Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack

Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by QuikAccount on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:34AM (#30450776)

Ukrainian military is not exactly weak but Russia severely out-mans and outguns them. It will likely turn into a guerilla war like the US faced in Afghanistan.

> What will Western governments actually do?

Nothing really.

> Does the West actually have the balls to put real, biting sanctions on the regime?

No. Boris Johnson in the UK is already being insulted for his nothing sanctions. I highly doubt the West will go after the assets of Putin and the rest of his oligarchs.

> And will this crash the economy?

Possibly?

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by raxxorrax on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:18AM (#30452147)

Russia also has separatists supporting them and they can move relatively freely withing the country.

The US did sanction Russia, but is actually more of a sanction against Germany. China might even like an invasion for different reasons, although they probably will call them out on it officially.

You are probably correct that western countries won't do much.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by raxxorrax on Thursday February 24, 2022 @07:20AM (#30453844)

China did not, they even say western nations are responsible.

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