More Bad News for Russia

[fathertime]

And still it goes down down down & down.
We should have a competition to see who can predict where it will stop falling (ie the ultimate low point in Putin and his Kremlin kleptocrats  achieve)
Some time ago-- when it was laughably suggested that Putin would hit 63 this year along  the oil and rubble price  at 63-- now all well past that point--only leaves Putin to get to 63 !!
I nominated Oil price much lower than so far-- and rubble at 126( a multiple of 63)-- so far worse than even now.At the time I was joking-- but now-- maybe it is  possible.
1.00 USD   =   70.3579 RUB
US Dollar   ↔   Russian Ruble
1 USD = 70.3579 RUB   1 RUB = 0.0142130 USD
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Mid-market rates: 2015-02-02 08:50 UTC

Here is a little correction and addition to the daily chart. 


Oil:  at the moment UP again 50.06 although it is still trading:
Ruble:  68 to dollar


http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=clh15.nym


Fathertime!   

[Bruce lee]

Yep... Keep the sheep population drunk and compliant.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/02/02/russias-economy-is-so-bad-it-has-cut-vodka-prices/

Must be the crowning achievement of mongoloid Putin's social policy to make hard liquor that affordable to even the poorest segment of the population.

The midget better start building more clinics for liver cirrhosis treatment. 

Question out of curiosity really – does your contribution to FSUW forums extend any further than these frankly immature statements? Fair enough the subject matter has got your nose out of joint, but personally I don’t find the misfortune of others amusing, nor should any functioning adult!

From an adult perspective I don’t find any part of the conflict in Ukraine or its wider implications a source of constant ridicule – the only group that suffers are the ordinary people on the street - hey, maybe I just missed the joke!

[mendeleyev]

Jone, this is not the same archived article in the MT, but appropriate to the topic now. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/top_stories/article/newsletter/515217.html?

[jone]

Question out of curiosity really – does your contribution to FSUW forums extend any further than these frankly immature statements? Fair enough the subject matter has got your nose out of joint, but personally I don’t find the misfortune of others amusing, nor should any functioning adult!

From an adult perspective I don’t find any part of the conflict in Ukraine or its wider implications a source of constant ridicule – the only group that suffers are the ordinary people on the street - hey, maybe I just missed the joke!

Bruce,

Glad to see you contributing again. 

[AC]

Because they're clumsy and keep walking in front of bullets and bombs, sheesh.
Talk about not being too bright.

http://www.russianwomendiscussion.com/index.php?topic=17859.50

[Steamer]

Da Da Da

[AkMike]

There’s only one thing that can save Russia’s economy, and it’s not Vladimir Putin.

In keeping with Mod3's new edict, read the reasons at,

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/03/theres-only-one-thing-that-can-save-russias-economy-and-its-not-vladimir-putin/

[lordtiberius]

Question out of curiosity really – does your contribution to FSUW forums extend any further than these frankly immature statements? Fair enough the subject matter has got your nose out of joint, but personally I don’t find the misfortune of others amusing, nor should any functioning adult!

From an adult perspective I don’t find any part of the conflict in Ukraine or its wider implications a source of constant ridicule – the only group that suffers are the ordinary people on the street - hey, maybe I just missed the joke!

Your concern for lives of the invaded move me.  Care to elaborate?

[Brasscasing]

Some facts and figures regarding the exodus from Russia...

Who is leaving Russia and who is entering says a lot







..."In total, if we exclude the Ukrainians who moved to Russia, a net 1 million foreigners left Russia in the second half of 2014, according to data from Federal Migration Service, which was posted on РБК."...

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/westerners-leaving-russia-2015-2#ixzz3Qr0pdMMP

Brass

[Gator]

Russia mow has more Ukrainians than Uzbekis.  I assume most of the recent influx of Ukrainians are refugees. 

The conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if those Ukrainians who wanted to be part of Russia simply emigrated to Russia. 

