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All of this stops the day Russia stops attacking Ukraine, it’s not like Russia is a helpless victim here. Edit: I agree there will be reverberating consequence
by jquery 5y ago
All of this stops the day Russia stops attacking Ukraine, it’s not like Russia is a helpless victim here.
Edit: I agree there will be reverberating consequences. Criminals have to pay their debt to society. Russia is already deep in a hole. Even if this war stops today, their economy is set back many years. The economic might of the peaceful world is being used to make an example of a warmongering nation. But Russia can choose to stop digging. There is no end-game for Putin in continuing this war.
- TheSpiceIsLife 5y agoPredicting the future is hard. I imagine there'd be much pressure for Putin to resign, or age-out, and a calmer leader to ascend, before significant forward progress is made in healing relations.
- sandworm101 5y agoI'm not sure about that. Even if every Russian tank turned around and went home, the sanctions will still be there for a while. There is already a call for seized Russian assets to be used for rebuilding efforts. Russia's credit rating will not bounce back quickly. And countries from Canada to Germany are looking to ween themselves off of Russian energy products. Damage has been done.
- nickthegreek 5y agoEven if the sanctions stop, I don't know if all the companies that left will come back the next week, month or year. There is restitution that needs to happen.
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoI don't think it's restitution that the companies care about. It's the perceived instability that will keep them from going back in. They had to pull out once at great cost. They're going to expect that they might need to pull out again if they go back in.
- vernie 5y agoNot now that Russia is nationalizing all the businesses that pulled up stakes.