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Re:Russians are trying to flee – data from Google Trends by leshow on Saturday March 05, 2022 @05:17PM (#30572502)
> Namely the west should cut off Russia’s supply of money by banning the purchase of Russian oil.

I don't think that's sufficient. You mentioned the collapse of the ruble, this is an outcome that heavily effects Russians but also directly effects the ability for the war to be financed. In the end, you cannot separate the two, in order to apply enough pressure to one you must invariably harm the other.

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Re:Russians are trying to flee – data from Google Trends by lowkey on Saturday March 05, 2022 @05:50PM (#30572767)
Estimates vary but it seems the current sanctions include a carve-out allowing Russia to sell $0.8-$1 billion USD per day in oil and gas. I can assure you that a significant portion of these funds is being used by Putin’s regime to wage this war.

I also think it is silly to argue that cutting Russia off from this direct subsidy from the west would be insufficient to have chilling effect on Putin’s war - especially when we haven’t even tried. How do you know it is insufficient?

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