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Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec Group cancels £380m investment in Russia due to fears over sanctions amid Ukraine war
And you guys said the sanctions weren't working.
Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec Group cancels £380m investment in Russia due to fears over sanctions amid Ukraine war
And you guys said the sanctions weren't working.
I don't think China cares much how they look on the world stage if that means popular opinion. I think China isn't willing to put It's money where It's mouth is. Supporting a Russian claim on Ukraine would be their best bet re. Taiwan but pragmatism on money matters trumps all.Nice. That will, hopefully, have quite an impact, whatever the real motive. China likes to look good on the world stage would be my guess.
No one sanctioned grain. Putin is holding it back in retaliation.Depends what you call working. Sanctions will clearly hurt the anemic Russian economy. They will not stop the Russian slaughter.
You might also want to consider how many millions will die due in poor nations due to the spike in basic food costs. Not hard to see sanctions indirectly killing more poor in the world than the war in Ukraine.
No one sanctioned grain. Putin is holding it back in retaliation.
And as Putin and the oligarchs continue to bleed bucks and euros they (the sanctions) will get more and more effective."You guys"? I think the sanctions are doing just fine.
And as Putin and the oligarchs continue to bleed bucks and euros they (the sanctions) will get more and more effective.
You don't think the Russian people will get to the point where they say, "enough is enough" and overthrow Putin? You know that's the purpose of the sanctions. Why do you root for communism and against democracy? Why do you hate America, sir?Depends what you call working. Sanctions will clearly hurt the anemic Russian economy. They will not stop the Russian slaughter.
You might also want to consider how many millions will die due in poor nations due to the spike in basic food costs. Not hard to see sanctions indirectly killing more poor in the world than the war in Ukraine.
"You guys"? I think the sanctions are doing just fine.
You don't think the Russian people will get to the point where they say, "enough is enough" and overthrow Putin? You know that's the purpose of the sanctions. Why do you root for communism and against democracy? Why do you hate America, sir?
Do you have any background in history? Are you aware there has already been one Russian Revolution?Have any examples of sanctions resulting in revolution?
Do you have any background in history? Are you aware there has already been one Russian Revolution?
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Umm.. you don't know what you're talking about. The issue isn't "sanctions". The issue is - how long are the Russian people going to put up with their lives the way it is before revolting? How about when husbands and boyfriends start coming home from Ukraine in body bags? How long do you think the Russian people are going to put up with that? You keep harping on "sanctions" as if this is the only thing that's going on here. Please knock it off.No. Was the Russian Revolution of 1917 the result of US-imposed sanctions?
Umm.. you don't know what you're talking about. The issue isn't "sanctions". ... You keep harping on "sanctions" as if this is the only thing that's going on here. Please knock it off.
You don't want to debate. You've said nothing intelligent. You just want to troll. Goodbye.Then why did you say what you did in #11?
Why yes, the Intolerable Acts will serve.Have any examples of sanctions resulting in revolution?
You should ask instead: "are there any examples of a ruined economy resulting in revolution"?Have any examples of sanctions resulting in revolution?
No, but they're great at starting wars. It was draconian war reparations after WW1 which devastated Germany's economy and were an important catalyst in Hitler's warmongering ambitions.Have any examples of sanctions resulting in revolution?
Always a possibility.I think the Chinese are trying to blackmail the Russians into lowering their prices.
No, but they're great at starting wars. It was draconian war reparations after WW1 which devastated Germany's economy and were an important catalyst in Hitler's warmongering ambitions.
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