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As many have said, this is not whataboutism. Western companies also paid (and keep paying) for death and destruction in Ukraine. It’s not a wild stretch to say
by throw202203 5y ago
As many have said, this is not whataboutism. Western companies also paid (and keep paying) for death and destruction in Ukraine.
It’s not a wild stretch to say that the whole thing was financed through selling gas and oil to the West.
Google and Apple removed Russian opposition apps from their app stores and Facebook censored groups that they used to coordinate because, you know, “we have to comply with the laws of the country we operate in”. They also pay taxes in Russia.
Are you trying to hold Russian IT companies to a higher standard than SV giants?..
- ytpete 5y agoAnd Western companies are increasingly falling in line with sanctions by ceasing to do business with Russian customers or partners. So they are also being cut off from business as usual that benefits the Russian government – it's just that since they aren't based in Russia themselves it looks a little different. Energy prices may soar soon for Western consumers and companies. BP and Shell may need to write off multi-billion-valued stakes in Russian gas companies. Air travel routes between Europe and Asia may be about to get a lot crappier. So there are many ways that companies and individuals outside Russia will also be paying a price to put the squeeze on Putin and his military in response to what they've done.