RE: Venezuela4 Jan 2026 07:04
N08 - Putin wants Eastern Europe back !. He has always been clear about that.
The Chinese Mao view was that the world will be split into 3. China, US and Russia. Obviously China as number 1, " their rightfully place".
Europe is rapidly becoming an irrelevance. The US barely cares now. The Islamic world sees it as right for conversion.
How will this affect the F.I long term ? No idea. But the world has just returned to the 19 Century land grab. Take what you can before someone else takes it. Or in the case of the UK, just ask and Starmer will willingly give, plus a load of cash.
Good to see Halifax sort out the placing option with no hassle. I always find them very good.