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Originally Posted by calf
How much will the sanctions affect the lower and middle classes if they end up having to be in place due to prolonged conflict? Like, it seems the nation is well aware Putin and his cronies are at fault but is there a tipping point where they end up suffering further, blame the West and end up galvanizing behind Putin (or whomever takes over), or even radicalizing against western nations?
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Sanctions have tragic consequences, and cause many innocent people to suffer, and in many cases, even lose their lives. That is true.
However, the western response to this situation absolutely cannot be to simply allow Putin and Russia's military to get away with this scot free; doing so would likely result in much greater human suffering and death in the long run.
There is no easy answer here. We live in a world of nukes, unfortunately.
As for the Russian population being radicalized against the west, I generally think this has already happened to a large extent and can't be avoided, regardless of what the west actually does. The Kremlin propaganda machine is relentless.