[BobL]

Now that our ‘sanctions’ have resulted in the likely upcoming death of the PetroDollar and pretty much got the OTHER 85% of the world to team up against the West (at least economically), I suspect that we’ll be lifting our ‘sanctions’ far earlier than the Neocons may wish.

[canuck_conservative]

just the fact that Russia is demanding the sanctions be lifted,

PROVES that they are effective

[kiryandil]

Unlike the neoconned political naifs on this thread, I see the Russian demands for the lifting of sanctions as a sign that the Russians are done talking, and the brakes are off on the crushing of the Ukraine.

Because they know that the neocons worms provoking this mess will NEVER agree to the lifting of sanctions and returning the pirated money.

[Renfrew]

The lessons of history are clear. This war must continue until Russia unconditionally surrenders. Its empire dissolved and its elites prosecuted.

Anything else is only a pause giving Russia a couple of decades to rearm and try again.