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Russia has defaulted on its foreign debt, says S&P (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"we won't let you transfer dollars"

"Ok I'll pay in rubles"

"No"

"Ok then"

"Hey you can't not pay us!"

"I tried to, in rubles"

"No, use dollars"

"You won't let me"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"If you invade there will be sanctions."

"We don't care"

"It will make finances not as good"

"We don't care"

"That means you can't pay your debts"

"We don't care"

"Ok then"

Invade

"Hey, why can't we pay our debts?! Let's make up an imaginary conversation that selectively excludes critical contextual details and absolves us of blame in the most adolescent way imaginable"

🙄

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Oh look we've got a "everyone who disagrees with me is a Russian bot" type

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah pretty sure that's not how a default works in legal terms. Seems to me that it's western banks defaulting by failing to pay out the assets that they hold for Russia.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Stealing from someone and then claiming they owe you money that you've already stolen is some peak western bullshit