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Sumfuc t1_j9jzwho wrote

What took Trump 4 years to seriously weaken NATO, Putin has reinvigorated in 2 weeks!

Getting Europeans off their addiction to cheap Russian gas took Putin less than a year? Putin’s a genuine miracle worker!

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DrunkenOnzo t1_j9jzvhg wrote

The USA has czars as well. Usually if it’s the ruler of Russia it’ll be spelled Tzar and if it’s a government appointment to oversee a specific thing then it’s spelled czar. Typically

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NeroBoBero t1_j9jty1w wrote

I don’t know the answer to your question, but on the subject of smart working, why can’t cashiers have chairs? Seems unnecessary to have them always standing by a cash register.

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jokamo-b t1_j9jsd9l wrote

Sanctions take time to bite. A lot of their infrastructure and industry uses western technology. They can no longet get that technology like spare parts, the people to operate on it etc (I think their oil drilling and pumling is based on western designs) When things break (and they will break, everything eventually does) they can't fix/replace it without overhauling the entire system, which will either force them to take IOU's to China, or just go without. The average consumer in Russia has also lost a lot of opportunity and products on the shelf. Russia also no longer trades, their currency looks great on the outside but the second they reopen to trade, that would drop quicker than concrete in the ocean.

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Hakairoku t1_j9js4xa wrote

Another good motivator is less reliance on countries like Saudi Arabia.

If Americans genuinely want to get even against them on their role for 9/11, this is one approach considering how the government doesn't have any plans to seek accountability.

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patmax17 t1_j9jpc68 wrote

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galgor_ t1_j9jnl6u wrote

I thought all the imposed sanctions would ruin Russia but... It's still kicking? What gives? What's going on inside the country? Is life more unaffordable or what was the result of them?

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Dinosar-DNA t1_j9jnjnp wrote

Getting Europe dependent on LNG was part of the plan. One reason the US blew up Nord Stream, to accelerate the process. Europe didn't turn into a green energy paradise, their energy prices soared because they don't have clean energy to keep up with demand.

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