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Re:US quietly urges more use of Russia fertilizer to ease fo... by matthewdgreen on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @03:16PM (#31744566)
>Russia is still invading Ukraine, and now we're dealing with soaring food and energy prices at home.

For several years we bet the global economy on the idea that we could safely coexist with an aggressive dictator. That bet did not pan out. I agree with you that the least painful time to remove our dependence on Russian fuel was several years ago, but we failed to take the ample warnings and here we are in a crisis. At least we're finally dealing with it.

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Re:US quietly urges more use of Russia fertilizer to ease fo... by dariusj18 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @03:21PM (#31744653)
No, we bet that creating closer ties economically would disincentivize aggressive behavior. It is still to be seen if that pans out, this is the greatest test of the liberal world order, but the repercussions are not seen overnight.
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