ЯAW;124321433 said:
Old people are with Putin as well, so it's not only young people eating propaganda. Seems like nobody wants to go back to Yeltsin years, they even would go back full USSR instead of the 90s.
I'm glad that most countries will find new trading partners in asia but it's going to be hard year for many businesses. All in all, Russia is in no place to place any sanctions that would have long term harm to anyones economy.
This is not entirely true. Russia, if it gets desperate, can wield a lot of influence and cause many headaches for the West. There is a reason Germany and the EU have avoided heavy sanctions to the Russian Oil/Gas industry. Of course Russia has more to lose here, but any sanctions on say Gazprom, will instantly cut almost 1/3rd of the oil and gas Germany receives daily and instantly send the country into a recession. There is just no way anyone can pick up the Russian slack that quick. Do people in Berlin really want to pay 10 times more for oil and gas? It's funny that it hasn't been targeted yet.
Russia can do other things, for example, no US heavy lift capability which they've already said they won't renew. That means the US can no longer conduct experiments, send astronauts to space on Russian rockets and they won't have any alternatives for at least half a decade. Another could be to stop oil and transport supplies to US troops in Afghanistan etc.
Russia makes up nearly 8-9% of the total exports for the US poultry industry. Instantly, that also causes billions in losses to the US. Even though it hurts Russia more. It's crazy, they'll keep playing this tit for tat game, Russia will come out the worst but it's going to hurt the economy and industries of other countries for no reason.
When did Russia go fucking crazy?
When a ruthless former KGB Lt. Colonel decided he wanted to be the leader of Russia and turn it back into an authoritarian state and to try and revive Soviet nationalism and unity.