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Usmanov is a crook who has evaded sanctions for quite a while. Curious why this administration is letting him off the hook.
by notananthem 5y ago
Usmanov is a crook who has evaded sanctions for quite a while. Curious why this administration is letting him off the hook.
- java-man 5y agoEspecially now. Did he made a deal? Or is he being set up?
- vkou 5y agoProbably the same reason that not all Russian banks have been cut off from SWIFT. Because this lets the West pick and choose to only enforce sanctions that hurt Russia, without enforcing sanctions that would hurt itself.
- rcMgD2BwE72F 5y agoRussia's government gets half of its revenues from oil and gas exports, and the West can't afford not to buy it. The West can't speed the transition to renewables, because it's too costly (but all expenses for war and defense will be paid at all cost, that goes without saying).
- thanatos519 5y agoThe "leadership" of the West can't afford not to buy it for political reasons, but the people can deal with the consequences. I hope that all of those pipelines are destroyed. That will force us to take the transition to renewables seriously. Lots of people will die ... but cold turkey means fewer people will die in the long run.
- 999900000999 5y agoQuadruple gas prices tomorrow and see how liberal people are. Renewables are great, but still out of reach. While it would be great to have a nation of Teslas ran off solar power, that won't happen for decades if ever. What we really need are smaller cities，and better public transit
- Overtonwindow 5y agoIt also allows the west to speak out of both sides of its mouth. If leaders were serious the sanctions would affect ALL Russian banks, businesses, and assets.
- thanatos519 5y ago"without enforcing sanctions that would hurt itself" => as spineless as Putin.
- stevespang 5y ago