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> With all the economic sanctions it seems like they want to collapse the Russian economy and instigate regime change from the inside Pretty ridiculous to thin
by threeseed 5y ago
> With all the economic sanctions it seems like they want to collapse the Russian economy and instigate regime change from the inside
Pretty ridiculous to think this when their isn't much of an opposition to regime change to. And when oligarchs and other interests are massively benefiting from the corruption.
It's purely to impose a serious cost on Russia so that they consider withdrawing from Ukraine and think twice about doing it again e.g. against Eastern European countries.
- monkeybutton 5y agoDo you think Putin will still be in office two/three years from now?
- GrifMD 5y agoAfter all this, I really hope not. I really hope that this is enough to push over a large enough majority of Russians to force him out.
- jacquesm 5y agoI would put even money on him being alive 30 days from now.
- MauranKilom 5y agoSome would consider that a win/win bet.
- andrewinardeer 5y agoAnd Zelenskyy being alive in 30 days?