The economic sanctions American, European, Japanese, and other free countries worldwide have levied on Russia are doing what they were intended to do; crush the Russian economy. 

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellin said Russia’s economy would be devastated, and she said her team is looking for more ways to punish Vladimir Putin and Russia. 

But here’s something interesting that developed on Thursday. Think of all the corporations who have ceased doing business in Russia; McDonald’s, Starbucks, Ikea, Shell, IBM, Toyota, Coke, Nike, Pepsi, Apple, and dozens of others.  Retail stores and factories have been shut down. 

Putin stepped forward on Thursday to speak about the ramifications of it, and he implied that his government plan to introduce a plan of “external management of the companies who have high-tailed it out of Russia. 

Here’s what Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said. 

“If foreign owners close the company unreasonably, then in such cases, the government proposes to introduce external administration. Depending on the decision of the owner, it will determine the future fate of the enterprise.

The key task will be to preserve … the activities of organizations and jobs. Most businesses are announcing a temporary suspension while maintaining jobs and wages, and we will be closely monitoring this situation.”

Hmmm.  That sounds like tough talk, but aren’t supplies, inventory, and company infrastructure needed to run operations?  

Big Macs, iPhones, mocha Frappuccinos, and Prius sedans don’t build themselves or magically appear.  

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