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Re:The euro and the dollar are a penny away from parity for ... by ben_w on Monday July 11, 2022 @03:22PM (#32060552)
The best time may have been 10 years ago — I don’t know enough to argue that either way — but the war is now going to cost Russia 10% of its GDP, and appears to already be interfering with Russia’s ability to maintain the effectiveness (such as it is) of its armed forces.

But this isn’t the only thing going on, lots of governments are giving actual weapons to Ukraine as well. If he was rational, sadly that appears to be a big if, that would probably help deter Putin too.

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Re:The euro and the dollar are a penny away from parity for ... by jleyank on Monday July 11, 2022 @03:49PM (#32060873)
Weaken the image and actual strength of the Russian Army and it puts into question their position in the various -stan's on their southern border. The Red Army was a terrifying concept during the Cold War.
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