Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Aug 11, 2017 7:20pm
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-russia-oil-specialreport-idUSKBN1AR14U
Pretty fascinating how badly Russia has Caracas over the barrel with their loan situation. Russia essentially now owns 13% of the country's exports because only the Kremlin will keep giving it cash, and it's only doing so in exchange for oil and stakes in their major energy assets.
It's like exactly what happens when you rack up gambling debts to Tony Soprano.
It's been Russia's MO in Eastern Europe for a while, but pretty stunning to see them able to pull it off across the world. They're going to own that godforsaken country by the time this crisis runs its course.
Pretty fascinating how badly Russia has Caracas over the barrel with their loan situation. Russia essentially now owns 13% of the country's exports because only the Kremlin will keep giving it cash, and it's only doing so in exchange for oil and stakes in their major energy assets.
It's like exactly what happens when you rack up gambling debts to Tony Soprano.
It's been Russia's MO in Eastern Europe for a while, but pretty stunning to see them able to pull it off across the world. They're going to own that godforsaken country by the time this crisis runs its course.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Aug 11, 2017 8:11pm
I thought liberals LOVED Venezuela? Isn't that like Bernie's second (or is it third?) home?Commander of Awesome;1866350 wrote:...they're going to own that godforsaken country by the time this crisis runs its course.
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BoatShoes
Posts: 5,703
Aug 11, 2017 9:55pm
Replace Caracas with the Trump Organization? https://newrepublic.com/article/143586/trumps-russian-laundromat-trump-tower-luxury-high-rises-dirty-money-international-crime-syndicateCommander of Awesome;1866350 wrote:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-russia-oil-specialreport-idUSKBN1AR14U
Pretty fascinating how badly Russia has Caracas over the barrel with their loan situation. Russia essentially now owns 13% of the country's exports because only the Kremlin will keep giving it cash, and it's only doing so in exchange for oil and stakes in their major energy assets.
It's like exactly what happens when you rack up gambling debts to Tony Soprano.
It's been Russia's MO in Eastern Europe for a while, but pretty stunning to see them able to pull it off across the world. They're going to own that godforsaken country by the time this crisis runs its course.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Aug 12, 2017 6:27pm
Fascinating read. Thank you for the article link.BoatShoes;1866365 wrote:Replace Caracas with the Trump Organization? https://newrepublic.com/article/143586/trumps-russian-laundromat-trump-tower-luxury-high-rises-dirty-money-international-crime-syndicate
Commander of Awesome
Posts: 23,151
Aug 13, 2017 12:37am
Not sure what I was expecting, but lolfail on me for expecting intelligent discourse. Perhaps O-Trap has yet to see this thread?