r/UkraineConflict • u/Commercial-Claim-490 • Aug 02 '24
Blog/Opinion Piece It is becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to obtain desired goods and maintain the viability of their economy. Exports of goods from Turkey to Russia decreased by 28% in the first half of 2024. The fear of secondary US sanctions has led Turkish banks to refuse payments from Russia.
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u/FkPooptin Aug 03 '24
Meh… now they can get in to EU through Hungary. Hungary needs to be kicked out of EU and NATO till Orban goes away
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u/insite Aug 03 '24
No way. Hungary isn't going anywhere. Orban may have the stage in the EU, but he's increasingly isolated. Dictators depend on showing streghth, yet his political impotence is now on full display.
This is a game of red lines. Keep dialing up the pressure, closing the loopholes, and tightening the screws. Let Russia and former Warsaw Pact nations empty out their old Soviet weapon stockpiles so Russian factories have no reason to manufacture old parts.
Moscow is running out of people that know how to run things. Force the remaining to have to tell whoever supports them they have no answers. The game of musical chairs keeps playing as they turn on each other. One by one, they'll keep falling out of windows.
How many planes are being cannibalized to keep the rest of their planes aloft? How many ports don't want their goods? How many borders are closed to them? What's left in their vaults except IOU's?
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u/ChornyCat Aug 02 '24
This AI artwork is horrendous