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Based on recent precedent, the International community via the UN. Following the negotiated end of the Yugoslav wars through the Dayton Agreement, the Office of the High Representative was established. The OHR's role was to oversee the civilian implementation of the agreement. The money is coming from the World Bank. the World bank raises funds in a variety of ways, including raising funds on the capital money. The bank has AAA rating so it can get low rates. Financial Intermediary Funds are the vehicle to ensure coordinated global responses to events, like war, and the main funders are the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. There is $140 billion in Russian Central Bank assets sitting in a Belgian Custodian Bank. There has been recent agreement to release earned interest to Ukraine, with the first tranche being used by Czechia to source artillary ammunition. Its within the purview of the EU whether to use those Russian assets for postwar reconstruction. The G7 are also loaning Ukraine $50 Bn, guaranteed by the US, and funded through interest paid on $260bn of Russian assets in mostly European banks, topped up by sums from France, Canada and Japan, though Japan's contributed is set aside for non-defence purchases only. The irony is that postwar, Russia might need some sort of Marshal Plan bailout, as its economy is basically is ruined. The alternative is that Russia descends into a even more thuggish nation, with an increasingly weakened central government, and unpredictable seperatism, plus even more border disputes with FSU nations. Number 1 concern is Chechenya; what is Ramzan Kadyrov's game? He's not loyal to Russia, and its interesting to see, in the middle of Ukraine's incursion/seizure of the Kursk region, Putin goes to Chechenya, kisses the Quran at the new Prophet Jesus Mosque in Grozny, to drum up Chechen recruitment for the army. Recent prison riots indicates that Russia has basically tapped out the prison population for cannon fodder, and Putin is desperate not to do a full mobilisation in Moscow-St Petersburg, where his core support it. The Chechen military are self funding and self equipped; basically a private army, and to date, they have supplied about 50,000 troops, equipped through the Akhmat-Khadji Kadyrov Foundation. In addition, the Chechens are sending in food supplied into the annexed territories. I suspect Chechen support is conditional, conditional upon Moscow to continue to pour vast sums into a region that is historically backward and not particularly productive. Chechenyalreceives about $4-5 billion a year from Moscow. Kadyrov keeps hinting he is looking for investors into a refinery that woulld make the Republic self sufficient in energy; Putin is scared stiff that Chechenya will try to secede from Russia again. -
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Kamala Harris’s Convention Speech
I got your previous post removed for this bullsh!t and have reported it again. Talk about liars! -
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What Happened to Inflation? Bidenomics
Ummm...a global pandemic caused the supply chain disruptions. Hindsight is 20/20. hindsight ? anyone with any sort of pulse knew it at the time. hindsight hahahah -
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Looks like Americans fight most here?
You are expats. Your vote in America is insignificant. sez who ??? I live in Thailand and my vote goes to my registered state... and it counts ! .. and my SS payments are not limited because of where I live... ... and my bank accounts don't get closed because of where I live... -
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POLL: Going short-time only, shallow or succulent?
because the pages and pages of comments already talked about it all. -
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Before coming to Thailand, I had no friends.: This is why I am so happy here in CM!
neil grew up about 10 minutes from where i am in canada. small little town. would explain where his folk roots came from. LOADS of hicks around here. my favorite of his... what an amazing time to be here its so beautiful. similar to the east coast where you grew up. gordie says it best.... -
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THAILAND LIVE Thailand Live Sunday 25 August 2024
Fire at a Warehouse in Ban Tha Phra Nao, Khon Kaen Province A fire occurred at a warehouse used to store fabric scraps for making doormats on Saturday, August 24 in Khon Kaen Province. Full story : https://aseannow.com/topic/1336399-fire-at-a-warehouse-in-ban-tha-phra-nao-khon-kaen-province/ -
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1 Dead & Multiple Cases of Alcohol Poisoning Found in Min Buri District
This practice is far from common or there would be many dropping dead every week. This would be the perfect cover for a poisoning murder. -
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Going short-time only, shallow or succulent?
Some of the best, off-the-charts sex I've ever had was with girls on the game in Thailand, hands down. -
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Fire at a Warehouse in Ban Tha Phra Nao, Khon Kaen Province
Picture from responders. A fire occurred at a warehouse used to store fabric scraps for making doormats on Saturday, August 24, at 16:00, in Ban Tha Phra Nao, Moo 6, Tha Phra Subdistrict, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province. The Governor of Khon Kaen, Mr. Kraisorn Kongchalard, personally supervised the situation and issued orders for the Khon Kaen Provincial Permanent Secretary, the Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, and the Mayor of Tha Phra Subdistrict to take charge of controlling the situation and overseeing operations. Firefighting was made difficult by the large amount of closely bundled combustible material. The burning stacks had to be manually pulled apart to allow extinguishment and then allowing access further into the warehouse to other burning material. 19:15, a unit of 10 soldiers from the 23rd Military Circle, Srichanrin Camp, joined the operation to remove debris from the scene, working alongside Volunteer Defense Corps members. 19:50, two JCB backhoe loaders from Phra Lap Subdistrict Municipality and Tha Phra Subdistrict Administrative Organisation arrived to assist in the removal of fabric scraps and other flammable materials. 20:30, the fire was fully extinguished, and no smoke was visible. Firefighters sprayed water to prevent any potential flare-ups. There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation. -- 2024-08-25 Get the ASEAN NOW daily NEWSLETTER - Click HERE to subscribe -
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French Man Robbed by Transgender Thief in Pattaya
It's what I suggested in a separate post. -
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Going short-time only, shallow or succulent?
That geezer is definitely a few Salung short of a Baht. Plus he's got anger issues, inadequacy issues, and who knows what else.- 1
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Anyone else tired of being followed around malls?
No. I do not get followed by security. Just uni girls, mostly, in their tight black skirts and white blouses with the silver ornaments dangling from the pockets over their breast.
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