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12 Mar 2025

🔴 BREAKING >>> UKRAINE READY TO ACCEPT US PROPOSAL FOR 30-DAY TEMPORARY TRUCE. UKRAINE: TRUCE POSSIBLE IF SIMULTANEOUSLY OBSERVED BY RUSSIA ‼️

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5 Mar 2025

Make Russia great again? Americans are very pragmatic.

And their banks are always fast to adjust to the new paradigm...

7 Jan 2025

A shocking chart: The European Union imported last year more Russian LNG than ever.

Do as I say, not as I do Source: Javier Blas on X

30 Dec 2024

BREAKING 🚨: Russia

Russian Ruble plunged 5.62% against the U.S. Dollar on Friday, its 2nd largest loss of the year Source: Barchart

28 Nov 2024

Russian Ruble is imploding 📉

Source: Barchart

4 Nov 2024

This is how Europe continues to do business with Russia - exporting through Kyrgystan (among others)

Source: Robin Brooks on X

29 Oct 2024

With oil at $68, Russian FX reserves at/near all-time highs while Russian foreign debt, in USD, at 12+ year lows...

Source: Macrobond

7 Oct 2024

Russia may be poised to make a notable shift in its precious metals strategy, with silver potentially emerging as a key asset in the country’s expanding State Fund.

According to a report released by Interfax this week and cited by Bloomberg, Russia’s Draft Federal Budget outlines plans to significantly bolster its holdings in precious metals over the coming years. Notably, the budget includes plans to acquire gold, platinum, palladium, and, for the first time, silver. The inclusion of silver in the State Fund's acquisition strategy marks a departure from recent trends. While central banks around the globe, particularly Russia, have set records in gold purchases following international sanctions, silver has largely remained off their radar. This latest development suggests that silver’s role in Russia’s financial strategy may be evolving. Source: The Jerusalem Post

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