Comments by "" (@badluck5647) on "Can Sanctions Deter Russia From Invading Ukraine?" video.

  1. Tell that to the Russian troops in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
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  2. Didn't Japan surrender after bombings? Didn't sanctions bring Iran to the table?
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  3.  @toshivibe  A ) LNG from the US isn't really an option for the EU, because there are few facilities that can facilitate those shipments and the EU climate initiatives would make it difficult to build any long term fossil fuel infrastructure. B ) Putin has weaponized gas shipments multiple times. Over dependency on Russian energy will result in following Putin's demands or huge fluctuations in prices when Putin reduces gas shipments like last winter. Of course, Russian trolls like the idea of their Czar having so much leverage over the EU. C ) Russia isn't a very attractive market. Corruption and political uncertainty make investments too risky. There also isn't much of a middle class to sell to. Most of the country's wealth is in the hands of Putin's oligarchic friends who then smuggle their wealth outside the country.
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