Are you one of the Pennock's forum members who scoffed at Biden's promise to penalize Russia severely if Russia attacked Ukraine?

Clearly, nothing has prevented Russia from inflicting enormous human suffering and economic damages on Ukraine and its people since Putin launched his war almost a year ago.

But you might want to see what Jeffrey "Jeff" Sonnenfeld had to say last night (February 16) about the negative economic fallout for Russia that has been a consequence of Putin's "Doomsday War".

And why would you want to do that?

Maybe because Professor Sonnenfeld, who is the Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management at the Yale School of Management, has kept a close eye on the business climate for Russia as it has evolved since Day One of Putin's "Special Military Operation".

This queues up a YouTube video at the 33:10 mark, which is the setup for a conversation between Dr. (of Business Administration) Sonnenfeld and MSNBC anchor Lawrence O'Donnell about the war's consequences for Russia. Close to a million of Russia's population have emigrated from Russia since the war began, and over a thousand companies have abandoned or curtailed their Russia business operations. For Russia, it's historic.
https://youtu.be/af78tJj2jbE?t=1990


PoliticoPro has a new report. I can't see it all, because I'm not a subscriber, but here's how it starts:

"Putin is staring at defeat in his gas war with Europe"

quote Mild weather this winter is set to help Europe shrug off Russia’s energy threats next year, too.

quote There's more bad news for Vladimir Putin. Europe is on course to get through winter with its vital gas storage facilities more than half full, according to a new European Commission assessment seen by POLITICO. That means despite the Russian leader's efforts to make Europe freeze by cutting its gas supply, EU economies will survive the coldest months without serious harm — and they look set to start next winter in a strong position to do the same. A few months ago, there were fears of energy shortages this winter caused by disruptions to Russian pipeline supplies. But a combination of mild weather, increased imports of liquefied natural gas, and a big drop in gas consumption mean that more than 50 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas is projected to remain in storage by the end of March, according to the Commission analysis. . . .

Charlie Cooper for PoliticoPro; February 16, 2023.
https://subscriber.politico...with-europe-00083288


It would probably be an exaggeration, were I to say that Putin and his cronies see "Dark Brandon" in their troubled nighttime dreams, but I like what I'm posting here.

I just wish it were more.

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A "VP" moment: Kamala Harris addressing the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, February 18. (Sven Hoppe/picture alliance/Getty Images)


I think she does well with this dark gray and black wardrobe scheme. "Gravitas."

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