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dalton99a

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3. Putin doesn't care.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 01:06 PM

Feb 2022

He knows Russia will not be unplugged from SWIFT, so he's good to go

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Ukraine's president urges sanctions against Russia before possible invasion, not after [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP

You can't penalize an uncommitted crime. dchill Feb 2022 #1

Sanctions enid602 Feb 2022 #4

+1 orangecrush Feb 2022 #22

You can act to stop a crime from wnylib Feb 2022 #17

Begin Removing 190,000 troops from the border now or we inflict economic sanctions in three days. tecelote Feb 2022 #20

Not to mention the threat of sanctions could cause Putin to decide against starting a war. cstanleytech Feb 2022 #33

Ukraine rso Feb 2022 #2

Sanctions for even daring to threaten Ukraine. wnylib Feb 2022 #18

Putin doesn't care. dalton99a Feb 2022 #3

Sanctions now will be used by Putin as justification for an attack Raven123 Feb 2022 #5

He's going to do that anyway orangecrush Feb 2022 #24

How do we know that? marie999 Feb 2022 #26

He's amassed an army right at their border. Every action, provocative. Occam's Razor decision. n/t Akoto Feb 2022 #32

The crime could be that they have surrounded Ukraine with their war toys. I agree that sanctions Maraya1969 Feb 2022 #6

If the West has solid proof that the earlier cyber attack was a Russian government attack yaesu Feb 2022 #7

Plus, Russia has already attacked Ukraine with cyberattacks. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #9

Totally agree. Reduce sanctions when the threat is reduced. Inflict pain now oldsoftie Feb 2022 #8

+1 orangecrush Feb 2022 #23

+1 -K&R onetexan Feb 2022 #37

I think he is right. He has 100k troops at his door, they aren't there for a picnic, people! demosincebirth Feb 2022 #10

I see his Point! Cha Feb 2022 #11

Hmm... Mike Nelson Feb 2022 #12

Agreed! mahina Feb 2022 #15

I don't particularly like Putin apologists. nt fleabiscuit Feb 2022 #13

Absolutely not. harumph Feb 2022 #14

Why did Putin line up troops at the border, in the first place ? amuse bouche Feb 2022 #16

NO REASON!!! Except for wanting the USSR again. And UKR has a LOT of things he needs oldsoftie Feb 2022 #25

He wants concessions. If he is ready to attack, he won't until all diplomacy fails. marie999 Feb 2022 #27

What about the kindergarten with the two foot hole in the wall? This has already started. WTF wait? Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #19

About this the OSCE monitors say: Ghost Dog Feb 2022 #34

Thanks for that. Scratching head. Don't think it was self-inflicted. Thankfully kids weren't killed Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #35

Start ramping up the sanctions now. roamer65 Feb 2022 #21

And he will attack. marie999 Feb 2022 #28

Putin wants concessions. marie999 Feb 2022 #29

I agree kacekwl Feb 2022 #30

That gets dicey DFW Feb 2022 #31

There were stories of Russians tiring of the bodies coming back during the '14 attacks. oldsoftie Feb 2022 #38

To quote John McCain (loosely); We are all Ukrainians now." OK, it was Georgians. Same foe. Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #36