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Russian Ruble Falls to Lowest Level This Century! (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jan 2
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Klarkashton
(2,508 posts)1. Someday we are going to wake up and Putin will have been
Snuffed. It's inevitable.
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LetMyPeopleVote
(156,721 posts)3. The Russian ruble is basically worthless
SergeStorms
(19,373 posts)4. The ruble is now rubble.
Vlad has his country's oil, gold, and every other asset at his disposal, though, so a worthless ruble doesn't phase him much. His countrymen and women will suffer greatly, but he's proved many times over that they mean nothing to him.
Why the Russian people don't rise up and give him the Khadafi treatment boggles my mind. I've heard he was terrified by the treatment Khadafi received from his "loyal subjects," and is scared of the same end for himself. If only.............. 🤨
keithbvadu2
(40,904 posts)5. Bad news for the NRA.
Irish_Dem
(61,488 posts)6. Putin uses a sex and drug trafficking operation to support his war against the US?