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[–] mystik@lemmy.world 111 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, Did Russia withdraw from Ukraine? Why are we ending this punishment? /s

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 44 points 2 weeks ago

…and people kept saying he was compromised by Russia.

How silly!

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That moment when you say what will the attorney general do on their first day? Appease Russian Oligarchs. Okay...

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 10 points 2 weeks ago

well, this was expected, right? i mean, you know one of the side effects of trump becoming president is russia annexes ukraine, just gets the whole fucking thing, and publicly executes it's current leadership and enslaves it's populace, right?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Just as Putin commanded him to do. Trump is a Kremlin asset.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I studied the cold war in school; I could have never imagined that one day the US would be controlled by Russia, but here we are.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Russo-American Mercantile

[–] al256@providence.root.sx 3 points 2 weeks ago

Always has been.

[–] offendicula@fedia.io 31 points 2 weeks ago

Half the worlds bingo cards are already full

I'm laughing but also crying 😩

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 weeks ago

Kremlin asset.

Anyone thinking this is done for the good of the USA should really stop doing drugs

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe rename it to Injustice Department.

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is one of the main goals, hidden by the flood of everything else.

Well it was the attorney generals first day. And she ordered this and to disband the team that looks into Russian election interference in the u.s.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just half? What about the other half then!?

They all left the middle spot blank thinking a free space still existed in this world

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So they're going back to strongly worded letters? Maybe the icc?

[–] luigisuperfan69@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

doubt it he is also sanctioning the ICC.

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I wonder how much the program actually seized. Imagine if we took all that money and used it to help people.

Just kidding, we probably built like 2 F-35s.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

$300 billion in Russian assets between the U.S. and Europe. Most is in Europe of course, as most yaughts don't sail across the Atlantic and sit

[–] Revonult@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not sure if same program but didn't we send alot of money to Ukrane that was seized Russian funds?

[–] sensiblepuffin@lemmy.funami.tech 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Looks like yes - the G7 seized about 325B and the interest yielded was the basis for the 20B sent to Ukraine. I fear that now, it'll just get returned to their owners.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c047zrzr2xro