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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by nradov on Sunday March 09, 2025 @08:56PM (#43315707)
Turning oil into cryptocurrency requires electrical power plants and related infrastructure. Russia has very limited industrial capacity to build this stuff anymore. They're still heavily dependent on pre-1991 industrial infrastructure. I think most people don't realize how weak Russia really is.
Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by Xen9 on Sunday March 09, 2025 @10:04PM (#43316265)
You're right. How can any state with nuke-backed right to issue ultimatums slowly get weakened like that? If Russia states limits, and convinces U.S. that they will launch if the limits are crossed, and these limits are within the threat budget of Russia, can they not make U.S. agree to things (and vice versa)?