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2naSalit

(105,109 posts) Sun Jul 5, 2026, 04:49 PM 10 hrs ago

PUTIN'S TOP BANKERS PUBLIC SHOWDOWN Vlog 1461: War in Ukraine - Anna from Ukraine

The Russian State Duma has joined the public dispute between Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina and Sberbank CEO German Gref over the key interest rate.

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PUTIN'S TOP BANKERS PUBLIC SHOWDOWN Vlog 1461: War in Ukraine - Anna from Ukraine (Original Post) 2naSalit 10 hrs ago OP

Russia appears to be entering their "Hitler in the bunker" phase... -misanthroptimist 10 hrs ago #1

-misanthroptimist

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1. Russia appears to be entering their "Hitler in the bunker" phase...

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Sun Jul 5, 2026, 05:12 PM

10 hrs ago

...of their inevitable downfall. They imagine themselves having captured cities they are miles away from. They imagine that they can simply print more money and solve their budget crisis.

Of course, Hitler didn't have nukes, for which we are all thankful. Russia may not have much in the way of nukes, either. But then again they may. The next few months should be interesting...and possibly horrific.

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