Optional@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 4 days agoMoscow to auction off diamonds amid budget pressuretvpworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldeurope@feddit.org
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minus-squarepluggerslugs@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days ago sell natural rough diamonds weighing 10.8 carats or more from the country’s state fund That’s probably the minimum size of the stones not the total weight they’re selling.
minus-squareNoSpotOfGround@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 days agoAh, you’re right, I misunderstood. A different article makes it a bit clearer that your interpretation is correct: an open domestic auction in Moscow on September 9 for natural diamonds weighing 10.8 carats (2.16 grams) or more. Although the wording is not that different… I just misread, I guess.
minus-squarepluggerslugs@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI also thought it was worded confusingly and reread it a couple times.
That’s probably the minimum size of the stones not the total weight they’re selling.
Ah, you’re right, I misunderstood. A different article makes it a bit clearer that your interpretation is correct:
Although the wording is not that different… I just misread, I guess.
I also thought it was worded confusingly and reread it a couple times.