Новый негативный для властей контур госдумской кампании — полыхающее со всех сторон постсоветское пространство. В Киргизии и Казахстане — скандалы с националистами, в Прибалтике идет переброска войск к границе, Средняя Азия взбудоражена запрещенными талибами, посол Азербайджана выступает с оскорблениями русских. Так кто же подкладывает все эти мины и кто подносит порох?..
Новый негативный для властей контур госдумской кампании — полыхающее со всех сторон постсоветское пространство. В Киргизии и Казахстане — скандалы с националистами, в Прибалтике идет переброска войск к границе, Средняя Азия взбудоражена запрещенными талибами, посол Азербайджана выступает с оскорблениями русских. Так кто же подкладывает все эти мины и кто подносит порох?..
There was another possible development: Reuters also reported that Ukraine said that Belarus could soon join the invasion of Ukraine. However, the AFP, citing a Pentagon official, said the U.S. hasn’t yet seen evidence that Belarusian troops are in Ukraine. Investors took profits on Friday while they could ahead of the weekend, explained Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research. Saturday and Sunday could easily bring unfortunate news on the war front—and traders would rather be able to sell any recent winnings at Friday’s earlier prices than wait for a potentially lower price at Monday’s open. He floated the idea of restricting the use of Telegram in Ukraine and Russia, a suggestion that was met with fierce opposition from users. Shortly after, Durov backed off the idea. Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation. Now safely in France with his spouse and three of his children, Kliuchnikov scrolls through Telegram to learn about the devastation happening in his home country.
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