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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
RU bankers pull billions from West in anticipation of assets freeze.
2014-03-15
A Financial Times article, so needs registration.

Update: Or, for today at least, access it in full via Drudge Report.
Posted by:Besoeker

#3  They intend to sink a US ship or two. They are getting ready to slam dunk Obama for the rest of his term.
Posted by: Bertie and Tenille7675   2014-03-15 14:24  

#2  1 - why were they parked in the West in the first place?

Russian equivalent of offshore banking.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2014-03-15 14:05  

#1  1 - why were they parked in the West in the first place?

2 - what guarantees exist that once home those monies won't be effected by the reasons for #1?

3 - what's safer, frozen money that has the potential of recovery later, or local money transferred to the corrupt and cronies back home?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-03-15 10:31  

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