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What next? Is refusing doing business with Russia a war crime, too? After all, some civilians might lose their livelihoods and starve to death, right?
by def_true_false 5y ago
What next? Is refusing doing business with Russia a war crime, too? After all, some civilians might lose their livelihoods and starve to death, right?
- yyyk 5y agoThere's an obvious difference between trying to hurt people and not trading with them yourself. If the distinction is difficult, there are laws to define this 'war crime' thing, you may wish to consult them. Also, Russia is relatively self-sufficient foodwise. There'll be shortages but no starvation. I'm sure though that if starvation was serious possiblity the West would exclude food imports.
- vkou 5y agoI thought that food imports were already excluded from sanctions for this exact reason.
- FDSGSG 5y ago> There's an obvious difference between trying to hurt people and not trading with them yourself Ah yes, because seizing Russian assets overseas is the same as "not trading with them".
- yyyk 5y ago>Ah yes, because seizing Russian assets overseas is the same as "not trading with them". Your bank account is held under terms. There are cases where freezing withdrawals is allowed. If you wish to avoid that, you are entitled to store your money under your mattress (or use the latest crypto fad and be subject to absurd exchange rate variations).
- vkou 5y agoUsing another country's financial systems exposes you to significantly more counterparty risk, than using your own's. Nobody was forcing Russia's ruling class to have all their money in overseas bank accounts.
- FDSGSG 5y agoSame goes for using software from other countries, no?
- def_true_false 5y agoYou might wish to consult those laws yourself before you call random shit a war crime...