The Saturday Debate: Will sanctions against Vladimir Putin work?

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  1. ~~”Hitler has legitimate interests. He’s protecting ethnic Germans”, said Spencer-Churchill. “~~ Could you imagine that? But… “Putin has legitimate interests. He’s protecting ethnic Russians”, said Spencer-Churchill.

    Sometimes some of those Putin’s puppets say, “Sanctions don’t work. So let’s lift them”. If sanctions don’t work, you need to strengthen them, morons.

  2. They haven’t worked before, so why would they work now?

    Might makes right is the only language Putin understands.

  3. Depends on what you call “working”. If they are imposed they already failed, because they did not deter Russia from invasion. If you call “working” causing the pain, it will work judging by distressed squeaking coming from Kremlin.

  4. Clearly this is the only thing that deters despots around the world. Remember, Putin needs funds to feed his band of oligarchs.

  5. Making a new sanctions need to remember that countersanctions will against Russian population. It’s a reason because sanctions should have immediate and non-reversable effect, else elite will on time to compensate it by growing taxes

  6. So far, the “sanctions” have been pretend PR.

    Good questions as to when real sanctions will be placed and enforced.

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