Moscow has warned it is prepared to cut diplomatic ties with Washington if the US confiscates frozen Russian assets. The Kremlin has called the Wall Street Journal’s report Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was assassinated by Putin’s ally “pulp fiction”.

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  • Russia dismisses WSJ report Wagner boss was assassinated by Putin ally
  • Kremlin takes temporary ownership of Russia’s biggest car dealership
  • Russia threatens to sever diplomatic ties with US
  • Hungarian president accepts invite for Zelenskyy meeting
  • Stamau123@lemmy.worldOP
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    11 months ago

    How many western assets are still unseized in Russia? They already stole all the airplanes.

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      11 months ago

      The funny part about that is that they were leasing the planes along with maintenance contracts. So they’ve got the planes, but every third one will need to be cannibalized for parts. Then it will be every other plane. Meanwhile, flying on Russian airlines will be more and more interesting as the planes are “engineered” to keep them flying.

      Now, Russia has a robust aircraft industry. But just like every other Russian industry, it’s kinda busy with other stuff. And flying isn’t exactly an optional for moving across Russia’s vast territory.

      This is going to be a tragedy factory for decades.

      • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.works
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        11 months ago

        And flying isn’t exactly an optional

        Except that it is. Most people take the train. From Moscow to Vladivostok in only 7 days.

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          10 months ago

          I thought you’d say most people stay put and never leave the place they are born into. Would’ve been not too far from reality, too

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      11 months ago

      I guess a lot. Not much has changed over there, except for a few companies that got hit by sanctions.

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    11 months ago

    Between the “pulp fiction” attributation and the nazi forehead story the other day, I think Putin has been on a QT film marathon recently.

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    11 months ago

    Isn’t Hungry part of NATO and the EU? It’s pretty sketchy that they’re meeting up with Putin, no?