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Issue is that only the west is sanctioning them, not e.g. China. By sanctioning them we are just strengthening the Russia-China, India, etc. relationships. To t
by lionkor 5y ago
Issue is that only the west is sanctioning them, not e.g. China. By sanctioning them we are just strengthening the Russia-China, India, etc. relationships. To think the world relies on the west to a point where its existential is a bit excessive, in my opinion
- brnt 5y agoRussia does not earn all of its money in Europe, but it does most of its profit. There is a reason it engages in these multi-decade influence campaigns in Europe: the Chinese don't overpay nearly as readily because they can't.
- EdwardDiego 5y agoChina's interest in a relationship with Russia is solely predicated on what it can do for China. Same for everyone else, I guess. But it leads to the question, what _can_ more trading with Russia do, that China can't get elsewhere?
- sieabahlpark 5y agoWow the world's manufacturing plant wonders what it can get out of having Russia be an exclusive customer. No way that can't backfire on the US! I swear a lot of arguments completely ignore how willing China is to put down the West.
- AbrahamParangi 5y agoThe issue is that Europe buys their energy from Russia.