> in 2022 sanctions are to international diplomacy as a tantrum is to a toddler. theyre effectively meaningless Earlier today a report on BBC said existing san

> in 2022 sanctions are to international diplomacy as a tantrum is to a toddler. theyre effectively meaningless Earlier today a report on BBC said existing sanctions on Russian already made their economy suffer to a significant extent. I forgot the percentage points they mentioned but it was surprisingly high. Applying even more sanctions will unfortunately hurt the Russian people the most and the discontent that will create among the people over the many years to come should not be underestimated.