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Buildings in Odesa, Ukraine, were in ruins on Tuesday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin led defiant celebrations commemorating the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
I think the sanctions package that has had almost immediate effect in some respects with the ruble crashing. russian blocked from the international financial system. all the state banks are cut off. of course, we're seeing without sanctions the american and european companies are making a quick exodus from the russian market. i think the big challenge for us and for the ukrainians, too, is to get more information to the general public and russia. those that watch state tv are not yet enaware of the scope of the russian operation, the fact that they're actively bombing one of everybody's favori...
Since the war in Ukraine started, countries have confiscated millions in Russian oligarchs’ assets. But this is just the tip of the iceberg compared to the millions of euros that they own offshore and that have been crucial in sustaining Putin's regime for decades.