MOSCOW/LONDON -- Russians waited in long queues
outside ATMs on Sunday, worried that new Western
sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine will
trigger cash shortages and disrupt payments.
Moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT
global payments system and freeze the Bank of
Russia's reserves are expected to deal a severe
economic blow, although Russian authorities and
lenders sought to assuage fears.


"Since Thursday, everyone has been running from ATM
to ATM to get cash. Some are lucky, others not so
much," St. Petersburg resident, Pyotr, who declined to
give his last name, said.



Russians waited in long lines amid concerns bank cards may cease to function, or that banks would limit cash withdrawals.
While the SWIFT move will hinder Russian banks from
communicating with international peers, analysts say limiting the use of more than US$630 billion in international reserves could prove even costlier for Russia.
Sergey Aleksashenko, a former deputy chairman of the
Russian central bank who now lives in the United States, said that Russia's national wealth fund would effectively disappear.
"(President Vladimir) Putin and (former Finance
Minister Alexei) Kudrin built it up for years, thinking
about a major war," he said. "War has come, and there
is no money."


Source,>> https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/russians-queue-for-cash-as-west-targets-banks-over-ukraine-1.5798269

DoggoneDogg:
If we check now we go see say na old pix of 2009.


If all these problems are happening to Russia, how come its Ukraine that still needs aid?? I haven't heard any Russian asking for help

Common sense isn't common. Lol

jmoore:

If? Assumption!! Why not check and conclude?
If If If... bla bla bla...

DoggoneDogg:
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I'd rather queue at an ATM for 2hrs than abandon my belongings & flee to Cotonou border fighting for Beninoise to accept me as a refugee.

nurudeen181:
photo couldnt be verified even by using the link provided as the source....
what help will this have in the solution to the problem