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by throwaway290 894 days ago
> the Russians got their assets frozen by a whim of the US government

Who are "the Russians"? The party elites who invaded another country on a whim? Their relatives and cozy oligarch friends with yachts and London flats? The residents of Russia who pay taxes and finance the war?

As a Russian not in those categories I did and do business with US companies/freelancing platforms (except for a few specific ones like Github) and my meagre assets are OK. Even if I was back in Russia I would be able to get my funds out until I get suspended