1) Hoping that the lesser concern with lack of heat in winter is due to Moldovans' confidence that they know how to bundle up (which they do) although if I were them I'd be buying more of those really thick fleece blankets.
2) How will the Russians know that the harvest being exported from Orhei wasn't shipped in from all over Moldova? (Tomatoes & peppers, here we come! - The Russians are cut off from their usual winter citrus from Europe and it's nice to have something other than cabbage for your Vitamin C.)
3) I don't think anyone knows how the Belorussians really feel about their government. I suspect it would be very dangerous for Putin to start drafting men there.
1) Yup! people here know better than almost anyone how to prepare for winters. I often joke that Moldova would be the perfect place to be during a Zombie apocalypse. Steel doors on every house, soba / woodstove heating, a full cellar of pickled stuff :)
But that's only one little part of the problem. Households will be subsidized to some extent. Companies won't be. So in really bad cases we could see mass shutdowns like COVID times. Some places might work from home but a lot of industry can't. So economically a hard winter could get very bad very quickly.
2) Good question, possibly the companies were chosen for some level of "political connection" aka the owners are somehow affiliated. But even if not, you have a good point about Russia actually needing fresh stuff this year!
1) Hoping that the lesser concern with lack of heat in winter is due to Moldovans' confidence that they know how to bundle up (which they do) although if I were them I'd be buying more of those really thick fleece blankets.
2) How will the Russians know that the harvest being exported from Orhei wasn't shipped in from all over Moldova? (Tomatoes & peppers, here we come! - The Russians are cut off from their usual winter citrus from Europe and it's nice to have something other than cabbage for your Vitamin C.)
3) I don't think anyone knows how the Belorussians really feel about their government. I suspect it would be very dangerous for Putin to start drafting men there.
Best,
Connie
Hi Connie! I'll go point by point:
1) Yup! people here know better than almost anyone how to prepare for winters. I often joke that Moldova would be the perfect place to be during a Zombie apocalypse. Steel doors on every house, soba / woodstove heating, a full cellar of pickled stuff :)
But that's only one little part of the problem. Households will be subsidized to some extent. Companies won't be. So in really bad cases we could see mass shutdowns like COVID times. Some places might work from home but a lot of industry can't. So economically a hard winter could get very bad very quickly.
2) Good question, possibly the companies were chosen for some level of "political connection" aka the owners are somehow affiliated. But even if not, you have a good point about Russia actually needing fresh stuff this year!
3) Fully agree.