This is not necessarily bad policy. The central bank is essentially bailing out the Russian gold mines by purchasing gold now that they can't export their metal. They'll live lean for a while, but if the sanctions regime is ever lifted or circumvented, they will have lived to trade another day.
The problem with the 5d "russophile" approach of never admitting things are bad for Russia or that the RF makes mistakes is that everything must be spun as part of a grand design, even if it's the best policy Moscow can take under bad circumstances.
"CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian discusses the move of 3 Metric Tons (96,000 oz) of gold from Russia into Switzerland. Many are saying that this means that Russia has sold its gold reserves, however the more likely scenario is more interesting."
“All bars produced by Russian refineries after March 7, 2022, may no longer be traded in Switzerland,” the customs statement said.“Bars produced by Russian refineries before March 7, 2022, can continue to be traded.” The London Bullion Market Association suspended all Russian gold and silver refineries from its list of approved suppliers. The gold in question was shipped from Russia to the UK and then to Switzerland. That transfer took over 2 months!
I would like to make some points> 1) Elvira Nabiullina is an evil central banker.
2) Russians citizens are allowed to buy gold now. I plan to visit Russian banks on my vacation and ask lots of questions to find out if that is true.
3) Most (if not all) Russian gold mines were privatized during Russian Federation's great reset in 1992/1993. Either owned by a Russian oligarch or foreign corporation. I do NOT think the RF owns a nationalized gold mine. IF RF owns a gold mine, then please provide factual evidence.
4) Since these gold mines are owned and operated by oligarchs and foreign entities, gold (looted from Russia) can still be sold either overtly or covertly. Switzerland reportedly bought gold from Russia in May. Source>RT via Bloomberg > https://www.rt.com/business/557557-switzerland-buys-russian-gold/
5) VEB.RF analysts suggest that Russia should create a gold-backed DIGITAL stablecoin under the working title ‘golden ruble’. According to "their" research, Western countries will have NO opportunity to block operations carried out in such a currency, since its exchange rate will be pegged to the gold rate on the world market, NOT to the dollar, NOT to the euro or, for that matter, the fiat ruble itself. Gold backing would ensure the Ruble currency’s immunity to sanctions, and the ‘DIGITAL golden ruble’ could be used freely in external transactions, including those between third countries without the participation of Russia. Source> https://www.rt.com/business/557611-russia-golden-ruble-sanctions/
One final note> Please correct me if I am wrong. Riley is the expert on Russia. I only give my opinions and look at the preponderance of evidence via sources. And who really knows about the secret handshakes and backroom deals except that everyday citizens are LAST in the checkout/cashout line.
Vladislav Vladimirovich Sviblov, Chief Executive Officer, Stanmix Holding Ltd BR Moscow But.. that seems to be a branch of the company. Here is the location of the company: "Company Description: STANMIX HOLDING LIMITED is located in Nicosia, Cyprus and is part of the Management of Companies and Enterprises Industry. STANMIX HOLDING LIMITED has 3 employees at this location and generates $27.45 million in sales (USD)."
PJSC Polyus (Russian: ПАО "Полюс") is a Russian gold mining company. Polyus is the largest gold producer in Russia and one of the top 10 gold mining companies globally by output (2.84 million ounces of gold production in 2019). Polyus is headquartered in Moscow and is listed on both the Moscow and London Stock Exchanges. Polyus’ main assets are located in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East - in the regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast and the Republic of Sakha.
The company is controlled by Said Kerimov, son of Russian billionaire and politician, Suleyman Kerimov. Does Russia really own ANY of its own gold? Doubt it.
Likewise, thanks again! Very interesting since I did NOT know that until now. Classic case of looting of Russia's gold/money to be spent on a private life of luxury and high value property in EU, UK and USA.
“None of our members has received this gold,” says Christoph Wild, head of the association and former CEO of Argor-Heraeus in canton Ticino. “If a Swiss refiner had bought this gold, they would have to pay somehow. How could they do it, knowing that most Russian banks, are sanctioned, so there’s no money flow possible [to Russia],” he said.
“Personally, I believe it is in a deposit in the Gotthard area or wherever,” he says referencing a region in Switzerland famed for its high security vaults. “It may have been brought to Switzerland by some very wealthy importer and now it is probably stored in our country. For the time being, it remains a mystery.”
The Ruble remains un-pegged to gold (not remotely that i'm a gold hound, the problem with the global economic system is money itself, not its form), and it remains on a trajectory to become digital, just like all other currencies. If you're looking for alternative futures, don't look to the Kremlin, no more than to Washington DC, London, Beijing, ....