[jone]

Gator,

This has never been about Russian speaking Ukrainian nationals and you know it.  That was a silly statement and unexpected from you.

[AkMike]

He didn't say anything about the language issue Jone..

[jone]

The entire conflict is about Russia feeling that its borders are threatened and about the failure of the Eurasian Customs Union.  No amount of Ukrainians migrating to Russia would have appeased Russian interests.

[AkMike]

True. And since they are refugees and homeless it'll just cost more. 

[BillyB]

The conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if those Ukrainians who wanted to be part of Russia simply emigrated to Russia.

Putin prefers the land they are living on.

[Belvis]

..."In total, if we exclude the Ukrainians who moved to Russia, a net 1 million foreigners left Russia in the second half of 2014, according to data from Federal Migration Service, which was posted on РБК."...

It sounds a little strange when departing Uzbeks and Tadjiks are called as foreigners 

The conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if those Ukrainians who wanted to be part of Russia simply emigrated to Russia. 

There is a second option to avoid the conflict. If those Ukrainians who wanted to be part of EU  simply emigrated to Germany and France.   Saying this I'd like to point that the reasons of conflict is much deeper than usually voiced at the forum. Just can't resist 

[Bruce lee]

Your concern for lives of the invaded move me.  Care to elaborate?

As I’m familiar with your deranged and often incoherently rambled contributions to the FSUW forum World I have no desire to engage you as a normal – if the spirit of my post wasn’t clear to you than that’s your problem – I have no time to provide playgroup level explanations to the likes of you.
 

[Brasscasing]

It sounds a little strange when departing Uzbeks and Tadjiks are called as foreigners 

You may consider your quip amusing, however, this sentiment is reminiscent of the Russian attitude towards Georgia and Ukraine prior to Putin's invasions of those countries as well. So from where I stand your smiley doesn't invoke humor.

You do understand that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan are now independent countries or has the Kremlin propaganda machine gone to work on them as well?

Brass

[lordtiberius]

As I’m familiar with your deranged and often incoherently rambled contributions to the FSUW forum World I have no desire to engage you as a normal – if the spirit of my post wasn’t clear to you than that’s your problem – I have no time to provide playgroup level explanations to the likes of you.

Let me join Jone in praising your contributions

[AC]

Putin prefers the land they are living on.

That's the key and also why it gets incredibly tiresome for the pro-Putin bunch to whine about the US invasion of Afghanistan, etc. which were never about the USA trying to steal lands from another country.  The purposes of the two countries are so diametrically opposed that I wonder why they even bother with this line of debate; but I'm more than happy to swat it down.

That said you would really think that the country with the largest land mass in the World, mostly undeveloped and with poor infrastructure would invest in itself instead of an arrogant 19th century attempt to build more Empire based on extreme nationalism.

[Muzh]

Russia mow has more Ukrainians than Uzbekis.  I assume most of the recent influx of Ukrainians are refugees. 

The conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided if those Ukrainians who wanted to be part of Russia simply emigrated to Russia.

[Muzh]

It sounds a little strange when departing Uzbeks and Tadjiks are called as foreigners 

How about that. All this time I thought Russians called them stupid, morons, idiots.

[Belvis]

How about that. All this time I thought Russians called them stupid, morons, idiots.

Tadjiks and Uzbeks in Moscow are like Mexicans in south states of US. Are you calling Mexicans stupid, morons, idiots?
Or you read too much Russian Nazi sources?

[lordtiberius]

Tadjiks and Uzbeks in Moscow are like Mexicans in south states of US. Are you calling Mexicans stupid, morons, idiots?
Or you read too much Russian Nazi sources?

Mexicans who legally emigrate to America are called Americans.

[Muzh]

Tadjiks and Uzbeks in Moscow are like Mexicans in south states of US. Are you calling Mexicans stupid, morons, idiots?
Or you read too much Russian Nazi sources?

Thanks for answering the question.