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> The sanctions are much harder than anyone predicted That's an unfalsifiable statement, but let's not forget that this is exactly what Biden had been saying f
by brabel 5y ago
> The sanctions are much harder than anyone predicted
That's an unfalsifiable statement, but let's not forget that this is exactly what Biden had been saying for weeks before the war broke out... if Russia didn't know this was coming is only because they chose to believe Biden was just kidding, which I personally find silly to believe.
- kristiandupont 5y agoSure, I guess there is a chance that Biden knew that even Switzerland would abandon its policy of neutrality that it had been maintaining since the 1500's but it doesn't seem likely to me.
- brabel 5y agoWhat reason did you have to think that unlikely?
- int_19h 5y agoE.g. disabling SWIFT was mentioned every now and then since 2014, and this was taken quite seriously in Russia at the time - enough so to consider options. I remember a discussion I had with my family about how to wire money across the border if it happens.