Mastodawn

"Russia has passed a law allowing its central bank and other financial institutions to operate defence systems and arm staff to ward off #drone attacks"

*without govt involvement*

*the banks pay for it*

Hmm

1. #Russia admits its air defense is degraded. It can't protect vital assets

2. "You pay for it" is admitting financial strain

3. I think allowing independent paramilitaries in a society with deepening anger won't work out very well for the #Kremlin

https://tvpworld.com/93480519/russias-central-bank-top-bank-sberbank-to-operate-anti-drone-systems

#UkraineWar

Russia's central, top bank to operate anti-drone systems

The institutions would handle the cost of drone defence themselves.

Telewizja Polska S.A

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ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES May 27

another thought:

banking panics in #russia are a big possibility with the creaky russian #economy

and russia just passed a law allowing independent *bank* paramilitaries?

they didn't allow independent oil refinery corporation militaries

🤔

so what happens when russians run to the #bank to withdraw all of their money at the same time

and they are met with a freaking armed bank #paramilitary?

damn

this shit could go sideways quick

and the #kremlin knows it

and their "solution" sucks

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Dopes The Frogman May 27

@benroyce now a joke...
A Russian man walks into his bank to make a withdrawal. Gets shot by an armed thug who mistook his checkbook for a handgun. Man disappears, country continues to run on borscht. Great joke.