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by graphpercolator 1571 days ago
I really think you underestimate what we just did to their financial system.

Everyone's savings have been destroyed and they had to hike rates to 20%.

Russia didn't even open the stock market for trading so that is just going to make things worse.

Cutting them off from SWIFT means banks are practically useless. The whole economy is basically in a free fall right now.