“We can do it the easy way, or the hard way — and the easy way is always better,” Trump says.

Good news everyone, wars over! (/s)

  • sensiblepuffinEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Indeed so. But who’s loaning them money? Who’s buying their oil? It’s not no one.

    • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Well burning through their savings, and printing money like Weimar means they do absolutely not sell enough oil. So they do sell but largely not enough.

      Even less is better ofc.

      • sensiblepuffinEnglish
        1·
        30 days ago

        Of course, less is better. I’m just saying that for sanctions to have the intended effect, everyone needs to be on board with punishing them.

        • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          30 days ago

          Well the sanctionsare working. Better and bettet too. Of course russia will try to slither around them, that is to be expected.