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halfulglas

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10. Not just money in foreign reserves.

Reply to Disaffected (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 17, 2022, 06:01 PM

Mar 2022

Russia has an extraction economy. Not only oil and gas but they have enormous amount of only partially tapped mineral wealth - precious gems, nickel, etc. Those winning reparations could be given leases to extract some of this wealth.

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And reparations might not be all that hard to get, Disaffected Mar 2022 #5

Right! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #6

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