FERNANDEZISBACK:

Ok..
Enjoy your ignorance..
Since you don't have evidence to back up your claims then enjoy..
What's the point in arguing with someone who doesn't understand how sanction works and it's effects..

olas24u:



sanctions can only work with weak countries without human capital and technology, Russia is not a land locked country.

AstraDroid:


You are being biased on a factor of 10 as you think that the basis of World Leadership is helping parasitic blocs or deepening philanthropy.

There were world powers that enslaved and still enslave others. There were world powers who show benevolence and there will be world powers who will not give a shiiiit.

Philanthropy isnt a criteria to being world power, even when Africa was world power during the reign of Egypt, we conquered Israel and enslaved the Israelis, read your Bible book of histories. So why would you make philanthropy to Africans a criteria when Africans actually enslaved others during our own leadership?

You are myopically biased in your assertion.

iyapont:
Title of the movie pls

EgusiShankly:
Their sanctions don't have effects anymore.

China is there if they want anything

FERNANDEZISBACK:

Ok..

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?

D1official:

Russia is up against EU and US... Crippling Russian meagre economy of just a little above a trillion dollars wouldn't be a problem trust me.

CoronaVirusPro:


And a small Germany has a bigger economy than its entirety?

Shouldn’t that tell you a lot!

It can’t even come close to UK

pansophist:
The west have met their match. I remember during Iraq war when Bush ordered the president and his son to leave the country within few days ultimatum. They could do that because Iraq was weak and has no nuclear weapon, and they invaded the country later on. Now its Russia and its only shout and sanctions. Go fight Russians na. Lol

DrGoodman:
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?

MALIGNANTGuest:

You are now the president of the United States.
U be EU.
Why not watch and see how things unfold..
Anything can happen...
American hasn't been showing its ballistics.
We may be surprised with bioterrorism from America.

Jackanda1:
Why would they send troops to fight Russia?

Is Ukraine a part of the US or NATO?

shiwex:
never.....Europe needs Gas. have you been to Europe to see how this year's winter is cold....Cripple the economy and Europe will freeze to death......Russia is not just some banana republic.....

BloomingDale:


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

Jackanda1:
Abi? China could not help north Korea it closest neighbor and ally, is it Russia they'll help?

Mavor:
No they haven't. The US can cut off Russian banks and businesses from having access to US dollar and that essentially cuts them off from the global financial system. This is something the Russians are afraid of and even Putin has said that if the US does such a thing, it will be considered an official declaration of war. Various tools in the US box. The US can go after all Putin's oligarchs who are known to secretly hold Putin's wealth.

DrGoodman:
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?

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..

aribisala0:


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

frowland:
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Sanchez01:

You know nothing, apparently. The sanctions will likely not just hit Russia but Russian oligarchs and friends of Putin in Europe and the United States.

Russia won't survive a sanction from the US, the UK and the EU. Putin himself said this already because he knows the world will be the casualty but the greater one will impact Russia. Economic sanctions will cripple Russia within 3 days.

gambojimeta:

Emmm. Why did they not freeze to death in the 19th century and earlier 20th century

You make it sound like they get 100 percent of gas from Russia

nijanigga:
Big mistake for Ukraine to give up its nuclear arsenals from third largest nuclear power to 0 and relying on US,EU and UK to bark at putin

SlyfoxxjReturns:


Lol you really think Putin did not calculate all this before making his move? He has done his homework and concluded that he can withstand whatever sanctions they placed in him. In his speech today he said bluntly (I’m paraphrasing) “they have been sanctioning us for years. The new sanctions will come no matter what I do anyway so it won’t deter me from taking care of our national interests”

Brov the world is realigning. America and UK not as strong as they used to be. Russia will simply look to China for all their trade and investments needs now. China is still the largest market in the world and could become the leading global superpower soon if America is not careful. Macron has seen all this and ran to make his own side deal with Putin.

neuf:


wow! so people didn't die of COVID in China and Russia abi.
China knows the road map yet there's a recent spike of COVID cases in Hong Kong.

For all the multi-polar world you guys so desperately want, can you mention just two countries that have received financial aid from the so called China? not loans, aids meaning not to pay back.
Not need to even talk of Russia on that one.

when they don't carry Africans along on the world stage, you guys play race card not knowing those guys understand you people prefer to suffer and smile than actually doing something.
it's the one that make you suffer that you guys praise the most

Jackanda1:
Why would they send troops to fight Russia?

Is Ukraine a part of the US or NATO?

Binhamid:


NATO is an allied force, who exactly are they allying against. When Putin asked bill Clinton to join, why was he declined. The whole of body language of NATO is anti Russia and the fact that other countries are not scared by the increasing power of NATO is saddening because NATO countries will sabotage any group of countries trying to replicate the same thing they are doing. To answer your second question, these countries were part of USSR, US is just giving them NATO alliance to make sure they do not go back an ally to Russia but the truth is they are just benchwarmers in NATO, nothing they say will influence NATO's decision.

CoronaVirusPro:


That one trillion dollar is in Putins account.


Russians are suffering and economy is in decline. Go to better forums and meet Russians. Nothing is happening in Russia as we speak. High level corruption with nothing for the populace.

The aWest has already successfully crippled Russias economy. With Nord going down again, it will only get worse. Investment gone down the drain.

FERNANDEZISBACK:

You will soon grow up..m