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Congress passes bill that could unlock billions in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by nekandro@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] context@hexbear.net 40 points 6 months ago

seems like legitimizing the outright theft of foreign assets is going to give billionaires around the world some second thoughts about the security of their dollars held in u.s. banks

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 31 points 6 months ago

We’re continuing to speedrun dedollarization despite all evidence amerikkka

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

Despite all evidence of what?

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 24 points 6 months ago

Nobody with a functioning brain is going to keep any significant money in the western financial system going forward.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 months ago

Nobody with a functioning brain

This still leaves a surprising number of people

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago

and they fall squarely into this category

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[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 38 points 6 months ago

"Unlock" aka just steal like we did Afghanistan's emergency fund. Well, if the US government wants to speedrun de-dollarization by demonstrating to the world why you shouldn't bank with them, I'm not gonna interrupt them while they do it.

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[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 6 months ago

Here's how Ukraine can still win

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 19 points 6 months ago

I love it how they passed it on Hitler's birthday. Very on the nose.

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[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 27 points 6 months ago

I'm so glad they finally did it because we'll finally be able to put the narrative that Ukraine is losing because additional 61 billions wasn't allocated to bed.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 18 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It will also destroy the last credibility US financial system have, piss off Russian capitalists and make them invest in the west even less. Win/win/win.

Worse part is that will give maidan regime some more time to push even more Ukrainians into the grinder.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

basically

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago

Fuck russia

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago

so brave

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

Americans will cheer on the collapse of their empire cloaked in the flag, a hand on their heads and a tear in their eyes.

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[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago

Might as well have that over to some us ghouls in exchange for some old-new-stock weapons that will only prolong the suffering of ukrainians

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago

New TrueAnon Rule: Never entrust the US Treasury with more than you can afford to lose.

[-] MxM111@kbin.social 7 points 6 months ago

Well EU is not far behind. But yes, if you damage country by attacking it and literally erasing towns in it, and capturing territory (the one you guaranteed to preserve and even defend by previous agreements), expect to pay.