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George Robinson43 said:Far right and far left alike admired Putin. Now we’ve all turned against strongmen
There are still plenty of clowns on Putin's payroll who are suddenly turning their backs:
Melania Trump - she just ordered the destruction of 1.2 million flyers featuring handshakes with Putin that she had planned to distribute during her election campaign 🙏 🙏
hahahahaha
hollowdriver13 said:https://www.reuters.com/business/ene...co-2022-03-08/
Looks like the United Kingdom is finally pulling the trigger on a total ban for Russian fossil fuels.
Daniel Barnes53 said:Putin DECIDES TO BAN THE EXPORT OF PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNTIL DECEMBER 31
Daniel Barnes53 said:Putin DECIDES TO BAN THE EXPORT OF PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNTIL DECEMBER 31
Daniel Barnes53 said:Putin DECIDES TO BAN THE EXPORT OF PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNTIL DECEMBER 31
Anthony Hill5 said:First and foremost, you don't know me at all, and if you truly wish to understand my perspective on Russia and Putin, I have a PDF regarding Russia available, so feel free to read everything I have written over the last two years; you will find my views on the Russians discussed within the thread on Syria as well.
My eyes were opened a long time ago, so why don't you explain to me exactly how I have "sacrificed" Ukraine, and precisely how the West has done the same?
I see no reason to even address such infantile, blunt nonsense; it would be just as intellectually bankrupt as if I were to tell you that if high gas prices bother you so much, you should simply move to Russia where it’s cheap.
Frank Walker7 said:Hmm... I wonder if anyone here is just bluffing?
When you look at how a real economy actually functions—specifically through manufacturing—it makes me wonder if it can truly thrive without access to Russian resources and markets.
My gut feeling is that an exporter of raw materials usually finds sanctions much easier to stomach than a manufacturer of finished goods, especially when massive players like China and India are standing by ready to buy.
Let's just set the politics aside for a moment.
Carl Lee27 said:From what I can gather, it doesn't look like Russia is going to pull the plug on everything they export, but rather just a specific set of products. They haven't actually dropped the official list yet, though.
It would be pretty wild if they suddenly decided to cut off all oil and gas exports to Europe right when prices are absolutely skyrocketing, wouldn't it? But then again, maybe they’re feeling so much pressure to protect their reputation right now that they're willing to do just about anything to save face.
silverotter72 said:Look, you can't pull oil out of the ground without cash, and you certainly can't turn raw material into a product without cash. You can't even handle basic farming, planting or harvesting, without capital.
But then again, if you actually have the money, you can always just go somewhere else and buy the raw materials there.
silverotter72 said:Look, you can't pull oil out of the ground without cash, and you certainly can't turn raw material into a product without cash. You can't even handle basic farming, planting or harvesting, without capital.
But then again, if you actually have the money, you can always just go somewhere else and buy the raw materials there.
