“INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS”
I don’t believe that the UN has authorized these sanctions, so the term “International Sanctions” is a lie.
Basically, it’s a bunch of countries shooting themselves in the foot in trying to ‘punish’ another country (Russia), which has already set up their workarounds.
Too bad we can’t legally help Russia to circumvent. Instead, we should be sanctioning any regime promoting Marxism, LGBT, or radical Islam.
According to the Russian Ministry of Finance, the Russian Government’s total oil and gas revenues for 2023 are running 70% lower than in 2021 (before the sanctions).
Update on the conflict in Ukraine for November 13, 2023…
- Ukraine is losing its conflict with Russia according to a growing list of metrics reported on by the Western media;
- This includes the net loss of territory despite a 5 month offensive;
- Ukraine and its Western backers are losing in terms of military industrial production;
- Ukraine is also losing in qualitative terms, admittedly being outfought in the air, through electronic warfare, and counter-battery operations;
- The collective West has no plan even being discussed that can reverse any of these factors;