GreekIslandGirl wrote:Pyrpolizer wrote:GreekIslandGirl wrote:The impression I am left with, after witnessing the UK government's more recent racist, anti-Russian campaign, is that they are trying to find ways to appropriate Russian funds, businesses and property. First they forced Russian investors out of Cyprus with the haircuts and by giving Cyprus Banks such (undeserved) bad ratings that the Russian money flooded into London.
Of course, now it's step 2. Grab Russian assets!
It became obvious, again, just the other day when they refused to give Roman Abramovich a visa for the UK. They are trying to distance him from his assets. Of course, he very quickly outwitted the UK foreign office (aka, shit-for-brains-Boris-the turk) and got himself Israeli citizenship and now he doesn't need a visa. But still, they continue to try and find excuses to take his stuff and keep him away.
Overall, the UK are trying to find ways to stop people removing their money from the UK as the Brexit maelstrom unfolds. Another way they are achieving this is by letting the property market slump so much that people cannot sell and move out.
Nationalization of foreign-owned companies may be next?
The world is changing to a world of thieves that's for sure.
West's portrayal of Democracy
https://youtu.be/mO68iA9lHJs
And, today, here's how the UK's Defence Secretary (he who so bravely told Russia to " Shut up and go away") still behaves:
Sadly, this UK government is destroying what little credibility Britain had.
I really do not see a problem with what the defence Secretary said.
He told Russia to "go away" and "shut up". Storm in a tea cup. If it was me, I would have told Russia to F@#k up" And I would enjoy it too!
Brits are just way too sensitive and way too polite. This is one of the most annoying thing about Brits too because it isn't real. Don't ever expect such politeness from Americans or Australians. Don't expect this kind of politeness from Greeks and Cypriots either because we are a lot more vulgar than the Brits are. We would even fart in Pootin's presence an unleash the biggest biological attack against his senses and make his stomach churn! We would do it after eating KFC hot and spicy too!
I guarantee you. There are politicians from many countries that have said far worse things than "go away" and "shut up".
I would say that the assassination attempts on the lives of Skrypal Senior and his daughter is about 1000 times more serious than saying "shut up" and "go away". What else would you expect him to say? Do you want him to be more polite about it? Well ok, he can be as polite as you like if that is important, but the bottom line is that Russia has attempted to murder 2 British Citizens on British Soil with a high grade military nerve agent with a toxicity about 100 times more than Sarin. It doesn't get anymore serious or rude than that.
It isn't the first time Russia has done this either.