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The collaborative process begun by the Obama administration appeared to be much more successful than sanctions or war.
by bb611 6y ago
The collaborative process begun by the Obama administration appeared to be much more successful than sanctions or war.
- dsabanin 6y agoCan you tell that to citizens of Ukraine and Crimea?
- sweeneyrod 6y agoIran is not Russia.
- dsabanin 6y agoTrue, they do however have a very hostile stance towards US and NATO for a good quite a long time now. Them consistently looking to acquire nuclear weapons is not a good sign. Regardless, I was talking about sanctions in general. Dismissing them as a valid instrument of politics is, in my opinion, misguided.
- gdy 6y agoTo the citizens of Crimea who are suffering from the American sanctions? Sure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during_the_Ukrainian_crisis#Sanctions_against_Crimea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during...
- gdy 6y agoThe only reason for the Russian actions in the Ukraine is the American-sponsored coup in the Ukraine [0] and the intention of expanding NATO into the Ukraine. If the US had chosen to respect Russian security interests, nothing would've happened. Finland understands that and lives just fine despite being outside of NATO and bordering Russia. [0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957