Sanctions might feel good but they will have little effect on Putin. He doesn't care that much what happens to the average Russian. He'll just point at us and the rest of the West and tell his people to blame and hate us more. It's just fuel for his War machine to burn.
Friedman has a lot to say about this. He believes the damage that sanctions are doing is under-reported and that it is hurting Russia far more than we know. I hope this is true. Putin is a dictator but there really are breaking points.
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Sanctions might feel good but they will have little effect on Putin. He doesn't care that much what happens to the average Russian. He'll just point at us and the rest of the West and tell his people to blame and hate us more. It's just fuel for his War machine to burn.
Friedman has a lot to say about this. He believes the damage that sanctions are doing is under-reported and that it is hurting Russia far more than we know. I hope this is true. Putin is a dictator but there really are breaking points.
We'll see. If the Russians rebel I'd be surprised, but who knows?
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