Ukraine Always Get What You Want

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More weapons headed to Ukraine courtesy of the Magic City.

 

Jesus. Effing. Christ.

 

The war in Ukraine has entered a new, and more difficult, phase | Daniel R DePetris and Rajan Menon

 

Russia-Ukraine war: EU leaders to decide on Kyiv bid; Russia aims to turn Donbas cities into a Mariupol, Zelenskiy says – live news

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-russia/

Russia-Ukraine War

 

Another meeting. Cool.

Live Updates: E.U. Leaders Meet on Whether to Accept Ukraine as a Candidate

 

QED

 

Maybe I'm wrong, I hope I am, but I'm thinking the economic sanctions have lost whatever oomph they might have had. CNBC said this morning that Russia's oil production is up since pre-invasion dates, and the ruble is the world's best-performing currency in 2022. Clearly, sanctions aren't going to make Putin rethink his plan. Now what?

 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Day 121: Goin' Great™


Live Updates: Ukraine Is Withdrawing From Sievierodonetsk

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/24/russia-ukraine-war-putin-news-live-updates/

Why the west risks condemning Ukraine to slow strangulation

 

Seems like an apt metaphor for the entire Russian war effort.

 

The sanctions have not stopped Russia from selling energy. But they have severely hampered Russia's ability to BUY things it needs from the West. The ruble is "strong" in terms of its value because it's so restricted in its movement in foreign exchange. Sanctions have negatively impacted the average Russian's standard of living. But that takes a long time to generate political change. It's a lack iron deficiency. Eventually, the patient gets anemia, but it takes awhile.