Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

A few Stv 90's would be better than tanks for our environment too.

Looks like biggest cauldron of the conflict is on it's way soon west of Kurakhove, Andriivka is about to fall in the next day or two. Hopefully they are allowed to retreat early this time and save themselves. Two rivers in the way also just like the Velyka Novosilka cauldron make even worse.

Interesting thread, someone has documented orc losses on one of the supply roads to Pokrovsk. Dozens of wrecked Lada's, golf carts, and buggies litter the sides of the roads.

Dictatorial scum like Putin, all have the same MO.

https://pressway.org.uk/news/297923-hungarian_pm_viktor_orban_cecretly_lives_in_a_ee45_million_castle

I hope Assad's alright, gone awfully quiet.

Sanctions aren't a "war on/war off" switch. They are punitive, work to relative degrees and are designed to hurt Russia and make life more difficult for them. For example, the frozen hundreds of billions has especially hurt and the interest payments are providing considerable funding for Ukraine and it's defense expenses.

Sanctions do have a cost - naturally. However someone is invading your continent, you can't be doing business as normal.

Germany and Europe would have been economically better off to keep getting cheap energy from Russia, but obviously that was a no-go. Painful in the short term, but had to be done, Europe can't be energy reliant on a dictator who is intent on invading/attacking Europe.

It's like the Baltics who have been on Russia's grid since the 60's, it's been a long process but they've finally cut. It wasn't cheap but in the medium and long run it means they aren't reliant on the Hitler next door who has expressed desires to invade them.

It's not exactly great what Trump says here. I know he says may or may not but it's wasn't 100% it won't be.

Bizarre statement by Trump'

Even aside from the negative economic effects, back in 2022 we were saying sanctions were needed so that Russians know there is a war.

Shutting down Starbucks or McDonalds in Russia won't exactly bring hardship to anyone, neither will being banned from Olympics or World Cups.

But it does make people aware that something's going on, not just a simple run-of-the-mill defensive Special Military Operation as Putin would have liked to present it. They will see the economy struggling and will know it is related to Putin's war. Sanctions are worth it for that alone.