Begin to plan – what if Russia Invades Ukraine and Global VCs pause on Africa?

When two elephants fight, the grass suffers. If Russia enters Ukraine, and Europe/USA takes actions, markets will move. Check your portfolios because if indeed Russia moves in, the United States will re-adjust its priorities and that will have significant impacts on policies.

If rich people do not feel very “rich” because markets are tanking in America and Europe, family offices will be drained of cash – and if that happens, venture capital funds will not have money to invest at scale. When they do not have funds, the effervescence will go. This invasion or war can affect your next funding, even in Africa.

Begin to plan – what if? What is your burn rate and how will a pause from VCs affect you? Remember: the biggest modern wars are fought in stock exchanges because those ones get into the hearts of the money men, working families (retirements), and indeed EVERYONE.

The Ukraine-Russia crisis is at a pivotal moment. Ukraine accused pro-Russian separatists of attacking a village near the border. In the U.S., meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at the United Nations, made an urgent appeal against an invasion.

For months, the U.S. and its Western allies have watched a steady buildup of Kremlin forces along Ukraine’s border with Russia and Belarus. The increased military presence mimics Russia’s playbook ahead of its 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea, a peninsula on the Black Sea, which sparked international uproar and triggered sanctions against Moscow.

President Joe Biden has warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin of extraordinary and crippling economic sanctions if the Kremlin proceeds with an attack on Ukraine, Russia’s ex-Soviet neighbor.

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