hotasanicecube t1_iycdy9h wrote
Reply to comment by moxyfloxacin in The EU is looking at seizing $330 billion in frozen Russian assets and investing them — with any profits going to Ukraine by KeenlyFirst
It’s all tied up in real estate, businesses and equipment. It’s not like it’s all available for withdraw in a weeks notice. Could take years.
moxyfloxacin t1_iyceth5 wrote
Hundreds of billions in gold and Forex and other reserves weren’t repatriated before the war began. Even the article above refers to this as a “pot of gold”
vapescaped t1_iycezpe wrote
Because Russia thought they had leverage over the EU with their natural gas supply. Waive a wand and threaten a cold Europe and they would be left alone, or so they thought.
____DEAFPOOL____ t1_iyckyom wrote
The winters barely bring snow any more. I'd be more worried about not having air conditioning in summer.
santa_obis t1_iyclpge wrote
Tell that to Northern Europe. With that being said, invest the money oligarchs stole from the Russian people, use the profits to support Ukraine, and help the Russian people rebuild their country when they take it back from the criminals running it now.
Important_Leather_84 t1_iyd7yi6 wrote
The problem being... while of fucking course we should help them rebuild because as of now its a clusterfuck with nuclear capabilities. But Ukraine is priority.
Russia has historically always well, shit the bed.
What was it? "Russia's history can be described in five words: " And then it got worse."
saraphilipp t1_iyei8ph wrote
Russia gonna have to give up it's nukes if it wants help from the rest of the world once this is over.
No_Zombie2021 t1_iyensbz wrote
Northern European here. We have insulation and fire wood. Keep the weapons flowing to Ukraine.
____DEAFPOOL____ t1_iyerrdb wrote
Northern Europe did pretty well before electricity and gas. I’m sure they will be fine.
activator t1_iycp74v wrote
Fyi, ya don't need snow for it to be freezing cold
EmotionalSuportPenis t1_iyem259 wrote
Doesn't get freezing cold how it used to, either. Skating on the canals to get places used to be so common it was a Dutch stereotype, now it's relatively rare.
activator t1_iyev98n wrote
With temperatures just around 0°C and slight wind, it's gets plenty cold. Doesn't matter if ice/snow is more rare than before, it's still cold
Edit: Celcius
CG3HH t1_iycwwgy wrote
Where are you that used to have snow and now has AC?? In Germany we get almost no snow and everyone is afraid AC will make you sick 🙄
Important_Leather_84 t1_iyd83ur wrote
Dude, Germans and your fear of drafts and open windows. I'll never understand lol.
CG3HH t1_iydwz0s wrote
Im not german and I fucking hate it too
____DEAFPOOL____ t1_iyere9g wrote
Germans are afraid of airconditioning? Lmfao I have never heard that before.
CG3HH t1_iyezjk8 wrote
It is nearly universal. There are 2 main reasons, fear of blowing germs around (I can kinda sorta understand this one) and the other one is that a big jump in temperature (my sister in law claims it is a difference of 8 degrees C) somehow makes your immune system unable to function. I dunno about that last one, some german should chime in.
hotasanicecube t1_iyf7q4s wrote
Last article I read was said a little less than half of the assets they actually froze were liquid. This one seems to be a little more optimistic. I’m not quite sure where the bank account numbers suddenly came from unless more countries coughed up Russias holdings.
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