Americans and they are no smarter than Europeans
That the Russia is in financial difficulty, because it is a war economy, it is well known. When there was the invasion by the Russia to the detriment of Ukraine (February 24, 2022) many American and non-American companies left Russian territory in anticipation of a turning point in the sanctions that the West was preparing for this intervention.
We Europeans very often sin with too much security and certainties that come from our many years of presence and perhaps also due to the good relationships that have existed. That the Russian is no longer the one we knew until 2014 (the year of the invasion of Crimea), we should have understood it. But as usual we have not “prepared” ourselves to face situations that are visible to the naked eye. And here is the consequence. What does President Putin do? The simplest thing in the world. NATIONALIZE.
I don’t want to say much else other than that the alarm bells have gone off; maybe we’re a little deaf. Here’s the question that immediately arises: what to do? Well I don’t know how much this Russian branch of theAriston Thermo Group or the branch of Bosch (companies listed on the stock exchange), as well as 180 others from 2022, but I know that “if I want” I can find a remedy.
Which? I read: “On Wednesday the European Commission presented a plan to economically exploit the interests accrued by the overs 200 billion euros of Russian financial assets frozen in Europe – mainly the bank accounts of Russian oligarchs blocked under sanctions – and use them to support Ukraine’s war efforts. The goal is to “make Russia pay” for the means for the Ukrainian counteroffensive, a slogan often repeated by members of the European institutions in recent years but so far never really put into practice due to its many legal and financial implications.
Perhaps Europe has found a way to “make Russia pay” for the war Ukraine – The Post Not only interest, but also capital should be nationalized immediately to repay the companies nationalized by Russia. A bit of an eye for an eye. There is always a solution even for those who don’t want to listen to reason. I close with a thought from Isocrates (436-338 BC): Do not do to others what would fill you with anger if done to you by others”. Think people think.