Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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shavenferret said:

Ryuu96 said:

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree outlining the procedure for Russia to seize US assets if the US moves forward with giving proceeds from Russia's state assets to Ukraine.

There aren't many US state assets Russia can get hold of, so it's likely investors are the ones at risk. pic.twitter.com/JV5CMEsns8

— max seddon (@maxseddon) May 23, 2024

Damn they going to seize the assets of Steven Seagal /s

Zero sympathy for anyone who has their assets seized still operating in Russia so go ahead and do it.

Stupid. Why would any NATO nations companies invest in Russia with this kind of uncertainty? 

If its a new investment, they: exactly.

But most will be historical investment. After the initial waves of withdrawal from Russia following the start of the war, I think Russia passed a law allowing them to unilaterally seize the assets of any company that declares it will cease activities in Russia. That and those who did withdraw from Russia typically had to record major write-offs in their finances.

So ultimately it comes down to investor relations and not wanting to p off shareholders.