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I'm about as serious as I could be. I live in Ukraine, work for humanitarian NGOs here, and I regularly travel in and out of the front lines of the war. It's n
by _xnmw 4y ago
I'm about as serious as I could be. I live in Ukraine, work for humanitarian NGOs here, and I regularly travel in and out of the front lines of the war.
It's not about appeasement, it's about plain common sense, i.e. not shooting oneself in the foot. Sanctions have hurt Europe more than Russia, their ruble and export revenues are actually up since before the war, while Europe is struggling with inflation and basic gas supply issues.
- MattPalmer1086 4y agoAh, thanks for your reply and thanks for the work you are doing. As I said though, I don't think reversing sanctions is a political option in the UK, even if it made sense financially. It would certainly be perceived as appeasing Putin. Right now I think there is a general desire to hurt Putin's regime (without direct confrontation between NATO and Russia). Even if it hurts us too. Maybe when Winter bites, attitudes will shift. Edit: Putin's regime also carried out assassinations in our country using radioactive materials and nerve poison (which killed some innocent bystanders too). We really, really don't like him.