Russia signs deal Ukraine to export grains.....then bombs the port

[Rocko20]

Originally Posted by Listener2307

The "My Country's Always Wrong" crowd is alive and well, I see.
Russia has no place in the civilized world. Sanctions by 43 countries and boycotts by 1200 companies will eventually destroy them.

We said the same for Iran and North Korea. China will make sure that doesn't happen.

China props up North Korea, and will do the same for Russia.

Russia also has Iran, Syria, Turkey, India, Brazil, Pakistan, and their central asia neighbors. Russia isn't going anywhere. The day Russia is "destroyed" will be the day Iran and North Korea are destroyed. These are the most sanctioned countries on planet earth and they still exist.

[cdnirene]

Originally Posted by vincenze

I read the latest news. The Ukrainian government has recently sold 30% (50% by the end of the year) of the Ukrainian land to three American billionaires for pennies.

Link? I doubt very much the Ukrainian government could sell land owned by Ukrainian farmers.

[Listener2307]

Originally Posted by Rocko20

We said the same for Iran and North Korea. China will make sure that doesn't happen.

China props up North Korea, and will do the same for Russia.

Russia also has Iran, Syria, Turkey, India, Brazil, Pakistan, and their central asia neighbors. Russia isn't going anywhere. The day Russia is "destroyed" will be the day Iran and North Korea are destroyed. These are the most sanctioned countries on planet earth and they still exist.

Iran and North Korea have been destroyed. Along with Venezuela and Cuba. Those countries are too poor to make international trouble.
In this context "destroyed" refers to an economy which is so badly damaged that it cannot recover. No country has ever been sanctioned to the degree Russia has, and no country has been boycotted to that degree either. Hundreds of billions in reserves has been locked up, Russian oil can only be sold at a deep discount, Russia can no longer use the international banking system, and they are losing population at the rate of 1 million per year due to emigration and low Total Fertility Rate.
The future Russia will be too poor to put a navy to sea or an air force in the sky. The world will be better.


China will be unable to save itself from population collapse. They have no reason - indeed no ability - to prop up Russia.