Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin responds to report Wagner boss was assassinated by Putin ally; Moscow threatens to seize western assets in retaliation (news.sky.com)
from Stamau123@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 2023 15:58
https://lemmy.world/post/9897983

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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Stamau123@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 2023 15:59 next collapse

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

yesman@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 2023 23:23 next collapse

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 on 24 Dec 2023 00:02 collapse

And flying isn’t exactly an optional

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

sukhmel@programming.dev on 24 Dec 2023 11:50 collapse

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

Aux@lemmy.world on 24 Dec 2023 00:07 collapse

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

Treczoks@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 2023 19:58 next collapse

Russia already stole so many assets, is there anything left for them to steal?

otp@sh.itjust.works on 23 Dec 2023 20:54 next collapse

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

NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social on 23 Dec 2023 23:28 collapse

Summary says Zelenskyy

otp@sh.itjust.works on 24 Dec 2023 10:51 collapse

Thanks, I think it was edited here

Jaysyn@kbin.social on 23 Dec 2023 22:54 next collapse

Well worth it to watch Russia slowly die.

CritFail@lemmy.world on 23 Dec 2023 23:39 collapse

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