On the military side, things are clear. Russian invaders are working to surround Ukraine, especially to block Ukraine from its maritime exit. But on the contrary, Western allies surround Russia on the borders of the continent, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean. So, in short, we are dealing with a kind of game of Russian dolls. Its first victim is, of course, the attacked country, but the invaders also run the risk of paying a fortune for his crazy expedition-that’s all. Sanctions will be imposed on him.
For this economic reason, things are much less clear than weapons. Western countries rely partially on post-Soviet equipment for energy and strategic mineral supplies. Therefore, it is difficult for him to quickly redirect oil, gas and rare earth sources. In addition to doing regular transactions with partners in Russia and Belarus, we often set up rally workshops between Bug and the Urals, small, medium and sometimes large businesses. It’s also difficult to quit. For example, the Stadler Rail case (Minsk factory!) Resonates in the Swiss ear.
But we have to move forward. That determination is underpinned by the observation of deliberate atrocities committed by increasingly barbaric and brutal invaders towards civilian, residential and even medical targets indiscriminately.
Insensitive to pressure, the dictatorial tenant of Kremlin, the current planet where resentment is shared in the four corners of the world, believes that in addition to nuclear fires, it can count the obedient population committed to his purpose. (I’ve learned that more than 70% of the polls have given positive feedback, but the numbers can’t be verified and the polls are often false). In that respect, sanctions seem to be very ineffective. Because during the war, the Russian people stoicly witness the recovery of the deficiency that has already suffered many times as a logical consequence of the leader’s strategic mistakes.
But this time, the middle class, especially the mostly westernized youth, has been hit by the consumption habits they have learned since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In this regard, the closure of Ikea stores, Italian luxury boutiques and other essential supplies, not to mention the currently banned access due to the lack of blocked Visa and MasterCard cards, has had a huge impact. Represents.
It also gradually becomes clear that there is a problem with Putin’s leaders engaged in the crazy pursuit of chimeras we know, rather than the problem with the West, which is disliked as propaganda claims. When it comes to, opinions will be upset. It has already been reported that pro-war movements have begun to form deep in Siberian cities and in the suburbs of the Commonwealth.
Thus, if poor living conditions are the first driving force of dissatisfaction, the vision of the horror of war, which cannot be obscured indefinitely by the official media, will eventually come to the Russian people in a peaceful transition of power. You will be convinced that. In what form, in what sense, how much, alas, bloody, it is impossible to say so far. But change will come.
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– – Ukrainian source and Russian doll
opinionMarian Stepczynski