Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "EU freezes Vladimir Putin's assets in response to Ukraine invasion" video.

  1. It is said that Putin does not keep his assets in his own name, preferring to let bag men hold them. Now his usefulness is in question and his power is draining away, the bag men may start saying they don't recall receiving any assets from Putin.
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  2. Putin's next move will be to reduce the supply of gas to Europe, to put pressure on the EU, and particularly Germany. Putin will not cut off the supply because he needs the money and he hasn't established an alternative customer. If Putin survives this crisis, he will try again, but only after he has new customers for his gas and a means of delivery. With luck, China will drive a hard bargain for Russian gas, now that Russia is desperate. China also has a problem, if it's customers in Europe suffer financial hardship, as China will also lose trade revenue from Europe. The West will be reevaluating the wisdom of being dependent both on Russia and China. The EU has certainly woken up to the need to be self sufficient in electronics. Long term this is really going to hurt China. There must be significant admiration for the bravery of the Ukraine people, who if news reports are to believed, are putting up stiff resistance to Putin's huge oppressive military forces. The whole of Europe owes them a debt of gratitude, as their fight is protecting the rest of Europe. They should be provided with as much support as we can give, without triggering WWIII. If Russia occupies Ukraine, then the ukrainian resistance need all the materials and intelligence necessary yo fight a guerrilla War against Russia. It is not Ukrainian soldiers who should thrown down their weapons, it is the Russian soldiers who are fighting Putin's illegal war. With sufficient economic pressure, maybe Putin's own elite will turn on him, and remove him from power.
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