Russian Getting Ready For War???

[Tartar Horde]

And while the Western powers strive to destabilise Russia, quietly in the background China benefits.

[NorthernRaider]

As always and have you heard or read how China is trying to temp African and South American and India into very nice trade deals but only if they agree to not trade using the US Dollar ???

[NorthernRaider]

Russia snippets from Daily Politics on BBC 2

In recent weeks Russia has used up 20% of its financial reserves already in this crisis

The Russsian economy in total is now LESS than the economic output of Texas and Russias entire economy is now performing at HALF of the already moribund Italian economy.