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Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw... by andreskytt on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:27AM (#30424627)
Yes. It’s a deterrent and a financial tool. “I supply you now, but what if I cut it off?” Also, gas means legitimate money moving in Europe to buy people with, look at the history of French or German politicians working for Russian gas interests. “Don’t do anything stupid and there’s a cozy consultancy position open for you at Gazprom”.
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Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw... by twelve40 on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:52AM (#30424745)
That argument applies to almost all trade in the world. China exports $452B worth of goods into the US, we should eliminate all this trade since it's a deterrent, otherwise we live every day under the threat of them cutting off the (clearly non-trivial and essential) exports at the most inopportune moment.
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Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw... by soco on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @04:55AM (#30425952)
Oh but there were and are talks about exactly this Chinese point (also remember this guy Trump?). So we can keep our Russian worries as well.
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Re:Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's tw... by LargoLasskhyfv on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @07:44PM (#30436055)
Not to mention chip factories.
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