re: #294 No Malarkey!

Putin said there were positive developments in the peace talks, creating a sliver of hope the war may end sooner rather than later. In the meantime, Russia is about to lose most favored nation trading status. finance.yahoo.com

Huh:

Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there were “certain positive developments” occurring in the talks with Ukraine, according to a transcript of their meeting. Putin added that discussions were happening “almost on a daily basis.”

The 1st sentence is hilarious and the 2nd is true. The statement means nothing and the stock market reacts??