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Lock em up, sell thier property. Rinse and repeat. Works for small and medium-sized private companies. Doesn't work for major nations like Russia. Doing as yo
by reaperducer 10mo ago
Lock em up, sell thier property. Rinse and repeat.
Works for small and medium-sized private companies. Doesn't work for major nations like Russia.
Doing as you suggest is like writing parking tickets for delivery trucks. They don't care. It's just a cost of doing business.
- razakel 10mo agoWhy wouldn't it work? The oligarchs would certainly be a bit upset if they lost their yachts, mansions, sports teams, and everywhere else they keep their wealth away from Putin.
- reaperducer 10mo agoIt's been repeatedly demonstrated that the oligarchs are just as expendable as the ships.
- mr_toad 10mo agoThat’s all been confiscated already.
- lostlogin 10mo agoAll? That doesn’t seem likely.
- Sabinus 10mo agoRussia needs to work with the private sector to buy and crew the ships, and there is only so many ships they can buy and lose before it's not worth the money or hassle for either Russia or their private partners.
- jojobas 10mo agoIt will be worth for Russia as long as the rust buckets they are using for the purpose are cheaper than cable repairs and knock-on effects from whatever downtime, and the uncertainty it brings to the West.
- lostlogin 10mo agoThis assumes everyone agrees with sanctions. Various countries don’t and Russian exports are flowing.