▲ 361 ▼ Russia Starts Selling Off Its Gold Reserves to Fund the War Budget, Breaking a Long-Held Taboo (united24media.com) submitted 11 months ago by supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments Buying one way tickets to hell for Russian soldiers by selling off Russia's gold and treasure... What will be left when all the humans and gold have been carelessly traded away by Putin to power the mindless Russian war machine?
[+] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 29 points 11 months ago (9 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (4 children) Let's hope the old soviet nukes doesn't work any more, they are insanely expensive to maintain, are supposed to never actually being used or even tested any more (by international treaties, and when donald said he'd do testing, the ruskies were not on the forefront wanting to "test too") and russia is one of the most corrupt countries on earth. It's like having inherited 6000 wheels of old cheese in 1991. "Maybe one of them works?" Abd if they launch one, be it dirty, their whole country will be melted to glass so ... Additionally, three persons must "turn the key" to launch a russian nuke so maybe everyone isn't insane over there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) Are you sure about that? I can inly find they tested very small yield bombs up to 2019, no termo nukes or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago What I have seen (read) is only sabre rattling with different nuclear launch vehicles (so only the rockets, missiles etc. not the nuclear payload itself), and one of them being nuclear driven for some bizarre reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (3 children) what if he dies before that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] slampisko@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children) Someone exactly the same will take his place. The problem is in the system, not in the individual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) This might not be exactly as bad as you think, the sycophants surrounding putin are in it for wealth, not to restore the soviet union (they do ofc play along, or get thrown off a balcony). So when he dies, after the power struggle, there is a big chance that we, the west, can leverage help vs "democracy" etc. Stopping the war ofc. And so on. The rich in Moscow gets to enjoy their super yachts and villas in Italy and their wifes shopping in Paris, in counterpart for dismantling their war machine. At least It's a possible scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] figjam@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago There is always hope permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (4 children) Let's hope the old soviet nukes doesn't work any more, they are insanely expensive to maintain, are supposed to never actually being used or even tested any more (by international treaties, and when donald said he'd do testing, the ruskies were not on the forefront wanting to "test too") and russia is one of the most corrupt countries on earth. It's like having inherited 6000 wheels of old cheese in 1991. "Maybe one of them works?" Abd if they launch one, be it dirty, their whole country will be melted to glass so ... Additionally, three persons must "turn the key" to launch a russian nuke so maybe everyone isn't insane over there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) Are you sure about that? I can inly find they tested very small yield bombs up to 2019, no termo nukes or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago What I have seen (read) is only sabre rattling with different nuclear launch vehicles (so only the rockets, missiles etc. not the nuclear payload itself), and one of them being nuclear driven for some bizarre reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago* (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) Are you sure about that? I can inly find they tested very small yield bombs up to 2019, no termo nukes or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago What I have seen (read) is only sabre rattling with different nuclear launch vehicles (so only the rockets, missiles etc. not the nuclear payload itself), and one of them being nuclear driven for some bizarre reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children) Are you sure about that? I can inly find they tested very small yield bombs up to 2019, no termo nukes or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago What I have seen (read) is only sabre rattling with different nuclear launch vehicles (so only the rockets, missiles etc. not the nuclear payload itself), and one of them being nuclear driven for some bizarre reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Bazell@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago What I have seen (read) is only sabre rattling with different nuclear launch vehicles (so only the rockets, missiles etc. not the nuclear payload itself), and one of them being nuclear driven for some bizarre reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago What I have seen (read) is only sabre rattling with different nuclear launch vehicles (so only the rockets, missiles etc. not the nuclear payload itself), and one of them being nuclear driven for some bizarre reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (3 children) what if he dies before that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] slampisko@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children) Someone exactly the same will take his place. The problem is in the system, not in the individual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) This might not be exactly as bad as you think, the sycophants surrounding putin are in it for wealth, not to restore the soviet union (they do ofc play along, or get thrown off a balcony). So when he dies, after the power struggle, there is a big chance that we, the west, can leverage help vs "democracy" etc. Stopping the war ofc. And so on. The rich in Moscow gets to enjoy their super yachts and villas in Italy and their wifes shopping in Paris, in counterpart for dismantling their war machine. At least It's a possible scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] figjam@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago There is always hope permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slampisko@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children) Someone exactly the same will take his place. The problem is in the system, not in the individual permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) This might not be exactly as bad as you think, the sycophants surrounding putin are in it for wealth, not to restore the soviet union (they do ofc play along, or get thrown off a balcony). So when he dies, after the power struggle, there is a big chance that we, the west, can leverage help vs "democracy" etc. Stopping the war ofc. And so on. The rich in Moscow gets to enjoy their super yachts and villas in Italy and their wifes shopping in Paris, in counterpart for dismantling their war machine. At least It's a possible scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] figjam@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago There is always hope permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) This might not be exactly as bad as you think, the sycophants surrounding putin are in it for wealth, not to restore the soviet union (they do ofc play along, or get thrown off a balcony). So when he dies, after the power struggle, there is a big chance that we, the west, can leverage help vs "democracy" etc. Stopping the war ofc. And so on. The rich in Moscow gets to enjoy their super yachts and villas in Italy and their wifes shopping in Paris, in counterpart for dismantling their war machine. At least It's a possible scenario. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] figjam@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago There is always hope permalink fedilink source parent
[–] figjam@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago There is always hope permalink fedilink source parent