Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse

The New Coffee Room

  1. TNCR
  2. General Discussion
  3. Sanctions against Russia

Sanctions against Russia

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved General Discussion
158 Posts 18 Posters 4.1k Views
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • MikM Mik

    Chump change. I'm pretty sure these companies knew this, or something very much like it, would happen.

    George KG Offline
    George KG Offline
    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #143

    @Mik said in Sanctions?:

    Chump change.

    Tim Cook probably has that much lost in the cushions of his sofa.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

    1 Reply Last reply
    • George KG Offline
      George KG Offline
      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #144

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

      1 Reply Last reply
      • JollyJ Offline
        JollyJ Offline
        Jolly
        wrote on last edited by
        #145

        Siemen and withdrawal are not unusual...

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

        1 Reply Last reply
        • MikM Away
          MikM Away
          Mik
          wrote on last edited by
          #146

          It's pregnant with possibilities.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

          1 Reply Last reply
          • George KG Offline
            George KG Offline
            George K
            wrote on last edited by
            #147

            No Big Mac for you!

            McDonald’s Corp. said it would quit Russia and sell its business there, ending more than three decades in the country over its invasion of Ukraine.

            The company said it expected to record a charge of between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion in connection with the move.

            McDonald’s said it was pursuing the sale of its entire portfolio of restaurants in Russia to a local buyer. The restaurants there have been closed since early March. The company said it was continuing to pay the salaries of its employees in the country, of which there are about 60,000.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

            George KG 1 Reply Last reply
            • George KG George K

              No Big Mac for you!

              McDonald’s Corp. said it would quit Russia and sell its business there, ending more than three decades in the country over its invasion of Ukraine.

              The company said it expected to record a charge of between $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion in connection with the move.

              McDonald’s said it was pursuing the sale of its entire portfolio of restaurants in Russia to a local buyer. The restaurants there have been closed since early March. The company said it was continuing to pay the salaries of its employees in the country, of which there are about 60,000.

              George KG Offline
              George KG Offline
              George K
              wrote on last edited by
              #148

              @George-K said in Sanctions against Russia:

              No Big Mac for you!

              FS5MlghX0AAwVDJ.jpeg

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

              1 Reply Last reply
              • MikM Away
                MikM Away
                Mik
                wrote on last edited by
                #149

                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-seizes-iranian-oil-cargo-near-greek-island-sources/ar-AAXKwyN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b6f956dcb6e44ea999bc1eaef5ceaefc

                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

                1 Reply Last reply
                • jon-nycJ Offline
                  jon-nycJ Offline
                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #150

                  Down 83%

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
                  1 Reply Last reply
                  • MikM Away
                    MikM Away
                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #151

                    What's down 83%?

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

                    LuFins DadL 1 Reply Last reply
                    • MikM Mik

                      What's down 83%?

                      LuFins DadL Offline
                      LuFins DadL Offline
                      LuFins Dad
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #152

                      @Mik said in Sanctions against Russia:

                      What's down 83%?

                      New car sales in Russia.

                      The Brad

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      • RenaudaR Offline
                        RenaudaR Offline
                        Renauda
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #153

                        Sanctions seem to have trickled down to some:

                        https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/06/05/westerners-who-stayed-in-russia-find-home-transformed-by-war-a77864

                        Elbows up!

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        • George KG Offline
                          George KG Offline
                          George K
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #154

                          Is this a big deal?

                          Canada Announces Ban On Export Of Services Vital For Russian Oil, Gas & Chemical Sector

                          In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada on Wednesday, 8 June, announced sanctions against the export of 28 services "vital" for the operation of the oil, gas, and chemical industries, including accounting and advertising. The ban on exports of oil, gas and chemical services targets industries that are estimated to have about 50% of Russia's budget revenues.

                          The latest round of sanctions has been announced by the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melania Joly.

                          According to the Canadian government's release, the sanctions have been announced by Canada to exert further pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw its forces from Ukraine. In the release, the Canadian government stressed that they continue to believe that "Ukrainians deserve to live in peace" and called on the Russian administration to stop the war in Ukraine.

