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In reply to the discussion: Russia could default on its debt within days [View all]IronLionZion
(50,102 posts)57. They'll have trouble finding new investors
or getting any countries or banks to lend to them. That will make it harder for them to fund their operations if they need to build roads or bridges or whatever, even to purchase food or raw materials or equipment.
Would you buy Russian bonds? Mutual funds everywhere will choose to not include them in international bond portfolios.
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I'd like to think that without money they can't continue the invasion. Hope I'm right.
ificandream
Mar 2022
#4
No one will loan them more money, countries will begin to seize Russian assets to service the debt.
FSogol
Mar 2022
#5
Russian government has borrowed relatively little. JPMorgan estimates that it had about $40 billion
yaesu
Mar 2022
#23
Guessing trump will pay in ruble iou's. Less than a penny on the dollar. trump stiffing putin....
erronis
Mar 2022
#14
As a point of reference only: California has about 39.5 million people while Ukraine had 41 million.
Ford_Prefect
Mar 2022
#51
It's being reported that Putin will stay on course, doubling down, wash-spin-repeat
ffr
Mar 2022
#25
TrumPutin's cockamamie Ukraine blackmail scheme only elevated Biden's campaign.
lagomorph777
Mar 2022
#34
Hey, Russia, why not pay in used toilet paper? It's worth about the same.
AZLD4Candidate
Mar 2022
#29