good morning us set to block russian debt payments hsbc retail shareholders warming to breakup idea keeping the twitter deal on track and a guilty plea for allianz in fund collapse here’s what people are talking about the biden administration is poised to fully block russia’s ability to pay us bondholders after a deadline expires next week a move that could bring moscow closer to the brink of default the treasury department’s office of foreign assets control is expected to let a temporary exemption lapse once it expires on may 25 according to people familiar with the matter the waiver issued shortly after the us levied sanctions on russia over its invasion of ukraine in february has given moscow room to pay coupons helping it avert default on its government debt