In other words Komrade Krasnov is investing and bolstering the Russian economy, without any return offer, all on firm request of great leader putin.
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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Komrade Krasnov is investing and bolstering the Russian economy
The Ruble is climbing again since Trump. That says it all imo.
edit The RUB/USD rate is up +33.47% in 2025. This means the Russian Ruble increased in value compared to the US Dollar.
Don't we have sanctions against stuff like this?
The Klept continue
Capital Management's largest holding is Tesla Inc with shares held of 558,000
Just out of curiosity has anyone ever attempted outright using financial instruments as weapons of war? Like a sovereign nation outright purchasing ungodly amounts of puts or shorting an entire nation? Is that a thing?
Operation Bernhard is a literal example. The Nazis tried to flood thr UK with counterfeit notes to undermine their economy.
using financial instruments as weapons of war
Tariffs and sanctions are usually "cheaper" and more popular.
Dollar doliplomacy is the relevant search term. Not sure if it's ever gone quite that far. Puts aren't going to be a sure thing on their own but they might have uses as part of a larger strategy, such as with death spiral financing (using badly structured convertible debts in hand with shorting to cause the collapse of a company). It's not impossible to imagine state actors engaging in this sort of thing against strategic firms in enemy countries, but I'd be surprised to see any public record of such.
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