What we will see is what makes people great as they work together to deal with any such challenge just like during the Berlin blockade.
This move will only isolate Russia further, as Putin has brought back the Cold War so he can protect the $40 billion he stole.
Putin’s Way [mass murder, corruption, theft]
Excellent post
Well, the good news here is now that Hunter Biden no longer has any Russian Gas to “distribute” and take a cut of, he’ll have plenty of time for more blow up his nose.
I lean way your direction on this.
The Ruble is worth about 45% what it was worth (to the U. S. Dollar) in April of 2014.
Back then it was going for about 30 to the dollar. In 1993, it was actually roughly equal to the dollar (although briefly). My how times have changed.
It was at 75 to the dollar in later December and now is at about 65 to the dollar.
It’s currency is about to be downgraded to junk status, and there isn’t much hope of it not getting worse.
Yes, all this will isolate Russia further. And the really asinine thing is, Russia despite it’s past, is a natural ally candidate for the West. We’re talking Caucasian people. We’re talking many Christians in the populace. We’re talking about whether the West or Asia provides more of a threat. We’re also talking about the Islamic threat, something the West and Russia also have in common.
Putin could have played the diplomatic card and improved his country’s lot in the global economy. Instead he pulled the nationalist card and invaded his neighbor. What an ignorant thing to do, for his people.
Now he has caused Europe and the U. S. to back away, and institute penalties.
This didn’t have to happen. The guy went off half cocked, and now can’t save face unless he escalates rather than becomes pragmatic and backs away from his chicanery.
It is just laughable to watch people act as if he is really a shrewd operator.
His oil reserves are worth 45% of what they were months ago.
Good luck Poopin, you really sat in it this time.
Culture matters. Russia has no historical liberty movement, nor do they have the absolute nuclear family, nor a common law heritage based on God-given rights. America is very unique in world history.
Who had high hopes? The soviet union was put together by Russia and is communist with the heritage of Lenin and stalin. It is a bit better than what it was as the soviet union back in the day but not by much. I have family and friends who traveled there recently and during the cold war. There are degrees of bad.