• Teekeeus [comrade/them]
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    3 months ago

    as nato has so brilliantly learnt from the russo-ukrainian war, sanctions definitely work and don't backfire when used against major world powers

    • emizeko [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-russias-economic

      interesting argument about how countries with a trade surplus cannot be disciplined by the US dollar in the same way as those with trade deficits

      • YEP [he/him]
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        3 months ago

        While mostly right, very funny it indulges mh17 hoax stuff. Why is it so hard to acknowledge arming poorly trained units with advanced anti air missiles can have blow back. Look at the plane that was mistakenly shot down in Iran couple years ago. Just weird hill to die on.

        • oregoncom [he/him]
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          3 months ago

          the Dutch-led joint investigation team (JIT) ...... found that the Buk originated from the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade of the Russian Federation[12][13] and had been transported from Russia on the day of the crash

          Some of these details are a bit too convenient.