• disorderly@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Russia’s principal export is oil. Things must be in shambles if they can’t meet their domestic needs.

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      In 2014 Putin bragged that he could take Kiev in 2 weeks. 4 1/2 years later he’s stuck in a quagmire and losing ground. It’s good to see Ukraine taking the fight to Russia and making the general population begin to feel some consequences for the actions of their leadership.

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        9 hours ago

        Sure but a dozen or so people die every time Moscow bombs Kyiv. Russians experiencing economic inconveniences in retaliation doesn’t really cut it. I want to see the current course leading to a turn of the tide, or else we’re simply not doing enough for Ukraine.