means Ukraine in the EU and defense guarantees from the EU - which practically speaking means NATO will intervene if Ukraine is attacked again. 2. Ukraine is golly-gee-whacking Russia at this point on the battlefield. Apparently the gloves have come off from the Ukrainian point of view and they are doing whatever they have too to make the war too costly for Russia to maintain.
Europeans relying on Russian Oil has definitely made Russia's decision making easier. This will make their decision making a tad harder.
Germany gets 55% of its gas, 50% of its coal and 30% of the oil it imports from Russia. They are scrambling to find alternatives I would imagine.
The crummy green screen is just kinda weird... I get the safety aspect... but it is still mildly dystopian.
You felt compelled to sully up this thread with a "but whaddabout Trump"? Quit living in the past... the boogie man is gone. Time to deal with the fact that things have turned to shit w/o Trump's help.
So Russia invades a country, flattens its cities, and murders its people. Then with evident glee, you cheerlead Russia using Bitcoin as part of its war effort. If you don't see how that's horrible, then I don't know what to tell you.
There "war effort" is being paid through FIAT currencies. Bitcoin makes war unaffordable. The sooner governments move away from Fiat, the sooner wars become unaffordable.
Who wants to bet Zelenskyy will make an appearance at the Oscar ceremony this Sunday? I'm betting yes...