What’s really going on with Russia and Ukraine? Correct me if I am wrong with details please. Russia and Ukraine are working with the Klaus Schwab types to bring about the next phase of the Great Reset. I say this because I do not believe the narrative of any of this going back to 2014 and the coup. I believe it was all orchestrated to bring about what we were seeing today with Covid in mind as well. If you would like to please convince me otherwise.
Will I get an answer from the author? If Russian is running the same vaccine scam and covid BS then they are in lockstep with the global agenda and ukraine is just another psyop in route to totalitarianism and the great reset by the tribe. Those that say they are but are not. Great scam if you can run it.
Exactly. The so-called confrontation of the West against the East if the storyline you HAVE to believe in. In fact, to make it very simple, instead of having let's say 20 different teams, they are building team A against team B. It is easier to merge at the end. Collacteral damages: Europe has to be ruined.
The timing of and the ultimate distrust that I have made it easy to figure out. Their has to be an enemy and Russia is that enemy kind of like Germany years ago. The EU is destroying itself to to then build back better meaning genocide by any means. So Putin is a globalist cunt like pedo-joe biden pushing the WEF plan to make the world a better place for the zionists when most of the world is put down. Those that say they are but are not are behind this global theft. They are cowards and I hope humanity rises and rips them to pieces.
EU "green" agenda = Pillaging their formal colonies in Africa with deforestation, using coal to replace Russian oil/gas, and manufacturing cars with lithium batteries that can NOT be recycled. https://www.rt.com/news/557521-netherlands-return-coal-energy/
Goal: destruction/weakening of Europe, especially France. The Wagner Group is fighting against French interests in Mali with the help of the Malian junta, and French radios like RFI were closed over there, after giving free speech on line to Wagner’s group victims (I am not favorable to French colonization neither).
At 33:30, after explaining to us the benefits of sustainability (LOL) and the failure of democracy (LOL BIS: no improvement of democracy is possible, according to him), Alain de Benoist answers to the Chilean interviewer:
Question by interviewer: in these 30 or 35 minutes of interview we have done a diagnostic .. probably searching for the root causes of what lead us to .. what humanity is passing through today, and I have to tell you that in the next chapters of this program I will be speaking to 3 other great intelectuals, one of them is Aleksandr Dugin, with Diego Fusaro, and with Alejandro Molina, all of them with a vision, a diagnostic of what’s happening now, but also a vision of how Europe should steer the course, because Europe is the center of Western world, but also Latin America and Hispano-America because we always follow the same course as Europe. According to you, in what direction should move Europe to get back to lost paths?
Alain de Benoist: Unfortunately we may say what it is possible to do, but once it is said, we realize that the conditions are not in place, Europe is helpless and doesn’t have the money, doesn’t have any vision /project, doesn’t have borders, and doesn’t have any purpose. From the beginning it (EU) prevented from the emergence of a powerful Europe, as an independant Europe, non-aligned and autonomous power, to the benefit of a Europe of Markets about to drown itself in the great worldwide market. Once more, the crisis currently going on in Ukraine showed that Europe nearly counts for nothing, on this subject. That is, unable to take the initiative to negociate a political agreement. I think that the future belongs to great civilizational states. Civilizational states are the ones with major cultural History for humanity, and to say so means supporting "multipolarity." (*) End of quote.
This is not necessarily bad policy. The central bank is essentially bailing out the Russian gold mines by purchasing gold now that they can't export their metal. They'll live lean for a while, but if the sanctions regime is ever lifted or circumvented, they will have lived to trade another day.
The problem with the 5d "russophile" approach of never admitting things are bad for Russia or that the RF makes mistakes is that everything must be spun as part of a grand design, even if it's the best policy Moscow can take under bad circumstances.
Agreed.
Well, here we go: Has Russia just sold its gold?
"CPM Group's Jeffrey Christian discusses the move of 3 Metric Tons (96,000 oz) of gold from Russia into Switzerland. Many are saying that this means that Russia has sold its gold reserves, however the more likely scenario is more interesting."
https://www.kitco.com/commentaries/2022-06-21/Has-Russia-just-sold-its-gold.html
“All bars produced by Russian refineries after March 7, 2022, may no longer be traded in Switzerland,” the customs statement said.“Bars produced by Russian refineries before March 7, 2022, can continue to be traded.” The London Bullion Market Association suspended all Russian gold and silver refineries from its list of approved suppliers. The gold in question was shipped from Russia to the UK and then to Switzerland. That transfer took over 2 months!
I would like to make some points> 1) Elvira Nabiullina is an evil central banker.
2) Russians citizens are allowed to buy gold now. I plan to visit Russian banks on my vacation and ask lots of questions to find out if that is true.
