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rdking647

(5,113 posts)
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 10:50 AM Mar 2014

what to do about ukraine

military responses are completely off the table bu there is still a lot us and europe can do

1. no visas for any russian officials or their familys. a lot of high up russians like to go shopping in the west or send their wifres on shopping sprees to the west,especially since a lot of them have gotten very wealthy off what they have stolen. stop them form traveling to the west. no more shopping sprees in london or new york

2. cut of the russian banking system from the west. isolate the russian banks. this will have the effect of causing a russian financial crisis and will put pressure on putin to reverse course

3. toss russia out of the g-8

4. europe shoud stop imports to russia. stores will rapidly become barren in russia liek tghe old soviet days

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what to do about ukraine (Original Post) rdking647 Mar 2014 OP
Yup. There are ways to make this hurt. TwilightGardener Mar 2014 #1
Russia has at least one weapon TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #2
they supply about 25% rdking647 Mar 2014 #3
It sounds like you're thinking about home heating TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #4
 

rdking647

(5,113 posts)
3. they supply about 25%
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 11:04 AM
Mar 2014

it would spike gas prices but it wouldnt have the same effect as if they did it in january

TexasProgresive

(12,157 posts)
4. It sounds like you're thinking about home heating
Mon Mar 3, 2014, 11:06 AM
Mar 2014

My guess is a 25% drop in NG supply would cripple industry in Europe. Or worse force renewed dependency on coal

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