The David Hunter Perspective - 2022-04-13

Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Gave Russian TV Interview on April 11th, Is Putin Sending Russia into Financial Default?, US Announces Sanctions on Putin's Daughters, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Forced out of Office

Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations  David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.

1)  Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov Gave Russian TV Interview on April 11th:  Speaking on Rossiya 24 TV, Lavrov said Russia's goal in invading Ukraine was "to end America's course of world domination".   This sounds like Nikita Khrushchev's reckless claim "we will bury you".  Is Russia's Foreign Minister going too far?   

2)  Is Putin Sending Russia into Financial Default?:  Speaking of Russia ending America's world domination, it looks like America is sending Russia to the poor house.   Standard and Poors, the international credit rating agency, just announced Monday that Russia is now in 'selective default' on $650 million of dollar-detonated foreign debt.  What does that mean?

3) US Announces Sanctions on Putin's Daughters:  If you want to hurt Putin, you target his immediate family.  Not his wife--- he divorced the First Lady of Russia. Not the oligarchs, who are expendable.   But his lovely daughters,--- Mariya and Katetrina.  Mariya goes by last name Vorontsov. The other, Katetrina, uses last name Tikhonova, her maternal grandmother's surname.    Who are these two daughters and why do they hide their connections to Putin?     

4)  Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Forced out of Office:  The Pakistan Supreme Court upheld a request for No Confidence Vote by Pakistan Parliament.  Khan had tried to block this by dissolving Parliament.  Once reconvened, they voted him out.  It was the first time this has happened.  Does this show Pakistan  is finally becoming a functional democracy?  Why did he blame the US for conspiring a 'coup d'etat'?  

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