This is the first set of sanctions, once Russia invades Ukraine, more massive sanctions will follow.

This might have an effect on Russia to be sincere..
To my knowledge there isn't really any precedent since 1945 for a great power annexing another country to both gain land and intimidate another superpower...
Right now there's a spectrum for what what could happen..

On the one end Russia could invade and something could go horrifically wrong and we end up in a Europe wide NATO - Russia war. That would be disastrous to say the least.

In the middle of the spectrum is full sanctions and Russia becomes and economic pariah state. This however looks unlikely as only Britain and the US seem to see eye to eye in arguing for this outcome..
France and Germany seem a little bit less enthusiastic about this approach..
Let's see how it goes..

I think US, and UK are being biased. Why can't they impose stiffer sanctions on the criminal government at Aso Rock for killing innocent Biafrans and tagging the killings ESN or ugm killings?

Hehehe... Putin is about to smell it. Next thing will be to target the man's personal investments and those of his cronies.

Ok

GreyLaw:
Hehehe... Putin is about to smell it. Next thing will be to target the man's personal investments and those of his cronies.

Loolol, don't flatter yourself! US and UK have all tapped out of sanctions. They have wasted all their sanctions on Russia since 2014, and now they do not have any leverage on Russia.

So, welcome to the berth of a new world order!!

Putin is a jagaban.

GTkester:



Loolol, don't flatter yourself! US and UK have all tapped out of sanctions. They have wasted all their sanctions on Russia since 2014, and now they do not have any leverage on Russia.

So, welcome to the berth of a new world order!!

The US and EU will cripple the Russian economy in no time. Watch this space.

This is the problem with impunity .
If US can do it why can's others?


Syria, Venezuela, Iraq, Libya, Cuba, Panama

FERNANDEZISBACK:
This might have an effect on Russia to be sincere..
To my knowledge there isn't really any precedent since 1945 for a great power annexing another country to both gain land and intimidate another superpower...
Right now there's a spectrum for what what could happen..

On the one end Russia could invade and something could go horrifically wrong and we end up in a Europe wide NATO - Russia war. That would be disastrous to say the least.

In the middle of the spectrum is full sanctions and Russia becomes and economic pariah state. This however looks unlikely as only Britain and the US seem to see eye to eye in arguing for this outcome..
France and Germany seem a little bit less enthusiastic about this approach..
Let's see how it goes..

EU is about to impose sanctions from tomorrow. France is part of the EU.

GTkester:



Loolol, don't flatter yourself! US and UK have all tapped out of sanctions. They have wasted all their sanctions on Russia since 2014, and now they do not have any leverage on Russia.

So, welcome to the berth of a new world order!!

No need arguing this mate. More sanctions are waiting; weightier ones for that matter. Sanctions don't finish. And there is no new world order. If ever there was something like that it will be China. Russia is a poor country. Till date Russia cannot even match Portugal's GDP per capita and they have been trying for ages. Apart from Moscow and St. Petersburg most other Russian cities are messed up.

New world order? Lol... China would be laughing at your statement. Even China no want war. Many people for the sake of hatred or pure boredom want a change of the guard, but no, the US is centuries ahead of every other country when it comes to military abilities and intelligence. For me: US, UK, Israel, then others

Even China cannot afford a full blown confrontation with India. India is in space, medicine, nuclear warfare, everything and they don't make noise. Let Putin go and sit down. This one he will lose it a million times over. The West actually want him to make a move so they will cordon him off and he knows hence the merry go round.

aribisala0:
This is the problem with impunity .
If US can do it why can's others?

Syria, Venezuela, Iraq, Libya, Cuba, Panama

US is the biggest economy..yes most world trade happens in US dollars but to make the sanctions effective it need to threaten to sanction third parties...

So for US sanctions to be effective unless US has monopoly on something they will threaten to sanctions not only the country.. but also companies trading with that country...So for example if US sanction Nigeria and BMW export cars there US will sanction BMW and refuse to import from BMW or export anything to that company. Since US is a huge market and most companies of some value have some connection to US this makes the sanctions effective.

For sanctions on Iran big oil companies are reluctant to invest in the oil business in Iran because it can hurt more than they will earn...

Without these third party sanctions, US sanctions wouldn't be effective and companies outside US would get a competitive edges in that region...
What other country has this kinda power?

