I missed the news that Sir Garfield Sobers had died a few days ago. (View Post)

I think the answer is that Russia is still receiving lots of dollars in exchange for its oil exports, but sanctions mean that it's harder for it to spend those dollars on imports. (View Post)

No, I mean you literally replied to the same comment twice, 107 minutes apart. First time: https://vf.politicalbetting.com/discussion/comment/5607788/#Comment_5607788 Second time: https://vf.politica… (View Post)

My point is that if there is a rule at the EU level then that rule can be rewritten at the EU level. Whether there are advantages to setting VAT rules at the EU level, or not, is a very different que… (View Post)

The Russian government has stopped publishing data on the balance of the treasury accounts. They stopped publishing this data on the same day as they announced that bond sales were suspended. As of J… (View Post)