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I mean would you? They'd become BRICKS.
Would be funny if that was literally the only reason they wanted them to join lol
Damn, now I have mixed feelings about this news. That would be great.
Aw, why the downvotes? I thought it was funny.
Good job encouraging Kazakhstan to economically integrate further with the west, Putin!
Russia is just jealous of their superior potassium.
*Envious
^^Sorry ^^to ^^be ^^that ^^guy
Russia's on the list of other countries with inferior potassium.
That headline had me confused a bit before I realised it's about stuff originating from Kazakhstan
Time to buy Kazakh produce
And can Russia produce all that stuff by itself? I doubt it.
They can probably find substitutes further away. It all has a cost though, and shows up as further inflationary pressure. Their interest rate is 19% and counting.
Minor correction: key rate is 19%, interest rates are higher than that as a result.
More of a detail than a correction. That's usually what people mean when they say the interest rate, but yeah, what you actually get on your mortgage will be different.
Actually, the rate you end up paying is lower in a lot of cases in Russia right now, because there's lots of subsidised programs in place to keep the plebes happy. Which, of course, they're paying for with more inflationary pressure...
It's businesses, elites and the really poor who don't participate in organised finance that get left holding the bag right now.
Theoretically yes, but these were previously imported for reasons and if pre-war Russia didn't cover that, I guess the modern one wouldn't too.
People cultivating then are fighting terrorism in a special ops in Ukraine. /s
Oh, they're helping with agriculture, they're responsible for a bumper sunflower yield this year.
I don't see how this is anything but shooting themselves in the foot in the long run. Hell, the near-term grocery supply chain will feel the effects.
I don’t see how this is anything but shooting themselves in the foot in the long run.
I mean, that's been Russia's MO for the past three years.
LOL.
I hope other countries - especially those in BRICS - realize that they are hostages under BRICS.
Time to ship stuff east, I guess? China's always hungry.
China is a founding member of BRICS. I doubt they'll take it.
There's zero chance they'd care enough about this to refuse trade goods. Russia is trying to rebuild a dead empire, so they're apparently so inclined, but China only cares about China and that's not their problem.
Hahaha, they'll take it, and smile.
It's important to understand that Russia's relationship with China is exclusive and committed, china's relationship with Russia is 'it's complicated'.
they would also be suspicious of kazakhs intentions with this move.
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