Russia deserves WORSE ---- MUCH WORSE

22-3-18 Rather Pathetic Economy of Russia - Economics Explained > .

Russian Psyche ⇼

[Vlad the Terrible was warned. Murdering Ukrainians on a power-mongering pretext, the Kremlin deserves much, much worse.]

22-3-5 Russia’s central bank head ‘is mourning for her economy’ .

The governor of the central bank of Russia – famed for sending coded messages with her attire – had chosen to dress in funereal black as she warned about the devastating hit to the Russian economy from sweeping sanctions imposed by western governments in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.

With the rouble plunging by more than a quarter and queues forming for foreign currency, Nabiullina announced last Monday that the central bank’s key interest rate would more than double to a record 20%, to curb soaring inflation. In steps to cushion the blow for ordinary Russians, capital controls would be put in place, while the stock market would temporarily close.

22-3-5 Ukrainians defy Putin’s hopes of swift victory as 66,000 return from overseas to fight: US says Ukraine ‘absolutely can win’ as Russia bombs multiple civilian targets

The image is one of the most evocative of the war so far. Ukrainian self-defence forces surround a man in a blue uniform. His T-shirt is bloody. The captive is a Russian pilot. His plane was shot down on Saturday while on a bombing mission in Chernihiv, north of Kyiv. He catapulted to safety and was taken prisoner. His co-pilot perished.

Defiant Putin warns the west: your sanctions are akin to an act of war: Ukraine told: your statehood is in doubt as Russian bombs end ceasefire in Mariupol

[Think yourself lucky that the West has not actually gone to war against you, Little Big Ego. A military that can't prevail against Ukraine would suffer very badly.]