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Old 06-08-2022, 04:32 AM   #6437
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Originally Posted by Pointman View Post
One more reason to never start a war - nobody knows how it's going to end up. Putin most likely had expected to have Kyiv conquered and whole Ukraine being under his control by this point, and so did most western experts as well. Conversely, western santcions were supposed to destroy Russian economy and, particularly, send Russian ruble into abyss, and neither is actually happening.
For the sanctions, it's only been a little over a 100days. It was never going to be immediate. The best part about the sanctions is we can let them ride and see what happens.

Maybe Putin will fall in love with his new Chinese overlords.
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