RE: Russia and Ukraine
October 25, 2022 at 11:01 am
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2022 at 11:01 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
@Belacqua
Seeing as how Europe was the chief market for Russian energy and Russian energy was sanctioned, it seems like Putin’s decision to invade a European country was, you know, kinda stupid.
I’m no economist, but it seems like cutting off your own market is a pretty duff strategy.
Boru
Quote:Russia has a large amount of valuable energy. If they are able to freely sell it when and where they wish they have more power than the US wants them to have. It reduces America's control of western Europe and encourages new alliances with BRICS countries in which the US has far less sway.
Seeing as how Europe was the chief market for Russian energy and Russian energy was sanctioned, it seems like Putin’s decision to invade a European country was, you know, kinda stupid.
I’m no economist, but it seems like cutting off your own market is a pretty duff strategy.
Boru
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