It's been a year, where is this collapse of the Russian economy? It looks like they're doing just fine and can continue to wage war near indefinitely. What are the sanctions even doing at this point??
https://tradingeconomics.com/russia/stock-market
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/impact-sanct...
> What is the point of them now?
I mean, I think they still impose cost and hinder Russia's war-making ability. So it's good to keep them if you like that impact?
You have also moved the goalposts some from upthread[1]:
> The sanctions have failed to do anything.
Easing sanctions would greatly increase the rate at which they could produce military equipment, particularly high tech guided munitions. That would equal more dead Ukrainians.
Whaaa? Russia is sending T-55s to their front to deal with massive material losses. The losses are closer to the numbers we'd expect in WWII, not a local border war where they are the attacker.
You are watching Putin fight to keep alive (note, not keep Russia alive) at this point. Bakmut will go down in history has Putin's mad king moment.
271,000! That's over double their goal of 100k! They explicitly got rid of refugee restrictions put in place at the start of the pandemic so they could let in Ukraine refugees.
It’s about the local laws put in place. The EU takes refugees with almost no preconditions. Maybe that’s why the EU leaders try to come up with a peace plan once in a while, unlike UK or US.
could you elaborate on what role you're speaking of, and why you personally think it makes the admittances below your standards?