postman
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Sanctions are used as a deterrent. They are useless after the war has been won. What is the Fuck going to do to protect this country? Will he even be bothered to secure our borders?
Sanctions are also a punishment. What use is Ukraine to Putin, if the sanctions turn Russia into an economic wasteland.
Russia’s Ruble, Stocks Crater as Invasion of Ukraine Draws Sanctions
Russia’s stock market and currency took historic blows, signs that the threat of Western sanctions is inflicting an immediate, though hard to assess, impact on the nation’s economy.
Russia’s stock market and currency took historic blows in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, signs that the threat of Western sanctions is inflicting an immediate, though hard to assess, impact on the nation’s economy.
In the hours after tanks rolled across the border and Russian planes struck targets inside Ukraine, Russia’s stock market lost nearly half of its value before a partial rebound that still left it down by a third.
That's like the DOW dropping by 10,000 points overnight.