3) Most (if not all) Russian gold mines were privatized during Russian Federation's great reset in 1992/1993. Either owned by a Russian oligarch or foreign corporation. I do NOT think the RF owns a nationalized gold mine. IF RF owns a gold mine, then please provide factual evidence.
4) Since these gold mines are owned and operated by oligarchs and foreign entities, gold (looted from Russia) can still be sold either overtly or covertly. Switzerland reportedly bought gold from Russia in May. Source>RT via Bloomberg > https://www.rt.com/business/557557-switzerland-buys-russian-gold/
5) VEB.RF analysts suggest that Russia should create a gold-backed DIGITAL stablecoin under the working title ‘golden ruble’. According to "their" research, Western countries will have NO opportunity to block operations carried out in such a currency, since its exchange rate will be pegged to the gold rate on the world market, NOT to the dollar, NOT to the euro or, for that matter, the fiat ruble itself. Gold backing would ensure the Ruble currency’s immunity to sanctions, and the ‘DIGITAL golden ruble’ could be used freely in external transactions, including those between third countries without the participation of Russia. Source> https://www.rt.com/business/557611-russia-golden-ruble-sanctions/
One final note> Please correct me if I am wrong. Riley is the expert on Russia. I only give my opinions and look at the preponderance of evidence via sources. And who really knows about the secret handshakes and backroom deals except that everyday citizens are LAST in the checkout/cashout line.
Thanks, PD.
Re your point #3 (you're right), see the press release from Kinross re its sale of Russian assets: https://www.kinross.com/news-and-investors/news-releases/press-release-details/2022/Kinross-announces-sale-of-Russian-assets/default.aspx
The buyer was Highland Gold. Who owns Highland Gold? Take a look: https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/HGM:LN
Vladislav Vladimirovich Sviblov, Chief Executive Officer, Stanmix Holding Ltd BR Moscow But.. that seems to be a branch of the company. Here is the location of the company: "Company Description: STANMIX HOLDING LIMITED is located in Nicosia, Cyprus and is part of the Management of Companies and Enterprises Industry. STANMIX HOLDING LIMITED has 3 employees at this location and generates $27.45 million in sales (USD)."
Likewise, thank you! Also>
PJSC Polyus (Russian: ПАО "Полюс") is a Russian gold mining company. Polyus is the largest gold producer in Russia and one of the top 10 gold mining companies globally by output (2.84 million ounces of gold production in 2019). Polyus is headquartered in Moscow and is listed on both the Moscow and London Stock Exchanges. Polyus’ main assets are located in Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East - in the regions of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, Magadan Oblast and the Republic of Sakha.
The company is controlled by Said Kerimov, son of Russian billionaire and politician, Suleyman Kerimov. Does Russia really own ANY of its own gold? Doubt it.
Thanks, PD.
Now, Polyus is an interesting company: "In 2018, the US imposed sanctions on Suleiman for allegedly carrying around €20m at a time in suitcases to France without informing the tax authorities." See the story: https://www.mining-technology.com/news/polyus-said-kerimov-sells-29-9-stake/
Likewise, thanks again! Very interesting since I did NOT know that until now. Classic case of looting of Russia's gold/money to be spent on a private life of luxury and high value property in EU, UK and USA.
The story is getting more weird by the day. It has become... "a mystery," according to the Swiss:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-swiss-gold-imports-come-under-scrutiny-as-g7-targets-russia/47707048?utm_campaign=teaser-in-channel&utm_content=o&utm_medium=display&utm_source=swissinfoch
“None of our members has received this gold,” says Christoph Wild, head of the association and former CEO of Argor-Heraeus in canton Ticino. “If a Swiss refiner had bought this gold, they would have to pay somehow. How could they do it, knowing that most Russian banks, are sanctioned, so there’s no money flow possible [to Russia],” he said.
“Personally, I believe it is in a deposit in the Gotthard area or wherever,” he says referencing a region in Switzerland famed for its high security vaults. “It may have been brought to Switzerland by some very wealthy importer and now it is probably stored in our country. For the time being, it remains a mystery.”
Note the "very wealthy importer" part. Sure.
The Ruble remains un-pegged to gold (not remotely that i'm a gold hound, the problem with the global economic system is money itself, not its form), and it remains on a trajectory to become digital, just like all other currencies. If you're looking for alternative futures, don't look to the Kremlin, no more than to Washington DC, London, Beijing, ....
