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I am scared that the freeze on foreign exchange reserves and the corresponding collapse of the Rouble is an escalation that will lead us all somewhere we don't want to be. There is a lot of miscalculation going on from all sides. I hope everyone pivots to diplomacy asap.
yes this is always a massive risk in these situations and extremely worrying (speaking as someone who is currently sitting just 30 miles away from the UK's nuclear deterrent base of operations). every time there's another incremental ratcheting of pressure on russia announced, I think about this anecdote
I am scared that the freeze on foreign exchange reserves and the corresponding collapse of the Rouble is an escalation that will lead us all somewhere we don't want to be. There is a lot of miscalculation going on from all sides. I hope everyone pivots to diplomacy asap.