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"His voice was tired and lost. His sickness is progressing. Konstantin spoke as if he was parting with us, he said he was tired of the torments and that 30 days in the disciplinary cell would kill him, said he would not walk out of it alive," she told reporters.Viktoria also said that neither she nor Konstantin could understand the reasons behind the punishment, as he had always been very cautious and never got into fights with other inmates.
The sharp drop in Russian markets over the past few days and the limited contagion to global markets will have been noted by the US sanctions team. I think they have previously been very nervous over this idea of backdraught from their actions, hurting US institutional investors and causing systemic risks to other emerging markets and indeed global markets. The fact that the April 6 sanctions designations only really impacted Russian markets raises the prospect that the US can roll out asymmetric sanctions against Russia, that officials can be less worried about their actions having a more global impact. This means the Treasury is more likely to follow on from its April 6 actions, assuming no improvement in the relationship with Russia.(bold italics added)
Comment: Agree with them or not, the fact that the UK is barring entry to conservative activists and commentators is a serious red flag. It seems that thought-crimes are now a legitimate reason to prevent someone from entering the country. It seems ideas are dangerous, especially when they contradict the enforced narrative.
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