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U.S. Threatens 'Crippling' Sanctions For Russia Amid Fears Of Pending Ukraine Invasion (Original Post) L. Coyote Feb 2022 OP
serious question- cab67 Feb 2022 #1
south africa mopinko Feb 2022 #2
Russia is not ready to invade Ukraine yet if it is even going to do it. marie999 Feb 2022 #3
Indeed, they are raising the price of oil, not cutting themselves off from the markets. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #4
The the US media is helping them. marie999 Feb 2022 #5

cab67

(2,963 posts)
1. serious question-
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 03:43 PM
Feb 2022

Can anyone point me to an example of a country that actually changed course because of economic sanctions?

I mean - beyond harming individual citizens, do they actually work?

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
4. Indeed, they are raising the price of oil, not cutting themselves off from the markets.
Sun Feb 13, 2022, 06:04 PM
Feb 2022

Their goal is not to destroy their revenue flow, it is to increase profits. Russia has higher extraction and delivery cost than their competitors, they need to prop up the market to avoid becoming a failed state.

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