The United States is sanctioning more than 150 businesses and individuals as it tries to crack down on evasion and deny Russia access to technology, money and financial channels that fuel Moscow's war in Ukraine.
  • zephyreks@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Sanctions haven’t worked before, why would it work now?

    America’s willingness to toss sanctions around willy-nilly is single-handedly destroying globalism and creating a multipolar world.

      • zephyreks@programming.dev
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        1 year ago

        The globalization of the economy has been the single greatest contributor to world peace since the second world war.

          • zephyreks@programming.dev
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            1 year ago

            The US has shown that they’re willing to weaponize their position in the West to block development of technology by key rivals like Russia, China, and India. The dependence that these powers had on Western technology is a key motivator against war… But today? If the US can unilaterally restrict access anyway, what’s the motivation?