bendog
Diamond Member
These combined U.S. and EU sanctions will take a heavy toll on Russia - no matter how much Putin tries to pretend they don't.
So far Obama's sanctions have caused Putins's favorable number in Russia to be at 87% approval. Perhaps it will go down to 80% which is twice as good as Obama's numbers.
when the price of sausage and vodka goes up, and incomes do not, popularity may suffer. And china just had its largest muslim terror attack today, which probably doesn't bode well long term for the notion that ethnic groups can vote to separate.