What’s really going on with Russia and Ukraine? Correct me if I am wrong with details please. Russia and Ukraine are working with the Klaus Schwab types to bring about the next phase of the Great Reset. I say this because I do not believe the narrative of any of this going back to 2014 and the coup. I believe it was all orchestrated to bring about what we were seeing today with Covid in mind as well. If you would like to please convince me otherwise.
https://thenewamerican.com/putin-key-player-in-the-new-world-order/
Will I get an answer from the author? If Russian is running the same vaccine scam and covid BS then they are in lockstep with the global agenda and ukraine is just another psyop in route to totalitarianism and the great reset by the tribe. Those that say they are but are not. Great scam if you can run it.
Exactly. The so-called confrontation of the West against the East if the storyline you HAVE to believe in. In fact, to make it very simple, instead of having let's say 20 different teams, they are building team A against team B. It is easier to merge at the end. Collacteral damages: Europe has to be ruined.
The timing of and the ultimate distrust that I have made it easy to figure out. Their has to be an enemy and Russia is that enemy kind of like Germany years ago. The EU is destroying itself to to then build back better meaning genocide by any means. So Putin is a globalist cunt like pedo-joe biden pushing the WEF plan to make the world a better place for the zionists when most of the world is put down. Those that say they are but are not are behind this global theft. They are cowards and I hope humanity rises and rips them to pieces.
In the future SDR system, the future coin will feature the words “unity in diversity.”
For those who are able to understand.
Hey Riley, take a look at this: https://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2022/06/23/17991650.shtml
Good article Riley, will be linking tomorrow @https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
"Why no poll about receiving salaries in gold-pegged rubles? Weird."
hahahahahhaha, that made my day Riley! thank you :)
EU "green" agenda = Pillaging their formal colonies in Africa with deforestation, using coal to replace Russian oil/gas, and manufacturing cars with lithium batteries that can NOT be recycled. https://www.rt.com/news/557521-netherlands-return-coal-energy/
Pillaging Africa... with the help of the malian junta and the Wagner group
Who, according to you, should be the rightful ruler (or ruling party) of Mali?
Malian people . Neither the Russians nor the French.
My former message aims at alerting about the current operations of Russia'y policy in Africa and Latin America.
Goal: destruction/weakening of Europe, especially France. The Wagner Group is fighting against French interests in Mali with the help of the Malian junta, and French radios like RFI were closed over there, after giving free speech on line to Wagner’s group victims (I am not favorable to French colonization neither).
But Russian Wagner group methods lack diplomacy.
This Syrian dude was beheaded, after having his arms and feet crushed with a hammer, then dismembered. Then burned.
https://www.qwant.com/?t=videos&q=mohammed+taha+syria&o=0%3ANxd_hWKyuFQ
https://www.qwant.com/?t=videos&q=mohammed+taha+syria&o=0%3Ais-gc410Rh0
https://lavozlit.com/the-wagner-group-russian-mercenaries-in-africa/
https://www.csis.org/analysis/tracking-arrival-russias-wagner-group-mali
Russia has colonial attempts? Don't worry, some are about to do something (Lol)
https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/23/us-government-decolonize-russia/
Multipolarity doesn't exist, only in your dreams. Do you speak spanish?
Look at this video posted in May, 2022, with Alain de Benoist, the spin doctor that whispers in Aleksandr Dugin and Putin’s ears:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=banLRKvAiIw
At 33:30, after explaining to us the benefits of sustainability (LOL) and the failure of democracy (LOL BIS: no improvement of democracy is possible, according to him), Alain de Benoist answers to the Chilean interviewer:
Question by interviewer: in these 30 or 35 minutes of interview we have done a diagnostic .. probably searching for the root causes of what lead us to .. what humanity is passing through today, and I have to tell you that in the next chapters of this program I will be speaking to 3 other great intelectuals, one of them is Aleksandr Dugin, with Diego Fusaro, and with Alejandro Molina, all of them with a vision, a diagnostic of what’s happening now, but also a vision of how Europe should steer the course, because Europe is the center of Western world, but also Latin America and Hispano-America because we always follow the same course as Europe. According to you, in what direction should move Europe to get back to lost paths?
Alain de Benoist: Unfortunately we may say what it is possible to do, but once it is said, we realize that the conditions are not in place, Europe is helpless and doesn’t have the money, doesn’t have any vision /project, doesn’t have borders, and doesn’t have any purpose. From the beginning it (EU) prevented from the emergence of a powerful Europe, as an independant Europe, non-aligned and autonomous power, to the benefit of a Europe of Markets about to drown itself in the great worldwide market. Once more, the crisis currently going on in Ukraine showed that Europe nearly counts for nothing, on this subject. That is, unable to take the initiative to negociate a political agreement. I think that the future belongs to great civilizational states. Civilizational states are the ones with major cultural History for humanity, and to say so means supporting "multipolarity." (*) End of quote.
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There is no multipolarity, they focus on the destruction or great weakening of Europe.