Comments by "Wolfs Winkel" (@wolfswinkel8906) on "Is Russia outwitting western sanctions? | Business Special" video.

Tell yourself whatever you need to help you sleep better at night.
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@Kaizen917 you're making an assumption which is not necessarily correct --- you're assuming countries will bow to the pressure from sanctions to fix their economies, in lieu of alternative markets in the manner Russia has leveraged them. Govts can care about their economies and still pursue their independent decisions and policies despite the risk of sanctions. These two things are mutually exclusive and don't depend on each other. The level of international cooperation we see from Iran, China and Russia today has blown a door wide open, and the logic behind your assumption is obsolete now. Sanctions are a potent weapon but precedents have been set for their undermining.
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@mathieusimoneau3358 alternative means of acquisition no matter how expensive and complicated they may become, is still much better than no access at all. And, to punch a hole clean through your understanding of supply chain lengths, the northern silk road Arctic ocean route is less than half the distance via the Suez canal/Mediterranean route. These sanctions will allow Russia the opportunity to REALLY ASSERT Chinese influence on the world, and price European goods out of competitiveness.
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@robertplant2059 number fixation is one of the manifestations of OCD, which is a category of mental illness.
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@HenriHattar if Russia leaves, will Ukraine sign a treaty to stay out of NATO? I don't think so. Ukraine will join NATO and threaten Russia further. So I don't think your simple narrative is a reflection of existing realities.
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