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Bel - prefer the Troll list than the ignore list.

Great start to the week!

Good Morning Ray. Missed you at the weekend. Hoping you had a good one with the family.

Bring on the ceasefire and lasting peace!

140 150 will be the consolidated position going forward until further material news.

Haggis, Sanctions are your job as you work in financial crime department as a sanctions officer or you just work in bank and part of your role is screening new clients when you onboard them and be vigilant as every employee is obliged to be.

I've worked for banks as well and every employee has to be mindful of sanctions although they know very little about them. Typically everyone is aware of prohibited countries, screening clients on world check to see if there on sanctions lists, and if anything comes up its escalated to the financial crime/sanctions team for further investigation.

I have a suspicion you are an employee outside the financial crime/sanctions department.

Most sanctions are going to be on for years if not permanent.

We should see some removed though. As long as they don't block them from the dollar and don't increase the swift ban from 70% of banks, we should be good and obviously don't put a full ban on Russian gold being sold internally or exported we should be good.

Sentiment is critical and we have a long way to go before we see the 600s, forget the 1000s for long long time.

Crimea has been incorporated into Russian Federation through a "referendum". There is no way Russia will give away a piece of its territory. History now. Be sure the agreement will state Ukr needs to switch the water back on for Crimea.

Denazification won't happen as they are in all levers of power. Its like getting the PMF out of Iraqi state institutions. It will likely be in writing in some form or another but will likely be vague as both sides know it can never happen. Pres Z would get a bullet in the head if he tried by his nazi/ultra nationalists allies.

Donbas will likely be a federal system ie running their own internal affairs.

Is the new support for gold IMO, we shouldn't see it go much below this, and will be firmly $2k plus when in a couple of months when the skyrocketing commodities prices are passed on to consumers.

High inflation, surging commodities, risk sentiment in U.S. equities especially U.S. equities are all adding to gold's case at the moment. The market sentiment has totally changed for Gold, as firmly back to being "the asset in uncertain times".

$3500 gold? Once the biggest bubble in history explodes in 1-2 years, at present we witnessed a decent market correction due to Ukraine and should be a boom summer for stocks.

POLY is an unbelieve stock at these prices, and a holder for life if you have the stomach for the extremely high risks of russia linked stocks. Bring on lasting peace!

Boris an absolute clown....

Fingers crossed this blows over ASAP so boris can be news everyday like partygate, just a matter of time...

This is ever politicians dream, any negitive news has been forgotten.

Boris is having the time of his life, acting like the tough guy, flying to Bolton state capital's, giving daily speechs how bad putin is and pretending he's leadership material. Still damn clown IMO!!!

Partygate? Feels like 10 years ago.

The use of hypersonic missiles is more of statement to the West as there I no defense against them. Move to fast to be shot down by anycurrent miissle defenses

Still surprised at the level of appetite for this share. Always buyers, wonder how many are holding and how many are trading.

Narbert, they have no plans at present to stop so they told me.

New found respect for HL, I didnt realise the range of North American listed shares they carry unlike IG. Unfortunate for £12 fee.

Radioactive gold....

Spoke to HL and they said they are making a ton on this. One of there top trades due to very limited brokers carrying it.

Welcome to the board Wiser.

Fyi this is a board abouts markets, stocks and current affiars. Maybe a far leftist board would be more suited.

Baron with one liners....

Thanks for your input Old. Very constructive.

Hope you it works out for you....I know you got big amount riding on this.

You had a look at FXPO? Great divi and much safer investment, if the plants survive the war and they have access to the ports.

Anything you look at which is Russia/warzone linked has its own unique risks....

The big indicator of the war is coming to close is when Z and Vlad meet....till then its all talk of 15 demands, making progress etc etc