                          According to the release, the sanctions will decrease the ability of Russia to wage war against Ukraine. The Canadian government in the release said that they have imposed sanctions against more than 1,070 individuals and entities since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine. Melanie Joly in the release said that the Russian military offensive in Ukraine continues for more than 100 days. Joly added that they will make every effort to prevent Russia's ability to fund its "war machine." Ever since Russian military offensive in Ukraine, Canada has been providing military and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                          RenaudaR 1 Reply Last reply
                          • George KG George K

                            Is this a big deal?

                            Canada Announces Ban On Export Of Services Vital For Russian Oil, Gas & Chemical Sector

                            In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada on Wednesday, 8 June, announced sanctions against the export of 28 services "vital" for the operation of the oil, gas, and chemical industries, including accounting and advertising. The ban on exports of oil, gas and chemical services targets industries that are estimated to have about 50% of Russia's budget revenues.

                            The latest round of sanctions has been announced by the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melania Joly.

                            According to the Canadian government's release, the sanctions have been announced by Canada to exert further pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw its forces from Ukraine. In the release, the Canadian government stressed that they continue to believe that "Ukrainians deserve to live in peace" and called on the Russian administration to stop the war in Ukraine.

                            According to the release, the sanctions will decrease the ability of Russia to wage war against Ukraine. The Canadian government in the release said that they have imposed sanctions against more than 1,070 individuals and entities since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine. Melanie Joly in the release said that the Russian military offensive in Ukraine continues for more than 100 days. Joly added that they will make every effort to prevent Russia's ability to fund its "war machine." Ever since Russian military offensive in Ukraine, Canada has been providing military and humanitarian assistance to Kyiv.

                            RenaudaR Offline
                            RenaudaR Offline
                            Renauda
                            wrote on last edited by Renauda
                            #155

                            @George-K

                            A big deal? Probably not as these exports and services to Russia have been severely restricted ever since the Russians took Crimea.

                            Elbows up!

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            • JollyJ Offline
                              JollyJ Offline
                              Jolly
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #156

                              Noticed that Russian oil is still flowing into Europe with little impediment...

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              • AxtremusA Away
                                AxtremusA Away
                                Axtremus
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #157

                                https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/23/russias-ruble-is-at-strongest-level-in-7-years-despite-sanctions.html

                                Russian Ruble is at strongest level in 7 years because Russia is making big foreign account surplus and Russian central bank has risen interest rate a lot after Russia started the war with Ukraine (but interest rate has come back down recently).

                                Why the foreign account surplus? Because of high global energy prices — Russia is exporting smaller volume of oil export due to sanctions, but because global oil prices are much higher, Russia is making more money anyway even when selling less. And because of sanctions and Russia’s own capital control restrictions, Russians cannot import many things. So the money just accumulates inside Russia. The article suggests that, even with the Ruble being “strong” on paper, it’s not doing the Russians much good since they cannot actually spend it on much of anything. :man-shrugging:

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                • George KG Offline
                                  George KG Offline
                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #158

                                  Cisco shuts down in Russia

                                  Networking giant Cisco will wind down its businesses in Russia and Belarus following the invasion of Ukraine earlier this year.

                                  The company first suspended its operations in the two countries back in March 2022 alongside several other major technology and mobile companies, condemning the “unjustified war” and the violence against civilians.

                                  Apple, Ericsson, Microsoft and Nokia are among the most notable firms to take action since the start of the invasion. Now Cisco has decided to make its stance permanent and has started the process of withdrawal.

                                  “Since our announcement on March 3, we have continued to closely monitor the war in Ukraine,” the company said in a statement on its website.

                                  “We have now made the decision to begin an orderly wind-down of our business in Russia and Belarus.

                                  “We are focused on ensuring impacted employees in Russia and Belarus are treated with respect and have our support through this transition. Cisco remains committed to using all its resources to help our employees, the institutions and people of Ukraine, and our customers and partners during this challenging time.

                                  “We will communicate directly with customers, partners, and vendors to settle our financial matters, including refunding prepaid service and software arrangements, to the extent permissible under applicable laws and regulations.”

                                  Earlier this week it was reported that users in Russia could not download Windows 10 or Windows 11.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  Reply
                                  • Reply as topic
                                  Log in to reply
                                  • Oldest to Newest
                                  • Newest to Oldest
                                  • Most Votes


                                  • Login

                                  • Don't have an account? Register

                                  • Login or register to search.
                                  • First post
                                    Last post
                                  0
                                  • Categories
                                  • Recent
                                  • Tags
                                  • Popular
                                  • Users
                                  • Groups