Will Sanctions Work?

I think sanctions is going to make Russia more resilient and wont work at all.

JMO

I recall sanctions against SA.
Cut the Fuel... We made fuel out of coal.

Cut the weapons... We manufactured weapons for the export market.

SA was even a Nuclear Power, not to mention the best defence force on the globe. (relatively speaking)

The list goes on and on.

Even our currency was stronger.

The UN banned all imports of fresh fruit from SA. What a joy for the localslaugh

Sanctions make a country stronger.

JMO.
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I think the worst is over for them. They are now adjusting.
And what will they learn form this? To trade more with the rest of the world
and less with them Nato countries; best kept to a minimum.
This time I have to agree- sanctions won’t work...
Hi Ozzie,,
Don't know if you noticed but Putin still hasn't been assassinated laugh and he seems to know exactly what he's doing.cheers
already mentioned long ago that russia would gain from sanctions. it wouldn't affect them much since what they have is in high demand.

that was helped and created by the u.s. from day one of o'biden. it's only increased as has the value of russia's currency and more.

i think as the u.s. continues to be weakened by it's current regime, russia will continue to gain. russia won't be, and aren't the only ones, continueing to gain.
The only problem I see is the long range missiles that Biden has promised Ukraine. If they (the Ukrainians) start taking pot shots at Russian targets on Russian soil it won't be so good for everyone then. This factor is a major problem.
o'biden and others will have to make the call. they pretty allowed with permission, for russia to do what it has been doing.

if ukraine does obtain the missiles, taking shots at russian homeland won't be viewed as any different than what russia started with ukraine. most will see it as "justified". it will help if the targets are choice with less innocent casualties.

and things will escalate further...
The only thing I know Luke is that it will hurt the sanctioned one's population but you might be right, Russia couldn't care less of its people.
The rift with the West has paved the way for Russia to build up its own economy, according to Putin

Russia needs to seize the opportunities arising from sanctions and use the lack of Western goods to build up the country’s technological and industrial base, President Vladimir Putin said a few hours earlier today.

Exactly what I thought would happen.
Russia is still selling oil and gas at much improved prices , due mostly to Biden's war on oil that predated Putin's war . The boats that have been seized are now being maintained by the crews at the expense of the US tax payer and will probably be given back . France is still selling weapon technology to the Russians . What sanctions ?
While more than 1,000 companies have left the Russian market, almost 250 decided to stay despite the Ukraine crisis

Almost 250 international companies continue to operate in Russia, including more than 100 EU enterprises, according to a list compiled by Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute.
This is what I have on foreign fighters in Ukraine. Not sure if it's 100% accurate though.

The list is presented from the highest number of foreign fighter arrivals:

?Poland: 1,831 arrived, 378 died, 272 left Ukraine

?Canada: 601 arrived, 162 died, 169 left Ukraine

?United States: 530 arrived, 214 died, 227 left Ukraine

?Romania: 504 arrived, 101 died, 95 left Ukraine

?UK: 422 arrived, 101 died, 95 left Ukraine

Also, over 500 mercenaries traveled to Ukraine from the Middle East and Caucasus regions of Asia - of whom 200 died.
the sanctions are working as planned -impoverishmenting of Europe and especially Germany...
Biden isn't as intelligent as he makes out to be.
He is not only a threat to world peace but a threat to himself as well, that's proven after the fall he had riding his bicycle today.
rolling on the floor laughing
Biden???uh oh
Yeah sure, Im convinced that America will put such a person in charge of nuclear weapons and making serious decisions
The sanctions against South Africa were designed to end something called apartheid. They worked quite well don't you think?
Rather than listening to the internet trash from Russian propaganda and simples who are clueless, read this from the The United States Treasury:

Subsequently
All sides had their hands dripping in blood.
This blog is about current sanctions against Russia, which I believe isn't working and won't work in the future.
Anyone who wants to buy Russian food and fertilizers can do so freely and without the fear of sanctions, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said Monday.

“Our sanctions don’t target food, don’t target fertilizers. Everyone that wants to buy Russian food and fertilizers, they can do it, no obstacles... so they can operate, they can buy, they can transfer, they can insure,” Borrell told the press.

However, EU sanctions do target Russian shipping, preventing the country’s grain and fertilizers from being delivered to the global market. This has led to a growing food crisis, with wheat prices surging to record highs over the past two months.
Wow... I guess if you're the boss then you're the boss.
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