Comments by "Franceyne Ireland" (@franceyneireland1633) on "Russia is About to Lose Their Safe Harbor Inside Russia" video.

  1. They were likely already using the ferry to transport soldiers and supplies.
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  2. I appreciated Jake's excellent information which I also found very insightful.
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  3. I took Blinkin's statement as "We don't encourage it, but if it's needed to protect your civilians, then it is Ukraine decision to do so". I believe at present Ukraine can use US weapons in Russia to improve the situation in Kharkiv, that may increase in the future. I believe the USA is concerned about their weapons killing innocent civilians (Russian or otherwise).
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  4. I remember seeing news reports of Russian civilians protesting in 2022 they were arrested and sentenced, some for 10 years, then again arrested for holding a blank piece of paper.
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  5.  @user_____M  I remember that too but that was after the original invasion and arrests.
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  6. Coca-Cola announced it was leaving the Russian market back in March 2022 as part of the global response to the invasion of Ukraine. The American parent company has never been directly responsible for its production and sales in the Russian market. Russia’s 10 Coca-Cola plants were owned by an independent Greek-Swiss firm, the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC). In August 2022, Coca-Cola HBC announced the sale of its remaining Coke stocks and stated its intent to continue business under a new name: Multon Partners, the name of a Russian juice company purchased by Coca-Cola HBC in 2005. Multon’s range included a Russian cola called Dobry Cola. All Coca-Cola sold in Russia is imported as of last fall. There are dozens of companies bringing the drinks into the country, including the UAE, Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan and many other countries. Journalists have even found bottles of Coke imported from Taliban-held Afghanistan. Coca-Cola’s fate in Russia is a good illustration of how the current combination of sanctions and “self-sanctioning” is unable to completely isolate Russia from the global economy. The Coca-Cola Company was able to improve its image in the eyes of clients and investors, albeit at the cost of lost profits.
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