Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "How the war in Ukraine is shaping Russian-Chinese ties | DW News" video.

  1. Talking about the Russian economy, now that would be fun! For once, Schadenfreude is entirely justified.
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  2.  @DecMurphy  Interestingly, very soon all the Nordic countries, without any exceptions, will be in NATO. I wonder how the Kremlin propagandists will spin it.
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  3. As in lip service.
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  4.  @snazzyfreddy  It raises expectations. When realisation sets in, the disappointment will be twice as bad.
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  5.  @snazzyfreddy  You gotta be kidding! Russia's economy is falling off a cliff. Putin has dealt it a death blow by alienating Russia's biggest and best customers -- customers it can't replace. It's only a matter of time before Russia's industry grinds to a halt because of a lack of components and tooling.
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  6.  @snazzyfreddy  The USA isn't Russia's biggest headache. The EU is. Also, the UN isn't imposing economic sanctions on Russia, but most developed countries are. In our particular case, we haven't imported anything from Russia since March this year, and we're none the worse for wear. "The West" will get by famously without Russia, which only produces commodities, as in basic goods and materials that are widely used and are not meaningfully differentiated from one another.
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  7.  @snazzyfreddy  Russia can no longer get it to the whole world.
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  8.  @snazzyfreddy  Fact: Russia is failing to drum up new business to the same extent as the business it has lost. Also, Russia sells its crude at a 24% rebate compared to Brent crude. Have you studied economics in any form or shape?
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  9.  @snazzyfreddy  Why did you bring up the US? Have you run out of arguments, so you need to stoop to whataboutism?
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