• @Sh3Rm4n@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    This meme is pretty inaccurate IMO.

    First I think most Russians who are speaking like this would like to (and probably are) stay(ing) in Russia.

    Second the EU is blocking most russians to enter it. Which is bad, as those who flee Russia mostly are not in favor of the Russian government. And I worry that closing the borders for Russians just strengthens the anti-russian sentiment in EU countries, while Russians (the people, not the government) are not fault of the current situation.

  • Don’t worry, EU leaders were incredibly hurt by this and are doing everything to make life in EU worse. Double digit inflation, quadrupling energy bills are mere first steps.

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        2 years ago

        Their actions did. Supply and demand and what happen if you suddenly refuse to buy from your major supplier without alternative ready to fill the difference? That’s pretty obvious to anyone so if they did it, that’s their responsibility.

        • @Sh3Rm4n@lemmy.ml
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          12 years ago

          Europe did not refuse to buy gas from Russia. Russia just stopped selling gas to Europe.

          • They did for months. Russia was blocked from the SWIFT system which was used for the international transactions, mostly in euro and dollars. So Russia could literally not sell anything because it would not get paid. So they wanted to get paid in rubles and even set up exchange accounts in Russia in order to do so. Several EU countries did it, like Hungary, Bulgaria and Italy. Only after months of naked hostility and economic warfare Russia refused to trade, small wonder considering EU is openly declaring itself enemy to Russia.

            • @Sh3Rm4n@lemmy.ml
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              12 years ago

              The SWIFT ban was specifically designed to not block any gas, oil or coal related trades between Russia and Europe, so that these can continue as the EU was very much aware that this kind of sanctions results into no benefit for them.

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      12 years ago

      Who lives in Canada of all places; replace the eu flag with the canadian one and you got a perfect fit…