IhateYouMan:


EU is about to impose sanctions from tomorrow. France is part of the EU.

This is gonna be splendid..sit back..grab some fries and observe..

Like the saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

IhateYouMan:


The US and EU will cripple the Russian economy in no time. Watch this space.

He thinks this is child's play. Many of these posters haven't travelled much outside Nigeria and so cannot really distinguish reality from fiction. Russia has been messed up a long time ago. They used their media to brainwash their citizens but now with social media it's difficult to hide the truth from them.

Those inner states apart from St. Petersburg and Moscow you can easily get a female companion for cheap. Lol... They are willing to run away with you so long as you have money to take care of them. Their media show you Moscow and St. Petersburg but the rest cities are shit.

IhateYouMan:


EU is about to impose sanctions from tomorrow. France is part of the EU.

Are you an American or European? I can’t believe there are non citizens still supporting America and EU.

BloomingDale:


Are you an American or European? I can’t believe there are non citizens still supporting America and EU.

Nigerian in the UK

IhateYouMan:


Nigerian British

So you are a Nigerian? What do you mean Nigerian British? Are you not a black man?

BloomingDale:


So you are a Nigerian? What do you mean Nigerian British? Are you not a black man?

Many Nigerians are permanently resident in the UK.

BloomingDale:


So you are a Nigerian? What do you mean Nigerian British? Are you not a black man?

So if he's a black man he shouldn't support eu?

IhateYouMan:


Nigerian in the UK

Ok. Makes sense. Most Nigerians are coons and have no idea what is happening on the world stage.

BloomingDale:


Ok. Makes sense. Most Nigerians are coons and have no idea what is happening on the world stage.

I can only speak for myself. Putin reminds me of Hitler , he is evil and must be stopped.

IhateYouMan:


I can only speak for myself. Putin reminds me of Hitler , he is evil and must be stopped.

SMH. Please someone else should educate this man. I don’t have time to be writing long epistles.

GreyLaw:
Hehehe... Putin is about to smell it. Next thing will be to target the man's personal investments and those of his cronies.

Russia annex cremea and nothing happened,US just used Ukraine as a pawn

I said here; All these Western gragra begins and ends with sanctions...

America should go and sit down.

Those european countries are doing follow follow america.
Many of them if they treated the issue well from the beginning according to their opinions and interest, things would not have been in this way.

European countries need russia.
The whole gas use in germany supply by russia.
What of austria, italy etc.

Russia is big market for european countries products.
ETC.

America is the problem in this case not russia.

Rugaria:
I said here; All these Western gragra begins and ends with sanctions...

Wait till Russia mistakenly kills a NATO soldier and see what happens

Nigeria will follow suit by tomorrow because of Russian support for the IPOB terrorist separatist group.

Nigeria will withdraw all funding support to Russia including all military trainings and investment.

FERNANDEZISBACK:

US is the biggest economy..yes most world trade happens in US dollars but to make the sanctions effective it need to threaten to sanction third parties...

So for US sanctions to be effective unless US has monopoly on something they will threaten to sanctions not only the country.. but also companies trading with that country...So for example if US sanction Nigeria and BMW export cars there US will sanction BMW and refuse to import from BMW or export anything to that company. Since US is a huge market and most companies of some value have some connection to US this makes the sanctions effective.

For sanctions on Iran big oil companies are reluctant to invest in the oil business in Iran because it can hurt more than they will earn...

Without these third party sanctions, US sanctions wouldn't be effective and companies outside US would get a competitive edges in that region...
What other country has this kinda power?

Even God does not have that kind of power


It is illusory



Russia has effectively been under sanctions for decades and is already inured to them

Can the US stop Russia selling oil and gas? NO

The main things Russia sells are Energy and weapons and Russia has been moving away from dollars to the Euro for years
Also Russia has a very large land mass , plenty of Natural resources and is very self sufficient making most of what it needs.
The EU does not have the same appetite for conflict that The US and UK have . The reality is just like Putin grabbed Crimea he will grab Ukraine and Nothing the West can do about it

IhateYouMan:


Wait till Russia mistakenly kills a NATO soldier and see what happens

Nothing will happen.

European countries handling ukraine issue badly.
From the beginning o.
They allow america to bully them.
Why?
They have their own interest.

America recognizes an insurgent in Venezuela